And of course what was expected happened: W had phone interview last night and it went well... they called her first thing in the morning to invite for on-campus interview later next week.
I was excited for W. She asked me: - how I feel about it (i.e., excited for her, proud of her, but also ready to get house on market and possibly switch to online teaching and move along) - She mentioned how she is excited about this but would also miss me and that she is happy we are at least in a better place.
That she focused on this while she could have focused on just her own happiness tells me we can overcome this.
But...yes... now I need to get going. I am likely going to become the department chair here (huge prestige, huge honor) but my heart won't be in it if W is on the other coast (a place I want to move to myself). But it won't be easy to find a job this quickly. I could teach online for a while and keep this job and just "commute" two or three times in the semester but that won't be ideal.
I told my W to enjoy this moment and we can see where this is going and that I am confident we will make it work and that if possible I would like to go with her.
MC tonight is going to be interesting. But regardless of our sitch this offer is a huge help for our desire to leave Florida and move to the PNW. She wants to do her PhD which would cost money and her focus on empowerment was that she wanted to be able to finance it. With this job she not only can do that but she will bring a salary that is more equal than what I would make. Likewise, it reduces the pressure on me to find a really high paying job.
