The human face behind the IT job stats
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http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/04/30/1051381992464.html[^] cheers, Chris Maunder
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http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/04/30/1051381992464.html[^] cheers, Chris Maunder
Been there, done that. Had to sell the t-shirt for food... "Please don't put cigarette butts in the urinal. It makes them soggy and hard to light" - Sign in a Bullhead City, AZ Restroom
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http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/04/30/1051381992464.html[^] cheers, Chris Maunder
Is it because there are no unions to take up their cause? Thank god. The last thing I want to do is pay dues to a union and have them jack up the cost of software development so that EVERYONE contracts with foreign developers. Besides, I would get fat eating, what with the number of breaks and sitting around doing nothing while the clock is ticking because I'm waiting for some other union jock to safety inspect my keyboard. On the other hand, IT is not a commodity like bread or milk. What you can do with a computer you can do with pencil and paper, and unfortunately a lot of people are discovering that they can do it better with pencil&paper (that's because it's not the tool but the process that's broken). Plus, software doesn't need to be upgraded every six months, contrary to how Microsoft would like to see things being done. And here in the US, farmers ARE subsidized. As for the human face, I just need to give my friends in the bay area a call. Marc Help! I'm an AI running around in someone's f*cked up universe simulator.
Sensitivity and ethnic diversity means celebrating difference, not hiding from it. - Christian Graus
Every line of code is a liability - Taka Muraoka
Microsoft deliberately adds arbitrary layers of complexity to make it difficult to deliver Windows features on non-Windows platforms--Microsoft's "Halloween files" -
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/04/30/1051381992464.html[^] cheers, Chris Maunder
Sydney is a _total_ nightmare at the moment for IT workers looking for employment. MM has a few things to say about it i know. Bryce --- Publitor, making Pubmed easy. http://www.sohocode.com/publitor
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http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/04/30/1051381992464.html[^] cheers, Chris Maunder
A very Interesting read. I have 3 former co-workers who have been out of work since last August and September. I am a contractor who used to have annual contracts. Now the contracts are for 6 months at a time. I have been at this one location for 7+ years and I am approaching age 36 in 18 days. IT management has asked several of my coworkers to take cuts in pay up to 18%. I haven't had a raise in 3.5 years. Funny that the Fortune 100 company I contract to just reported over $6 billon profits for Q1. My current delimma is when to take some vacation. I backfill 3 other folks and yet I have no backfill. If I didn't have 3 wonderful kids who are accustomed to eating and a beautiful wife who depends on me, I would consider opening a bait shop and fishing for my meals. I love coding and designing software, but the job satisfaction is not what it was. I am glad that I have a job right now, but I welcome a change in scenery. Wayne
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A very Interesting read. I have 3 former co-workers who have been out of work since last August and September. I am a contractor who used to have annual contracts. Now the contracts are for 6 months at a time. I have been at this one location for 7+ years and I am approaching age 36 in 18 days. IT management has asked several of my coworkers to take cuts in pay up to 18%. I haven't had a raise in 3.5 years. Funny that the Fortune 100 company I contract to just reported over $6 billon profits for Q1. My current delimma is when to take some vacation. I backfill 3 other folks and yet I have no backfill. If I didn't have 3 wonderful kids who are accustomed to eating and a beautiful wife who depends on me, I would consider opening a bait shop and fishing for my meals. I love coding and designing software, but the job satisfaction is not what it was. I am glad that I have a job right now, but I welcome a change in scenery. Wayne
bwcater wrote: If I didn't have 3 wonderful kids who are accustomed to eating and a beautiful wife who depends on me, I would consider opening a bait shop and fishing for my meals. I love coding and designing software, but the job satisfaction is not what it was. I am glad that I have a job right now, but I welcome a change in scenery. Change that to 2 kids in my case and I'm with you 110% ..