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[Kurt Kessler]

My problem is a bit different than yours. I have
(mainly) self taught experience. I read at least an
hour or two a night, not including looking things up
online. I finally got a break back in March, but was
promptly laid off when Earthlink made them an offer
they coudn't refust... 

I'm not throwing in the towel though, will just keep
up with my school, get some more certs, and keep
keepin on. This shit economy can't last forever.

--- zscoundrel <zscoundrel at kc.rr.com> wrote:
> Yeah, me too!  It really bites when you go for a job
> interview and 
> instead of just looking to see if you are qualified,
> they get all hung 
> up becasue I am over qualified.
> 
> Gee, thanks for looking out for my carreer, but if I
> wanted to do what I 
> did in my last job, I would go work for IBM in
> Atlanta or where ever 
> that office is that handles that particular
> micro-specialty.  I/T is 
> supposed to be a dynamic industry, why can't the
> employee's be dynamic 
> too???  Perhaps I WANT to take a step back and take
> my career in a 
> different direction because the niche I was in
> REALLY SUCKED!!!
> 
> Sheesh!  If I didn't want the job I was interviewing
> for - I would be 
> out playing Pool or riding the bike!
> 
> Note to petential interviewers:  Over qualified
> means having MORE 
> QUALIFICATIONS than what is required to do the job. 
> It does NOT mean 
> 'unable to do the job'!
> 
> If I bring more skills to the job than a minty-fresh
> MSCE right out of 
> school, that's my problem.  Pay me what the job is
> worth and I will 
> decide if I want to do it.  That is the cool thing
> about experience.  It 
> means I know how to do a lot of cool things, and can
> choose to do what I 
> like to do.
> 
> Michael wrote:
> 
> >>I have recently sent an email reuest to a
> "nameless" Computer company
> >>down in the bottoms...  What I need is a BIOS
> update, what I got, was
> >>information on how to reseat my IDE cable. I'm
> happy to know that these
> >>talented people are employed.
> >>
> > 
> > What bothers me is that I'm unemployed and
> practically homeless (well in
> > <2 weeks) and these ass monkeys can find work.
> I've done hundreds of BIOS
> > updates and would know exactly what people were
> talking about but I can't
> > even get a job at Taco Bell. Seriously stuff like
> this almost makes me
> > want to cry. All I can think of is the theme song
> to MASH.
> > 
> > 
> > 
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