If CP was a company...
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...where would you fit in? And/or, where would you like to fit in? In my company, its all about resources - finding the warm body with the skills to do X. I figure CodeProject has an embarrasment of riches - but who wants to do what? We're talking multi-national IT consulting firm here - what would you like to put on your card? Network admin? UI design specialist? Biztalk guy/gal? SQL Server person? QA? PM? Software Specialist? COO? Myself, I can make the speaker beep. Sadly, there's not a lot of call for this skill at the moment, but I'm hoping that's just indicative of a cyclical market. (No, I am not recruiting for CP or any other company. Just impressed by the range of talent that has become addicted to hangs out on CP, and thought I'd ask. Also, MMs post below got me thinking about skill/job targeting)
Window washer
But in the end, it's all just database access right? And that stuff is just plain boring.
- David Stone, not a programming question but...
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Chris Maunder wrote: Janitor. How very Politically Incorrect you are. I was not permitted to use the word Janitor in Tribes - it was changed to Custodian. Clearly we need to send you to some company sponsored Politically Correct classes. Hmmmm. CP is PC backwards. Is there a darker, hidden message here? ;) Christopher Duncan Today's Corporate Battle Tactic Unite the Tribes: Ending Turf Wars for Career and Business Success The Career Programmer: Guerilla Tactics for an Imperfect World
Christopher Duncan wrote: How very Politically Incorrect you are. I was not permitted to use the word Janitor in Tribes What's wrong with Janitor? It seems like a perfectly good word to me. --Colin Mackay--
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Excellent! I can see that you guys are exactly the kind of talent we need! Can you start today? We got a loo here that's been backed up since Tuesday...
Tim Deveaux wrote: I can see that you guys are exactly the kind of talent we need! Can you start today? We got a loo here that's been backed up since Tuesday... Is it a particularly dangerous toilet? And by that, I mean there needs to be ticking nuclear bombs, some suitably techno-enhanced uber-terrorists, and a subtle kernel32.dll bug on the water utilities computerised sewer management system that only shows when one of the inhabitants of the house of attractive medical students down the road uses the shower (this will need considerable diagnostics performed). Otherwise, I can put you in contact with some Crystal Reports developers - they're used to wading in crap! :-D -- Ian Darling "The moral of the story is that with a contrived example, you can prove anything." - Joel Spolsky
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Window washer
But in the end, it's all just database access right? And that stuff is just plain boring.
- David Stone, not a programming question but...
Ok - but you'll need to sign an NDA.
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...where would you fit in? And/or, where would you like to fit in? In my company, its all about resources - finding the warm body with the skills to do X. I figure CodeProject has an embarrasment of riches - but who wants to do what? We're talking multi-national IT consulting firm here - what would you like to put on your card? Network admin? UI design specialist? Biztalk guy/gal? SQL Server person? QA? PM? Software Specialist? COO? Myself, I can make the speaker beep. Sadly, there's not a lot of call for this skill at the moment, but I'm hoping that's just indicative of a cyclical market. (No, I am not recruiting for CP or any other company. Just impressed by the range of talent that has become addicted to hangs out on CP, and thought I'd ask. Also, MMs post below got me thinking about skill/job targeting)
Desired Title: General Geek Job Description: The company can buy me all the newest gadgets/electronic gizmos/etc for me to test, and if the pay is right I'll have my own reviews section :cool: Paul ;)
Open the fridge door, scream, and everything that doesn't run into the corner is safe for eating. - Jörgen Sigvardsson
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Christopher Duncan wrote: How very Politically Incorrect you are. I was not permitted to use the word Janitor in Tribes What's wrong with Janitor? It seems like a perfectly good word to me. --Colin Mackay--
Colin Angus Mackay wrote: What's wrong with Janitor? It seems like a perfectly good word to me. That's a fairly polite version of my own response, but it appears that Janitor is now considered demeaning. I have no idea why, but then, I'm probably not the most PC person you're likely to encounter, so perhaps that's not surprising... Christopher Duncan Today's Corporate Battle Tactic Unite the Tribes: Ending Turf Wars for Career and Business Success The Career Programmer: Guerilla Tactics for an Imperfect World
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Hmmm... QA or Marketing... QA or Marketing...
