OK - doin' a little networking here - I need a jahb

John R · #1 05-05-2003, 10:57 AM

Well, after 6 & 1/2 years at my "last" company, I was laid off the other day. I got R.I.F.'d . They didn't even kiss me first, just *$%# me so now I'm looking for new work... Less than 16 hours of doing my bit to help stimulate the American Economy (new truck [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img] )

If any of you fine gentleman and gentleladies know of any IT work from Wareham, Mass to Westerly, RI - I'm lookin'. My last position was with a process/bio/pharma engineering company.

Basic History 2000-Last Thurs - IT Projects Manager
VPN/Intranet/Routers/Infrastructure/New Servers/Security
1997-2000 - MIS Manager
Just about everything /servers/infrasturcture/
96-97- Network Admin
Servers / Desktops

Solid on MS NT4.0/W2K/XP, Netware 3 thru 5, Cisco routers / PIX, Linux, some Web Developing, plus all of the typical stuff...

I will be tweaking my resume this week and I will also begin to study for some more certifications for work I've been doing for a while but now need a slip of paper to show I know it..

If you know of anything or are aware of anything, please let me know...

Thanks,

John

[ May 05, 2003, 09:58 AM: Message edited by: John R ]

JohnS · #2 05-05-2003, 12:45 PM

Sorry to hear that John. Wish I could help ya out but being down in South Florida won't help ya much. Don't know if you are aware but Microsoft has changed a few things in their certs. They have added a new one to the growing list so check into them a bit when you decide to go get them. If you are REALLY good, try taking one of those "Boot Camp" type courses to get the stuff done and over quick because the last cert I got from Microsoft took two months to get AFTER I completed everything and passed all the tests. They told me it was a little screwup on their part but hey, I worked hard to get those certs and it should not have taken that long to get them. Heck, my 14yo son got a response asking for inforomation for a school project he had faster than I got my cert from them, sheeesh......

Briguy · #3 05-06-2003, 01:12 AM

John, When one door closes another one always opens. Now would be a good time to sell that overpriced, overtaxed house in the northeast and haul everything to sunny Florida. You may chuckle at first [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] as did my friends when I told them of my plans to move to Sarasota from N Jersey 4 1/2 years ago. No kidding, I would do it 100 times over again. Ask anyone on the board from Fla. , they will tell you the same. As for being given the shaft, that too is a good thing. More time to work on your new ride! [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

JohnS · #4 05-06-2003, 01:47 AM

Hey, I like the idea Bri just mentioned. Heck, I moved from Connecticut back in 81 and never looked back!!!! Come on down, the weather is waiting for ya and so are those fish!!!

TUGBOAT · #5 05-05-2003, 06:19 PM

There's a COOOOOLd front moving thru Here Tomorrow !! 14* maybe colder !
Scream'n Reels' [img]images/icons/cool.gif[/img]

FELLOW-SHIP · #6 05-05-2003, 06:35 PM

HA JOHN R.
SORRY ABOUT YOUR JOB IT SEEMS LIKE THE ONLY REAL JOB SECURITY NOW A DAY’S IS IF YOUR SELF EMPLOYED. I DON’T THINK ANY ONE EVER FIRED THEM SELVES YET. AS FOR FLORIDA THE STATE KEEPS ON GROWING AND GROWING BUT MOST INDUSTRIES PAY LESS THEN YOU GUYS UP NORTH. NO UNIONS DOWN HERE TO HELP BOOST UP WAGES BUT USUALLY LOTS OF OPPORTUNITY AND MIGHT COSTS LESS TO LIVE. THIS IS A GOOD STATE TO DO YOUR OWN THING IN. AS BRIGUY SAID WHEN ONE DOOR CLOSES OTHER DOORS WILL OPEN MAYBE NOT JUST LIKE THE OTHER JOB BUT CAN BE BETTER THAN WHAT YOU HAVE NOW “YOU NEVER KNOW”. I’M 56 NOW AND ON MY THIRD CAREER CHANGE. TWO OF MY CHOICE AND ONE BECAUSE I HAD TO, THE ADJUSTMENT AND FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN IS THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS OF THEM ALL. TAKE A WEEK OFF TO BLOW THE STINK OFF EITHER WORK ON THE BOAT OR GO FISHING THEN START THINKING OF WHAT’S NEXT GOD?
FELLOW-SHIP [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]