job search
Brian Densmore
DensmoreB at ctbsonline.com
Thu Jul 25 20:34:07 CDT 2002
I have also wanted to do this, but having owned a few failed businesses
before,
I know I am not capable of all the things necessary to run my own
business. But would
make a capable partner. Partnerships though are an entirely different
problem.
Brian
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dattaway at attaway.net [mailto:dattaway at attaway.net]
> Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 3:36 PM
> To: mac ten
> Cc: kclug at kclug.org
> Subject: Re: job search
>
>
> On Thu, 25 Jul 2002, mac ten wrote:
>
> > greetings,
> > Is there anyone in the group that is in a position to
> > hire an assistant or trainee. Im looking to gain some
> > job experience with linux or unix.
>
> I have often wanted to ask this question myself for several
> years. It was
> answered to the tune of entry level jobs at ISP's for pretty
> much minimum
> wage working with friends from LUGs. I would have really
> enjoyed to work
> greatly; unfortunately, long gone are my abilities to survive on small
> economic means. Many of those who did this challenge, stuck with it,
> enjoyed it, and moved on to fantastic business startups with exciting
> risks.
>
> Not only were they proud of being an officer of a new
> company, they were
> doing something completely new, like running a wireless
> service for a city
> and competing directly with the phone company. Most went
> totally on their
> own, working contract offers for companies fullfilling
> special needs.
> They didn't seem to mind the extra work required to market
> themselves, as
> it appeared to me they knew the field they were catering for.
> Manufacturing, defense, medical, etc.
>
> I haven't done my own contracting yet. It would be much
> easier for me to
> go into business on my own if my employer would stop the
> paychecks from
> coming in. Until then, its just a fun hobby for me. But I
> wouldn't mind
> help doing contract work with someone to get experience.
>
>
>
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