well now i feel much better - 8^(
my wife (accountant) and i (systems engineer) need to find some type of work
fairly soon but we are willing to work part-time retail if necessary.
sarcasm: maybe if the state legalized gambling things would improve!
on a happier note - although the substance of the Dunedin meeting was light,
i enjoyed commiserating with fellow Linux geeks - 8^)
thor
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Suzda" <suzda@shawus.com>
To: <slug@nks.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 17:18
Subject: Re: [SLUG] OT: Little help?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Levi Bard" <levi@bard.sytes.net>
> To: <slug@nks.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 2:50 PM
> Subject: Re: [SLUG] OT: Little help?
>
>
> > > my wife and i and another couple we know just did the same thing...
> > >
> > > why?!?
> > >
> > > we were all sick of the cold and we all had been to FL before and
loved
> > > it.
> > >
> >
> > Ditto my wife and I.
> >
> > Levi
> >
> >
>
> We did the same thing 2 years ago. Wisconsin to Tampa. Luckily, the wife
got
> a transfer with her company, but I had to give up my sys admin job. I just
> figured everyone needs computer people. Well, was I wrong. There is no
tech
> market in Tampa. Actually, I've talked with a number of other people, and
> we've come to the conclusion that Florida doesn't manufacture anything.
It's
> all service industry down here.
>
> My only help on trying to find a job is network, network, network, and
> network. After sending out at least 100 resumes, and getting 15
interviews,
> I found out it's not what you know, but who you know. After a year and a
> half, my wife ending up getting me a job with her company in the MIS
group.
> Pays less than half what I was making in Wisconsin, but then again, it
cost
> less than half to live here.
>
> Good luck on your move.
>
> Tom
>
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