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  • K keyboard warrior

    Fernando A. Gomez F. wrote:

    Now, seriously, can't you move to this other city?

    no not really :sigh: ah well. i will just have to start queuing burgers instead of users or files.

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    Fernando A Gomez F
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    Now, come on, I'm pretty sure that you'll find a job like the previous one, soon. Just take it easy. Although there are worse things than queuing burgers... like programming in VB6.


    Hope is the negation of reality - Raistlin Majere

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    • K keyboard warrior

      my department is being boxed and shipped to another city i have no future. X|

      ----------------------------------------------------------- Completion Deadline: two days before the day after tomorrow

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      Marc Clifton
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      jgasm wrote:

      i have no future.

      See, you've been successfully brainwashed by the 21st century work ethic. If you don't work for the man, you have no future. fuck the man. Marc

      Thyme In The Country
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      • F Fernando A Gomez F

        Now, come on, I'm pretty sure that you'll find a job like the previous one, soon. Just take it easy. Although there are worse things than queuing burgers... like programming in VB6.


        Hope is the negation of reality - Raistlin Majere

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        Jay Gatsby
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        Fernando A. Gomez F. wrote:

        like programming in VB6.

        :laugh::laugh::laugh: But in all seriousness, I'm terribly sorry to hear about the move, old sport. Best of luck to you in getting through everything.

        -Gatsby

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        • C Christian Graus

          Why are they doing that ?

          Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ "I am working on a project that will convert a FORTRAN code to corresponding C++ code.I am not aware of FORTRAN syntax" ( spotted in the C++/CLI forum )

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          keyboard warrior
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          Well I believe it's because right now there are 2 headquarters and they are trying to make it into 1 headquarters. And since the other "headquarters" involved all of the vp's and ceo's...you get the idea ;)

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          • M Marc Clifton

            jgasm wrote:

            i have no future.

            See, you've been successfully brainwashed by the 21st century work ethic. If you don't work for the man, you have no future. fuck the man. Marc

            Thyme In The Country
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            Chris Austin
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            Marc Clifton wrote:

            f*** the man.

            It's really hard to not add a few extra phrases.

            My Blog A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. - -Lazarus Long

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            • K keyboard warrior

              my department is being boxed and shipped to another city i have no future. X|

              ----------------------------------------------------------- Completion Deadline: two days before the day after tomorrow

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              Lost User
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              There is no job for life, go out and grab the next one!

              Visit http://www.readytogiveup.com/[^] and do something special today.

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              • K keyboard warrior

                Well I believe it's because right now there are 2 headquarters and they are trying to make it into 1 headquarters. And since the other "headquarters" involved all of the vp's and ceo's...you get the idea ;)

                ----------------------------------------------------------- Completion Deadline: two days before the day after tomorrow

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                Christian Graus
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                Fair enough. I can understand why it would be harder for you to be optimistic than for people to give you an optimistic reply, but, unless there's just no work in your area, if you're good at what you do, I'm sure you'll find something soon enough. I'd start looking now, not when your current job ends.

                Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ "I am working on a project that will convert a FORTRAN code to corresponding C++ code.I am not aware of FORTRAN syntax" ( spotted in the C++/CLI forum )

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                • C Christian Graus

                  Fair enough. I can understand why it would be harder for you to be optimistic than for people to give you an optimistic reply, but, unless there's just no work in your area, if you're good at what you do, I'm sure you'll find something soon enough. I'd start looking now, not when your current job ends.

                  Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ "I am working on a project that will convert a FORTRAN code to corresponding C++ code.I am not aware of FORTRAN syntax" ( spotted in the C++/CLI forum )

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                  keyboard warrior
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                  Christian Graus wrote:

                  if you're good at what you do

                  great! i knew there'd be a catch...

                  ----------------------------------------------------------- Completion Deadline: two days before the day after tomorrow

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                  • K keyboard warrior

                    my department is being boxed and shipped to another city i have no future. X|

                    ----------------------------------------------------------- Completion Deadline: two days before the day after tomorrow

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                    Member 96
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                    Just remember that you were looking for a job when you found that one so nothing has changed except some time went by.


                    "I don't want more choice. I just want better things!" - Edina Monsoon

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                    • M Member 96

                      Just remember that you were looking for a job when you found that one so nothing has changed except some time went by.


                      "I don't want more choice. I just want better things!" - Edina Monsoon

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                      Christian Graus
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                      And his skillset has surely improved...

                      Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ "I am working on a project that will convert a FORTRAN code to corresponding C++ code.I am not aware of FORTRAN syntax" ( spotted in the C++/CLI forum )

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                      • K keyboard warrior

                        my department is being boxed and shipped to another city i have no future. X|

                        ----------------------------------------------------------- Completion Deadline: two days before the day after tomorrow

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                        baloneyman
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                        Try to think of it as a new beginning. Scary, I know. I was informed recently that my department will cease to exist on December 31, 2007. Being outsourced to a huge corporation. I'm 55 and, like you, do not look forward to being unemployed. The only way I can get thru the days now is to tell myself I'll find something better. I still got a 15 year old kid at home so it's not like I can go back to a spaghetti and bean diet. The thing that really upsets me is supposedly this is being done to put more money in my bosses (doctors) pockets. It's not like they are gaining a great deal. Altogether about a dozen people are affected. Good luck to both of us and hang in there. Roy

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                        • K keyboard warrior

                          my department is being boxed and shipped to another city i have no future. X|

                          ----------------------------------------------------------- Completion Deadline: two days before the day after tomorrow

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                          Linlin Yan
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                          why no future?

