You know what they do with engineers when they turn 40?
This is the reason why I'm getting into Information Security since it requires 10+ years of general I.T. experience. That's a steep requirement for college graduates and foreign workers. Besides, my coworkers have more gray hairs than me.
I make $25/hr as an I.T. drone, and my unemployment benefits is equilivant to $13/hr. I was able to get through two years of unemployment (2009-10) on 99 weeks of unemployment benefits and six months of underemployment (working 20 hours PER MONTH) before filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. I was recently out of work for eight months, which was two months of an old claim and six months of a new claim for unemployment benefits. Since the new job pays every 15 days and not every other week, I had to take out a bank loan to pay the bills until I got my paycheck. This was all possible by living a very modest lifestyle in Silicon Valley.
If you unemployment benefits exceeds minimum wage, and you can significantly reduce expenses to live off of unemployment benefits, why would you try to get a minimum wage job at all?
I had a small group communication class when I got assigned to a project with four Vietnamese students who had me do all the work and give the presentation. They got pissed when the instructor gave them zero points and gave me extra points.
This time around I wasn't desperate. Being out of work for two years, underemployed (working 20 hours PER MONTH) for six months, filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, and getting a new full-time job on the day after the court finalized my bankruptcy in 2011. Now that's desperate.
The only people I know that still use LinkedIn are desperate and unemployable.
When I got an iPhone for the first time this year, I was able to merge together my email address from Yahoo Mail and phone numbers on my cellphone. By importing matching profiles from the LinkedIn app into my contacts, I was able to better identify recruiters. My LinkedIn connections went from ~250 to 600+ in a month. I got a new job a month after being out of work for seven months.
When I went back to school to learn computer programming after the Dot Com Bust to re-focus my technical career, there were two long-term trends in my favor: baby boomers would retire and China/India would stop exporting workers. Pay for skilled I.T. workers will only increase as demand goes up and supply goes down. Alas, the Great Recession has postponed this by a few years. The great I.T. crunch is nigh!
And to vote. The largest Republican majority in the House since 1928 (before the 1929 stock market crash and 1930's depression) came about from the lowest voter turnout in 70 years (World War II).
I had a Black MacBook (2006) for eight years before the CPU fan gave out. For the last five years, I ran Snow Leopard OSX. The only reason I didn't bother to get the MacBook repaired was the 32-bit CPU made it obsolete. I'm planning to get a used 2010 Mac in the near future. I could get another four years or more of useful life even if Yosemite OSX becomes the last OS for the hardware.
Health policy should be an exception. If someone has ebola and they're turned away at the ER because they're not a legal citizen, ebola will spread in the community. Diseases don't care if someone is legal or illegal.
But in the corporate world, investing in yourself is usually trouble.
I worked at one company that wouldn't train workers since management was afraid that they would get certified and go work for a competitor. Never mind that most employees were training themselves, getting certified and leaving for a competitor anyway.
When I worked as a lead video game tester at Accolade/Infogrames/Atari (same company, different owners, multiple personality disorder), my schedule estimate for code release was always accurate (+/- two weeks). Unlike the developers and producer, I didn't get a completion bonus for hitting the milestone dates. Their bonuses would fly out the window because they spent so much time trying to hit milestone date that the game couldn't pass QA. Not my fault that they can't code in a timely fashion.
I had a Black MacBook (2006) that lasted eight years before giving up the ghost. A well spent $1,200 for a system that gave me less trouble than a comparable Windows laptop. I'm willing to pay a premium for a system that just works.
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Let's not forget the infamous "Demon Sheep" political ad.
Seven drawves are only a crowd if they're all trying to bang you at the same time.
You mean the click of death when the hard drive fails? That I don't miss.
Only on Halloween.
Should be filed under GOD (God of Design).
You know what they do with engineers when they turn 40?
This is the reason why I'm getting into Information Security since it requires 10+ years of general I.T. experience. That's a steep requirement for college graduates and foreign workers. Besides, my coworkers have more gray hairs than me.
