Posted by Robyn on Mar 30, 2010 in
General So, I got a call from a recruiter yesterday who saw my resume on Dice. They called me back for a phone screening this morning, and I had an interview with the recruiter this afternoon. Everything went well, so they submitted my resume to the client, and got an immediate call back! I have a second interview lined up for Friday, this time with the hiring manager for the company I’d be working for.
The position is full-time permanent with a fantastic salary and benefits package. I’d be doing Learning Management System (LMS) Administration, essentially acting as a liaison between the IT department and the teaching faculty for an online school. In other words: they want a teacher who speaks geek.
Now, does that remind you of anyone you know?
Posted by Robyn on Mar 28, 2010 in
General … is evasive tonight. As exhausted as I am, I can’t seem to close my eyes for long enough to escape from reality for even a few precious hours.
I’ve been spending a lot of time worrying lately. Mostly about jobs and money. Justin and I have both applied for dozens of jobs already, and we do have some decent prospects. It’s only a matter of time until we find something, but sadly, that’s time we don’t have.
It’s amazing how quickly bills can pile up when you go from two incomes to almost zero in one day. Especially after Justin was unemployed for all of last year, and I was part-time for most of it. We’d just barely gotten back on our feet, with no time to build up any reserve for this.
Come on, economy. Recover already.
Posted by Robyn on Mar 18, 2010 in
General When it rains, it pours. Justin lost his job today, and my hours were cut back at work. I know the economy sucks, but it’s amazing that two people with four master’s degrees between us can’t find full time work! I need to go cry now. =(
Posted by Robyn on Mar 15, 2010 in
Technology One thing that is always frustrating about Microsoft betas is their eagerness for usage data, paired with the cold shoulder about updates or resolutions. Now that the Office 2010 RC is out, nearly every bug posted on their forums claims that the issue is fixed in “later builds”. However, beta users aren’t given access to the RC.
The motivation for Microsoft, clearly, is that they don’t want anything close to finished code floating around for free. Well, fine then. Why not make some kind of “pay to play” beta program for Microsoft products?
Beta testers could be offered a decent discount on the final retail product, but they pay for it in advance. In exchange, they’re given every scrap of pre-release code, right up to RTM. That would be enough to keep the moochers away, but give those truly interested in testing the latest code a fair shot at having something usable.
Just my USD $0.02.