Disclaimer: As with all philosophy and other unrequested "words of wisdom," the following is unimportant bull intended to self gratify the author and as the saying goes, run it up the flag pole and see who salutes. Enjoy ( Read more... )

Hang on, this ride is kinda wild ( Read more... )

Temp job. 9-5 gig. working the weekend. very tired.

No word back from the analyst position, meaning still unemployed, meaning still hungry for work and hunting.

By definition, that is a fact. I'm lacking experience and information. A new career opportunity has come up for me. In fact a few have, but I have gotten to the last stage of the interview for an Analyst position at Kaiser Perminente. I am naïve and that scares me because I want to review relevant topics I've learned in college and show that I can ( Read more... )

I feel like I am missing something obvious. It should not take me this long to find work, especially since I keep expanding my criteria downward. I am starting to feel like I have as much of a chance to win a lottery jackpot as I do to become gainfully employed ( Read more... )

So, the story goes, I've been job hunting. Found a posting on craigslist.com for people to start right away. Thing is, I don't see any business name, requirements, or summary of what the job is. It just says Receptionist/Customer Service/Management. It looks weird, but I get the feeling I should look into it. Couple of days and two group interviews ( Read more... )

Had an interview for a bookkeeping job, but my lack of experience made me less qualified than someone else. It may look like sour grapes, but on further consideration, I would probably have been unhappy with the job. They wanted someone they could hold onto for a long while, like years. I left accounting for a reason, I prefer the computer end of ( Read more... )

Recently, a job offer I was not looking for was presented to me. This sparked my mind as a matter of luck and got me reflecting on how it has played in my life. Just for clairification, I have been looking for a job, but this one requires an education and background which fits me reasonably well (not to mention better pay than what I could expect ( Read more... )

For those of you who know who Charles Babbage was, or enjoy Steampunk, this should interest you.
Exibit in Mountain View Computer History Museum