Tim Deveaux wrote: Hmmm... QA or Marketing... QA or Marketing... Whoever can contribute the most towards little red sports cars, of course! :-D Christopher Duncan Today's Corporate Battle Tactic Unite the Tribes: Ending Turf Wars for Career and Business Success The Career Programmer: Guerilla Tactics for an Imperfect World
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Tim Deveaux wrote: I can see that you guys are exactly the kind of talent we need! Can you start today? We got a loo here that's been backed up since Tuesday... Is it a particularly dangerous toilet? And by that, I mean there needs to be ticking nuclear bombs, some suitably techno-enhanced uber-terrorists, and a subtle kernel32.dll bug on the water utilities computerised sewer management system that only shows when one of the inhabitants of the house of attractive medical students down the road uses the shower (this will need considerable diagnostics performed). Otherwise, I can put you in contact with some Crystal Reports developers - they're used to wading in crap! :-D -- Ian Darling "The moral of the story is that with a contrived example, you can prove anything." - Joel Spolsky
Ian Darling wrote: Is it a particularly dangerous toilet? Sadly, no. It was a perfectly good 'run of the mill' (to coin a phrase) crapper until some a**h*le dumped all over it. Ian Darling wrote: ...Crystal Reports developers - they're used to wading in crap! Thanks but No, thanks. Can't have these people messing with the bottom line.
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Desired Title: General Geek Job Description: The company can buy me all the newest gadgets/electronic gizmos/etc for me to test, and if the pay is right I'll have my own reviews section :cool: Paul ;)
Open the fridge door, scream, and everything that doesn't run into the corner is safe for eating. - Jörgen Sigvardsson
Ah yes! We'll definitely need someone like you in order to stay current with the latest technology. Put your order in now, before we hire any Accounting Trolls.
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Colin Angus Mackay wrote: What's wrong with Janitor? It seems like a perfectly good word to me. That's a fairly polite version of my own response, but it appears that Janitor is now considered demeaning. I have no idea why, but then, I'm probably not the most PC person you're likely to encounter, so perhaps that's not surprising... Christopher Duncan Today's Corporate Battle Tactic Unite the Tribes: Ending Turf Wars for Career and Business Success The Career Programmer: Guerilla Tactics for an Imperfect World
Well, as far as I can see "janitor" is still an acceptable term here in Scotland as it appears in newspapers and recruitment guides and so on. To me it is stupid. I vaguely remember a case going to court when I was still at school about a pupil that had moved from Scotland to somewhere in England (Birmingham IIRC). And for his crime the pupil had refered to the board that the teacher writes on as a "blackboard" (because that's what we call it in Scotland - and I assume other places too - and it is a board that is black). The teacher got offended somehow because in some parts of England it is called a "chalkboard"! --Colin Mackay--
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Ah yes! We'll definitely need someone like you in order to stay current with the latest technology. Put your order in now, before we hire any Accounting Trolls.
Tim Deveaux wrote: Put your order in now, before we hire any Accounting Trolls :-D Well, for starters, I wouldn't mind a 6600[^], and a nice new Voodoo Notebook M600[^], and you may as well place an order for pretty much each item on ThinkGeek[^]... :rolleyes: How's my budget doing? ;P Paul ;)
Open the fridge door, scream, and everything that doesn't run into the corner is safe for eating. - Jörgen Sigvardsson
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Tim Deveaux wrote: where would you like to fit in? Flapper. I'll stand by to whack Chris upside the head with an inflated bladder whenever he's about to say something stupid. I'm also a fairly reliable sycophant, if the pay is right. "Another day done - All targets met; all systems fully operational; all customers satisfied; all staff keen and well motivated; all pigs fed and ready to fly" - Jennie A.
For a brief instant I read "flapper" and thought of "fluffer", and wondered, just *exactly* what kind of relationship do Roger and Chris have? What *really* goes on in the CP offices that Chris needs a "fluffer" and why on earth would Roger be volunteering for this. ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned
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Well, as far as I can see "janitor" is still an acceptable term here in Scotland as it appears in newspapers and recruitment guides and so on. To me it is stupid. I vaguely remember a case going to court when I was still at school about a pupil that had moved from Scotland to somewhere in England (Birmingham IIRC). And for his crime the pupil had refered to the board that the teacher writes on as a "blackboard" (because that's what we call it in Scotland - and I assume other places too - and it is a board that is black). The teacher got offended somehow because in some parts of England it is called a "chalkboard"! --Colin Mackay--
Well obviously Scotland lags far behind the States in term of Political Correctness! :) ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned
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Sorry - salary range too high.
