All change?

[SueEllen]

Permie job, I have attempted that route a few times, but at 56 I do feel my options are limited, and those stupid interview questions... where do you see yourself in five years time? I really can't answer honestly

You are suppose to have a prepared lie and sound like you would die for the company.

Unfortunately at your age you won't be believed......

[castoff101]

and sound like you would die for the company.

That is the more likely scenario if I stayed a permie for too long!

[nomadd]

..but at 56... ...those stupid interview questions... where do you see yourself in five years time? I really can't answer honestly

Er, 61.

Pretty honest in my book.

Unless it was a trick question.

[ChimpMaster]

What are you aiming to get out of?

It's a niche middleware product. Had a reasonable run out of it but wish I had stayed in SAP (I left it in 1999!!).

Frankly though I am becoming very bored of I.T. and the daily crap we have to peddle. The interesting I.T. jobs are only for those who are young and super-smart, such as working at Google, Facebook or another up-and-coming startup.

I used to be clever and enthusiastic but it's been worn out of me by years of consulting and then contracting (but at least with the latter I have made some money).

So it's probably time to get out of I.T.

[expat]

It's a niche middleware product. Had a reasonable run out of it but wish I had stayed in SAP (I left it in 1999!!).

Frankly though I am becoming very bored of I.T. and the daily crap we have to peddle. The interesting I.T. jobs are only for those who are young and super-smart, such as working at Google, Facebook or another up-and-coming startup.

I used to be clever and enthusiastic but it's been worn out of me by years of consulting and then contracting (but at least with the latter I have made some money).

So it's probably time to get out of I.T.

I came here to get away from the pessimism of if you had opportunity to start again what mistakes would you avoid ? over in General

[Platypus]

I used to be clever and enthusiastic but it's been worn out of me by years of consulting and then contracting

^ same here

[northernladuk]

^ same here

I still quite enjoy contracting in IT but gloss has been taken off by all the ex permies that are coming in and not making any attempt to understand their relationship with clients and running their business. I.T. is general isn't the main problem for me yet.