Amazon has made me sad

[alphacygni]

Remember when "Usually ships within 24 hours" used to actually mean "will really very likely ship within 24 hours"? My past three or four amazon orders have all been composed of items with that tag, and none of them has shipped (shipped, not arrived!) in fewer than three business days. Since shipment started taking more time a few years back, this means that no amazon order ever arrives with that almost unnatural speed of yore.

I miss that.

Since my recent orders have all been academically motivated, this makes me double sad.

Comments

[jossel.livejournal.com]

It sucks that the planners don't get more support from your department. Yeah, I check the APA listings too. I usually go directly to Mass APA's website instead of the national one though, so I should probably consider glancing at it at least occassionally. Thanks for the tip. :)

Have you started searching yet? Are you planning to stay in the area?

[alphacygni]

I have started looking, although not applying. Last week there was a career fair over in the civil engineering department. I "crashed" it, since I know that many firms hire both engineers and planners. The employers didn't seem to mind, and several took my resume. So I guess that's another tip: pester the engineering department, if you have one. They may have more resources.

There are too many variables still up in the air for me to know where I'll end up. Much depends on where I can afford a place to live on a planner's salary.