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                          • K keyboard warrior

                            my department is being boxed and shipped to another city i have no future. X|

                            ----------------------------------------------------------- Completion Deadline: two days before the day after tomorrow

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                            Michel Wassink
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                            Just think outside the box

                            Michel Wassink


                            We must make user friendly software. Where are friendly users?

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                            • F Fernando A Gomez F

                              Now, come on, I'm pretty sure that you'll find a job like the previous one, soon. Just take it easy. Although there are worse things than queuing burgers... like programming in VB6.


                              Hope is the negation of reality - Raistlin Majere

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                              Marco Turrini
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                              jgasm : First of all, my best wishes to find a new (and better job).I lived your experience three years ago, and I understand how you feel. But now I'm even happier, since I actually found a better job, hope you'll find too. Fernando A. Gomez F. : As far as VB6 goes, I almost agree with you, but... have you ever programmed in Cobol? No? You lucky man! After having used Cobol for more than two years X| , VB6 looked like a fresh breeze to me.

                              Marco Turrini

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                                jgasm : First of all, my best wishes to find a new (and better job).I lived your experience three years ago, and I understand how you feel. But now I'm even happier, since I actually found a better job, hope you'll find too. Fernando A. Gomez F. : As far as VB6 goes, I almost agree with you, but... have you ever programmed in Cobol? No? You lucky man! After having used Cobol for more than two years X| , VB6 looked like a fresh breeze to me.

                                Marco Turrini

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                                Steve Mayfield
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                                yeah, nothing like forgetting a single period and getting 20 pages of error messages :doh: Steve

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                                  yeah, nothing like forgetting a single period and getting 20 pages of error messages :doh: Steve

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                                  Marco Turrini
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                                  Forgetting was the easy part:laugh:: nothing like trying to locate that :mad:#@%£$&:mad: single period. And what about all those MOVE NEXT:zzz: surrounded by pages of verbose code:zzz: just to go from record x to record x+1? Not to forget that frightening OPEN OUTPUT: zillions of records flushed away in a breathe! And what about chasing T-Rex with a stick:cool:? And lighing a fire with two stones? Ah, the old, good times! I'm so happy they're gone forever... [to be continued, I fear...]

                                  Marco Turrini

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                                  • K keyboard warrior

                                    my department is being boxed and shipped to another city i have no future. X|

                                    ----------------------------------------------------------- Completion Deadline: two days before the day after tomorrow

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                                    Mehdi Mousavi
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                                    Well, sometimes you win, sometimes you learn! Take a look to this amazing book written by "Spencer Johnson", called "Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life". I'm sure it'll give you the strength to deal with this new change in your life.

                                    Mehdi Mousavi - Software Architect [ http://www.mehdi.biz/blog/ ]

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                                    • M Marc Clifton

                                      jgasm wrote:

                                      i have no future.

                                      See, you've been successfully brainwashed by the 21st century work ethic. If you don't work for the man, you have no future. fuck the man. Marc

                                      Thyme In The Country
                                      Interacx
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                                      Phil Harding
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                                      Marc Clifton wrote:

                                      f*** the man

                                      Mmmmmmm :~ Alternatively, work for the man as a highly paid external consultant, and really shaft 'im :jig:


                                      - "I'm not lying, I'm just writing fiction with my mouth"

                                      Phil Harding.
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                                      • M Marco Turrini

                                        Forgetting was the easy part:laugh:: nothing like trying to locate that :mad:#@%£$&:mad: single period. And what about all those MOVE NEXT:zzz: surrounded by pages of verbose code:zzz: just to go from record x to record x+1? Not to forget that frightening OPEN OUTPUT: zillions of records flushed away in a breathe! And what about chasing T-Rex with a stick:cool:? And lighing a fire with two stones? Ah, the old, good times! I'm so happy they're gone forever... [to be continued, I fear...]

                                        Marco Turrini

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                                        AlexCode
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                                        Marco Turrini, in a commercial on TV they say something like: "One of the common humanity errors is to believe that old things will never come back!" :) As for you mate, pick the time to update yourself while searching for a new job. Best luck for you!

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                                        • P Phil Harding

                                          Marc Clifton wrote:

                                          f*** the man

                                          Mmmmmmm :~ Alternatively, work for the man as a highly paid external consultant, and really shaft 'im :jig:


                                          - "I'm not lying, I'm just writing fiction with my mouth"

                                          Phil Harding.
                                          myBlog [^] | mySite [^]

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                                          Marc Clifton
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                                          Phil Harding wrote:

                                          work for the man as a highly paid external consultant, and really shaft 'im

                                          Yeah, isn't that what I said? ;) Marc

                                          Thyme In The Country
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