[OT] Dammit!

"Not learning the [homegrown] software system quickly enough" after a
mere two weeks. Job hunting once more.


Hugs and Purrs,
Mark
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"Mark Edwards" wrote in message
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"Not learning the [homegrown] software system quickly enough" after a
mere two weeks. Job hunting once more.


Hugs and Purrs,
Mark
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Oh no! Mark! I'm so sorry!

Jill

"Mark Edwards" wrote in message
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"Not learning the [homegrown] software system quickly enough" after a
mere two weeks. Job hunting once more.


Hugs and Purrs,
Mark
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Bummer! I hope you find one soon, where they appreciate your abilities and
skills.

Joy

On Apr 27, 11:19*am, Mark Edwards wrote:
"Not learning the [homegrown] *software system quickly enough" after a
mere two weeks. Job hunting once more.

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Mark
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Sorry to hear that. Hope you will find another job soon.

I had the opposite problem. I used proprietary homegrown software for
the longest
time that I became out of touch with other software out there.

Mark Edwards wrote:

"Not learning the [homegrown] software system quickly enough" after a
mere two weeks. Job hunting once more.

You're kidding me! You live and breathe computer technology. You read
tech books for fun. What's their problem?!

Hope you find something else quickly!

Joyce


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Winnie wrote:

Mark Edwards wrote:

"Not learning the [homegrown] *software system quickly enough" after a
mere two weeks. Job hunting once more.

Sorry to hear that. Hope you will find another job soon.

I had the opposite problem. I used proprietary homegrown software for
the longest
time that I became out of touch with other software out there.

Yeah, think of it like this - your experience there is less likely to
translate to future jobs, since nobody else is going to advertise for
people with experience in proprietary system.


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What business is it of the state how consenting adults choose to pair
off, share expenses and eventually stop having sex with each other?
-- Bill Maher

On Apr 27, 3:49*pm, wrote:
Winnie wrote:

* Mark Edwards wrote:

* "Not learning the [homegrown] software system quickly enough" after a
* mere two weeks. Job hunting once more.

* Sorry to hear that. Hope you will find another job soon.

* I had the opposite problem. *I used proprietary homegrown software for
* the longest
* time that I became out of touch with other software out there.

Yeah, think of it like this - your experience there is less likely to
translate to future jobs, since nobody else is going to advertise for
people with experience in proprietary system.


Exactly. Good thing retirement is a viable option for me when I lost
my job.
Actually, by then I wasn't working on proprietary software anymore.
I was glad to get out of the rat race.

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What business is it of the state how consenting adults choose to pair
off, share expenses and eventually stop having sex with each other?
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * -- Bill Maher

On Apr 27, 4:19*pm, Mark Edwards wrote:
"Not learning the [homegrown] *software system quickly enough" after a
mere two weeks. Job hunting once more.

Hugs and Purrs,
Mark
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Oh dear, I hope something else comes up soon.

Jeanette

"Winnie" wrote in message
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On Apr 27, 11:19 am, Mark Edwards wrote:
"Not learning the [homegrown] software system quickly enough" after a
mere two weeks. Job hunting once more.

Hugs and Purrs,
Mark
--
Proof of Sanity Forged Upon Request

Sorry to hear that. Hope you will find another job soon.

I had the opposite problem. I used proprietary homegrown software for
the longest
time that I became out of touch with other software out there.


Same here, Winnie. I pretty much put myself out of the job market by
staying in one place working with proprietary software. I have a working
knowledge of most Microsoft programs (Windows, Word, Excel, and I can get my
way around in Unix) but I can't exactly claim I'm an expert in any of them.
Does usenet count? LOL

I had to laugh. I was looking up jobs in the area and there's a local
doctor's office that needs a receptionist. Lord knows that's a job I can
certainly handle. Then I read "3 years experience required". I swear, I
read the same thing over and over again in help wanted ads 35 years ago.
Deja vu! Back then I got so sick and tired of reading "experience required"
that after reading a similiar ad I typed a rather scathing cover letter. I
mean really, what did I have to lose? It said if you ever get tired of
waiting for someone with all that experience and just want someone who can
do the job give me a call. No, I didn't get the receptionist job. They
hired me to be the marketing secretary instead. LOL I worked there for 8
years.

Jill

wrote:
Mark Edwards wrote:

"Not learning the [homegrown] software system quickly enough" after a
mere two weeks. Job hunting once more.

You're kidding me! You live and breathe computer technology. You read
tech books for fun. What's their problem?!

My guess would be the system's inventor is still on the staff and
unaware of the complexity (or idiocy?) of his invention.


Hope you find something else quickly!

Ditto!

Joyce