Guys, I was "outsourced" to India on 2/9 and am in need of a job. I've been doing IT work since about 91, have owned consulting companies, worked for outher consulting companies, worked W2 jobs long term
(job my team was just laid off from, I was at for 6 1/2 years, prior to that, my job was 5 years
).
I'm fairly desparate to find a job soon. I live in Noblesville, just north of Indianapolis, and am willing to travel a little, but I own a house that is no longer what it was worth, or what I owe on it, so I am stuck here in this area. Fortunatly, my bank is good about working with me on my mortgage.
I'm a fairly high end IT guy - everything from Microsoft to and Unix flavor, I know most databases from a sysadmin standpoint
(I am not a DBA, but I can do some DBA work
), routing, including Cisco and most other flavors, high end networking lan/wan/etc. If anyone knows of anything, yep, I mean anything, I am willing to look. Employers have people pretty much at their mercy right now, CP Morgan just closed, let their IT team go, Delphi has cut their EDS workers, as has Chrysler, and I don't know how many other companies.
Most companies see technology as a cost center, and not an opportunity to keep with the current technology. That'll be great for us geeks 5 years from now, when we have to go back in and fix all their mishaps they caused, but for now, things look pretty bleak. I know I'll be fighting for a miserable sysadmin position for below average wages with lots of other people.
I am more than happy to forward you a copy of my resume if you know of anything or anyone looking for a good geek.