JoeyRamone

I don't get what that has to do with what PhillyKev said. *** I can tell you he just likes to disagree with everything I post. I live in a town call Naperville, Illinois. Voted the best town in the country to raise a family. It is been in the top 3 for the past 8 or so years. What they don't tell you is that about 20-30 kids die from drug over doses every year Why because there parents were never around to give them that spanking, teach them right from wrong, the were to busy chasing the dream of $$$$$$ and lost the kids to drugs along the way.

Well, that's why you EDUCATE your kids, not beat them to oblivion... *** Is that like "just say no" I was told not to do drugs and still did them...

Well call me when you kid dies of a heroin overdose at age 15 then. Or is smoke a dick to support his drug addiction. I do not condone anyone who abuses a child, but I do agree that some guide lines need to be set with kids today, I have respect for my dad always have and always will. I got whacked with a belt 2 times and I deserved it both times too. That does not make him a drunk...

I take it you do not have kids, if you did you might understand the point that is trying to be made.

Well if you call having to go to Sunday school as a kid, then to church being a Christian well that sucks. I hated church, the firkin mean ass nuns, etc. I hate all the fakeness associated with most churches and religions. I still do. I feel they are a crock of shit. Now on the other hand I do believe in some type of spirit, or higher power, GOD, Jesus what ever you want to call it. I do not attend church and never will. I do get on my knees every morning and every night and take some time to thank whoever for my life and all the blessing in it. I do know a few true Christians, people that have never raised there voice, crossed the line, etc. They are far and few between. If you feel it go with it, what do you have to loose? Nothing. You need to do what is right in your heart, don't not take what I say or anyone else on this site. You need to sleep in your bed at night and you need to be right with GOD or what ever when you die. I feel my higher power and I have a good deal going, I should of been dead Ten times over, I am still here...Why? I have no clue but I feel we all have some type of mission, good or bad. Hell I am grateful to have a roof over my head, food on the table, cloths on my back and a wife and 4 kids that love me. Nothing else matters to me outside of that. Tim

Go to the feedback, e-mail all the othe people who purchased goods from this person, one of them will have his contact info....

while your buddy Ravi-Oli will work for peanuts? *** As i stated before I have never hired a foreign national and under paid them, they are paid the same as a good old American. I guess it is easier to blame others then to make a change for the better. Guess what life is not fair..Deal with it.

Well you went into the career path for the networking area. I see no short fall in the java area, PMI certifications, MCSD certifications as well. I currently have over 30 open positions. From Unix, C#, .NET, Java, Oracle, SAP and so on. I never have and never will get into the Lan/Wan area. That work does not take an expert to fill. Most of the people that got into the area of your expertise did not need a college degree and could pick up up on the fly. Companies paid and still pay for peoples Application skills or Project management skills along with being a SME (Subject Matter Expert) in a specific field. You can not keep everyone happy. I am just stating my views from 15 years in the business. It is never too late to learn a new skill.

Your ethical billing is rare in this field - and I think you know that. *** I guess that is why we have been a success in the worst economy in a long time. Our company was started in March of 2000. We have grown 30% a year every year. I also head up all the recruiting and sell too. 80-100 hours a week but i love what i do so i wont complain. Best of luck Brian.

Brian, I agree with you on some points but this one i do not. It was great hiring H1B's because I would bill them out for J2EE over $100/hour and pay their headhunter about $45/hour, and the H1B would see about $15/hour. The margin on that made our bosses happy! This was a time when a Java consultant with one year of experience could charge $90/hour - and there were a handful that we could choose from...but we didn't. The margin on these guys sucked and we were told to go with the H1B instead. *** I never took advantage of what we paid someone on an h1-visa. They were all paid fair market rate that is why they did not leave my company after getting a green card. Brian if you want to get back into the game let me know i can have you doing UNIX, Oracle, PL/SQl developement by Monday.

It's called the food chain, people; we're on top... deal with it. *** Here Here.....

The facts speak for themselves. I have been hiring people in technology and have done so for 15 years. All the same excuses all the time. If people keep there skills up to date, either on the technical side or Project Management side, Had some certifications they would not be out of a job. It was the people that took advantage of a great economy 5 years ago, never thought the wave would end that are suffering now. The hi-visa were in place a long time before GWB was in office my friend.

GOD= Good Orderly Direction

The problem is most of the laid off Americans were say, old Main frame programmers, How does it affect them when a company is developing in a J2ee, Weblogic, Oracle environment and we decide to sponsor Ravi Patel from India, who was top of his class at the Indian Institute of Technology, This school is harder the MIT and Harvard combined, so don't shot off your traps about something you don't not know. So I sponsor Ravis visa and pay him a 55k starting base. What the hell does that have to do with Jack Smith the 20 year Cobol programmer who never updated his skills with the current technology? That is his problem, that is why he got laid off. Also the 20 years person wants 85 k base, well I just hired Ravi at 55k and I have a better chance of him staying with my company. Most of the people laid off in technology were to old to get a fair shake or did not better there skills, or they did not relocate to a better market. I have not had one friend affected by the dot com burst, why because they were all adaptable, ready to change with the times and not blame the foreign nationals for there problems.

Felix the cat Heman The Thunder cats.

Nope. The cost factor is not that much for a suit.

Go work at burger king or something. There is always jobs around , if you need a job go get one. Dont set your standards so high. You can go on welfare then my tax dollars can support you.

a few of mine. Nice work too.

Pay for it.

That is why you need a signed SOW ( Statement of work) and have a set pay plan.. At each deliverable you should be paid, after sign off. Anything out of scope is a change order and you charge more. Go back, set the deliverables in place and get paid for what you are doing. Working with family and friends can be a bad situation

He fractured 2 vertebre and will have a 6 to 12 week recovery time. *** Sounds like it was broke to me. Definition If more pressure is put on a bone than it can stand, it will split or break. A break of any size is called a fracture. If the broken bone punctures the skin, it is called an open fracture (compound fracture). A stress fracture is a hairline crack in the bone that develops because of repeated or prolonged forces against the bone.

Any suggestions on how to keep the headaches away while my body gets used to not having the caffeine? *** Eat a lot of candy...

Who cares about banning? What do you think about him going to jail? *** Hell yes I do. Dam he broke the other guys neck. If it was a straight up fight ...well shit happens but this was a uncalled for personal attack.

They all neeed to play like the Hanson Brothers. Play like SlapShot or dont play at all. Cheap shots are destroying the game. When i played I was an enforcer, my job was to cause fights and knock people around, but cheap shots were not tollerated. His ass should be banned from the game.

The 80's were some of the best times....