Re: [OT] Availability of Jobs -- was Re: [SOLICITATION] Programmer available for contracting..

[Jeffrey W. Baker]

On Thu, 11 Jan 2001, Stas Bekman wrote:

> On Wed, 10 Jan 2001, mehryar wrote:
>
> >
> > Im not sure about the contract positions but this is traditionally the
> > time of the year when people decide its time for a change, its endemic to
> > all other types of industries not just the software industry.
> > And to alleviate your paranoia a little, a report I read last month said
> > software jobs were actually on the increase, rivalling the ever
> > hungry system administration job market.
>
> Not really, if you didn't know about http://fuckedcompany.com/ you should
> check it out. (It has nothing to do with XXX). While you are on the spot
> especially look at how many layoffs reported per day lately!!! Then check
> the NASDAQ and you will get even more ideas about what's going on.
>
> It doesn't mean that we are in trouble, since mod_perl programmer are
> scarce but the general trade is that many startups go busted.

It's hard to believe how far off topic this is, but I'll reply in kind
since the official list policeman has taken this path himself :)

The most important thing I learned from fuckedcompany.com is the term
"Javateer".

-jwb