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In response to "right. and. generally speaking, ST tends to applaud people who put something before money. why is this different? just because it's MORE money? -- nm" by Andie

Becuase honestly, sports are different. If I turn down a job with Company A for more money, there's Company B/C/D....in his case,

Posted by Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz) Jan 7 '11, 11:24

he's basically going to end up working for Company A anyhow either this year or next (unless he really does something absurd like use his degree for actual job stuff).

So if you're committed to working for Company A, get what you can.

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Think of people that take a year off after college. Why is this different (other than making even more sense)? -- nm - Spawn Jan 7, 11:26 2
- Because in other fields the job offers from companies don't change from year to year as radically as they do in sports. (nm) - musubi Jan 7, 11:34
- If my franchise QB wants to take a year off after college to find himself, I'm not drafting him. - Will Hunting Jan 7, 11:31

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Becuase honestly, sports are different. If I turn down a job with Company A for more money, there's Company B/C/D....in his case,

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