I love 3D printing and I also really like food, so that was kinda neat.
I have a printer, and it has produced a lot of useful toys. I totally see a future in which a 3D printer is an essential home appliance, but I'm skeptical of 3d printed foods becoming a household staple. (this is where I'll point and laugh in 10 years when we're all printing our dinners).
Ugh, I had an interview last Thursday that went really well. I got an email yesterday asking for references and salary requirements to see if they should move forward with setting up a second interview later this week. I haven't heard anything back yet, so now I think I over-bid myself. I can't decide if the lack of response means they are just working on contacting references and finding time or if it means they're drafting a rejection letter. D'oh.
drafting a rejection letter
If it makes you feel any better...if things are taking a while, I'm pretty sure it isn't because they're fretting about the grammar in their rejection letter. Not saying things are good, but pretty sure that part wont be the holdup.
Good luck.
Heh, now that's looking on the bright side of things.
It shouldn't be stressful because I am currently employed. But I'm really trying to find a better, more secure position than my current one. And this opportunity has a significantly shorter commute.
My wife went through that several times last year. Usually it was, "We had to make an offer to the person we hired, then find time to contact all the people we didn't," though honestly one just didn't call her back despite checking her references. She had to call three times before they said, "Oh, yeah, sorry, we filled the position."
Neighbor boy went to an interview and pretty much decided he would get the offer, but was still frustrated by how long it took. Once someone decides to hire, then it has to go to HR, who puts it on their pile and then has to dot i's and cross t's, etc, first. It's the losers who don't pass along the rejections that make the process a pain.
Job searches are certainly more stressful when unemployed. Cough.
I've got some feelers out for you already. I'm sure something will pop up quick.
This is very appreciated. Thank you.
Eh? Did I miss something?
Apparently we all missed something. Long story short, just not a fit. High quality work was done, supervisor is happy to be a reference, just communicates differently than I do and wanted someone more like herself.
That sucks. Will you be able to stay in the area?
Doubtful. So that is tough.
It was the chair thing, wasn't it?
My parting words were "this is just an elaborate April Fool's Joke, isn't it?"
Sorry, dude. Thinking good thoughts for things to break your way for a change.
I applied to the state historical society last week. I feel pretty qualified, and at the same time have the very strong feeling of dread that I'm not even going to get a call back.
MN has a great historical society.
That is very true, and I'd love to work there.
It took forever for the committee running the search that hired me to get in touch. I submitted the application in November and didn't hear anything until January. I had basically written it off, assuming I didn't make it through the resume review. Turns out they were just busy (in my line of work, that makes sense). Things moved very quickly after that. But I definitely get know the feeling of unease at the opacity of the process.
Submitting the salary bid before the second interview seems so foreign to me – I've always had the salary negotiation as basically the last step of the process. I guess I understand why an HR system would set it up that way – letting people disqualify themselves makes their job easier – but it seems bass-ackward. I'd rather know that I might need to stretch to get a really great candidate than set up a system that might screen out great candidates before they go through the entire process.
This one moved really fast initially. I had a phone interview on Wednesday and an in-person interview on Thursday. They were already talking about a second interview at the actual location the position is in at the end of the interview. I got that email about salary and references yesterday right after lunch and replied within the hour but haven't heard anything back.
So, I totally agree with the salary thing. Its definitely never happened to me before. The number I gave as ideal was only about $5K above what the range was on the job posting with a note saying I'd be open to other offers as well. So, I don't know, I guess I'll just wait and see.
I'm totes pulling for you. As I recall from the airing of grievances, you're workplace has become toxic, and I hope that you're able to get free from that.
Having moved much too slowly (Because Workload due to vacancies) to fill some vacancies myself, I sympathize with the hiring side on slow responses.
For Park, not only are people flipping around his name, they're also dropping the hyphen. It seems almost everywhere it's "Byung Ho Park" rather than "Byung-Ho Park"
Not only are people flipping around Park's name, they're also dropping the hyphen.
I forget, is this good or bad?
I see.
