MY FAVORITE GEEK HAS A JOB

My favorite geek is now employed after a very tough year for him. I am glad for him, of course. Selfishly, I am upset that I no longer have free on-call computer help from a guy who holds 17 patents.

So, I am not perfect either! %>)

Now is the time to call all of your old buddies and see if they know of any work.

My guess is that most companies will be hiring through temp agencies to start.

Hiring through a temp agency saves the company the work of checking out the person, and gives the company a chance to make certain that the new person is a good fit for them. (The person is paid by the temp agency, but works at the company like any other employee. There are usually no benefits, and you can told you are not working with no notice.)

Often, the temp agency is told who the company wants for the position, so you should call your employed buddies, not the temp agencies.

DO NOT BITCH AT ME that this means no health insurance. I TOLD YOU how important health insurance reform is, but you all are freaked about higher taxes. It does not take long being ill before you realize that health is more important than money for iPods.