On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 1:20 PM, Ryan Simpkins <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, May 4, 2011 13:05, Alan Young wrote: >> On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 13:01, Robert Merrill <[email protected]> wrote: >>> just-launched "Vibe" product team in Provo. http://linkd.in/kYnbst >> >> Wait ... Novell just laid off people, and they're hiring at the same time? > > For those not aware... Robert works for Novell as a Sr. Recruiter (since > 2009?). Robert. The Attachemate overlords just made his job a lot tougher.
I agree with that sentiment, personally in my eyes Novell has lost quite a lot of it's luster. Not that I'm in any way trying to disparage them, and all of the employees I've had the pleasure of meeting are some of the most top-notch, highest caliber people. But frankly I want stability with my next job, and Novell seems to subject itself (and therefore it's employees), to cyclical resizing. Not to make Mr. Merrill's job any more difficult, but I've seen Novell do this grow/shrink, rightsize or whatever you want to call it, time & time again. Instead of applying (unless you really, really need the job), I'd recommend sending a resume with a letter attached and addressed to who ever is in charge over there stating that even though you're qualified for "position x", you're choosing not to out of solidarity because what they are doing is not the right thing to do. It's irresponsible of them to do it this way and it has significant negative economic consequences locally. They need to try and fill all positions internally first and to secure employment for those who have been loyal all these years. Otherwise they are flooding the local market with talent all at once and those who have difficulty finding employment are going to have a really tough time in the current market. This means prolonged unemployment which is a total drain on social services and thats assuming you can even get those services. Utah's "Department of Workforce Services", is the worst joke I've ever seen, we really need to rename it "Department of Worthless Services". (Caveat: There is one gal who works there as the resume writer, she does top notch work. But that's the only DWS service I've seen that's even worth the time of taking the trip over there.) Sorry if this has gotten a bit ranty, I have very strong feelings about the whole Novell issue. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
