---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <punditster@...> wrote:
Jobs That Suck
There are probably lots of jobs out there that suck, really suck. Like,
cleaning out chicken coops in the hot summer; or laying hot black tar onto a
rooftop of a commercial building; or jobs where you had to put up with jerks at
work and a fat, bald headed guy that smokes a cigar. Rita used to be a Cad
Drafter for Gibson Guitar in Long Beach. But, you know what they say: "You
don't have to like your boss, just do what he says."
One of the first jobs I had after college in 1966 was as a graphic designer at
Pacific Mutual Life in Newport Beach - the first company west of the
Mississippi River to use the brand new technology called Univac I. At that
time, the art department used a drafting table, T-square and a VariTyper for
type setting. It would be years before I got my first desk-top computer. But, I
used to watch the tapes spin in the computer room.
At the time, I was living in Venice Beach at 405 Howland Canal. One spring day
I decided to quit working at the insurance company because the job sucked and I
had a real bad case of spring-fever. So, on a Friday I got my pay check and
went home - and never went back. Didn't say anything to anyone, just didn't
come back, never called. Just like that - sweet! They probably wondered what
happened to me. Go figure.
In the basement of Pacific Life with the printers 1965.
Good picture. You were a skinny thing. Here I am in about 1963 probably second
grade. My mother liked to give me the home haircut thus the bangs that look
rather askew.
On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 1:51 PM, Richard Williams <punditster@...
mailto:punditster@...> wrote:
One time I interviewed for a job publishing menus for restaurants around town
using Microsoft Word. Rita had a temp desktop publishing job several years ago.
She was doing the newsletters and magazines for twenty small suburban enclaves
around San Antonio. The company, 'Neighborhood News', had a PC with Microsoft
Publisher on it. Lame! We both learned how to use Quark Xpress in graphics
school. Go figure.
So, I told my grandson to check this out:
Bay College:
1 W Campbell Avenue, Campbell, CA
http://www.baycollegeca.org/index.php?curpage=deg_digitalarts
http://www.baycollegeca.org/index.php?curpage=deg_digitalarts
"NewTek ignited the desktop video revolution, and television production was
never the same..."
Newtek:
5131 Beckwith Blvd.
San Antonio, TX 78249
http://www.newtek.com/company/careers.html
http://www.newtek.com/company/careers.html
If you plan on going to an technology interview soon, here are some tips:
3. Technology. Take a look at the kind of desktops, mobile technology and
video/projection equipment being used around the office. If it all appears
cutting-edge, that can indicate the firm values up-to-date technology.
Read more:
7 Critical Observations to Make While Waiting to Interview:
http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/interview
http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/outside-voices-careers/2013/10/22/7-critical-observations-to-make-while-waiting-to-interview
On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 10:54 AM, Bhairitu <noozguru@... mailto:noozguru@...>
wrote:
The video game market is flooded and not doing so well. There is A LOT of
outsourcing to third world countries of video game production. I kinda know a
little bit about that industry. ;-)
BTW, if your grandson wants to be games designer then he better get deeply
involved in the arts. I've known some of the best and most famous ones and
they didn't have a computer science background. One was much more an artist
than anything else.
On 10/21/2013 07:48 AM, Richard J. Williams wrote:
> I don't know what they expect people to do for a living these days.
>
It looks like there may be more jobs available in the medical field (after the
current down turn is over).
It's not complicated - there will be more and more older people for young
people to take care of in the future.
So, I helped put my grandaughter through nursing school - an RN program - two
years. Before she graduated, she was offered a job in San Diego with a sign-on
bonus! My grandson wants to be a computer game designer - he is learning
programming at a community college in Sonoma.
"According to the Entertainment Software Association, which represents
American video game companies, Texas is home to 24 colleges and universities
that offer video-game-related courses and programs. More are on the way,
including a University of Texas at Austin post-baccalaureate program that will
enroll students in 2014."
'Texas Incentives Lure Video Game Companies'
http://www.texastribune.org/
http://www.texastribune.org/2013/10/04/texas-incentives-lure-video-game-companies/
On 10/20/2013 11:16 AM, Bhairitu wrote:
I did "desktop publishing" as a temp in 1980 for a company that did those real
estate magazines. Of course there was no graphics, just entering listing on
paper into the computer. The gig lasted only a few days as they just needed
some extra temps for a while who were good at typing and maybe some data entry
experience (got that at the EDS temp gig). EDS wanted me back but I wound up
working as a temp at title insurance company. Then my old band wanted me back
so that was the end of temp work.
I tried again when I returned a couple years later to my home town to sign up
for temp computer work but they wanted a computer science degree for that. I
laughed at them.
I don't know what they expect people to do for a living these days. There are
actually fewer and fewer jobs. It is probably time to do what Bucky Fuller
suggested and pay people NOT TO WORK. But Dixon won't like that. ;-)
On 10/20/2013 07:17 AM, Richard Williams wrote:
After I graduated from High School I attended a community college and got a
degree in Graphic Design. I was offered a job in at Pacific Life so I moved out
to San Francisco to get started. I rented an apartment on Sacramento street
right around the corner from China Town. It was the worst job I ever had -
mainly due to the boredom. It was a job that sucked - what I really wanted to
do was desktop publishing, except it wasn't invented yet. So, I had to wait
until 19893 to get a PC. Go figure.
Graphic Artist at work:
http://www.smartschoolfinder.com/guide/graphic-art-design-schools
http://www.smartschoolfinder.com/guide/graphic-art-design-schools
My job was to produce documents and printed materials for the life insurance
sales agents. I used an AM Varityper to produce the text, a T-square to align
the text, and wax to stick it down. When everything got approved, I gave ithe
layout to the printer.
The only good thing about this job was they sent me through Varityper school
which helped me get a better job two years later - Art Director of the the
weekly Marin Tribune,. That was back in 1968 and it was very cool living across
the Golden Gate Bridge in Marin County.
Now this sucks - Rita went back to school in 2000 and graduated from a
community college with a degree in Graphic Arts and then graduated from the
university summa cum laude with a degree in Communication Arts.
"Have you ever considered becoming a chef, or getting into desktop publishing?
If so, forget it. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, these
occupations are on their way out, with the number of jobs being created and
prospects for growth over the next few years standing at just about nil."
'3 Dead-End Jobs to Avoid (Despite the Decent Pay)'
http://www.fool.-dead-end-jobs-to-avoid-despite-the-decent-pay.aspx
http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/10/19/3-dead-end-jobs-to-avoid-despite-the-decent-pay.aspx
