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I've got a wirelessLet us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyoneComment
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Everybody should do some of this.
Then perhaps we wouldn't have so many northerners whingeing about losing their jobs-for-life every time the tories try to rein in spending.Comment
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Most of the stuff in the article is common sense, but the best advice in the article IMO:
"Change jobs"
Whilst the worst advice for me is this gem:
"Tell your boss you want to spend two days a week doing an analytics project on the reach and effectiveness of your programs."
...Request 2 days per week not doing your actual job? Seriously??Comment
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I've seen this sort of thing before from ' opinion formers ' who've made the transition from producing something for a living to bull shifting for a living.Comment
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Originally posted by alreadypacked View PostYes, this should have finish off Digital.Comment
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Originally posted by NickFitz View PostTen years later, I had one of his company's PDP-11/34 computers in my homeComment
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Originally posted by CheeseSlice View PostMost of the stuff in the article is common sense, but the best advice in the article IMO:
"Change jobs"
Whilst the worst advice for me is this gem:
"Tell your boss you want to spend two days a week doing an analytics project on the reach and effectiveness of your programs."
...Request 2 days per week not doing your actual job? Seriously??
True story.
Changing jobs is by far the best way to learn new stuff, though it hasn't really worked in my current one.Will work inside IR35. Or for food.Comment
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Changing jobs is probably the best way but clients want you for what you know not for what will be useful to you. Hence the usual thing with IT, it works best if you are an accomplished liar and bull shutter.Comment
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