You resent that job security ever existed and wish to see it gone because you didn't have it. Pity that you never got to see a benefit.
Job Security never existed outside the minds of the deluded employees. Look for the contractor that has been though a few busts and still has a nice car and dresses well. We know more about busts that you. We have had to clean them up. We have job security because we know how to get and complete a job, even in lean times.
Speaking as a Canadian who has worked as a government contractor:
* Twice the pay of an employee.
* Basic health paid for by government.
* Get to write off all kinds of hardware and software.
* Work from home and on my schedule (mostly).
Here's the kicker: as an employee, they could have laid me off with 2 weeks notice; as a contractor, their standard contract gave 4 weeks notice.
Quoting you as non-ac just to give it more prominence. And yes, contractors are more likely to actually understand contracts as we deal with them more.
No, I am in the next batch of contractors hired to clean up the mess.:) I love it too. Fun to be the hero.:) Then I move on and leave the dull maintenance to the employees.
Permanency and economies of scale make for mighty convincing arguments. That, and contract workers are generally worse off than regular employees - with exceptions such as yourself - since they are used to dodge some law instead of provide the flexibility claimed to a worker.
Only contractors that are faux employees. I don't do that. It sucks. I am job based, and have a handful of clients that I juggle. If one gets to be a problem, no problem.
No, no...we consultants want you right where you are.:-) You are easy to replace when discussing your inability to work with the rest of your team with that attitude. We're good with that - keep it up.
What? Are you nuts? I don't want to replace him. I just want to fix the problems around him and move on. If I wanted that kind of job, I would have one.
No, I'm just pointing out that it only works well for a few people and that it doesn't compare well to more permanent employment.
You got that right! Although, not the way you intended. There is a reason people who leave the traditional job market for consultancy rarely go back. (I did twice because I hate sales, but I couldn't stay. I hated "regular job" more.)
You can buy "benefit packages." How long do you have to get extra payment to pay for it? Generally about $300 a month will cover most benefits at reasonable companies. Less for the crap some places are trying to pass off as insurance.
Totally accurate and insightful, and only moderated 1... I too have had both "permanent" jobs, and consulting, and right now I am doing consulting. And I am busy as hell. Oh, and I am 45, so no one is supposed to be giving me a job... The fact is that anyone can come up with reasons NOT to do something. I am doing something that not only suits me, but pays me well.
But would you say software works well if its inner workings are hidden from view and bundled with legal restrictions?
If it works well, than yes. It is a tool, not a religion. (At least to me, in this case) Freedom is important, but so is food. If you have no food, freedom is not that good a substitute.
There are many advantages of both the proprietary driver and noveau
nouveau
1. since its free software it can co-exist with other drivers, and lets x auto detect. your only option on live cds
2. feature complete 2d and 3d rendering
3. rock solid stable. Its actually more stable than the proprietary driver
nvidia
1. fast, perfomance comparable with other OSs
2. closed source, doesn't play well with other drivers. But lets face it, if your playing video games, them too are closed source, and if your on a proper normal installed system, you don't need other video drivers.
3. 100% feature complete, uses every last feature of the hardware as intented.
4. supports OpenCL and vector programming.
This is the first time I have ever seen a post like this that did not involve religion or name calling. Good Job! Hopefully this behaviour will spread...:)
We were speaking of an industrialised nation where your car is 8 years old max. When you have an engine for diesel it runs diesel, when you have an engine for E10 it runs E10 etc etc.
We save a little fuel but throw away an entire car every 8 years? Yeah, that is real green.
Based on eloquence like that, I can not imagine why you are not hired! As for me, it is not luck, but skill. Both in my profession, and in presenting myself to prospective employers or clients. And if you have been in this industry for more than 5 years and you do not have a deep Rolodex of colleagues, you are at the mercy of the four winds.
This should come as no surprise though. In these modern times of recession and people being made unemployed due to robots it really is a buyer's market and employers can pull as much "shit" as they like and still have a queue of people outside the door looking for jobs.
A queue of desperate people. The good people will never put up with this shit and get jobs through their own personal network that bypasses HR. Ask any manager who needs to fill a slot about the quality of people they get from HR. And I have not gotten a job through traditional means for about 20 years.
I do not know why companies still put up with this...
Sorry... All of my clients that are doing this do not have a news article. I think the market is just starting to go that way... Call them the canaries in the coal mine.
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You resent that job security ever existed and wish to see it gone because you didn't have it. Pity that you never got to see a benefit.
Job Security never existed outside the minds of the deluded employees. Look for the contractor that has been though a few busts and still has a nice car and dresses well. We know more about busts that you. We have had to clean them up. We have job security because we know how to get and complete a job, even in lean times.
Speaking as a Canadian who has worked as a government contractor:
* Twice the pay of an employee. * Basic health paid for by government. * Get to write off all kinds of hardware and software. * Work from home and on my schedule (mostly).
Here's the kicker: as an employee, they could have laid me off with 2 weeks notice; as a contractor, their standard contract gave 4 weeks notice.
