Skip to content
  • Categories
  • Recent
  • Tags
  • Popular
  • World
  • Users
  • Groups
Skins
  • Light
  • Cerulean
  • Cosmo
  • Flatly
  • Journal
  • Litera
  • Lumen
  • Lux
  • Materia
  • Minty
  • Morph
  • Pulse
  • Sandstone
  • Simplex
  • Sketchy
  • Spacelab
  • United
  • Yeti
  • Zephyr
  • Dark
  • Cyborg
  • Darkly
  • Quartz
  • Slate
  • Solar
  • Superhero
  • Vapor

  • Default (No Skin)
  • No Skin
Collapse
Code Project
  1. Home
  2. The Lounge
  3. What is your dream job?

What is your dream job?

Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved The Lounge
questioncareer
24 Posts 17 Posters 0 Views 1 Watching
  • Oldest to Newest
  • Newest to Oldest
  • Most Votes
Reply
  • Reply as topic
Log in to reply
This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
  • R realJSOP

    I want a job that 0) Regularly challenges me 1) Provides reasonable monetary compensation 2) Provides the opportunity to work from home 3) Provides decent hardware to work on (fast CPU, 8GB RAM, dual 22-inch monitors) 4) Isn't shy about buying the dev tools or code libraries needed to do the job (in a timely fashion) 5) Allows me to be an admin on my computer 6) Doesn't bog me down with frequent (and often pointless) meetings 7) Doesn't require me to be a politician 8) That I can spend enough time at not to be "the new guy".

    .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
    -----
    "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
    -----
    "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001

    D Offline
    D Offline
    Dalek Dave
    wrote on last edited by
    #4

    Internet Pornographer?

    ------------------------------------ To eat well in England, you should have a breakfast three times a day. W. Somerset Maugham 1925

    1 Reply Last reply
    0
    • K Keith Barrow

      Would Nigella Lawson tester count as a job? I spotted this link on the page http://www.thedailydust.co.uk/2009/10/21/face-of-jesus-in-ikea-toilet-door-sparks-debate-among-shoppers/[^] Never mind Jesus, why did Bo' Selecta's Craaaaaaaaaaaaaig Davis Appear in a toilet door?

      CCC solved so far: 2 (including a Hard One!)

      J Online
      J Online
      Jorgen Andersson
      wrote on last edited by
      #5

      keefb wrote:

      Would Nigella Lawson tester count as a job?

      That statement leaves some room for interpretation.

      D K 2 Replies Last reply
      0
      • J Jorgen Andersson

        keefb wrote:

        Would Nigella Lawson tester count as a job?

        That statement leaves some room for interpretation.

        D Offline
        D Offline
        Dalek Dave
        wrote on last edited by
        #6

        Not if he has the same task in mind as I do!

        ------------------------------------ To eat well in England, you should have a breakfast three times a day. W. Somerset Maugham 1925

        K J 2 Replies Last reply
        0
        • J Jorgen Andersson

          keefb wrote:

          Would Nigella Lawson tester count as a job?

          That statement leaves some room for interpretation.

          K Offline
          K Offline
          Keith Barrow
          wrote on last edited by
          #7

          I thank you! :-D

          CCC solved so far: 2 (including a Hard One!)

          1 Reply Last reply
          0
          • D Dalek Dave

            Not if he has the same task in mind as I do!

            ------------------------------------ To eat well in England, you should have a breakfast three times a day. W. Somerset Maugham 1925

            K Offline
            K Offline
            Keith Barrow
            wrote on last edited by
            #8

            Probably, if it involved whipped cream :laugh:

            CCC solved so far: 2 (including a Hard One!)

            J 1 Reply Last reply
            0
            • R realJSOP

              I want a job that 0) Regularly challenges me 1) Provides reasonable monetary compensation 2) Provides the opportunity to work from home 3) Provides decent hardware to work on (fast CPU, 8GB RAM, dual 22-inch monitors) 4) Isn't shy about buying the dev tools or code libraries needed to do the job (in a timely fashion) 5) Allows me to be an admin on my computer 6) Doesn't bog me down with frequent (and often pointless) meetings 7) Doesn't require me to be a politician 8) That I can spend enough time at not to be "the new guy".

              .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
              -----
              "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
              -----
              "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001

              P Offline
              P Offline
              phannon86
              wrote on last edited by
              #9

              My current place ticks quite a few of those boxes! 0 - Tick 1 - No, but under review 2 - No, but under review (moving away from the area but want to continue here) 3 - Ish, it was a good spec 2 years ago when bought (2.66GHz C2D, 4GB RAM and dual 19") 4 - Used to be the case, but spending has tightened in all areas 5 - Tick, plus some others I sometimes use 6 - Tick 7 - Tick 8 - Tick Makes me appreciate this place that bit more.

