Today was my first day at my new job. The job is perfect for me. It’s a php/MySQL “specialist”. My background is in php, and I have lots of experience with sql … mainly MSSQL in recent years, but I started out with MySQL. I actually ran across this position a little over a year ago after I was laid off. I applied for it then, but they […]

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… at my new job. Well, it was only 3 days, but So far so good. And I like it. It’s a small office, I think there are 9 of us total, including me (the IT department is only 3, including me). The company has offices in other locations, so it’s not a small company.

I’ve even gotten to do actual work already. […]

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I thought that it was time to write up an update on my new job. I’ve been there since Dec. 8th (training that Monday and Tuesday … full time the following week) … hey, that means I’ve lasted a month.

The Company
It seems like a really good company to work for. They seem to care about their employees and what they […]

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I got an email from my contact at Volt on Wednesday nite that the company I had interviewed at twice was ready to extend an offer to me for the contract position with possible extension. She called me yesterday afternoon to fill me in on the details. I accepted. I start on Monday.

Next week sounds like it’s going to be a getting up to speed type of […]

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As of about 10:30am, I am unemployed. It has nothing to do with performance. It was a budgetary decision. Thanks to our lovely economy. And here I thought the trouble wasn’t affecting us as much up here in ND as it was in other parts of the country. I guess I was wrong.

So, I’m on the job hunt … again. This so sucks. Especially since it had nothing […]

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