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FW: An HP Position is Open in Texas
The following posted at the request of Ernie Faillace (this was intended
to be sent much earlier today, but some server problems have interfered
with its appearance).
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Faillace, Ernie [mailto:FaillaceE@ttnus.com]
> Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 8:45 AM
> To: 'William V Lipton'; Stabin, Michael
> Cc: RADSAFE@list.vanderbilt.edu
> Subject: RE: An HP Position is Open in Texas
>
>
> While I am not Brazilian, I am Italian (but I AM MARRIED to a
> Brazilian), and we tend to come from similar cultural stock.
> I can vouch for and support Mike's statements based on my
> experience with my relatives in both countries. Sure, they
> do whine at times at being frequently unemployed or
> overworked and underpaid, but they are for the most part very
> cheery in their outlook on life and know how to enjoy it.
> Brazilians and Italians have learned to work the "system" and
> are able to get by the onerous bureaucratic hurdles (using
> terms like "dar um jeitinho" or "arrangiarsi"). What some
> would see as a barrier considering the relative efficiencies
> of the American system, these hurdles instill a sense of
> "creativity" that makes things work out somehow. Otherwise,
> there is no way to explain how these two countries could be
> relative economic powerhouses given such constraints.
>
> PS.
>
> While as of two days ago I was earning more than $40K year,
> that is not presently the case (I have been placed in an
> "on-demand" part-time situation due to a severe lack of
> billable work at my firm). Therefore, I suppose that I am
> currently qualified to make these supporting arguments on
> Mike's behalf. And, by the way, in Brazil and Italy, the
> severance is at least one month's pay (and more if you have
> worked many years for that company) and not the standard 2
> weeks pay regardless of time served. So, if nothing else,
> these folks may have more time to recover in the job market.
>
> Also, while I am at it, if anyone reading this is seeking a
> Nuclear Engineer/CHP with an MBA/Doctorate, 15-years of
> DOE/NRC-related experience and a multi-lingual/multi-cultural
> background, preferably for work in a
> multinational/international environment, please drop me a
> line at this address (or at my home e-mail:
> efaillace@peoplepc.com) and I will forward you my resume. I
> have already contacted some of you on this list directly, and
> appreciate the advice and support I have received from the
> Radsafe community.
>
> __________________________
> Ernesto Faillace, Eng.D, MBA, CHP
> Nuclear Engineer/Health Physicist
> TETRA TECH NUS, Inc.
> 900 Trail Ridge Drive
> Aiken, SC 29803
> Telephone: (803) 649-7963
> FAX: (803) 642-8454
> faillacee@ttnus.com
> http://www.ttnus.com/
> http://www.tetratech.com/
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: William V Lipton [mailto:liptonw@DTEENERGY.COM]
> Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 7:06 AM
> To: Stabin, Michael
> Cc: RADSAFE@list.vanderbilt.edu
> Subject: Re: An HP Position is Open in Texas
>
>
> This would be much more credible if stated by someone with a
> < $40K job! I've found that most of the "money is not
> important" statements come from those who already have enough.
>
> The opinions expressed are strictly mine.
> It's not about dose, it's about trust.
> Curies forever.
>
> Bill Lipton
> liptonw@dteenergy.com
>
> "Stabin, Michael" wrote:
>
> > > then quit complaining about money and save
> > > some people some real dose and come work for us.
> >
> > I would like to share that one of the most vivid lessons I got from
> > living two years in Brasil is how much less the people have
> down there
> > materially, but how much happier they are overall than Americans.
> > Sure, every one of them would love to have more money. They
> dealt with
> > an
> > **incredibly** onerous beurocracy (makes the DOE people look like
> > amateurs), a constantly changing (usually worsening) economy (when I
> > arrived, gas was about $0.75/liter, two years later around
> $1.70/liter -
> > yes per liter, not per gallon). Sometimes they did not get
> a salary for
> > 2 or 3 months in a row because of an ongoing economic
> crisis. Yet they
> > managed to get by and were the most happy, fun loving
> people that I know
> > in the world. This is not entirely off topic (ahem, the
> list moderator
> > explains). If you measure your value to society only by the
> dollars that
> > you make, you will live with mostly negative feelings,
> because someone
> > of similar qualifications always will be making more. If
> you focus on
> > how much you enjoy your work, as Tom was explaining, and gravitate
> > towards the enjoyable people around you, you will have a
> great life. In
> > every phase of life, including work, your happiness is your
> > minute-by-minute CHOICE. The rewards I have received as an HP are
> > immeasurable. I love thinking about the science, I enjoy the great
> > people. Life is good.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > Michael G. Stabin, PhD, CHP
> > Assistant Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences
> Department
> > of Radiology and Radiological Sciences Vanderbilt University
> > 1161 21st Avenue South
> > Nashville, TN 37232-2675
> > Phone (615) 343-0068
> > Fax (615) 322-3764
> > Pager (615) 835-5153
> > e-mail michael.g.stabin@vanderbilt.edu
> > internet www.doseinfo-radar.com
> >
> >
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