On 9/21/2012 5:40, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
> Did you ever stop to think that I've tasted dozens of different wines over
> the course of my life?

Wow! Dozens!?  ;-)

> find a single one which could be described as "sweet".

Muscato d'Oro.  Sauternes. Even Port.

 > And when people sing
> lyrics like "kissing sweeter than wine", it makes it sound like sweetness is
> a very common property of many wines.

That's a different kind of sweetness.

>> But those people *might* be able to put you in touch with the right
>> person who does know about computery stuff. That's how networking works.
>
> In my limited experience, this has not been the case.

So, because you're ignorant, you're going to ignore the advice of those who 
aren't? Is that what you're saying?

 > Most employees seem to
> have absolutely no idea whether their employer is hiring or not. Not even
> for the job that *they* do, never mind for an unrelated part of the operation.

That's not the point. Every employer is hiring if the right person comes along.

>> You don't need to know anyone in a position of power, you just need to
>> know other people who might have heard of a computery type job going.
>> The more people you talk to obviously the more chance of finding out
>> about a job that would be suitable.
>
> Well, I guess that's true enough. But these jobs are going to show up on a
> jobs site eventually /anyway/. Just "knowing" that they exist doesn't really
> help get you hired.

Yes. Yes it does. Just knowing they exist can get you considered before 
every hopeful with an internet connection sends in a resume.

> Because I don't want to have to travel too far to get to work?

So you move. Hell, I worked for a guy who had moved 43 times in his life, 
because he liked walking to work. We're sitting in the bar, he gets a phone 
call, and says "Great. The movers are done and I'm moved in." He didn't even 
bother showing up for the moving process any more. He just told the movers 
where he lived and where he moved to.

> But now I've found some better sites to look on,

Did you check Craigslist? Or did you just dismiss it because you'd actually 
have to type the name into the address bar to get there?

-- 
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   "They're the 1-800-#-GORILA of the telecom business."

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