another angle to consider is that he’s from se michigan/ detroit and: 1) that’s where quicken loans/ rocket mortgage is based and 2) he’s big on supporting the (re-)development of detroit, which quicken loans has been touted as doing for downtown.

i think this is one of those abroad that are on the ground and are meant to have checked luggage go through rather than just carry-on items. they are much larger and an entire person could easily sit on the conveyor belt and run through the xray. kinda like this: https://www.gettyimages.ae/detail/news-photo/an-airport-…

a uniom!

I don’t have much insight into the ERI. But, in terms of knowing your market value, have you tried glassdoor.com? You might be able to find data about salaries at the place you work and/or other places like it.

“settled on”?

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