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2010/1/14 Novocastrian_Nomad gregory.j.ba...@gmail.com: Why is it so many, so called high tech companies, insist on the 19th century practice of demanding an employee's physical presence in a specific geographic location. Pair programming and co-location with your end users both hugely increase real productivity, in my experience. The programmer-to-code step is only one of many parts of the process. -- Cheers, Simon B. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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a...@pythoncraft.com (Aahz) writes: Incidentally, my company has had a fair amount of difficulty finding Python programmers -- anyone in the SF area looking for a job near Mountain View? I'm surprised there aren't a ton of Python programmers there, given that's where Brand G is and so forth. Anyway, when posting that type of message, it would probably be helpful to describe what your company does, what you're looking for, and (if possible) supply a url. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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On 2010-01-14 13:14 PM, Paul Rubin wrote: a...@pythoncraft.com (Aahz) writes: Incidentally, my company has had a fair amount of difficulty finding Python programmers -- anyone in the SF area looking for a job near Mountain View? I'm surprised there aren't a ton of Python programmers there, given that's where Brand G is and so forth. They probably absorb more (good) Python programmers than they spit back out. -- Robert Kern I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying truth. -- Umberto Eco -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Author of a Python Success Story Needs a Job!
Paul Rubin wrote: a...@pythoncraft.com (Aahz) writes: Incidentally, my company has had a fair amount of difficulty finding Python programmers -- anyone in the SF area looking for a job near Mountain View? I'm surprised there aren't a ton of Python programmers there, given that's where Brand G is and so forth. Anyway, when posting that type of message, it would probably be helpful to describe what your company does, what you're looking for, and (if possible) supply a url. We're all python fanatics around here, no need to know more than the job is about to write Python code ! The real question is is there enough space for my 3x4 meters poster of Guido ? :o) JM -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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In article mailman.929.1263497441.28905.python-l...@python.org, Robert Kern robert.k...@gmail.com wrote: On 2010-01-14 13:14 PM, Paul Rubin wrote: a...@pythoncraft.com (Aahz) writes: Incidentally, my company has had a fair amount of difficulty finding Python programmers -- anyone in the SF area looking for a job near Mountain View? I'm surprised there aren't a ton of Python programmers there, given that's where Brand G is and so forth. They probably absorb more (good) Python programmers than they spit back out. Bingo -- I call it The Giant Google Sucking Sound -- Aahz (a...@pythoncraft.com) * http://www.pythoncraft.com/ If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur. --Red Adair -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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In article 7x4omosdly@ruckus.brouhaha.com, Paul Rubin no.em...@nospam.invalid wrote: a...@pythoncraft.com (Aahz) writes: Incidentally, my company has had a fair amount of difficulty finding Python programmers -- anyone in the SF area looking for a job near Mountain View? I'm surprised there aren't a ton of Python programmers there, given that's where Brand G is and so forth. Anyway, when posting that type of message, it would probably be helpful to describe what your company does, what you're looking for, and (if possible) supply a url. http://www.egnyte.com/ Basically, at this point we're just looking for competent Python developers who have a reasonably broad experience, preferably with some web development background. There's a non-current ad on the Python Job Board that I need to update. -- Aahz (a...@pythoncraft.com) * http://www.pythoncraft.com/ If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur. --Red Adair -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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Why is it so many, so called high tech companies, insist on the 19th century practice of demanding an employee's physical presence in a specific geographic location. This is the 21st century with climate change, carbon footprints, broadband internet, telecommuting, tele-presence, telephones, fax machines, mobile phones, electronic funds transfer, express shipping companies and a host of other gadgets and applications, that make geographic location almost irrelevant. I know whereof I speak, I have been fortunate enough to work remotely (across the country) for the last ten years, for two different employers. (possibly OT rant over) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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In article 6a12ed15-e7f9-43ab-9b90-984525808...@o28g2000yqh.googlegroups.com, Novocastrian_Nomad gregory.j.ba...@gmail.com wrote: Why is it so many, so called high tech companies, insist on the 19th century practice of demanding an employee's physical presence in a specific geographic location. Because it works better? My current job is mostly done at the office, and I think it leads to better morale in many ways. I'm not sure about productivity, though. -- Aahz (a...