Comments on: We Want YOU

By: Robert Hruzek

Robert Hruzek — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 00:24:45 +0000

Sam, there are ways and there are ways… to make you talk! - er, no, to make opportunity “come to you”, so to speak.

How about this? Think of it as if you were blogging: 1) Look for ways to do something you want to do anyway. 2) You gain valuable experience no matter what. 3) Then, one day, you can point to that and say, “Hey, I can do that, too, see?”

I *shudder* with you on teaching at University-level, though. I’d love to do it, myself, if it weren’t for the internal politics that run rampant among today’s faculties. Couldn’t take it.

By: Sam

Sam — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 13:33:35 +0000

I’m actually hoping this happens to me… I feel like my college is teaching me to be a psychology researcher and not a psychologist. Nothing against research, except to be a “real” researcher I’d have to get a PhD and teach college students. *shudder*

By: Robert Hruzek

Robert Hruzek — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 01:54:28 +0000

Mike, you’re life apparently went the opposite of mine… I took a programming course and couldn’t get up any enthusiasm for it. And yet in the vastness of the universe, our paths crossed anyway! Not bad for an eccentric biscotti, I’d say!

Trevor, you definitely have the nub of the gist, I’d say. Opportunity is there if we just open our eyes.

By: Trevor

Trevor — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 01:44:24 +0000

I would consider it seriously. This is how I landed a part time position I currently have, so it is not just a theoretical question to me. One should always be open to opportunities. That’s why we blog I guess - it is an opportunity.

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 01:38:16 +0000

Hey Chip, me too! I originally planned to go into Mechanical Engineering, but took programming as an elective and aced it with no effort (hint to self).

Robert, please refer to me as an eccentic biscotti and I’m okay!

By: Robert Hruzek

Robert Hruzek — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 01:28:48 +0000

Mike, you are one weird cookie. My kind of people!

Hello Chip! Amazing that you could do that (I still consider most programmers to be magicians). It’s also how I got into engineering.

By: Sterling "Chip" Camden

Sterling "Chip" Camden — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 01:18:29 +0000

That’s exactly how I got into programming.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 23:56:56 +0000

Uh oh. Like a character in The Incredibles, I just caught myself monologuing. Dang!

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 23:55:56 +0000

Sorry. DisappearED. Boiling pasta now…

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 22:40:53 +0000

What? My fake [whatchamacallit] tags disappear! Who sold you this then?

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 22:38:16 +0000

Ask myself three questions:

Question 1: Am I remotely interested in the idea of being a ?

Question 2: Am I reviled in any way at the idea of being a ?

Question 3: Are Klondike bars part of the benefits package?