MessageOn Behalf Of Team Tierra Buena
I just came home less than an hour ago from a reunion of former
colleagues.So far as I know, I was the only cacher there.
EricTD wrote: I was at a reunion tonight of employees from another high-tech
company.....
I guess you didn't get to meet Eric Quinn, either that or there were two
reunions tonight.
LOL
Connie
Team "Wyle E"
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From:
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mailto:az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com]Sent: Friday, August
23, 2002 9:33 PM
To:
listserv@azgeocaching.com
Subject: RE: [Az-Geocaching] Is unemployment higher among geocachers than
the general population?
Why are so many geocachers losing their jobs? Is there something about
the personality or work ethics of geocachers that makes them less likely to
succeed in the business world? Does geocaching impede career success?
(Perhaps geocachers spend so much time looking for caches that they fail to
put maximum effort into their jobs).
I don't think it's geocachers losing their jobs. I do think that many
geocachers come out of the tech, engineering, and IT areas, all of which are
in particularly dire employment straits, particularly here in Arizona.
At one time we all worked together for what was literally the hottest
software company in the country (#1 performing stock on NASDAQ in 1996). I
spent 11 years there and hoped to retire from the company. It cratered, got
bought for next to nothing, and most of us got laid off or quit. I would
estimate that of the 30-40 people who showed up this evening, fully half
were either unemployed or have found jobs after being unemployed for six
months or more.
I'm looking for a new job because I am not happy at my current
employment, but since I am working for a government agency, it is hard to
fire me unless I really screw up badly or commit an act of gross misconduct.
However, I've been submitting my resume to several organizations, and I have
an interview scheduled at a Stantec Consulting next week and with the Town
of Gilbert (at a office near Gilbert Historical Museum) in two weeks.
Hopefully I can move on to more interesting work at a better place for me.
Good luck with the interviews, Ken. Hope you find something you enjoy.
Steve
Team Tierra Buena
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