I got an email from Bartlett asking me how I felt I was treated in the Fall recruiting process. I was not called nor emailed, but since I was a house tech now, that was a moot point. Only in the comment box could I express what is wrong. All the recruiters seem to try to do their best, no complaints. The problems is the short outage product they are trying to sell. Outages are short, not back to back and you report to outages and get per diem only while you wait for your badge. I am a 3.1 and only earned 13k in the spring, after a solo outage last fall 08. Don't blame the messenger and say to me "How did you screw up?" I was fine, just I served utilities saving money at my expense. So I voted with my feet to a house job that pays enough to survive and then some. It has not changed in the Fall 09. I heard most places wanted returnees. If the utilities can pay next to nothing and get all the returnees they need, there is no RP shortage. But Bartlett should not be surprised if less Sr. HP's are applying with the DOE recruiting heavily and paying well. Their recruiters are miracle workers in my Book to staff as well as they do.