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Post #3,282
by Yendor
7/31/01 3:23:22 PM
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New Hrm...
Well, as we know, I'm close to Chicago...And up here, the tech sector just plain sucks.

Remember MarchFIRST? The entire company is gone. Nortel laid people off. Lucent, the same. Motorola....ZZZZZZZZZZAP! And those are just the big ones.

I have an inside contact at Reuters, and they've frozen hiring. Possibly even rescinded an offer on the table (I'm not sure I'm remembering that correctly, so don't quote me on it.)

Anyway, suffice to say that it's bad up here. Any big company with lots of employees is laying off. The market is saturated with techies looking for jobs. Took me 6 months. Took my last boss at least 7 and a half, and I'm still not sure if he has a job yet, or if I'm just seeing him on AIM more often...
-YendorMike

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Post #3,284
by DonRichards
7/31/01 3:32:51 PM
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New I think you've nailed it
The correlation between a large metro area and a tech staffing glut. Here in Champaign the comapanies are all smaller and the whole town is much more of an education based economy. Lots of companies started by ex-U of I-ers (Spyglass anyone?) with a true weirdness in staffing. Tons of students able to work short hours during the school year. But getting people with experience who are willing to live here year-round is another story.
"When it crosses my mind to do something, I don't ask why, I ask why not. And usually there's no reason not to, so I just go ahead. It's given me the strangest collection of hats"
Post #3,316
by tonytib
7/31/01 8:44:32 PM
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New Also private/public ownership may make a difference
For example, we're quoting an expensive machine for a midwestern filter company. They don't seem to be affected by the high tech slowdown; maybe part of it is that private companies (they are private) aren't affected as much by stock market woes, along with the different market (although filters are used extensively by high tech, e.g. for cleanrooms and high purity chemicals).

Tony
     Am I the only one whose comapany is hiring? - (DonRichards) - (27) - July 31, 2001, 11:55:13 AM EDT
         Might be... - (addison) - July 31, 2001, 12:12:37 PM EDT
         Well, actually... - (jlalexander) - (15) - July 31, 2001, 12:30:22 PM EDT
             Sounds cool - (SpiceWare) - July 31, 2001, 01:07:14 PM EDT
             choice: Pepsi or Coke - (tablizer) - (13) - Aug. 4, 2001, 02:40:10 PM EDT
                 ffs - (pwhysall) - (1) - Aug. 4, 2001, 07:18:38 PM EDT
                     Good Point - (deSitter) - Aug. 9, 2001, 11:04:56 AM EDT
                 I'm amazed you can spell "Hitler" - but "Mousilini"?!? - (CRConrad) - (10) - Aug. 6, 2001, 03:44:11 AM EDT
                     Lysdexia can be an asset. (But just for.. some artists.) -NT - (Ashton) - (1) - Aug. 6, 2001, 04:46:50 AM EDT
                         That would be dicraphia, no? -NT - (Arkadiy) - Aug. 6, 2001, 10:56:10 AM EDT
                     I've always heard it with an "i" sound -NT - (tablizer) - (5) - Aug. 6, 2001, 04:10:34 PM EDT
                         and something I notice about English - (tablizer) - (4) - Aug. 6, 2001, 10:40:22 PM EDT
                             so you are in favor of eubonics? :) - (boxley) - (2) - Aug. 6, 2001, 10:47:10 PM EDT
                                 Axe me about eubonics. :) -NT - (a6l6e6x) - Aug. 6, 2001, 11:01:19 PM EDT
                                 putting letters in my mouth - (tablizer) - Aug. 8, 2001, 11:06:09 AM EDT
                             Er - (pwhysall) - Aug. 7, 2001, 02:58:31 AM EDT
                     That's Moosolini - (mhuber) - (1) - Aug. 7, 2001, 04:14:52 PM EDT
                         Moose salami? Never tried it in a hogey -NT - (tablizer) - Aug. 8, 2001, 11:09:35 AM EDT
         It depends on the company - (orion) - (1) - July 31, 2001, 01:00:35 PM EDT
             and Industry - (SpiceWare) - July 31, 2001, 01:07:59 PM EDT
         Around here... - (admin) - July 31, 2001, 01:58:21 PM EDT
         Speaking from the technical education industry.. - (tjsinclair) - (3) - July 31, 2001, 02:32:23 PM EDT
             Re: Speaking from the technical education industry.. - (tuberculosis) - (2) - Aug. 2, 2001, 08:17:15 PM EDT
                 What you might want to do - (tjsinclair) - (1) - Aug. 3, 2001, 11:42:49 AM EDT
                     Been looking - (tuberculosis) - Aug. 3, 2001, 04:44:39 PM EDT
         Hrm... - (Yendor) - (2) - July 31, 2001, 03:23:22 PM EDT
             I think you've nailed it - (DonRichards) - (1) - July 31, 2001, 03:32:51 PM EDT
                 Also private/public ownership may make a difference - (tonytib) - July 31, 2001, 08:44:32 PM EDT

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