tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post2086851614620639096..comments2024-03-28T18:35:54.237+09:00Comments on BigHominid's Hairy Chasms: denied!Kevin Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-16361209971588163722014-05-13T14:31:34.486+09:002014-05-13T14:31:34.486+09:00OK, gents... I'm not going to let my demesne t...OK, gents... I'm not going to let my demesne turn into the Marmot's Hole. Comments closed.Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-69056583340354836132014-05-13T13:46:05.442+09:002014-05-13T13:46:05.442+09:00The good thing about you, Sperwer, is that you'...The good thing about you, Sperwer, is that you're at least consistent.<br /><br />I didn't name the think tank because I wanted to respect Kevin's evident desire to remain discreet on his blog, and thus my comments here are somewhat circumscribed. Nevertheless, I am well aware of the founder's economic interests in North Korea, for example, which are described in the institute's introduction as seeking to promote "peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula, as well as Korean reunification." I could go much deeper into that mission statement, but let's just say for now that there's more to it than just lollipops and rainbows.<br /><br />In any case, you, too, agree that it's "conservative in orientation" -- i.e., pro-big business -- so I'm not sure why you're so vociferous in denouncing me, except perhaps that once again you're making this thread all about me and your personal feelings about my person. I wonder if I should actually be flattered?<br /><br />Like I said, at least you're consistent!King Baeksuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15106210206814275410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-3214939524899277352014-05-13T11:36:19.287+09:002014-05-13T11:36:19.287+09:00I see KB is just making shit up again. If he had ...I see KB is just making shit up again. If he had done even a smidgen of actual research he would have discovered that the organization in question, while decidedly "conservative" in orientation, is hardly a captive cheerleader for Korean chaebol.Sperwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14923936105650166276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-6463529597816654332014-05-12T21:57:22.717+09:002014-05-12T21:57:22.717+09:00Seems like less of a kick in the nuts and more of ...Seems like less of a kick in the nuts and more of a Lucy-pulls-the-football-away-at-the-last-second kind of thing. I might be a little wary the next time I was offered a shot at a kickoff.Charleshttp://www.liminality.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-74744826302568279642014-05-12T20:28:38.898+09:002014-05-12T20:28:38.898+09:00The role of foundations and think tanks in shaping...The role of foundations and think tanks in shaping policy and popular opinion around the world is often ignored or overlooked by the average citizen. Five minutes of research reveals that "Metatron" was founded by an individual with a controlling stake in one of South Korea's largest chaebols, and who is also a prominent lawmaker who currently belongs to the conservative Saenuri Party. That information alone suggests that its mission is to promote a pro-chaebol agenda, and we should not forget the role that the chaebols have played in suppressing Korean democracy and transferring the nation's wealth from the bottom to the top of Korean society over the years. It would be interesting to have a look at who actually bankrolls them, name by name and year by year. Their Web site does not exactly make it easy to do so, and that is probably not a coincidence.<br /><br />The way they dealt with you is starting to make a lot more sense: Those chaebol boys don't play around, and certainly don't have much time or consideration for the Average Cho.King Baeksuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15106210206814275410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-21513139660080637742014-05-12T19:57:06.092+09:002014-05-12T19:57:06.092+09:00KB,
I appreciate the concern. For what it's ...KB,<br /><br />I appreciate the concern. For what it's worth, I chalk it all up to experience. No wasted moments. Live and learn. As the proverb goes:<br /><br />거거거중지 행행행리각<br />去去去中知 行行行裏覺<br /><br />(See <a href="http://bighominid.blogspot.kr/2010/12/recent-tweet.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.)Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-91705722806156310402014-05-12T19:51:16.132+09:002014-05-12T19:51:16.132+09:00Oh, and I forgot they made you work a whole day fo...Oh, and I forgot they made you work a whole day for free last Friday. I seriously hope they didn't do that knowing full well that they were never going to make you an offer. WTF?King Baeksuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15106210206814275410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-1977171167256317182014-05-12T19:51:05.706+09:002014-05-12T19:51:05.706+09:00KB,
I'll concede that Metatron could have bee...KB,<br /><br />I'll concede that Metatron could have been more forthcoming about salary. I had put the question baldly to my interviewers and had hoped for an equally frank answer. That didn't happen.<br /><br />John,<br /><br />Here's hoping.Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-91373975795972973922014-05-12T19:48:27.487+09:002014-05-12T19:48:27.487+09:00KB,
Metatron did offer to pay for my next trip up...KB,<br /><br />Metatron did offer to pay for my next trip up to Seoul... but now, that point is moot. I thought the company had been straightforward; as I mentioned to a different commenter, it's likely that any misunderstanding was on my end, not Metatron's.<br /><br />And as I'm sure you noticed, regarding the excerpt of my text that you quoted, I was making something of a two-pronged remark that was both complimentary and not so complimentary.Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-44240311632881426302014-05-12T19:17:52.318+09:002014-05-12T19:17:52.318+09:00"I'll say this for the company: it's ..."I'll say this for the company: it's classy, and it's obvious that it traffics in the realm of international politics."<br /><br />Classy to string you along and basically waste your time because they're too flaky and not very serious either about what they're doing, or what they're telling you?<br /><br />I'd say you dodged a bullet. Who'd want to work with people who can't shoot straight with you? Would you really entrust your future and livelihood to people like that? <br /><br />Hope they at least offered to pay for your KTX tickets. It's the least they could do.King Baeksuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15106210206814275410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-66068668354029881292014-05-12T17:24:08.491+09:002014-05-12T17:24:08.491+09:00Did I just here the sound of a door opening somewh...Did I just here the sound of a door opening somewhere else? In my experience, every job I didn't get set me up for something better down the road. Of course it was only in looking back that I understood my good fortune. Johnhttp://www.mccrarey.comnoreply@blogger.com