Back in the game
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I lost my last "career" position as a programmer almost a year ago (Sept 26) and had a hard time getting back in. Many thought I was too old (48) and set in my ways. There were a couple of positions that I did make it to the final round of selection at least. In the mean time, I did get licensed as a first responder, took a position with a sporting events company providing first aid at races. I also worked for UPS last Christmas season running packages to a million Amazon shoppers. I took a job at a quick lube and changed oil on about 1000 cars and trucks over the last 3 months. I started Monday as part of the Senior IT Applications Team at the corporate offices of a larger manufacturing company. Kind of nice to be back in, and I am looking forward to spending the rest of my working years there. The only downside is the coffee; I have a choice of $2.00 a cup at the cafeteria (they serve Starbucks) or vending machine instant. I thought I had a spare coffee maker but I guess I'll be doing Thermos bottles for the next couple of weeks.
Director of Transmogrification Services Shinobi of Query Language Master of Yoda Conditional
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I lost my last "career" position as a programmer almost a year ago (Sept 26) and had a hard time getting back in. Many thought I was too old (48) and set in my ways. There were a couple of positions that I did make it to the final round of selection at least. In the mean time, I did get licensed as a first responder, took a position with a sporting events company providing first aid at races. I also worked for UPS last Christmas season running packages to a million Amazon shoppers. I took a job at a quick lube and changed oil on about 1000 cars and trucks over the last 3 months. I started Monday as part of the Senior IT Applications Team at the corporate offices of a larger manufacturing company. Kind of nice to be back in, and I am looking forward to spending the rest of my working years there. The only downside is the coffee; I have a choice of $2.00 a cup at the cafeteria (they serve Starbucks) or vending machine instant. I thought I had a spare coffee maker but I guess I'll be doing Thermos bottles for the next couple of weeks.
Director of Transmogrification Services Shinobi of Query Language Master of Yoda Conditional
:thumbsup:
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I lost my last "career" position as a programmer almost a year ago (Sept 26) and had a hard time getting back in. Many thought I was too old (48) and set in my ways. There were a couple of positions that I did make it to the final round of selection at least. In the mean time, I did get licensed as a first responder, took a position with a sporting events company providing first aid at races. I also worked for UPS last Christmas season running packages to a million Amazon shoppers. I took a job at a quick lube and changed oil on about 1000 cars and trucks over the last 3 months. I started Monday as part of the Senior IT Applications Team at the corporate offices of a larger manufacturing company. Kind of nice to be back in, and I am looking forward to spending the rest of my working years there. The only downside is the coffee; I have a choice of $2.00 a cup at the cafeteria (they serve Starbucks) or vending machine instant. I thought I had a spare coffee maker but I guess I'll be doing Thermos bottles for the next couple of weeks.
Director of Transmogrification Services Shinobi of Query Language Master of Yoda Conditional
I have an old school [Stanley Vacuum Bottle](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FZX93K/ref=asc\_df\_B000FZX93K5167923/?tag=hyprod-20&creative=394997&creativeASIN=B000FZX93K&linkCode=df0&hvadid=167119746601&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3797686083447828316&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9009732&hvtargid=pla-156944163370) from my days doing field work. Fresh ground coffee brewed every morning, served hot all day! Welcome back to the slog, good sir!
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics." - Benjamin Disraeli
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I lost my last "career" position as a programmer almost a year ago (Sept 26) and had a hard time getting back in. Many thought I was too old (48) and set in my ways. There were a couple of positions that I did make it to the final round of selection at least. In the mean time, I did get licensed as a first responder, took a position with a sporting events company providing first aid at races. I also worked for UPS last Christmas season running packages to a million Amazon shoppers. I took a job at a quick lube and changed oil on about 1000 cars and trucks over the last 3 months. I started Monday as part of the Senior IT Applications Team at the corporate offices of a larger manufacturing company. Kind of nice to be back in, and I am looking forward to spending the rest of my working years there. The only downside is the coffee; I have a choice of $2.00 a cup at the cafeteria (they serve Starbucks) or vending machine instant. I thought I had a spare coffee maker but I guess I'll be doing Thermos bottles for the next couple of weeks.
