Yeah, you did nothing wrong. You dodged a bullet.

Man wtf ? Sounds like work / life balance doesnt exist there and you avoided lots of future issues. Eff that.

Met with the VP of quality by video call, since calendars did not allow when I was visiting R&D headquarters in October. Lots of interesting discussion points.

- Can't afford to keep me as a consultant long-term at my rate. Wants to bring me on as either a permanent employee or a negotiated rate long-term consultant. I expressed my interest in a permanent opportunity. Enjoying the work a lot and want to keep delivering value.

- Mentioned he wants to create a role where I likely report directly to him. Asked about geographic preference and when he understood family ties in Texas, he said there was no need to make things complicated and he would just need to craft a role that can be be done mostly remotely. He wants me to fly back up soon and strategize with him and his direct report.

- He was amazed at how many people in his network I'm already connected to and actively working with. He was very impressed with my work ethic and how I seek information.

If the people in my office were let go for being late, they'd be let go 3 to 4 days a week.

That's effed up.