Dang, I should Complain More Often

So, this morning, less than twelve hours after my rant on Dr. Benzley's demoralizing exit survey, I checked my inbox, as I often do to find a very encouraging email. This email was from Kathy Buck, a hiring manager with Bechtel Corp. in response to my application to job number whatever in Frederick, Maryland. When I first saw this, I naturally assumed that it was an ordinary job rejection notice like I had received as a result of countless other job applications. When I opened it, I was actually surprised to find that Bechtel was somewhat interested in actually talking to me and not just taking my résumé, folding it into a paper airplane and chucking it out the window. Kathy with Bechtel actually asked for a copy of my transcripts and said that if I hadn't heard back from her by the 13th of next month, which is coincidentally the day that I graduate, that I should call her for updates on my application.

Though Frederick, MD is 1600 miles from my hometown and over 2000 miles from where I am right now making this blag post, I think that I would actually enjoy living in that area and working there. This town is actually about 50 miles west of both the Washington DC metro area and Baltimore, both of which tend to be ghetto, crime-ridden crapholes. I would really dislike living near or between either of those two pits, and Frederick is far enough for my tastes. Additionally, Frederick is only about 10 miles from the Virginia border, and strangely enough only about 25 miles from the town of Leesburg, Virginia, coincidentally where I applied for another job a couple months ago. If I established residency in Virginia, I would be able to get in-state tuition at Virginia Tech and would be able to go there comparatively easily. Naturally, this is all hypothetical, but it would be pretty awesome if it actually happened.

Hooray employment, hooray opportunities, hooray Bechtel, and hooray Hokies.