The Syndicate

speedchuck wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2017 3:24 pm Good news. I have a new job, starting next month. It's a 33% pay increase, with extra vacation. Different kind of work too, hoping I'll enjoy it more. What's more, my wife works in the same building.

And yet, I handed in my 2 weeks notice to my boss today (who, by the way, is a nice guy). He tried to negotiate a little bit, and I could tell he was surprised. I think he took it personally, and was upset that (if I was dissatisfied with my job) I hadn't come to him sooner. There were plenty of other positions in the company, he was already negotiating a mid-year raise for me given my performance, etc. So he (I think unintentionally) guilt-tripped me, and now I feel like crap.

yaay.

speedchuck wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2017 6:59 pm Thanks fellows. I'm feeling a bit better now.

Sloonei wrote: ↑Sun Jan 07, 2018 11:28 pm Just finished writing my personal statement. I'm letting it sit for a day so I can reflect and review and review and review before I officially submit any applications. But the heavy lifting is done. My brain is melted.

dunya wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2018 11:07 am

Sloonei wrote: ↑Sun Jan 07, 2018 11:28 pm Just finished writing my personal statement. I'm letting it sit for a day so I can reflect and review and review and review before I officially submit any applications. But the heavy lifting is done. My brain is melted.

wooop woop. Well done! you're going to have your pick of schools, I'm sure of it.

Sloonei wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2018 3:16 pm

dunya wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2018 11:07 am

Sloonei wrote: ↑Sun Jan 07, 2018 11:28 pm Just finished writing my personal statement. I'm letting it sit for a day so I can reflect and review and review and review before I officially submit any applications. But the heavy lifting is done. My brain is melted.

wooop woop. Well done! you're going to have your pick of schools, I'm sure of it.

Naturally I woke up this morning and felt like the whole thing needed to be tweaked.

I'm done again and this time I feel downright confident. And also a little terrified.

dunya wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2018 9:36 pm

Sloonei wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2018 3:16 pm

dunya wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2018 11:07 am

Sloonei wrote: ↑Sun Jan 07, 2018 11:28 pm Just finished writing my personal statement. I'm letting it sit for a day so I can reflect and review and review and review before I officially submit any applications. But the heavy lifting is done. My brain is melted.

wooop woop. Well done! you're going to have your pick of schools, I'm sure of it.

Naturally I woke up this morning and felt like the whole thing needed to be tweaked.

I'm done again and this time I feel downright confident. And also a little terrified.

how long was/is it?

Sloonei wrote: ↑Wed Jan 10, 2018 1:40 pm Tell me more about soap, lepluie. Do you also run a fight club?

MovingPictures07 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 18, 2018 9:08 pm So today and yesterday were big days for me in terms of finding out assistant professor job market stuff.

I applied to 12 universities over the holidays. Since the Spring 2018 semester began, I have received phone interviews with 3 of those universities.

I now have campus visits/interviews with 2 of those 3, and for the third one I am a first alternate (which means I will be interviewed in the event that at least one of the candidates falls through).

I'm definitely pretty stoked about all of this, but also suddenly a lot more nervous.

MovingPictures07 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 18, 2018 9:08 pm So today and yesterday were big days for me in terms of finding out assistant professor job market stuff.

I applied to 12 universities over the holidays. Since the Spring 2018 semester began, I have received phone interviews with 3 of those universities.

I now have campus visits/interviews with 2 of those 3, and for the third one I am a first alternate (which means I will be interviewed in the event that at least one of the candidates falls through).

I'm definitely pretty stoked about all of this, but also suddenly a lot more nervous.

S~V~S wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2018 11:32 am

MovingPictures07 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 18, 2018 9:08 pm So today and yesterday were big days for me in terms of finding out assistant professor job market stuff.

I applied to 12 universities over the holidays. Since the Spring 2018 semester began, I have received phone interviews with 3 of those universities.

I now have campus visits/interviews with 2 of those 3, and for the third one I am a first alternate (which means I will be interviewed in the event that at least one of the candidates falls through).

I'm definitely pretty stoked about all of this, but also suddenly a lot more nervous.

Are they all snow free for the most part?

MovingPictures07 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2018 1:44 pm

S~V~S wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2018 11:32 am

MovingPictures07 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 18, 2018 9:08 pm So today and yesterday were big days for me in terms of finding out assistant professor job market stuff.

I applied to 12 universities over the holidays. Since the Spring 2018 semester began, I have received phone interviews with 3 of those universities.

I now have campus visits/interviews with 2 of those 3, and for the third one I am a first alternate (which means I will be interviewed in the event that at least one of the candidates falls through).

I'm definitely pretty stoked about all of this, but also suddenly a lot more nervous.

