feed the recruiters?

[Matt Shields]

I say the exact same thing you do, but I add that I'll keep their and
I'll call them should I find myself looking

-matt

On 9/6/07, Seth Gordon <sethg-Dp9fwfP21SfQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> So every few weeks, it seems, I get email from a recruiter, or my wife
> gets a phone call from one, and I have this little internal dialogue:
>
> "I love my job and have no interest in looking for another one,
> especially since any job I get through a recruiter is likely to suck
> more than a job I would get through networking."
>
> "But maybe I should talk to the guy anyway, just to maintain a
> relationship.  I mean, sure, I like my job *now*, but I can't predict if
> or when my boss will grow pointy hair or the VCs decide to cash in their
> chips and go home or some competitor comes out of nowhere and drives us
> out of business or..."
>
> "If I ever need to get a job through a recruiter, they will try to match
> me up with jobs that they think are compatible with my resume, whether
> or not I've had any contact with them in the past.  The only thing
> meeting them *now* will accomplish is that it will encourage them to
> waste even more of my time by dangling their latest hot leads in front
> of me."
>
> Who is right--me, or me?
>
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