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Jessica, I don't think the whole plane getting in on it is a good idea, but you can smack my ass anytime. And I'll show you what first-class service is all about. Justin My Homepage
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We had a good time in the snow in Delaware on Saturday. Three loads went up, and we tried 2 7-ways before attempting a 5-way that actually worked. The dz looks a lot different when everything is snowy. It was hard to spot from altitude, without being able to use the usual landmarks. There were some great sliding snow landings. Of course, none of them were mine, though I did manage not to end up on my ass.
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The joke is on you. Clay, Skreamer and I really are just automated, bickering, garbage-spewing post-bots created by an evil software inventor in the middle of Siberia. HAHA! Justin My Homepage
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Weid14, I'm not familiar with the specifics of the incident. Did he get busted before or after retirement? Or was it retirement forced by getting busted? Justin My Homepage
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It is sort of like the unwritten job intelligence test. If you are blantantly obvious or stupid enough to get caught in a lie, you deserve what is coming to you. If you are indulge in slight improvements that go unnoticed or can be backed up at a later time, you pass. If you have an uninterrupted streak of passes until retirement, then you win the jackpot. Actually, I'm only half kidding..... Justin My Homepage
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Well, yes, that too! Justin My Homepage
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They have that damned socially-respectable thing kicking in again. Life is much easier for people not burdened with those pesky thoughts. Justin My Homepage
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Clay, you are looking for a new job, aren't you? Just think, you could be stalking women for a living, instead of just as a hobby!
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Sadly, it usually isn't. In many job areas, you have to work fairly hard to get to talk to someone with half a brain that understands what you will be doing at their company. Justin My Homepage
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You hear that someone loses his/her job and you think "That bastard! Now they can jump on weekdays too!!" Justin My Homepage
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It is all about job hunting and networking. For example, try to dig up the name actual manager you'd be working for. It might take some work on the computer and telephone. Contact them directly, be polite, but assertive and get a meeting with them, even if it is short. Then you can do your magic and make your impression on them. When you have the manager calling HR, instead of you, saying, "Get this guy in" you are in the driver's seat. If you go in that way, you are in unless you royally screw up in the personnel formalities. Here is a good site on lots of stuff related to finding/switching/leaving jobs. It is run by a headhunter, who really knows what he is talking about. Lots of articles and advice. http://www.asktheheadhunter.com/ Once again, good luck in your search. Justin My Homepage
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LOL!! Yeah, Dave, that is about the same mental picture that I had. Justin My Homepage
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Scott, The other truth about hiring at higher levels is that if you meet the HR people before you already "have the job" from your prior meeting with the direct manager you'll report to, you are already screwed. Justin My Homepage
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If you are gonna burn in on a jump, hope it is in the San Fernando Valley, because your chance of landing on a big firm pair are pretty high. Justin My Homepage
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In my experience, HR people are pretty much the dregs of the company, unless you are talking about some really progressive rare places. And if they did ask you, "So, was it Wendy's or McDonalds?", then it would be time to get creative with them. Say, "Burger King, but if I get the job here, I'll still do it your way." Follow up with some intelligent sounding banter. The resume doesn't get you the job. It gets you some time in front of a person to show your stuff. (NOT LITERALLY ) Justin My Homepage PS Yeah Dave, but it won't give you my paycheck.
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Clay, we have both obviously figured something out. We have jobs cushy enough for us to sit on our asses posting here half the day. Justin My Homepage
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Exactly! It is all about the wording. So, Dave, what euphamisms do you have for "falls like a freaking anvil"?
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You mean, other than disabling Javascript?
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I don't advocate outright lying on resumes either. It is just a matter of creativity and wording. For example: Who would you hire? 1) "Burger-Flipper" 2) "Experienced culinary professional, specializing in high-temperature planar cooking methodologies" Is Skreamer: 1) "Worthless non-jumping lout" 2) "Experienced skydiver with full mastery of both funnel and collision formation techniques" I'll try to run the middleground between embarassed on national tv like that football guy and frustrated by underemployment. In any case, I'm sure it will work out well in the end. Justin My Homepage
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You wake up in the middle of the night with some totally derranged dream and decide that the only people that are whacked enough to understand are all here.
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Calm down, Jessica. I did exclude present company, meaning YOU, among others. I'm sure the whuffos are the fatties and the jump-babes are the hotties. That better?
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You might want a spelling coach also, Clay. Justin My Homepage
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AggieDave, Yeah, yeah. I know the differences. I meant "backward" in that I believe it was released earlier. I know it is in a totally different track, etc. But to anyone actually using WinME, the differences might be lost.
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Pammi, Do yourself another favor, and ditch Windows ME. It blows. You'd probably me much happier going "backwards" to Windows 2000 or by upgrading to Windows XP. Both are far superior to Win ME. They are more stable and have less spontaneous seizures. Justin My Homepage
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The other option is to think flexibly. You see.... the truth is like a rubber band. Sometimes it need to be stretched a little. I was in a situation like the one Zennie mentioned where I was asked about a particular piece of software. I'd heard of it, so I said, "Yes, I am familiar with it." That impressed the knucklehead in the personnel department. blah, blah... I was told that I had the job. I went home, found a copy of the software, crammed for a week before I would start working, then did some manual labor, ie. read the entire software manual. By the time I had my first day on the job, I muddled through it, fudged some, and learned the rest. The whole, "Need experience to get the job" dilemma just requires some careful creativity. Then you'll eventually get to the point where you really do know the things you said you knew. Then it will be time to push the envelope again and find a more challenging job. Good luck, man! Justin My Homepage