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#1 2008-08-17 10:36 am
- nayrk
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You can ignore this
I just needed a small place to rant.
I just found out that I lost an internship.
An internship where I would have been able to relocate to a very warm climate.
An internship where I would be getting close to two times the pay.
An internship where I would be provided tuition repayment
An internship where I would be finally in a segment of Neuropsychology that i would love. Instead of slicing/viewing brains from drugged out rats.
An internship were I would be able to attach my name to research that I care about.
All gone... and i'm still stuck with the rats. 
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#2 2008-08-17 11:02 am
- dv
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Re: You can ignore this
Careful, you'll offend Lew.
Seriously, sorry - better luck next time.
"Now commences the process of cutting off the head, which generally takes from an hour to an hour and a half by an expert workman with a sharp blade." -Reuben Delano, Wanderings and Adventures
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#3 2008-08-17 5:11 pm
- Arc
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That sucks, I know the feeling. How did you lose it?
Admins! I've been waiting for you!
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#4 2008-08-17 5:38 pm
- mmonte
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Hang in there, man. I'm an academic, and I've been there too.
...and the mountains rising nowhere...
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#7 2008-08-18 9:14 am
- user
- Your plastic pal who's fun to be with
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Re: You can ignore this
A number of years ago I lost out a comfy job at the NC Museum of History because a photographer (who was so incompetent he managed to get himself let go from another department) claimed the position under some rule that gave him first choice. There went my State job, State pension and the opportunity to live in Raleigh.
Sucks when that happens, particularly when the person who gets the job screws it up only to retire a few years later (they eliminated the position, then).
Aw, he's no fun, he fell right over.
Unless you become as little children, there's no way you will believe this crap.
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#8 2008-08-18 11:54 am
- nayrk
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Well I most definitely hope something better will come along, hopefully sooner than later.
I lost the internship I believe for two maybe three reasons.
- I only have a Bachelors at present, and while I am working toward my Masters the extra work presented in this internship could be a substantial bit more and offset getting my Masters.
- My direct supervisor never sent in the recommendation.
and for the most unlikely reason that might have (but i don't really think it did have) something to do with it is that I wear both an engagement and wedding ring... the person I was interviewing with made some big deal about it and we spent over 15min explaining why.
I'm still a bit peeved about the whole thing. Mostly about my supervisor.
i mean no offense to Lew about the rats, i'm sure living rats are swell.
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#9 2008-08-18 12:47 pm
- Kendall
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Re: You can ignore this
nayrk wrote:
Well I most definitely hope something better will come along, hopefully sooner than later.
I lost the internship I believe for two maybe three reasons.
- I only have a Bachelors at present, and while I am working toward my Masters the extra work presented in this internship could be a substantial bit more and offset getting my Masters.
- My direct supervisor never sent in the recommendation.
and for the most unlikely reason that might have (but i don't really think it did have) something to do with it is that I wear both an engagement and wedding ring... the person I was interviewing with made some big deal about it and we spent over 15min explaining why.
I'm still a bit peeved about the whole thing. Mostly about my supervisor.
i mean no offense to Lew about the rats, i'm sure living rats are swell.
Umm... so they didn't like you because you're married? I'm confused by that one...
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#10 2008-08-18 1:16 pm
- CrashingtehWarehouse
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- Registered: 2006-08-11
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Re: You can ignore this
The thing to do is not to count your internships before they hatch....I had some experience with that earlier this year. It sucks, especially when you know who got it over you.....bastards.
Has it turned out well for me since? NO! I'm still looking for work.
Good luck though.
Alright, now, who wants to be transistorized?
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#11 2008-08-19 7:47 am
- nayrk
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Kendall wrote:
nayrk wrote:
Well I most definitely hope something better will come along, hopefully sooner than later.
I lost the internship I believe for two maybe three reasons.
- I only have a Bachelors at present, and while I am working toward my Masters the extra work presented in this internship could be a substantial bit more and offset getting my Masters.
- My direct supervisor never sent in the recommendation.
and for the pmost unlikely reason that might have (but i don't really think it did have) something to do with it is that I wear both an engagement and wedding ring... the person I was interviewing with made some big deal about it and we spent over 15min explaining why.
I'm still a bit peeved about the whole thing. Mostly about my supervisor.
i mean no offense to Lew about the rats, i'm sure living rats are swell.Umm... so they didn't like you because you're married? I'm confused by that one...
Really the only problem that can come from that boils down to if my wife can't stay in the country (i married someone from a foreign country) it would make my life difficult very very fast. We are still waiting on the USCIS.
The person I interviewed with had a problem with that a male would have more than just a single ring on his fingers.
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#12 2008-08-19 8:26 am
- user
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If you would have had to work under that idiot, then maybe you were lucky.
Aw, he's no fun, he fell right over.
Unless you become as little children, there's no way you will believe this crap.
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#13 2008-08-19 8:38 am
- bratboy
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Re: You can ignore this
nayrk wrote:
The person I interviewed with had a problem with that a male would have more than just a single ring on his fingers.
sounds like a winner
"One thing we've learned is there's a difference between being disappointed and having madmen in authority."
--Paul Krugman
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#14 2008-08-19 9:09 am
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So did you explain that you were married to one woman and engaged to another and that anti-polygamy laws are really archaic?
In her right hand Jenny held the Bible of her mother
Jenny had a pistol in the other
-- Steve Taylor
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#15 2008-08-19 3:07 pm
- pottymouth
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resedit wrote:
So did you explain that you were married to one woman and engaged to another and that anti-polygamy laws are really archaic?
I hear that. Don't even get me started...
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#16 2008-08-19 3:13 pm
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pottymouth wrote:
resedit wrote:
So did you explain that you were married to one woman and engaged to another and that anti-polygamy laws are really archaic?
I hear that. Don't even get me started...
Yup.
It use to be one person working could comfortable support a family.
Now days, it very often requires two people working.
In a decade, polygamy will be a financial necessity.
In her right hand Jenny held the Bible of her mother
Jenny had a pistol in the other
-- Steve Taylor
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