Re: Happy Winter Solstice!

[http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (robert)]

 > From: leonid leibman <http://www.yahoo.com/~lleibman>
 > Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 06:57:07 -0800 (PST)
 >
 > Hello, Robert -- what's up with you? I read your
 > yearly report with a lot of interest. In fact this is
 > a very unique report (nobody I know does this). It
 > also can be used as a material for a book I suppose if
 > taken over the years (so keep up with it!). For how
 > long you've been doing this?

Since 1998.

 > Do you have previous
 > year's reports?

Yep, keep 'em all.

 > What's your situation?

Still looking for a job.  I had a phone interview with a financial
software company (Barclays Global Investors) yesterday, but I'm not too
hopeful since there's so much competition now.  Prospects for jobs are
very dim currently.

Noelle may very well be getting a job in San Francisco.  It pays much
better than here, but we'd have to scrape by if she took it since I would
probably still be unemployed.  I may consider going back to school there,
perhaps grad school.

 > What do you know about former
 > links_2_go people?

Alan seems happily employed.  I haven't heard about nor from Marc.
Matthew Lerner lost his job in NY city; last I heard he was moving to
Michigan.  Jen Wilson, I think, is still doing contract jobs.  Allegedly,
Debbi Baird is gainfully employed (doing what, I don't know).  Jonathan is
working for State Street Bank in Quincy on contract through an agency and
is hating it; he said he may be getting a contract for his COBOL stuff and
will then quit State Street.  Mark Reimers is staying in Sweden -- he
really likes the work, 'though he doesn't seem to like the office
politics.  Simon (who you may not know?)  is still in Kentucky enjoying
teaching at a college there, but he dislikes the town since it's so small
and there's nothing to do.

I guess light_speed/topical_net/links_2_go is still alive 'cause I just sent
another batch of CORBA health coverage checks and the letter didn't get
returned :-).

 > last I
 > heard from somebody there was Isan -- he seems to be
 > the last R&D person left after Alan switched jobs.

Poor Ishan.  He is/was a smart boy and he's being ground down by Jeff and
friends.  Ugh.

 > My firm is going through a turmoil -- being (it seems)
 > sold to cover expenses. Not good but I'm still afloat
 > (not sure for how long). The situation is that IF it
 > is sold I'll be offered a position (I am "important"
 > :), but they can just close the damn thing. So, if you
 > know about any interesting jobs in Boston area, let me
 > know!

Right, will do.

 > Keep in touch
 > 
 > =====
 > Leonid Leibman