history: A friend of mine got a new high paying job.  I didn't think he could do it but he somehow pulled it off A friend of mine got a new high paying job That's good on his part_comma_ how do you feel about it?
current: I thought it was amazing he got it, seemed like a tough job to land
next: That's awesome, and I agree, the job market is tough now a days.  High paying or not.