"this economy" (was Re: [geeks] Ultra 2)

[geeks at sunhelp.org]

I'd have to agree that in some areas the economy is definatly biting the
bag. Central PA is probably the worst. I'm a refuge (but not a native) from
PA, and there are some others on the list from that area that have been less
than fully employed. I really love NH, and wanted to live here all my life,
but I didn't have any plans to jump out of PA until I found myself
chronically unemployed.

I'd agree that Waltham and the Route 128 and Route 495 belts in Mass are
booming again. I can make it into Waltham in 1.5 hours, so if things puke
here I'll commute so I can stay in NH. NH is one of the fastest growing tech
areas in the country, but its growing from near zero (except for south NH,
which is a totaly different mindset from where I live in the Upper Valley).
I just pray I can hang onto what I got until things are more sure here.

As for "big sky country", friends in St. Paul / Minneapolis area say its a
hot job market if you have experience. A deeply experienced admin at my NH
office was imported from Green Bay and he says there was work there too. He
was working with RS6000's and the IBM "super-parallel" system (SP is it?) at
two different companies. In more rural areas I find that employers expect
you to stay with them for awhile, so job-hopping for experience is a no-no.

I have noticed that companies aren't too interested in newbie-weinies
anymore unless they work dirt cheap. There is talent looking for work now,
so the career path of working up from zero seems to be over.

~ -----Original Message-----
~ From: Kurt Huhn [mailto:kurt at k-huhn.com]
~ Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 10:02 PM
~ To: geeks at sunhelp.org
~ Subject: Re: "this economy" (was Re: [geeks] Ultra 2)
~ 
~ 
~ > > Dude, in this economy, sucky job > no job.
~ > 
~ > Im curious what makes you say this. I keep hearing from 
~ people about how
~ > "this economy" is a wreck and "the job market" is down... 
~ But it seems
~ > to me (as One Who Is Employed), that everything is pretty 
~ ok. I get a
~ 
~ I get an offer here and there - but I don't actively pursue 
~ them.  Rhode
~ Island is doing well (thanks Buddy!) and so are some of the tech areas
~ in and the Waltham, MA area.
~ 
~ I'd like to move to someplace like PA - or someplace in Big 
~ Sky country
~ though.  Only for my peace of mind, not due to job market.  If I could
~ keep my current job and live in WY on a big ranch, id be sooo happy...
~ -- 
~ Kurt
~ kurt at k-huhn.com
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