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There you have it, Norman Matloff says that companies SHOULD hire 
Cindy and that she'll be productive in image processing in only two 
days compared to a Canadian with years of experience.


Proof postive that Norman Matloff is completely mad.


> From:          matloff@cs.ucdavis.edu (Norm Matloff)
> To:            arthurhu@halcyon.com
> Subject:       Re: Maybe we should have hired Cindy instead


> 
> > No Norm, that was from me. 
> 
> Wasn't it signed "Rodney"?
> 
> > Your position that companies specify degrees only so that 
> > they can hire underqualified immigrants is just crazy. 
> 
> That is not my position, Arthur.  I do say that many employers do
> this, but I also say that many sincere employers genuinely believe
> that they need the degrees  --  I also say that they are dead wrong.
> 
> > You did not respond to the question. Should we hiring this fellow 
> > from Canada with tons of image processing experience for image 
> > processing, or should we instead hire Cindy, who you claim can be 
> > trained to be sufficiently productive in any software technology in 
> > only 30 days? Do you REALLY belive that Cindy can be productive in 
> > image processing algorithm use and programming in just 30 days 
> > compared to this fellow with years of experience?
> 
> You are mixing together two different issues.  If you want the guy
> mainly to do programming, then Cindy can be productive in TWO days,
> not even 30.  Programming for image processing has almost nothing
> to learn in terms of software technology; it's all math.
> 
> Now if you want someone to develop image processing algorithms,
> I would point you to the large number of underemployed or unemployed
> mathematicians and physicists, particularly former defense industry
> workers.
> 
> Either way, the Canadian should stay home.
> 
> Norm
> 
> 
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