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Dear Anxious Friends,

Just now, I turned down the job offer.

Both company owners kindly spoke to me on a conference call and answered my pointed questions. The answers were such that I thanked them heartily, wished them a Merry Christmas and every success in future!

There were lots of people with less experience but with big titles and I would have been reporting to all of them.

Just too old for that and there is lots of other opportunities out there - one cannot be too lazy to look for them.

The Administrator once told me that Slavs have a habit of wanting to deny themselves good fortune and success.

He was right.

At the same time, to take an opportunity for success for the wrong reasons is not a good thing and underscores the idea of "take it, it's better than you deserve!"

No, I deserve better, after all! smile

Thank you for your prayers for my discernment!

Alex

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Thanks for letting us all know. We were all praying for you to make the right choice for you and you seem to have made it.
As you said earlier you are very good friends with your boss, which implies you report to one person.
Working in a pleasant environment where your talents are respected and appreciated is terrific. I am sure many of us here envy you. But you deserve it I am sure.
God bless.

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Originally Posted by byzantina
May the Lord open the doors of opportunity to all job seekers here.

Amen ! And may He bestow His mercy on all who are making discernment !

Lord have mercy !

And may the Theotokos intercede for them all and their families and dependents.

-- John


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Dear Friends,

I just got a nice pay raise from my current employer (guess he heard I was being wooed by another company).

And just in time for (Old Calendar) St Nicholas Day too!

Who says the Julian Calendar is useless? smile

All the best to you, Administrator!

Alex

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GLORY TO GOD!

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