Getting Over the Stigma of a Previous Job?

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Getting Over the Stigma of a Previous Job?

Posted by Cliff on Tuesday December 30, 2003 @08:48AM from the my-boss-did-it-not-me dept.

Subm asks: "Some friends-of-friends worked at a company with such a high profile downfall their past employer became a liability. They weren't involved in causing the downfall, but with the name 'Enron' on their resumes, interviews were spent defending their past employment. SCO is more focused in its industry than Enron, was and its reputation is in a downward spiral in that industry (Unix and GNU/Linux, not lawsuits, that is). SCO's staff will have to look for other jobs sooner or later, and most within the Unix/GNU/Linux community. Can good workers get over the stigma of an employer's reputation? How will working at SCO affect its staff's careers? Does anyone at SCO talk about this?"

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fp by rabbits77 · 2003-12-30 08:50 · Score: -1, Offtopic

fp!!
First New Year? by Quietti · 2003-12-30 08:50 · Score: -1, Offtopic

N/T

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Software is not supposed to be about how to work around a useability issue. - Ken Barber
Daryl says: by CheapScott · 2003-12-30 08:51 · Score: 0, Offtopic

No, none of this is true.

In related news: George Bush was found cowering in a spider hole while encouraging his army of infidels to commit suicide in Iraq.
Re:It's about skills, 99.9% by Avihson · 2003-12-30 09:00 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Didn't Clinton say that about himself? I know that Nixon stated "I am not a crook".
UT OH! Someone forgot to click "Post Anonymously"! by Anonymous Coward · 2003-12-30 09:15 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Well, your life is over.
Re:Stigma? Try Porn Star by Anonymous Coward · 2003-12-30 09:29 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Out of curiosity, why did you reply to yourself like that? Plausible deniability? Yes, I'mm serious.
Re:Stigma? Try Porn Star by jonathanduty · 2003-12-30 09:41 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Davak
You are freakin sick. Keep your wet dreams out of the chat rooms. No wonder McBride thinks he can take the Open Source world. We are a bunch of freaks!
Re:It's about skills, 99.9% by proj_2501 · 2003-12-30 10:28 · Score: -1, Offtopic

yep, and bush claims to have moral superiority, too.
Modded up so everyone can see, you dumbass! by Anonymous Coward · 2003-12-30 10:35 · Score: -1, Offtopic

I guess I can chuckle about it now. It would be a great story to tell my buddies sitting around the poker table one day.

I just too embarrassed about the whole thing. Back in college I always thought I would love to do adult video. However, being some faceless out-of-shape guy in a porn video is not something to brag about.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Good job moderators!!!!

There's the AC button!
I think I can safely say... by Anonymous Coward · 2003-12-30 10:45 · Score: -1, Offtopic

"Biggest karma-whore ever"
Posting AC, then posting a 'gee, really?' response for the points. Bravo. You might want to get out more.
Re:Stigma? Try Porn Star by Anonymous Coward · 2003-12-30 11:31 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Whatta fuckin dipshit you are.
Re:It's about skills, 99.9% by Avihson · 2003-12-30 11:37 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Clinton argued over the definition of the word 'is'.

Search for ethical administration and Clinton.

But you already knew that, and chose to ignore it since it does not fit your view of reality.
Re:I have only one thing to say by Fnkmaster · 2003-12-30 12:06 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Dude, you are SO busted. I particularly like how you replied to your own original AC post a couple minutes after the post for some nice karma whoring. Hah.