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In article <1992Dec15.195018.5227@afs.com> greg@afs.com (Gregory H.  
Anderson) writes:

> *soap box on*
> Why won't anyone invest in training their employees anymore? Why must  
> everyone come pre-programmed for the specific job available? I'd rather  
> teach programming to smart liberal arts majors who know how to think,  
than  
> teach thinking to a bunch of computer linguists who only know how to  
code.
> *soap box off*
> 
> Thank you. I feel better now.
> 
> --
> Gregory H. Anderson          | Thus spake the master programmer: 
> Master Programmer / Manager  | "Let the programmers be many and  
> Anderson Financial Systems   | the managers few; then all will be 
> greg@afs.com  (Nextmail OK)  | productive." -- Tao of Programming

Interesting...I was thinking the same thing. I am amazed at a lot of the  
ads I see for NextStep programmers. They want 2-3 years NextStep  
programming experience. Are they serious? Most people with that much  
NextStep programming experience are independent third party developers by  
now. I wonder if these requirements are written up by personnel people who  
are used to writing requirements for standard Unix positions?

Another problem is, if they want consultants, they all want on-site  
consultants. I've responded to every single one of these ads for part-time  
consulting work. NO GO! I have lots of experience, I am highly motivated,  
and I am working in a great Next environment here at the University. I  
have some spare time, and I need some spare money. But apparently there is  
no telecommuting consulting market in the Next community. Another big  
problem for a new platform.

Moral for employers having problems looking for NextStep programmers: try  
a little bit more flexibility in the job requirements for a couple of  
years. THEN GET TOUGH!

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Greg Colello
Carnegie Institution, Department of Plant Biology
Stanford University
gcolello@biosphere.stanford.edu (NeXT mail OK)