Let us now extend extra congratulations to my husband Mr. P, who in addition to having recently acquired a foxy new wife, has a new job! Today he accepted a generous offer for a challenging technical leadership position from one of the largest private universities in Boston. He first interviewed for the position in June. We have waited for the job offer with bated-turned-raspy breath, and constantly jinxed his luck by telling everyone “He should be getting the job offer any day now.”
Well, today was the day, and there is a ticker-tape parade happening in my head. Not only is the position an intellectual step-up, not only are the people awesome, not only are the benefits terrific, but this is job security. The economic apocalypse is nigh, and Mr. P’s present position is about as stable as a three-legged chair. So I am relieved that he will sinking into a cushy La-Z-Boy to ride out the next 15 years of economic stagnation that will result from the Bush Administration’s calamitous reign. As the Greater Depression dawns, there is no greater job security than working at a ginormous well-endowed private university with extensive continuing education programs to which all of the out-of-work corporateers will flock.
