[ale] [OT] White flag

[Geoffrey]

Congrats.  I agree, any job is better then no job.

Greg wrote:
> ok, Open Source rates:$10 to $20/hr (very rare).  MS rates: $35/hr (less
> rare).  I just got a job as a MS programmer (FT).  So.... after 15 months of
> real sketchy contract (read: non-existent) work I am laughing all the way to
> the bank.
> 
> Call me a bum if you want, but at least I can afford to pay my mortgage
> (unlike my neighbor - who was foreclosed on along with his wife and 1 year
> old kid).  Tough times call for tough calls and I would rather be an
> employed MS programmer/sys admin than an unemployed Open Source
> programmer/sys admin.
> 
> And no - this is not an April Fool's joke.
> 
> Greg
> 
> 
> 
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: ale-admin at ale.org [mailto:ale-admin at ale.org]On Behalf Of J.M.
>>Taylor
>>Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 3:02 PM
>>To: ale at ale.org
>>Subject: Re: [ale] [OT] White flag
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>Surveys show that Linux and UNIX SysAdmins get paid about twice that of
>>>Winbloz SysAdmins and last twice as long at their jobs.  We can't just
>>>say "Duh. Something's corrupted.  Time to reinstall from scratch." (The
>>>salary survey is no joke!)
>>>
>>
>>Only for those Unix admins who are actually *employed* ....
>>
>>jenn
>>very busy, but completely devoid of paycheck
>>
>>
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Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric at 3times25.net

The latest, most widespread virus?  Microsoft end user agreement.
Think about it...

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