"IE vs. Firefox"... IE vs. Netscape came first, actually, and see where that got Netscape. Point in fact, Netscape is using Mozilla too.
Maybe AMD should license the P4-M's architecture and make the A64 even better? *flees*
What goes well with any bachelor of science?
A degree in English.
OH/my/ GAWSH! An ENGINEER who can WRITE!
To be serious, though, if you can write decently, having a degree in this is a true door opener. I feel fortunate to have grown up with a knack for good writing skills, and it has made available to me a number of very interesting opportunities. The downside, of course, is that you may get pegged for technical writing. I once spent six months documenting a custom software program and writing a User's Guide in prep for public "out of box" release. Ugh. I learned then just how horrible MS Word is for large documents and will never use it again.
I bet your Human Services department would have a thing or two to say about your termination. HS departments are always very nervous about litigation. You didn't mention the official stated reason for your being let go. Elimination of the position? That would be tough to fight. If the stated reason were "lack of job performance" due to the audit finding glitches -- then why did they give you a raise and favorable reviews, which are all on record? That would be a big opening for any lawyer. Can you say, "Collusion" ?
In my second week of employment at my current job, the main Exchange server crashed. Badly. I stayed at the office all night working on the problem and had e-mail up and running about an hour before people started arriving in the morning. I just don't see how some consultant would be willing to do that without such extreme cost cutting measures which guarantee you won't have the same consultant working on a problem throughout the life of the problem (such as split 12 hour "local" and "overseas" shifts). Otherwise it would cost a fortune to contract that.
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"IE vs. Firefox" ... IE vs. Netscape came first, actually, and see where that got Netscape. Point in fact, Netscape is using Mozilla too.
Maybe AMD should license the P4-M's architecture and make the A64 even better? *flees*
What goes well with any bachelor of science? A degree in English. OH /my/ GAWSH! An ENGINEER who can WRITE!
To be serious, though, if you can write decently, having a degree in this is a true door opener. I feel fortunate to have grown up with a knack for good writing skills, and it has made available to me a number of very interesting opportunities. The downside, of course, is that you may get pegged for technical writing. I once spent six months documenting a custom software program and writing a User's Guide in prep for public "out of box" release. Ugh. I learned then just how horrible MS Word is for large documents and will never use it again.
I bet your Human Services department would have a thing or two to say about your termination. HS departments are always very nervous about litigation. You didn't mention the official stated reason for your being let go. Elimination of the position? That would be tough to fight. If the stated reason were "lack of job performance" due to the audit finding glitches -- then why did they give you a raise and favorable reviews, which are all on record? That would be a big opening for any lawyer. Can you say, "Collusion" ? In my second week of employment at my current job, the main Exchange server crashed. Badly. I stayed at the office all night working on the problem and had e-mail up and running about an hour before people started arriving in the morning. I just don't see how some consultant would be willing to do that without such extreme cost cutting measures which guarantee you won't have the same consultant working on a problem throughout the life of the problem (such as split 12 hour "local" and "overseas" shifts). Otherwise it would cost a fortune to contract that.