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Taking the Plunge
Continued from page 5
Published on June 19, 2003
Despite Rob's disappointing job search, he takes some pride in knowing his parents have finally agreed to change his old bedroom back home into something else, proving he really isn't going back.
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Daniel Kramer
Rice graduate Rob Gaddi finally got a job at Baylor after a year of searching -- paying almost $30,000 less than he was expecting.
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UH's David Small says graduates must lower expectations in a rough job market.
"My family's been real supportive," says Rob, "once they realized there was no way in hell I was going to move back to New Jersey."
Rob and Saad sit in Rob's living room, surrounded by the memorabilia from Rob's job search. Despite the ironic quips and jokes, there's something about the two of them, and indeed about all of the graduates, that's endearing. After years of summer vacations and lives meted out in school years, they're finally in the adult world. And they're dealing with it.
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