Sign of the times?
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I was wondering into town this lunchtime and spotted a sign outside "Office Angels" (a high street recruitment agency) saying "C# Programmers Wanted" (if anybody cares, the location was Bournemouth and the salary £35k pa). So now we're in the admin pool, it seems. I must get me a new typewriter... X|
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Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote:
So now we're in the admin pool, it seems.
Hi Anna, long time no hear. The thing is, we might be in the Admin Pool, but are we angels? :-D
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
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Thanks, I was about to start a new thread for the following, but now I may as well highjack yours. :-D I was just talking with a recruiter who seems to be under the impression that if you do C# you do ASP.net, and that if you do WinForms you do VB.net -- it seems he's never seen a listing for WinForms with C#. Granted, I don't see many, but I had assumed that it was because there are so few WinForms opportunites to begin with.
Never really understood that - I'd have thought there'd be more people in asp.net from an asp background and therefore VBScript so more likely to move to VB.Net than C#. Whereas winforms supercedes a combination of VB6, MFC and other C++ frameworks, Java etc and for which I'd have thought C# would appeal more. Dunno, they're very similar anyway - my background includes C/C++ and classic VB but I use C# for .NET as I just kind of prefer the less verbose syntax and stricter defaults etc.
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Thanks, I was about to start a new thread for the following, but now I may as well highjack yours. :-D I was just talking with a recruiter who seems to be under the impression that if you do C# you do ASP.net, and that if you do WinForms you do VB.net -- it seems he's never seen a listing for WinForms with C#. Granted, I don't see many, but I had assumed that it was because there are so few WinForms opportunites to begin with.
Personally, I have such a high opinion of recruiters that I'm surprised he didn't also think that of you do C# you must be able to do Java because "they both have curly brackets". Oh wait - "curly brackets" isn't a keyword... :rolleyes: After experiencing them from the freelance perspective (we don't do that anymore; too much hassle and risk) I have a really high opinion of most agencies/recruiters. NOT. X|
Anna :rose: Having a bad bug day? Tech Blog | Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "If mushy peas are the food of the devil, the stotty cake is the frisbee of God"
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Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote:
So now we're in the admin pool, it seems.
Hi Anna, long time no hear. The thing is, we might be in the Admin Pool, but are we angels? :-D
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
Henry Minute wrote:
Hi Anna, long time no hear.
I've been buried in paperwork (last year's accounts - ugh!) and the ACCU Conference recently, but I'm back now (just in time to go on holiday next week. Yay!)
Henry Minute wrote:
The thing is, we might be in the Admin Pool, but are we angels?
I try not to be. Angels don't generally carry throwing daggers. ;)
Anna :rose: Having a bad bug day? Tech Blog | Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "If mushy peas are the food of the devil, the stotty cake is the frisbee of God"
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Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote:
So now we're in the admin pool, it seems.
Hi Anna, long time no hear. The thing is, we might be in the Admin Pool, but are we angels? :-D
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
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I was wondering into town this lunchtime and spotted a sign outside "Office Angels" (a high street recruitment agency) saying "C# Programmers Wanted" (if anybody cares, the location was Bournemouth and the salary £35k pa). So now we're in the admin pool, it seems. I must get me a new typewriter... X|
Anna :rose: Having a bad bug day? Tech Blog | Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "If mushy peas are the food of the devil, the stotty cake is the frisbee of God"
I saw one in Sydney advertising for a C# developer with 5+ years experience offering $124 A DAY. I am tempted to contact them just to be rude!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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Well I am. *Elaine crosses paws behind back* :rolleyes:
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I saw one in Sydney advertising for a C# developer with 5+ years experience offering $124 A DAY. I am tempted to contact them just to be rude!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
I have to admit I had the same initial thought. Then again, I didn't stick around to check whether it was a senior position (and thus how crap the salary may be) or otherwise.
