Re: [Israel.pm] The End of IT Slavery

2007-05-03 Thread Shlomi Fish
On Thursday 03 May 2007, Marc A. Volovic wrote: > Quoth Jonathan Ben Avraham: > > On Wed, 2 May 2007, Levenglick Dov-RM07994 wrote: > > >You should title this essay "An ode to myself". > > Yes, Dov and YBA. It is indeed an "Ode To Shlomi". I realise I gave many examples from my own life and tried

Re: [Israel.pm] The End of IT Slavery

2007-05-03 Thread Shlomi Fish
]>, Linux-IL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > > Hackers-IL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: RE: [Israel.pm] The End of IT Slavery > > > > You should title this essay "An ode to myself". > > Hi Dov, > Interesting that you should say so. As an employer, I tend

Re: [Israel.pm] The End of IT Slavery

2007-05-03 Thread Marc A. Volovic
Quoth Jonathan Ben Avraham: > > On Wed, 2 May 2007, Levenglick Dov-RM07994 wrote: > > >You should title this essay "An ode to myself". Yes, Dov and YBA. It is indeed an "Ode To Shlomi". But - and I say this both as an employee and an employer, there are indeed points to take to heart. Mind you, no

RE: [Israel.pm] The End of IT Slavery

2007-05-02 Thread Jonathan Ben Avraham
On Wed, 2 May 2007, Levenglick Dov-RM07994 wrote: Date: Wed, 2 May 2007 09:47:43 +0300 From: Levenglick Dov-RM07994 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Perl in Israel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Linux-IL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Hackers-IL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [Israel.pm] Th

Re: [Israel.pm] The End of IT Slavery

2007-05-02 Thread Jonathan Ben Avraham
On Wed, 2 May 2007, Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote: [snip] If you really want to strike it rich, start a company. If you succeed and hit it big, you can retire in a few years. The risks are that 75% of companies fail in the first year, and more than half of the remainder after that. The stress is

Re: [Israel.pm] The End of IT Slavery

2007-05-02 Thread Geoffrey S. Mendelson
On Wed, May 02, 2007 at 09:47:43AM +0300, Levenglick Dov-RM07994 wrote: > Or, in other words, employers are not out to make cater to your every > need, they are in the money making business. If you don't like or > appreciate the reality, become an employer and set different standards. Easier said

RE: [Israel.pm] The End of IT Slavery

2007-05-02 Thread Levenglick Dov-RM07994
erl in Israel; Linux-IL; Hackers-IL Subject: Re: [Israel.pm] The End of IT Slavery You should title this essay "An ode to myself". Or, in other words, employees are not out to make cater to your every need, they are in the money making business. If you don't like or appreciate the

RE: [Israel.pm] The End of IT Slavery

2007-05-02 Thread Levenglick Dov-RM07994
[Israel.pm] The End of IT Slavery Hi all! I wrote a new essay: http://www.shlomifish.org/philosophy/computers/software-management/end-o f-it-slavery/ ( short URL: http://xrl.us/v635 ) Comments are welcome. Regards,