@pythoncraft.com) * http://www.pythoncraft.com/ If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur. --Red Adair -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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On 28 Des 2009, 08:32, Andrew Jonathan Fine eternalsqu...@hotmail.com wrote: As a hobby to keep me sane, I am attempting to retrain part time at home as a jeweler and silversmith, and I sometimes used Python for generating and manipulating code for CNC machines. It occurs to me that in some domains, this combination of Python and the design and production of physical artifacts could be fairly attractive, even though it may or may not be what you want to focus on in pursuing a software career. For example, I follow the goings-on in the various open hardware communities, and there isn't really a shortage of boards, controllers, components or chipsets which can be put to use, but taking these things and producing a well-designed case in order to deliver a readily usable piece of equipment is something which seems beyond most of the interested parties: people who know one thing well can be completely oblivious of the ways of another thing. Sometimes, it seems to pay to be knowledgeable in two different kinds of endeavour whose practitioners rarely interact, and perhaps there might be opportunities for you in this regard. Nevertheless, I obviously wish you success in your employment search. Paul -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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Aahz wrote: In article 6a12ed15-e7f9-43ab-9b90-984525808...@o28g2000yqh.googlegroups.com, Novocastrian_Nomad gregory.j.ba...@gmail.com wrote: Why is it so many, so called high tech companies, insist on the 19th century practice of demanding an employee's physical presence in a specific geographic location. Because it works better? My current job is mostly done at the office, and I think it leads to better morale in many ways. I'm not sure about productivity, though. Ironically, I have heard that if your bossoids are enlightened enough to require pair programming for most development, and if you install a full telecommuting rig of remote eyeballs, Skype with audio, and a remote desktop solution such as VNC, you can remotely pair very productively. (He posted from work, soloing! ;) -- Phlip -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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Novocastrian_Nomad gregory.j.ba...@gmail.com writes: I know whereof I speak, I have been fortunate enough to work remotely (across the country) for the last ten years, for two different employers. Some like working remotely, others don't. I had to work remotely for my last couple of jobs. I hated it. I want to actually see my co-workers (not necessarily every single day, but as a normal part of work and not something unusual) so that handwaving discussions actually involve meaningful waving of the hands. YMMV. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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Paul Rubin wrote: a...@pythoncraft.com (Aahz) writes: Incidentally, my company has had a fair amount of difficulty finding Python programmers -- anyone in the SF area looking for a job near Mountain View? I'm surprised there aren't a ton of Python programmers there, given that's where Brand G is and so forth. Anyway, when posting that type of message, it would probably be helpful to describe what your company does, what you're looking for, and (if possible) supply a url. And don't forget the Python Jobs Board. Google is your (Mountain View) friend. Hey, maybe they are sucking the pythonicity into a local vortex and you are suffering the consequent low pythonicity quotient? I must be a bit like living next door to the 800 lb python ... regards Steve -- Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 PyCon is coming! Atlanta, Feb 2010 http://us.pycon.org/ Holden Web LLC http://www.holdenweb.com/ UPCOMING EVENTS:http://holdenweb.eventbrite.com/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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Paul Boddie wrote: On 28 Des 2009, 08:32, Andrew Jonathan Fine eternalsqu...@hotmail.com wrote: As a hobby to keep me sane, I am attempting to retrain part time at home as a jeweler and silversmith, and I sometimes used Python for generating and manipulating code for CNC machines. It occurs to me that in some domains, this combination of Python and the design and production of physical artifacts could be fairly attractive, even though it may or may not be what you want to focus on in pursuing a software career. For example, I follow the goings-on in the various open hardware communities, and there isn't really a shortage of boards, controllers, components or chipsets which can be put to use, but taking these things and producing a well-designed case in order to deliver a readily usable piece of equipment is something which seems beyond most of the interested parties: people who know one thing well can be completely oblivious of the ways of another thing. Sometimes, it seems to pay to be knowledgeable in two different kinds of endeavour whose practitioners rarely interact, and perhaps there might be opportunities for you in this regard. Nevertheless, I obviously wish you success in your employment search. As encouragement, or at least corroboration: http://pythonide.blogspot.com/2008/10/how-to-make-money-with-free-software.html regards Steve -- Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 PyCon is coming! Atlanta, Feb 2010 http://us.pycon.org/ Holden Web LLC http://www.holdenweb.com/ UPCOMING EVENTS:http://holdenweb.eventbrite.com/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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Paul Rubin wrote: Novocastrian_Nomad gregory.j.ba...