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  • C Christian Graus

    So, I've not posted forever. I am about to embark on a new endeavour, and thought I should share it here. After five years working for the company that bought mine, and eight or something working with my current boss, I am leaving, to work for a local company instead. I vacillated for a while, but eventually I was told that my job was on the line because our website is slow ( in heated terms ) and that was the last straw for me. Why ? Because I predicted this issue a year ago and fought to be allowed to work on a solution and was not allowed to. Although things are better, they still have four employees working on four different things, support asking the same questions over and over and taking up developers time, constantly shifting targets and 'urgent' deadlines that are never physically possible to meet, and the allure of working from home wasn't doing it for me any more. And I really didn't feel that Dallas was worth the time away from home, any more. So, in to the wide blue wonder, I go.

    Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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    bryce
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    how you going with those blokes i keep sending your way? you know - the ones who post programming questions on the lounge Bryce

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      Christian Graus wrote:

      the allure of working from home wasn't doing it for me any more

      I can't work anywhere else now or for anyone else. 'I am a bad employee' :-D I know that whatever you do you will be successful, even with your love for OSX. :omg: A lot of programming is going mobile now so I have been working with JDeveloper. Knock em dead Christian.

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      Christian Graus
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      *grin* I barely use OSX nowadays. Yeah, I'd like the chance to do more mobile stuff. I am doing some jquery mobile, that's about it right now.

      Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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        how you going with those blokes i keep sending your way? you know - the ones who post programming questions on the lounge Bryce

        MCAD ---

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        Christian Graus
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        They appear to not be finding me :-)

        Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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          They appear to not be finding me :-)

          Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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          nooooooooo! but i sent them your way ;) Bryce

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          • C Christian Graus

            They appear to not be finding me :-)

            Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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            Lost User
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            Christian Graus wrote:

            They appear to not be finding me :)

            Taht's probably because he told the last bloke to email Christian Grass. <EDIT> Check out the brilliant typing and proof reading above. </EDIT>

            Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004

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              Christian Graus wrote:

              They appear to not be finding me :)

              Taht's probably because he told the last bloke to email Christian Grass. <EDIT> Check out the brilliant typing and proof reading above. </EDIT>

              Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004

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              Christian Graus
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              Typical...

              Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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              • C Christian Graus

                So, I've not posted forever. I am about to embark on a new endeavour, and thought I should share it here. After five years working for the company that bought mine, and eight or something working with my current boss, I am leaving, to work for a local company instead. I vacillated for a while, but eventually I was told that my job was on the line because our website is slow ( in heated terms ) and that was the last straw for me. Why ? Because I predicted this issue a year ago and fought to be allowed to work on a solution and was not allowed to. Although things are better, they still have four employees working on four different things, support asking the same questions over and over and taking up developers time, constantly shifting targets and 'urgent' deadlines that are never physically possible to meet, and the allure of working from home wasn't doing it for me any more. And I really didn't feel that Dallas was worth the time away from home, any more. So, in to the wide blue wonder, I go.

                Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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                Roger Wright
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                Sounds like a smart career move Christian, not to mention saving your sanity. Roll on!!! :-D

                Will Rogers never met me.

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                  Sounds like a smart career move Christian, not to mention saving your sanity. Roll on!!! :-D

                  Will Rogers never met me.

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                  Christian Graus
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                  Yeah, I think so, a good family move, too. I got a couple of contracts on the way, too, which was nice. A tester just contacted me to wish me all the best. She was the only one who did, so that's nice.

                  Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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                  • C Christian Graus

                    So, I've not posted forever. I am about to embark on a new endeavour, and thought I should share it here. After five years working for the company that bought mine, and eight or something working with my current boss, I am leaving, to work for a local company instead. I vacillated for a while, but eventually I was told that my job was on the line because our website is slow ( in heated terms ) and that was the last straw for me. Why ? Because I predicted this issue a year ago and fought to be allowed to work on a solution and was not allowed to. Although things are better, they still have four employees working on four different things, support asking the same questions over and over and taking up developers time, constantly shifting targets and 'urgent' deadlines that are never physically possible to meet, and the allure of working from home wasn't doing it for me any more. And I really didn't feel that Dallas was worth the time away from home, any more. So, in to the wide blue wonder, I go.

                    Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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                    I thought it was Telstra's fault?

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                      I thought it was Telstra's fault?

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                      Christian Graus
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                      Ultimately, the wireless internet situation made me make a call. If things were better overall, I'd have hired an office. As it stood, not being able to stand still, b/c of Telstra, is the reason I had to move one way or the other. The situation overall is why I moved in the direction I did.

                      Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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                      • C Christian Graus

                        So, I've not posted forever. I am about to embark on a new endeavour, and thought I should share it here. After five years working for the company that bought mine, and eight or something working with my current boss, I am leaving, to work for a local company instead. I vacillated for a while, but eventually I was told that my job was on the line because our website is slow ( in heated terms ) and that was the last straw for me. Why ? Because I predicted this issue a year ago and fought to be allowed to work on a solution and was not allowed to. Although things are better, they still have four employees working on four different things, support asking the same questions over and over and taking up developers time, constantly shifting targets and 'urgent' deadlines that are never physically possible to meet, and the allure of working from home wasn't doing it for me any more. And I really didn't feel that Dallas was worth the time away from home, any more. So, in to the wide blue wonder, I go.

                        Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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                        SoMad
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                        Well, at least you didn't have to run off to Eastern Europe to get away from the hamsters like #1 did[^]. :-\ Soren Madsen

                        "When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty

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                        • C Christian Graus

                          So, I've not posted forever. I am about to embark on a new endeavour, and thought I should share it here. After five years working for the company that bought mine, and eight or something working with my current boss, I am leaving, to work for a local company instead. I vacillated for a while, but eventually I was told that my job was on the line because our website is slow ( in heated terms ) and that was the last straw for me. Why ? Because I predicted this issue a year ago and fought to be allowed to work on a solution and was not allowed to. Although things are better, they still have four employees working on four different things, support asking the same questions over and over and taking up developers time, constantly shifting targets and 'urgent' deadlines that are never physically possible to meet, and the allure of working from home wasn't doing it for me any more. And I really didn't feel that Dallas was worth the time away from home, any more. So, in to the wide blue wonder, I go.

                          Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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                          Bassam Abdul Baki
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                          Deja vu! Good luck again!

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