Energy request
Gale
college graduate this spring. He started on to graduate school, not
because he had decided on a direction in life but because there were no
jobs. Not surprisingly, given that he was ambivalent about the field,
grad school didn't work out.
He's now job hunting rather frantically, looking for anything in Little
Rock that will help him buy dinner and pay rent on two apartments (the
one he will be living in and the one he abandoned when he was rather
summarily told he didn't have a future in a certain grad program).
Positive energy would be deeply appreciated, as he seems to be running
an extreme negative cycle (since thanksgiving, he's had 2 minor traffic
accidents, neither his fault; suffered several many minor annoyances;
and dealt with the big chunk of bad news).
Thanks!
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Blessed Be,
Gale
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Baird Stafford
Gale <bert...@live.com> wrote:
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> He's now job hunting rather frantically, looking for anything in Little
> Rock that will help him buy dinner and pay rent on two apartments (the
> one he will be living in and the one he abandoned when he was rather
> summarily told he didn't have a future in a certain grad program).
Feh. The same thing happened to the Old Man when he went back to Pile
it higher and Deeper. The problem was that he'd spent twenty years in
the field actually dealing with the stuff the academics taught.
Unfortunately, he wasn't shy about point out where the academics were
mistaken. Worse, he had photographic proof....
In any case, I can sympathize.
> Positive energy would be deeply appreciated, as he seems to be running
> an extreme negative cycle (since thanksgiving, he's had 2 minor traffic
> accidents, neither his fault; suffered several many minor annoyances;
> and dealt with the big chunk of bad news).
Sounds like my third year of college. Energy (and, as above, sympathy)
on its way.
Blessed be,
Baird
--
In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice
there is. -Yogi Berra
Songweaver
> Amid this cycle of bad news and economic turmoil, my son became a
> college graduate this spring. He started on to graduate school, not
> because he had decided on a direction in life but because there were
> no jobs. Not surprisingly, given that he was ambivalent about the
> field, grad school didn't work out.
>
> He's now job hunting rather frantically, looking for anything in
> Little Rock that will help him buy dinner and pay rent on two
> apartments (the one he will be living in and the one he abandoned when
> he was rather summarily told he didn't have a future in a certain grad
> program).
>
> Positive energy would be deeply appreciated, as he seems to be running
> an extreme negative cycle (since thanksgiving, he's had 2 minor
> traffic accidents, neither his fault; suffered several many minor
> annoyances; and dealt with the big chunk of bad news).
>
> Thanks!
Wow. Whatever energy I can manage is winging its way to him. My son is
a recent college graduate - June, BS in Mechanical Engineering - and
didn't even get called for interviews for any positions. He decided to
go back for graduate school a few years earlier than anticipated and
will be a full-time student again starting next month. This is great
for him but tougher on us; this was an education expense we weren't
anticipating.
Hang in there, and let us know how everything works out.
Blessings,
Songweaver
kimmeratsoylentgreenfielddotcom
Gale
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> Wow. Whatever energy I can manage is winging its way to him. My son is
> a recent college graduate - June, BS in Mechanical Engineering - and
> didn't even get called for interviews for any positions. He decided to
> go back for graduate school a few years earlier than anticipated and
> will be a full-time student again starting next month. This is great
> for him but tougher on us; this was an education expense we weren't
> anticipating.
>
> Hang in there, and let us know how everything works out.
>
And good luck to your son -- his degree is in a field both challenging
and practical; to not be able to get a good job with an engineering
degree has got to be more than frustrating.
Gale
> In article <hfqnd5$rgm$1...@news.eternal-september.org>,
> Gale <bert...@live.com> wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
>> He's now job hunting rather frantically, looking for anything in Little
>> Rock that will help him buy dinner and pay rent on two apartments (the
>> one he will be living in and the one he abandoned when he was rather
>> summarily told he didn't have a future in a certain grad program).
>
> Feh. The same thing happened to the Old Man when he went back to Pile
> it higher and Deeper. The problem was that he'd spent twenty years in
> the field actually dealing with the stuff the academics taught.
> Unfortunately, he wasn't shy about point out where the academics were
> mistaken. Worse, he had photographic proof....
>
A.A. Stagg's one-time school was kind enough to give me my M.A. when I
tried grad school with no more motivation than my son. I didn't put that
degree to good use for about 20 years, but I'm now thoroughly appreciative.
My experience, much later along, in an M.L.S. program was less pleasant.
I have the degree, but it carries with it a bad taste. I cringe whenever
I run across the name of the prestigious institution that saw fit to
overcharge me for that bit of education.
And a definite thank you for both the sympathy and energy.
Yowie
news:hfqnd5$rgm$1...@news.eternal-september.org
> Amid this cycle of bad news and economic turmoil, my son became a
> college graduate this spring. He started on to graduate school, not
> because he had decided on a direction in life but because there were
> no jobs. Not surprisingly, given that he was ambivalent about the
> field, grad school didn't work out.
>
> He's now job hunting rather frantically, looking for anything in
> Little Rock that will help him buy dinner and pay rent on two
> apartments (the one he will be living in and the one he abandoned
> when he was rather summarily told he didn't have a future in a
> certain grad program).
> Positive energy would be deeply appreciated, as he seems to be running
> an extreme negative cycle (since thanksgiving, he's had 2 minor
> traffic accidents, neither his fault; suffered several many minor
> annoyances; and dealt with the big chunk of bad news).
How frustrating for both him and you!
Energies are on their way.
Yowie
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pancakes can you fit in a doghouse? None, icecream doesn't have bones.
Wood Avens
>Amid this cycle of bad news and economic turmoil, my son became a
>college graduate this spring. He started on to graduate school, not
>because he had decided on a direction in life but because there were no
>jobs. Not surprisingly, given that he was ambivalent about the field,
>grad school didn't work out.
>
>He's now job hunting rather frantically, looking for anything in Little
>Rock that will help him buy dinner and pay rent on two apartments (the
>one he will be living in and the one he abandoned when he was rather
>summarily told he didn't have a future in a certain grad program).
>
>Positive energy would be deeply appreciated, as he seems to be running
>an extreme negative cycle (since thanksgiving, he's had 2 minor traffic
>accidents, neither his fault; suffered several many minor annoyances;
>and dealt with the big chunk of bad news).
>
>Thanks!
Some unscrambling and clarifying energy is on its way.
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Wood Avens
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