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2012-08-30 -Election 2012
Ryan carves up President Obama
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Posted by Fred 2012-08-30 12:09|| || Front Page|| [1 views ]  Top

#1 Ryan sounds like a guy who knows the numbers and can do the math. It will be interesting to see what Joe Biden has to say when they debate.

...the recovery that was promised is nowhere in sight...

I said in 2008 that I would believe there was a recovery when I got a raise. Sad to say it's been four years and I still haven't gotten a raise. I feel lucky just to have a job.
Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2012-08-30 13:16||   2012-08-30 13:16|| Front Page Top

#2 "It will be interesting to see what Joe Biden has to say when they debate."

I'd put decent money on Plugs finding some excuse NOT to debate. Particularly after last night.
Posted by Barbara 2012-08-30 14:14||   2012-08-30 14:14|| Front Page Top

#3 EU, you probably are lucky to have a job. I don't. Was given a choice between assignment to Mexico City for 3 years or early retirement.

Took the ER figuring my skills would give me another chance....(30+ years in software, last 14 in SAP)......

At my age there's been zip, zilch, zero. Lucky I was the paranoid saver type so I'll make it okay.
Posted by AlanC 2012-08-30 15:11||   2012-08-30 15:11|| Front Page Top

#4 In software, they want kids fresh out of college so they can feed them pizza with RedBull and work 'em all day and all night. There was a time when I could do that but these days, after 6 p.m., I'm not looking for RedBull. I hear those kids can get as much money as I do but I don't know how many of them actually do, especially in San Diego, and I don't know how many are still sitting in their childhood bedrooms waiting for Hope and Change.
Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2012-08-30 15:52||   2012-08-30 15:52|| Front Page Top

#5 Took the ER figuring my skills would give me another chance....(30+ years in software, last 14 in SAP)......

At my age there's been zip, zilch, zero. Lucky I was the paranoid saver type so I'll make it okay.


I hear you, I was pretty much in the same boat. Multiple Cisco certifications, 15+ years as a field/sales engineer. But, after a layoff and being over 50 no one wanted to talk to me.

I struggled for quite some time looking for permanent W2 employment. In desperation I started contracting, and pretty soon I had no end of offers to contract and work on big infrastructure projects.

So, I'm telling you this as a round about way to suggest contracting/consulting. Places looking for temporary expertise usually prefer older and more seasoned people. Also, if you have that much experience with SAP, you should have no shortage of contract work available to you. Have looked at sologig.com? Or, some of the big SAP consulting firms?
Posted by Secret Asian Man 2012-08-30 19:14||   2012-08-30 19:14|| Front Page Top

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