[Sca-cooks] OT - Stefan has a job

[Elaine Koogler]

On 12/21/06, Stefan li Rous <StefanliRous at austin.rr.com> wrote:
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>  Right now my start date is
> January 8. I will also get three weeks of vacation, so I should be
> able to make Gulf Wars and at least part of Pennsic.


What a GREAT way to start the New Year!  Congratulations, Stefan.  And, as
Dell appears to have a corner on the market, at least with large companies
(like Oracle, where Phillip works), this should be fairly secure in an
industry where job security is virtually non-existent.  I'm so VERY HAPPY
for you.

Dell is about six miles from me, mostly up the new toll road, so
> those that know my eyesight problems will know this is much better
> for me than a job on the other side of town and requiring going
> through downtown traffic.


That is also good news...the gig I am doing at AOL for my company is about 2
hours away, not during rush hour.  Fortunately, they do pay for me to stay
in a hotel near the job site.

I also interviewed this morning with a small startup company only
> about a mile and a half from my home. They seem quite interested in
> me, and I would get more power to do things "my way" but they are
> also much riskier and might or might not exist a year from now.


I work for a very small company and, to be honest, as great as the job is
and as much as I enjoy the folks I work with, I constantly worry about them
having to lay me off.  This is the big reason I agreed to the assignment at
AOL.

My arm has been aching today, but that should get better as time passes.


I certainly hope so...you've had quite a bad time with that.

So, things are looking up this holiday season. Thanks again for
> everyone's support.


Good luck on your new job...my thoughts are with you, dear friend!

Kiri

Stefan
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