A few months ago I visited Seattle for the first time. I loved every minute of my time there and understand why it's one of the favorite cities for living. That's a tough thing for any Texan to admit. At the same time I was in town, a young friend was being recruited as a new employee by one of the big companies based there. We texted our locations and activities but never actually connected in person. Still, we had a sense of sharing the trip.
Young friend was there on a lark...or so we thought. Why not enjoy a few days in the beautiful exciting city and allow one of the most successful American enterprises a chance to wine and dine you? She and her family were perfectly happy living in San Antonio. True, however, to the theory of a "test drive", the ensuing offer was so very attractive that they found themselves moving to Seattle just over a month later.
We enjoyed dinner with young friend, her mother and her daughter tonight. She is leading a team of recruiters to raid Texas for quality talent. She has an understanding of the difficulty in choosing to leave the Lone Star State, but believes the opportunities she accepted will be inviting to a few fine ambitious Texans. She accepted delivery of cowboy hats for the recruiters to wear during the presentations. She can get away with it, she's from here!
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