I was kind of wondering that myself. I've seen interviews with 3 or 4 different people for a company and came away from *that* feeling numb. I can only imagine how I'd feel after 8 interviews in a row in one day (especially since it takes about an hour to actually get anywhere in a general interview).
I don't think you understand the meaning of non-profit.
Having worked for one for several years (and having been in contact with others), I can tell you that most of them get their funding through grants which generally originate from the government (and occasionally from trusts set up by individuals or corporations).
My cynicism in that arena tends to be justified, though. I can generally tell which relationships are and aren't going to work within a few minutes of knowing the couple (I read people too well. ask my girlfriend). I admit that I am occasionally wrong in that arena, but occasionally is the operative word.
Besides which, that's really not something the guy's wife should be saying to the kid even if she was kidding. We tend to internalize what is "normal" in a relationship at a pretty young age. That can change, but it's an uphill battle. Having the chance that the kid might grow up to think that's the way relationships should work would be a disservice to the child.
I believe that you replied to the wrong post. I think this is the one you wanted.
Yes, I can be cynical with regard to relationships, but I don't think that romance is dead. In fact, I'm in a decent relationship (and have been for a while) with someone who really isn't after me for my money - if she were, she would have gone somewhere else.
I've just seen too many relationships involving people in this field turn into "I don't have to deal with him and his money spends really well" situations. It's sad, but it does happen (and personally, I think that one relationship that turns that way is too many).
Honestly, I think some of the coolest people I've ever met (and either dated or just been friends with) were because I met them while I was out training martially or when I was helping teach fencers in college.
Money never entered into the conversations until a lot later, and then it was more like "so, what do you do when you aren't here?" But then, I tend to be a little non-standard in some things (and relationships seem to be one of them) *shrugs*.
No kidding. The "I married a good provider" thing annoys me.
I've seen too many couples where that sentiment became more like "I married a guy who makes lots of money and is never home, so I can have both the cash and bed the people I *really* want to without his knowing" after a little while.
I've seen too many friends get hurt because of things like that, and they never even realized that it was happening until it was too late. It's sad and depressing, and probably yet another reason I tend to be cynical.
Not only to live in the midwest but to work there. A lot of the places here are run by (or have hiring departments filled with) people that want all of their employees to be white, straight, clean-cut christians.
Granted, I don't stand out in any of those manners *that* much (I'm Taoist but that doesn't really stand out. The facts that I am not a small guy and the long, neatly kept hair are a little hard to hide and my eyes make me look part Asian - I'm 1/4 Native American), but even I run into that mentality.
If it weren't for the insane cost of living, I'd have absolutely no problem with working in California. I've occasionally pondered Oregon and Washington, but haven't had any bites there.
It does not seem to be an employee's market in any of the places I've seen recently. I've gotten calls from a few places that I literally walked out of the interview five minutes or so in for various reasons including:
* Insane work schedules (sustained 70+ hours/week) * Abusive interview practices (I was literally verbally abused at one. That just amused the hell out of me. This one I stayed at just to see how far they'd go, but knew within the first five minutes that I didn't want to be there. I ended up using it as a social experiment.) * One company which demanded that I do 10 hours of UNPAID work for them before they decided whether or not they "wanted to hire me." (I laughed at them)
These people were all serious and they were all within the last year. Most of the time, you can't even get past HR. You have to be sneaky and call the company, ask them who is in charge of $Department and their contact information and have them transfer you.
I like you. As the only child of an ex-marine, I got to hear a lot of the macho crap.
Personally, I look at work as a means to obtain the things I want in order to live my life. I don't live to work. I just want a job I can enjoy (we all realize that any job can suck at times) most of the time and a life that I can deal with.
As for the other guy's wife, I think my girlfriend put it pretty well - "The latter of whch (screwing his wife) I will only do for 5 minutes because that's all the time I have and I don't know the divorce is coming"
If the wired port is on the company's network and the wireless access is gained through some outside source (say an access point at a building across the street), how is the fact that you've got two connections even going to be known?
I never use hibernate, so that's not a real issue. I also think that the modem doesn't work, but that's also not really an issue since the only time I've ever used that was to send a fax from windows all of a half dozen times or so.
No fish from me. I agree that some laptops aren't linux friendly. My inspiron is an exception. The only problem I had with it was the video so I had to use a workaround (and that was fixed in the next bios upgrade).
The only *real* problem I had was getting a wireless card that was linux friendly. Other than that, it hasn't been bad at all. I've heard horror stories though.
It's the little things, I think. Just showing someone they aren't simply a drone tends to get a fair amount of respect from most technical people that I've known.
It's just a respect thing. The fact that we were all poor college students didn't hurt. I tend to get the older brother rep in most teams I'm a part of.
As a team lead back when I was still in college, I used to buy my people donuts once a week or so (sometimes my money was too tight to do it thanks to tuition, but I usually managed). It was the ritual of the Krispy Kreme. Pick up a small box of glazed on the way to the office and have a short chat over food before starting for the day.
