Comments | aerospace: people are idiots

aerospace

people are idiots

May 01, 2009 13:57

I saw on the news yesterday that the governor was expected to sign another bill to extend unemployment benefits another 20 weeks. This came as good news to me, as out of the dozens, maybe hundreds of resumes or applications I've sent out since August, I could count the number of replies on one hand. Only one real interview so far, and it was for ( Read more... )

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spacedowtjedi May 1 2009, 20:42:18 UTC

Ssssssssssssssucks!!

punkie_cat May 2 2009, 01:18:44 UTC

My mother was a proponent of "wait and find something in your field while on unemployment," while I was practically clawing at the walls with boredom and feeling like a big mooch on JT. So I interviewed and got the serving job at Tastings. Which, in the end, really wasn't that great of an idea -- I really just ended up paying for my gas with my paychecks, and depending on how I was scheduled, tips kind of sucked balls, too. I'm still keeping my ear to the ground -- I tried to get a business card from one of my ABC customers while I was still there, but he didn't have any on him by my last day, so I gave him my e-mail address so I could forward info to you. Alas, I think he accidentally threw away that receipt ( ... )

aerospace May 2 2009, 03:37:18 UTC

I definitely like the idea of drunken commentaries. Let's start soon.

And it would be nice if CL recognized my savvy and said "hey, how about you manage our wordpress install and take care of those 14 or 15 plugins that are screaming for attention every time you log in to post something?" I have to wonder if they even know letting their plugins slide on updates can mean huge security vulnerabilities.

It's also funny that my dad commented on my CL articles. He was saying, "They are well written and have good information and links and phone numbers to back up your info and give more detailed information. Not that I thought you wouldn't write well!" Ahahahaa I think he is probably surprised because growing up I always was more enthusiastic about math over English, even though I excelled at both. My SAT scores were nearly even on both parts, both times I took the test. I think my gripe with high school English was all the annoying anti-war literature we had to read. As if I didn't already know war is a bad thing, I didn't need ( ... )

punkie_cat May 2 2009, 13:31:07 UTC

The only real anti-war book I remember having to read in high school was "A Separate Peace." Oh, and the poem "In Flanders Fields." We got more of the "it's symbolism! See the symbolism hit you over the head? Watch out for the falling symbolisms!" type of stuff.

Have you thought about talking to our Fearless Leader (tm) Stephen about the plugin issue at the May 5 meeting? I know I'm a big fan of security measures when it comes to journalism, but maybe that's just me. :-P

aerospace May 2 2009, 15:47:03 UTC

You are so lucky. We had All Quiet on the Western Front, Red Badge of Courage, For Whom the Bell Tolls... I could go on, but I've tried to forget most of the books.

I've considered emailing Stephen, actually. It looks like CL might be pretty packed Tuesday night. I think the facebook event has over 70 people saying they'll be there, and who knows if that includes any of the top 100 and final 5 companies.

And I am starting to wonder about going on Tuesday... I'm not one to panic, but the flu is in Florida now and I'm not a fan of getting sick. Congregating in an enclosed space with 100 other people all mingling and shaking hands doesn't sit entirely well with me.

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gilmoure May 2 2009, 02:58:31 UTC

What type of engineering do you do? Here's where I work. While there's been some belt tightening, we're still getting decent funding from DOE. I don't know if you're willing to relocate but it's something.

There's also this page of tech support positions. The page hasn't been updated but can't hurt to apply to these various contractors. They have work all over the country.

aerospace May 2 2009, 03:45:26 UTC

Thanks for the links.

I haven't technically done any engineering, but if I were to start, my degree is in Electrical. See, I had a job I really enjoyed doing 3D modeling of houses at the time I graduated, and I kept getting promotions and really liked where I worked. So I stayed with it after school was done, and then the housing market crashed and it all went to hell. But my experience at my job grew to that of a project manager, and those are skills that should transfer to any field pretty easily. Except people in this economy only want project managers who've gotten certified in project management and that costs thousands of dollars for the required courses to complete the tests and get certified. It's all terribly aggravating ( ... )