@gmail.com writes: I know whereof I speak, I have been fortunate enough to work remotely (across the country) for the last ten years, for two different employers. Some like working remotely, others don't. I had to work remotely for my last couple of jobs. I hated it. I want to actually see my co-workers (not necessarily every single day, but as a normal part of work and not something unusual) so that handwaving discussions actually involve meaningful waving of the hands. YMMV. Speaking as someone who does a lot of remote work, I can honestly say that for the right opportunity (e.g. the chance to work with a particularly bright team) I could be persuaded to lower my rate and/or travel. The contracts I cherish are the onces that give me the opportunity (though not usually 100% of working hours) interact through the face with other professionals. I find local working groups and interest groups very valuable for this (when I can find time to do it), but I am probably lucky in spending a lot of time around DC and some round NYC, both major IT markets. regards Steve -- Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 PyCon is coming! Atlanta, Feb 2010 http://us.pycon.org/ Holden Web LLC http://www.holdenweb.com/ UPCOMING EVENTS:http://holdenweb.eventbrite.com/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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In article cbc2f05a-f52a-4f58-adeb-78d931f47...@r24g2000yqd.googlegroups.com, Andrew Jonathan Fine eternalsqu...@hotmail.com wrote: I was laid off by Honeywell several months after I had made my presentation in the 2005 Python Conference. Since then I have been unable to find work either as a software engineer or in any other capacity, even at service jobs. I've sent resumes and have been consistently ignored. You don't say where you're located, which probably has some effect. I was laid off a year ago and after taking a couple of months off, I found a new job at the end of July. I don't have a degree, but I do have a fairly high profile in the Python community, and I'm located in the SF Bay Area. I also got my previous job in 2004 partly through having a high profile. I'm not pretending it's easy, and I do think luck played a significant role, but I also think that you can take action to improve your odds. Incidentally, my company has had a fair amount of difficulty finding Python programmers -- anyone in the SF area looking for a job near Mountain View? -- Aahz (a...@pythoncraft.com) * http://www.pythoncraft.com/ If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur. --Red Adair -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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Andrew Jonathan Fine wrote: I was laid off by Honeywell several months after I had made my presentation in the 2005 Python Conference. Since then I have been unable to find work either as a software engineer or in any other capacity, even at service jobs. I've sent resumes and have been consistently ignored. 6 years ago the silver bullet there was Java. Today, it is Rails. I happen to suspect Django has a superior architecture, but it's still RoR that's flying off the shelves these days. (And, under MERB's tutelage, they will soon surpass Django for modularity!) -- Phlip http://zeekland.zeroplayer.com/Uncle_Wiggilys_Travels/1 -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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Please, if there is anyone out there who needs a highly creative and highly skilled software designer for new and completely original work, then for the love of God I implore you to contact me. You don't write if you are willing to relocate, and if yes, if outside the USA is an option. We hire skilled python employees in Berlin. Not speaking german is no problem, neither at work nor in the city itself. Take a look: http://www.ableton.com/jobs All the best, Diez -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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On Dec 28, 12:32 pm, Andrew Jonathan Fine eternalsqu...@hotmail.com wrote: To whom it may concern, I am the author of Honeywell Avoids Documentation Costs with Python and other Open Standards! I was laid off by Honeywell several months after I had made my presentation in the 2005 Python Conference. Since then I have been unable to find work either as a software engineer or in any other capacity, even at service jobs. I've sent resumes and have been consistently ignored. What I have been doing in the meantime is to be a full time homemaker and parent. As a hobby to keep me sane, I am attempting to retrain part time at home as a jeweler and silversmith, and I sometimes used Python for generating and manipulating code for CNC machines. For my own peace of mind, however, I very much want to be doing software work again because I feel so greatly ashamed to have dedicated my life to learning