Quoting you as non-ac just to give it more prominence. And yes, contractors are more likely to actually understand contracts as we deal with them more.
No, I am in the next batch of contractors hired to clean up the mess. :) I love it too. Fun to be the hero. :) Then I move on and leave the dull maintenance to the employees.
Permanency and economies of scale make for mighty convincing arguments. That, and contract workers are generally worse off than regular employees - with exceptions such as yourself - since they are used to dodge some law instead of provide the flexibility claimed to a worker.
Only contractors that are faux employees. I don't do that. It sucks. I am job based, and have a handful of clients that I juggle. If one gets to be a problem, no problem.
No, no...we consultants want you right where you are. :-) You are easy to replace when discussing your inability to work with the rest of your team with that attitude. We're good with that - keep it up.
What? Are you nuts? I don't want to replace him. I just want to fix the problems around him and move on. If I wanted that kind of job, I would have one.
No, I'm just pointing out that it only works well for a few people and that it doesn't compare well to more permanent employment.
You got that right! Although, not the way you intended. There is a reason people who leave the traditional job market for consultancy rarely go back. (I did twice because I hate sales, but I couldn't stay. I hated "regular job" more.)
Some are more permanent than others, though.
So you work in government?
Why would I want to repeat that myth?
I thought I was "Living the dream" but I guess I was living the myth. I have had several permanent jobs. Read that again, and you will figure it out.
You can buy "benefit packages." How long do you have to get extra payment to pay for it? Generally about $300 a month will cover most benefits at reasonable companies. Less for the crap some places are trying to pass off as insurance.
Totally accurate and insightful, and only moderated 1... I too have had both "permanent" jobs, and consulting, and right now I am doing consulting. And I am busy as hell. Oh, and I am 45, so no one is supposed to be giving me a job... The fact is that anyone can come up with reasons NOT to do something. I am doing something that not only suits me, but pays me well.
But would you say software works well if its inner workings are hidden from view and bundled with legal restrictions?
If it works well, than yes. It is a tool, not a religion. (At least to me, in this case) Freedom is important, but so is food. If you have no food, freedom is not that good a substitute.
There are many advantages of both the proprietary driver and noveau nouveau 1. since its free software it can co-exist with other drivers, and lets x auto detect. your only option on live cds 2. feature complete 2d and 3d rendering 3. rock solid stable. Its actually more stable than the proprietary driver nvidia 1. fast, perfomance comparable with other OSs 2. closed source, doesn't play well with other drivers. But lets face it, if your playing video games, them too are closed source, and if your on a proper normal installed system, you don't need other video drivers. 3. 100% feature complete, uses every last feature of the hardware as intented. 4. supports OpenCL and vector programming.
This is the first time I have ever seen a post like this that did not involve religion or name calling. Good Job! Hopefully this behaviour will spread... :)
Now people can stop bitching about how "free" a driver is and just concentrate on how well it works.
Or politician... Or manager... Or bartender... Or waiter... Or writer... Or helpdesk...
Actually, I can't think of anyone who CAN please everyone all the time. Even whores can't do it, and that is as simple as it gets.
We were speaking of an industrialised nation where your car is 8 years old max. When you have an engine for diesel it runs diesel, when you have an engine for E10 it runs E10 etc etc.
We save a little fuel but throw away an entire car every 8 years? Yeah, that is real green.
Well here we are today, no lead in the fuel and a small additive on the market for owners of vehicles which required leaded gas.
And a lot of cars that had issues when they ran no-lead and did not have hardened valve seats.
Actually, it would mostly benefit repair shops. Both in repairs and conversions.
Based on eloquence like that, I can not imagine why you are not hired! As for me, it is not luck, but skill. Both in my profession, and in presenting myself to prospective employers or clients. And if you have been in this industry for more than 5 years and you do not have a deep Rolodex of colleagues, you are at the mercy of the four winds.
Get ready to be modded troll for posting a completely correct but unpopular view.
We are going backwards, and they are going forwards... The rate does not change the end result, only the time to get there.
This should come as no surprise though. In these modern times of recession and people being made unemployed due to robots it really is a buyer's market and employers can pull as much "shit" as they like and still have a queue of people outside the door looking for jobs.
A queue of desperate people. The good people will never put up with this shit and get jobs through their own personal network that bypasses HR. Ask any manager who needs to fill a slot about the quality of people they get from HR. And I have not gotten a job through traditional means for about 20 years.
I do not know why companies still put up with this...
Sorry... All of my clients that are doing this do not have a news article. I think the market is just starting to go that way... Call them the canaries in the coal mine.
Yeah, but stopping it is like fighting the tide...
Except dell is migrating into an enterprise solutions business. Their consumer product business is somewhat secondary to their business software.
Good move since the major enterprise players are going bespoke and whitebox. http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/11/amazon-google-secret-servers/ Ooops...
Microsoft doesn't want Windows RT to be used in enterprise and there are plenty of clues as to why not.
I wouldn't think that getting people to not use it would be a problem... Or a goal, for that matter...