http://venturebeat.disqus.com/News about Tech, Business and InnovationenWed, 29 Jul 2009 21:55:34 -0000http://venturebeat.com/2009/07/21/valley-job-clingers-why-you-need-to-get-fired/#comment-13583777<p>I'd rather resign than be fired. (lol) </p>jobopeningsWed, 29 Jul 2009 21:55:34 -0000http://venturebeat.com/2009/07/21/valley-job-clingers-why-you-need-to-get-fired/#comment-13188520<p>offshore outsourcing</p>adffWed, 22 Jul 2009 23:32:40 -0000http://venturebeat.com/2009/07/21/valley-job-clingers-why-you-need-to-get-fired/#comment-13127222<p>To the best of everyone's memory, Valley has never yet been to a combination of crushing real estate prices, zero credit access, zero venture capital access and unemployment rate of 11%. So, great advice, but sounds sooo 2007-ish...</p>ammosovWed, 22 Jul 2009 15:37:02 -0000http://venturebeat.com/2009/07/21/valley-job-clingers-why-you-need-to-get-fired/#comment-13119092<p>Great advice, except that I've been trying to quit for months and no ones interested. I'm a great engineer with leadership/management experience, but I'm over 40. I can get the interviews but as soon as I walk in the door the interest evaporates.</p><p>As much as I'd just love to walk out there are car payments and mortgage that needs to be taken care of.</p><p>Face it, the Valley has a culture of youth and if you're over 35 you're screwed. I wonder if Paul has ever followed his own advice.<br></p>PeteWed, 22 Jul 2009 13:24:26 -0000http://venturebeat.com/2009/07/21/valley-job-clingers-why-you-need-to-get-fired/#comment-13107643<p>the grass may not be greener on the other side, but the sky may be bluer</p>kramericaWed, 22 Jul 2009 10:03:31 -0000http://venturebeat.com/2009/07/21/valley-job-clingers-why-you-need-to-get-fired/#comment-13099282<p>I totally agree with what Paul said. If your manager sucks, fire him by moving your job to another manager at your company, I did that when I worked at Apple way back in the last century.</p><p>If your company sucks, leave it and find something better for you, I did and ended up starting a company that went public a few years later.</p><p>Every time I've done this, better things were in store for me around the corner, it can work the same way for you but you have to trust the universe and just do it.</p>IMadeItInSFWed, 22 Jul 2009 02:07:08 -0000http://venturebeat.com/2009/07/21/valley-job-clingers-why-you-need-to-get-fired/#comment-13093497<p>LOLz, send that article to the guy with 3 kids who bought a house in 2007. I'm sure he'd love to heed your advice bubble boy.</p>MervWed, 22 Jul 2009 00:17:34 -0000http://venturebeat.com/2009/07/21/valley-job-clingers-why-you-need-to-get-fired/#comment-13093112<p>again, i already gave you props on that article, but why doesn't matt let y'all reprint articles from other freelance work? e.g., The WSJ article you did today, </p>rkorbaWed, 22 Jul 2009 00:11:01 -0000