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Finally got a new phone

Submitted by softwarejanitor on Wed, 08/20/2008 - 11:55am.
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As people around here may know, I've been sort of a phone-Luddite for the past several years, sticking with my trusty old Motorola Star Tac that I've had since 2001.

Lowball job posting for the week 20080818

Submitted by softwarejanitor on Wed, 08/20/2008 - 11:10am.
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"Software Developer (Round Rock, TX)
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Date: 2008-08-19, 5:02PM CDT

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Design and Document new desktop and server application software.

Housing market meltdown

Submitted by softwarejanitor on Tue, 08/19/2008 - 4:38pm.
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Home foreclosure filings up 55 percent in July
http://www.reuters.com/article/gc03/idUSN1338505720080814

Latest news on off-shoring

Submitted by softwarejanitor on Tue, 08/19/2008 - 4:33pm.
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Don't believe the people that say off-shoring is slowing down or reversing...

Offshoring Is Still Going Strong
http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/11949318/c_11919859?f=home_todayinfinance

Lowball job posting for the week 20080813

Submitted by softwarejanitor on Wed, 08/13/2008 - 2:52pm.
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Title: System Administrator

Midway Games

Submitted by softwarejanitor on Tue, 08/12/2008 - 1:00pm.
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Anyone else see the article about them laying off 130 (over 2/3 the office) people here in Austin?

2008 layoff reports

Submitted by softwarejanitor on Tue, 08/05/2008 - 12:18pm.
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Report: Layoffs Way Up; IT Layoffs Hard to Gauge
http://blogs.eweek.com/careers/content001/report_layoffs_way_up_it_layof...

Lowball job posting for the week 20080804

Submitted by softwarejanitor on Mon, 08/04/2008 - 12:45pm.
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"Pay Rate: 30 to 35k yearly (southwest austin)
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Date: 2008-08-04, 10:38AM CDT

Anyone else noticed...

Submitted by softwarejanitor on Mon, 08/04/2008 - 12:31pm.
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The huge drop in the number of jobs advertised on LinkedIn the past few days?

Not just in the US

Submitted by softwarejanitor on Thu, 07/31/2008 - 2:24pm.
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Looks like the Brits are having problems with their IT job market as well...

IT career virgins need a cherry on top
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/31/it_jobs_good_or_bad/