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Old 05-15-2008, 12:13 PM   #1
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Default Job opportunities similiar to women opportunities?

I'm sure everyone has noticed that more women seem to fall into their laps when they are already in relationships, I'm noticing the same thing seems to happen when you aren't actively looking for a job.

I'm not SUPER happy where I'm at but I'm not unhappy either. Sure my case for a promotion was turned down but now we have a new manager who is actually already working towards building a case for some new roles I could take. Thing is, I just got a job where the new role would be approx 6 months after starting vs possibly a year where I'm at....

Seems like a great opportunity doing what SHOULD have been happening where I'm at. Of course, at the new place the same crap could happen assuming I maintain my same level of productivity, since they'd never let me hire underlings for me if I can do it all myself.

That being said I'm super swamped at the moment since I have a vacation coming up in 3 weeks and some dental work happening next week and I don't really have time to interview until the end of June and I don't know if that is going to fly.

they have been trying to fill this position for quite some time, I first heard about it last year but the role has been expanded to include the words "lead" and "architect" in the title, two things I am really looking for.

hmmmmmm.
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Old 05-15-2008, 12:21 PM   #3
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Yeah, no comprendo.
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Old 05-15-2008, 12:26 PM   #4
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have girlfriend --> more girls become available to you!
have job --> more jobs become available to you?
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Old 05-15-2008, 12:49 PM   #5
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have girlfriend --> more girls become available to you!
have job --> more jobs become available to you?
Yeah, I believe this may be what he is referring to.
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Old 05-15-2008, 12:52 PM   #6
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spreken ze english?
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Old 05-15-2008, 12:54 PM   #7
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spreken ze english?
the second truck eventually helps the first one. They both benefit. Cars do the same , but thier back ends are sharp and aero'd in comparison to a box trailer, and not as noticable until the vehicles get bigger. A diesels throttle reveals it when it happens, I have done it several times...it even effects the brakes, not that one could slam them with a truck close enough to change speed...
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Old 05-15-2008, 01:03 PM   #8
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hmm. I couldn't think of a good way to articulate my point via the topic...

when you have a gf, you tend to have more opportunities for further sexy time with other womens. When you don't have a gf, the opportunities tend to be less common.

when you are looking for a job, you dont find many. when you are pretty comfortable, job opportunities present themselves.

That make more sense?
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Old 05-15-2008, 01:08 PM   #9
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Some people work two jobs ya know...
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Old 05-15-2008, 01:13 PM   #10
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Some people work two jobs ya know...
yeah, as you know I was doing that for most of the past 3 years, my contract stuff on the side recently dried up.


So anyways, I guess the main point here is how do I schedule an interview when I have no time to do so for like 6 weeks?
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Old 05-15-2008, 01:17 PM   #11
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Use your lunch + an hour. Hell if you really have no time, schedule it around your metra time and then take the train to myplace once your done and I'll drive your carless ass home
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Old 05-15-2008, 01:32 PM   #12
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Use your lunch + an hour. Hell if you really have no time, schedule it around your metra time and then take the train to myplace once your done and I'll drive your carless ass home
well, that is fine and dandy if I was in a position where I wear a suit to work... if I come to work in a shirt, tie, slacks someone will know what is up. I only recently stepped things up to a button down shirt at work with my jeans and sneakers... I could of course bring a suit and stuff it in a locker at ogilvie station, but I'm not sure the lockers are large enough to support a suit without wrinkling it...
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Old 05-15-2008, 01:38 PM   #13
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well, that is fine and dandy if I was in a position where I wear a suit to work... if I come to work in a shirt, tie, slacks someone will know what is up. I only recently stepped things up to a button down shirt at work with my jeans and sneakers... I could of course bring a suit and stuff it in a locker at ogilvie station, but I'm not sure the lockers are large enough to support a suit without wrinkling it...

q: why are you in a suit today?
a: 1)i have to leave straight to a bachelor party after work
2) wedding rehearsal after work
3) i felt like it, *******
4) **** you
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Old 05-15-2008, 01:42 PM   #14
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Old 05-15-2008, 01:44 PM   #15
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q: why are you in a suit today?
a: 1)i have to leave straight to a bachelor party after work
2) wedding rehearsal after work
3) i felt like it, *******
4) **** you
#4 being the dicmo choice.

But seriously, everyone noticed when i started wearing button up shirts, albeit in a comical way. This is a relatively small department, so tongues wag.
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Old 05-15-2008, 01:45 PM   #16
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I'm sorry but only 5 digit member numbers or less are allowed to respond to my threads without useful information.

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Old 05-15-2008, 01:46 PM   #17
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#4 being the dicmo choice.

But seriously, everyone noticed when i started wearing button up shirts, albeit in a comical way. This is a relatively small department, so tongues wag.
wear suits for a whole week then.
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Old 05-15-2008, 01:51 PM   #18
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wear suits for a whole week then.
NO WAY!!! I only have one suit, and my commute is 2 hours and would be TORTURE in a suit everyday!!
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Old 05-15-2008, 01:56 PM   #19
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Leave suit at near by drycleaner. They do store clothes there too, ya know.
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I haven't the slightest idea why, but I'm amused.
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Old 05-15-2008, 02:09 PM   #21
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have girlfriend --> more girls become available to you!
have job --> more jobs become available to you?
Ah, that's a load of crap.

The difference is when you have one of those you just assume you could follow through, and when you don't, you discover just how difficult it is.

Nothing more entertaining than listening to married guys talking about how this or that girl would have boned them, but they decided to go back to the hotel instead.
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Old 05-15-2008, 02:11 PM   #22
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Do what one of my co-workers at my last place did...

Wear a suit, when people joke about you going on job interviews, tell them that actually you have to leave early today for a funeral.

That shuts down the amusing comments quickly.
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Old 05-15-2008, 02:14 PM   #23
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I haven't the slightest idea why, but I'm amused.
yeah, im not sure why either!
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Old 05-15-2008, 11:36 PM   #24
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So anyways, I guess the main point here is how do I schedule an interview when I have no time to do so for like 6 weeks?
Why don't you just call in sick like everyone else? The work will still be there when you get back.
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Old 05-29-2008, 11:05 AM   #25
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Why don't you just call in sick like everyone else? The work will still be there when you get back.
i thought the recruiter forgot about me for the past couple weeks but they have once again resumed contact. I have a phone interview next monday, but as I go on vacation that Friday I'm really hoping they don't want me to come in for an in person interview.

I am COMPLETELY swamped getting projects out the door before I go on vacation, I have no backup so this stuff has to hit prod before I go and one project in particular will cost us about half a million dollars a week in lost revenue if it is delayed.

Under normal circumstances when recruiters call I typically just ignore them since the majority of the jobs doing what I do are in the financial sector which I completely hate.

I'm currently working for cars.com and the stuff I end up working with is actually interesting to me.

The new job would be for a GIS company that provides map data for several major online mapping sites as well as their own content for mobile phones, GIS is also something that has always interested me so this looks like it could be a cool job.

The other upside is this job is the same position I am trying to get my current company to create for me but they are dragging their feet. So it would be a step up in responsibility and pay (hoping for a 10-15k bump) with the option of further achieving an additional step up once we add more headcount to my team.

I still think cars.com is a slightly cooler place to work and this is the first time in 5 years that I actually LIKE my coworkers, but whatever, my career is sort of stagnated here...
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