James B. Givler:  

Life Now Living in MA, no longer working for Digital/Compaq Computers as an Engineering Manager due layoffs that forced me to early retirement, but that doesn't mean that I'm not looking for a new job. Went back to school during the past two years as the job hunt has not provided me with any success. I completed my studies and obtained an MBA in 2003. Still lacking a job I decided to try my hand at substitute teaching in 2004 and completed 56 assignments (about 3.5 days per week) from Kindergarten through grade 12 in all the Marlborough public schools. I can say that I found it was quite a challenge to get a phone call first thing in the morning, setting off to an assignment and once there trying to fill in and keep the class on their schedule and do this in a different classroom, grade and even school each day. Having only obtained a few temporary jobs during this summer and with school back in session, I'm back to the substitute role again. A little note here, not that jobs are tough but of the 4 temps showing up for a more or less clerical positions for an MCAST project, 3 of us came in with Masters degrees and 1 with a PHD. College Well hav...Expand for more