One More Year
Posted on October 31, 2007
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(I would have posted the title in Korean but something about my Linux installation on my office desktop is ganked and I never managed to get the Korean language input interface installed.)
I got the news this morning. It looks like, pending official approval by the Prez1, my contract is being renewed for one more year. I don’t know what the loophole in the new national labour legislation is, but I’m glad of it. Whew! That’s a huge relief! It seems I’m having a good week so far.
1. The President of the University… not Lester Young, “President of the Tenor Saxophone.”
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Congrats on re-upping.
Kevin
Thanks!