Why would anyone want to support your $200K drug habit?
I make $25/hr as an I.T. drone, and my unemployment benefits is equilivant to $13/hr. I was able to get through two years of unemployment (2009-10) on 99 weeks of unemployment benefits and six months of underemployment (working 20 hours PER MONTH) before filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. I was recently out of work for eight months, which was two months of an old claim and six months of a new claim for unemployment benefits. Since the new job pays every 15 days and not every other week, I had to take out a bank loan to pay the bills until I got my paycheck. This was all possible by living a very modest lifestyle in Silicon Valley.
Full repeal of the Bush\Obama tax cuts would restore $4T in revenue to the annual budget and pay off the national debt in five years.
As a information security remediation security specialist, the company I worked for in Silicon Valley offers paid federal holidays and 20 PTO days.
If you unemployment benefits exceeds minimum wage, and you can significantly reduce expenses to live off of unemployment benefits, why would you try to get a minimum wage job at all?
I had a small group communication class when I got assigned to a project with four Vietnamese students who had me do all the work and give the presentation. They got pissed when the instructor gave them zero points and gave me extra points.
Could it be that the "shortage" is caused by utterly absurd job requirements?
Besides the usual five years of experience in a new technology that came out six months ago?
This time around I wasn't desperate. Being out of work for two years, underemployed (working 20 hours PER MONTH) for six months, filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, and getting a new full-time job on the day after the court finalized my bankruptcy in 2011. Now that's desperate.
"I dunno what the hell's [out] there, but it's weird and pissed off, whatever it is." The Thing, 1982.
The only people I know that still use LinkedIn are desperate and unemployable.
When I got an iPhone for the first time this year, I was able to merge together my email address from Yahoo Mail and phone numbers on my cellphone. By importing matching profiles from the LinkedIn app into my contacts, I was able to better identify recruiters. My LinkedIn connections went from ~250 to 600+ in a month. I got a new job a month after being out of work for seven months.
When I went back to school to learn computer programming after the Dot Com Bust to re-focus my technical career, there were two long-term trends in my favor: baby boomers would retire and China/India would stop exporting workers. Pay for skilled I.T. workers will only increase as demand goes up and supply goes down. Alas, the Great Recession has postponed this by a few years. The great I.T. crunch is nigh!
And to vote. The largest Republican majority in the House since 1928 (before the 1929 stock market crash and 1930's depression) came about from the lowest voter turnout in 70 years (World War II).
I had a Black MacBook (2006) for eight years before the CPU fan gave out. For the last five years, I ran Snow Leopard OSX. The only reason I didn't bother to get the MacBook repaired was the 32-bit CPU made it obsolete. I'm planning to get a used 2010 Mac in the near future. I could get another four years or more of useful life even if Yosemite OSX becomes the last OS for the hardware.
Health policy should be an exception. If someone has ebola and they're turned away at the ER because they're not a legal citizen, ebola will spread in the community. Diseases don't care if someone is legal or illegal.
But in the corporate world, investing in yourself is usually trouble.
I worked at one company that wouldn't train workers since management was afraid that they would get certified and go work for a competitor. Never mind that most employees were training themselves, getting certified and leaving for a competitor anyway.
The marketing department are applying the same planning process...
FTFY
When I worked as a lead video game tester at Accolade/Infogrames/Atari (same company, different owners, multiple personality disorder), my schedule estimate for code release was always accurate (+/- two weeks). Unlike the developers and producer, I didn't get a completion bonus for hitting the milestone dates. Their bonuses would fly out the window because they spent so much time trying to hit milestone date that the game couldn't pass QA. Not my fault that they can't code in a timely fashion.
I had a Black MacBook (2006) that lasted eight years before giving up the ghost. A well spent $1,200 for a system that gave me less trouble than a comparable Windows laptop. I'm willing to pay a premium for a system that just works.
My father talked about the Golden Gate. I made a mistake. Now get a life.