Franks nailed it.
It's a combination of enormously large issues from what I can tell. Age is
a part of that.
I had one person tell me to my face they won't hire "special" people
(neither legal nor moral). Because and I quote "we don't want to spend the
time or money fixing their problems"
So as
>> I got along well with them in general but one of the young women was
>> constantly saying, "What the f*** is this s***?".
I have zero patience for this. As if something that is unfamiliar or
unexpected is at fault for it.If it were just 'done right' the meaning
would be clear to those
Stephen and I share a bad joke that "we are unemployable", and that
includes to one another. There are few tasks in my projects which I
could delegate that Stephen's skill set and style would be suitable
for. And vice-versa. We CAN support one anothers' work in many ways,
from intellectual/
Agreed.
For many of us on (in?) Friam age discrimination is another issue. I have
received emails from recruiters and even principals that say that they've
seen my profile on LinkedIn and that I am a perfect match for a position
they have. They ask for my full resume (I have a CV) and, more ofte
Owen writes:
“When I was hired breadth of knowledge, and ability to adapt was key. Now it's
sorta a form of impatience. I suppose it is because technology has matured so
much that you *can* search for more specific skills?”
IMO that impatience is a lack of interest in the work itself.
How do we
Speeking from my experience I've gotten easily 50 responses saying Acme
Co's WarpCore manager or WebWonk position was filled (even when a week
later their' still looking)
On Sat, Mar 4, 2017 at 2:58 PM, Owen Densmore wrote:
> I gotta say that I agree with Nick .. it's pretty puzzling.
>
> Busin
I gotta say that I agree with Nick .. it's pretty puzzling.
Business is pragmatic, as a rule, so you just gotta think there's something
to this. Maybe fewer college graduates? College is pretty expensive. Maybe
not enough in the tech related subjects?
I do know that there is a huge difference in
Maybe there will even be a place for techie old farts to work from Ecuador.
On Sat, Mar 4, 2017 at 3:04 PM, Nick Thompson
wrote:
> Dear Friammers,
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> There are apparently a MILLION tech jobs going un-filled in the US – hence
> the panic in the tech industry concerning the immigration purge.
Dear Friammers,
There are apparently a MILLION tech jobs going un-filled in the US - hence
the panic in the tech industry concerning the immigration purge. Would this
be a time for members of this list to consider seeking a better job? Or, at
least, to ask for a job?
Or demand that your boss
