Re: Interesting Article on Pay and Hiring

[Robert Courtney <bobsc1 -at- earthlink -dot- net>]

I have picked a bit up from this thread. I recently retired from the 
rate race. I got tired of being told I was not qualified for the job. It 
became clear that being 60+ was not something they wanted to deal with. 
And, I could do their job with no problem. Except for one company that 
wanted someone to write scripts, debug them, debug others scripts and 
write documentation on how to interface their system with another 
system. You actually needed to be a math major, understand various 
algorithms, and then write their documentation. I had a colleague apply 
to the same company. And they keep me waiting for over an hour.  And she 
had to reschedule her interview because they left her waiting 2 hours 
and couldn't make the meeting. Leave it to say, she wasn't impressed. 
And they felt she wasn't qualified. I have no idea why they even put out 
the job specs.

From what I hear, things are better. Keep plugging away. Just don't let 
them take you down either. Good luck and I hope the best.

As for me, I sleep in. Take care of my dog. And talk with my financial 
analyst how best to go forward in my retirement.

Bob