'Code Monkeys' V 'Systems Monkeys'

[Bovvered]

With all the software development going to India I'd say it's the 'Systems Monkeys' that are in greater demand. There is only so much you can do remotely.

There's also so much coding you can do remotely. Many, many, projects require a lot of interaction with the user as ironing out the requirements fully is an ongoing, organic process. Rarely is a system specced up well enough to ship it out of the country. I'm currently at an investment bank. The traders wouldn't tolerate it. Same is true of a lot of other projects I've been on.

[threaded]

Ship the traders jobs offshore as well. Sorted.

[Bovvered]

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Ship the traders jobs offshore as well. Sorted.

Well if that ever happens, it might be a good time to give up this business, and get a job at Tescos. I hear they're hiring.

[TheRealHHH]

Well if that ever happens, it might be a good time to give up this business, and get a job at Tescos. I hear they're hiring.

Well they just took on 'the late great JC' on £5.60 per hour

Stock replenishment technician

[Bovvered]

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Well they just took on 'the late great JC' on £5.60 per hour

Stock replenishment technician

Looks like my contract rate. Wait...no, sorry, I read the decimal point wrong.

[TheRealHHH]

Looks like my contract rate. Wait...no, sorry, I read the decimal point wrong.

56p an hour?

f**k me, you must be an mcse

[Bovvered]

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56p an hour?

f**k me, you must be an mcse

I decided not to take an MCSE long ago when I realised MCSE are actually less inteligent, and are just trying to prove in a futile manner that they actually have something to offer this industry!

[threaded]

Well if that ever happens, it might be a good time to give up this business, and get a job at Tescos. I hear they're hiring.

Oh, naïve one, there won't be a Tescos. Think subsistance farming.

[Francko]

I decided not to take an MCSE long ago when I realised MCSE are actually less inteligent, and are just trying to prove in a futile manner that they actually have something to offer this industry!

MS certs are just bollox. The way to pass them is not to study but just to get the sample papers and memorise as much as you can. It's different with the other certs where to pass to need to have some knowledge.

Nonetheless, if I follow your logic I can say that I didn't feel like a degree in nuclear physics was really intelligent but still claim to be a nuclear scientist.