and working in the field only to now find myself on the scrap heap. I find it highly ironic that my solution is still being advertised on the Python web site but that I, the author of that solution, am now a long term unemployment statistic. Please, if there is anyone out there who needs a highly creative and highly skilled software designer for new and completely original work, then for the love of God I implore you to contact me. A mind is a terrible thing to waste. Sincerely, Andrew Jonathan Fine BEE, MSCS, 15 years experience, 5 in Python, the rest in C/C++, about 1/3 embedded design and device drivers, and 2/3 in applications. Dear Sir, It seems it is pretty tough situation for you. I heard US/EU are badly wriggling through slump and all. But I never heard of this kind. But in India, things are bit different. All major concerns are recruiting. But well, I do not know whether it will match your living standards. In India major technology is C/C++ or Java. You can find out even Honeywell has a big set up in India. I know one person of e-mail id joy94...@gmail.com, he is most probably has lot of Python profiles. I got this contact from this room only. You can have a try. Python job board also has lot of offerings. What about them? Can you think earning from some open projects for time being. Rentacoder may be tried. Though I feel their process is bit complicated and time-taking. Hope coming new year will be good for you. Wishing you a happy and prosperous new year. Regards, Subhabrata. Delhi, India. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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Andrew Jonathan Fine wrote: To whom it may concern, I am the author of Honeywell Avoids Documentation Costs with Python and other Open Standards! I was laid off by Honeywell several months after I had made my presentation in the 2005 Python Conference. Since then I have been unable to find work either as a software engineer or in any other capacity, even at service jobs. I've sent resumes and have been consistently ignored. What I have been doing in the meantime is to be a full time homemaker and parent. As a hobby to keep me sane, I am attempting to retrain part time at home as a jeweler and silversmith, and I sometimes used Python for generating and manipulating code for CNC machines. For my own peace of mind, however, I very much want to be doing software work again because I feel so greatly ashamed to have dedicated my life to learning and working in the field only to now find myself on the scrap heap. I find it highly ironic that my solution is still being advertised on the Python web site but that I, the author of that solution, am now a long term unemployment statistic. Please, if there is anyone out there who needs a highly creative and highly skilled software designer for new and completely original work, then for the love of God I implore you to contact me. A mind is a terrible thing to waste. Sincerely, Andrew Jonathan Fine BEE, MSCS, 15 years experience, 5 in Python, the rest in C/C++, about 1/3 embedded design and device drivers, and 2/3 in applications. Andrew: I am sorry to hear about your predicament. Unfortunately Holden Web isn't hiring, so I can't offer you a job, but I wanted to at least thank you for your support of Python and commiserate with you. These are difficult times to be looking for work in the USA. Do you follow the Python Job Board? It's a resource that not everyone knows about, where employers are allowed to post free for the benefit of Python community members who may be looking for a job. http://www.python.org/community/jobs/ Hope this helps. regards Steve -- Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 PyCon is coming! Atlanta, Feb 2010 http://us.pycon.org/ Holden Web LLC http://www.holdenweb.com/ UPCOMING EVENTS:http://holdenweb.eventbrite.com/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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Hello Andrew, I'm sorry to hear about this. It's really hard to get a job now. I believe that you should try to be more of a Jack of All Trades by learning either Java or .net. Try to increase your experience working on these platforms for part-time or freelance projects to convince employers of your experience. If you are ready to move outside the US, do it. It may be better in other countries, but do not move unless you have a very solid offering. I hope the best for you and your family. Mohammad Tayseer http://spellcoder.com/blogs/tayseer From: Steve Holden st...@holdenweb.com To: python-list@python.org Sent: Mon, December 28, 2009 3:21:38 PM Subject: Re: Author of a Python Success Story Needs a Job! Andrew Jonathan Fine wrote: To whom it may concern, I am the author of Honeywell Avoids Documentation Costs with Python and other Open Standards! I was laid off by Honeywell several months after I had made my presentation in the 2005 Python Conference. Since then I have been unable to find work either as a software engineer or in any other capacity, even at service jobs. I've sent resumes and have been consistently ignored. What I have been doing in the meantime is to be a full time homemaker and parent. As a hobby to keep me sane, I am attempting to retrain part time at home as a jeweler and silversmith, and I sometimes used Python for generating and manipulating code for CNC machines. For my own peace of mind, however, I very much want to be doing software work