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Percival ([personal profile] percival) wrote2003-07-10 09:22 pm

job matters

Had a chat with my parents about my desire to leave the company I work for. It was all very nice and rational, and I was able to hear their misgivings.
Such a long commute! Why leave a secure job? Why not apply for a job in Germany? We told you this job would leave you unfulfilled!
(Yes, lots of time for reading. Because it is not secure, it is stultifying, and I am not getting any qualifications there. Because the German exonomy is in the dumps and Thomas has a good job. But I really liked the experience of working in industry; it's made me reappraise academia and I'm very pleased that I now know to what extent linguistic research is pertinent to industrical applications.)

But in the end, I managed to get the admission that they trusted me to do what was best

*pats parents on the back*

Now let's just keep our fingers crossed that a) I get the new job and b) the money they offer me only forces me to take a 20% pay cut, not a 25% or 30% one.

[identity profile] robertstheology.livejournal.com 2003-07-10 01:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Praying for you to get the new
job at the right pay!

[identity profile] sabine10.livejournal.com 2003-07-10 01:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Ich werde an Dich denken. Wünsche Dir viel Erfolg und Glück.

[identity profile] violaswamp.livejournal.com 2003-07-10 03:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Good for you, and good luck! :)
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[identity profile] shellebelle93.livejournal.com 2003-07-10 03:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Whee! Good luck, Perce!

[identity profile] calanthe-b.livejournal.com 2003-07-10 04:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Best of luck, Percy dear. ~hugs~

[identity profile] acusa-dora.livejournal.com 2003-07-10 06:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Best of luck, Perceval. I think the new job sounds so cool that I want to hear all about it.

[identity profile] piperx.livejournal.com 2003-07-10 07:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Good luck!
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[identity profile] tefkas.livejournal.com 2003-07-11 12:05 am (UTC)(link)
Good luck - fingers duly crossed for you.