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How would you fix this situation, /adv/?
>Former professor emails you with opportunity, saying you need to respond by 12pm to have it
>You respond at 5pm, when you see the email, and say that you appreciate him thinking of you and "please let me know of future opportunities"
>Next day, former professor forwards your email to his boss, saying you are interested, and boss tells you he'll forward email to head person
>Head person tells you you can come in for opportunity, if you respond ASAP
>You never said you were interested, just that you appreciated the original invite and wanted to know about future opportunities
Does this make sense...?
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I say you do it. If you still don't want to after your foot's already in the door, just don't respond or tell them that you're not interested.
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>>17704774
Just tell the head guy there was a misunderstanding and you are not interested.
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If I weren't interested in the position, I would have said so in my email, even if it were late. I can see why they think that you're interested
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>>17704790
Fuck. It would be one thing if I was being passive and really wanted it, but I don't. Good take away. I probably should have not said anything at all or been explicitly clear that I was okay with not having the opportunity.
>>17704789
I think this is a good idea, but question is how, without stepping on toes of anyone? They're all on one email. I don't want to make former professor look like he jumped the gun, or professor's boss regret doing me a "favor," but I also know head person didn't have to arrange for this.
>>17704788
Yeah. Will keep this in mind going forward.
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>>17704820
Lie and say something came up and you regret not taking the opportunity
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>>17704774
Just go to the interview. Worst case, you're not interested, but you still got the experience of the interview, and perhaps made a connection with a higherup
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