really, who gives a shit, what's it cost for a cell phone? $40/month, you will probably not want your company seeing the bill anyway.
If you are hung up on some frill device, which you are either too cheap to pay for yourself, or can't afford, it's time to look for a higher paying job.
Someone making ~ $70,000/year ($35/hour is the average rate) outta be able to afford their own dsl/broadband, cell phone, and whatever crap you should have. However, if they REQUIRE it, and you don't want to pay for it, then yeah they should pay for it.
Stop complaining already. Who gives a fuck, for me, I don't give a shit about frills. I'm more interested in salary, options, and job satisfaction.
I don't even take their benefits, except dental, as it'll probably be gone, changed, or my ass fired sooner or later.
You're not being creative enough in your job search.
If all you do is check monster.com and the like, forget it you will never find a job.
Trick is posting your resume. I found a job in silicon valley, which has been hit the hardest, in less than 2 months (twice in the past year). and they got my resume from a posting on craiglist.org and dice.com
Never once did I submit my resume this last time.
Also, try my craigslist.org search tool, if you're willing to telecommute.
Search for "Perl" and checking the telecommute box yields hundreds of jobs across the nation.
Amen.
Get rid of the cell phone, you really don't NEED it do you?
I did this, and after 2 months, my boss paid for a new cell phone for me.
Be careful though, make sure they put it in their name, otherwise you will be stuck with it after you leave the job.
Besides, who wants testicular cancer, and from a recent study, a low sperm count, just for keeping your cell in your pocket.
that's the beauty of linux.
I can run the LATEST software on my celeron 433 pc with 256mb of ram, 6 gb harddrive, no problems.
Longhorn will be the death of microsoft, as more companies will switch to Linux rather than upgrading thousands of PC's.
thanks!
a friend of mine has some stuff about "brainfuck" - an esoteric programming language, on a link from his resume. I thought that was pretty fucking stupid.
Work from home occassionally. I find this to be a great stress reliever.
Hire a second person to help you.
Ask for a raise, or find a better paying job doing the same kind of work.
Find a way for your wife to work during times when you get laid off.
What exactly are you stressful about it? money? mortage? fear of loosing your job?
I work as a web developer, and have had a lot of stress the last 2 years from fear of loosing my job. I recently found a job, and then after 5 months was laid off. Stressing about it will only make it worse. I've come to accept that I work in a field where job security is non-existent. The best you can do is keep that resume polished (put an html version online so google picks it up), and post your resume on lots of sites once you do get laid off.
These are all the places I maintain my resume, on their web sites, as well as search for jobs, as I'm currently looking for work. I have been getting about 2-3 calls a day, and I live in Silicon Valley, where it was dead for about 3 years for IT jobs. I'd say 50% of the calls I get are from people finding my resume in google. I've been doing search engine optimization for 2 years, and it has definitely helped me to get my resume up to the first page in google for my targeted keywords.
I haven't landed anything yet, hopefully will get an offer next week. I've been on several interviews at least, so things are picking up.
Linux is not dying, it's gaining. just not as fast as Microsoft.
You gotta admit, your average web surfer/email checker isn't going to install linux to do that when they can install windows in 30 minutes.
Linux never will be mainstream in that sense. However I think the more corporations start adopting it, the more people will start to use linux at home.
you mentioned you had years of experience...so I don't know if entry level is the right comparison for you. I'm assuming entry level is someone with little or no experience.
I would say 30-45k/year USD (at least in silicon valley), with little experience.
I have 5 years open source web development technologies (perl, php, linux, apache, mysql), and am interviewing for between 85-100k per year. I consider my self a mid-level programmer. I've seen sr. positions offer as high as $65/hour or $130k/year.
Most of the calls I get are contract jobs however, in the valley and are about $35-45/hour (roughly 70-90k/year, assuming 2,000 hours in a year - take 2 weeks unpaid for vacation).
True. The popup targets ads when you search in Google.
Of those 43 million users, I am curious how many actually are aware that the popups are coming from an app they installed - and don't know how to stop it, instead of those who are assuming popups are part of the "internet experience".
They have a great business plan, and are making tons of money in this economy. Whether or not you like it. Of course most people won't, but it's still a sound business model, IMO.
If I had a job, and any money, I'd invest in Claira/Gator and Google.
I'm a linux user, and could care less what happens in the ms-windows arena. I'm in favor of crap like this, hopefully more people will switch to linux:-)
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Intel needs to wake up to reality and stop regurtiation of the old wayward windbag speech, we here time and time again.
really, who gives a shit, what's it cost for a cell phone? $40/month, you will probably not want your company seeing the bill anyway. If you are hung up on some frill device, which you are either too cheap to pay for yourself, or can't afford, it's time to look for a higher paying job. Someone making ~ $70,000/year ($35/hour is the average rate) outta be able to afford their own dsl/broadband, cell phone, and whatever crap you should have. However, if they REQUIRE it, and you don't want to pay for it, then yeah they should pay for it. Stop complaining already. Who gives a fuck, for me, I don't give a shit about frills. I'm more interested in salary, options, and job satisfaction. I don't even take their benefits, except dental, as it'll probably be gone, changed, or my ass fired sooner or later.