Director of Transmogrification Services Shinobi of Query Language Master of Yoda Conditional
Congrats! Glad you're back in technology sector. I've worked at my current company longer than any other so far. Coffee Must Be Good and Cheap That's been good, but the coffee has changed over the years. Originally, they had a special coffee system that was great. Then, that changed to some lesser quality and I was ok. Now they are on a frozen concentrate coffee. X| X| Terrible. I make my coffee at home (inexpensive) and bring it in a Thermos. This thing will honestly keep the coffee hot enough for drinking for over 24 hours. It is fantastic. Highly recommend. Thermos - The Rock 1.1 Quart (1.04 liters) - amazon[^] It's perfect because we have 160z styro cups and this will fill that twice. Once in the morning and once in the afternoon. Caffeine-charged afternoons are the way to go! :laugh: Also, all you have to do is rinse the thing with hot water as long as you don't drink directly out of it (which I don't recommend).
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I lost my last "career" position as a programmer almost a year ago (Sept 26) and had a hard time getting back in. Many thought I was too old (48) and set in my ways. There were a couple of positions that I did make it to the final round of selection at least. In the mean time, I did get licensed as a first responder, took a position with a sporting events company providing first aid at races. I also worked for UPS last Christmas season running packages to a million Amazon shoppers. I took a job at a quick lube and changed oil on about 1000 cars and trucks over the last 3 months. I started Monday as part of the Senior IT Applications Team at the corporate offices of a larger manufacturing company. Kind of nice to be back in, and I am looking forward to spending the rest of my working years there. The only downside is the coffee; I have a choice of $2.00 a cup at the cafeteria (they serve Starbucks) or vending machine instant. I thought I had a spare coffee maker but I guess I'll be doing Thermos bottles for the next couple of weeks.
Director of Transmogrification Services Shinobi of Query Language Master of Yoda Conditional
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I lost my last "career" position as a programmer almost a year ago (Sept 26) and had a hard time getting back in. Many thought I was too old (48) and set in my ways. There were a couple of positions that I did make it to the final round of selection at least. In the mean time, I did get licensed as a first responder, took a position with a sporting events company providing first aid at races. I also worked for UPS last Christmas season running packages to a million Amazon shoppers. I took a job at a quick lube and changed oil on about 1000 cars and trucks over the last 3 months. I started Monday as part of the Senior IT Applications Team at the corporate offices of a larger manufacturing company. Kind of nice to be back in, and I am looking forward to spending the rest of my working years there. The only downside is the coffee; I have a choice of $2.00 a cup at the cafeteria (they serve Starbucks) or vending machine instant. I thought I had a spare coffee maker but I guess I'll be doing Thermos bottles for the next couple of weeks.
Director of Transmogrification Services Shinobi of Query Language Master of Yoda Conditional
:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
MadMyche wrote:
In the mean time, I did get licensed as a first responder, took a position with a sporting events company providing first aid at races. I also worked for UPS last Christmas season running packages to a million Amazon shoppers. I took a job at a quick lube and changed oil on about 1000 cars and trucks over the last 3 months.
You should put it into your CV - it may teach those HR people what is seriousness and how age can be unimportant...
Skipper: We'll fix it. Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this? Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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Congrats! Glad you're back in technology sector. I've worked at my current company longer than any other so far. Coffee Must Be Good and Cheap That's been good, but the coffee has changed over the years. Originally, they had a special coffee system that was great. Then, that changed to some lesser quality and I was ok. Now they are on a frozen concentrate coffee. X| X| Terrible. I make my coffee at home (inexpensive) and bring it in a Thermos. This thing will honestly keep the coffee hot enough for drinking for over 24 hours. It is fantastic. Highly recommend. Thermos - The Rock 1.1 Quart (1.04 liters) - amazon[^] It's perfect because we have 160z styro cups and this will fill that twice. Once in the morning and once in the afternoon. Caffeine-charged afternoons are the way to go! :laugh: Also, all you have to do is rinse the thing with hot water as long as you don't drink directly out of it (which I don't recommend).
raddevus wrote:
Coffee Must Be Good and Cheap
We have it free - via espresso machine... I do not know about quality and taste (it is one of the free services I do not use), but it has Lavazza capsules (various colors)...
