Re:Sarah's Non-Traditional Job Search Experiment
by robgough on Tuesday August 30, 2011 @09:12AM
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I don't think it's even necessarily a bad thing that her priority is not "the best job" but living in an area she likes (presumably near her "other" friends). This post makes no mention of how active her social life is outside of geekery/engineering and I think it would be wrong to make any presumptions.
Just because "the best job in the word" isn't her priority, it doesn't mean she wouldn't like it. This is her saying "I'd really love a job that matches the following criteria, and is a little outside the box". It'd be bloody awful to be constantly surrounded by people for whom their day job was the most important thing in their life. I got the impression she was currently employed, and just looking for something a little more exciting and suitable for her - if it's out there.
Re:Sarah's Non-Traditional Job Search Experiment
by wccrawford on Tuesday August 30, 2011 @09:27AM
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I'm not saying your job has to be the most important thing in your life, but you're going to be doing it for 8 hours a day, 5 out of 7 days each week. As you sleep another 8 hours a day, that leaves 8 hours a day (16 on weekends) for the rest of your life. It's almost half your life!
For something that takes up almost half of your life, I expect you to treat it as something special.
Also, her note starts out 'I need a job' and that traditional methods have failed her. That almost always means she doesn't have one.
She wants a job, but she's more interested in living in a certain area than having a good, interesting job. Everyone has priorities, but this one is somewhat telling.