[CLUE-Talk] CLUEJOBS

Dave mtdew at linuxforlesbians.org
Mon Jun 4 21:26:48 MDT 2001


Yes....It can come out that I had a period of immaturity....Right now I'm
more concerned about my inability to access CLUEJOBS than worthless debate
over my choice of email address....
----- Original Message -----
From: Kevin Cullis <kevincu at orci.com>
To: <clue-talk at clue.denver.co.us>
Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 9:05 PM
Subject: Re: [CLUE-Talk] CLUEJOBS


> Jeffery Cann wrote:
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> > On Monday 04 June 2001 13:23, Kevin Cullis wrote:
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> > > I don't know why it's not posting, but would a potential employer want
> > > to hire someone with such a disparaging email address you have?  Is it
> > > professional enough for someone to hire you?
> >
> > I don't think it's fair to criticize someone's email address, do you?
>
> I'm not criticising him, only if he sends his resume from that email
> address.  If anyone is using funny email addresses for professional
> reasons, some would think it's funny, others not, but I wouldn't take a
> chance personally on something which might be offensive to someone.  If
> he sends his resume via that email, that's his choice, but someone might
> not take offense to it and trash his resume because of it.
>
> Jeff, you need to take a look at criticism itself. As a friend, would
> you let someone do what they want if it might cause them harm?  If I
> point it out and he still wants to do it, that's his choice and he'll
> either suffer or benefit from it, but I was trying to better his
> chances.  Lighten up Jeff, just because someone has an opinion doesn't
> mean he has to keep it to himself, but to act like a madman about it is
> worse.
>
> Is it fair that he lose the chance at a job because someone thought it
> offensive?  I don't know if he posts to CLUEJOBS with it or not, but I
> was heading off potential problems if he does.  If wants to send it to
> CLUE Talk or friends, that's different.  But you know the Internet, once
> it's out there, you can't remove it.  Emailer beware.
>
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