Random Comments/Stream of Consciousness Thread

[Randall Flagg]

Applied to ebay in California. let's see if something happens...

Good luck! If you come out to Santa Clara, be sure to let us know. I'd go up to San Jose to meet you. Jerome would likely go over as well.

Are you & Jerome leaving in Santa Clara, which is just next to San Jose apparently?
I guess that you like life out there?

Patrick lives ~35 miles south of Santa Clara, and I live ~40 miles North of Santa Clara. I love living in the San Francisco Bay Area. Perhaps the only negative is heavy traffic.

[herbertwest]

Thanks for the information.
Since the end of last year, i keep on watching the job offers available @ Goodreads... which is in San Francisco. Nothing in my field though. But eBay would be quite cool

[Ari_Racing]

Applied to ebay in California. let's see if something happens...

Are you really not really happy with your current job or are you constantly looking for jobs outside France? Because you seem to look for positions everywhere!

[herbertwest]

I spent the last 2 years and half here, and i am listening to the job market in my field. I Know that other brands pays more for the same job, so...
Furthermore, i cannot stand the latest big mission here. It's a REAL NIGHTMARE!

So i am looking at opportunities. I notice that some BIG and very interesting companies are recruiting. And for a company & a job that really interests me, yes, i am opened to moving abroad. But for something that REALLY interests me (eg : nice career evolution and pays well) as moving abroad is not hassle free nor free.

I know that my girlfriend is sick of being here, sick of big cities... and she's tired of not getting anywhere in fashion. So she's ok to move somewhere else if needed.



So far, i was interested in jobs in : Paris (very far lol, several companies), Amsterdam (ebay/kijiji), Zurich (ebay.co.uk), Canada (abebooks), USA (ebay.com). No luck so far with all the companies...

[ChristineB]

Well the Bay Area is one of biggest cities around, so she won't like it much.

[killbourne]

Whats people's opinion about bringing a portfolio to distribute at a Job Fair. Personally, I would have just brought a long and short version of my resume/CV.

[Patrick]

Applied to ebay in California. let's see if something happens...

Good luck! If you come out to Santa Clara, be sure to let us know. I'd go up to San Jose to meet you. Jerome would likely go over as well.

Are you & Jerome leaving in Santa Clara, which is just next to San Jose apparently?
I guess that you like life out there?

Neither of us live in Santa Clara County, but we are both about an hour's driving distance from different directions from San Jose (Jerome is to the north, I'm to the south).

EDIT: just noticed that Jerome already responded. Never mind.

[Patrick]

Well the Bay Area is one of biggest cities around, so she won't like it much.

I think it depends on which part of the Bay Area they make their home and livelihood. Also, it depends on if she sick of people altogether or if density is the issue. Campbell or Mountain View are not the same experience as San Francisco, for example, and neither are like big cities such as New York or Los Angeles.

[ChristineB]

Alameda isn't the same as SF either, but it's still just part of one big ass area with way too many people in it. I'm sure there are some places within a few (less then 10 miles) of the actual bay that are not quite as over run as the rest of it.

[Patrick]

It certainly isn't sparse, that's for sure, but down where eBay is headquartered on Hamilton Avenue in SJ, I think there are more options besides the stereotypical big city living environment. It depends on what aspect of "big city" they want to escape.

[Patrick]

On another note, there is a completely spur of the moment shareholders meeting in progress right this moment on Cannery Row...

[Randall Flagg]

You meet the strangest people at the Monterey Bay Aquarium...

[Ari_Racing]

Good luck, Jeremy! Hope you get something cool soon then!

[ChristineB]

Yay it's open again.

Looks like you guys are having fun.

[herbertwest]

Whats people's opinion about bringing a portfolio to distribute at a Job Fair. Personally, I would have just brought a long and short version of my resume/CV.

Usually, people will bring a CV. Be a bit different, and bring your portfolio, if it's relevant for the kind of jobs you are interested.
As a side note, couple of years ago (?), we created about 100 collection lookbook/CVs for my girlfriend, and sent them away to some fashion companies. Didnt bring anything... but we tried :-(
cf the lookbook on this page >>> http://www.lauramoodley.com/portfoli...ris-2/?lang=en
Printed it was quite nice!

[Randall Flagg]

Well the Bay Area is one of biggest cities around, so she won't like it much.

San Jose was #1 in a recent survey of best cities in the USA to work in.
http://blog.sfgate.com/gettowork/201...-u-s/#13443-15

[Captain Hollister]

San Jose was #1 in a recent survey of best cities in the USA to work in.

If that's you and Patrick "working" on the site up thread I can see why

[jon10g]

I am visiting San Francisco next week. Can anyone recommend a book shop that might sell any King collectables?
Thanks

[Randall Flagg]

Sadly, I can't personally vouch for any. But here is a list with reviews:
http://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc...rancisco%2C+CA

[Ben Staad]

Praise jesus! The PX bookstore finally receveid in copies of Joyland.

[jhanic]

John

[jon10g]

Thanks for the list.

[Shannon]

Shannon's Freedom Date:
September 29, 2013

I'm out, I'm out, I'm out! Freedom!

I'm sorry, Sir. I know that you know I am more intelligent, capable, reliable, fair, motivated, hard-working, open-minded, and efficient than you and that is why you try to make me clean other people's shit off of the toilets every Friday afternoon, but now you're just gonna have to "tell" someone else to do it. Shannon don't clean other people's shit. Nope.

Freedom! What the hell do I want to do? Hmmmmm ... so many things.

[Randall Flagg]

Shannon's Freedom Date:
September 29, 2013

I'm out, I'm out, I'm out! Freedom!

I'm sorry, Sir. I know that you know I am more intelligent, capable, reliable, fair, motivated, hard-working, open-minded, and efficient than you and that is why you try to make me clean other people's shit off of the toilets every Friday afternoon, but now you're just gonna have to "tell" someone else to do it. Shannon don't clean other people's shit. Nope.

Freedom! What the hell do I want to do? Hmmmmm ... so many things.

Don't blame "the man". You signed up for the tour. Millions of service members, but it's a pyramid. Most serve SOAS, and many clean the head. Very few are the "Top Gun".

[Shannon]

No, not blaming anyone. The military has had some real perks, don't get me wrong. But I'm ready for a real job. Maybe one that requires skill and critical thinking? lol