Are they all snow free for the most part?

Some universities I applied to are, but some aren’t for sure. I quickly realized I had to widen my geographical range from my initial target area (Southeast, which didn’t provide nearly enough options given the current job market). But that said, I still applied to more southern universities than not, and I didn’t end up applying to any Midwest or Northeast locations.

The two campus visits I have as of now though are snow-free: California State University, Fullerton and University of Louisiana, Lafayette.

S~V~S wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2018 9:10 am

MovingPictures07 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2018 1:44 pm

S~V~S wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2018 11:32 am

MovingPictures07 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 18, 2018 9:08 pm So today and yesterday were big days for me in terms of finding out assistant professor job market stuff.

I applied to 12 universities over the holidays. Since the Spring 2018 semester began, I have received phone interviews with 3 of those universities.

I now have campus visits/interviews with 2 of those 3, and for the third one I am a first alternate (which means I will be interviewed in the event that at least one of the candidates falls through).

I'm definitely pretty stoked about all of this, but also suddenly a lot more nervous.

Are they all snow free for the most part?

Some universities I applied to are, but some aren’t for sure. I quickly realized I had to widen my geographical range from my initial target area (Southeast, which didn’t provide nearly enough options given the current job market). But that said, I still applied to more southern universities than not, and I didn’t end up applying to any Midwest or Northeast locations.

The two campus visits I have as of now though are snow-free: California State University, Fullerton and University of Louisiana, Lafayette.

Both very interesting choices, CA can be awesome, but LA will be closer to friends/family. Does Daisy have a preference? I have to tell you you are my impressive wunderkind online friend, I brag about you all the time, lol.

S~V~S wrote: ↑Thu Mar 01, 2018 8:15 pm Fullerton is the home of Fender, isn't it?

Also reasonably out of LA and not too far from San Diego, and some of the best year round weather in the USA!

Isn't Louisiana closer/easier for family/friends?

I don't know anyone who has lived in or visited So Cal south of LA that didn't love it. It sounds like a few excellent choices, but I am rooting for Fullerton.

MovingPictures07 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 01, 2018 7:23 pm I am about to travel back to San Antonio now from my second campus visit (Fullerton, CA now; Lafayette, LA was my first a few weeks back).

For anyone who is interested in my job search progress, here is more information on that front:

Spoiler: show

TL;DR version:

I have two universities that I'm considering at this point. I just visited CSUF (California State University Fullerton), and I visited ULL (University of Louisiana at Lafayette) a few weeks ago.

This interview was incredible. I pretty much fell in love CSUF more than I could have imagined, and the interview went I think really well. I really loved ULL as well, so either university would definitely be a great position for me, but it's now pretty clear that CSUF is my #1 and ULL is my #2.

I should hear back from both next week.


Longer version:

The reason I'm only considering CSUF and ULL at this point are due to them being the only two which I've taken beyond the phone interview phase into the campus visit phase. I had two other phone interviews: Northern Arizona University (NAU) and California State University Northridge (CSUN), but the former made me their first alternate and the latter I actually declined a campus visit because their combination of salary, resources, etc. was very undesirable. I have a few other universities I've applied to which have an even later timeline, the one I was most interested in of those being University of New Mexico (UNM), but the main reason I was interested in them was due to being able to teach Accounting Analytics, which is a class that CSUF has offered me, and the timeline is just too far off. The only way I would consider them is if both these schools fall through, which I now know isn't happening.

Somehow the timing worked out perfectly between CSUF and ULL even though I was worried and thinking it likely wouldn't. I heard from ULL yesterday telling me I will receive an offer if I'm still interested in them, so I should hear back from ULL regarding what their offer is next week. I should also hear from CSUF as to whether I get an offer and what that is as well next week too. So I'll be able to know all of the hard facts making a decision next week, theoretically, unless either school gets held up for whatever reason.

In nearly every way, CSUF surpassed my expectations: (1) more reasonable tenure requirements (both teaching and research); (2) better database availability for my research; (3) better $$ resources; (4) more ways to make $$ than the base salary (which is capped), such as summer teaching support, conference support, etc.; (5) lots of junior faculty and eligible co-authors (because so many of them are still trying to get tenure); (6) the exact classes they want me to teach (either/both Accounting Information Systems and/or Accounting Analytics, which are my most preferred areas); (7) CSUF has pretty much guaranteed that they will pay for all of our moving expenses; etc.

In all of these regards, CSUF is also more competitive and preferable to ULL.

Pretty much the only advantages ULL have are: (1) base salary will be higher and (2) cost of living in Lafayette is less insane. And it's just not enough to justify choosing it over all of the other advantages that CSUF has.

