tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-903360434761110566.post6496452890981425380..comments2024-03-03T20:17:14.017-05:00Comments on Clumsy Ox: Cat's outclumsy oxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11698216739528209499noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-903360434761110566.post-85246968863296152792008-10-25T07:00:00.000-05:002008-10-25T07:00:00.000-05:00Lost all my blog links for a while, so I am catchi...Lost all my blog links for a while, so I am catching up. WHAT, teaching Physics to us priceless students wasn't your "perfect job?" :-) Glad to hear the Lord has provided you a new position.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-903360434761110566.post-8100339558937163292008-08-27T13:28:00.000-05:002008-08-27T13:28:00.000-05:00I am on the brink of a new job too... one that is...I am on the brink of a new job too... one that is significantly underpaid, with no holidays and no sick days. But it's got a great benefit package, with unlimited investment potential.Gwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15261271864837959598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-903360434761110566.post-76515468897331492162008-08-27T10:52:00.000-05:002008-08-27T10:52:00.000-05:00I don't expect there really is a "perfect" job... ...I don't expect there really is a "perfect" job... although the one I had to leave might be asymptotically related.<BR/><BR/>The real question becomes, where does one draw the line? My experience has been that employers are loathe to let me go: apparently I am either chronically underpaid, or have worked for companies with incredible recruiting capabilities.<BR/><BR/>One common thread is, places I eventually left started at some point to treat their people badly. I'm not talking about money here; I'm talking about work conditions. When a boss stops saying "thank you" and starts saying "that's what I pay you for;" talented tech people start polishing their resumes.<BR/><BR/>And I think part of the problem is, tech people are often bad at things like confrontation and interpersonal relationships. When we feel threatened, we look for an escape, because we're really bad at standing our ground. So when things aren't too rosy at the current job, and recruiters are calling weekly to offer significant pay raises, it's easier just to leave.<BR/><BR/>Of course, the leaving (and making good money in the process) has gotten a little old at this point.clumsy oxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11698216739528209499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-903360434761110566.post-1195740841732303012008-08-27T03:08:00.000-05:002008-08-27T03:08:00.000-05:00We don't guarantee to offer the "perfect" job, but...We don't guarantee to offer the "perfect" job, but we'll do our best.<BR/><BR/>Like any job we have our ups and downs, but being involved in an enterprise where outcomes are not measured by profit certainly has its benefits.David P. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11683215364216544334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-903360434761110566.post-89751348401009030132008-08-26T23:09:00.000-05:002008-08-26T23:09:00.000-05:00I have to agree with stace' on this one.I do hope ...I have to agree with stace' on this one.<BR/><BR/>I do hope that your new job is (at the very least) one that makes you look forward to going in the next day. Perfect would be even better!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08932583794429391503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-903360434761110566.post-447790634406702102008-08-26T14:37:00.000-05:002008-08-26T14:37:00.000-05:00I have the perfect job now. One day my job will l...I have the perfect job now. One day my job will leave me...Stace'https://www.blogger.com/profile/17019625670602026914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-903360434761110566.post-8913378205820670122008-08-26T13:43:00.000-05:002008-08-26T13:43:00.000-05:00I like ivory towers, too.I like ivory towers, too.Shanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10704810407872873565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-903360434761110566.post-3788919226462852822008-08-26T12:27:00.000-05:002008-08-26T12:27:00.000-05:00I've been a bit of a job-hopper in my adult life, ...<I>I've been a bit of a job-hopper in my adult life, but I never really intended it to work out that way.</I><BR/><BR/>Sounds like our church experience.<BR/><BR/>I hope this new place of employment turns out to be <I>the</I> one.Chuck Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929470338280066656noreply@blogger.com