The funny thing was my boss hated it, because they'd look at me if he told them to go do something, waiting for me to okay it.
I too have a ponytail. I look weird with short hair (most of the people who knew me when it was short agree) and tying it back keeps the Scottish Hair of Doom at bay. About the only time I wear sandals is if I'm wandering around the yard or go across the street to get the mail. I wear boots occasionally (anything from hiking boots, to combat boots, to knee length moccosons) but normally, it's just casual leather tennis shoe type things.
None of my clients or employers have ever had a problem with the way I dress or groom. I'm clean shaven, the hair is kept neat, and I generally wear either nice jeans or slacks and a sweater, casual shirt, etc depending on the season and weather. The only thing any of them have ever had a problem with was that I sometimes wore my sunglasses inside, but they were fine with it after they learned why I did it (I'm photosensitive and some days are worse for it than others).
I've found that a lot of it isn't necessarily the clothes you wear but rather that you look presentable in them.
The wording "limited resource computing device" can be said to mean anything from a pile of stones used to do calculations to a supercomputer. Every computational device has finite resources.
Not that I expect them to make that argument, but it could be made =]
I know from personal experience that the old HPs ran like tanks, but you better never think of upgrading them, because they tended to become flaky afterward. As for the new ones, I've seen some that were really great and some that were absolute dogs.
Not to mention the fact that at least at one time (I don't know about now), HP refused to ship driver/os cds with the machines. Instead, they demanded you BUY them if you wanted them (and they weren't cheap).
Out of curiosity, do you happen to have the link for that article? This is one I honestly want to see just to see how low he's gone. I did a quick google for it, and found a couple of forbes articles that mention him, but not that one.
Admitting the reason that they won't hire you can leave them open to lawsuits in some cases. This is why you get the standard HR line of "the position has been filled" or "we're sorry, but you're not what we're looking for".
Personally, I'd like to know why I didn't get a position, but oh well.
I've got one better for you. When I was a kid, my mother was pulled over by the state highway patrol for a routine check. They radio her info in, and are told that she's been dead for a week.
The reason for this? My aunt (father's sister) who lived in the same town, had the same first name as my mother and had kept her maiden name had passed away about a week before. It was a royal mess to get that sorted out.
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My favorite one that I actually had in an interview:
"How would you use bash to scrub the carpet?"
You can't make this up.
I was kind of wondering that myself. I've seen interviews with 3 or 4 different people for a company and came away from *that* feeling numb. I can only imagine how I'd feel after 8 interviews in a row in one day (especially since it takes about an hour to actually get anywhere in a general interview).
As I read this, I have a flashback to watching Mathman on Square One.
Mathman Mathman multiples of three. *chomp*
I don't think you understand the meaning of non-profit.
Having worked for one for several years (and having been in contact with others), I can tell you that most of them get their funding through grants which generally originate from the government (and occasionally from trusts set up by individuals or corporations).
Then all of us who run Fedora don't exist?
Nice try at a troll. Try again.
My cynicism in that arena tends to be justified, though. I can generally tell which relationships are and aren't going to work within a few minutes of knowing the couple (I read people too well. ask my girlfriend). I admit that I am occasionally wrong in that arena, but occasionally is the operative word.
Besides which, that's really not something the guy's wife should be saying to the kid even if she was kidding. We tend to internalize what is "normal" in a relationship at a pretty young age. That can change, but it's an uphill battle. Having the chance that the kid might grow up to think that's the way relationships should work would be a disservice to the child.
I believe that you replied to the wrong post. I think this is the one you wanted.
Yes, I can be cynical with regard to relationships, but I don't think that romance is dead. In fact, I'm in a decent relationship (and have been for a while) with someone who really isn't after me for my money - if she were, she would have gone somewhere else.
I've just seen too many relationships involving people in this field turn into "I don't have to deal with him and his money spends really well" situations. It's sad, but it does happen (and personally, I think that one relationship that turns that way is too many).
Honestly, I think some of the coolest people I've ever met (and either dated or just been friends with) were because I met them while I was out training martially or when I was helping teach fencers in college.
Money never entered into the conversations until a lot later, and then it was more like "so, what do you do when you aren't here?" But then, I tend to be a little non-standard in some things (and relationships seem to be one of them) *shrugs*.
No kidding. The "I married a good provider" thing annoys me.
I've seen too many couples where that sentiment became more like "I married a guy who makes lots of money and is never home, so I can have both the cash and bed the people I *really* want to without his knowing" after a little while.
I've seen too many friends get hurt because of things like that, and they never even realized that it was happening until it was too late. It's sad and depressing, and probably yet another reason I tend to be cynical.
Not only to live in the midwest but to work there. A lot of the places here are run by (or have hiring departments filled with) people that want all of their employees to be white, straight, clean-cut christians.
Granted, I don't stand out in any of those manners *that* much (I'm Taoist but that doesn't really stand out. The facts that I am not a small guy and the long, neatly kept hair are a little hard to hide and my eyes make me look part Asian - I'm 1/4 Native American), but even I run into that mentality.
