[Tfug] advice

[Joshua Zeidner]

  It's true it works both ways... what I've been seeing a lot lately
are financially desperate developers headed for burnout.  Having been
through the 'startup' scene, these 'opportunities' rarely live up to
their (tacit) promises.  Ive just visited several shops here in phx
who have the familiar revolving door of developers, speak no evil
about the code base, etc.  For most sectors its probably a good move
to imitate existing platforms and start to compete on feature
innovations, because most of these companies have a junk inflexible
code base and you can snatch up their users with ease.  Just because
you carve out a market niche doesnt mean you own it.  ;)

  btw- I noticed that Phoenix craigslist is starting to charge for job
postings.  Also, continuing to see the characteristic lack of
professionalism here, this raises overhead required to obtain
employment further detracting from the general health of the job
market.  People who are invested in Arizona should be very concerned,
no job market = no tax base = lower property values , etc. etc.

  -jmz


On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 9:54 AM, keith smith<klsmith2020 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> You can flip this on it's head.  Sometimes one has to do a job that is not so much of what you would like to be doing to gain experience, skills, and resume material.
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> If you are learning, growing and paying the bills you might be on the right track.
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> Keith Smith
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> --- On Tue, 6/30/09, Joshua Zeidner <jjzeidner at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> From: Joshua Zeidner <jjzeidner at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Tfug] advice
>> To: "Tucson Free Unix Group" <tfug at tfug.org>
>> Date: Tuesday, June 30, 2009, 8:07 AM
>>   My advice to just about anyone
>> remotely involved in software dev:
>> Dont Buy the Startup Image!
>>
>>   look at the basics when assessing an employment
>> opportunity:
>>
>>    Management structure and principles
>>    Salary
>>    Benefits
>>    Position
>>
>>   things to look out for:
>>
>>    'You have to wear many hats
>> here'   translation: This job will be a
>> big fat hole in your resume.
>>
>>    'You can wear flip flops to work!'
>> translation:  We dont take
>> ourselves or you seriously.
>>
>>    'Job Titles?'  translation: We dont
>> really have a business plan or structure.
>>
>>   We are far past the late 90s... don't forget the
>> uberstartup,
>> Netscape, *never turned a profit*.  People seem to
>> forget how the
>> 'startup' myth really ended.  Best of luck, jmz
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 6:44 AM, <doug1 at email.arizona.edu>
>> wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> >  do any of you have advice for a out of work IT
>> employee? Would you suggest
>> > going to a temp. agency?
>> >
>> > doug
>> >
>> >
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