Generally frowned upon, unless it's done after hitting a ALDS-winning 3R homer.
I'm the dissenter on name ordering convention.
I appears that the convention among those going from the ROK to the West is a flip to Given Family ("Western Order", or "WO"), rather than sticking to Family Given ("Eastern Order", or "EO"), as they would at home.
Japan-to-West also shows this convention (so while he was Tyuyoshi Nishioka to his Minnesota fan, he's Nishioka Tsuyoshi to his fans in Nishinomiya).
DPRK-to-West looks to stick to EO in all places (rejecting Western influence?).
China-to-West is particularly muddled and confusing.
Yet further muddling things, American convention (at least through news media) seems to follow local convention until a person moves into a West-related situation. So, while Park Byung-ho played in the KBO, he'd get the natural Korean ordering. Once he became a MLB prospect, he's Byung-ho Park (probably irreversibly).
The above is all meant to be descriptive, not proscriptive.
Proscriptively, I believe we should follow general convention for Korean expats in the West and call him "Byung-ho Park" until he indicates a preference otherwise.
Despite the amount of text, I don't feel strongly about it and harbor no ill feelings to those who wish to keep Park's name in Eastern Order unless he indicates preference for Western Order.
I checked a list of Taiwan-born players in MLB. It appears that all [were] flipped to WO when coming to America.
I also just noticed C.C. Lee of the Clevelands, who is Taiwanese. Too bad he wasn't born 6 or 7 years earlier and could have been on the team in 2007.
Imagine the rotation! Two CCs, two Lees: 3 pitchers. Plus Fausto Carmona and Roberto Hernández: one more!
As for hyphen-dropping, I find it akin to accent-dropping. Maybe a bit worse.
Not sure which of these is better though: Byungho or Byung Ho.
Looks like capitalization convention is to use only one capital letter (unlike compound names, like Jean-Paul and Jones-Peterson).
Furthermore, if and when I travel west to the East, I will accept R___ A___ and A___ R___ as legitimate orderings of my name.
I can't wait for how Bert butchers his name.
(probably irreversibly)
Ichiro excepted
Nothing surprising on that list, but gee is it exciting.
43 years ago today
Thank you, Mr. Parsons
I don't know what I want more – a Graham Parsons Project or an Alan Parsons mix of Grievous Angel.
My boy says he can eat fifty eggs, he can eat fifty eggs.
Wild back in the playoff picture. Gotta love hockey. They're 29-35 (counting overtime losses as losses) and have the #8 seed.
I love how they scored (what seemed like) 15 empty net goals.
Not to tread too far into forbidden zone, but thank you MN for showing a modicum of sanity that's been sorely missing so far.
The standards for sanity are pretty low these days.
We do what we can. (Not that I participated.)
I did, because my scheduled haircut got cancelled.
It was less unpleasant than the last one I attended (eight years prior).
The biggest problem for me was frickin traffic. I was gone for probably 40 minutes, 30 of which was transit.
We left early and the parking lots for both parties (one was at the high school, the other at the middle school across the street in a different city) appeared full from a distance, so we parked a few blocks away, walked, and got there just a minute or two ahead of time.
75 adults in our small classroom. Sitting on the floor and standing in the back. We stayed under an hour, but could have left much earlier. Our eldest was sitting and putting her siblings to bed, so we didn't want to arrive while she was mid-bathing-and-putting-to-bed.
When did the Warriors pick up Anderson Varejao? And for what?
Answering my own question, he was sent to Portland and released. Jason Thompson was released and signed with Toronto, who released Anthony Bennett.
Now the Wolves can get the gang back together!!!1!12!
Being serious, I wouldn't put it past the Wolves to sign him. Even though they say Pek! will return this year, I highly doubt it. KG is cooked. They are going to need another player.
Hopefully Craig Smith can save the day.
Kevin Martin bought out. It was a nice run.
He leaves as the Timberwolves 23rd all time leading points gatherer (2492 in 146 games.)
I won't be around on Friday, so...
New Mitski album June 17. Preview single "Your Best American Girl", out now. Playing 7th Street on July 17th.
