I'm in Victoria! (Never Coming Back)

[AJ_77]

Been hanging out here all week - forgot how much I love this place... One more night, then back to the Dry Dusty. *sigh* :(

So, what's the HOT employment sector out here? Need some advice and/or connections. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Cheers, all

Alan

[Tau2301]

I hear playing Bongo Drums will earn you a good living. :D

You might have to let your hair grow, get a nose ring, and sport a few cool tattoos. ;)

Post pictures...

[Aquattro]

Alan, there's two industries here....tourism and government. Government just cut 30% of it's staff. If you've got waiter experience, you're in demand!!

[AJ_77]

Brad, I hope you're not a Sys Anal for the gov't?
I notice you're not asking me to forward a resume... ;)

[EmilyB]

Can't say I blame you....write when you find us all work. :D

[BC_Grl]

Definitely not as good as what I hear Calgary is doing... I tried to talk to my husband to moving out there when I was unemployed.
Work here is quite hard to find unless you want to work long hours for next to nothing. I didn't which is why it took me a long time to find a job. :(

[Aquattro]

Originally posted by AJ_77:
Brad, I hope you're not a Sys Anal for the gov't?
I notice you're not asking me to forward a resume... ;)

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">How did you know?? That's what I am until september 3rd, my official "you don't work here anymore" date. Of course that can and probably will change. June 11 was my last "official" date.

[AJ_77]

Brad, what are your options if they ever do catch up with you? Somebody must be getting maintenance contracts out there. Any small-to-mid sized admin firms?

[Aquattro]

Most of the contract firms are/were performing gov't contracts. There is work in the IT field, but now there are a lot more people after them. When I get cut, I'm going to be making skimmers, reactors, and other ass't acrylic aquarium products. :D
A good non-gov't IT job here might get you a little more than $15/hr unless you have a premium skill set (Oracle development, large project management, etc).