Originally posted by expat
Is it just me?
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10 years in IT (Cobol/DB2 --> SAP --> EAI) and I feel bored and uninterested. I went from developer through several levels to Senior Architect and then hit a glass ceiling. Now I'm just not motivated any more, so long as I earn/save/invest comfortably for the next 3 or 4 years, I'm not planning to remain in IT much longer after that.
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I contract because I like the control it gives me. If I want a holiday, I'll take one, if I want to spend a few months in the city then I have the freedom to do so in what is a bouyant market.
No longer will I go and find business for my employer then deliver that business for 25-30% of the day rate I sold it in at.
But then - each to their own...
Older and ...well, just older!!Comment
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And thats exactly why I am looking to make the move to contracting - if all goes to plan no longer will I be subsidising the salaries of sales staff who do bugger all !Originally posted by ratewhoreComment
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No, I feel like that too. But I do a competent job, don't get dirty, don't worry about finding work, and get well paid. It doesn't make sense for me to do anything else to make a living - only if it were for something other than making a living.Originally posted by TazMaNComment
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eep."Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.Comment
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Feelings of boredom and lack of interest as we grow older are a natural part of maturing and being British.Originally posted by TazMaN
One remedy is to consider an exciting career in Chartered Accountancy, or for the less adventurous, Lion Taming.
Morning Mr Pruffock
Morning Enid
Have the new paper clips arrived Enid ?
Yes theyre over in the drawer Mr Pruffock
Oh I see ....
A typcial day in the Life of AJ Pruffock, electroic file clerk and Lion Tamer
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Can you recommend any good agencies for Siebel jobs? thanksOriginally posted by expatComment
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Not especially, I don't particularly look for specialists. I get calls from my CV on the web, or from previous contacts; and I look on Jobserve when I'm looking. I've only twice used an agency that specialised in Siebel, and one of them was my least favourite ever. The other was called Specialist Skills and they were OK, they gave me a contract and paid on time, what more can you ask?Originally posted by martin-wComment
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I'd totally agree with this. This is why I go contracting. You can control your life more. I couldn't imagine working in a permy role ebing told when you can have holidays and for how long. Much more freedom being a contractor though you have to rely on a buoyany market for your sector.Originally posted by ratewhoreI contract because I like the control it gives me. If I want a holiday, I'll take one, if I want to spend a few months in the city then I have the freedom to do so in what is a bouyant market.
No longer will I go and find business for my employer then deliver that business for 25-30% of the day rate I sold it in at.
But then - each to their own...
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Quit nowOriginally posted by ratewhoreI contract because I like the control it gives me. If I want a holiday, I'll take one, if I want to spend a few months in the city then I have the freedom to do so in what is a bouyant market.
No longer will I go and find business for my employer then deliver that business for 25-30% of the day rate I sold it in at.
But then - each to their own...
Pay cash
Don't retire
Die broke.Comment
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