Things That Are Bothering You, Got You All Hibbeldy-Jibbeldy, or just downright pissed, RIGHT NOW!

Originally Posted by rapdancin

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got rejected from georgia tech mech. e grad school :/

You dont want to live in Atlanta anyways...

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Originally Posted by rapdancin

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not yet...i have a solid gpa and supposedly good references, and some research experience and all. pretty much everything is solid except my gre's, but i figured (and a couple of professors advised me) to just leave my scores as is and chalk it up to a bad day since the rest of my stuff speaks to my ability im waiting on the majority of my schools though so hopefully everything works out.
All the best....

thanks for the support

my slate roof, always requiring repair.

Originally Posted by rapdancin

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not yet...i have a solid gpa and supposedly good references, and some research experience and all. pretty much everything is solid except my gre's, but i figured (and a couple of professors advised me) to just leave my scores as is and chalk it up to a bad day since the rest of my stuff speaks to my ability

im waiting on the majority of my schools though so hopefully everything works out.

Well, a bad GMAT score is why I didn't apply to MBA programs. With the competition nowadays, schools use any excuse not to let you in. And I as well had a solid GPA, dean's list, good work experience and stellar recommendations (including from a an ex-prof of mine who got her MBA / Ph.D from Wharton and used to teach there). Hopefully at least one of the other schools says yes so you at least have that option open.

Just got offered a job I think I really want, but at an insulting salary. Even if I make a ballsy counter offer, I still would be way less than I was expecting. This is actually less than I made 5 years ago. Not sure what to do.

Originally Posted by imageWIS

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Where you going?

Chicago O'Hare for a conference. Will be back home the same night, which isn't too bad.

Actually posting this from United Airlines' Terminal C.

Originally Posted by jgold47

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Just got offered a job I think I really want, but at an insulting salary. Even if I make a ballsy counter offer, I still would be way less than I was expecting. This is actually less than I made 5 years ago. Not sure what to do.

Keep in mind the whole 10% unemployment rate.
And you're in Michigan; there are probably 100 people standing in line behind you, ready to take the job if you don't.

Originally Posted by Dakota rube

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Keep in mind the whole 10% unemployment rate.
And you're in Michigan; there are probably 100 people standing in line behind you, ready to take the job if you don't.

+1

I took a job a few years ago at a significant cut in income, 3 years later I was back on top.

good luck

Originally Posted by Dakota rube

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Keep in mind the whole 10% unemployment rate.
And you're in Michigan; there are probably 100 people standing in line behind you, ready to take the job if you don't.


This is a pretty specialized position. Not 100 people. Maybe 75. Based on my reaserch, they offered me about 20-30K less than what the going rate for this position is, especially with my experiance.

See, what I think happened was that they had their hearts set on a more senior guy, but decided to hire us both. I got the short end of the salary stick. My challege is that 1) I potentially could make that much staying as a commerical broker this year (and very likely quite a bit more next year and after) 2) if I take this low salary, I will constantly be looking for another more lucrative job (even if it means out of state), which I really dont want to do, because I know how I get.

I was afraid this would happen. I am torn, obviosuly I will counter them, and if they say no, or dont want to get up that high, then I may have to say no and keep looking. I wasnt expeciting to max out the salary range for this job, given the company that it is, but I am not going to whore myself out either.

Originally Posted by JetBlast

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Chicago O'Hare for a conference. Will be back home the same night, which isn't too bad.

Actually posting this from United Airlines' Terminal C.
Welcome to the Midwest. Hope you brought a heavy coat.

Not much food in the house so I had a couple of pints of cheap ice cream for supper. Feel pretty rough now.

Poor people. Not unemployed people just having trouble making ends meet, but friggin' poor people. Blech.

Originally Posted by harvey_birdman

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Poor people. Not unemployed people just having trouble making ends meet, but friggin' poor people. Blech.

Thanks for your insight, Ebenezer.

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