Unhelpful people suck!

You would think, would you not, that the news of a student putting off the big firm to working for the public good would excite a member of the public interest office, no? You would think that the director of said office would smile and be joyful that just one more student is thinking of furthering her mission, no? And even if all the deadlines for funding have passed, you would think, would you not, that said director would -- after being joyful and smiley -- sit down and say -- in a serious tone, but not discouragingly -- "So look, all the deadlines have passed, but that doesn't mean you can't do this. Let's think about what we can do together to make this happen"?

You would think, wouldn't you?

The fact that said director did not do anything close to any of those things makes me unspeakable pissed off. I know that the office -- like the school in general -- is uncomfortable with people going outside the lines, but for said director to be so negative and discouraging is just plain unacceptable. The last thing she said as she ushered me out -- after our 7 minute conversation (I kid you not) -- was: "If this doesn't work out and you want to find a public interest job after your work for the firm, just come back!" Yeah, right. Because our interactions have been so helpful til now. God.