[Willy702]

Originally Posted by lvoc

Nope. Sorry Buzz. Stick to what you know. I doubt very much there was a single processor ever developed in Las Vegas. I am sure there was some software done. And that there is even a specialized industry in the software for gaming. But I doubt the entire city and industry did as much as my organizations did over the same period. And we were one company out of 15 or 20 active in the field.

There are certainly lots of software packages. We had a client who apparently made a fortune automating the sports book. So sure there was that sort of development. But that is small scale stuff where the cleverness is in the entrepreneur conception.

And Las Vegas is well staffed with the normal computer folk who support business and industry.

And I suspect you will find that only a small part of the electronic hardware was done locally. Much easier to run down to LA then try and get it done in town. I am sure some of the manufacturers here maintained a skill base for the gaming equipment. But it is relatively small.

IGT does their manufacturing in Reno, WMS makes stuff near Chicago. Aristocrat imports nearly complete machines and then adds a chipset in LV. Bally is the lone company which makes equipment in LV, but they are the smallest and they are well distributed in where they do their systems work which is their strongest niche. The only smaller company making much in LV is Konami.

Thing is with the hardware side of computers in LV is there is no local training and a weak local school producing grads who often want to head out to California anyways. The talent tends to be slow to upgrade its skills so when a new big trend comes along the local companies tend to just recruit people from out of state.

The biggest hardware industry in town are the server farms, but they need virtually no employees relative to the size of their operations.

[Nurse B]

Originally Posted by NLVgal

I can sympathize, Nurse B. When I was younger I was on an airplane leaving town for business and had a woman ask me if I worked in the entertainment industry in Vegas? Really lady? I'm wearing a nice business suit and carrying a laptop... Hello.?

If I remember correctly, you are coming out here to work for Sunrise hospital. There is not a damn thing wrong with that.

Tell your coworker to have a nice day.

Thanks so much And I totally did.

[Nurse B]

Originally Posted by PinkString

So many people think that Las Vegas is The Strip and downtown Fremont street. Since they are obviously stupid asking you where are you going to live, just pick one of the hotels and say you are going to live there. They'd be dumb enough to believe that. Trying to explain to people with limited thinking capabilities that there is an entire valley here, made up of several cities might make their brains explode. Good luck on your move.

LOL, good idea. Try to convince them that my whole life will be the long version of a week-long trip to LV, split up between the casino floors, overpriced restaurants, rowdy nightclubs, and crowded pools. I won't actually be working. I won't have to clean anything; I'll have daily housekeeping in my penthouse suite. haha

[Nurse B]

Originally Posted by binionrat

Just jealousy Nurse...Some people just can't pull that last leg out of their rut to move to exciting Las Vegas! Just say to them, "Well I guess I could stay here in utter boredom until I go to the big casino in the sky but why would I. Good luck to you though"! OMG How many of us know or have friends who forgot their own life only to retire and babysit their grandkids for free while their working children haven't paid daycare and can afford to go party in Las Vegas every year...LOL

LOL, loved that part about waiting to go to the casino in the sky. I agree, I do think there's some element of, "I wish I could just pick up and do that."

[Nurse B]

Originally Posted by irishspy

Most people who make the remark of why are you moving there have never been to LV. They are the ones who also believe Native Americans still live in Teepees it is over 100 degrees year around in LV it is full of snakes and scorpions and there is no water or trees. These same people play the states lottery with a passion with odds of 1 in 176 million chance to win but who also think casinos are evil lol. They must enjoy paying outrageous school and land tax and also put up with the miserable weather. The ironic thing is most people want to visit once they hear about where you are moving to. Like I told them I am moving to LV to live and I do not own the place so plan on paying you way if you show up.

haha! SO true, "you're moving WHERE?? Oh! I'll have to call you when I'm in town!"

[Angelcake4]

Originally Posted by Nurse B

A coworker heard that I was moving here. With a face that looked like she smelled something awful, she asks, "Why are you moving THERE?" She continues to tell me that she hates it there and that the hospital I'll be working at is terrible. I laughed it off and was all, "thanks for the input, and it's been nice working with you, dream killer." LOL But seriously, what is WRONG with people? Don't they have filters? A simple "good luck to you and take care" would suffice. Anyway, just a vent, thanks for reading.

