[kwlug-disc] ***SPAM*** Re: Here is another FOSS job posting board

[CrankyOldBugger]

Whenever I get "old nerd" comments from the younger guys here, I throw my
punch card reader at them...


On Thu, 30 Mar 2017 at 14:00 Mark Steffen <rmarksteffen at gmail.com> wrote:

> Oh the bright side, I was carded at the last HackerNest meetup at TextNow.
>  (the "proof of age because we are serving alcohol" kind of carding not the
> "police racial profiling" type of carding)
>
> So I probably can be a "cultural fit" for another couple years and I do
> have a beard and like memey nerd tshirts, but I can't absorb "Craft IPAs"
> to the same degree that I could 20 years ago, and maturity does have a way
> of modifying your previously idealistic worldview.  And family
> responsibilities, I can't be an 18 hour/day codebot/adminbot, even if there
> are catered lunch and dinners.  But yeah.
>
> My experience with a larger startup in Waterloo was very positive - and
> they did give back (I believe there were some small code contributions and
> they did donate to a few things) and they definitely were not age-ist nor
> discriminated in any other way.  Was a really cool place to work.  So they
> aren't all bad, that's for sure.
>
> *Mark Steffen*
> Office Direct: +1.226.476.1240 <(226)%20476-1240> | Mobile/WhatsApp:
> +1.226.600.0464 <(226)%20600-0464>
> *"Don't believe everything you read on the Internet." -Abraham Lincoln*
>
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 1:18 PM, Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc <
> kwlug-disc at kwlug.org> wrote:
>
>
> The new Communitech job board is https://workintech.ca (because
> Communitech is pushing the "Waterloo-Toronto" corridor in an attempt
> to get Waterloo Region swallowed up by the GTA).
>
> Here is a mini-rant: most local startups use FOSS stacks, but they are
> not FOSS companies. They are FOSS parasites. Sure: they want YOU to
> have an extensive Github profile of YOUR open source contributions
> that use their technology. That demonstrates you are some kind of
> ninja rockstar who does not need to be trained. But they don't want to
> give much back. Certainly none of their core business is FOSSable
> (because startup capital) and having the temerity to quiz companies on
> their FOSS contributions is a great way to get yourself screened out
> of a phone interview.
>
> I am sure this is not universal, of course. No doubt there are plenty
> of local startups who are good FOSS citizens. But it has been a trial
> finding any, and those who sound promising want nothing to do with old
> dinosaurs like me (because of that "cultural fit" Mark talks about).
> Not that I am bitter. (Spoiler: I am a little bitter. I am trying to
> get less bitter before actively looking for positions again, although
> if KWLUGers have opportunities for old dinosaurs I am open to hearing
> them.)
>
> - Paul
>
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 09:20:02AM -0400, Mark Steffen wrote:
> > I think most local startups use FOSS stacks for the most part.  It's
> > probably already been posted in the past but Communitech has a local tech
> > jobs board (or at least they did) and, of course, there is Indeed.  Also,
> > not a terrible idea to show up to HackerNest meetups (on meetup.com)
> and do
> > some pressing of the flesh.
> >
> > *Mark Steffen*
> > Office Direct: +1.226.476.1240 | Mobile/WhatsApp: +1.226.600.0464
> > *"Don't believe everything you read on the Internet." -Abraham Lincoln*
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 1:25 AM, B.S. <bs27975.2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Canada seems to be there ... just empty at the moment.
> > >
> > > https://www.fossjobs.net/jobs-in/Canada/
> > >
> > > Interesting link. I saw countries in the lower left, clicked Cameroon,
> > > then changed Cameroon to Canada in the resulting URL.
> > >
> > > Didn't get a page not found, so I guess it to be a valid URL, just
> empty
> > > at the moment.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 03/29/2017 07:18 PM, Andrew Sullivan Cant wrote:
> > >
> > >> Just in case this is useful for anyone:
> > >>
> > >> https://www.fossjobs.net/
> > >>
> > >> They do not seem to have a Canada or KW specific listings, but they do
> > >> have a Worldwide section which seems to be remote stuff.
> > >>
> > >> The site seems to keep around old postings, so it could be useful for
> > >> finding interesting companies even if they do not have a current
> posting.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Andrew
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
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