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- <li><em>date</em>: Thu May 13 13:36:43 2004</li>
- <li><em>from</em>: ale1 at cybertechcafe.net (Nathan J. Underwood)</li>
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Nathan J. Underwood
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Jerald Sheets wrote:
>Let me repost my experience with the Bank One morons so you guys can be
>prepared for whatever you might come across:
>
>Leap if you like, but "I told you so".
>
>--JMS
>
>----------------------------------------
>
>Well...
>
>Pull up by the fire kiddies, and I'll tell you a story of cluelessness
>and intrigue. One of a major bank company in Columbus, Ohio and the
>people they take a dump on.
>
>Back in early 2002, I was realizing that my taking a position in this
>hole called Baton Rouge was most likely a mistake. My best friend and I
>were looking for a job...any job in a better part of the country with
>better schools, etc. etc.
>
>We were both contacted by Bank One within a day of each other. After a
>pretty lengthy interview process, they decided it was prudent to bring
>us both up for interviews. I went first, my friend the following week.
>
>When I arrived, I was put up in the local Mariott, which was nice.
>That's where nice ended. I was instructed to phone one Joel Spieth
>first thing in the morning to talk with him. Aparently he was a veep of
>some sort over the Midrange systems group. We had a cordial
>conversation with the usual questions. He asked about what my favorite
>job was ad why, etc. etc.
>
>When I got off the phone with him, my driver picked me up to go over for
>a drug test. By the time I had filled the cup, the driver had
>instructions to bring me to the airport. (my flight wasn't until the
>next day) I called Bank One to explain. None. I re-called Joel...he
>wouldn't answer. I called the early interviewers, and they had heard
>nothing, and it distressed tham, as they thought I was a great fit...I
>called HR, they had no word other than to send me home.
>
>It took THREE WEEKS for someone to pry out of Mr. Spieth that he had me
>sent home. Also, the reason *why* he sent me home. I finally had to
>get the answer through my recruiter. It's quoted below:
>
>
>
>
>>Joel was unhappy with ... you answer to, "what was the best job you
>>
>>
>have had and why." To the question about 'best job and why' you
>responded, according to Joel, that there >was one particular
>position you had where you were on call and out of the office most of
>the time and no one knew what you were doing.
>
>
>Let me relate the story in short: I had related my experience at a firm
>where we had so integrated our monitoring solution with a remote
>response solution that we could actually be out of the office for lunch
>or a doctor's visit and respond to incidents via our 2-way pager.
>Moreover, we had been taken to a Redskins game as a treat by the staff,
>and actually had an event while there. I picked up my pager, issued a
>response diretive, and resolved an issue from the game, never havng to
>phone anyone or leave the game.
>
>It's customary (and only polite) to finish the interview process if you
>have the person in town, all flown in an dressed up. No such nicetie.
>
>
>
>Fast forward to my buddies interview.
>
>He arrived in the morning, but had no such similar interview with Joel.
>He did the drug test and went in. When he arrived there, NONE of the
>people he was scheduled to see were in at all. NONE. Nada. Nil. He
>sat around speaking with various other team members here and there, and
>eventually had to catch his shuttle to come home. When he returned,
>people whom he had never seen or interviewed with said he either hadn't
>come in, or they hadn't seen him and weren't sure why. They essentally
>dissed him in a number of ways just like I was.
>
>I'm told by some inside source sysadmins that Joel is no longer directly
>in that same position, but is still an unholy terror to work with, and
>at a whim can send you packing due to his high level in the company.
>
>
>New friends, please step lightly. I don't know if they're still this
>brand of broken, but I doubt it. This position (specifically in the
>midrange group) has come open no less than ten times in the last two
>years. This tells me that something is horribly broken there.
>
>If you decide to go for it, good luck, but please be sure it is
>something you really, really match and want to do.
>
>
>Thanks for listening.
>
>Jerald
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: ale-bounces at ale.org [<a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:ale-bounces";>mailto:ale-bounces</a> at ale.org] On Behalf Of
>Chris Farris
>Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 5:54 AM
>To: ale at ale.org
>Subject: [ale] Job
>
>
>----- Forwarded message from unemployed-owner at ale.org -----
>
>Subject: Unix/Linux Infrastructure Position
>From: jeffrey_w_earnheart at bankone.com
>Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 10:33:25 -0400
>
>Bank One is
>
>Seeking an Open Systems Engineer, to be located in Columbus, Ohio. We
>offer great benefits and relocation package. Please contact Jeff
>Earnheart at 614-213-7319 for more information. Or email a resume to
>Jeffery_W_Earnheart at bankone.com to be considered.
>
>
>Internal Position Description:
>This is a Unix Infrastructure Engineering position within the Enterprise
>
>Midrange (EM) organization. An Open System Engineer's duties will
>include
>a combination of systems architecture, systems development, Unix/Linux
>OS
>lifecycle development, technical assessments and recommendations,
>standard
>tool deployments and support, server builds, project planning, standards
>
>validation/development, technical documentation, presentation to
>management, and troubleshooting and problem resolution. This position
>may
>require lifting heavy computers and related items. Open System Engineer
>positions will work a normal workweek and require rotational on-call
>Tier
>III support responsibilities
>
>Job Requirements:
>
>
>BS in computer technology related field or comparable experience. The
>ideal candidate will have 3 to 4 years of systems engineering
>experience,
>including 3 or more years of systems and implementation engineering
>experience in complex large-scale IT environments. Current skill-sets
>must
>include: * Current expertise in SUN/Solaris and Linux platforms. *
>Experience with Authentication products such as Keon, Powerbroker, LDPA,
>
>etc. * Experience implementing UNIX Security best practices. * Solid
>technical knowledge of SAN infrastructure, systems clustering, and
>volume
>management. * Hands-on engineering and implementation experience with
>TCP/IP networks. * Experience with systems monitoring products such as
>Compaq Insight Manager, Netfinity, Tivoli, HP OpenView, BindView, etc. *
>
>Demonstrable experience with functional requirements assurance, complex
>project activities, and project management. * Experience working within
>systems life cycle processes. * Strong quality assurance and systems
>testing experience. * Excellent technical documentation skills. *
>Experience working within complex technical environments. * Strong
>communication skills and ability to work well with others within a team
>environment essential.
>.
>
>
>Jeff Earnheart
>Technical Recruiter
>Bank One
>614-213-7319
>
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