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January 13, 2009 at 3:31 PM in reply to: Highway 76 expansion breaking ground – thanks San Diego! – Temecula #328525January 13, 2009 at 3:31 PM in reply to: Highway 76 expansion breaking ground – thanks San Diego! – Temecula #328548
anxvariety
ParticipantI used to live on 76 when it was “Mission Ave” or “slaughter alley”. When I was a kid you rarely even needed to look before pulling out onto Mission Ave. Anyone else remember that!
I think we’ll see the same amount of congestion as more people will use that route to connect to the 5 for people connecting to areas near like Del Mar/Solana Beach/Carmel Valley.
What they really need is a connecting train to the Oceanside Coaster station. I guess the 78 train seeks to do that but haven’t seen how much it’s helped traffic as I’m out of state now.
January 13, 2009 at 3:31 PM in reply to: Highway 76 expansion breaking ground – thanks San Diego! – Temecula #328632anxvariety
ParticipantI used to live on 76 when it was “Mission Ave” or “slaughter alley”. When I was a kid you rarely even needed to look before pulling out onto Mission Ave. Anyone else remember that!
I think we’ll see the same amount of congestion as more people will use that route to connect to the 5 for people connecting to areas near like Del Mar/Solana Beach/Carmel Valley.
What they really need is a connecting train to the Oceanside Coaster station. I guess the 78 train seeks to do that but haven’t seen how much it’s helped traffic as I’m out of state now.
anxvariety
ParticipantThanks for the responses.
I would try and work with/network with some of my old associates but I’m in a different state now(literally).. if they would have allowed some flexibility as far as telecommuting I’d probably still work there to begin with.
I guess I’m underestimating the difficulty in growing roots in a completely new city/state.
I had an interview for a small contract recently and they sent me these 5 questions about ”how do you feel when you code” etc, lame stuff. So I replied back and said not interested. They called back and said OK nevermind, you can start tomorrow.
I guess I just became disillusioned through using Dice and Craigslist lately – but I’m glad to hear you all confirm that those sites are playing some game/resume farming.
Thanks again for the advice and recommendations.
anxvariety
ParticipantThanks for the responses.
I would try and work with/network with some of my old associates but I’m in a different state now(literally).. if they would have allowed some flexibility as far as telecommuting I’d probably still work there to begin with.
I guess I’m underestimating the difficulty in growing roots in a completely new city/state.
I had an interview for a small contract recently and they sent me these 5 questions about ”how do you feel when you code” etc, lame stuff. So I replied back and said not interested. They called back and said OK nevermind, you can start tomorrow.
I guess I just became disillusioned through using Dice and Craigslist lately – but I’m glad to hear you all confirm that those sites are playing some game/resume farming.
Thanks again for the advice and recommendations.
anxvariety
ParticipantThanks for the responses.
I would try and work with/network with some of my old associates but I’m in a different state now(literally).. if they would have allowed some flexibility as far as telecommuting I’d probably still work there to begin with.
I guess I’m underestimating the difficulty in growing roots in a completely new city/state.
I had an interview for a small contract recently and they sent me these 5 questions about ”how do you feel when you code” etc, lame stuff. So I replied back and said not interested. They called back and said OK nevermind, you can start tomorrow.
I guess I just became disillusioned through using Dice and Craigslist lately – but I’m glad to hear you all confirm that those sites are playing some game/resume farming.
Thanks again for the advice and recommendations.
anxvariety
ParticipantThanks for the responses.
I would try and work with/network with some of my old associates but I’m in a different state now(literally).. if they would have allowed some flexibility as far as telecommuting I’d probably still work there to begin with.
I guess I’m underestimating the difficulty in growing roots in a completely new city/state.
I had an interview for a small contract recently and they sent me these 5 questions about ”how do you feel when you code” etc, lame stuff. So I replied back and said not interested. They called back and said OK nevermind, you can start tomorrow.
I guess I just became disillusioned through using Dice and Craigslist lately – but I’m glad to hear you all confirm that those sites are playing some game/resume farming.
Thanks again for the advice and recommendations.
anxvariety
ParticipantThanks for the responses.
I would try and work with/network with some of my old associates but I’m in a different state now(literally).. if they would have allowed some flexibility as far as telecommuting I’d probably still work there to begin with.
I guess I’m underestimating the difficulty in growing roots in a completely new city/state.
I had an interview for a small contract recently and they sent me these 5 questions about ”how do you feel when you code” etc, lame stuff. So I replied back and said not interested. They called back and said OK nevermind, you can start tomorrow.
I guess I just became disillusioned through using Dice and Craigslist lately – but I’m glad to hear you all confirm that those sites are playing some game/resume farming.
Thanks again for the advice and recommendations.
anxvariety
ParticipantWow, I come back and it’s 2 pages long.
I’ve never had trouble getting a job… I’d guess I’ve gone on 8 interviews and gotten 7 jobs, that is until lately.
My last job I got by making a posting on Craigslist writing about all the things I didn’t like about the software industry. So 2 weeks later I got a reply to it… he asked me to come in, they might have a position for me. Once I showed up, the guy who was doing the hiring was like “lets talk money”. After a while he said, “you know it’s less about money and more about liking where you work”… so I started to think this company wasn’t serious. Next, I met with the owner I told him I’d work for minimum wage for 3 months to prove myself, if he gave me a high potential assessment after that 3 months. So he said, no don’t take minimum wage – take $XX,XXX/yr and after 3 months if you’re good we’ll give you $XXX,XXX/yr. After 3 months they were happy to give me the $XXX,XXX pay without a question.
