Midlife Crisis Update (#2 in a series)

I've been in competition for the position of "unit administrator," a.k.a. office manager, for a department in the College of Engineering. I was the Last Man Standing for this troubled department; the department has eaten up and spat out three office managers in five years. Unfortunately, I don't have the financial cred to be given the job, so the department re-posted the job. Twice. They extended the period for accepting applications to 2/2/05, and then extended it to 2/18.

Message to Eric: we like you, sort of. But we think we can find someone who walks on water for the low, low salary we're offering.

I'm thinking that my future, for the time being, lies outside the U.