The Decision

The “Darius Character” has returned to Santa Barbara – arriving just in time for wildfire season. Although recent blog postings have focused on his objective analytic business skill – the “real issue” involved making an employment decision.
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Aside: The “Darius Character” and the “Omnipotent Father Actor” did not come to agreement about the current business conditions. The father does not favor having his personal salary reduced. The father does not think that his job should be outsourced. The father is not surprised by disingenuous statements from executive management. The father does not believe that “the baby boomers” are the cause of the current economic downturn, the inexorable deterioration of the environment and the failure to end world hunger.
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In search of a graduate-level faculty and research position, Darius visited universities in China and Pakistan.

“What is wrong with California?” Nazy asked.

“Darius doesn’t speak Spanish,” I replied.

“Or Zürich?”

“He doesn’t like cheese.”

“Or Locust Grove, Mississippi?”

“We’ve been to Locust Grove, Nazy.” I replied.

“Withdraw the question.”

Darius has chosen Shandong University in China. He will learn Chinese. (He will have to learn Chinese.) We expect a few cultural adjustment challenges. (See photo.)

All seriousness aside, this is an excellent opportunity and challenge for Darius.