Priorities in life and employers/clients

[psychocandy]

Hi,
Sorry I'd missed this. In your position I would get into Linux and get your head around openstack and KVM. Takes about 20 minutes for a good Solaris admin to get their head round Linux. I did both for donkeys years

I hope your mrs feels better soon.

I did the Red Hat course a few years ago and both exams. But failed. Kindly paid for by the welsh assembly - I'd been made redundant so they shelled out.

Bummer I didnt pass. Not helped by my mate (who runs his own company) asking me to help out with his customer until 3am since I was up in London. Fair does to him he paid me VERY well for doing so (£2K for about 15 hours work all in) but it didnt help me pass the exams.

Also, probably should have settled for the basic exam and not tried to do both at same time. Reckon with a bit of effot I could re-do exam no problems.

[psychocandy]

A company like that probably treat their permies like sh*t.

I've worked for two in my past.

In the first one they treated all employees like sh*t. Contractors were fine.

In the second one it ended up they were just openly nasty to all the fathers as they expected their wives to do all the childcare/medical appointments. They were too scared to treat the few women like that though managers did openly make sexist comments that annoyed the men more than the women. Contractors got sh*t as well.

Oddly as a contractor I've not had a client treat me as poorly then again it may be that I simply don't put up with it anymore.

Oh yes. Worked for them many years ago as a permie when they were a different company and things aint changed. They do tend to think they own their employees somewhat.
Spot on about the wife thing too - they used to be exactly like this. It was frowned upon and 'expected' that your wife looked after the family and they were free to call on you if needed 24/7.

They're never going to change of course. A bigger warchest would be nice and I would tell them to stuff it. However, I'm at the point where I dont urgently need the money so if my approach at the moment upsets them so be it. Probably not though - they'll moan most certainly but then realise they aint got anyone else.

[Old Hack]

My wife and kids first, always.

Then some distance

My canoes and bikes

Then some distance

My cars

Then some distance

How my garden and eco solutions are doing

Then some distance

Is my drive clean

Then some distance

Have I read all the books bought for me at Xmas

Then some distance

and some more

A lot more...

My clients

[oscarose]

Find inner peace

[psychocandy]

My wife and kids first, always.

Then some distance

My canoes and bikes

Then some distance

My cars

Then some distance

How my garden and eco solutions are doing

Then some distance

Is my drive clean

Then some distance

Have I read all the books bought for me at Xmas

Then some distance

and some more

A lot more...

My clients

Left out the cats health and wellbeing?

[Old Hack]

Left out the cats health and wellbeing?

No cats, although just about to buy a Welsh spaniel and an Hungarian vizsla, which will obviously, and immediately, appear above me on the chain of importance around here

[psychocandy]

Is a welsh spaniel fluffy and white?

and surely there must be some neighbours cats around to put above client?

[shaunbhoy]

No cats, although just about to buy a Welsh spaniel and an Hungarian vizsla, which will obviously, and immediately, appear above me on the chain of intellect around here

ftfy