Anna :rose: Having a bad bug day? Tech Blog | Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "If mushy peas are the food of the devil, the stotty cake is the frisbee of God"
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I saw one in Sydney advertising for a C# developer with 5+ years experience offering $124 A DAY. I am tempted to contact them just to be rude!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
124 oz dollars a day? That is woeful.
------------------------------------ "Possessions make you poor, wealth is measurable only in experience." Sun Tzu 621BC
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I was wondering into town this lunchtime and spotted a sign outside "Office Angels" (a high street recruitment agency) saying "C# Programmers Wanted" (if anybody cares, the location was Bournemouth and the salary £35k pa). So now we're in the admin pool, it seems. I must get me a new typewriter... X|
Anna :rose: Having a bad bug day? Tech Blog | Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "If mushy peas are the food of the devil, the stotty cake is the frisbee of God"
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Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote:
So now we're in the admin pool, it seems.
I'm surprised it's taken this long.
To be honest it probably hasn't - after all, how many professional software developers would think of looking at the jobs posted by a temp agency?
Anna :rose: Having a bad bug day? Tech Blog | Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "If mushy peas are the food of the devil, the stotty cake is the frisbee of God"
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To be honest it probably hasn't - after all, how many professional software developers would think of looking at the jobs posted by a temp agency?
Anna :rose: Having a bad bug day? Tech Blog | Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "If mushy peas are the food of the devil, the stotty cake is the frisbee of God"
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I was wondering into town this lunchtime and spotted a sign outside "Office Angels" (a high street recruitment agency) saying "C# Programmers Wanted" (if anybody cares, the location was Bournemouth and the salary £35k pa). So now we're in the admin pool, it seems. I must get me a new typewriter... X|
Anna :rose: Having a bad bug day? Tech Blog | Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "If mushy peas are the food of the devil, the stotty cake is the frisbee of God"
When my previous company decided to shrink up and close it's center here, I had applied for some admin positions. Ended up being reinvited for an interview and found out it was for a compnay I had worked for 4 years previous. same position, lower pay. I quickly walked away from that one. I do agree, it is the sign of the times however. I also think this goes along with our previous convo about the good and bad of headhunters. At the same time one would have to ask " "do I need the exp? do I need the money?" Once saw an ad for a " junior programmer" and the requirments needed were that of a Senior level. To me that says they want to keep costs low and not pay the tech alot, or the agency does not know their tech well. :/
Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote:
I was wondering into town this lunchtime and spotted a sign outside "Office Angels" (a high street recruitment agency) saying "C# Programmers Wanted" (if anybody cares, the location was Bournemouth and the salary £35k pa). So now we're in the admin pool, it seems. I must get me a new typewriter...
///////////////// Groucho Marx Those are my principals, if you don't like them… I have others.
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Fresh out of school in a college town? Lots of them. Experienced, in a larger market... maybe not so many. :shrug:
I must be hanging out with too many middle aged developers. ;)
Anna :rose: Having a bad bug day? Tech Blog | Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "If mushy peas are the food of the devil, the stotty cake is the frisbee of God"
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I was wondering into town this lunchtime and spotted a sign outside "Office Angels" (a high street recruitment agency) saying "C# Programmers Wanted" (if anybody cares, the location was Bournemouth and the salary £35k pa). So now we're in the admin pool, it seems. I must get me a new typewriter... X|
Anna :rose: Having a bad bug day? Tech Blog | Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "If mushy peas are the food of the devil, the stotty cake is the frisbee of God"
Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote:
So now we're in the admin pool, it seems. I must get me a new typewriter...
