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Gloss
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Response Posted - 03/26/2004 : 17:08:56

Hey Frank,
Here's a suggestion from out in left field (what do you expect from another Frank)

Hospital systems have IT departments. Have you checked with some of the large Hospitals in Austin for openings? At least hospitals generally have good benefits and insurance.

Keep hanging in there

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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 03/26/2004 : 18:05:53

IMHO follows:

Don't be afraid to think outside the traditional box. With talent, education and a bit of determination your spouse can probably do anything she wants.

As you already know, I.S./Computer Science is a pretty dead field... maturing technology and outsourcing have stripped a lot of jobs out of the picture, and they won't be coming back anytime soon.

Only a few bright spots (like security) remain. That might be an area to investigate, but takes some training/certification to get started in. Perhaps she can learn a second language (speaking, not programming)? That would be a big plus right there... possible technical liason to offshore work.

Either way, it involves taking a different career 'tack' (thought I'd better throw in something about sailing) than what she's done before. Expanding horizons may reveal some new territory that she's interested in.

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rford
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Response Posted - 03/27/2004 : 18:46:23

Frank,

I'm not sure what area of expertise your wife has, but tech consulting could help. I lot of my friends have used similar situations to try consulting and done well with it.

I also know that Austin has a lot of tech companies... don't know specifically who's hiring but I have a contact there and I'll see if she knows about any thing.

Another option that she may not have thought of is a civilian job at a military post. There are a lot of opportunities there sometimes. I just did a search of a consulting group I know ... I thought they had offices in Texas but I guess not.

Good luck, Frank ... Your family will be in our prayers here.

Edited by - rford on 03/27/2004 18:47:35

Chip Hunt
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Response Posted - 03/28/2004 : 17:19:36

I find it awfully hard to bite my tongue in here sometimes when people say things like what DC said above. I mean really, REALLY hard. As for the job hunt, I wish you luck. I own my own walking tour firm in Charleston, SC, and tourism numbers have been in decline since 9/11. I have certainly felt the economic effects of that decline. Economies are cyclical, regardless of which party is in office. I wish that people like DC would come back from LA-LA land. Hopefully this was not too political for anyone.

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Gloss
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Response Posted - 03/28/2004 : 18:39:14

Hey Frank
I was wondering today what your wife thinks of some of the ideas presented in this forum to help her in her job hunt.

We all wish you all the best

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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 03/28/2004 : 18:44:37

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Chip Hunt
 I find it awfully hard to bite my tongue in here sometimes when people say things like what DC said above. I mean really, REALLY hard.... I wish that people like DC would come back from LA-LA land. Hopefully this was not too political for anyone.
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It is. Let's drop this.

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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 03/28/2004 : 19:08:08

Frank: I empathize, having spent two signficant periods out... Has she considered firms like Modis (http://www.modisit.com/)? They're nationwide, and represented in Dallas. She could possibly work for them as a contractor, which would at also provide benefits if you need them. Many companies that are cutting back are using firms like that to cover projects such as new system implementations and upgrades. Speaking from experience, it can be nice to be out of the corporate politics, and to move on to a new client organization once in a while.

All the best,

Edited by - Dave Bristle on 03/28/2004 22:20:31

ronrryan
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Response Posted - 03/28/2004 : 22:15:20

I am 71 yrs, have been employed and unemployed thru various administrations, never noticed that politics helped my situation at any time, although I am a registered partisan (guess who). Son now bunking in with us in Fla after 17 years at Lucent in Atlanta, must have been 90-100 thousand Lucent people looking for jobs in Atlanta all computer-type folks, he doesnt think a political party is responsible for his situation, neither do I, and we are not stupid, unread or uneducated people. This is a sailing site. If I want instruction on politics and government I can go elswhere, grow up, ron sr sk Orion SWFL

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OJ
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Response Posted - 03/30/2004 : 13:35:05

Okay, so, anybody here see The Passion yet?

