Reply to: Have become a permie manager ...

[sasguru]

Well

we seem to have a full complement of staff. However I guess I'll have to get rid of some deadwood soon, once I find my feet. May very well come back to you on that one.

[Francko]

SAS GURU, you must need some contractors, (I am sure I have never insulted you on this board

Naaa, he hates contractors, they are so expensive.

[DodgyAgent]

dear

Well haven't been around for a while as my contract finished and went on holiday (Mexico). But now I've come back and accepted a management job. Let's see how it goes. Pay is excellent and I can do some serious bullying of Franco-types . I intend to sit in my own office and "strategise" in between some light surfing.

SAS GURU, you must need some contractors, (I am sure I have never insulted you on this board

[sasguru]

That's your IP, you idiot!

Doh! No its not, its a third party tool I'm using

[Francko]

I've been monitoring staff internet usage and one guy seems to be stuck on this forum. I think I'll set myself the job of finding out who

That's your IP, you idiot!

[sasguru]

Hmmm very interesting ...

I've been monitoring staff internet usage and one guy seems to be stuck on this forum. I think I'll set myself the job of finding out who


BTW Franco I bet have more techie certifications and qualifications than you:


BSc
MSc
Principal CLP
SCJP
Advanced SAS Programmer

[Francko]

Like it !!! LOL.
Spot the contractors ...

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You'd be amazed of how many permies cannot find the way on how they can sit a certification exam. I had many of them asking how for several times. I send them the link of prometric, still they couldn't find the way.... guess I will have to write the http request to be sent or otherwise that will be so difficult for many of them. Then, at their next interview they will say that they encountered so many troubles finding where they could sit the exam.

[partimer]

Like it !!! LOL.
Spot the contractors ...

Got my Prince certification whilst walking the dog this morning. Got my ITIL whilst on the underground coming here. Got my MCSE whilst waiting to come into the interview room. Got my .Net whilst drinking my cup of coffee and this handy crib sheet. What do you mean I'm not qualified ????

Seriously though, I was making the point that you should get your employer to pay. Why study in your own time ?

PS there are now books that reckon it should take 15 minutes, none of that dummies guide - too much reading.

[sasguru]

Is no one listening to me?

What's all this techie talk of SSADM, ITIL, blah blah. My aim is to leave IT altogether. I will be a scheming arse-licking politico in this job till I have climbed to a senior (non-IT) management position.

BTW Back to financials, Numpty. No money in pharma unless you're a contractor.

[Francko]

But you can learn SSADM in an hour from a book or website. There's nothing to it.

Oh yeah... and ITIL, we did the exam with this 30 pages booklet studying in the morning on the underground...

[voron]

Many years ago you needed SSADM to do any government gigs.

But you can learn SSADM in an hour from a book or website. There's nothing to it.

[Numptycorner]

Hey SASguru, you still in pharmas? Or back to financials?

[DimPrawn]

Find out what the deal on sickness is and get a friendly doctor to sign you off for 6 months with back trouble (on full pay of course) and then spend the time doing certifications and the like.

[partimer]

milk it

If I was you, I would use the permie role to enhance your "personal development" and "career progression". Spot the permie buzzwords.
Many years ago you needed SSADM to do any government gigs. Then it was Prince 2. Now it's ITIL. Get all that using the disguise of personal development. They are paying after all !!!

While you're at it get all the other courses that seem available to permies like the managements courses where they stick you in a hotel in the middle of nowhere, for a week. Enjoy. Let the contractors do the real work ...

[BlasterBates]

...well sorry to hear that sasguru, still good to see you painting a positive picture. Must have been an awful shock to have found out that you've become a "permie".