Skipper: We'll fix it. Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this? Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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raddevus wrote:
Coffee Must Be Good and Cheap
We have it free - via espresso machine... I do not know about quality and taste (it is one of the free services I do not use), but it has Lavazza capsules (various colors)...
Skipper: We'll fix it. Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this? Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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I lost my last "career" position as a programmer almost a year ago (Sept 26) and had a hard time getting back in. Many thought I was too old (48) and set in my ways. There were a couple of positions that I did make it to the final round of selection at least. In the mean time, I did get licensed as a first responder, took a position with a sporting events company providing first aid at races. I also worked for UPS last Christmas season running packages to a million Amazon shoppers. I took a job at a quick lube and changed oil on about 1000 cars and trucks over the last 3 months. I started Monday as part of the Senior IT Applications Team at the corporate offices of a larger manufacturing company. Kind of nice to be back in, and I am looking forward to spending the rest of my working years there. The only downside is the coffee; I have a choice of $2.00 a cup at the cafeteria (they serve Starbucks) or vending machine instant. I thought I had a spare coffee maker but I guess I'll be doing Thermos bottles for the next couple of weeks.
Director of Transmogrification Services Shinobi of Query Language Master of Yoda Conditional
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:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
MadMyche wrote:
In the mean time, I did get licensed as a first responder, took a position with a sporting events company providing first aid at races. I also worked for UPS last Christmas season running packages to a million Amazon shoppers. I took a job at a quick lube and changed oil on about 1000 cars and trucks over the last 3 months.
You should put it into your CV - it may teach those HR people what is seriousness and how age can be unimportant...
Skipper: We'll fix it. Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this? Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter wrote:
teach those HR people
If they could be taught anything useful, they wouldn't be in HR. :-\
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack. --Winston Churchill
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I lost my last "career" position as a programmer almost a year ago (Sept 26) and had a hard time getting back in. Many thought I was too old (48) and set in my ways. There were a couple of positions that I did make it to the final round of selection at least. In the mean time, I did get licensed as a first responder, took a position with a sporting events company providing first aid at races. I also worked for UPS last Christmas season running packages to a million Amazon shoppers. I took a job at a quick lube and changed oil on about 1000 cars and trucks over the last 3 months. I started Monday as part of the Senior IT Applications Team at the corporate offices of a larger manufacturing company. Kind of nice to be back in, and I am looking forward to spending the rest of my working years there. The only downside is the coffee; I have a choice of $2.00 a cup at the cafeteria (they serve Starbucks) or vending machine instant. I thought I had a spare coffee maker but I guess I'll be doing Thermos bottles for the next couple of weeks.
Director of Transmogrification Services Shinobi of Query Language Master of Yoda Conditional
Congratulations, and, yes, you deserve a thermos full of the bean-brew of your dreams' delight ! cheers, Bill
«While I complain of being able to see only a shadow of the past, I may be insensitive to reality as it is now, since I'm not at a stage of development where I'm capable of seeing it. A few hundred years later another traveler despairing as myself, may mourn the disappearance of what I may have seen, but failed to see.» Claude Levi-Strauss (Tristes Tropiques, 1955)
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I lost my last "career" position as a programmer almost a year ago (Sept 26) and had a hard time getting back in. Many thought I was too old (48) and set in my ways. There were a couple of positions that I did make it to the final round of selection at least. In the mean time, I did get licensed as a first responder, took a position with a sporting events company providing first aid at races. I also worked for UPS last Christmas season running packages to a million Amazon shoppers. I took a job at a quick lube and changed oil on about 1000 cars and trucks over the last 3 months. I started Monday as part of the Senior IT Applications Team at the corporate offices of a larger manufacturing company. Kind of nice to be back in, and I am looking forward to spending the rest of my working years there. The only downside is the coffee; I have a choice of $2.00 a cup at the cafeteria (they serve Starbucks) or vending machine instant. I thought I had a spare coffee maker but I guess I'll be doing Thermos bottles for the next couple of weeks.
Director of Transmogrification Services Shinobi of Query Language Master of Yoda Conditional
MadMyche wrote:
Many thought I was too old (48) and set in my ways.