again because I feel so greatly ashamed to have dedicated my life to learning and working in the field only to now find myself on the scrap heap. I find it highly ironic that my solution is still being advertised on the Python web site but that I, the author of that solution, am now a long term unemployment statistic. Please, if there is anyone out there who needs a highly creative and highly skilled software designer for new and completely original work, then for the love of God I implore you to contact me. A mind is a terrible thing to waste. Sincerely, Andrew Jonathan Fine BEE, MSCS, 15 years experience, 5 in Python, the rest in C/C++, about 1/3 embedded design and device drivers, and 2/3 in applications. Andrew: I am sorry to hear about your predicament. Unfortunately Holden Web isn't hiring, so I can't offer you a job, but I wanted to at least thank you for your support of Python and commiserate with you. These are difficult times to be looking for work in the USA. Do you follow the Python Job Board? It's a resource that not everyone knows about, where employers are allowed to post free for the benefit of Python community members who may be looking for a job. http://www.python.org/community/jobs/ Hope this helps. regards Steve -- Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 PyCon is coming! Atlanta, Feb 2010 http://us.pycon.org/ Holden Web LLChttp://www.holdenweb.com/ UPCOMING EVENTS:http://holdenweb.eventbrite.com/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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Hello Mr. Fine, I just read your mail on the Python Google Group. I've been in situations of searching a job many times now - in the meantime, it's not employments but projects I'm looking for, as I'm working as a contractor. While I'm currently doing reasonably well, I've never been quite comfortable with my position, as I've experienced it several times, one day you're The King, the other day the company's out of money, and you're just too expensive to keep. So I went on searching for ways to make my job more secure, and I just managed to buy a book named Rapid Learning by Steve Litt. It took me several years to do so, because the gentelman was not sending his book outside of the USA (well he does to Canada, but I'm in Germany). It just could be, that the book contains solutions to your situation, as it's both about learning new technology rapidly, but also and foremostly about selling yourself succsessfully as a competent Programer/SW-Engineer/you-name-it. And not in a sleazy way, but still effectively, in my opinion. It also deals with all kinds of obstacles one can encounter while searching a job, based on age/race/area of residence/an out-of-the-norm CV. So just in case you want to consider the part shown in the book, here's the link: http://www.troubleshooters.com/bookstore/rl.htm Much of Mr. Litt-s job-searching-philosophy is also presented in several articles on his website, but in your situation, I'd not stop there, but go for the book. I wish you success in your search and a Happy New Year. All the best, Nenad -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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On Dec 28, 1:32 am, Andrew Jonathan Fine eternalsqu...@hotmail.com wrote: To whom it may concern, I am the author of Honeywell Avoids Documentation Costs with Python and other Open Standards! I was laid off by Honeywell several months after I had made my presentation in the 2005 Python Conference. Since then I have been unable to find work either as a software engineer or in any other capacity, even at service jobs. I've sent resumes and have been consistently ignored. What I have been doing in the meantime is to be a full time homemaker and parent. As a hobby to keep me sane, I am attempting to retrain part time at home as a jeweler and silversmith, and I sometimes used Python for generating and manipulating code for CNC machines. For my own peace of mind, however, I very much want to be doing software work again because I feel so greatly ashamed to have dedicated my life to learning and working in the field only to now find myself on the scrap heap. I find it highly ironic that my solution is still being advertised on the Python web site but that I, the author of that solution, am now a long term unemployment statistic. Please, if there is anyone out there who needs a highly creative and highly skilled software designer for new and completely original work, then for the love of God I implore you to contact me. A mind is a terrible thing to waste. Sincerely, Andrew Jonathan Fine BEE, MSCS, 15 years experience, 5 in Python, the rest in C/C++, about 1/3 embedded design and device drivers, and 2/3 in applications. I do the dex tracker project but I have never made anything more than some advertising money from it. I would welcome some help it is possible that it could be a little bit more commercial available on cd produced on demand but I don't see it being a very large thing. It does count as experience though on a resume http://dextracker.blogspot.com/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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On Dec 28, 6:21 am, Steve Holden st...