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[NickFitz]

Permie!

Still, it sounds like a promising opportunity, and they aren't very thick on the ground these days - best of luck if you decide to go for it

And how are things with you?

OK thanks - in Cambridge until Christmas. Not sure if there's any likelihood of that being extended. It's all a bit odd at the moment - the project I'm on has been sort of put on the back burner; it can't really progress until the other chaps get a server application built, and a number of people have been moved sideways onto an upgrade to an existing application.

I've been twiddling my thumbs quite a bit, and when I ask for something to do the response tends to involve a bit of umming and aahing, followed by a suggestion that I could look into some vaguely-specified nice-to-have featurette, if I wanted to. Still, they're paying me so that's OK

Of course this could mean that, when the other things are sorted out, the momentum will pick up again resulting in an extension. Otherwise, come the New Year, I'm going to take at least a month off to get properly into iPhone app development - it looks like a promising area, if one can deliver something better than the 95% garbage apps that are out there. I've got a few ideas which might fly, so fingers crossed

[TheFaQQer]

Permie!

Still, it sounds like a promising opportunity, and they aren't very thick on the ground these days - best of luck if you decide to go for it

I'm unbelievably tempted. Money would be pretty much the same as MrsF and I bring in as a family through the business working for ourselves. Holidays would be a LOT less, though, but we're negotiating an increase on their standard holiday package.

Prospects are good, though, as I said. Plus there is the "security" of the permie job - which for once I think actually exists! Small (in terms of permie staff) consultancy looking to expand further - phenomenally low staff turnover at the moment, which is a good sign.

I'll see how the interview goes on Monday and see if there is anything else promising on the horizon - I had quite a few calls yesterday and Thursday, some of which I actually had the skills for. Maybe that promised market upturn is coming....

Otherwise, come the New Year, I'm going to take at least a month off to get properly into iPhone app development - it looks like a promising area, if one can deliver something better than the 95% garbage apps that are out there. I've got a few ideas which might fly, so fingers crossed

Sounds promising - I wish I could come up with some degree of ideas. If someone tells me what needs doing, I can come up with a solution, but I have no spark of creativity coming up with a problem that needs to be solved.

[BrilloPad]

Evening all

[TheFaQQer]

Evening all

[NickFitz]

Evening all

Hi Scourer

[NickFitz]

Curry for dinner

I may be some time...

[Zippy]

Mmmmmmmm curry

[DS23]

[DS23]

head down. drivel on.

[DS23]

head up. drivel out.