How 3D printing is shaking up high end dining
I love 3D printing and I also really like food, so that was kinda neat.
I have a printer, and it has produced a lot of
usefultoys. I totally see a future in which a 3D printer is an essential home appliance, but I'm skeptical of 3d printed foods becoming a household staple. (this is where I'll point and laugh in 10 years when we're all printing our dinners).Ugh, I had an interview last Thursday that went really well. I got an email yesterday asking for references and salary requirements to see if they should move forward with setting up a second interview later this week. I haven't heard anything back yet, so now I think I over-bid myself. I can't decide if the lack of response means they are just working on contacting references and finding time or if it means they're drafting a rejection letter. D'oh.
If it makes you feel any better...if things are taking a while, I'm pretty sure it isn't because they're fretting about the grammar in their rejection letter. Not saying things are good, but pretty sure that part wont be the holdup.
Good luck.
Heh, now that's looking on the bright side of things.
It shouldn't be stressful because I am currently employed. But I'm really trying to find a better, more secure position than my current one. And this opportunity has a significantly shorter commute.
My wife went through that several times last year. Usually it was, "We had to make an offer to the person we hired, then find time to contact all the people we didn't," though honestly one just didn't call her back despite checking her references. She had to call three times before they said, "Oh, yeah, sorry, we filled the position."
Neighbor boy went to an interview and pretty much decided he would get the offer, but was still frustrated by how long it took. Once someone decides to hire, then it has to go to HR, who puts it on their pile and then has to dot i's and cross t's, etc, first. It's the losers who don't pass along the rejections that make the process a pain.
Job searches are certainly more stressful when unemployed. Cough.
I've got some feelers out for you already. I'm sure something will pop up quick.
This is very appreciated. Thank you.
Eh? Did I miss something?
Apparently we all missed something. Long story short, just not a fit. High quality work was done, supervisor is happy to be a reference, just communicates differently than I do and wanted someone more like herself.
That sucks. Will you be able to stay in the area?
Doubtful. So that is tough.
It was the chair thing, wasn't it?
My parting words were "this is just an elaborate April Fool's Joke, isn't it?"
Sorry, dude. Thinking good thoughts for things to break your way for a change.
I applied to the state historical society last week. I feel pretty qualified, and at the same time have the very strong feeling of dread that I'm not even going to get a call back.
MN has a great historical society.
That is very true, and I'd love to work there.
It took forever for the committee running the search that hired me to get in touch. I submitted the application in November and didn't hear anything until January. I had basically written it off, assuming I didn't make it through the resume review. Turns out they were just busy (in my line of work, that makes sense). Things moved very quickly after that. But I definitely get know the feeling of unease at the opacity of the process.
Submitting the salary bid before the second interview seems so foreign to me – I've always had the salary negotiation as basically the last step of the process. I guess I understand why an HR system would set it up that way – letting people disqualify themselves makes their job easier – but it seems bass-ackward. I'd rather know that I might need to stretch to get a really great candidate than set up a system that might screen out great candidates before they go through the entire process.
This one moved really fast initially. I had a phone interview on Wednesday and an in-person interview on Thursday. They were already talking about a second interview at the actual location the position is in at the end of the interview. I got that email about salary and references yesterday right after lunch and replied within the hour but haven't heard anything back.
So, I totally agree with the salary thing. Its definitely never happened to me before. The number I gave as ideal was only about $5K above what the range was on the job posting with a note saying I'd be open to other offers as well. So, I don't know, I guess I'll just wait and see.
I'm totes pulling for you. As I recall from the airing of grievances, you're workplace has become toxic, and I hope that you're able to get free from that.
Having moved much too slowly (Because Workload due to vacancies) to fill some vacancies myself, I sympathize with the hiring side on slow responses.
Of course, I have been on the other side too.
Gleeman releases his top five Twins prospects. Rather exciting the top four could/will all see time in MLB this year.
For Park, not only are people flipping around his name, they're also dropping the hyphen. It seems almost everywhere it's "Byung Ho Park" rather than "Byung-Ho Park"
I forget, is this good or bad?