You're not being creative enough in your job search. If all you do is check monster.com and the like, forget it you will never find a job. Trick is posting your resume. I found a job in silicon valley, which has been hit the hardest, in less than 2 months (twice in the past year). and they got my resume from a posting on craiglist.org and dice.com Never once did I submit my resume this last time. Also, try my craigslist.org search tool, if you're willing to telecommute. Search for "Perl" and checking the telecommute box yields hundreds of jobs across the nation.
Amen. Get rid of the cell phone, you really don't NEED it do you? I did this, and after 2 months, my boss paid for a new cell phone for me. Be careful though, make sure they put it in their name, otherwise you will be stuck with it after you leave the job. Besides, who wants testicular cancer, and from a recent study, a low sperm count, just for keeping your cell in your pocket.
ms is whoring out the internet.
patents are good for most things, however I think this is a case in which the right to patent are abused.
that's the beauty of linux. I can run the LATEST software on my celeron 433 pc with 256mb of ram, 6 gb harddrive, no problems. Longhorn will be the death of microsoft, as more companies will switch to Linux rather than upgrading thousands of PC's.
somday, someone will get everything working out of the box for linux.
thanks! a friend of mine has some stuff about "brainfuck" - an esoteric programming language, on a link from his resume. I thought that was pretty fucking stupid.
Work from home occassionally. I find this to be a great stress reliever.
Hire a second person to help you.
Ask for a raise, or find a better paying job doing the same kind of work.
Find a way for your wife to work during times when you get laid off.
What exactly are you stressful about it? money? mortage? fear of loosing your job?
I work as a web developer, and have had a lot of stress the last 2 years from fear of loosing my job. I recently found a job, and then after 5 months was laid off. Stressing about it will only make it worse. I've come to accept that I work in a field where job security is non-existent. The best you can do is keep that resume polished (put an html version online so google picks it up), and post your resume on lots of sites once you do get laid off.
dice.com
hotjobs.com
monster.com
craigslist.org
careerbuilder.com
jobs.perl.org
These are all the places I maintain my resume, on their web sites, as well as search for jobs, as I'm currently looking for work. I have been getting about 2-3 calls a day, and I live in Silicon Valley, where it was dead for about 3 years for IT jobs. I'd say 50% of the calls I get are from people finding my resume in google. I've been doing search engine optimization for 2 years, and it has definitely helped me to get my resume up to the first page in google for my targeted keywords.
I haven't landed anything yet, hopefully will get an offer next week. I've been on several interviews at least, so things are picking up.
For more info, checkout my site: Search Engine Optimization Information
and it's 4am here!
nevermind my last statement. that guy is dead wrong. I thought he was calling Bush a "crackpot academic".
and what the hell does the Matrix have to do with real world physics anyway?
Linux is not dying, it's gaining. just not as fast as Microsoft. You gotta admit, your average web surfer/email checker isn't going to install linux to do that when they can install windows in 30 minutes. Linux never will be mainstream in that sense. However I think the more corporations start adopting it, the more people will start to use linux at home.
agreed.
Hollywood is nothing but a political machine. Can't wait for Michael Moore's "Farenheit 9/11" to come out!
you mentioned you had years of experience...so I don't know if entry level is the right comparison for you. I'm assuming entry level is someone with little or no experience. I would say 30-45k/year USD (at least in silicon valley), with little experience. I have 5 years open source web development technologies (perl, php, linux, apache, mysql), and am interviewing for between 85-100k per year. I consider my self a mid-level programmer. I've seen sr. positions offer as high as $65/hour or $130k/year. Most of the calls I get are contract jobs however, in the valley and are about $35-45/hour (roughly 70-90k/year, assuming 2,000 hours in a year - take 2 weeks unpaid for vacation).
I didn't report any purchases from the Internet. And I live in California. My tax accountant didn't even mention it, so I'm not too worried about it.
Linux is a heck of a lot more secure than Windows. Need I say more?
True. The popup targets ads when you search in Google. Of those 43 million users, I am curious how many actually are aware that the popups are coming from an app they installed - and don't know how to stop it, instead of those who are assuming popups are part of the "internet experience".
heh, I assume you have nothing better to do than post on /. too?
They have a great business plan, and are making tons of money in this economy. Whether or not you like it. Of course most people won't, but it's still a sound business model, IMO. If I had a job, and any money, I'd invest in Claira/Gator and Google. I'm a linux user, and could care less what happens in the ms-windows arena. I'm in favor of crap like this, hopefully more people will switch to linux :-)
Ditto, as linux user, I happily welcome anything that makes the ms-windows experience that much more unbearable.
SCO is flat out lying, taking credit for something that isn't theirs.
sounds like the same reaction people have after finding out they have Gator installed.