Tech-support Hall of Shame

[Richard Meeker]

I disagree, the freezes just currently mean that you don't know the correct
butt to kiss within the company in order to get a job.  It doesn't matter
what company is having a hiring freeze, if you know the right people, you
can get a job.

Otherwise, I believe that most of us practically need to have a job
opportunity fall in our laps.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-kclug at marauder.illiana.net
[mailto:owner-kclug at marauder.illiana.net]On Behalf Of Marvin
GodfatherofSoul Bellamy
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 10:41 AM
To: Kurt Kessler
Cc: kclug at kclug.org
Subject: Re: Tech-support Hall of Shame

That's exactly how I got my job.  But, I lucked out and ended up with a
great company/owner/boss.  Things look like they actually will get
better.  I know a lot of companies want to hire and start new projects
but have freezes in place.  To me, this indicates that they're just
being cautious.

Kurt Kessler wrote:

>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 refuse...
>
>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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