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Oct 16, 2024
8:53:39am

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DirtyWater

Bio page: DirtyWater
Joined: Aug 29, 2005
Last login: Oct 16, 2024
Total posts: 30,102 (834 FO)

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Got the rejection email. Job would have had a $150k sign on and $400k-$500k/yr

justAnotherCoug

8:51am

Bummer. More opportunities will come in the future. Stay ready.

DirtyWater

8:53am

'Medium bucks'? What are you making now?

RGGeemer

8:56am

I hope to make medium one day

Bobmarleyjr

9:08am

Right, I'll take his version of medium bucks.

IronPotato

10:33am

Bummer. Don't lower your expectations too much.

Skeptical Optimist

8:56am

Sorry to hear that. Easy to feel inadequate when we only look “up” at higher

4thand19

8:56am

You are absolutely right

justAnotherCoug

8:57am

A good bump in pay like double what you make now?

Chester Copperpot

9:03am

Impressive humble brag

Odysseus

9:03am

What is the point of mentioning the salary?

spinner

9:03am

Just to say that it was a truly unusual opportunity

justAnotherCoug

9:12am

Then just say "Missed on an opportunity that would have been really great pay"

TheWanderer

9:19am

Because it describes scale of opportunity

BYUfan92

9:42am

Maybe you didn’t get the job because you lack the self-awareness required to

garyfan

9:06am

I don’t think that is fair. This is an anonymous message board and probably

4thand19

9:08am

Neither is making 300k/yr but some poor people have to live that way

Forbidden Fruit

9:10am

I support him. But the lack of self-awareness comes in not recognizing

garyfan

9:11am

Isn’t it funny how our own experiences shape us? For me, that salary would be

Nikomedes

9:14am

Was it 400k or 500k? There’s a big difference.

9:15am

They had a range but honestly, either would have been amazing

justAnotherCoug

9:18am

Try applying for NIL at the UofU. I hear they will pay big money even if you

Northwest Cougar

9:52am

Job's with that salary range must have a very specific skill set/experience.

Powerbait DPM

1:05pm

You're right. It is a really niche technical field

justAnotherCoug

1:33pm

Sounds cool, although I know very little about anything you’ve mentioned

Powerbait DPM

1:52pm

Spine surgical reps make similar

Bobmarleyjr

1:53pm

For sure! I limited my response to tech

justAnotherCoug

1:56pm

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