Wow

So, I get an e-mail through the graduate Wiselist. It's asking for help with technical writing. Now, I notice briefly something about the possibility of an assistantship, but I apply just because it's habit.

I get a call not five minutes later. It's from the professor searching for a student. He said he loved my resume so much, it was so perfect that he wanted to know if I wanted the job. He had a stack of resumes to look at but would put it off if he knew I was interested.

Of course I was! I said I would meet with him ASAP.

He is a significantly older Indian/Hindu man. Very Hindu. He's been with the school for a long time now, and he seems to have some significant pull in his work. He has a grant which allows him to hire an assistant for research, writing, editing, personal errands, etc. I'll have tuition waiver/paid, a stipend, and monthly/hourly pay. It will be very different from an English dept. Assistant. It will be a very personal working relationship. I'll have my own office. I'll run all his appointments and associations, etc. I'll work with him on projects both in office and at home, mine and his if he needs me. He's in poor health so I may have to drive for him, take care of his office hours when he can't make it, etc. It's a big job, and he says it will be more like family than employer/employee. His last girl was with him 13 years or something. He paid her overtime, and she still does work for him occasionally from a distance. It seems like a big job, but I think he'll take care of me as long as I work hard for him. He'll make sure I am paid well and have time for my own studies and life, as long as I reciprocate and make sure the work is solid.

I was worried I'd have to work as a waitress. So much for that bitches!