Non-responsiveness on the part of HR/recruiters isn't just common - after a while, I just assumed it was 'standard practice'.
I don't expect a detailed response from every resume I send in, but I do expect a response if I have gone thru an interview, especially if it included someone from the executive suite. It can be demoralizing to meet with a hiring manager and their boss (maybe a VP), have it go well (smiles all around), then radio silence. At least have the courtesy of an email stating 'We appreciate the time and energy you put into the process, but...'.
I have to agree with the other posters that the recruiters created the environment in which this developed.
Having said all that, I cannot condone an employee accepting a position, filling out some forms, then not showing up to the first day of work. That borders on a sort of fraud or breech: if you went thru the process of filling out onboarding docs, there is a very strongly implied and expressed intent, by both parties, to commit to each other. But then, I suppose some people don't show to their own weddings...
It boils down to standards of behavior - for all aspects of life. And respect. If we develop a society that says that a free-wheeling economy where anything goes is the norm, how to you expect job-seekers *not* to be influenced by that?
It seems like, when the camera company knows that a line is near the end, they put a little extra effort into the last one.
I have a Nikon F6 and one of the last Hasselblad 500 C/M's and they are both very refined machines. The F6 is smooth as butter - a real pleasure to use.
For those of you in the Pacific NW, there is still Blue Moon Camera & Machine in Portland OR. They *only* sell film gear. They have lots of new and used gear in the shop and are very friendly. They process film in a wide variety of formats (down to Minox!) and offer a variety of print sizes from their many processors. They seem to have found a niche: they now do a lot of work for other camera stores who don't want to do the processing themselves, but want to serve their local clientele.
For years I used the Eudora email client and the Eudora Internet Mail Server (EIMS). (unrelated code and origins) EIMS was a fairly simple, but rock-stable MTA that could run on very old hardware and even OS9. Spin it up and forget it. And its cost for unlimited users and domains ($200) made it an easy choice.
I believe that one thing that kept EIMS focused on its core functions was that it was maintained by just one developer - Glenn Anderson. Time passed and Glenn got offers to do cgi work on movies like the LOTR franchise, so he eventually stopped development. (and, to be fair, EIMS never had much of a market share, so it probably never generated much $$ for Glenn)
Shhhh! - I still have a 12(?) year old Mac in the basement running EIMS, though I stopped using the Eudora mail client years ago.
Ahh, the old days. I used the Eudora email client and the Eudora Internet Mail Server. The client had options up the wazoo and was utterly reliable. The mail server was stripped down, but would run for years unattended on minimalist old hardware.
Based on the number of robo-calls I got on my cellphone *just today*, I figure about 10% of all robo-calls are coming to me. If there are a few others out there like me, then we account for half of those calls.
Seriously, WTF? It's gotten to the point where those calls are disrupting my day. If it's my bank or someone important, I need to answer. I may have to change my number (that I've had for 15+ years).
On a related rant, one of my coworkers eventually had to change her work phone number because a robo-call shop was using her number as their number on CallerID. Jeez - this is out of control.
People injecting untested bio-treatments as publicity, the Prez suggesting that the answer to school gun violence is to arm all teachers, political think tanks suggesting that we can safely ignore global warming...
Is there a strain of the flu going around that reduces emotional maturity to that of an 8-year-old?
I don't think the social landscape reflects right vs. left, I think it reflects the lowest common denominator; what is the base level of maturity that most people seem willing to embrace? Is it just easier for people to emote and let that lead their actions?
How will we as a civilization progress if few will strive for maturity and wisdom?
"help those who are dislocated transition easily into new jobs and new occupations"
That's some mighty fine crack you're on. Sounds like Marketing speak glossing over something that someone wants hidden.
Workforce transitions are rarely, if ever, easy. Skillsets are often mismatched and can take a long time to change. There may well be geographic relocations (who pays?). And if the new jobs pay less, then we feed the cycle of pushing more domestic production overseas to lower the cost, so that workers who took a pay cut can afford those products.
I'm trying not to be a Luddite, and slowing growth artificially is a losing proposition, but let's at least be honest and realistic about what those changes mean to those whose lives are most intensely affected.
While I will stand with you on the relative value of a $10k pair of cables (speaker or interconnect), I will say that there is a very discernible difference between a typical $5 cable and a $100 cable. Less noticeable, but still audible, is the difference between a typical $100 cable and a $1k cable. Once you get in that general area, most of the 'easy' things to fix/tweak have been done (shielding, quality connectors, heavy gauge) and now you're down to percent purity of copper and so forth. Diminishing returns and all.
