Odds and ends, bits and bytes

[days_unfolding]

Late start. Stayed up very late reading LJs. Bah. I think that unemployment is reinforcing my normal night owl tendencies.

Anyway, the monitor is hosed. (Better than the computer itself.) I have a bid in for a refurbished monitor on uBid.

The only problem is that my resume and related stuff are stuck on the other machine. I could try to re-create my resume from Dice.com or BrassRing (one has a version that includes the formatting). However, I think that I'm going to try to use the infamous monitor that I dropped (currently connected to a UNIX machine that isn't working correctly either). Hopefully I won't drop it again; it weighs 70 pounds.

Oracle has openings listed on their web site, including one for which I'm very well qualified. I'm debating whether to send them my resume because of 1) the long commute, and 2) their documentation is frequently bad (see # 3), and 3) they have a rep for running their people ragged. On the other hand, I need a job, and they'd be likely to hire me because I've worked for a direct competitor and have tons of database experience. I suppose that I could send them my resume and, if they interview me, bring up some of my concerns.

Comments

[pageeater.livejournal.com]

Careful sweetie...why look for problems before they are in front of You? Send out the resume. If they call You, go for the interview. Then if that goes well and You think You might want to give it a try, work for a few days and try living with it. Commute always takes time to get used to. But with Bart...or buses...You might be able to turn the time into extra reading time.

I guess what I'm asking You to at least think about...is don't put the horse before the cart? Just let this happen...live it...experience it...and if it ends up a big "no" - well, at least You will always know You gave it Your best shot.

And while You're at it...why don't You come and visit me sometime? Yeah, You'd have to put up with my Pollyanna-ness, but I would work very hard to keep it in check. *smile*

[days-unfolding.livejournal.com]

Hey, I'd love to visit you sometime! Just have to figure out when would work for the both of us....

[pageeater.livejournal.com]

That's always the trick, isn't it...
When You're ready to look at that, write to me and we'll figure something out.