June 10, 2003
A little late, you think?
Just in the last week or two, I've gotten some mail from a few places that I applied for jobs---thanks but no thanks. I remember thinking, months ago, that it was strange (and a bit rude) that they had never responded, even if only to say "we're not interested"; but I wrote them off. One month passed, and I arranged interviews with the places that wanted to see me. Another month passed, and I heard back from all of them, and accepted the offer at Knox. Another month, and even the big schools with large fac searches (like Brown) had concluded their interviews and made their offers. Another month, and they'd even heard back. And still another month passed before these schools that rejected me finally sent me mail to tell me so. I'm just as happy they rejected me---further reflection after I'd sent out the applications told me that I wouldn't go those places, even as a backup plan---but it's sort of mind-boggling that they would wait so long to send a response."Freed from the normal constraints of truth and veracity, "journalists" such
as Blair, Shalit, Barnicle, Smith and Glass shine above their counterparts.
They're promoted ahead of the pack because their stories, sneakily cloaked
as journalism, read better than everyone else's stories. In a profession
fueled by competition, their careers are propelled along because of, rather
than in spite of, their transgressions." --Terry M. Neal, Washington Post
Posted
by blahedo
at 5:37pm
on 10 Jun 2003
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