So that's an update from me. :)
On 06-24-20 19:04, Avon wrote to Vk3jed <=-
On 22 Jun 2020 at 10:18p, Vk3jed pondered and said...
So that's an update from me. :)
Thanks for sharing this. I'm glad things are rolling along for you and that you're able to have fun with those hobbies. Best wishes to for the steps you're taking to address stuff from earlier years.
I'm working on some nodelist updates tonight and have been fairly full
on with being a solo parent while my wife continues to deal with the affairs to sort out after her mums death. I think it could be something like 5-6 weeks before I see her again such is the stuff she needs to
sort out. She's about 4 hours north of me by plane in a city towards
the upper North Island so until she flies home I wont see her :( Cell phones and Facetime are helping.
Vk3jed wrote to Avon <=-
Well, it's actually been a bit of a fruestrating year so far, with life being put on hold because of COVID-19, then financial issues, which
have eased for now, still waiting on an inheritance. Seems any
progress I make is through sheer persistence.
On 06-24-20 07:47, poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Vk3jed <=-
Vk3jed wrote to Avon <=-
Well, it's actually been a bit of a fruestrating year so far, with life being put on hold because of COVID-19, then financial issues, which
have eased for now, still waiting on an inheritance. Seems any
progress I make is through sheer persistence.
Someone said "The worst thing I did in 2020 was buy a 2020
planner..."
Well I didn't get the job I'd been chasing :( Meh.
First day of spring here. Daffodils are blooming and there's some cherry blossom out also. It's still cold but the daylight is certainly getting longer now. I think we hit daylight savings in about a month so not long really.
Well I didn't get the job I'd been chasing :( Meh.
Working from home today and feeling a bit flat. I had hoped to shift
roles within my current employer and the role I was going for certainly appealed.
Been doing some work on my low power FM station. Building a new box that will play the music as the current one is running a very old version of the software and on an unsupported version of Linux. So that's keeping
me busy.
First day of spring here. Daffodils are blooming and there's some cherry
Well I didn't get the job I'd been chasing :( Meh.
Well I didn't get the job I'd been chasing :( Meh.
Got told y/day at work, my general manager took me out for coffee and a letdown chat.
Been doing some work on my low power FM station. Building a new box that will play the music as the current one is running a very old version of the software and on an unsupported version of Linux. So that's keeping
me busy.
Once that's done I plan to start to circle back around to BBSing again.
Well I didn't get the job I'd been chasing :( Meh.
Got told y/day at work, my general manager took me out for coffee and a letdown chat.
Been doing some work on my low power FM station. Building a new box that will play the music as the current one is running a very old version of the software and on an unsupported version of Linux. So that's keeping me busy.
Once that's done I plan to start to circle back around to BBSing again.
Got to the interview round, they interviewed five, there were 25+ that applied so I can take some solace that I got as far as I did.
Been doing some work on my low power FM station. Building a new box that will play the music as the current one is running a very old version of the software and on an unsupported version of Linux. So that's keepingAvon, I don't know you well - but just wanna say sorry that you didn't get
me busy.
Once that's done I plan to start to circle back around to BBSing again.
Best, Paul
If I can ever do anything to help, I'm here.. and best wishes to you and all of yours! Do YOU.
I'm sorry to hear that, but I am certain that life will bring you flowers..
I'm done with summer at this point. By all means.. take it away now.. :)
Aww, sorry to hear that. :(
Hoping more opportunities will surface later on!
...and fall coming up here. A couple of slightly warm late-summer days left here as it seems, then temps are dropping and the amount of rain is predicted to increase. Still hoping for some sunny September days...
Back to work next Monday after a late summer vacation.
Commiserations... where one door closes another opportunity will arise
as they say... As you say down to the final five take solace in that... its still a perfectly reasonable acheivement....
Sorry to hear that.
Once that's done I plan to start to circle back around to BBSing agai
I haven't been very active here myself. I've been in the background
trying to finish a few of these projects I've got in the works...
I'm sorry to hear that. But sounds like you got pretty far down the road of candidates! Having been there myself, I know the feeling.
That sounds cool. What's the reach of the station?
Once that's done I plan to start to circle back around to BBSing agai
Ha, doing the same thing myself. It's cyclical for sure.
I'm about to embark on assembling a full-sized arcade game. Pieces are pre-cut, and the guts is just a wired-up Raspberry Pi, but I'm looking forward to it.
My condolences. One of those annoying things -- even if you know you'd be good at it, there's some objective measure that you'd be good at it,
etc., but if you're not the lucky one that time, or you happened to
apply into some group that had an obvious rockstar candidate, etc., it's almost the same as if they said, "nope, you're not good enough" directly.
But then sometimes you get lucky -- like my upcoming job in Germany. I don't know who else would've hired me, but I was struggling with it. And they've held it open for me, despite my start date being pushed back 7 months.
