[TriLUG] Not Linux: Anyone else feeling the pain?

[Warren Myers]

not to toot my own horn too much... there was a similar question on Stack
Overflow recently:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/247217/do-you-actively-look-for-a-better-job<http://stackoverflow.com/questions/247217/do-you-actively-look-for-a-better-job#247233>my
answer is
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/247217/do-you-actively-look-for-a-better-job#247233

personally, I think you should *always* be aware of potential new jobs -
getting too comfortable where you are might not be bad, but knowing there
are opportunities to advance elsewhere is helpful

WMM

On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 2:44 PM, Robert Dale <robdale at gmail.com> wrote:

> Wouldn't it be expected that the jobs list would have few subscribers?
>  A jobs list is transient.  Employed people wouldn't normally
> subscribe to such a list.  Unemployed people would be subscribed only
> while remaining unemployed; they wouldn't continue to be subscribed
> once they were employed.  Any snapshot of subscribers would most
> likely be those looking for a job at that particular point in time.  I
> think the same would go for posters.  A job poster would subscribe
> long enough to only post a job.  There would not be a need for anyone
> to remain subscribed to the list for an unlimited amount of time.
> Perhaps number of jobs posted compared to the main list would be a
> better measure.
>
> On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 7:56 AM, Warren Myers <volcimaster at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > We used to have one of those, iirc - it was something like "
> > trilug-jobs at trilug.org". I believe it was discontinued because too few
> > people subscribed to it compared to the "real" list.
> > WMM
> >
> > On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 12:45 PM, Jeff Ellis <jeff-lists at ellises.us>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Why not create a new list for job postings?  This is what the Java User
> >> Group does and it seems to work well.  As times get tough, it seems a
> >> shame not to share job postings of any sort.
> >>
> >> Jeff
> >>
> >> Cristóbal Palmer wrote:
> >> > On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 12:16 PM, Tanner Lovelace <
> clubjuggler at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Ok, I'll ask.  Why don't you pass along job ads?  The SC used to do
> >> this.
> >> >> Or, are there too many job ads now that you think the list would
> become
> >> >> overwhelmed?  Seems like this is a "policy" that might need to be
> >> revisited?
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> > Two main reasons:
> >> >
> >> > 1) the SC was getting used as a dumping ground by some recruiters (eg.
> >> > jobs not remotely involving Linux, jobs not remotely involving NC).
> >> > 2) We responded to _all_ people asking to pass along job offers both
> >> > pointing them at the list if they wanted to join it and encouraging
> >> > them to attend a meeting and stand up with the announcement at the
> >> > beginning.
> >> >
> >> > It's not that we don't like the idea of job postings. We just wanted
> >> > to make sure the list and steering committee weren't getting
> >> > abused.... and hopefully in the process encourage better job
> >> > postings/announcements.
> >> >
> >> > Cheers,
> >> >
> >>
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