LOL - Dream Killer! I'm going to have to use that one. Nice post

[Buzz123]

Originally Posted by lvoc

Nope. Sorry Buzz. Stick to what you know. I doubt very much there was a single processor ever developed in Las Vegas. I am sure there was some software done. And that there is even a specialized industry in the software for gaming. But I doubt the entire city and industry did as much as my organizations did over the same period. And we were one company out of 15 or 20 active in the field.

There are certainly lots of software packages. We had a client who apparently made a fortune automating the sports book. So sure there was that sort of development. But that is small scale stuff where the cleverness is in the entrepreneur conception.

And Las Vegas is well staffed with the normal computer folk who support business and industry.

And I suspect you will find that only a small part of the electronic hardware was done locally. Much easier to run down to LA then try and get it done in town. I am sure some of the manufacturers here maintained a skill base for the gaming equipment. But it is relatively small.

I have been to the Bally's manufacturing plant out by the airport and have seen with my own eyes what they were doing. I hace placed many workers in plants that moved here from LA. I may not be an expert on the technology, but I know what I've seen. I also know that people think what goes on here in gaming is small potatoes, but they'd be wrong.

[AlphaBeta]

OP, I know what you mean, here are the top 3 questions I got when I told people I was moving to LV:

1. WHAT??!! WHY would you want to live THERE?!!
2. What will you DO there?
3. Do you have family there?



And then the conversation would turn towards, "Oh, I can't wait to visit you in Vegas!"

[Datafeed]

Originally Posted by Buzz123

Datafeed, Will Rogers said we are all ignorant, it's just that we are all ignorant of different things. So without meaning to insult you, you are being ignorant of this town with those remarks which aren't even close to the truth. That's as bad as the people the OP is talking about.

Las Vegas IS a service oriented town since it is a resort town, but there is no shortage of "high end" white collar jobs here. It's like any other city except we have more resorts ...but in no way is that all we do here.

Buzz, I doubt that Will Rogers and many others understand what a high end white collar is.

On most education metrics, LV is located near the bottom.

It's more corporate finance (not mortgage brooking or stock selling, but I Banking), it's tier one consulting (Bain, Mckinsey,etc), it's Silicon Valley type start ups where they hire a bunch of smart a&& kids that do who knows what on the internet, it's white shoe law firms (it's not ambulance chasers with a JD from UNLV but firms like Craviath Swaine and Moore), it's firms that hire MIT, Cal tech, and Carnegie Mellon grads into their professional development programs.

It's also energy--which vegas has a bit of--which provides good tech jobs in places like North Dakota and Texas.

Firms like these are always located in places that have a highly educated population where they can draw their employees from.

Vegas lacks this resovior of talent.

vegas has some software stuff (almost exclusively related to gaming), some DOD and DOE stuff, limited IT and healthcare, but it's a service orientated town.

There are some MBAs types that work for the casinos, but it's not like MGM grand and Deloitte recruit from the same pool of MBAs.

This is not necessarily a bad thing. It just is what it is.

If anyone can intelligently offer a counterargument, i would love to hear it. I

[Datafeed]

Originally Posted by Buzz123

I have been to the Bally's manufacturing plant out by the airport and have seen with my own eyes what they were doing. I hace placed many workers in plants that moved here from LA. I may not be an expert on the technology, but I know what I've seen. I also know that people think what goes on here in gaming is small potatoes, but they'd be wrong.

It's all relative.

There was an article in the Wapo today which mentioned how North Carolina has just opened up a Siemens factor with hundreds of good manufacturing jobs starting at $22 with benefits.

if our nation is to survive with a strong middle class, these are the types of sustainable jobs we need.

It's a pristine example of how local leadership created a pro business environment, the local business community actively lobbied for the factory, and the local institutions of higher education offered subsidized training in fields such as mechanical automation.

read the article if you have 10 minutes and tell me if Vegas can do the same thing.

Siemens plant in Charlotte offers lessons as Obama, Romney talk job creation - The Washington Post