I see.
Generally frowned upon, unless it's done after hitting a ALDS-winning 3R homer.
I'm the dissenter on name ordering convention.
I appears that the convention among those going from the ROK to the West is a flip to Given Family ("Western Order", or "WO"), rather than sticking to Family Given ("Eastern Order", or "EO"), as they would at home.
Japan-to-West also shows this convention (so while he was Tyuyoshi Nishioka to his Minnesota fan, he's Nishioka Tsuyoshi to his fans in Nishinomiya).
DPRK-to-West looks to stick to EO in all places (rejecting Western influence?).
China-to-West is particularly muddled and confusing.
Yet further muddling things, American convention (at least through news media) seems to follow local convention until a person moves into a West-related situation. So, while Park Byung-ho played in the KBO, he'd get the natural Korean ordering. Once he became a MLB prospect, he's Byung-ho Park (probably irreversibly).
The above is all meant to be descriptive, not proscriptive.
Proscriptively, I believe we should follow general convention for Korean expats in the West and call him "Byung-ho Park" until he indicates a preference otherwise.
Despite the amount of text, I don't feel strongly about it and harbor no ill feelings to those who wish to keep Park's name in Eastern Order unless he indicates preference for Western Order.
I checked a list of Taiwan-born players in MLB. It appears that all [were] flipped to WO when coming to America.
I also just noticed C.C. Lee of the Clevelands, who is Taiwanese. Too bad he wasn't born 6 or 7 years earlier and could have been on the team in 2007.
Imagine the rotation! Two CCs, two Lees: 3 pitchers. Plus Fausto Carmona and Roberto Hernández: one more!
As for hyphen-dropping, I find it akin to accent-dropping. Maybe a bit worse.
Not sure which of these is better though: Byungho or Byung Ho.
Looks like capitalization convention is to use only one capital letter (unlike compound names, like Jean-Paul and Jones-Peterson).
Furthermore, if and when I travel west to the East, I will accept R___ A___ and A___ R___ as legitimate orderings of my name.
I can't wait for how Bert butchers his name.
(probably irreversibly)
Ichiro excepted
Nothing surprising on that list, but gee is it exciting.
43 years ago today
Thank you, Mr. Parsons
I don't know what I want more – a Graham Parsons Project or an Alan Parsons mix of Grievous Angel.
My boy says he can eat fifty eggs, he can eat fifty eggs.
Wild back in the playoff picture. Gotta love hockey. They're 29-35 (counting overtime losses as losses) and have the #8 seed.
I love how they scored (what seemed like) 15 empty net goals.
Not to tread too far into forbidden zone, but thank you MN for showing a modicum of sanity that's been sorely missing so far.
The standards for sanity are pretty low these days.
We do what we can. (Not that I participated.)
I did, because my scheduled haircut got cancelled.
It was less unpleasant than the last one I attended (eight years prior).
The biggest problem for me was frickin traffic. I was gone for probably 40 minutes, 30 of which was transit.
We left early and the parking lots for both parties (one was at the high school, the other at the middle school across the street in a different city) appeared full from a distance, so we parked a few blocks away, walked, and got there just a minute or two ahead of time.
75 adults in our small classroom. Sitting on the floor and standing in the back. We stayed under an hour, but could have left much earlier. Our eldest was sitting and putting her siblings to bed, so we didn't want to arrive while she was mid-bathing-and-putting-to-bed.
When did the Warriors pick up Anderson Varejao? And for what?
Answering my own question, he was sent to Portland and released. Jason Thompson was released and signed with Toronto, who released Anthony Bennett.
Now the Wolves can get the gang back together!!!1!12!
Being serious, I wouldn't put it past the Wolves to sign him. Even though they say Pek! will return this year, I highly doubt it. KG is cooked. They are going to need another player.
Hopefully Craig Smith can save the day.
Kevin Martin bought out. It was a nice run.
He leaves as the Timberwolves 23rd all time leading points gatherer (2492 in 146 games.)