And bear in mind that it will be difficult to discern the value of a $1k cable if hooked to a $250 system. The good stuff really does make a difference.
Why is it that most people seem to think it's OK to either;
Produce a 'server' app that is easy to use and has a relatively-clear GUI, but lacks so much substance that it's hardly worth bothering or Produce a server app that does everything, is very configurable and very stable, but has a zillion modules and takes a long time to learn, because the author never heard of HIG (Human Interface Guidelines)
I am now going to raise a virtual beer to EIMS, WebSTAR, QuickDNS, etc.
So I wash my clothes, then run ultrasonics against/thru them to dry them. And I do this every week (or whatever).
What is the affect on the structural integrity of the fabric? Wouldn't prolonged exposure to intense vibration cause some fibers to break and knits to stretch? Would the ends of fibers tend to fray more quickly?
I don't think I'll be the first on my block to buy one.
--numbers that aren't valid under NANPA: foreign numbers and nonsensical numbers like 000-000-0000 --valid numbers that haven't been allocated to any phone company: in NANPA's reserve (like bogons) --valid numbers that have been allocated to a phone company but haven't been assigned to a subscriber: in a carrier's reserve
which completely ignores all calls that spoof legit numbers that already belong to another entity, which is the most dangerous type of spoofing and the one that needs the most attention. "Hi, I'm from the IRS. See my number? I'm legit!"
Having dipped my toe in the shallow end of high-end audio, I can attest that judging the relative quality of recordings and equipment and cables requires a lot of close A-B comparisons and is fraught with conflicting opinions. The merits of one element can be obscured by other elements in the system, leading to a very different conclusion than if those interfering elements had been replaced with higher-quality ones.
Sometimes hearing the difference between types of recordings will depend entirely on the source material.
I will admit that I *never* thought that cable upgrades could make much of a difference, until I got some fairly serious kit (ARC, Manley, Magnepan, etc.) then swapped out cheap cables and borrowed some spendy ones. True, the difference was hardly night and day, but, if you were looking for it, you could reliably and repeatedly hear it.
The real question becomes; Can you justify the difference in cost? While I might be able to hear the difference between an mp3 and some lossless format, if I have to consistently pay more for the lossless service (and pay more for the gear that is capable of making those differences accessible), am I getting X dollars worth of value?
Be honest with yourself, don't rely on others to provide you with an opinion. Relax and listen. If you hear a difference and it gives you pleasure, then you have your answer.
While I'm not gonna run out and buy some Ektachrome, I do shoot with B&W film on a regular basis. And there are enough of us out here that, for example, a shop can exist here (Blue Moon Camera) that sells *exclusively* to film users. There is not any hint of digital in their shop. And sometimes, the place is hopping with customers.
There are many non-USA manufacturers of film and paper still out there - amazingly, there are still choices.
There are also many informal groups that meet to share prints, ideas, knowledge, experiences, etc. And no, it's not just three guys reminiscing about the good old days - there are 20, 30, 40, 50 60 -somethings who get involved.
It's not just about the result. It's also about the process. Film is slower and more deliberate - you tend to take a few moments longer to think about the shot. You're also more deliberate in printing the final result. I have pro-level film and digital gear - what I use that day depends on how I feel and what the subject lends itself to. I value that choice.
Film will be with us for decades to come. Will it last another century? Possibly not. But it still has years to go.
Within the same telco, the business fiber and residential fiber might use different strands, different routers, offer dedicated vs. shared bandwidth, etc. They are quite different.
For multi-thousands per month, a business customer is paying for dedicated bandwidth. They know that another customer is not going to slow down their access rate. This type of service also offers the option of redundant entrance facilities, diverse routes back to the C.O., etc. For some businesses, this is a requirement and they are willing to pay for that.
For residential (and some low-tier business) service, there is the compromise you (as a telco) are forced to make. You have downward price pressure, so you look for ways to cut costs. You bring 2.5G to a splitter in the street, then divide that among buildings. You bring 1G into a building, then divide that among tenants.
The underlying transport technology might be different, you might put both transmit and receive on a single strand vs. separate strand for TX vs. RX.
Nothing underhanded here - the market demands a lower price point, you find ways to reduce your costs to enable that lower price and still make some profit.
It is never science itself that is 'evil', it's the implementation of policies (chosen by irrational humans), then selectively plucking out disparate facts that (seemingly) support the policy and calling it 'scientifically-based'.
(a poor example) The chemical processes involved in (traditional) photography are scientific. They've been investigated, the knowledge shared, the processes broken down to their component parts to better understand, the results verified a million times.
