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John Miller <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 26 Sep 2014 13:51:10 -0400
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There are sure no opportunities around where I am and less and less every 
day as more and more places close up shop. I'm looking elsewhere now.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "richard fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, September 26, 2014 11:32 AM
Subject: hard work


> Hi;
> True lots of opportunities are drying up but I do think that
> there are lots of new ones out there.  I retired in 2007 because
> I could.  By 2009 I got boared and needded a parttime job.  Ended
> up with a rather strange parttime job doing telephone work but
> its relatively brainless and works with window-eyes.  I suggested
> to the local rehab types that they might consider sending other
> folks this way.  The answer I got was that we don't really have
> anyone looking for employment.  Hum.
> As for screen readers, I worked for a federal agency for 32 years
> and they wouldn't deal with anything but good old jaws.  Often
> wondered if its the name job access with speech that gets these
> people so into jaws.  I'm not a jaws basher but gave up on mine
> because just couldn't keep up with the updates and didn't really
> see what some of the updates did.
> Also speaking of jobs has anyone noticed what is being charged
> for apple training over the phone? 30 to 45 per hour isn't
> uncommon.  Now there's another opportunity.
> richard
> sent from my braille note 

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