From: Adrian Tymes (wingcat@pacbell.net)
Date: Wed Aug 08 2001 - 20:55:26 MDT
Robert Coyote wrote:
> How can I be a Dynamic Optimist with all this information, as I'm quite
> protractedly laid off myself.
Don't give up. Find the optimal use of your time and pursue it. If
you have savings, right now is a good time to take a brief vacation
and pursue some cheap projects, or perhaps catch up on what tech skills
are in demand. (Perhaps even have a friend "hire" you to do those
skills, such that you can claim "work" experience and give your friend
as a reference - preferably via personal email only, so friend doesn't
have to answer at work. Of course, friend would not actually be paying
you, and you should actually use the skills to the point where you can
turn in a decent on-the-job performance.) If you don't have savings
and need a job immediately, perhaps accept some low paying contracts
(fit for complete amateurs, but which you can do too) to tide you over
while you seek higher paying work.
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