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Sea Trac
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Response Posted - 03/30/2004 : 13:49:40

No, I've been too busy watching the 9/11 Commission hearings. ;-)

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MattL
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Response Posted - 03/30/2004 : 15:36:06

OJ, I get Passionate every time I see my wife and kids.

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FrankV
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Response Posted - 03/30/2004 : 17:13:32

To all that have replied,

I was very reluctant to post this request as it seemed somewhat removed from the main purpose of the forum. I am sorry some felt it necessary to throw in politics. I think she is out of work due to global economic issues that would have happened no matter who holds the office.

But, we did get a referral to a new recruiter who seems very helpful, we did get a few leads on possible openings at places, and we got a lot of ideas.

One idea we came up with is to "sell" a relative half the boat and go into a partnership arrangement. We then split the costs, and it makes maintenance more affordable.

We are unable to park the boat as we have no trailer and no marina parking facilities locally.

Thank you all very much for your thoughts and prayers. This is the best gift of all. We will hang on a while longer!

Edited by - FrankV on 03/30/2004 17:15:23

Sid
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Response Posted - 03/30/2004 : 17:31:32

Buzz,
Are you putting your boat on a trailer or what?
Hate to see my first C25 buddy off the water. Let me know.
Sid

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Buzz Maring
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Response Posted - 03/30/2004 : 17:51:37

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Sid
 Buzz,
Are you putting your boat on a trailer or what?
Hate to see my first C25 buddy off the water. Let me know.
Sid
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Hi Sid ... I sent you an email ...

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deastburn
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Response Posted - 03/31/2004 : 15:34:15

Frank V:

Here's a suggestion: try education, especially private/independent schools and colleges. Many are actively looking for expereienced software engineers to manage their networks and computer systems. I teach at an IS in New England and we have several slots we have not been able to fill for months, including CIO. Pay is competitive, and the fringe benefits can be great (often including tuition reductions or abatement for the kids). There are several independent schools in the Dallas area--try www.nais.org (I think--or google it). Good Luck!

Now to the rest of you:

IHMO, the responses to Washington's political "slip" resulted in a series of forum entries that got away from being as helpful to Frank as they might have been. Unless the topic of an entry is WAY out-of-line, I would suggest letting it pass and staying focused on what a forum member has requested. At very least, it saves others the time of wading through reams of personal reactions to get to the meat...

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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 04/01/2004 : 20:58:28

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by deastburn
 Now to the rest of you:

IHMO, the responses to Washington's political "slip" resulted in a series of forum entries that got away from being as helpful to Frank as they might have been. Unless the topic of an entry is WAY out-of-line, I would suggest letting it pass...
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Well, Dave, at risk of doing more of the same, I'll opine that this was as good a time as any to reinforce a principle that will become more and more important over the next seven months. Nobody is going to change any minds here--just rile them up.

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NuNees
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Response Posted - 04/01/2004 : 22:34:12

Frank V,
Glad to hear you have a couple of leads and you have a new plan.
Years ago, when I was troubled, my sister, God rest her soul, painted a plaque for me.
I qoute,
"When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on."
Best wishes,

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ronrryan
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Response Posted - 04/02/2004 : 09:41:40

Dave, right you are! I, for one, should just have let it pass. Mea Culpa. God Bless all here, as we say in the Irish, ron srsk Orion #2343 SW FL

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Ellis Bloomfield
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Response Posted - 04/02/2004 : 10:51:57

Dave, getting riled up is not all bad. If more people had been riled up a couple of years ago, we wouldn't find ourselves in the horrible, nearly hopeless mess that we find ourselves in today. There is also the point that no one forces anyone to read threads that they know will rile them up. Attaching a "subject" and sticking to it would seem to be the best answer. It seems that often threads that start off good bend into personal stuff that would best be handled with e-mails. It's getting easier and easier to pass threads with subjects like "guess what" "suprise" etc. I clicked onto this thread thinking it was probably about a problem with someone's Catalina 25. Wrong.

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