@holdenweb.com wrote: Andrew Jonathan Fine wrote: To whom it may concern, I am the author of Honeywell Avoids Documentation Costs with Python and other Open Standards! I was laid off by Honeywell several months after I had made my presentation in the 2005 Python Conference. Since then I have been unable to find work either as a software engineer or in any other capacity, even at service jobs. I've sent resumes and have been consistently ignored. What I have been doing in the meantime is to be a full time homemaker and parent. As a hobby to keep me sane, I am attempting to retrain part time at home as a jeweler and silversmith, and I sometimes used Python for generating and manipulating code for CNC machines. For my own peace of mind, however, I very much want to be doing software work again because I feel so greatly ashamed to have dedicated my life to learning and working in the field only to now find myself on the scrap heap. I find it highly ironic that my solution is still being advertised on the Python web site but that I, the author of that solution, am now a long term unemployment statistic. Please, if there is anyone out there who needs a highly creative and highly skilled software designer for new and completely original work, then for the love of God I implore you to contact me. A mind is a terrible thing to waste. Sincerely, Andrew Jonathan Fine BEE, MSCS, 15 years experience, 5 in Python, the rest in C/C++, about 1/3 embedded design and device drivers, and 2/3 in applications. Andrew: I am sorry to hear about your predicament. Unfortunately Holden Web isn't hiring, so I can't offer you a job, but I wanted to at least thank you for your support of Python and commiserate with you. These are difficult times to be looking for work in the USA. Do you follow the Python Job Board? It's a resource that not everyone knows about, where employers are allowed to post free for the benefit of Python community members who may be looking for a job. http://www.python.org/community/jobs/ Hope this helps. regards Steve -- Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 PyCon is coming! Atlanta, Feb 2010 http://us.pycon.org/ Holden Web LLC http://www.holdenweb.com/ UPCOMING EVENTS: http://holdenweb.eventbrite.com/- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Yes, I have been following that board for years. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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Move to NYC, Chicago, or Boston and try to land a job working in the financial industry they're always hiring and Python is getting very popular amongst the quantitative and computation finance sectors. You may need to use head hunters two I recommended are Connections NY, Open Systems, and Tek Systems. I wish you the best its difficult everywhere. On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 2:32 AM, Andrew Jonathan Fine eternalsqu...@hotmail.com wrote: To whom it may concern, I am the author of Honeywell Avoids Documentation Costs with Python and other Open Standards! I was laid off by Honeywell several months after I had made my presentation in the 2005 Python Conference. Since then I have been unable to find work either as a software engineer or in any other capacity, even at service jobs. I've sent resumes and have been consistently ignored. What I have been doing in the meantime is to be a full time homemaker and parent. As a hobby to keep me sane, I am attempting to retrain part time at home as a jeweler and silversmith, and I sometimes used Python for generating and manipulating code for CNC machines. For my own peace of mind, however, I very much want to be doing software work again because I feel so greatly ashamed to have dedicated my life to learning and working in the field only to now find myself on the scrap heap. I find it highly ironic that my solution is still being advertised on the Python web site but that I, the author of that solution, am now a long term unemployment statistic. Please, if there is anyone out there who needs a highly creative and highly skilled software designer for new and completely original work, then for the love of God I implore you to contact me. A mind is a terrible thing to waste. Sincerely, Andrew Jonathan Fine BEE, MSCS, 15 years experience, 5 in Python, the rest in C/C++, about 1/3 embedded design and device drivers, and 2/3 in applications. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list -- [ Rodrick R. Brown ] http://www.rodrickbrown.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/rodrickbrown -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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Andrew Jonathan Fine eternalsqu...@hotmail.com writes: On Dec 28, 9:20 am, webtourist webtour...@gmail.com wrote: Andrew I'm very sorry to hear your situation. This is, I don't know how else to put it, so hard to believe - that someone like you has been jobless since 2005, well over 2 years before the big bust. Good luck to you. Well, you can believe it. Wat works for me (as a Perl programmer): blogging. My blog isn't even mainly about Perl but does have some Perl related entries. And pages that mention my skills and how to contact me for work. I do get work that way. Besides, I do also very small things in exchange for (technical) books. It might take you at least a year or so to get sufficient traffic, but if you blog more (than I on Perl) on Python you and keep updating your skills, and show to your visitors what you can do. -- John Bokma Read my blog: http://johnbokma.com/ Hire me (Perl/Python): http://castleamber.com/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
