[Az-Geocaching] Is unemployment higher among geocachers than the general population?
Team Tierra Buena
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Fri, 23 Aug 2002 22:21:55 -0700
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I noticed that. Either "Eric" is a pseudonym (because I knew everyone at
my reunion by name) or there just happened to be two events tonight.
Steve
Team Tierra Buena
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[mailto:az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com] On Behalf Of
connie.farquhar@cox.net
Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 10:12 PM
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Subject: RE: [Az-Geocaching] Is unemployment higher among geocachers
than the general population?
On Behalf Of Team Tierra Buena
I just came home less than an hour ago from a reunion of former
colleagues.So far as I know, I was the only cacher there.
EricTD wrote: I was at a reunion tonight of employees from another
high-tech company.....
I guess you didn't get to meet Eric Quinn, either that or there were two
reunions tonight.
LOL
Connie
Team "Wyle E"
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[mailto:az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com]Sent: Friday,
August 23, 2002 9:33 PM
To: listserv@azgeocaching.com
Subject: RE: [Az-Geocaching] Is unemployment higher among geocachers
than the general population?
Why are so many geocachers losing their jobs? Is there something about
the personality or work ethics of geocachers that makes them less likely
to succeed in the business world? Does geocaching impede career
success? (Perhaps geocachers spend so much time looking for caches that
they fail to put maximum effort into their jobs).
I don't think it's geocachers losing their jobs. I do think that many
geocachers come out of the tech, engineering, and IT areas, all of which
are in particularly dire employment straits, particularly here in
Arizona.
At one time we all worked together for what was literally the hottest
software company in the country (#1 performing stock on NASDAQ in 1996).
I spent 11 years there and hoped to retire from the company. It
cratered, got bought for next to nothing, and most of us got laid off or
quit. I would estimate that of the 30-40 people who showed up this
evening, fully half were either unemployed or have found jobs after
being unemployed for six months or more.
I'm looking for a new job because I am not happy at my current
employment, but since I am working for a government agency, it is hard
to fire me unless I really screw up badly or commit an act of gross
misconduct. However, I've been submitting my resume to several
organizations, and I have an interview scheduled at a Stantec Consulting
next week and with the Town of Gilbert (at a office near Gilbert
<http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=25600> Historical
Museum) in two weeks. Hopefully I can move on to more interesting work
at a better place for me.
Good luck with the interviews, Ken. Hope you find something you enjoy.
Steve
Team Tierra Buena
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D682201905-24082002><FONT face=3D"Book Antiqua" =
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noticed that. Either "Eric" is a pseudonym (because I knew everyone =
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face=3DTahoma size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>=20
az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com=20
[mailto:az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com] <B>On Behalf Of =
</B>connie.farquhar@cox.net<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, August 23, 2002 =
10:12=20
PM<BR><B>To:</B> listserv@azgeocaching.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE:=20
[Az-Geocaching] Is unemployment higher among geocachers than the =
general=20
population?<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff><SPAN class=3D814180804-24082002><FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff><FONT size=3D2><FONT color=3D#000000><STRONG>On Behalf =
Of</STRONG>=20
Team Tierra Buena</FONT></FONT><BR>I just came home less =
than an=20
hour ago from a reunion of former colleagues.</FONT></SPAN>So far as I =
know, I=20
was the only cacher there.</FONT></DIV>
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<P><FONT color=3D#0000ff><FONT size=3D2>EricTD<SPAN =
class=3D930315804-24082002>=20
wrote: </SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>I was at a =
reunion=20
tonight of employees from another<SPAN class=3D930315804-24082002>=20
</SPAN>high-tech company<SPAN class=3D930315804-24082002>.....</SPAN>=20
</FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D930315804-24082002><FONT color=3D#0000ff>I guess =
you didn't get=20
to meet Eric Quinn, either that or there were two reunions=20
tonight.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D930315804-24082002><FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D930315804-24082002><FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff>LOL</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D930315804-24082002><FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff>Connie</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D930315804-24082002><FONT color=3D#0000ff>Team "Wyle =
E"</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=3DOutlookMessageHeader><FONT size=3D2>-----Original=20
Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> =
az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com=20
[mailto:az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com]<B>Sent:</B> =
Friday,=20
August 23, 2002 9:33 PM<BR><B>To:</B>=20
listserv@azgeocaching.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Az-Geocaching] Is=20
unemployment higher among geocachers than the general=20
population?<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Why are so many geocachers losing their jobs? Is there =
something=20
about the personality or work ethics of geocachers that makes them =
less=20
likely to succeed in the business world? Does geocaching =
impede career=20
success? (Perhaps geocachers spend so much time looking for =
caches=20
that they fail to put maximum effort into their jobs).<SPAN=20
class=3D814180804-24082002><FONT =
color=3D#0000ff> </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D814180804-24082002></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D814180804-24082002><FONT =
color=3D#0000ff>I don't think=20
it's geocachers losing their jobs. I do think that many =
geocachers come=20
out of the tech, engineering, and IT areas, all of which are in =
particularly dire employment straits, particularly here in=20
Arizona.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D814180804-24082002><FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D814180804-24082002><FONT color=3D#0000ff> At =
one time we=20
all worked together for what was literally the hottest software =
company in=20
the country (#1 performing stock on NASDAQ in 1996). I spent 11 =
years there=20
and hoped to retire from the company. It cratered, got bought for =
next to=20
nothing, and most of us got laid off or quit. I would estimate that =
of the=20
30-40 people who showed up this evening, fully half were either =
unemployed=20
or have found jobs after being unemployed for six months or more.=20
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D814180804-24082002></SPAN><SPAN=20
class=3D814180804-24082002><FONT =
color=3D#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D814180804-24082002> </SPAN>I'm looking for a =
new job=20
because I am not happy at my current employment, but since I am =
working for=20
a government agency, it is hard to fire me unless I really screw up =
badly or=20
commit an act of gross misconduct. However, I've been =
submitting my=20
resume to several organizations, and I have an interview scheduled =
at a=20
Stantec Consulting next week and with the Town of Gilbert (at a =
office near=20
<A =
href=3D"http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=3D25600">Gilb=
ert=20
Historical Museum</A>) in two weeks. Hopefully I can move on =
to more=20
interesting work at a better place for me. <SPAN=20
class=3D814180804-24082002><FONT =
color=3D#0000ff> </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D814180804-24082002><FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D814180804-24082002><FONT color=3D#0000ff>Good =
luck with the=20
interviews, Ken. Hope you find something you =
enjoy.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D814180804-24082002><FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D814180804-24082002><FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff>Steve</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D814180804-24082002><FONT color=3D#0000ff>Team =
Tierra=20
Buena</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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