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From: psycler@netcom.com (Psycler)
Subject: Re: No employment available for mathematician/genius/programmer(LISP)
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David Oertel (ort@netcom.com) wrote:
: In article Psycler <psycler@netcom.com> wrote:

: >Oh, so do you want him to just go homeless? 

: 	no.  maybe i'm in denial, but i refuse to believe that getting mired
: 	in credit-card debt is his only alternative to homelessness.  maybe
: 	he simply needs to take a grubby sys admin or QA job until he can
: 	find something that leverages his brains.  i dunno, he seems to have
: 	dropped-out of the thread so now we'll never really know the story.
: 	perhaps he was chased-away by some of those mindless 'you-whiner'
: 	flames.


[I posted a followup to this two nights ago and netcom seems to
have misplaced a myriad of posts which may never become found
and put on usenet, so I'm going to repost to best of my memory
and likely, my original post will show up in a couple of days.]

According to the original poster's message, I would conclude
that his problems stem beyond being overqualified.  I think
he may in some subconscious way be deflecting his own
opportunities and that he is unaware of doing so.
Being able to identify and make the necessary changes to
overcome his preemptions could take years.  I don't think that
by applying for a less qualified position will solve his problems
because I don't think people will hire him at all-to put it
rather bluntly.  I commend the other followup posters that
have hinted at this in a more kinder manner.

Do you think the reason he dropped out of the thread may
also overlap with the reasons for his long unemployment?

-- 
          Psycler                                        