Plus it means a union ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned
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Tim Deveaux wrote: Put your order in now, before we hire any Accounting Trolls :-D Well, for starters, I wouldn't mind a 6600[^], and a nice new Voodoo Notebook M600[^], and you may as well place an order for pretty much each item on ThinkGeek[^]... :rolleyes: How's my budget doing? ;P Paul ;)
Open the fridge door, scream, and everything that doesn't run into the corner is safe for eating. - Jörgen Sigvardsson
Paul van der Walt wrote: How's my budget doing? Fine by me! Oh and BTW, from now you will be known as 'Q'.
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Plus it means a union ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned
Jim Crafton wrote: Plus it means a union Oh goody! An SQL guy! You're in! Amazing how quickly you can build a great organization when you know how to recognize talent! :cool:
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Paul van der Walt wrote: How's my budget doing? Fine by me! Oh and BTW, from now you will be known as 'Q'.
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...where would you fit in? And/or, where would you like to fit in? In my company, its all about resources - finding the warm body with the skills to do X. I figure CodeProject has an embarrasment of riches - but who wants to do what? We're talking multi-national IT consulting firm here - what would you like to put on your card? Network admin? UI design specialist? Biztalk guy/gal? SQL Server person? QA? PM? Software Specialist? COO? Myself, I can make the speaker beep. Sadly, there's not a lot of call for this skill at the moment, but I'm hoping that's just indicative of a cyclical market. (No, I am not recruiting for CP or any other company. Just impressed by the range of talent that has become addicted to hangs out on CP, and thought I'd ask. Also, MMs post below got me thinking about skill/job targeting)
Company driver...but only if the company car is the new Ford GT[^] :cool:
I have also lived some years in Spain, and there people don't accept that you speak bad spanish. I usually compensate by speaking loud and accusing people of being stupid because they don't understand me. It usually works quite well. -jhaga on non-native languages
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Company driver...but only if the company car is the new Ford GT[^] :cool:
I have also lived some years in Spain, and there people don't accept that you speak bad spanish. I usually compensate by speaking loud and accusing people of being stupid because they don't understand me. It usually works quite well. -jhaga on non-native languages
Excellent, but you'll want to report to Q - he has a few modifications to be put in place... ...oh, and do drive carefully...
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Well, as far as I can see "janitor" is still an acceptable term here in Scotland as it appears in newspapers and recruitment guides and so on. To me it is stupid. I vaguely remember a case going to court when I was still at school about a pupil that had moved from Scotland to somewhere in England (Birmingham IIRC). And for his crime the pupil had refered to the board that the teacher writes on as a "blackboard" (because that's what we call it in Scotland - and I assume other places too - and it is a board that is black). The teacher got offended somehow because in some parts of England it is called a "chalkboard"! --Colin Mackay--
Actually, I wholeheartedly support, in spirit, the things people try to accomplish with all this PC crap. I endorse the (perhaps American-centric) perspective that all people should be offered equal consideration and respect. It's one of the things our country was supposed to be founded upon. However, instead of eliminating prejudice and discrimination, this debilitating PC stuff does just the opposite. By agonizing over every little word we say (this person is a [fill in ethnic description]-American, that person is a [yet another label]-American, don't use this word, substitute that word...), we're effectively reinforcing the things that separate us. This does not unite us or bring us together in any way - it merely highlights our differences. I couldn't give a rat's rear end what someone's label is - all that matters is who they are as a person, and thus do I assess them. And I'm more interested in the point someone is trying to make than the particular word they happen to use. All that this PC stuff has done is transformed us into a people with no backbone, terrified of saying anything lest we offend some obscure faction. It has paralyzed us and encouraged the development of a risk averse society. Maybe it's an old fashioned concept, but I believe actions speak louder than words, and it is our actions over which we should agonize, not the random syllables we use to communicate. Christopher Duncan Today's Corporate Battle Tactic Unite the Tribes: Ending Turf Wars for Career and Business Success The Career Programmer: Guerilla Tactics for an Imperfect World