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10-17-2008, 10:55 AM
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Does anyone have any idea what percentage of American jobs are related to computer technology?
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In my former mega-corp it was 1%
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10-17-2008, 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by noworkethic
I guess I shouldn't be surprised that so many people on an internet posting board had/have careers in computer or internet related fields, but I am. Does anyone have any idea what percentage of American jobs are related to computer technology?
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My guess is it's huge. Even a two-person office needs an IT person. I found one in the phone book and lived happily ever after, so to speak.
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10-17-2008, 11:10 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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now doing armed security work at a high-security government installation. It almost doubles our income and best of all, there is no paperwork! Yippee!
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I figured so, after reading your earlier post about getting security clearance. Low-stress work. Congrats.
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10-17-2008, 11:41 AM
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Now exactly what does a whirling nut do? 
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10-17-2008, 11:55 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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YES! the bait was taken by one of our best minds. 
um...anything it wants to?
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10-17-2008, 11:59 AM
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I don't have any videos, but the wife really likes it...
edit: I mean walking in the fall and seeing the whirlies float through the air. Honest!
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10-17-2008, 12:01 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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I wouldn't go so far and say "best", I would accept "dirtiest" inquiring. 
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um...anything it wants to?
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Hmmm, sounds interesting.....wonder if I have a feather and a nut........
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10-17-2008, 12:18 PM
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check out "Gliders" at Wind Dispersal Of Seeds
(scroll down a bit)
and TRY to keep a straight face. 
i found this site on a search for "blowing wind".
My best j*b ever is getting better by the minute. your serve!
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10-17-2008, 12:25 PM
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i've got a 50 or 60-ft tall Sandbox Tree - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia in the garden
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The fruit is a large capsule with explosive dehiscence. When ripe, pods catapult the seeds as far as 100 meters (328 ft).[1] It has also been known as the Dynamite tree, so named for the explosive sound of the ripe fruit as it splits into segments.
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10-17-2008, 12:47 PM
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My best j*b ever is getting better by the minute. your serve!
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"It's the strangest thing," she said to her husband, "a couple of weeks ago I was sitting in the park. A dog walked by me, farted broke wind, and ever since then I've had morning sickness!"
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10-17-2008, 02:36 PM
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gone traveling
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Best job? Sales Engineer, comissioned sales, traveling worldwide selling specialized industrial equipment for a well-respected company with a 80+% market share. Made a lot of money, traveled all over the world, no management responsibilities.
Worst job? Graveyard shift in a mattress factory making box spring frames. (summer job paying my way through college in the late 1970's) $3.65/hr plus piecework bonus, I was maxed out at $6.00/hr within 3 days. I quit after a week and went to work on a marine construction project as a laborer at $5.00/hr because I hated it so much.
What i wanted to do? Civil/Industrial Construction Management, Geological Engineering or Towel Boy at the Playboy Mansion.
What i ended up doing VP of Sales
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10-17-2008, 02:56 PM
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ty for getting us back on track, westernskies. we were heading way south. 
on that note, i will see you all next week. I've got a weekend trip to take and will enjoy reading the best and worst of j*bs when i return.
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10-17-2008, 05:19 PM
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Best job- the last one I leave on my own terms
worst job- I interned in a factory in western NY and owner was a little eccentric for my taste. Between shoveling the driveway, filing various machine parts by hand and similar, I only lasted around 4 weeks.
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10-17-2008, 07:09 PM
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Just for the record, the whole whirling nut thing was lost on me. I might possibly be the most naive person on the planet, but can someone PM me and explain it if it is something dirty? I do so hate missing the punchline on any sort of dirty joke through my cluelessness! 
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10-17-2008, 07:12 PM
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Pass it on to me (also clueless).
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10-17-2008, 07:22 PM
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ok, ladies, it's education time....
THE NAMES HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO PROTECT THE INNOCENT [Marquette is cleared of any wrongdoing]
1st, cybrmike misread the title line. see his post #10.
then marquette got led astray...and of course i jumped right in on that with the whirling nut.
all this was further instigated by bbami. (sorry, I needed a new scapegoat) 
read our posts again and put your mind in the gutter alongside ours.
pay special attention to my post #48.
class dismissed...
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10-17-2008, 07:24 PM
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Oh no Freebird, I won't be your fall mod in this caper. Post #10!
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10-17-2008, 07:29 PM
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Oh no Freebird, I won't be your fall mod in this caper. Post #10!
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sorry about that. i fixed my post.
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10-17-2008, 07:29 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
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J*B's
Best Job - What I'm doing now.
Worst Job - during college, worked on an assembly line in a turkey processing plant. <gag>
What I wanted to do - Civil/Mechanical engineering
What I do - Project Manager, engineering & construction - pipeline industry.
What I'm about to do, starting jan,09 - Have been made an offer I couldn't refuse - combination of business development/project manager for different construction co.
now that towel boy at the playboy mansion does sound fascinating.
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10-17-2008, 08:44 PM
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Hmm, well let's see...a picture was posted of a whirling nut. I asked the activities of said whirling nut. A definition was given to me and I came to my own conclusion.
Simply a hypothesis on my part. 
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