{"id":1542,"date":"2010-05-04T11:00:34","date_gmt":"2010-05-04T16:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/?p=1542"},"modified":"2010-05-04T11:03:28","modified_gmt":"2010-05-04T16:03:28","slug":"men-plan-the-gods-laugh-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/men-plan-the-gods-laugh-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Men plan; the gods laugh (explained)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apparently I was not clear in my previous blog post<\/a>, so I am explaining it. It’s a pretty funny story. Or perhaps an educational one. Yes: a cautionary tale! Do not let this happen to you! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

The background package to which I referred was supposed to be given to Henrico County for the Animal Protection job. The programming job offer was from a different company, to do web development. That job offer was rescinded because I told them I had a very small chance at the Animal Protection job. However, at the time I told them that, I had already<\/em> been excluded from the Animal Protection job, because I had turned in the background paperwork late (although I did not know it yet).<\/p>\n

They (the company that had offered and then rescinded the programming job) countered with a “temp” job offer, which I took as an insult (to put it mildly). I asked for my typical rate for that kind of work, knowing that they would not be willing to pay it. So they declined that, as well, as I knew they would.<\/p>\n

The long story short is that I was offered a great job at a great company, and because of at least three stupid mistakes I<\/strong> made, I lost out on that.<\/p>\n

I have since tried to contact them, to see if the situation can be salvaged. They haven’t responded, and I do not expect them to. They are probably sorry they ever heard of me, and I do not blame them.<\/p>\n

But life goes on. The horizon is broad, the future beckons, and all things are possible!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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