[Mishmash] Big Gamble

[Fred Atkinson]

Thanks, Ingrid,



                                                        Fred

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ingrid & Eric Holzman" <ieholzman at verizon.net>
To: "Mishmash" <mishmash at mishmash.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2006 8:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Mishmash] Big Gamble


From: Carole Bower <cbnron at adams.net>
Date: 2006/12/26 Tue PM 06:57:01 CST
To: Mishmash <mishmash at mishmash.net>
Subject: Re: [Mishmash] Big Gamble

not really a gamble when it's a sure thing. you won't have any trouble
finding a job with the skills you have. and i hear atlanta is a pretty neat
place. i'll keep you in my prayers tho so you can find EXACTLY the job you
want. -------Original Message------- From: Fred AtkinsonDate: 12/24/2006
5:39:40 PMTo: MishmashSubject: [Mishmash] Big Gamble Greetings, everyone, I
wanted to let everyone know that I've made a very big change. It is a big
risk but it's one I have decided I must take. Several months ago, I could
see that things weren't going like I wanted them to go at the University.
There were a number of factors that brought me to this decision. Perhaps the
biggest one was that they have decided to do away with the T.E.T.
(Telecommunications Engineering Technology) program at the University. That
greatly limited my options, IMHO. It was a hard decision because the western
North Carolina area was so beautiful, the people in that area so nice, and
my colleagues such a wonderful group of people. About three months ago, I
told them that I had decided not to renew my contract at the end of this
semester. Friday (December 15) was my last official day with the University.
I spent the day cleaning out my office and getting a storage room. I've got
two big guys lined up to help me put my things into storage on Saturday,
December 30. I'd done some research and discovered that the Atlanta job
market has a big demand for people with my skills. I've spoken to some folks
in the know that work in that market. They both said that they'd be very
surprised if someone with my skills couldn't land a job there. Additionally,
I found a Cisco NetAcademy program in Marietta, Georgia (Chattahoochee
Technical College) that is supposed to be the best NetAcademy program in the
Southeastern United States. I've applied for and already been accepted for
classes there. Additionally, they are dicussing the possibility of my
teaching night classes. I had put my name on a roommate board. A couple of
weeks ago, I got a call from a man who owns a house (also in Marietta,
Georgia on the northeast side of Atlanta not far from the college) he rents
rooms out of. He seemed very nice on the phone. His work is writing
proposals for computer companies. Most of the men that rent a room from him
work in the computer industry. One fellow moved there from out of state
arriving without a job. He was able to help get him placed. I'm driving to
Atlanta from SC (I'm here in SC with my father and my brother for Christmas)
on Tuesday to see the place and see if it will work out. I hope to be in
Atlanta by the first week in January. I'll ask all of you to keep me in your
prayers that things will work out for me. I wish all of you a very Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year. Have a joyous holiday season. Even with the
state of the world, we all have great deal to be thankful for.
http://johnnyhihat.tripod.com/id26.html Fred Atkinson
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Fred, I'm sure you'll be just fine.  You are very skilled and have a great
deal of experience, not to mention you're a really nice guy.  All of that
helps when one is out looking for a job. :-)

I'll keep you in my thoughts and will cross my fingers that you land a job
quickly.  Please keep us posted.

Ingrid

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