[H-GEN] So I was thinking

[Rob Kearey]

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Greg Black wrote:

> | > hard to find in this industry, so it's easy to find places that
> | > are worth working in and don't insist on placing ridiculous
> | > obstacles in your way.

> | Work is not hard to find if you're Greg B. Coyote, Super-Genius, but 
> | much harder for J. Random-Graduate or similar, I can assure you. You 
> | need the scrip for your glib pills re-filled.

> I'm not quite sure how this advances the discussion and I think
> I might just drop it after this.  

Well, perhaps my tone was a little acerbic ...

> I would point out that it's
> not at all necessary to be a super-genius to find work in the
> industry -- competence, a modicum of social skills, willingness
> to work, honesty and related qualities would be more than enough
> as far as I can tell.

... but glib assertions such as this do irritate me. It's clear you have 
a wealth of skill and industry experience (your writing on the humbug 
lists prove that), not to mention a muchness of experience in actually 
finding and getting work, which is remarkable in itself. In times when 
IT budgets are being slashed and real people are losing their jobs every 
other day, I feel it's a bit unfair to subtly accuse those finding it 
hard to get work of incompetence, social crippledom, laziness and 
dishonesty. I doubt that was your intention, but I wouldn't be amazed if 
people in such a sitation read it that way.

But, yes, likewise, I'll leave this one alone now.

> Greg

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