As I prepared for tomorrow's interview, I wondered how 'X' was doing on the first night of his summer session statistics class. He does well in his classes, so I am sure everything turned out fine.
We will talk in about 30 minutes. After tomorrow's interview, he and I will go to a 'free' dinner near O'Hare. It's one of those sales pitch things where they wine and dine you. Then you sit and ignore their presentation.
If I get the contract job, I will need to move much closer to downtown within a week or two. A regular commute by car is out of the question. Putting 100 miles a day on my car and sitting in heavy traffic is not something I can do. The train would save gas and wear and tear on my car. I'd still wind up spending about 4 hours a day commuting.
There's another thing to consider. The recruiter for the contract job told me I should not tell the hiring manager how far away I live. Any reasonable person would conclude that the commute is not doable on a regular basis. Even if I do not get this job, I will move to a more central location. This will make it easier for me to travel just about anyplace in Chicagoland.
It will also put me closer to 'X.'
Right now, he is nearly 40 miles away.
My roommate and I have been getting along extremely well. I like where I am. There are lots of trees and birds. Last week, my roommate saw a fox run across the back yard. I will have mixed feelings leaving.
She has known from the time I moved in that I might need to relocate. This is why I arranged renting on a month-to-month basis.
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