# I got a new job!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-new-job/402926>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 5, 2007, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-new-job/402926 "2007-05-05T22:04:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![LVgeogeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b19c9b/32.png) [@LVgeogeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVgeogeek)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2007, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-new-job/402926/1 "2007-05-05T22:04:00Z")

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Hooray for me. It has been six weeks since I have been gainfully employed. I got a job offer on Thursday and accepted it on Friday.

I am so happy about this job. It is with a small environmental consulting firm, not a big corporate monstrosity that… well, I’m just not even going to go there…

I have my B.S. in Geology. I have always wanted be able to use that degree to its fullest (as I am still paying for that precious education). With this job I will be doing a lot of stuff I have always wanted to work on such as mining remediation, geologic mapping and characterization and all for a company that has a great ethical compass. They actually want to get stuff cleaned up, not just suck clients for money.

The pay is on par with my last job, so no complaints there. It’s not a hugely fantastic salary, but then again I didn’t become a scientist for fame and fortune. Well, fame would be OK, but Oy! I love being a nerdy scientist!

😃

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**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2007, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-new-job/402926/2 "2007-05-05T22:50:07Z")

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Congratulations! Wishing you luck and joy in your new career! 🙂

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**Author:** ![sugar\_and\_spice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e8c25b/32.png) [@sugar\_and\_spice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sugar_and_spice)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2007, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-new-job/402926/3 "2007-05-05T22:54:32Z")

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Congrats! I remember your last thread, I’m glad you’re on to greener pasteurs

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**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2007, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-new-job/402926/4 "2007-05-05T22:55:13Z")

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If it weren’t for nerdy scientists, the rest of us nerdy non-scientists would be screwed. Congratulations!

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**Author:** ![BobPi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3da27b/32.png) [@BobPi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobPi)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2007, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-new-job/402926/5 "2007-05-06T00:29:01Z")

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Way to go! Not just on the re-employement, but on the choice of careers, and the way you’ll be applying it.