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Something’s amiss at Facebook. They just announced that they are putting off their share sale until 2012 “to buy more time for growth.”
WTF??? If the growth has already slowed it ain’t gonna pick up. Wouldn’t you think that growth over the past year or two would have been extremely strong for facebook??
Agree, decline, biff. If Mrs. C’s gig there is a done deal, that is a good additional reason to decline while saving face, unless you want to leave the door open to something else in the future at FFF. If it is really not a good fit, tell them what you are looking for and why this isn’t it (go to the high end of what you are looking for). That way, if the perfect job for you at FFF opens up, they might think of you. Otherwise, follow dibs/jb advice.
BHO — I never looked for brownstone duplex rentals in the mid-80s, so I have no data for you.
It is a much different City than early 80s, and brownstone BK nabes much different than then. Local factors, not just national housing trends, affected prices. So I think Pete is right, your argument about what will bring down BS BK prices to HOPC depends on local return to those conditions. A lot of things have to go terribly, terribly wrong locally for that to happen. Even a severe national double dip will not, by itself, bring back NYC circa 1979.
DIBS, not if job security is better there than the death star. diff story if we’re talking about them working in diff industries previously and are now working in the same place
“would it be possible and probable for you to leverage an offer from this fancypants firm to upgrade your gig at deathstar?”
Another good thought but I don’t think so. They would likely say, “bye, nice knowing you”. And if I stay, it might be a bit uncomfy around The Death Star going forward.
m4l – I was NOT saying that loose credit standards were a good thing. NOT at all. Just saying that they existed and masked how bad the underlying economy really was (and now is).
Something’s amiss at Facebook. They just announced that they are putting off their share sale until 2012 “to buy more time for growth.”
WTF??? If the growth has already slowed it ain’t gonna pick up. Wouldn’t you think that growth over the past year or two would have been extremely strong for facebook??
I guess not.
DH, for your 11:09, SMOOCH!
Ok…that’s all. bye
Agree, decline, biff. If Mrs. C’s gig there is a done deal, that is a good additional reason to decline while saving face, unless you want to leave the door open to something else in the future at FFF. If it is really not a good fit, tell them what you are looking for and why this isn’t it (go to the high end of what you are looking for). That way, if the perfect job for you at FFF opens up, they might think of you. Otherwise, follow dibs/jb advice.
BHO — I never looked for brownstone duplex rentals in the mid-80s, so I have no data for you.
It is a much different City than early 80s, and brownstone BK nabes much different than then. Local factors, not just national housing trends, affected prices. So I think Pete is right, your argument about what will bring down BS BK prices to HOPC depends on local return to those conditions. A lot of things have to go terribly, terribly wrong locally for that to happen. Even a severe national double dip will not, by itself, bring back NYC circa 1979.
texas unemployment rate same as new york. lowest in dakotas. (no place i want to live)
biff, tell Mrs C congrats! Quite a accomplishment in this environment. She sounds smart and she still married you? Charm goes along way!
DIBS, not if job security is better there than the death star. diff story if we’re talking about them working in diff industries previously and are now working in the same place
“would it be possible and probable for you to leverage an offer from this fancypants firm to upgrade your gig at deathstar?”
Another good thought but I don’t think so. They would likely say, “bye, nice knowing you”. And if I stay, it might be a bit uncomfy around The Death Star going forward.
m4l – I was NOT saying that loose credit standards were a good thing. NOT at all. Just saying that they existed and masked how bad the underlying economy really was (and now is).
So if you actually took the new job (if it was offered) you’d be at the same firm as Mrs. C????
That entails more risk, no?