[TriLUG] Employed/Unemployed Poll

[Doug Taggart]

Philip,

I am not out of work, BUT I'm working a different sort of job than I 
would really like to be.
Thought I'd mention it to you since I think you're considering teaching 
if I read this thread right.

I work for a federal program called "Troops to Teachers", but I used to 
work at a company called
RCN which you may have heard of up in Boston ;).   I worked at the call 
center in Springfield MA
on the commercial internet side of the house doing application 
development support (read liaison between developers, end-users and 
business managers) until July of last year when I quit my job and moved 
to this area, much like you're considering doing this July (or are).  I 
knew the market was bad here, but I didn't know HOW bad.

I found it difficult to get work here in telecommunications or the 
computer industry.  A lot of the headhunters wouldn't even call me back.
 In fact I didn't have any work at all until using "Temporary Solutions" 
which is a government temp agency which placed me consistently into new 
assignments after the others ended (not great jobs mind you, data-entry, 
secretarial work.. survival really).  I eventually "fell" into the 
Troops program and found it a good fit for my personality.  Effectively 
I'm a recruiter for teaching now.

If you happen to be ex-military, are seriously considering teaching, 
give me a buzz at work next week.
There are federal incentives to teach today if you are a veteran with 
the right qualifications.
If you're not a veteran, I still might be able to provide some insight 
on what's involved for you entering education
as a history teacher.

My wife's father is a carpenter up in Boston. heh.

919-807-3346

Doug Taggart

Philip Buckley wrote:

>Just wondering how many people out here on the list are currently out of work?
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>Phil
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