Re: DBA JOB OPENING IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA

Jonathan Leffler wrote in message <64idek$jmo@cssun.mathcs.emory.edu>... >On Fri, 14 Nov 1997, Paul J. Reimold wrote: > >> No relo and 42K/yr (tops!!!) Why even bother to post???? > >One common reason: they've got someone who isn't a US citizen lined up >to do the job. To meet the legal requirements, they have to show that >there is no US citizen who is willing to do the job, so no US citizen >is being deprived of a job by an alien (the charming term used for >people who are not US citizens). The lack of response to adverts such >as this satisfies the government bean-counter that the alien is doing >work which can't be done by a US citizen, so an appropriate visa (or >green card?) can be issued. One key tip-off; the posting includes the >salary. Genuine job postings seldom do... > >This may be different since it is a federal position; it may just show >that the government is stingy with its pay to its minions. They are VERY stingy in paying their minions. I was in the military and worked with many GS wage earners. They where all under payed. > >> MS CARLEEN C AVANT wrote: >> > >> > FEDERAL JOB OPENING FOR INFORMIX DBA AT NAVAL SAFETY CENTER IN NORFOLK, >> > VIRGINIA. >> > >> > PERMANENT POSITION. >> > >> > RELOCATION COSTS WILL NOT BE PAID. >> > >> > SERIES/GRADE: GS-0334-11/12 >> > >> > SALARY: $35,786 TO $42,890 ANNUALLY. >> > >> > Exciting opportunity to migrate Naval Safety Center Corporate Database from >> > Informix 5.0 to 7.x residing on state-of-the-art SUN/SOLARIS environment. > >One is left wondering why 5.0 is considered state of the art in >government circles. This is because they are stingy! In all my experience, the Gov. buys using the 'lowest bidder' rule. Then when they have the product, they almost never upgrade! > >Yours, >Jonathan Leffler (johnl@informix.com) #include <witticism.h> >