Re: DBA JOB OPENING IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA

Actually, for that area, considering the large number of ex-military that are making $20-$50k from their pensions, it is a good wage. That is why I don't live there anymore. At 12:29 PM 11/14/97 -0800, you wrote: }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. } }> 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. } }Yours, }Jonathan Leffler (johnl@informix.com) #include <witticism.h> } } } William T BoaTman Certified Informix Datablade Professional