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Can't perform like I used to 10 years ago
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Originally posted by ELBBUBKUNPS View PostCan't perform like I used to 10 years ago
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostI don't know if that's really the case. Systems are arguably much more complex now, because there are so many interconnected applications running within and outside of clientcos, and the drive for quick delivery makes it difficult to sufficiently analyse a situation. BUT, I don't think the tools are any more difficult to learn than in the past, and in fact some testing tools are much easier to use these days; trouble is, many hiring managers and HR numpties seem fixated on the tools, specifying experience with Something 8.4, and insisting that Something 8.2 is not sufficient experience, when in fact, if someone give you a 5 minute explanation with a diagram of the architecture, you'll probably understand it.
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Originally posted by Ignis Fatuus View PostLearning a language does not make you a programmer. Learning to blag does that.
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Most contracting roles are as dull as tulipe. Working for and with idiots on stuff that has been built by a long line of idiots.
I was hoping to get out with this one ending but I am being tempted back in with a real big earner. "Just one more year" I will probably say and I will hate myself for it.Comment
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Originally posted by ELBBUBKUNPS View PostI've noticed in last year or so my ability to grasp technical concepts, design decent data models or just get my head around any new system and data flows has gone down big time, things just don't synch in. Over the last few days I've been working on re-writting it an existing ETL process and I'm struggling with it, complex stuff but nothing I have not handled before. Looking back though 10 years I was working on more complex stuff and never had a problem.
Have others found the same as they got older, I can't tell if Im just getting slower to learn as I've got older or just had enough of IT and so bored it my brain is blocking it out.Comment
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Originally posted by minestrone View PostMost contracting roles are as dull as tulipe. Working for and with idiots on stuff that has been built by a long line of idiots.nomadd liked this postComment
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Originally posted by proggy View PostWhat age are you? It would help a damn lot in helping you if you gave us just this simple piece of information.Comment
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