Subject: Re: Sonar Program Supervisor Vacancy Announcement

From: [email-masked] (Peter)
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 1996 20:24:37 GMT

>Note also that the required writing and communication skill doesn't
>specify English!

In some parts of the USA, e.g. Florida or southern California, this
flexibility is probably essential.

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From: [email-masked]
Date: 27 Nov 1996 13:01:25 GMT

: >QUALIFICATIONS: B.S.+ experience required; M.S. or Ph.D.+ experience 
: >preferred. This is a supervisory position which requires solid 
: >educational background and technical skills in hydroacoustics and 
: >electronics. Experience in riverine hydroacoustics and fisheries are 
: >desirable. Good writing, communication and administrative skills are 
: >necessary. On the job training will be available.
: >
: >SALARY: Starting at $49,116 plus benefits.
: >

: Wow, does that first paragraph really look out of place with the
: second paragraph. I have high school graduates making that.

	Yeah, but you're probably working for the vastly overpaid 
military/industrial complex :-).

	Actually, I think they are looking for Bio majors, not electrical 
engineers, which makes the salary much more in line. Hell, our prime 
contractors used to hire almost nothing but "soft sciences" like 
geography and biology majors, not a comp-sci or engineer in many of the 
shops. As one manager used to cheerfully put it:  Three-quarters of the 
math at one-half the paycheck!

	Besides, look at the major benefit: Life in Alaska. Hell, there 
are bound to be a few burned out SoCal or Corridor types who would gladly 
take a paycut for a chance to live in moose country. Collins electronics 
in Iowa used to score major recruitments from these regions with the lure 
of rural Iowa life (it takes all kinds).  Likewise, our contractors payed 
positively scandalously low wages to people going to Australia, but the 
lines were a mile long anyway. Just something about the reputation.

regards,

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Steven J Forsberg  at  [email-masked]              Wizard 87-01

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From: [email-masked]
Date: 3 Dec 1996 20:19:03 -0700

Military industrial complex ????? Hell no I work for a Fortune 200
corporate office about 15 minutes from you campus. It's okay we pay
ASU grades way close to that just to stay here in sunny AZ.

GO SUNDEVILS

BKT(SS)

>lines were a mile long anyway. Just something about the reputation.

BKT

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From: [email-masked] (BlackBeard)
Date: Wed, 04 Dec 1996 12:14:54 -0800

> ASU grades way close to that just to stay here in sunny AZ.

Did I mention the difference between ASU wimmin and the trash?

;)

BlackBeard
-. .- -..- --.-
De Profundis

Submarines once, Submarines twice...

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From: [email-masked] (Sue Thing)
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 1996 22:46:52 GMT-7

>BKT(SS)

You misspelled it. That's SCUMDEVILS.

:-)

Sue

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Sue Thing 	[email-masked]

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From: [email-masked]
Date: 5 Dec 1996 13:02:45 GMT

BlackBeard ([email-masked]) wrote:

: Did I mention the difference between ASU wimmin and the trash?
: ;)

	Lemme guess. BlackBeard can manage to pick up the trash? :-)

p.s. Seeing how this is cross-posted all over heck, and most people don't 
seem to appreciate the level of wit here at sci.naval, perhaps we should 
quit this thread before we manage to alienate the rest of the scientific 
hierarchy.

regards,

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Steven J Forsberg  at  [email-masked]                Wizard 87-01