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JustinHEMI05:
WTF is with all of the hatred? No one would have said anything to you until you made your disclaimer. Now its fair game. Are you bitter about the fair job offer they made you or something?

Justin

number41:
Nope, I'm totally satisfied with what they offered, but I've experienced enough resistance from others on this board when asking honest questions like the one that gamecockdeez asked, that I figured I'd save him the trouble of getting blasted by 20 people.

gamecockdeez:
Hey thanks for the advice Mclovin.  Yeah I ended up accepting an offer for an AO position at VC summer.  I told Duke at the interview that I was interviewing with VC summer the week after I interviewed with them, and I would like to know about an offer sooner rather than later.  They said they would get me an answer within a week after the interview.  I guess they found someone more qualified or someone that interviewed better, because a few days after my duke interview they told me that they were offering me. I haven't heard from them since, and that was two weeks ago.  It's ok though.  I'm more than happy with SCANA's offer (which is more than what Duke "typically" starts it's AO's at), and I think it could be a great place to work from what I've heard. 

BoilerHP:
So they said they would send you an offer but never followed through? It seems no matter the company, HR departments seem to be poorly run. I am very glad so many people have told me to expect HR depts to be bad and not let that represent the company and how it functions normally. Congrats on the job!

redline:
I know a little bit about Duke. First off the $27/hr. number seems spot on. Hourly operators probably top out around $36. There is no deal between operations and any local schools. Currently that's limited to the RP folks. Duke definatly grows their own SRO's, you won't get hired into that position. The clear something I read in another thread. There is no ceiling for SRO's and no waiting for someone to die before moving up. SRO's routinely move on out to other jobs; planning work control, procedures, managment etc. many keep their licenses many don't. There's a constant flow. No operator would spend more than 15 minutes in the ice condenser in a week, none wear ice suits when they go. And finally if someone told you to expect an offer they were out of line and violating company policy. Only HR can make an offer and they would never tell you to expect one, you would either get one or not. That being said they also never contact potential applicants with non-offers, if you're not chosen they will file your app and move on, they will not contact you again. Sucks but that's the way it is. All that being said, it's a fine place to work, a good place to live and a great place to raise a family...going on 28 years.

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