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Partial brag blog as it will be interpreted that way, too lazy to add in a baller brag application so someone else do it for me.
School term just ended, which means co-op term is here.
After months of gruesome job search, I was blessed with a streak of luck this week, currently at:
2 Offers, Job A and B. Must respond by tomorrow, cannot withdraw my acceptance of the offer once a decision is made.
2 potential offers pending, Job C and D. Will know by this Friday.
Job A > B, better wages, better location, easy choice here. However job C and D both >>> A, in terms of wages, reputation, and location ($20/18 vs $14 per hour, LG Electronics/Microsoft Canada vs some shitty marketing company, and downtown Toronto vs. Waterloo).
I'd say I did really well in Job interview C, so maybe 75% chance of getting an offer at the end of the week. Probably 50% for Job D.
So potential outcomes:
1. Accept offer Job A, but no offers for C and D at the end of this week. Whew, good thing I took the Job (7/10 happiness).
2. Accept offer Job A, also offers from C and D at the end of this week. Shit, should have rejected A and waited (4/10 happiness).
3. Reject offer Job A, but receive offers from C and D at the end of this week. Fuck yah, I pwn (10/10 happiness).
4. Reject offer Job A, but no offers for C and D at the end of this week. FML, I fucked up hard (0/10 happiness).
Ugh, my greedy nature is having an epic BO5 with my desire for safety right now. I know any sane person in this state of the economy would probably pick option 1/2, but I'm a baller wanna-be, so I'm going to gamble it option 3/4.
Whether I'll be a baller or a failnoob shall be revealed this Friday. Wish me luck TL.
 
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theres no sense in a company not letting you give them your decision on a friday instead of a thursday. thats ridiculous :| gl though.
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Calgary25991 Posts
I don't believe anything you write.
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On August 26 2010 08:02 Chill wrote:
I don't believe anything you write.
Thanks, you don't believe anything anyone writes in the blog section without a replay.
It's okay, interwebs skepticism is good. I'm just here to brag/get internet attention, you're not the only poster on TL.
Thanks again.
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Based on your probabilities the probability of getting a job from at least one of C or D is 87.5 percent.
Weighted happiness of accepting A: .125(7) + .875(4) = 4.375
Weighted happiness of declining A: .125(0) + .875(10) = 8.75
the choice is clear
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Contact company A and give them your situation. If they are a company worth working for they will give you an extension.
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On August 26 2010 08:17 darkponcho wrote:
Contact company A and give them your situation. If they are a company worth working for they will give you an extension.
Seconded. Best course of action seems to be to try to talk to these guys and ask for one more day to give them a decision, then see if you can get either of the other jobs.
And why so mean, Chill?
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Chill has spoken, this blog is therefore invalid. on a serious note see if you can get an extension on replying to job A if not wait for c/d anyway, thats what i would do anyway. He who dares wins
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On August 26 2010 08:02 Chill wrote:
I don't believe anything you write.
I know many people who have been in this situation, myself included. Why don't you believe him?
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On August 26 2010 08:26 Weasel- wrote:I know many people who have been in this situation, myself included. Why don't you believe him?
Read through his blog lol
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On August 26 2010 08:04 SoManyDeadLings wrote:Thanks, you don't believe anything anyone writes in the blog section without a replay. It's okay, interwebs skepticism is good. I'm just here to brag/get internet attention, you're not the only poster on TL. Thanks again.
I've read too many of your blogs, and I must say that I agree with him ._.
You don't have to be "just here to brag/get internet attention"; there are lots of other things that you can do. Contributing to the community and discussing various topics in the General thread comes to mind. I don't see what we can do for you outside of:
A) OMGOMGSOSEXEH! I give in to your need of attention!
or
B) I don't believe you.
I don't want to blatantly denigrate you, but there are lots of things to do that don't entail posting an occasional brag blog and receiving flames for doing so. Just have some fun in other places on TL! ^^
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Calgary25991 Posts
On August 26 2010 08:26 Weasel- wrote:I know many people who have been in this situation, myself included. Why don't you believe him?
He's a proven liar. He has zero credibility.
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On August 26 2010 08:41 Chill wrote:Show nested quote +On August 26 2010 08:26 Weasel- wrote:On August 26 2010 08:02 Chill wrote:
I don't believe anything you write. I know many people who have been in this situation, myself included. Why don't you believe him? He's a proven liar. He has zero credibility.
link to his lies?  *starts drooling*
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On August 26 2010 07:57 SoManyDeadLings wrote:
2 Offers, Job A and B. Must respond by tomorrow, cannot withdraw my acceptance of the offer once a decision is made.
That doesn't look very believable to be honest.
