Re: Informix job market?
Joe Lumbley in a fit of drunken rage/passion pondered this: > I've been following the Informix financial situation since the beginning, > [SNIP the yada yada stuff] Cut to the chase, Friday the stock popped up to 5 5/8.This was most likely due to the demand of short sellers taking their profits. Real motion should happen by the end of second qtr. (Hey, lets give Bob a chance to prove himself before we all sign up for Oracle training! :-) > > > I've noticed something, though, that may be important to all of us as Informix > professionals. At least in the Dallas area, the number of Informix-related > job postings seems to be at an all-time low. Anybody else seen the same thing? > It seems like my favorite barometer of the Informix job market, recruiter > postings in c.d.i (;-)=> , also seems to be depressed. > Well Joe, I disagree. There seems to be a lot of oportunities within the Informix Marketplace. In fact, the reason I am responding to this, is not to poke fun at Joe. (I'd do that in person over beers, This July :-) But rather to see if anyone else got this clown's e-mail: ======== Subject: INFORMIX 4GL- $500 REFERRAL FEE Date: Sun, 4 Jan 1998 19:03:37 -0600 Message-ID: <19980105010022987.ADQ257@jeraldb.iamerica.net> Status: RO I am the President of a consulting firm, and I am writing to ask for your help [Cutting out the bullshit.] Jerald W. Bailey, President Dunhill Search of Greater New Orleans 504/834/81188 dpsofno2@mail.iamerica.net Quinn Jones, Vice President and Generald Manager dpsofno1@mail.iamerica.net ========= Now, I don't know what they do down in the bayou, but up North, we don't like spammers, Deys the worst infestation you can get! So, if you got one of these messages, please feel free to give them a piece of your mind. You can also complain to postmaster@iamerica.net or abuse@iamerica.net. Just say no to spam! Yet I digress. :-) There also seems to be a seasonal change with the job market. If the number of Informix jobs don't increase by the end of Feb, I'd panic, then take Oracle training :-) Or do what I 'm contemplating. Change careers and start writing sitcom material or trade stocks for a living. ;-) -Uncle Mikey BTW, the rumors of me stalking Mike Saranga, trying to get blackmail evidence so he'd agree to the linux port is greatly exagerated. (We already have some. ;-) #include <yada_yada.h> #include <std.disclaimer.h> PS. If you're a betting man, I'd buy IFMX. BTW, anyone who owns a large postition of stock, e-mail me. I have some ideas for the next anual meeting..... :-)