Problem with the positions I’m looking at these days – it seems like alot of them have been burned by folks because they’re asking for technical interviews, code samples etc.. I am never willing to do those before first talking to the place to see what they’re about. One place wanted me to send code from a project I worked on… I thought they’d respect the fact that I said I needed permission before sending code, but they were just rude about it.
We’ll see how the search goes this new year.
Thanks for all the tips and insights.
anxvariety
ParticipantWow, I come back and it’s 2 pages long.
I’ve never had trouble getting a job… I’d guess I’ve gone on 8 interviews and gotten 7 jobs, that is until lately.
My last job I got by making a posting on Craigslist writing about all the things I didn’t like about the software industry. So 2 weeks later I got a reply to it… he asked me to come in, they might have a position for me. Once I showed up, the guy who was doing the hiring was like “lets talk money”. After a while he said, “you know it’s less about money and more about liking where you work”… so I started to think this company wasn’t serious. Next, I met with the owner I told him I’d work for minimum wage for 3 months to prove myself, if he gave me a high potential assessment after that 3 months. So he said, no don’t take minimum wage – take $XX,XXX/yr and after 3 months if you’re good we’ll give you $XXX,XXX/yr. After 3 months they were happy to give me the $XXX,XXX pay without a question.
Problem with the positions I’m looking at these days – it seems like alot of them have been burned by folks because they’re asking for technical interviews, code samples etc.. I am never willing to do those before first talking to the place to see what they’re about. One place wanted me to send code from a project I worked on… I thought they’d respect the fact that I said I needed permission before sending code, but they were just rude about it.
We’ll see how the search goes this new year.
Thanks for all the tips and insights.
anxvariety
ParticipantWow, I come back and it’s 2 pages long.
I’ve never had trouble getting a job… I’d guess I’ve gone on 8 interviews and gotten 7 jobs, that is until lately.
My last job I got by making a posting on Craigslist writing about all the things I didn’t like about the software industry. So 2 weeks later I got a reply to it… he asked me to come in, they might have a position for me. Once I showed up, the guy who was doing the hiring was like “lets talk money”. After a while he said, “you know it’s less about money and more about liking where you work”… so I started to think this company wasn’t serious. Next, I met with the owner I told him I’d work for minimum wage for 3 months to prove myself, if he gave me a high potential assessment after that 3 months. So he said, no don’t take minimum wage – take $XX,XXX/yr and after 3 months if you’re good we’ll give you $XXX,XXX/yr. After 3 months they were happy to give me the $XXX,XXX pay without a question.
Problem with the positions I’m looking at these days – it seems like alot of them have been burned by folks because they’re asking for technical interviews, code samples etc.. I am never willing to do those before first talking to the place to see what they’re about. One place wanted me to send code from a project I worked on… I thought they’d respect the fact that I said I needed permission before sending code, but they were just rude about it.
We’ll see how the search goes this new year.
Thanks for all the tips and insights.
anxvariety
ParticipantWow, I come back and it’s 2 pages long.
I’ve never had trouble getting a job… I’d guess I’ve gone on 8 interviews and gotten 7 jobs, that is until lately.
My last job I got by making a posting on Craigslist writing about all the things I didn’t like about the software industry. So 2 weeks later I got a reply to it… he asked me to come in, they might have a position for me. Once I showed up, the guy who was doing the hiring was like “lets talk money”. After a while he said, “you know it’s less about money and more about liking where you work”… so I started to think this company wasn’t serious. Next, I met with the owner I told him I’d work for minimum wage for 3 months to prove myself, if he gave me a high potential assessment after that 3 months. So he said, no don’t take minimum wage – take $XX,XXX/yr and after 3 months if you’re good we’ll give you $XXX,XXX/yr. After 3 months they were happy to give me the $XXX,XXX pay without a question.
Problem with the positions I’m looking at these days – it seems like alot of them have been burned by folks because they’re asking for technical interviews, code samples etc.. I am never willing to do those before first talking to the place to see what they’re about. One place wanted me to send code from a project I worked on… I thought they’d respect the fact that I said I needed permission before sending code, but they were just rude about it.
We’ll see how the search goes this new year.
Thanks for all the tips and insights.
anxvariety
ParticipantWow, I come back and it’s 2 pages long.
I’ve never had trouble getting a job… I’d guess I’ve gone on 8 interviews and gotten 7 jobs, that is until lately.
My last job I got by making a posting on Craigslist writing about all the things I didn’t like about the software industry. So 2 weeks later I got a reply to it… he asked me to come in, they might have a position for me. Once I showed up, the guy who was doing the hiring was like “lets talk money”. After a while he said, “you know it’s less about money and more about liking where you work”… so I started to think this company wasn’t serious. Next, I met with the owner I told him I’d work for minimum wage for 3 months to prove myself, if he gave me a high potential assessment after that 3 months. So he said, no don’t take minimum wage – take $XX,XXX/yr and after 3 months if you’re good we’ll give you $XXX,XXX/yr. After 3 months they were happy to give me the $XXX,XXX pay without a question.
Problem with the positions I’m looking at these days – it seems like alot of them have been burned by folks because they’re asking for technical interviews, code samples etc.. I am never willing to do those before first talking to the place to see what they’re about. One place wanted me to send code from a project I worked on… I thought they’d respect the fact that I said I needed permission before sending code, but they were just rude about it.
We’ll see how the search goes this new year.
Thanks for all the tips and insights.
December 31, 2008 at 12:40 AM in reply to: Some math on how we’re going to get out of this mess #322134anxvariety
ParticipantThe fed is naked shorting the hell out of oil.. then they’ll go loooonng. That should cover it.
December 31, 2008 at 12:40 AM in reply to: Some math on how we’re going to get out of this mess #322151anxvariety
ParticipantThe fed is naked shorting the hell out of oil.. then they’ll go loooonng. That should cover it.
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