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    Contractors working in Shropshire

    LOL! :laugh
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    Proactive Marketing

    Obviously a desperate pimp!
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    Proactive Marketing

    Hi all, I was sent this by a pimp a few days back, only just got round to reading it. What they're asking seems quite dodgy to be honest, what do you think: ----------------------------------------------- Name: Professional Job Title: Proactive Marketing One of our most recent successes at...
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    Is IT Support dead?

    That's good! Glad it's working out for you!
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    Is IT Support dead?

    LOL:laugh:laugh I've read some of your past posts unemployed. What are you working in these days? I take it you're out of support for good?
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    Is IT Support dead?

    Was it easy to move from flipping burgers into IT Support - do you miss the free burger at lunchtime or did your agency negotiate that into your current contract? :tongue
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    Is IT Support dead?

    Sorry about that! In future I'll make sure my spelling is correct. I'm a dumb support monkey.
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    Is IT Support dead?

    I dunno about the £8ph stuff as I still get calls from desperate agencies asking if I could start tomorrow at some company's service desk for a 3 month stint at £18ph in Central Birmingham. 10 minute phone interview or even no interview... A major outsourcing company based in Birmingham is...
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    Is IT Support dead?

    Yeah I've worked with a few ok support guys! The other day, a guy I work with started sweating when I demonstrated CIDR to him - he needed knowledge of it for an IT Support job at a very large outsourcing company. Also he'd never heard of Classful addressing - he found this out when they asked...
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    Is IT Support dead?

    Never seen or heard of a Chimney being damaged by ESD - so I would say that as long as it's made of brick then they should be fine. However, I would advise against the use of metal ladders if chimney cleaning during a thunder storm - wooden ladders would be safer. HTH
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    Is IT Support dead?

    I'm not surprised you think it's dead; changing tapes is usually done by admin pen pushers, imaging replaced fresh installations years ago and sweeping in a server room increases the risk of electro static discharge :eek: :rollin:
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    Is IT Support dead?

    Hi all, I've been having a good old look through past posts in an effort to get a better understanding of working for myself within my newly formed Ltd company. One thing I have picked up on, from past posts, is that "IT support is dead" - I note that lukemg has been the strongest in voicing...
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    Anyone contarcted through Serco?

    Is it for Serco ITNET by any chance?
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    Are MS Certs worth anything?

    When I did my W2K MCSE track I was shocked at just how little the experienced I have met knew about the product: Windows 2000 Server! To prove a point, the amount of uncertified people that I know who I have worked and am working with at the moment only one of them has ever heard of Sysprep for...
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    Are MS Certs worth anything?

    What like getting pissed and running up huge debts??? Hardly life skills IMHO! You can book yourself into a GCSE exam at a local college providing you give enough notice and pay them the 40 quid! You can also pay some chump on Yahoo Answers to do the coursework for you. You don't have to attend...

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