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A counterpoint: The DoD government positions have slowly been converted into contract positions with okay pay (not great), bad benefits, and bad job security. As a contractor at a …

> Is there anything unique about Fortran that prevents experienced engineers from quickly learning it on the job? No. I think that Fortran is a convenient scapegoat for LANL, not a…

On LANL's points numbers 1 to 3, here's a perspective from the other side: I think their main problem hiring is that they are looking for perfect candidates. (The same may be true …

The last time I spoke to him, I stated something along the lines of "I know that you have some problems with me". My goal was to see what could be done to reconcile with him. He ex…

From my PhD supervisor's perspective, he holds no grudges against me. He's simply believes that I'm unreliable. (Or something like that. He never clearly told me what his problem w…

To give an example of what you discuss: My career has been seriously hampered by quitting a particular project early in my PhD. That project was intractable as far as I'm concerned…

One relative of mine insists on getting me gifts. They seem to think that they know what I'd like better than I do, but they don't! I frequently don't like the gifts they give. I'v…

Maybe age is part of the problem for me. I'm about 10 years older than the undergrads, so they're not really in my dating pool. Most of the dates I've gone on were with fellow grad…

I don't doubt SF, etc., is worse. My experience suggests Austin is a step down from where I lived previously. Perhaps you're more attractive or patient than I am. I also just reali…

I've lived in Austin for about 5 years. Grad school, not work. My programmer friends seem to have no problem getting jobs, and I have no shortage of male friends, but the gender ra…