Boss Bitch
Simon
– December 18, 2007 02:38PM
For all your work woes.
porruka
(Admin)
– May 15, 2010 01:46PM
Bruce, I was some of everything at a company that provided technology to "media and entertainment". Mostly capex stuff to this point (and it showed when the downturn hit).
Skills wise, my most recent tasks ranged from getting the company website revamped to writing a significant amount of the marketing materials for NAB, to being a backstop to our Operations operation, to managing vendor contracts, and more.
Basically, exec management with a twist.
John, yikes! That is ugly.
El Jeffe
– May 15, 2010 02:57PM
What a journey.
I hear you. Sorry man. You know, the forum really needs you to put in more posts over the coming month, J-Will. :)
Bruce Robertson
– May 15, 2010 03:24PM
Just don't tell anybody you're a Filemaker developer. Not everybody's experience I guess but no end to opportunity.
porruka
(Admin)
– May 15, 2010 04:05PM
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Bruce Robertson
Just don't tell anybody you're a Filemaker developer. Not everybody's experience I guess but no end to opportunity.
I guess it's a good thing I'm not (yet). My DB experience is MySQL...
Tony Leggett
(Moderator)
– May 15, 2010 04:33PM
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John Willoughby
I've been putting in 50 to 60 hour work weeks for months, trying to get a game ready to ship. Last week I was sick and on antibiotics and only put in 8 hour days through Wednesday. Thursday, my team leader came by my cube and told me that "we" would really have to knuckle down and put in more effort. In trying to inspire me, he managed to both show that my previous effort was utterly unnoticed and unappreciated and that 60 hours a week with reduced benefits, no raise, no overtime, and no bonus was not enough of a contribution. FML.
Did you tell him that, JW?
(perhaps more tactfully but I think you should)
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/15/2010 04:37PM by Tony Leggett.
John Willoughby
– May 15, 2010 05:09PM
Homo Sapiens Sedentarius
I basically told him that I've already "gone to eleven," and that there weren't any more notches that I could kick it up to. I didn't really have the high moral ground, because I have been stuck on two significant bugs (written by other people) for a week and had no progress to report. Other than the ruin of my personal life, of course.
tomierna
(Admin)
– May 15, 2010 07:08PM
Hideously Unnatural
i have some contacts in harmonix if you want me to poke around for you
Cloudscout
– May 15, 2010 09:54PM
˙pɹɐoqʎǝʞ ʎɯ ɥʇıʍ ƃuoɹʍ ƃuıɥʇǝɯos sı ǝɹǝɥʇ ʞuıɥʇ ı ?ɹǝʇndɯoɔ ʎɯ ɥʇıʍ ǝɯ dlǝɥ ǝuoǝɯos uɐɔ
I know it's a crappy situation to be stuck in, P, but from what I've been hearing, the IT job market has actually been improving significantly over the last 18 months or so.
I had an interesting phone call with my boss on Friday. He thanked me for all of my hard work here in India and told me that I literally saved his job. He said that he would have been sacked last week if it wasn't for me.
porruka
(Admin)
– May 16, 2010 08:19AM
Thanks for the commiseration folks. Since I don't currently have anything lined up that isn't unpaid self-employment, leads are appreciated. The hunt starts in earnest on Monday.
Mokers
(Moderator)
– May 16, 2010 08:38AM
Formerly Remy Martin
I can say similar to Cloudscout. The IT services sector has been doing pretty well, at least in the Bay Area. If you have some time, you can try signing up for E-Lance. Their might be some stuff on there you can do in the interim while you search for local stuff.
El Jeffe
– May 16, 2010 08:58AM
What a journey.
Sorry Porruka.
Tomorrow the big hammer falls at work. It won't be pretty.
John Willoughby
– May 16, 2010 11:34AM
Homo Sapiens Sedentarius
Living in the Shadow of the Hammer.
porruka
(Admin)
– May 16, 2010 12:39PM
It's BunG Hammertime!
YDD
– May 17, 2010 04:53AM
If it's hammer time, you could come in wearing
Mjolnir Cyborg suits, complete with weaponry...
John Willoughby
– May 17, 2010 06:57AM
Homo Sapiens Sedentarius
Mmmmm.... Norse Bungie puns....
El Jeffe
– May 17, 2010 12:25PM
What a journey.
so little hammer today it was spooky.
and they practically called for the overthrow of the current gubmint.
El Jeffe
– May 19, 2010 11:39AM
What a journey.
Ok. I'm cornfused. Not many people walking out the door since Monday. Either a very stealthy firing plan, or our site has really been spared the large part of the cuts.
gift horse.
John Willoughby
– May 19, 2010 11:57AM
Homo Sapiens Sedentarius
Or, Friday afternoon, the entire installation will be blown up.
El Jeffe
– May 19, 2010 12:17PM
What a journey.
I'll keep an eye out for red staplers.
stan adams
– May 19, 2010 12:52PM
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John Willoughby
Or, Friday afternoon, the entire installation will be blown up.
Should we look for DHS to up the threat level?
(and if by installation you mean pink slips for all, my heart goes out to you and the others. On the bright side I am getting lots more requests from recruiters that have stuff. Good Luck!)
