Why I Find Big Ed's Demotion To Weekends Troubling

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72. Thanks for your post.

Yes, I get that many of these interviews I take are for the benefit of the HR department, not me.

The worst are when you fly across the country for an interview (which always costs significant money out of your own pocket, even when they pay for the flight, hotel, etc), the interview goes great...and then you see that they've simply promoted from within, giving the job to some young person who was introduced to you as being part of "your support staff." In such cases, you're footing the "we looked everywhere, but surprise, surprise, the solution was right in front of us all the time" bill.

Starting my own business? Well, I just helped my wife move out of a corporate situation to start her own business, and it hasn't gotten to the point where she's making enough to think it was the right move. Her old job wants her back, but she doesn't really want to go back. We can't really afford the expense it would take for me to start my own biz right now. Our "new venture" funds are tied up with her effort.