Using photography to 'prove' that aliens occupied the local Piggly Wiggly or that the entire Apollo program happened on a back-lot in California is just selectively choosing parts of a larger set of knowledge to support a point of view.
I believe a rational society could be wonderful. How we get there, when people are inherently irrational? I have no idea.
As a side-note to this discussion, it should be pointed out that access to poles should be regulated to some degree if for no other reason than to prevent overloading the weight-capacity of the poles. Poles do not have unlimited weight-bearing capacity.
--Disclaimer: I work for a big telco--
We have sometimes had to re-route our fiber builds because electric-utility-owned poles had reached their capacity. (a very expensive proposition sometimes)
If all carriers were allowed to add cables to a poles without thought to total load, years down the road, say, during an ice storm, you might find a neighborhood up the proverbial creek minus the oars. Loss of a pole includes electricity service.
Look closely at a pole that has a lot of cabling on it: almost all of it is under tension. In various directions. Get too much load then throw in a wrench (car hitting pole, wind storm, ice storm), and you lose both telecom service and electricity.
I'm no fan of regulation, but it had a root of common sense in the beginning.
>>>A government-sanctioned monopoly is offering a service, with no other competitors allowed to offer you a competing service.
I work for one of those non-existent competitors. There is far more competition out there than most people seem to think. That's not to say that all the competitors compete on price. (if price were the only competing factor, we'd all be getting cheap, shitty service)
There seems to be a very widespread belief that the only thing worth competing on is price. I guess that's why Walmart is so popular.
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"Do you send a thank you letter after an interview?"
I send a thank you email. In the rare event that I don't have their email address, I call.
Non-responsiveness on the part of HR/recruiters isn't just common - after a while, I just assumed it was 'standard practice'.
I don't expect a detailed response from every resume I send in, but I do expect a response if I have gone thru an interview, especially if it included someone from the executive suite. It can be demoralizing to meet with a hiring manager and their boss (maybe a VP), have it go well (smiles all around), then radio silence. At least have the courtesy of an email stating 'We appreciate the time and energy you put into the process, but...'.
I have to agree with the other posters that the recruiters created the environment in which this developed.
Having said all that, I cannot condone an employee accepting a position, filling out some forms, then not showing up to the first day of work. That borders on a sort of fraud or breech: if you went thru the process of filling out onboarding docs, there is a very strongly implied and expressed intent, by both parties, to commit to each other. But then, I suppose some people don't show to their own weddings...
It boils down to standards of behavior - for all aspects of life. And respect. If we develop a society that says that a free-wheeling economy where anything goes is the norm, how to you expect job-seekers *not* to be influenced by that?
It seems like, when the camera company knows that a line is near the end, they put a little extra effort into the last one.
I have a Nikon F6 and one of the last Hasselblad 500 C/M's and they are both very refined machines. The F6 is smooth as butter - a real pleasure to use.
For those of you in the Pacific NW, there is still Blue Moon Camera & Machine in Portland OR. They *only* sell film gear. They have lots of new and used gear in the shop and are very friendly. They process film in a wide variety of formats (down to Minox!) and offer a variety of print sizes from their many processors. They seem to have found a niche: they now do a lot of work for other camera stores who don't want to do the processing themselves, but want to serve their local clientele.
For years I used the Eudora email client and the Eudora Internet Mail Server (EIMS). (unrelated code and origins) EIMS was a fairly simple, but rock-stable MTA that could run on very old hardware and even OS9. Spin it up and forget it. And its cost for unlimited users and domains ($200) made it an easy choice.
I believe that one thing that kept EIMS focused on its core functions was that it was maintained by just one developer - Glenn Anderson. Time passed and Glenn got offers to do cgi work on movies like the LOTR franchise, so he eventually stopped development. (and, to be fair, EIMS never had much of a market share, so it probably never generated much $$ for Glenn)
Shhhh! - I still have a 12(?) year old Mac in the basement running EIMS, though I stopped using the Eudora mail client years ago.
Ahh, the old days. I used the Eudora email client and the Eudora Internet Mail Server. The client had options up the wazoo and was utterly reliable. The mail server was stripped down, but would run for years unattended on minimalist old hardware.
Sigh...
Based on the number of robo-calls I got on my cellphone *just today*, I figure about 10% of all robo-calls are coming to me. If there are a few others out there like me, then we account for half of those calls.
Seriously, WTF? It's gotten to the point where those calls are disrupting my day. If it's my bank or someone important, I need to answer. I may have to change my number (that I've had for 15+ years).
