What would you tell your 16yo self?

[TheFaQQer]

And you will be right about that gay in the albion, he does intend to do it, so get the ead in first

FTFY

[threaded]

Don't do IT, do something like law instead.
Don't smoke.

Wouldn't change anything else.

Agreed.

There is a significant lack of people with legal qualifications that have even the smallest clue about IT, and those that have are cleaning up for very little effort.

threaded in "did a little more than OU W100" mode.

[rhubarb]

Don't worry, when you reach 39, you will still have a decent amount of hair.

Rhubarb

[Lockhouse]

Don't wear your sunglasses in the dark.

[Jeebo72]

I'd say mate, you are in for one hell of a ride. Don't worry about the first divorce, cause it gets even better from then on in...

PS That mad girl on the ****** project. She's got crabs. You have been warned.

[shoes]

Never turn down sex for moral reasons

And give that Baz Luhrmann song a listen

[Mich the Tester]

Never turn down sex

FTFY

[DimPrawn]

There's going to be this thing called Buy To Let in the future.

Fill yer boots!

[RichardCranium]

She's gagging for it. Get in there mate.

WHS^n. Never fear rejection.

Avoid IT. And if that fails, go contracting earlier.

Definitely go contracting earlier.

Technical skills give better job security than supervisory skills so keep them up to date.

When you leave your last permie job, steal the source code of that system. That bastard contractor that works for you is going to steal it in about six months and make a piss-poor job of selling it as his own work.

Buy that boat - sail more.

Do not buy that house that will lose you money and buy that 72' narrowboat you want instead.

Do not work more than 40 hours a week as a permie. They are not even laughing at you behind your back, they simply don't know you're doing it.

Don't take out credit card payment protection insurance - it's a scam.

Don't take out those endownment mortgages just because EVERYONE else is - it's a scam.

When you leave home, take that bicycle with you.

When an agent says in 1999 "I reckon it's all going to go bad next year. But here's a tip: start reading up on IT security now" listen to him. He'll be right. Alternatively, with your asian friend, set up an overseas software house. You might even earn a few quid bringing Indians into the UK one day.

Buy property in the very South West as soon as you can. They are giving it away. Alternatively, buy a couple of boarded-up streets in any Welsh university town (for student accomodation).

Don't worry too much about bad experiences. They tend to pay back later.

PS: Your entire family has high blood pressure but they won't think to tell you.

[BlasterBates]

be afraid......be very afraid!!!