* As pointed out by others, the people hiring programmers may not be so hot at it
* As pointed out by others, the exact same skills can get you a really cool job, or a really bad job.
* _Getting a job_ it a totally different skill than _Doing a job_
* Regardless of your programming skills (which i'm not here to talk about), i may be able to help you with your _job getting skills_ .
* New Mexico: Wack
Personal anecdotes:
* i got fired for a bad reason that wasn't my fault
* i got fired for a good reason that was my fault
* i got fired once because of a combination of my own issues and the innate lameness of an environment
* One time some crazy circumstances beyond my control, combined with a mild legal infraction on my part, led to hijinx
The message:
* Being appealing isn't magic.
* Being found isn't magic
* I'm not awesome, just skilled
* I can help you get the same skills with one of three services you can pay for
* don't just believe me, here are some examples