More Linked-In Idiocy.

So apparently I’ve moved past getting hit on by LinkedIn recruiters…to a much greater idiocy…getting insulted by LinkedIn recruiters.

This morning I received a LinkedIn message from a recruiter asking me to refer engineers to him for a job posting in Philly. However, the message obviously couldn’t be written simply this way.  Rather, here is an excerpt of the beginning of his email:

“Judging by your [LinkedIn] profile I’m not sure if you even have a network of Engineers but here it goes.”

My LinkedIn profile is not very elaborate with a full resume, references, etc., I agree with that. However, what it DOES state is that I went to an engineering school AND work for an engineering company… shockingly, as an engineer.  That is a total of ten years worth of engineering network development. So when I read the ill-informed aforementioned statement from the recruiter, I decided it was time to read no more.

So what do I do? I dignify it with a response.

And the opening line of this response?

“Judging from your lack of social etiquette, it is no wonder you haven't found this candidate on your own.”

‘Nuff said.

The math of my life.

So everyone has been asking me what I’ve been doing with all of my free time now that I’m not in class for three hours after work several times a week and about six additional hours a week of reading/writing papers….

Well, I don’t have a good answer. I really don’t know where my time has gone. It obviously hasn’t been devoted to keeping up with this blog. Maybe I’ve been working out a little more… but I think all I’ve really been doing is consuming more of my hours with going out to dinners and happy hours (that apparently have been lasting more than a few happy hours… and often well-past midnight).

Because I’m a math nerd, I’m going to relay my new extra-curriculars in the form of the following equation:

A little more working out [A Slight Positive for my body/mind since I really haven’t been working out all that much more] + More restaurant dinners [A Negative for my body/finances] + More happy hours [A Negative for my body/mind/finances] = [Net Sum Negative for my body/mind/finances]

And as I am writing this equation out for the first time, I am thinking something has to change because this cannot be sustainable. So I am giving myself exactly one month to continue to be a waste of life… and then back to some form of productivity [which I haven’t yet figured out]. And definitely more blogging. This time for real. Stay tuned.