I guess it depends on your situation regarding whether the income is essential to paying the bills. I think the different types of work will add to your skill level and can only help on your CV.
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Being a PMO can help your PM career? Heard it all now.Originally posted by Jennie Miller View PostI guess it depends on your situation regarding whether the income is essential to paying the bills. I think the different types of work will add to your skill level and can only help on your CV.'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!
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ha. quite.Originally posted by northernladuk View PostBeing a PMO can help your PM career? Heard it all now.
In any case, I decided to take the role. I don't think I'd deal with hunger well.Comment
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Super, As a PMO its your job to hinder the PM as much as possible with guff and turn 5 min jobs into a weeks worth of processOriginally posted by Untouchable1 View Postha. quite.
In any case, I decided to take the role. I don't think I'd deal with hunger well.Comment
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I'll do my bestOriginally posted by tarbera View PostSuper, As a PMO its your job to hinder the PM as much as possible with guff and turn 5 min jobs into a weeks worth of process
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only a week? You have no ambition.Originally posted by tarbera View PostSuper, As a PMO its your job to hinder the PM as much as possible with guff and turn 5 min jobs into a weeks worth of processmerely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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Frig's sake wish you PMs would stop taking all the PMO support roles!!!! It's hard enough between all us legit project lackys without you lot taking a step down.
Go and fight with Programme Manager's for their jobs and get to do even less work for twice the money
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If only, we PM's are 10 a penny these days.Originally posted by Mephisto View PostFrig's sake wish you PMs would stop taking all the PMO support roles!!!! It's hard enough between all us legit project lackys without you lot taking a step down.
Go and fight with Programme Manager's for their jobs and get to do even less work for twice the money
As for formatting your CV all well and good, but a job title is a job title and you can spin your CV how you like, if does get difficult when applying for roles if you keep switching around.Comment
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Is PM a proper job then? I thought it was a role created for people who juggle a few spreadsheets around and then take credit for the work done by someone else? :-)
BTW. I'd clean the tulipters if the money was right.Rhyddid i lofnod psychocandy!!!!Comment
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Least you can come on here and justify you talking tulip all the time then.....Originally posted by psychocandy View PostIs PM a proper job then? I thought it was a role created for people who juggle a few spreadsheets around and then take credit for the work done by someone else? :-)
BTW. I'd clean the tulipters if the money was right.'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!
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