tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post113258831363955607..comments2023-09-22T09:03:09.417-04:00Comments on Townie Bastard: All quiet on the northern front...towniebastardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03129158923604362272noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-1132672817296857102005-11-22T10:20:00.000-05:002005-11-22T10:20:00.000-05:001. Thanks for the kind words, Jason. I'd say you w...1. Thanks for the kind words, Jason. I'd say you were on drugs to compare anything written here to Peter David, but you're in Qatar, so I kind of figure that's unlikely. I'll attribute it to sunstroke instead.<BR/><BR/>But yeah, obviously this is much better than duleepa.com....<BR/><BR/>2. Brian, you gave me something to think about, which I believe I shall be posting on the main site later today.<BR/><BR/>3. Thanks for the boost, Nancy. The thing that got me on Friday was discovering that I was a tier further down on the pecking order than I thought for government jobs. The first tier is Land Claims Beneficaries, which is fine. They should get first shot at all jobs.<BR/><BR/>Second tier is government employees, again, which is fine. Everybody hires internally before going outside looking for someone.<BR/><BR/>I thought I was in the third tier, which is people living in Iqaluit. But I'm not. The third tier is people who have been living in Iqaluit <I>for a year or more</I>. Then it's me, in the fourth tier. The fifth tier is people applying from outside the region.<BR/><BR/>I understand why they did it. Because the population is so transitory up here, they put in an extra safeguard to prevent constantly losing new people. But myself and Cathy spent close to $15,000 to move up here. She has a full-time, perminent teaching job and government subsidized housing. We're not going anywhere for years.<BR/><BR/>But that's not being taken into account, which really annoyed me.<BR/><BR/>But Jason is right, it would be worse in St. John's. I would already be panicking about finding a job in St. John's with 8-9 months of EI left. I'll have something by then.towniebastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03129158923604362272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-1132663585938329922005-11-22T07:46:00.000-05:002005-11-22T07:46:00.000-05:00Hey Craig. I was unemployed for 8 months so, belie...Hey Craig. I was unemployed for 8 months so, believe me, I know the frustration. Particularly if you have a clear view of what you want to be doing... it gets muddy after a while.<BR/><BR/>Hang in there. It always happens when you least expect it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-1132663332215197822005-11-22T07:42:00.000-05:002005-11-22T07:42:00.000-05:00Hi TB, Enjoy your blog, there is no shortage of op...Hi TB, <BR/>Enjoy your blog, there is no shortage of opinions and the like from TB’s and other Island centric pundits but yours is not overly political and at times, very few times actually, you have given some insight into life in the North.<BR/>Being in Northern Labrador I would be very interested of any opinions you have of life up there, you have the skills, why not use them?<BR/> <BR/>Just a thought, but have you integrated into the northern culture [for want of a better word] at all? I understand that is not always easy to do and it depends a lot on both parties getting involved, but one should give it a try at least.<BR/>Perhaps in would open up more job opportunities?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-1132654961959727412005-11-22T05:22:00.000-05:002005-11-22T05:22:00.000-05:00Ah unemployment, you'know Craig it could be worst ...Ah unemployment, you'know Craig it could be worst you could be unemployed in St.John's. As it is now though you provide me with a useful and informative five minute distraction with your blogging. Almost on par with the Peter David site, and of course miles above Duleepa.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com