              He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man. Current Weight: 104.5 KG 10/10/2009 Target Weight : 89 KG Weight lost : 0

              1 Reply Last reply
              0
              • D Dalek Dave

                Test Pilot for Slumberland Mattresses? Food Critic for Michelin? Apparently Clarkson[^] has it!

                ------------------------------------ To eat well in England, you should have a breakfast three times a day. W. Somerset Maugham 1925

                R Offline
                R Offline
                Russell Jones
                wrote on last edited by
                #10

                Something outdoors, fresh air great views. Miles away from computers Where critical means more than our shareholders will only be able to afford 2 bottles of champagne for new year if this doesn't work. Where people say what they mean rather than blathering on in some pointless newspeak. When people say they made a "life or death" decision they don't mean whether to have the red or white with lunch and you trust the people you're with to choose the right way. In fact almost anywhere that's away from the pointless hell of corporate life.

                1 Reply Last reply
                0
                • D Dalek Dave

                  Not if he has the same task in mind as I do!

                  ------------------------------------ To eat well in England, you should have a breakfast three times a day. W. Somerset Maugham 1925

                  J Online
                  J Online
                  Jorgen Andersson
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #11

                  I could think of several tasks...

                  1 Reply Last reply
                  0
                  • K Keith Barrow

                    Probably, if it involved whipped cream :laugh:

                    CCC solved so far: 2 (including a Hard One!)

                    J Online
                    J Online
                    Jorgen Andersson
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #12

                    Mmm, chocolate sauce...

                    1 Reply Last reply
                    0
                    • R realJSOP

                      I want a job that 0) Regularly challenges me 1) Provides reasonable monetary compensation 2) Provides the opportunity to work from home 3) Provides decent hardware to work on (fast CPU, 8GB RAM, dual 22-inch monitors) 4) Isn't shy about buying the dev tools or code libraries needed to do the job (in a timely fashion) 5) Allows me to be an admin on my computer 6) Doesn't bog me down with frequent (and often pointless) meetings 7) Doesn't require me to be a politician 8) That I can spend enough time at not to be "the new guy".

                      .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
                      -----
                      "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
                      -----
                      "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001

                      O Offline
                      O Offline
                      originSH
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #13

                      You should try some smaller places, I find they are usually much more flexible and because of the lower number of people you have to multi-role more. Of course you have to spot the difference between small and good and small and crap/cheap in the interview. My job with a company of 8 people: 0) I work on various projects with a range of different technologies so there’s always something new to learn or fix. 1) I'm getting a city salary in a medium sized town, so that’s pretty good. 2) Not sure if I could work from home. I have RDP setup and can remotely work so there are no technical barriers, but I've never asked since I like the office environment and find it more conducive to working. 3) I have a Quad Core 2, 8gb RAM, 24" primary, 22" secondary and win 2k8 (upgrading to 2k8r2 as soon as my new gfx card arrives). 4) See above about keeping up with the latest OSs. As well as that we get the latest versions of VS, any dev tools we ask for (although we don’t ask for many) and currently were trying a few of the smaller projects on vs 2010. 5) I'm an admin on the domain :) I can go and mess with the network if I need to, not that I need to often. 6) We rarely have meetings, we have informal talks a bit more often but we're in one big room so we just spin around on our chairs. 7) Almost no politics. The dev team is shielded from the sales and managers so our CTO takes all the crap and we get the ability to just get on with the job. 8) I went past the new guy stage a month ago ^_^ after being here for 5 months :)

                      1 Reply Last reply
                      0
                      • R realJSOP

                        I want a job that 0) Regularly challenges me 1) Provides reasonable monetary compensation 2) Provides the opportunity to work from home 3) Provides decent hardware to work on (fast CPU, 8GB RAM, dual 22-inch monitors) 4) Isn't shy about buying the dev tools or code libraries needed to do the job (in a timely fashion) 5) Allows me to be an admin on my computer 6) Doesn't bog me down with frequent (and often pointless) meetings 7) Doesn't require me to be a politician 8) That I can spend enough time at not to be "the new guy".

                        .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
                        -----
                        "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
                        -----
                        "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001

                        D Offline
                        D Offline
                        Dan Neely
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #14
                        1. tick 1) tick 2) tick 3) *mutter* *mutter* *mutter* 4) meh 5) tick 6) meh, documentation level is my biggest complaint 7) tick 8) tick

                        The latest nation. Procrastination.

                        1 Reply Last reply
                        0
                        • D Dalek Dave

                          Test Pilot for Slumberland Mattresses? Food Critic for Michelin? Apparently Clarkson[^] has it!

