In a message dated: Wed, 02 Feb 2000 13:59:33 EST
Bruce McCulley said:
>Chester Martel wrote:
>
>> If employees are looking a posting on the list won't make it more
>> tempting just one less place to look. If they have internet access they
>> have a lot of access to jobs anyway.
>
>I was thinking more of the folks who might be fairly content, but start
>seeing lots of job postings on the list and start thinking the grass might
>be greener on the other side. If I were an employer I'd not be worried
>about the dissatisfied employees so much as I'd be concerned about
>keeping the satisfied ones feeling that way - making them think there's
>a strong job market might give them an inflated idea of their own value.
>I'd be particularly concerned if I had a tight budget and didn't want to
>compete in an inflationary job market. My response would likely be
>to discourage participation in the list. (Yeah, that's PHB thinking, but
>why give them ammunition while we're trying to undermine them? They
>might put it to more effective use then just shooting themselve in the
>foot!)
Well, I hardly think this list is going to be the first place people start
looking. There are I don't know how many websites devoted to hi-tech jobs
around, and anyone not aware of the current market situation right now has
been living under a rock for a few years. This is a geek list, not a PHB
controlled environment. The list was opened up to all things Linux a long
time ago. IMO, that includes job postings. However, I do believe it should
be restricted to members of this list. I don't favor allowing every
headhunter the chance to spam the list with postings.
>It's already too much for the limited bandwidth of my Mk.I eyeballs.
>I've been getting a couple of hundred emails a day recently, mostly
>from this group (BUN traffic, future of linux, private mails sent to the
>group, etc all included). That's too much.
You need a mail filter Bruce :) Start filtering out all the stuff you don't
want to see; procmail works great for that.
>At the present rate I'd vote to ban the traffic, if I had to choose. I was
>willing to seek some alternative, but if there is no such inclination
>elsewhere count me against the traffic. BTW, I consider it very telling that
>the two favorable votes immediately before my response both admitted bias due
>to recent posts - that suggests that the level *IS* prevalent.
I would not consider 2 or 3 posts in a weeks time prevalent. I don't feel that
there have been that many job postings on this list. Additionally, those that
have been posted have been by people who have been on this list for some time
and we all know.
Additionally, I find it reassuring to know there are people on this list
working for growing companies who have invested in Linux.
--
Seeya,
Paul
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