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The Laid-off Techie

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the marine-corps-is-always-hiring dept.

LazyBoy writes: "ZDNet News has this article entitled "The world of the laid-off techie". Yikes! Things have been bad in New Jersey for a while (telecom slump). How are they elsewhere?"

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  1. Burning cash by jhol · · Score: 3, Funny

    But after eight months without a job, the 37-year-old Raleigh, N.C., resident had burned through his 401(k) savings and was nearing the end of unemployment insurance.

    How did that happen? $401k in 8 months? Am I missing something here?

    Maybe he should try relocating to find a proper job.

  2. Re:Laid off MBAs and marketing by jejones · · Score: 5, Funny
    [Raises hand] Here...I'm in Des Moines, out of work after 15 years of compiler maintenance, enhancement, and development.

    Perversely humorous item: I went over to itmoonlighting.com, entered my vitae, and let it do its search for temporary jobs. Exactly one turned up--it was pretty obviously a college student who wanted someone to do his homework for him and was willing to pay $200 for it. (In case he or she is reading this--write your own RPN calculator for polynomials, OK?)

  3. I can't believe it!! by SamBeckett · · Score: 3, Funny

    Why, oh, why, don't all of you out of work open source hippies try to sell your software!!!

  4. Re:Job hunting is a full-time job by Sivar · · Score: 3, Funny

    Wyould your last name be Shifman? ;-)

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    Computer Science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes. --E. W. Dijkstra