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On August 26 2010 08:45 AoN.DimSum wrote:Show nested quote +On August 26 2010 08:41 Chill wrote:On August 26 2010 08:26 Weasel- wrote:On August 26 2010 08:02 Chill wrote:
I don't believe anything you write. I know many people who have been in this situation, myself included. Why don't you believe him? He's a proven liar. He has zero credibility. link to his lies? *starts drooling*
Simply read through the raging pusssy's blogs.
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lol @ being unable to quit a job once accepted. Job A = military? Or this blog = bull shit?
Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story, but this isn't very plausible nor is it a good story =/
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On August 26 2010 08:47 NobleHelium wrote:Show nested quote +On August 26 2010 07:57 SoManyDeadLings wrote:
2 Offers, Job A and B. Must respond by tomorrow, cannot withdraw my acceptance of the offer once a decision is made. That doesn't look very believable to be honest.
University job search system dictates one must attend every interview granted, and disallows accepting new offers once an offer has been accepted. Failure to comply results in a ban from the system in future terms.
Attend any co-op university here in Canada and rules will be mostly similar.
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On August 26 2010 09:03 Trumpet wrote:
lol @ being unable to quit a job once accepted. Job A = military? Or this blog = bull shit?
Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story, but this isn't very plausible nor is it a good story =/
Get real with the real world. Labour supply far surpasses labour demand. What you say about Job A isn't far from the truth for 99% of students.
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Job with greatest pay and / or greatest opportunity for upward mobility is what I would pick.
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meh, i can believe it. searching for a co-op job in waterloo for example has some dumb restrictions not unlike those outlined in the op.
to be brutally honest, all of those jobs sound like shit (a microsoft job paying $18? what are you doing, QA?) so it's not like you'll find your dream job here, and the pay difference is minimal.
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I'd like to add another possibility:
5. Accept offer Job A, let C & D know you're not interested. Happy you have a job, but sad you might have gotten better. (6/10 happiness (>4 but <7)).
Now 6 is still less than 8.75 so it doesn't change the best possible choice, but it's much better than 4.75
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easy choice reject job a and wait for c and d.
if this story is even true.
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Hopefully you make the right decision...man this seems like a stressful situation O.o
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Either you are completely full of shit or you have made the greatest comeback from the brink of suicide. In the case of shitbag, I hate you. If by some (small) chance that you just made a few mistakes on your blog and you're not a lying sack of fecal matter, congrats on turning things around and finding a little slice of happiness. Everyone deserves to be able to earn a place in life for themselves. I genuinely mean that (if you mean what you say of course).
P.S. L2comic book. You obviously could be a time traveler senior going back to his junior year and your retcon issue hasn't hit the racks yet!
*edit* I thought for sure you were suicide blogger with the screwed up high school time line and after checking (should have before posting) you have either removed said posts or I am confusing you with other bullshit blogs. Too many god damn liars I'm getting confused now. That's sad in itself.
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Stop bragging on tl about fake shit you made up. How are you not completely humiliated after you were caught lying? You didn't even respond to the post that caught you...... Is your plan to pretend it didn't happen and just keep making shit up? I'm surprised you didn't get some kind of warning.
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Yeah he's a total bullshiter. We're probably helping him decide between mcdonalds and wendys
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jobmine?
lol the system is dreadful
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What you can do is email the employers at ms canada and w/e and ask them how they ranked you, and tell them you are interested. If they aren't total stuck-up assholes, they'll tell you whether they'd give you an offer or just rank you.
My general advice is, when you are this late in second round, take what you can instead of waiting for better opportunities. I heard MS Canada is pretty shitty anyway.
Btw, what year/program are you in?
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On August 26 2010 21:32 Cambium wrote:
jobmine?
lol the system is dreadful
edit:
What you can do is email the employers at ms canada and w/e and ask them how they ranked you, and tell them you are interested. If they aren't total stuck-up assholes, they'll tell you whether they'd give you an offer or just rank you.
My general advice is, when you are this late in second round, take what you can instead of waiting for better opportunities. I heard MS Canada is pretty shitty anyway.
Btw, what year/program are you in?
Thanks, took the offer early this morning from UW (Job A) Faculty of Engineering, Special Projects Coordinator based on the pay: $22.75/hr - Definitely tons better than I expected from UW.
This way, I won't have to move either at the end of co-op, and it finishes early (December 17) so I can most likely take the time to visit my parents back in the motherland.
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You can take advantage of being on campus and just audit random classes...
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