:sigh: I would hope that if I'm in my 70's and of sound mind, I could still find work in this industry. It'll be interesting to see what age discrimination lawsuits start appearing in this industry. [Oh look...](https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2016/11/22/90-age-discrimination-suits-reflect-growing-issue-tech/93110594/)
Latest Article - Class-less Coding - Minimalist C# and Why F# and Function Programming Has Some Advantages Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802
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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter wrote:
teach those HR people
If they could be taught anything useful, they wouldn't be in HR. :-\
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack. --Winston Churchill
yeah, gotta up vote that...
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I lost my last "career" position as a programmer almost a year ago (Sept 26) and had a hard time getting back in. Many thought I was too old (48) and set in my ways. There were a couple of positions that I did make it to the final round of selection at least. In the mean time, I did get licensed as a first responder, took a position with a sporting events company providing first aid at races. I also worked for UPS last Christmas season running packages to a million Amazon shoppers. I took a job at a quick lube and changed oil on about 1000 cars and trucks over the last 3 months. I started Monday as part of the Senior IT Applications Team at the corporate offices of a larger manufacturing company. Kind of nice to be back in, and I am looking forward to spending the rest of my working years there. The only downside is the coffee; I have a choice of $2.00 a cup at the cafeteria (they serve Starbucks) or vending machine instant. I thought I had a spare coffee maker but I guess I'll be doing Thermos bottles for the next couple of weeks.
Director of Transmogrification Services Shinobi of Query Language Master of Yoda Conditional
Welcome back to the herd! I truly hope the new job/company is one that you will enjoy! :) Also, glad to hear you kept yourself busy with jobs that many IT workers would probably not consider doing. I'm a firm believer that you can learn something from just about any job. I spent 10 years in manufacturing (fiberboard shipping containers) before getting in programming, and mostly enjoyed it. I'm currently going on 8 years for a Saturday job managing a self-storage facility...mostly coding on the laptop for the main gig. I don't need the Saturday job, but it was a quick solution to my golf addiction. :laugh: As for coffee, go ahead and invest in a nice Thermos! You've earned it! Good luck! :)
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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MadMyche wrote:
Many thought I was too old (48) and set in my ways.
:sigh: I would hope that if I'm in my 70's and of sound mind, I could still find work in this industry. It'll be interesting to see what age discrimination lawsuits start appearing in this industry. [Oh look...](https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2016/11/22/90-age-discrimination-suits-reflect-growing-issue-tech/93110594/)
Latest Article - Class-less Coding - Minimalist C# and Why F# and Function Programming Has Some Advantages Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802
Marc Clifton wrote:
I would hope that if I'm in my 70's and of sound mind, I could still find work in this industry
I never knew that sanity was a requirement for employment. :)
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack. --Winston Churchill
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Marc Clifton wrote:
I would hope that if I'm in my 70's and of sound mind, I could still find work in this industry
I never knew that sanity was a requirement for employment. :)
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack. --Winston Churchill
Daniel Pfeffer wrote:
I never knew that sanity was a requirement for employment.
Good point. :)
Latest Article - Class-less Coding - Minimalist C# and Why F# and Function Programming Has Some Advantages Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802
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I have an old school [Stanley Vacuum Bottle](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FZX93K/ref=asc\_df\_B000FZX93K5167923/?tag=hyprod-20&creative=394997&creativeASIN=B000FZX93K&linkCode=df0&hvadid=167119746601&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3797686083447828316&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9009732&hvtargid=pla-156944163370) from my days doing field work. Fresh ground coffee brewed every morning, served hot all day! Welcome back to the slog, good sir!
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics." - Benjamin Disraeli
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What I found interesting is that, in their bullet points, the first item is
Imported. I would not have expected that to be a selling point in the US. Here in Singapore made in US is a huge selling point of course :laugh:Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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It's not the size, it's, er, what you put in it.
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics." - Benjamin Disraeli
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It's not the size, it's, er, what you put in it.
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics." - Benjamin Disraeli
1 scoop of caffeinated, 4 scoops of decaf(*), a dash of sweetener and milk, to make a full pot. (*) My blood pressure does Bad Things if I drink the stuff full strength.
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