Tuesday, July 16, 2002

Jobs I am qualified for, but have no intention of applying for. One of the job boards I'm signed up for sent me these two listings: Lead Program Manager, Microsoft Corporation, US-CA-Mountain View  Development Manager, Microsoft Corporation, US-CA-Mountain View As my friend Tony said "Commuting [2 hours] to Mountain View to work for Microsoft on a TV product.  A trifecta." He knows how I feel about TV, Microsoft, and wasting time commuting. The sad thing is, I am extremely well qualified for those jobs -- I have exactly the experience they are looking for. Now if I can just find someone else in the East Bay who is working on something socially worthwhile who wants a Program or Development Manager... Permalink  3:36:06 PM   Google It!  What do you think?  [] comments.

Largest Oracle shared database project Today I was looking at jobs at Kaiser Permanente, the giant HMO. I saw this listing: Director of Network Services With the name, National Operations, you can assume that our focus is huge - not to mention, 24/7 - and you'd be right. In a nutshell, NOPS is a group of 850-plus people who provide the day-to-day automation services necessary to support Kaiser Permanente's many medical groups, business partners and millions of members. With 6,000 servers, NOPS is one of the largest Oracle shared database projects in the world. Wow. Well, I have to say - I'm not qualified for that job, and I don't think that I would like it even if I was. Can you imagine the phone call if 6,000 servers went down? Permalink  3:23:55 PM   Google It!  What do you think?  [] comments.