[geeks] my head just went explodey

[Kurt Huhn]

On Apr 3, 2005, at 12:30 AM, Charles Shannon Hendrix wrote:
>
> I've been refused (2-3 years ago) a job because I didn't know Solaris 
> 6.
> "Your last Solaris release was 2.6, which is way behind Solaris 6".
>
> That's verbatim, and it came from the head admin.
>

I am *sooo* trying not to break something right now.

>
> Nope, they look for a set of buzzwords, and require exact matches.
>

Yup.  Exactly the problem I was faced with for 6 months.  Things are 
very broken out there.  Towards the end I developed a very surly 
attitude the recruiters - and apparently they like that since it got me 
waaay further than trying to talk myself up.

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Kurt Huhn         "A rebel I came, and I'll die just the same
kurt at k-huhn.com    On the cold winds of night you will find me"
                                        --Seven Nations