Re: job thing, maybe


John Larkin wrote:
On 30 Dec 2006 18:58:54 -0800, "linnix" <me@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


John Larkin wrote:
On 30 Dec 2006 17:12:13 -0800, "linnix" <me@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


John Fields wrote:
On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 15:31:35 -0800, John Larkin
<jjlarkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

One of my engineers left (to go teach in Indonesia or something, one
of those midlife things) and, talking things over, we decided that our
design engineers spend a lot of time on test procedures, test sets,
and writing test programs. If we had some help on those, we could
design more stuff. So instead of looking for a new design engineer, we
might actually prefer a test guy.


So, this person would

Work with engineering at the design stage to make sure things are nice
to build and test. Unique opportunity to be a PITA and get paid for
it.

Write test programs, mostly in PowerBasic.

Design and build (or get built) test sets.

Write test procedures.

Hostile prototype testing. Don't let us get away with anything lazy or
stupid.

Occasionally do some production testing, like when the regular folks
are on vacation or whatever.

Watch over returns and look for failure patterns, and then fix them.
(Our existing people are too timid to storm into engineering and
demand that we fix problems. They just quietly repair failed units and
send them back.)

Possibly, eventually, manage the test department if talents and
personalities permit.

Location is downtown (SoMa) San Francisco.

I figure I'll do the usual ads (Craigslist, SF Chronicle, SJ Mercury,
Monsterboard?) but I figure I'd post it here in case anybody is
interested or knows someone who might be.

---
What kind of money are you talking about?

I have relatives living at Mr. Larkin's street. Apartments are over
$1500. Houses are over $700,000. I am sure he will pay you enough to
live in the tenderloin.



--
JF



Rent is really cheap in Opelousas, Louisiana. You could spend the rest
of your life there and save a bundle.

John

I am just doing you a service. Not everyone knows how expensive it is
to be "served" by the house speaker. If you want your new employee to
last more than a couple of weeks, he/she should know everything about
the city. And most of all, the cost of living there.

I would hardly expect to hire a homeless person who knows nothing
about the place where he's living. Some people would jump at the
chance to live and work in San Francisco, and some wouldn't. I plan to
hire the ones who would.

John

So, tell us what you are paying and we can decide whether it's worth
going there.

.

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