Testers have always been in great demand and low availability, the same happens in the US. However, on average, testers are usually paid less than an equivalent developer or system administrator. I remember seeing some statistics on that, but I just do not remember where from the top of my head and I might be dated.
The bottom line is that what you're seeing on tester shortage and MCSE sprouting like bunnies seems to be the case in other parts of the world.
Makes sense...
I got off Verizon DSL last year after numerous outages. I was asking for a line/SS7 tech to fix the line and verify it and the service rep (in India) was asking me turn off and on the modem, in which I got transferred to a service center (in Taiwan through a very bad VoIP line) to schedule a tech that never came.
The day I turned off from service into cable, the sales rep was begging me to stay, offering me tier 3 support to fix the problem and free usage for a month.
Turned it off, never looked back, could not be happier (although do not talk and download at the same time on Cable though).
I never said that Cuba should become a democracy, they can be as socialist and communist as they want to be. Keep in mind that Cuba used to be a rightist dictatorship before Castro. That was not a good government policy either. The part that the US wants for Cuba is simple:
1. Don't keep the same guy forever. Hey, they can rotate a communist for another every so often. Would make the US happy.
2. Allow people to disagree with the government without being thrown in jail or being harassed.
3. Have more than one party, even having two parties like the US would make the US happy. They do not have to own the majority, just a couple of seats in the parliament would keep the US happy.
Cuba can keep the same form of government and be as socialist as they want. But that would not happen, until a couple of generations pass by. In the meantime, the US will be the major supply of cash-only chickens to Cuba for the time being.
Let's talk about the US.
You must not be an American (is the "you, you thing") and I respect your point of view, just keep in mind that:
1. US will build the freedom tower, just to stick it.
2. US will continue to defend its interest by force, in the case of Iraq is oil, we like our gas guzzling SUV's, democracy is just secondary, as long as we have more oil rich friendly countries or cheap goods. (Afghanistan was basically for target practice). All this at the expense on the economy.
I do not know, if I were you, I would be concerned of angered countries with nukes.
I heard the news on the radio, I also tuned in to Radio Habana and heard the same. For those who are waiting for changes, nothing will change, Raul and the rest of Fidel's cronies will continue with the "revolution". It would take more than a generation to see any meaningful changes in Cuba.
I'll presume that you mean taxation as responsibility because Puertoricans have been served (and drafted for WWI, WWII, Korea and Vietnam) in the US armed forces. The reason why they keep voting down is because they do not want to be forced to speak in English. But rest assured, Congress does not want PR to become a state either. It's a marriage of convenience.
Money... really... When the average reported unemployment rate is 12%, they're not going to rattle the cage over a few pills if they do not have a solid case. Keep in mind that PR is an important pharma powerhouse, not including being one of the biggest rum producers in the world. Lot of money involved.
Read about COINTERPRO, Cerro Maravilla and about the Ponce Massacre. It has been more than just US subsidies. (which started in the 30's with the PRERA and PRA)...
I lived in Puerto Rico and dengue fever and its hemorrhagic variety are a constant danger every summer. I have many good friends and relatives that have died because of it. Although I'm usually leery about genetics manipulation in animals, but if this does succeed it would be a big win for those who live in the tropics at the mercy of this disease.
I've done Field and I'm now in Sales Engineering. I'm not sure sometimes if you're appreciated, I sometimes think that the developers, testers and systems engineers have something against you. You also have to deal with a lot of information silos. When things go wrong, your customers are the first one to tell you about their dissatisfaction.
I'm not also sure about the hours. I've been stuck writing proposals responses until the wee hours of the night, or having to attend a customer meeting very early in the morning to accommodate for time zone differentials.
But... the food is good and with the right staff on sales, it can be a lot of fun, specially when you're overseas.
Telcordia does shut off the lights at night and they go in a random cycle through the night, in this way not only saves in energy, but at least provide some visibility for those that work at night. Telcordia's offices have sensors. There has also been a movement to turn off unnecessary servers. Also, air conditioning is turned off during the weekends in the summer.
Do not get discouraged, you'll get employed if you know java and data bases technologies and data warehouses. The problem is overall lack of knowledge of fundamental software design and methodology, and computer hardware architecture. Those are things like: data structures, basic IPC programming, algorithm analysis, Functional Algebra for databases, all that boring stuff. This is what separates the real computer scientist than those who merely memorize to obtain a certificate of sorts. If you know your stuff, you know your stuff. If you have a good grip on the fundamentals, you'll be ok.
Please, do not feel that you're wasting your time, but just be aware that your education is not done, you'll have more stuff to learn as you go along, and as long as you are having fun, you'll not mind.
Perhaps HH's in the UK read CV's and trash them accordingly. Here in the US, HH take resumes and pass them through a pattern matching program for offers. Those candidates with the right keywords they get firebombed with offers. If you have Java on you resume, you'll get firebombed with offers. Colleges just want to fill the positions and that's what they do, sadly, matching their curriculum to what they see in DICE or Monster, which is mostly filled with HH looking for a commission.
I do not know what it is with us geeks and mainframes. When the 3B15 from UPR got decommissioned after I graduated, we all got an email in our jobs from the head of the computer department, telling us that. He closed it stating that it was "the end of an era". In a way, he was right, all the 3B's were replaced with Linux and Solaris systems. But, I know deep down, for all of us that worked during those times it was a poignant email to received.
Well, there are people that are having sex with inanimate dolls (real dolls plug here), It would not be far fetched that someone would be amenable to the idea and even build a business out of having sex with robots. There are more advantages than using the regular purveyors. It's more sanitary, there are more control on the looks of the service provider and you only have to perform maintenance every so often.
