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Strategies & Market Trends : LastShadow's Position Trading -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: LastShadow who wrote (9322)	2/27/1999 2:33:00 PM
From: AlienTech	Respond to of 43080

>>Well this is depressing...<< Hey dont worry it happens. I remember interviewing for EDS for position as a tech even though I used to work as a programmer before. I knew more about their stuff than the guys who interviwed me but I got a letter saying they wanted someone more experienced and qualified, made my tougue hang out for a min or so. Remember this job is as a trouble shooting tech paying under $20/hour. I wonder where they can find a college grad with over 10 years experience in networking, has written operating systems and video games, designed and manufactured cross platform hardware debuggers etc etc in silicon valley. Guess thats why I dont play EDS. At least Intel was more upfront and said they wanted someone more monotonic and dull. But yea I keep praying and praying and wondering how the human race will survive another 100 years.

To: LastShadow who wrote (9322)	2/27/1999 7:00:00 PM
From: RGM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 43080

I have been following you and your thread for more than a year. Althought I am not a technical guy like you, 10 years ago, I was where are now at. Since I used to "make things happen" for others in corporate America in various staff and consulting jobs. I decided that I only wanted to work for Customers, not an employer. I did research to find the niche area where I had expertise and was not a "commodity" type of service. It is similar to the DD that you do on a company's product or service. Anyway, I then signed independent contractor arrangements with a few fast-growing providers or vendors in that industry segment. When I was cold-colding on prospects, I was also educating or making them aware of this service and how it would be of benefit to their organization. At that time, I did not have hardly anybody else also soliciting for this same type of service, because it was new and the big corporations are always slow to move into a new area. I am conveying this concept because, in my opinion, you are at the point where you are too overqualified, "street-wise" and probably too smart to work for others who are paranoid about keeping their job. So, you should think about finding the niche area that fits your skill set and preferences and then go make it happen, not as an employee of somebody, but as an independent contractor or as your own corporation. The most important thing to remember is if you provide a service and/or products that provide benefit(s) to a Customer, then you can do that for others who fit that Customer's profile. You now have the opportunity to make things happen for yourself as a multitude of others have already done so. Always be loyal to your customers, even if your vendor pays you a commission. Never get locked into vendors. If you do, you might as well be an employee, but without the regular check and benefits that an employee gets. Let me know if I may be of any help or support. I will now get off my soapbox. Rob

To: LastShadow who wrote (9322)	3/1/1999 9:25:00 AM
From: Jay Lyons	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 43080

Scott- I cannot begin to tell you how saddened I was to hear that they didn't come through in Indiana for you. I can only hope that soon you'll find the company that is willing to make use of your talents. Hope you shake it off, and that it turns out that this was just the universe's way of making sure you are available when the real call comes. I stayed away from the screen this weekend, just caught up this morning. I have some thoughts I'd like to share with the thread concerning trading and contributing, but it will have to wait until later today. Jay