On a related rant, one of my coworkers eventually had to change her work phone number because a robo-call shop was using her number as their number on CallerID. Jeez - this is out of control.
People injecting untested bio-treatments as publicity, the Prez suggesting that the answer to school gun violence is to arm all teachers, political think tanks suggesting that we can safely ignore global warming...
Is there a strain of the flu going around that reduces emotional maturity to that of an 8-year-old?
I don't think the social landscape reflects right vs. left, I think it reflects the lowest common denominator; what is the base level of maturity that most people seem willing to embrace? Is it just easier for people to emote and let that lead their actions?
How will we as a civilization progress if few will strive for maturity and wisdom?
"help those who are dislocated transition easily into new jobs and new occupations"
That's some mighty fine crack you're on. Sounds like Marketing speak glossing over something that someone wants hidden.
Workforce transitions are rarely, if ever, easy. Skillsets are often mismatched and can take a long time to change. There may well be geographic relocations (who pays?). And if the new jobs pay less, then we feed the cycle of pushing more domestic production overseas to lower the cost, so that workers who took a pay cut can afford those products.
I'm trying not to be a Luddite, and slowing growth artificially is a losing proposition, but let's at least be honest and realistic about what those changes mean to those whose lives are most intensely affected.
Just to get a little off-track here...
While I will stand with you on the relative value of a $10k pair of cables (speaker or interconnect), I will say that there is a very discernible difference between a typical $5 cable and a $100 cable. Less noticeable, but still audible, is the difference between a typical $100 cable and a $1k cable. Once you get in that general area, most of the 'easy' things to fix/tweak have been done (shielding, quality connectors, heavy gauge) and now you're down to percent purity of copper and so forth. Diminishing returns and all.
And bear in mind that it will be difficult to discern the value of a $1k cable if hooked to a $250 system. The good stuff really does make a difference.
Been there.
on how long it will be before Trump & Co. declares that this 'impedes US business' from making America great again?
The Market knows what's best for the country!
(I know that I am about to get pummeled, but...)
Why is it that most people seem to think it's OK to either;
Produce a 'server' app that is easy to use and has a relatively-clear GUI, but lacks so much substance that it's hardly worth bothering
or
Produce a server app that does everything, is very configurable and very stable, but has a zillion modules and takes a long time to learn, because the author never heard of HIG (Human Interface Guidelines)
I am now going to raise a virtual beer to EIMS, WebSTAR, QuickDNS, etc.
Those were the days...
that nobody made a comment about Trump flying to Antarctica to make a speech!
I strongly recommend the bow-tie type of antenna. Works very well and doesn't break the bank (I think it's about $35 on amazon).
If you get a smallish one, be sure to be aware of where your local broadcast towers are and point it towards those.
Personal computers came after my high school days, but I do remember;
a teacher bringing in an abacus for us to use
most of the top-achieving students were pretty fast with a slide rule (still have mine somewhere....)
So I wash my clothes, then run ultrasonics against/thru them to dry them. And I do this every week (or whatever).
What is the affect on the structural integrity of the fabric? Wouldn't prolonged exposure to intense vibration cause some fibers to break and knits to stretch? Would the ends of fibers tend to fray more quickly?
I don't think I'll be the first on my block to buy one.
OK, so the summary says that Twitter boasts 319 monthly active users.
One of them is Trump.
At least 316 are hardcore Trump supporters.
Who are these other two?
So the conditions that would be blocked would be;
--numbers that aren't valid under NANPA: foreign numbers and nonsensical numbers like 000-000-0000
--valid numbers that haven't been allocated to any phone company: in NANPA's reserve (like bogons)
--valid numbers that have been allocated to a phone company but haven't been assigned to a subscriber: in a carrier's reserve
which completely ignores all calls that spoof legit numbers that already belong to another entity, which is the most dangerous type of spoofing and the one that needs the most attention. "Hi, I'm from the IRS. See my number? I'm legit!"
Come on, grow some teeth
Having dipped my toe in the shallow end of high-end audio, I can attest that judging the relative quality of recordings and equipment and cables requires a lot of close A-B comparisons and is fraught with conflicting opinions. The merits of one element can be obscured by other elements in the system, leading to a very different conclusion than if those interfering elements had been replaced with higher-quality ones.
Sometimes hearing the difference between types of recordings will depend entirely on the source material.