Unfortunately, that trend has been happening since 1986 in the US. I made more money in 1985, adjusted for inflation, than I have since. This used to be a good industry to be in. Since then there have been disturbing trends to minimize my worth in a global economy and I have seen my earning power erode drastically as time goes by. X|
Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs
Think inside the box! ProActive Secure Systems
I'm on-line therefore I am. JimmyRopes -
When my previous company decided to shrink up and close it's center here, I had applied for some admin positions. Ended up being reinvited for an interview and found out it was for a compnay I had worked for 4 years previous. same position, lower pay. I quickly walked away from that one. I do agree, it is the sign of the times however. I also think this goes along with our previous convo about the good and bad of headhunters. At the same time one would have to ask " "do I need the exp? do I need the money?" Once saw an ad for a " junior programmer" and the requirments needed were that of a Senior level. To me that says they want to keep costs low and not pay the tech alot, or the agency does not know their tech well. :/
Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote:
I was wondering into town this lunchtime and spotted a sign outside "Office Angels" (a high street recruitment agency) saying "C# Programmers Wanted" (if anybody cares, the location was Bournemouth and the salary £35k pa). So now we're in the admin pool, it seems. I must get me a new typewriter...
///////////////// Groucho Marx Those are my principals, if you don't like them… I have others.
NightJammer wrote:
Ended up being reinvited for an interview and found out it was for a compnay I had worked for 4 years previous. same position, lower pay. I quickly walked away from that one.
Ouch. :~
NightJammer wrote:
I do agree, it is the sign of the times however. I also think this goes along with our previous convo about the good and bad of headhunters. At the same time one would have to ask " "do I need the exp? do I need the money?"
Agreed.
Anna :rose: Having a bad bug day? Tech Blog | Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "If mushy peas are the food of the devil, the stotty cake is the frisbee of God"
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Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote:
So now we're in the admin pool, it seems. I must get me a new typewriter...
Unfortunately, that trend has been happening since 1986 in the US. I made more money in 1985, adjusted for inflation, than I have since. This used to be a good industry to be in. Since then there have been disturbing trends to minimize my worth in a global economy and I have seen my earning power erode drastically as time goes by. X|
Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs
Think inside the box! ProActive Secure Systems
I'm on-line therefore I am. JimmyRopesJimmyRopes wrote:
Unfortunately, that trend has been happening since 1986 in the US
I suspect it goes a long way further back than that - commoditisation is a force which never rests, and will if left unchecked drive down renumeration, experience and quality in the name of (apparent, but illusionary) short term benefit. With that in mind, Uncle Bob's recent "The Birth of Craftsmanship"[^] presentation at ACCU was definitely a (rather welcome) attempt to sail against the wind. Nicolai Josuttis' "Welcome Crappy Code – The Death of Code Quality" (also from ACCU 2009) is where commoditisaion will take us if we are not careful. Anyway, I must crash. It's just gone midnight here, and way too late to be tossing around "Uncle Bob" level concepts.... :rolleyes:
Anna :rose: Having a bad bug day? Tech Blog | Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "If mushy peas are the food of the devil, the stotty cake is the frisbee of God"
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Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote:
So now we're in the admin pool, it seems. I must get me a new typewriter...
Unfortunately, that trend has been happening since 1986 in the US. I made more money in 1985, adjusted for inflation, than I have since. This used to be a good industry to be in. Since then there have been disturbing trends to minimize my worth in a global economy and I have seen my earning power erode drastically as time goes by. X|
Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs
Think inside the box! ProActive Secure Systems
I'm on-line therefore I am. JimmyRopesIt's all part of Microsoft's evil plot! They want to lower the market average! They want the market flooded with mediocre developers while they scoop up the cream of the crop at bargain prices. Why else would they make it so easy for the great unwashed public to program?
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I was wondering into town this lunchtime and spotted a sign outside "Office Angels" (a high street recruitment agency) saying "C# Programmers Wanted" (if anybody cares, the location was Bournemouth and the salary £35k pa). So now we're in the admin pool, it seems. I must get me a new typewriter... X|
Anna :rose: Having a bad bug day? Tech Blog | Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "If mushy peas are the food of the devil, the stotty cake is the frisbee of God"
Yippie! I could move home and earn much less in a part of the world that costs twice as much. I'm all over that one, thanks for the tip :D I trust you, your beau and your livers survived ACCU?
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