Ethel quits her job, accepts a discreet settlement from the earl and moves to London with the child.
He acknowledged that he struggled, describing how he interviewed 12 people for campaign manager in recent months, though no one who was offered the job accepted.
Last autumn, during the depths of job jitters after the Sept. 11 tragedy, 50% of qualified third-year law students interviewed by the SEC declined a callback interview–and less than half of those offered a job accepted.
What about staying on at the job, accepting a few lean years, and providing a great return for taxpayers for bailing you out?
Ms. Wei and Ms. Ma, eager to prove themselves in their first jobs, accepted the contract terms.
Ms. Powell Jobs accepted the computer with her son, Reed, at a ceremony commemorating the organization's 35th anniversary.
As the pie chart below shows, 26.6 percent of those who found new full-time jobs accepted wages that were at least 20 percent less than their old jobs paid.
Evidence from Canada (Belzil 2001) and the US (Centeno 2004) suggests that jobs accepted close to benefit termination have a higher dissolution rate, whereas higher benefit levels increase the quality of job matches, as measured by the duration of employment.
As time spent in unemployment passes, individuals become more prone to apply for jobs and to accept job offers that do not match their initial expectations.
If I'm offered the job and accept, I will have mixed emotions.