I will admit that I *never* thought that cable upgrades could make much of a difference, until I got some fairly serious kit (ARC, Manley, Magnepan, etc.) then swapped out cheap cables and borrowed some spendy ones. True, the difference was hardly night and day, but, if you were looking for it, you could reliably and repeatedly hear it.
The real question becomes; Can you justify the difference in cost? While I might be able to hear the difference between an mp3 and some lossless format, if I have to consistently pay more for the lossless service (and pay more for the gear that is capable of making those differences accessible), am I getting X dollars worth of value?
Be honest with yourself, don't rely on others to provide you with an opinion. Relax and listen. If you hear a difference and it gives you pleasure, then you have your answer.
While I'm not gonna run out and buy some Ektachrome, I do shoot with B&W film on a regular basis. And there are enough of us out here that, for example, a shop can exist here (Blue Moon Camera) that sells *exclusively* to film users. There is not any hint of digital in their shop. And sometimes, the place is hopping with customers.
There are many non-USA manufacturers of film and paper still out there - amazingly, there are still choices.
There are also many informal groups that meet to share prints, ideas, knowledge, experiences, etc. And no, it's not just three guys reminiscing about the good old days - there are 20, 30, 40, 50 60 -somethings who get involved.
It's not just about the result. It's also about the process. Film is slower and more deliberate - you tend to take a few moments longer to think about the shot. You're also more deliberate in printing the final result. I have pro-level film and digital gear - what I use that day depends on how I feel and what the subject lends itself to. I value that choice.
Film will be with us for decades to come. Will it last another century? Possibly not. But it still has years to go.
Sorry, no. It's not exactly the same.
Within the same telco, the business fiber and residential fiber might use different strands, different routers, offer dedicated vs. shared bandwidth, etc. They are quite different.
For multi-thousands per month, a business customer is paying for dedicated bandwidth. They know that another customer is not going to slow down their access rate. This type of service also offers the option of redundant entrance facilities, diverse routes back to the C.O., etc. For some businesses, this is a requirement and they are willing to pay for that.
For residential (and some low-tier business) service, there is the compromise you (as a telco) are forced to make. You have downward price pressure, so you look for ways to cut costs. You bring 2.5G to a splitter in the street, then divide that among buildings. You bring 1G into a building, then divide that among tenants.
The underlying transport technology might be different, you might put both transmit and receive on a single strand vs. separate strand for TX vs. RX.
Nothing underhanded here - the market demands a lower price point, you find ways to reduce your costs to enable that lower price and still make some profit.
What server software was running on the Mac? EIMS? Sendmail?
(I have run EIMS for almost 20 years - too bad the developer decided to go in a different direction.)
It is never science itself that is 'evil', it's the implementation of policies (chosen by irrational humans), then selectively plucking out disparate facts that (seemingly) support the policy and calling it 'scientifically-based'.
(a poor example) The chemical processes involved in (traditional) photography are scientific. They've been investigated, the knowledge shared, the processes broken down to their component parts to better understand, the results verified a million times.
Using photography to 'prove' that aliens occupied the local Piggly Wiggly or that the entire Apollo program happened on a back-lot in California is just selectively choosing parts of a larger set of knowledge to support a point of view.
I believe a rational society could be wonderful. How we get there, when people are inherently irrational? I have no idea.
As a side-note to this discussion, it should be pointed out that access to poles should be regulated to some degree if for no other reason than to prevent overloading the weight-capacity of the poles. Poles do not have unlimited weight-bearing capacity.
--Disclaimer: I work for a big telco--
We have sometimes had to re-route our fiber builds because electric-utility-owned poles had reached their capacity. (a very expensive proposition sometimes)
If all carriers were allowed to add cables to a poles without thought to total load, years down the road, say, during an ice storm, you might find a neighborhood up the proverbial creek minus the oars. Loss of a pole includes electricity service.
Look closely at a pole that has a lot of cabling on it: almost all of it is under tension. In various directions. Get too much load then throw in a wrench (car hitting pole, wind storm, ice storm), and you lose both telecom service and electricity.
I'm no fan of regulation, but it had a root of common sense in the beginning.
>>Since Centurylink owns all the poles
The locals telco's rarely 'own all the poles'. Most poles belong to the electrical utilities and the telco and cable companies get access rights.
>>>A government-sanctioned monopoly is offering a service, with no other competitors allowed to offer you a competing service.
I work for one of those non-existent competitors. There is far more competition out there than most people seem to think. That's not to say that all the competitors compete on price. (if price were the only competing factor, we'd all be getting cheap, shitty service)
There seems to be a very widespread belief that the only thing worth competing on is price. I guess that's why Walmart is so popular.