Re:networking scum (Score 1)

while i can understand your abhorrance of 'networking', you fail to see that it is not all overt and evil.

when i called all my friends after being laid off to tell them i just got the axe = that was networking.

when my pops tells some of his friends that i just got laid off = that is networking

when i tell the dude who cuts my hair that i got laid off = that is networking

the gist is, networking, i.e. letting people know you are looking for work and seeing what they might know, doesn't have to be with complete strangers.

if you are unwilling to care/help your friends when they might need you (e.g. if your place of employment has an opening for a tech writer and your friend, a tech writer just got laid off) then i guess your definition of 'friend' is different than mine.

now it is to be mentioned that when our career transition company told us to network, they were also talking about how you meet/greet and find out about jobs from people you are not friendly with.

but the term 'networking' is not as nefarious as you make it. you may prefer to use a more business-agnostic term....