                          ------------------------------------ To eat well in England, you should have a breakfast three times a day. W. Somerset Maugham 1925

                          R Offline
                          R Offline
                          ragnaroknrol
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #15

                          Trophy/House Husband. Cook, clean, work out and look good on the wife's arm for social functions. In spare time I could play video games, do some art and fix things around the house. I did darn well at it too until I found this job. We can't afford to only have 1 real income. :(

                          1 Reply Last reply
                          0
                          • D Dalek Dave

                            Test Pilot for Slumberland Mattresses? Food Critic for Michelin? Apparently Clarkson[^] has it!

                            ------------------------------------ To eat well in England, you should have a breakfast three times a day. W. Somerset Maugham 1925

                            R Offline
                            R Offline
                            Roger Wright
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #16

                            Towel Boy at the YWCA.

                            "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

                            P J 2 Replies Last reply
                            0
                            • K Keith Barrow

                              Would Nigella Lawson tester count as a job? I spotted this link on the page http://www.thedailydust.co.uk/2009/10/21/face-of-jesus-in-ikea-toilet-door-sparks-debate-among-shoppers/[^] Never mind Jesus, why did Bo' Selecta's Craaaaaaaaaaaaaig Davis Appear in a toilet door?

                              CCC solved so far: 2 (including a Hard One!)

                              M Offline
                              M Offline
                              Mark_Wallace
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #17

                              keefb wrote:

                              http://www.thedailydust.co.uk/2009/10/21/face-of-jesus-in-ikea-toilet-door-sparks-debate-among-shoppers/\[^\]

                              That's not Jesus, it's Dumbledor.

                              I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

                              1 Reply Last reply
                              0
                              • D Dalek Dave

                                Test Pilot for Slumberland Mattresses? Food Critic for Michelin? Apparently Clarkson[^] has it!

                                ------------------------------------ To eat well in England, you should have a breakfast three times a day. W. Somerset Maugham 1925

                                J Offline
                                J Offline
                                Jim Crafton
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #18

                                Special effects at ILM :)

                                ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF! Personal 3D projects Just Say No to Web 2 Point Blow

                                1 Reply Last reply
                                0
                                • R Roger Wright

                                  Towel Boy at the YWCA.

                                  "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

                                  P Offline
                                  P Offline
                                  PIEBALDconsult
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #19

                                  Do they have a vacancy for a back scrubber?

                                  R 1 Reply Last reply
                                  0
                                  • D Dalek Dave

                                    Test Pilot for Slumberland Mattresses? Food Critic for Michelin? Apparently Clarkson[^] has it!

                                    ------------------------------------ To eat well in England, you should have a breakfast three times a day. W. Somerset Maugham 1925

                                    T Offline
                                    T Offline
                                    ToddHileHoffer
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #20

                                    They job continues to give a big paycheck and doesn't require me to go to work or do any work.

                                    I didn't get any requirements for the signature

                                    1 Reply Last reply
                                    0
                                    • R realJSOP

                                      I want a job that 0) Regularly challenges me 1) Provides reasonable monetary compensation 2) Provides the opportunity to work from home 3) Provides decent hardware to work on (fast CPU, 8GB RAM, dual 22-inch monitors) 4) Isn't shy about buying the dev tools or code libraries needed to do the job (in a timely fashion) 5) Allows me to be an admin on my computer 6) Doesn't bog me down with frequent (and often pointless) meetings 7) Doesn't require me to be a politician 8) That I can spend enough time at not to be "the new guy".

                                      .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
                                      -----
                                      "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
                                      -----
                                      "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001

                                      E Offline
                                      E Offline
                                      Ed Poore
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #21

                                      Detica ESG[^], would require a chance of continent though... Although they are expanding across the pond. And that company comes from personal experience.


                                      I doubt it. If it isn't intuitive then we need to fix it. - Chris Maunder

                                      1 Reply Last reply
                                      0
                                      • P PIEBALDconsult

                                        Do they have a vacancy for a back scrubber?

                                        R Offline
                                        R Offline
                                        Roger Wright
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #22

                                        I haven't checked, but after I finish the fronts, you can assist with the backs.

                                        "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

                                        1 Reply Last reply
                                        0
                                        • D Dalek Dave

                                          Test Pilot for Slumberland Mattresses? Food Critic for Michelin? Apparently Clarkson[^] has it!

                                          ------------------------------------ To eat well in England, you should have a breakfast three times a day. W. Somerset Maugham 1925

                                          M Offline
                                          M Offline
                                          Michael Dunn
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #23

                                          The host of The Amazing Race!

                                          --Mike-- Dunder-Mifflin, this is Pam

                                          1 Reply Last reply
                                          0
                                          Reply
                                          • Reply as topic
                                          Log in to reply
                                          • Oldest to Newest
                                          • Newest to Oldest
                                          • Most Votes


                                          • Login

                                          • Don't have an account? Register

                                          • Login or register to search.
                                          • First post
                                            Last post
                                          0
                                          • Categories
                                          • Recent
                                          • Tags
                                          • Popular
                                          • World
                                          • Users
                                          • Groups