Slog - Comments on Assignment: Hire This Guy http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/assignment_hire_this_man Steve Haber worked at Costco for fifteen years as an IT specialist. But Steve was laid off when his office moved from Canada to Seattle and he was unable to secure a green card. Now legally settled here, Steve contacted me because he needed help finding a new job. Steve and I met on 5th and Columbia in front of the Bank of America food court during lunchtime. Steve had laminated a sandwich board for me to wear with a large picture of his face and the words "Hire This Guy" written out in big black letters above his email... Copyright 2008 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 09:45:14 -0800 Sun, 21 Oct 2007 06:36:14 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Will in Seattle A green card?

Um, haven't you ever heard of NAFTA or the FTA? You don't need a green card if you're a Canadian citizen who's a professional working in the US.

Check with the local Canadian consulate.

P.S.: Ask them about holiday dual ski and wedding packages while you're there, nothing like dropping some tourist dollars and getting a nice same-sex marriage, and the Canadian dollar is way cheaper than the Euro.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/assignment_hire_this_man#c828857 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/assignment_hire_this_man#c828857 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:30:06 -0800 Comment by Providence Your friend Steve is clearly a retard.

Anyone stupid enough to move away from Canada to this godforesaken banana republic is obviously too brain damaged to work in IT.

]]> Providence http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/assignment_hire_this_man#c828858 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/assignment_hire_this_man#c828858 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:30:36 -0800 Comment by Bauhaus Public Intern cracks me up, and it's an idea such as a public intern that keeps me reading The Stranger way beyond the time when I was in its target group.

He's The Stranger's own funny, helpful, cute What-Me Worry? kid.

]]> Bauhaus http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/assignment_hire_this_man#c828864 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/assignment_hire_this_man#c828864 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:32:44 -0800 Comment by Gitai Oh, poor, poor Public Intern. In the year of partying between college and grad school, I did distribution jobs, jobs in which you hand out flyers or free samples, and those jobs were the lowest of low among the jobs at the temp agency that employed me.

On the bright side, on the day we gave away thousands of boxes of Tic-Tacs outside Safeco Field, the fans got pissed and hurled them onto the field.

]]> Gitai http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/assignment_hire_this_man#c828882 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/assignment_hire_this_man#c828882 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:48:51 -0800 Comment by Apparently in a Better Mood Than Everyone Else Christ.

Slog commenters are bastards.

You people need to lighten the fuck up and stop being so argumentative to *EVERYTHING*.

]]> Apparently in a Better Mood Than Everyone Else http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/assignment_hire_this_man#c828886 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/assignment_hire_this_man#c828886 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:51:12 -0800 Comment by Kevin Erickson public intern, you are straight up adorable!

]]> Kevin Erickson http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/assignment_hire_this_man#c828894 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/assignment_hire_this_man#c828894 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:54:24 -0800 Comment by Original Andrew


@ 5,

I'll second your sentiment, thank you. And that goes double for Freaky Friday.

You're doing a fantastic job, Steven. Rock on : )

]]> Original Andrew http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/assignment_hire_this_man#c828898 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/assignment_hire_this_man#c828898 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:56:52 -0800 Comment by SeMe Fifth and Olympic? The Bank of America tower is on 5th and Cherry and 5th and Columbia.

Good looking out for your friend intern. He should apply with the city, county or state. They have huge IT/IS departments.

]]> SeMe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/assignment_hire_this_man#c828904 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/assignment_hire_this_man#c828904 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:59:40 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV Did your friend show you his Nobel?

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/assignment_hire_this_man#c828941 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/assignment_hire_this_man#c828941 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 11:28:59 -0800 Comment by Clint I love the public intern!

]]> Clint http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/assignment_hire_this_man#c828960 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/assignment_hire_this_man#c828960 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 11:44:27 -0800 Comment by Mahtli69 @7 - Original Andrew is still pissed because everyone made fun of his dog.


Back to topic ...

Aren't there a gazillion IT jobs? It wouldn't be as fun for the Public Intern or the Slog, but Nobel guy should get his ass off of 5th Ave and on to Craigslist.

]]> Mahtli69 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/assignment_hire_this_man#c828963 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/assignment_hire_this_man#c828963 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 11:45:18 -0800 Comment by genevieve I love the Public Intern. And I loved Original Andrew's dog.

]]> genevieve http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/assignment_hire_this_man#c828999 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/assignment_hire_this_man#c828999 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:09:41 -0800 Comment by Mark It's always a good day when we have a story by and pics of the Public Intern.

]]> Mark http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/assignment_hire_this_man#c829006 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/assignment_hire_this_man#c829006 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:18:55 -0800 Comment by No drybacks Will Know-it-all,
The temporary TN visa does not apply to all IT jobs. See, for example, the table on this web page.
http://www.grasmick.com/nafta.htm

]]> No drybacks http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/assignment_hire_this_man#c829007 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/assignment_hire_this_man#c829007 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:19:58 -0800 Comment by Gloria Maybe he can get a job impersonating Al Gore.

(I love you too, Steven! Keep on truckin'.)

]]> Gloria http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/assignment_hire_this_man#c829063 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/assignment_hire_this_man#c829063 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:52:14 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe What a loser.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/assignment_hire_this_man#c829244 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/assignment_hire_this_man#c829244 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 13:47:48 -0800 Comment by Lake What's the deal with Original Andrew's dog? I must have missed it

]]> Lake http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/assignment_hire_this_man#c829279 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/assignment_hire_this_man#c829279 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:01:34 -0800 Comment by Mahtli69 Original Andrew's Dog Slog

Clearly, he was expecting comments like @4 ...

AAAWWWW!!! Wook at de widdle puppy dawg hed!

But, since this is Slog, he got @1,2,3,5,7,8,11,13, etc (see for yourself)

]]> Mahtli69 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/assignment_hire_this_man#c829459 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/assignment_hire_this_man#c829459 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 15:20:32 -0800 Comment by Lake Hehe, thanks for digging that out for me Mahtli (18)

"QUICK, GET THE 2X4!"


(but otherwise I usually like Orig. Andrew)

]]> Lake http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/assignment_hire_this_man#c829567 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/assignment_hire_this_man#c829567 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 16:34:40 -0800 Comment by anna Oh please! Try finding a job in Seattle that's not IT specialist. That pays more than 25K?

]]> anna http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/assignment_hire_this_man#c829570 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/assignment_hire_this_man#c829570 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 16:35:29 -0800 Comment by Kristin Bell I still heart the public intern. When are you coming down to Portland???? I'm trying to steal you away from seattle, but i'm not having good luck! we have a pullout couch you can sleep on, but that might be too weird, so maybe the stranger could spring for a nice stay in a topnotch hotel downtown! actually i don't even live in portland...anyway, you are welcome any time!

]]> Kristin Bell http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/assignment_hire_this_man#c830196 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/assignment_hire_this_man#c830196 Sun, 21 Oct 2007 06:36:14 -0800