The only thing I'm attracted to is his job offer - and the idea of getting out of this gossipy little town.
Porter wrote a Life of Commodore David Porter (1875), gossipy Incidents and Anecdotes of the Civil War (1885), a none too accurate History of the Navy during the War of the Rebellion (1887), two novels, Allan Dare and Robert le Diable (1885; dramatized, 1887) and Harry Marline (1886), and a short "Romance of Gettysburg," published in The Criterion in 1903.
However, as energetic as they are, there is still a tendency for them to be a bit hypersensitive, and a tad gossipy.
These spoilers are gossipy in nature and reveal next to nothing of fact.
Gossipy co-workers are not just an annoyance, but they can also be a distraction that negatively impacts the quality of your work production.