Aittvax.317
net.news.group
utzoo!decvax!ittvax!swatt
Wed May 5 08:42:18 1982
Jobs newsgroup
From decvax!harpo!npois!alice!sjb Tue May 4 22:07:38 1982
Date: Tue May 4 17:57:16 1982
I wouldn't think that there are enough postings to warrant
a job group.
Apparently Mark disagrees:
From uucp Tue May 4 22:36:26 1982
Date: Tue May 4 22:36:24 1982
To: usenet
Subject: request for new newsgroup
A new newsgroup called 'net.jobs' has been created by
decvax!harpo!ihnss!wheps!eagle!mhuxt!cbosg!cbosgd!mark.
It's not just a matter of the number of postings (which are bound
to rise if people feel it is of any use to them), but the ability
of the news user to make the news system sift out stuff he
definitely does not want. I spend roughly 1 hour each day
reading news; I would like to limit the time spent rejecting
articles that could easily be classified into a newsgroup I don't
use.
There is also the concern that "management" might not want to
accept news that allows their employees access to job offers
elsewhere. Since "management" pays the bills this is their
right. My own opinion is that if "management" where I work
depends on the ignorance of their employees (read me) about the
open job market to keep them, then I don't want to work there.
So if "net.jobs" exists and you work for a place that doesn't
accept that group, you might want to consider working elsewhere;
what ELSE don't they want you to know?
On the other side however, prospective employers should be aware
that they are not likely to get "position wanted" notices on
net.jobs from people currently employed in industry (as opposed
to academic centers), as those individuals might not want their
employers to know they are looking for other jobs.
- Alan S. Watt
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