In the end, I've sort of come full circle I suppose. Before either campus visit I was preferring CSUF, but then ULL surpassed my expectations so it went above CSUF, but then now CSUF surpassed those expectations, so it went higher again.

Either way it's a win-win; I think either university would be a great position and that I'd be pretty happy at either university. Nonetheless, I'm trying to make the optimal decision for my happiness and for career opportunities especially considering how much longer I have, and under that perspective, CSUF is the clear winner. So hopefully I'll hear good news from them next week.

MovingPictures07 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 07, 2018 6:28 pm New update:

I received both offers! ULL yesterday, CSUF first thing this morning Pacific time. Couldn't have worked out better.

ULL's offer is about what I expected. CSUF's is significantly better than expected.

Pretty stoked right now, to say the least. I'll be meeting with the PhD coordinator momentarily to discuss negotiation strategy. I'll have a job finalized this week or next week for sure.

MovingPictures07 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 01, 2018 7:23 pm I am about to travel back to San Antonio now from my second campus visit (Fullerton, CA now; Lafayette, LA was my first a few weeks back).

For anyone who is interested in my job search progress, here is more information on that front:

Spoiler: show

TL;DR version:

I have two universities that I'm considering at this point. I just visited CSUF (California State University Fullerton), and I visited ULL (University of Louisiana at Lafayette) a few weeks ago.

This interview was incredible. I pretty much fell in love CSUF more than I could have imagined, and the interview went I think really well. I really loved ULL as well, so either university would definitely be a great position for me, but it's now pretty clear that CSUF is my #1 and ULL is my #2.

I should hear back from both next week.


Longer version:

The reason I'm only considering CSUF and ULL at this point are due to them being the only two which I've taken beyond the phone interview phase into the campus visit phase. I had two other phone interviews: Northern Arizona University (NAU) and California State University Northridge (CSUN), but the former made me their first alternate and the latter I actually declined a campus visit because their combination of salary, resources, etc. was very undesirable. I have a few other universities I've applied to which have an even later timeline, the one I was most interested in of those being University of New Mexico (UNM), but the main reason I was interested in them was due to being able to teach Accounting Analytics, which is a class that CSUF has offered me, and the timeline is just too far off. The only way I would consider them is if both these schools fall through, which I now know isn't happening.

Somehow the timing worked out perfectly between CSUF and ULL even though I was worried and thinking it likely wouldn't. I heard from ULL yesterday telling me I will receive an offer if I'm still interested in them, so I should hear back from ULL regarding what their offer is next week. I should also hear from CSUF as to whether I get an offer and what that is as well next week too. So I'll be able to know all of the hard facts making a decision next week, theoretically, unless either school gets held up for whatever reason.

In nearly every way, CSUF surpassed my expectations: (1) more reasonable tenure requirements (both teaching and research); (2) better database availability for my research; (3) better $$ resources; (4) more ways to make $$ than the base salary (which is capped), such as summer teaching support, conference support, etc.; (5) lots of junior faculty and eligible co-authors (because so many of them are still trying to get tenure); (6) the exact classes they want me to teach (either/both Accounting Information Systems and/or Accounting Analytics, which are my most preferred areas); (7) CSUF has pretty much guaranteed that they will pay for all of our moving expenses; etc.

In all of these regards, CSUF is also more competitive and preferable to ULL.

Pretty much the only advantages ULL have are: (1) base salary will be higher and (2) cost of living in Lafayette is less insane. And it's just not enough to justify choosing it over all of the other advantages that CSUF has.

In the end, I've sort of come full circle I suppose. Before either campus visit I was preferring CSUF, but then ULL surpassed my expectations so it went above CSUF, but then now CSUF surpassed those expectations, so it went higher again.

Either way it's a win-win; I think either university would be a great position and that I'd be pretty happy at either university. Nonetheless, I'm trying to make the optimal decision for my happiness and for career opportunities especially considering how much longer I have, and under that perspective, CSUF is the clear winner. So hopefully I'll hear good news from them next week.

MovingPictures07 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 08, 2018 6:40 pm Alright, I'm done! I took the CSUF offer! It is official.

I start August 13th.

Golden wrote: ↑Wed Mar 07, 2018 9:10 pm I'm pretty sure MP will take the California one because I told him to, and what other justification does he need.

MovingPictures07 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 08, 2018 6:40 pm Alright, I'm done! I took the CSUF offer! It is official.

I start August 13th.

Epignosis wrote: ↑Thu Mar 08, 2018 8:33 pm MP at the interview:

Spoiler: show

Dom wrote: ↑Thu Mar 08, 2018 9:53 pm

MovingPictures07 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 08, 2018 6:40 pm Alright, I'm done! I took the CSUF offer! It is official.

I start August 13th.

Congrats!

When do y'all move?