Well, I Almost Made it a Whole Year...
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That sucks. Maybe time to start your own company or go the contract route, so at least you have a little more control of your destiny.
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What I'm doing.
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
I fully expect to see a government rep at more door tomorrow when Obama is informed that I'm unemployed.
You are more likely to get an ACORN agent or perhaps a uniformed Red Guard to inspect his real estate.
For once your paranoia is applicable. :)
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Get in line for your "Obama" money. But seriously, good luck man.
Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote:
Unpaid overtime is slavery.
Trollslayer wrote:
Meetings - where minutes are taken and hours are lost.
In SA overtime need not be paid, just compensated, e.g. time off. Overtime is not an obligation but a privilege. Our labour law is impressive. One of the most progressive in the world.
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...before "workforce reductions" called for my dismissal (along with 7 other people). It sucks being the newest guy at a job...
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001Come to SA for 6 months or so. Job market here is a sellers market, and we live and eat normally, not raw animals on the street. And, rednecks fit in very well here. I'm serious - a man of your calibre will walk all over the market here. I'll teach you basic Afrikaans, like "fok jou en jou ma", etc.
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I am sorry John! :( Is the project scrapped? Judging by your posts it seemed that you were the most qualified of all guys in terms of WPF knowledge and overall programming. It is hard to imagine they will let go a key person.
Nope - as far as I know the project hasn't been scrapped. It seems that each department had to pick two people, and I was the newest developer.
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001 -
Well, that has to blow. What's the job market like there ( Austin, right ? )
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
San Antonio, actually. I'll find out tomorrow when I start my job hunt.
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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San Antonio, actually. I'll find out tomorrow when I start my job hunt.
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001 -
...before "workforce reductions" called for my dismissal (along with 7 other people). It sucks being the newest guy at a job...
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001I'm sorry to hear that man. You'll have a better job soon.
“Follow your bliss.” – Joseph Campbell
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...before "workforce reductions" called for my dismissal (along with 7 other people). It sucks being the newest guy at a job...
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001That sucks, but being a WPF professional now it such be a cinch getting a new job :) I hope you find something soon.
Software Kinetics (requires SL3 beta) - Moving software
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...before "workforce reductions" called for my dismissal (along with 7 other people). It sucks being the newest guy at a job...
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001I got retrenched twice last year :(
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IronScheme - 1.0 beta 4 - out now!
((λ (x) `(,x ',x)) '(λ (x) `(,x ',x))) The Scheme Programming Language – Fourth Edition -
...before "workforce reductions" called for my dismissal (along with 7 other people). It sucks being the newest guy at a job...
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001 -
...before "workforce reductions" called for my dismissal (along with 7 other people). It sucks being the newest guy at a job...
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001That sucks John, sorry to hear it. Good lick luck on finding something worthy of youur talents quickly :thumbsup: [Edit] Need a new keyboard, or new fingers, or new brain! [/Edit]
Dave
Generic BackgroundWorker - My latest article!
BTW, in software, hope and pray is not a viable strategy. (Luc Pattyn)
Why are you using VB6? Do you hate yourself? (Christian Graus)modified on Friday, October 16, 2009 7:37 AM
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...before "workforce reductions" called for my dismissal (along with 7 other people). It sucks being the newest guy at a job...
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001 -
...before "workforce reductions" called for my dismissal (along with 7 other people). It sucks being the newest guy at a job...
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001Good luck and best wishes for the job hunt, John. I am sure it will not be long. :thumbsup:
Regards, Nish
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com link -
Come to SA for 6 months or so. Job market here is a sellers market, and we live and eat normally, not raw animals on the street. And, rednecks fit in very well here. I'm serious - a man of your calibre will walk all over the market here. I'll teach you basic Afrikaans, like "fok jou en jou ma", etc.
Brady Kelly wrote:
I'll teach you basic Afrikaans, like "fok jou en jou ma", etc.
:laugh: That reminds me of myself and a friend that studied with me. Shes from Malawi and didn't understand a word Afrikaans, until I taught her :rolleyes: Things like: Thank you = fokken kafer Bye = jou poes It was so funny hearing her say those things to people in such a polite manor and with a smile on her face :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Harvey Saayman - South Africa Software Developer .Net, C#, SQL
you.suck = (you.Occupation == jobTitles.Programmer && you.Passion != Programming)1000100 1101111 1100101 1110011 100000 1110100 1101000 1101001 1110011 100000 1101101 1100101 1100001 1101110 100000 1101001 1101101 100000 1100001 100000 1100111 1100101 1100101 1101011 111111 -
Brady Kelly wrote:
I'll teach you basic Afrikaans, like "fok jou en jou ma", etc.
:laugh: That reminds me of myself and a friend that studied with me. Shes from Malawi and didn't understand a word Afrikaans, until I taught her :rolleyes: Things like: Thank you = fokken kafer Bye = jou poes It was so funny hearing her say those things to people in such a polite manor and with a smile on her face :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Harvey Saayman - South Africa Software Developer .Net, C#, SQL
you.suck = (you.Occupation == jobTitles.Programmer && you.Passion != Programming)1000100 1101111 1100101 1110011 100000 1110100 1101000 1101001 1110011 100000 1101101 1100101 1100001 1101110 100000 1101001 1101101 100000 1100001 100000 1100111 1100101 1100101 1101011 111111 -
Sorry to hear that John :( I changed industries because this happened to me a few times, now in a better sector (semiconductors).
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Trollslayer wrote:
I changed industries because this happened to me a few times, now in a better sector (semiconductors).
Are you hoping to eventually move to complete conductors?
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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Let me know too. San Antonio is nice.
I submitted three resumes this morning from postings on Craigs List and (reluctantly) agreed to meet with a placement agency rep. There were more, but I wasn't qualified enough for them. I go for at least a 75% match on skills/requirements. If I can't match at least 3 of 4 stated requirements, I don't waste their time until it gets down to the short hairs on the duration of unemployment.
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001 -
...before "workforce reductions" called for my dismissal (along with 7 other people). It sucks being the newest guy at a job...
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001 -
...before "workforce reductions" called for my dismissal (along with 7 other people). It sucks being the newest guy at a job...
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001