So here's to hoping that you have less the luck of your most recent search, and more of one that gets you where you'd like to go.
But, eh, I also don't know if things change now that that particular position isn't an option.
Regardless, again, my condolences, and I hope you recover quickly from
the setback.
That sounds cool. What's the reach of the station?
Mmm it's 1 watt on 107.3 but from an elevated tx location. It covers a radius of approx 10km I guess. I also stream the audio online.
I'm about to embark on assembling a full-sized arcade game.pre-cut, and the guts is just a wired-up Raspberry Pi, but I'm
Pieces are
looking forward to it
That sounds good, do you have a link to the kit?
Do you have a URL you can share?
Yes! Not set on the graphics package just yet, but overall form factor looks good... Still researching the upgrade packages! Kind of pricey, I feel like I could probably do better... But this is the bad boy:
https://gameroomsolutions.com/shop/32-arcade-cabinet-kit/
Avon wrote to All <=-
Well I didn't get the job I'd been chasing :( Meh.
Got told y/day at work, my general manager took me out for coffee and a letdown chat.
Adept wrote to Avon <=-
Which isn't fun. Even when the let-down messages are good. E.g., I
applied for a temp job at a hospital a couple months ago, and had the person I mostly talked with decide that I was _definitely_ the person
she wanted, but the higher up I spoke with for two minutes (and who
never wore a mask around me, but I digress) wanted a different skill
set.
Avon wrote to Alpha <=-
Thanks. I am trying to remain upbeat but also giving myself the time to grieve a bit. I really wanted the role.
I sit in the open plan office were the team I wanted to join and the
new incoming staffer reside, so it will be a bit mixed feelings for me over the coming months to watch from the sidelines..
Sorry for the letdown, I'm sure that your preparation will make the
next time you interview that much better.
I always feel like each interview process improves my performance for
the next one... but it's a long game strategy. Doesn't make it any
easier now.
Yeah, take your time. You'll get over it eventually. One company I
really pined to work for (I posted in this mail packet about
interviewing all the way up to the founder then getting ghosted by
the recruiter) is in the downtown area, and I'd have to pass by it
every time I went shopping.
Got to the interview round, they interviewed five, there were 25+ that applied so I can take some solace that I got as far as I did.
My condolences. One of those annoying things -- even if you know you'd be good at it, there's some objective measure that you'd be good at it, etc., but if you're not the lucky one that time, or you happened to apply into som group that had an obvious rockstar candidate, etc., it's almost the same as if they said, "nope, you're not good enough" directly.
Which isn't fun. Even when the let-down messages are good. E.g., I applied for a temp job at a hospital a couple months ago, and had the person I mostl talked with decide that I was _definitely_ the person she wanted, but the higher up I spoke with for two minutes (and who never wore a mask around me, but I digress) wanted a different skill set.
But then sometimes you get lucky -- like my upcoming job in Germany. I don't know who else would've hired me, but I was struggling with it. And they've held it open for me, despite my start date being pushed back 7 months.
So here's to hoping that you have less the luck of your most recent search, and more of one that gets you where you'd like to go.
But, eh, I also don't know if things change now that that particular positio isn't an option.
Regardless, again, my condolences, and I hope you recover quickly from the setback.
My wife works in HR, and what she told me was golden. If the
recruiter calls you on a Friday to check in, you're on the short
list. No call? Keep looking. :)
candidate they wanted accepted their offer, once meeting with the
founder of the company for a cultural-fit interview and then getting
ghosted by the recruiter - to the point that I sent an email to the
I once had an in-person interview, where I never heard back. I'm not sure if I did terribly, if the reasoning was something illegal, or something else entirely.
I once had an in-person interview, where I never heard back. I'm not s if I did terribly, if the reasoning was something illegal, or somethin else entirely.
You should *always* followup with a letter of inquiry (and
thanks for the interview) if you don't hear from the company
after a reasonable amount of time.
Well I didn't get the job I'd been chasing :( Meh.
Got told y/day at work, my general manager took me out for coffee and a letdown chat.
Sorry to hear that... There could always be another opportunity that you aren't aware of yet that will work out better. Who knows, things happen and there isn't always a reason.
Years ago I had went through some major interviewing for a job with a major technology company. I was told if you make it through the first 5 interviews, you are good as gold. I made it all the way through all 10 interviews (yes, a total of 10 different people over the course of 3 weeks). Figured it was a done deal only to have a last minute internal change in the company that ended up filling the position with an
internal transfer.
Just wasn't meant to be and honestly, probably would have ended up
hating the traveling aspect of it.
Ogg wrote to Adept <=-
You should *always* followup with a letter of inquiry (and
thanks for the interview) if you don't hear from the company
after a reasonable amount of time.
Adept wrote to Ogg <=-
Oh, I did -- I just never heard back.
It was odd.
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