On Sat, 08 Jan 2005 23:15:06 -0500, Silvan
calmly ranted:

Patriarch wrote:

down her particulars some place where *I* can keep up with it this
time, so I can deal with future problems over the phone.

So why is a certified LINUX geek who can network driving a truck for a
job?

Have you looked at any of the help wanted ads for Linux geeks?

I'm not selling myself short here. I'm just really not remotely qualified
for any job I've ever seen advertised. The home desktop arena where I play
has almost nothing in common with the corporate world. I've never used a
computer in a professional setting, except for a brief stint working as a
typist in a copy center in college, and I have no computer experience. No
training, no education, just a couple decades as a competent hobbiest.

Well, Glenn misspelled "certifiable" and you misspelled "hobbyist."
I guess that makes you even.

I'm fairly certain that the idiots who write up want ads have never
even heard of the technologies they require for any given job. Some
seem to want people younger than 22 with a Bachelors in Arts, a
Masters in Computer Sciences, and a PHD in something else, know 27
different computer languages fluently, be able to levitate, etc.
Oh, and they're offering minimum wage + perqs.


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