Hope they keep on walking.
Yep.
Keep heading east until they’re underwater.
Since Congress is exempt from employment laws this is a good way to weed out poor performers. Walk out? Take a hike!
When the worms (newbies) in the patch used to ask my old boss for a day off, he would tell them, "Sure, sure. Take two days. Hell, take a week. Or a month--no, no, take a year.
"In fact, why don't you plan on checking back with us in TWO years, and if we have an open spot we'll sure think about giving you a look."