Reply to: Anyone fancy working in academia?

[lambrini_socialist]

Oh, how ghastly! And one knows that living in Islington and running a hybrid car and reading the Guardian, is SOOOOOOO expensive too!

so, so, so wide of the mark, but quite revealing nonetheless DP.

[sasguru]

Oh, how ghastly! And one knows that living in Islington and running a hybrid car and reading the Guardian, is SOOOOOOO expensive too!

Yes but anything is more expensive than drinking yer pints of bitter with your fellow smelly old geezers at the Dog and Bone in Swindon Council Estate.

[DimPrawn]

i used to specialise in further + higher education as a permie (VLEs and all that). work was great, treated very well (ie like an adult), loads of freedom, listened to by senior management, given cutting edge tech to play with, relaxed environment, conferences, travel, working with really smart committed people, knowing that you're contributing rather more to humanity than if you're cutting code for, say, BAE systems.....and yes, the annual totty influx is entertaining too.

absolutely terrible money though!

Oh, how ghastly! And one knows that living in Islington and running a hybrid car and reading the Guardian, is SOOOOOOO expensive too!

[lambrini_socialist]

I wouldn't mind. Money ain't good but that's not an issue for me. On the plus side you get to do interesting work and get an influx of hot totty every year.

i used to specialise in further + higher education as a permie (VLEs and all that). work was great, treated very well (ie like an adult), loads of freedom, listened to by senior management, given cutting edge tech to play with, relaxed environment, conferences, travel, working with really smart committed people, knowing that you're contributing rather more to humanity than if you're cutting code for, say, BAE systems.....and yes, the annual totty influx is entertaining too.

absolutely terrible money though!

[Sysman]

"I'm a lumberjack & I'm ok...."

Not if I have to wear ladies clothing

[DiscoStu]

"I'm a lumberjack & I'm ok...."

giant alien lizard

[Sysman]

Or Prolog, Lisp and C.
What's wrong with COBOL and Fortran anyway - good honest languages.

I used to enjoy COBOL. With a decent editor and a scripting language "COBOL writer's cramp" can be a thing of the past.

I too fancy a change, but not academia for me. Something with time spent outdoors sounds attractive, preferably in a spot with decent weather please.

[Platypus]

Yes - but then I don't have an mega-corp to run do I?
There seems to be a counterpart to the Village Idiots Club - the Walter Mitty club - it's members know who they are.

its

A spelling error from sas? Unusual.

[oracleslave]

Sas, you could be quids in!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7605965.stm

[expat]

I agree... something for the future assuming I am financially comfortable enough to take the pay hit.

The business world is a dark, evil, hellish place and I'd sooner be shot of it.

I agree. I'm sick and tired of it. Unfortunately my mortgage and bank aren't.

[AtW]

Yes - but then I don't have an mega-corp to run do I?

Indeed. Unlike me you are committing gross misconduct that can end your sad permie career any time - especially so as your beloved City bosses will be looking at ways to reduce redundancy payments to permie losers like yourself.

[sasguru]

You have more posts than me

Yes - but then I don't have an mega-corp to run do I?
There seems to be a counterpart to the Village Idiots Club - the Walter Mitty club - it's members know who they are.

[AtW]

That's why you're posting on here instead of developing your immense business empire

You have more posts than me

[sasguru]

Aye aye.

Yes we believe you. That's why you're posting on here instead of developing your immense business empire

[AtW]

Good show.

Today 11, tomorrow the world!

Aye aye.