If it weren't for the insane cost of living, I'd have absolutely no problem with working in California. I've occasionally pondered Oregon and Washington, but haven't had any bites there.
It does not seem to be an employee's market in any of the places I've seen recently. I've gotten calls from a few places that I literally walked out of the interview five minutes or so in for various reasons including:
* Insane work schedules (sustained 70+ hours/week)
* Abusive interview practices (I was literally verbally abused at one. That just amused the hell out of me. This one I stayed at just to see how far they'd go, but knew within the first five minutes that I didn't want to be there. I ended up using it as a social experiment.)
* One company which demanded that I do 10 hours of UNPAID work for them before they decided whether or not they "wanted to hire me." (I laughed at them)
These people were all serious and they were all within the last year. Most of the time, you can't even get past HR. You have to be sneaky and call the company, ask them who is in charge of $Department and their contact information and have them transfer you.
I like you. As the only child of an ex-marine, I got to hear a lot of the macho crap.
Personally, I look at work as a means to obtain the things I want in order to live my life. I don't live to work. I just want a job I can enjoy (we all realize that any job can suck at times) most of the time and a life that I can deal with.
As for the other guy's wife, I think my girlfriend put it pretty well - "The latter of whch (screwing his wife) I will only do for 5 minutes because that's all the time I have and I don't know the divorce is coming"
If the wired port is on the company's network and the wireless access is gained through some outside source (say an access point at a building across the street), how is the fact that you've got two connections even going to be known?
I'd advocate the use of scotch. I don't think wine is strong enough in this case =]
I never use hibernate, so that's not a real issue. I also think that the modem doesn't work, but that's also not really an issue since the only time I've ever used that was to send a fax from windows all of a half dozen times or so.
No fish from me. I agree that some laptops aren't linux friendly. My inspiron is an exception. The only problem I had with it was the video so I had to use a workaround (and that was fixed in the next bios upgrade).
The only *real* problem I had was getting a wireless card that was linux friendly. Other than that, it hasn't been bad at all. I've heard horror stories though.
It's the little things, I think. Just showing someone they aren't simply a drone tends to get a fair amount of respect from most technical people that I've known.
It's just a respect thing. The fact that we were all poor college students didn't hurt. I tend to get the older brother rep in most teams I'm a part of.
As a team lead back when I was still in college, I used to buy my people donuts once a week or so (sometimes my money was too tight to do it thanks to tuition, but I usually managed). It was the ritual of the Krispy Kreme. Pick up a small box of glazed on the way to the office and have a short chat over food before starting for the day.
The funny thing was my boss hated it, because they'd look at me if he told them to go do something, waiting for me to okay it.
I too have a ponytail. I look weird with short hair (most of the people who knew me when it was short agree) and tying it back keeps the Scottish Hair of Doom at bay. About the only time I wear sandals is if I'm wandering around the yard or go across the street to get the mail. I wear boots occasionally (anything from hiking boots, to combat boots, to knee length moccosons) but normally, it's just casual leather tennis shoe type things.
None of my clients or employers have ever had a problem with the way I dress or groom. I'm clean shaven, the hair is kept neat, and I generally wear either nice jeans or slacks and a sweater, casual shirt, etc depending on the season and weather. The only thing any of them have ever had a problem with was that I sometimes wore my sunglasses inside, but they were fine with it after they learned why I did it (I'm photosensitive and some days are worse for it than others).
I've found that a lot of it isn't necessarily the clothes you wear but rather that you look presentable in them.
The wording "limited resource computing device" can be said to mean anything from a pile of stones used to do calculations to a supercomputer. Every computational device has finite resources.
Not that I expect them to make that argument, but it could be made =]
I know from personal experience that the old HPs ran like tanks, but you better never think of upgrading them, because they tended to become flaky afterward. As for the new ones, I've seen some that were really great and some that were absolute dogs.
Not to mention the fact that at least at one time (I don't know about now), HP refused to ship driver/os cds with the machines. Instead, they demanded you BUY them if you wanted them (and they weren't cheap).
Notepad can't, but for some reason Wordpad deals with them just fine.
It's kind of weird.
Out of curiosity, do you happen to have the link for that article? This is one I honestly want to see just to see how low he's gone. I did a quick google for it, and found a couple of forbes articles that mention him, but not that one.
Admitting the reason that they won't hire you can leave them open to lawsuits in some cases. This is why you get the standard HR line of "the position has been filled" or "we're sorry, but you're not what we're looking for".
Personally, I'd like to know why I didn't get a position, but oh well.
I've got one better for you. When I was a kid, my mother was pulled over by the state highway patrol for a routine check. They radio her info in, and are told that she's been dead for a week.
The reason for this? My aunt (father's sister) who lived in the same town, had the same first name as my mother and had kept her maiden name had passed away about a week before. It was a royal mess to get that sorted out.