What's the point in permiedom?

[d000hg]

there is no point to permiedom after all.

It keeps people like Sas from becoming contractors, thereby raising the average quality of contractors a small amount.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

That's intermediate bullshit bingo standard - you're beginning to sound like a permie!

Get out before it's too late!

I saw a poster at cleintco today which seems to be seriously using "ambassador" as a verb. FFS.

[DieScum]

That's intermediate bullshit bingo standard - you're beginning to sound like a permie!

Get out before it's too late!

You're obviously not used to the culture of excellence as outlined by my client's mission statement.

Seriously though to get trained up from scratch to a new skillset as a permie is easier. If you as a contractor want to get in to a completely new tech how do you do it?

[d000hg]

Seriously though to get trained up from scratch to a new skillset as a permie is easier. If you as a contractor want to get in to a completely new tech how do you do it?

Open source?

[DieScum]

Open source?

Fair enough as long as the tech fits in to an open source project and you have the motivation and the time to do it.

I have to admit I've had a few failed attempts at getting in to open source and then losing interest after a while.

[Doggy Styles]

You're obviously not used to the culture of excellence as outlined by my client's mission statement.

Seriously though to get trained up from scratch to a new skillset as a permie is easier. If you as a contractor want to get in to a completely new tech how do you do it?

From my earlier post you'll see I don't knock permiedom, and I'd consider it myself if the circumstances were right.