RANT: Who invented this horror house of mirrors of a job market?

[supernova]

Don't answer that. I know; everyone at DU knows.

It's very frustrating to move on with my professional life when I keep getting called to apply for my old job!

The good news is, if I get it back, I could get a substantial raise for essentially sitting on my ass for a year.

:P

[IzaSparrow]

1. Some might blame Lee Mercer Jr.

I however think the root of it is Jeb.

[billyskank]

2. Hey, we're going to go into business together, remember?

I was going to write the code and you were going to do the technical authoring. :D

[supernova]

4. Still an option

Trust me. I keep thinking about it.

It seems like the only way to get to work the way I know I can do a job best is to make my own. And think having a shop where programming + docs works together would be an improvement over the current model of programming first, docs later (if at all, just to CYA)

Hee. I've never seen trans-Atlantic small business though, have you? :D

[billyskank]

6. I never heard of one either.

But in these days of the internets you can do anything, right? :D

[MissB]

3. Exactly.

I've applied for my old job as well. It comes with more than a $15k/year raise. Of course, I haven't worked there for a few years. :rofl:

[TZ]

5. I had a TEMP agency want to place me as a TEMP at my old

job..I job I had done for 9 years. Better pay yes, but why would I want to go back to the same shitty job that I quit with nothing lined up for no benefits to speak of?

[supernova]

7. It's ridiculously crazy!

Glad I'm not the only one.

Are companies really that nuts that they want to fire people one day then, months later, be willing to hire them back for much more $$$?!?