bouche Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 To help get Lowroller thinking beyond Kanata, I thought I'd start a thread. I know he has some sort of electronicky background and that's about all I know. Some clarification of skills would help. Anyway, here's a start: R.A.D.A.R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 He might want to look here. Aloha, Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted March 17, 2004 Report Share Posted March 17, 2004 Ah geez. That's pretty swell bouche. I can already discount the Radar Defense Strategist position because they are looking for Masters graduates. Unless the government is willing to pay for full-time Masters studies and suppliment me with some disposable income (beer money) I don't see myself ever going back to school. I don't think I could handle doing my Masters part-time because that would pretty much suck all the free-time out of me. I see myself moving away from the design and hardcore technical aspect of work, and I am currently gaining experience in the world of technical sales/project management. I feel this avenue will open more doors for me in the future outside of high-tech. I like your idea bradm... however I would probably get fired for playing on the job... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcane Posted March 17, 2004 Report Share Posted March 17, 2004 From what I've seen, employment in the smaller high-tech companies is going the way of the "specialized generalist." That is, companies are keen to hire people who can take on a wide range of responsibilities in a very specific field. The last tech wreck proved that for me. I survived two rounds of layoffs because I had marketing experience as well as technical skills. The marketing department wasn't so lucky--between the two layoffs, the entire group was sacked. In the process, half of my bandwidth went over the wall from engineering to marketing. Marketing might not be my favourite thing to do, but I don't see weasels on the endangered species list, either. YMMV; my world is obscured by dandelions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted March 17, 2004 Report Share Posted March 17, 2004 Where were you working? What field are you in? What are your skillz? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcane Posted March 17, 2004 Report Share Posted March 17, 2004 My last gig was in the speciality digital camera industry. I'm a "lone gun" tech comm. I have a degree in engineering and a diploma in tech comm. Lone guns are generalists, even more so than other tech comms. Tasks run the gamut from "we can't spare an engineer to write this" to "nobody else here understands the difference between GIF and JPEG" to "we need an expert monkey to push every button on the product" to "post this on the web site, willya?" to "can you research this esoteric term?" A lot of my tasks have fallen into the category of "nobody's else job" (including one that had me running an errand to the Turkish Embassy). I don't think any single thing I do is particularly remarkable, but I require a fair bit of software and a decent computer to do the full range of my job--something a *lot* of employers don't understand about lone guns. My last manager and the engineers around me understood this, which still blows my mind. Tech comms have a habit of getting hand-me-dowm computers from the engineers because "all you need is Word, right?" Uhhhh ... How about you and yours? (I know that Low Roller's job is genuinely soul-destroying work worthy of an ammo kiosk on a grassy knoll in Silicon Valley ...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermontdave Posted March 17, 2004 Report Share Posted March 17, 2004 Hey brother, I think you should quit everything, leave the city, and go live on top of a mountain. While you're living on top of the mountain, you can only eat yogurt(preferably Danon). PEACE (the responder of this thread, in no way by law, condones or promotes Danon Products.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcane Posted March 17, 2004 Report Share Posted March 17, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Vermontdave: While you're living on top of the mountain, you can only eat yogurt(preferably Danon).Astro yogurt is better. Nyah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guigsy Posted March 17, 2004 Report Share Posted March 17, 2004 quote:Originally posted by arcane: quote:Originally posted by Vermontdave: While you're living on top of the mountain, you can only eat yogurt(preferably Danon).Astro yogurt is better. Nyah. sure, if you like your aspartame... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted March 17, 2004 Report Share Posted March 17, 2004 low roller: You may have seen this company in your travels to/from your current position: Nanometrics. In particular, check out the "Field Electronics Engineer" position under the job listings. They're a niche player, still private, and, as far as I know, not itching to get huge in a "boom"/pressured kind of way. A friend of mine has been happily working there (as a tech writer) for the last couple of years. Aloha, Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted March 17, 2004 Report Share Posted March 17, 2004 Thanks for all the suggestions folks. I started polishing up my resume last night, and I hope to have it done by the end of the week... And just in case anybody out there knows some influential people that can help me out, I have a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering and 5 years of design consulting/technical sales experience. quote: (I know that Low Roller's job is genuinely soul-destroying work worthy of an ammo kiosk on a grassy knoll in Silicon Valley ...) yup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwa. Posted March 17, 2004 Report Share Posted March 17, 2004 While we're on the topic can someone please find me a job, i don't seem to be very good at it. I started out the ole post secondary career with a Geography Degree. That got me into a high paying factory where i worked for a year until i was laid off. A few years later i got into Mechanical Engineering Technology at a College and finished with a 3 year diploma. I have NO "connections" inside any industrial institution and NO experience in the workforce doing any type of engineering. I can not find a job. I can't even get my fuckin foot in the door for an interview because i have zero experience on my resume. Sincerely, Dead End Life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted March 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2004 project management you say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted March 18, 2004 Report Share Posted March 18, 2004 I'm another high tech refugee. I've been working for tiny companies since then. Mostly doing programming but also all the other stuff we don't have the bodies for. I laugh when I get a call asking for the accounting department. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hux Posted March 18, 2004 Report Share Posted March 18, 2004 ...run for the NDP!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewie Posted March 18, 2004 Report Share Posted March 18, 2004 I'm looking for a new gig too. Anybody know of any corporate communications positions available at their company?? Or perhaps Public or Media Relations? I have a degree in Communications along with a three year Broadcast Journalism diploma and ten years related experience. Thanks. (hey Jaimoe, Scott emailed me and told me the position at CITY was filled but i'd love more openings if you have them.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcane Posted March 19, 2004 Report Share Posted March 19, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Sheikyerbouti: quote:Originally posted by arcane: Astro yogurt is better. Nyah. sure, if you like your aspartame... Not all of it has Aspartame, darling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcane Posted March 19, 2004 Report Share Posted March 19, 2004 quote:Originally posted by bouche: project management you say? The salary is far too low for a decent project manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted March 19, 2004 Report Share Posted March 19, 2004 Dilbert makes me laugh because IT'S SO FUCKING TRUE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcane Posted March 19, 2004 Report Share Posted March 19, 2004 I think I was at that meeting, shaking my head and trying to hide under the table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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