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Old 15-11-2006, 06:35   #7
Amfivena
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Maine and Newfoundland
Boat: Westsail 32
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Originally Posted by ssullivan
Oh MAN... you have me litterally laughing my head off over here, Martin. I love your writing style. ha ha
Thank you. I've enjoyed your numerous posts in the year or so I've been reading this board.

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Originally Posted by ssullivan
I already saw plenty of contract and full time software development jobs in Portland, so I'm pretty happy about that (that's what I do).
Oh, you're a programmer - that's what I do. So I lied, Portland really sucks. It's riddled with crime, you need electrified lifelines to keep the bums off your boat, you have to pay someone to watch your car 24/7, the marinas are full of sex offenders because they can't live anywhere else and you better have stout shoes to kick aside all the hyperdermic needles... <g>

All kidding aside, we're partial to Portland. My experience/interests fall in a fairly specialized niche (integrated GIS apps). I had no problems getting a job and regularaly see jobs advertised that would interest me. I find www.jobsinme.com is best for tech positions. It is perfectly plausible to get just about any type of job within walking distance of a marina. The best part is a lot of downtown firms have trouble recruiting because of parking. They're real happy when you tell them you don't need a garage space.

If you make it up here let me know. Feel free to PM for more info if you don't want to bore the rest of forum.
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