I think that "love" is too much of a word for it. Infatuated or having "a crush" would be more appropriate. It's going to be something carnal and not with meaning. It would take a long time for us humans to develop enough intelligence in robots for us to have a "meaningful relationship" with them.
I do not know, when I used to work as a net control as a Civil Defense Volunteer in Puerto Rico in hurricanes, I spent a lot of time drinking bad coffee in front of the radio and not a lot of cute anything to save.
I worked in B'ham for a while and 'bama is a very nice place indeed. My gut reaction is that they're looking to stretch the dollar using the XO's. That's a fine goal as anything, as long as they can use it to educate the children.
Cheers!
Luis
Number 10! Of course, now it redirects to Telcordia. I knew that Bellcore was of the first ones, but never imagined to be number 10. I could've imagine Bell Labs and AT&T to register earlier.
Oh well, those were the days...
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(I was about to say Mac Donalds employee, but I remember that an Mc Donalds Owner Proprietor earns about 150K per year).
If things continue like this... Monopoly money will have more value than the Greenback :).
The bottom line is that what you're seeing on tester shortage and MCSE sprouting like bunnies seems to be the case in other parts of the world.
Makes sense... I got off Verizon DSL last year after numerous outages. I was asking for a line/SS7 tech to fix the line and verify it and the service rep (in India) was asking me turn off and on the modem, in which I got transferred to a service center (in Taiwan through a very bad VoIP line) to schedule a tech that never came. The day I turned off from service into cable, the sales rep was begging me to stay, offering me tier 3 support to fix the problem and free usage for a month. Turned it off, never looked back, could not be happier (although do not talk and download at the same time on Cable though).
Actually, there is in Cuba a pretty strong open source movement.
1. Don't keep the same guy forever. Hey, they can rotate a communist for another every so often. Would make the US happy.
2. Allow people to disagree with the government without being thrown in jail or being harassed.
3. Have more than one party, even having two parties like the US would make the US happy. They do not have to own the majority, just a couple of seats in the parliament would keep the US happy.
Cuba can keep the same form of government and be as socialist as they want. But that would not happen, until a couple of generations pass by. In the meantime, the US will be the major supply of cash-only chickens to Cuba for the time being.
Let's talk about the US.
You must not be an American (is the "you, you thing") and I respect your point of view, just keep in mind that:
1. US will build the freedom tower, just to stick it.
2. US will continue to defend its interest by force, in the case of Iraq is oil, we like our gas guzzling SUV's, democracy is just secondary, as long as we have more oil rich friendly countries or cheap goods. (Afghanistan was basically for target practice). All this at the expense on the economy.
I do not know, if I were you, I would be concerned of angered countries with nukes.
I heard the news on the radio, I also tuned in to Radio Habana and heard the same. For those who are waiting for changes, nothing will change, Raul and the rest of Fidel's cronies will continue with the "revolution". It would take more than a generation to see any meaningful changes in Cuba.
I'll presume that you mean taxation as responsibility because Puertoricans have been served (and drafted for WWI, WWII, Korea and Vietnam) in the US armed forces. The reason why they keep voting down is because they do not want to be forced to speak in English. But rest assured, Congress does not want PR to become a state either. It's a marriage of convenience.
Money... really... When the average reported unemployment rate is 12%, they're not going to rattle the cage over a few pills if they do not have a solid case. Keep in mind that PR is an important pharma powerhouse, not including being one of the biggest rum producers in the world. Lot of money involved.
Read about COINTERPRO, Cerro Maravilla and about the Ponce Massacre. It has been more than just US subsidies. (which started in the 30's with the PRERA and PRA)...
Danger... Danger... Lotho Brandybuck
I lived in Puerto Rico and dengue fever and its hemorrhagic variety are a constant danger every summer. I have many good friends and relatives that have died because of it. Although I'm usually leery about genetics manipulation in animals, but if this does succeed it would be a big win for those who live in the tropics at the mercy of this disease.
I'm not also sure about the hours. I've been stuck writing proposals responses until the wee hours of the night, or having to attend a customer meeting very early in the morning to accommodate for time zone differentials.
But... the food is good and with the right staff on sales, it can be a lot of fun, specially when you're overseas.
Telcordia does shut off the lights at night and they go in a random cycle through the night, in this way not only saves in energy, but at least provide some visibility for those that work at night. Telcordia's offices have sensors. There has also been a movement to turn off unnecessary servers. Also, air conditioning is turned off during the weekends in the summer.
Pong... back in camp, a while ago. So I'm old... (yes, I also played Adventure on a mainframe).
Please, do not feel that you're wasting your time, but just be aware that your education is not done, you'll have more stuff to learn as you go along, and as long as you are having fun, you'll not mind.
Perhaps HH's in the UK read CV's and trash them accordingly. Here in the US, HH take resumes and pass them through a pattern matching program for offers. Those candidates with the right keywords they get firebombed with offers. If you have Java on you resume, you'll get firebombed with offers. Colleges just want to fill the positions and that's what they do, sadly, matching their curriculum to what they see in DICE or Monster, which is mostly filled with HH looking for a commission.
I guess that there is no way to win.
Full disclosure: I'm just a computer engineer...
Well, at least we did not have to use multiplexer to attach dumb terminals... :)
I do not know what it is with us geeks and mainframes. When the 3B15 from UPR got decommissioned after I graduated, we all got an email in our jobs from the head of the computer department, telling us that. He closed it stating that it was "the end of an era". In a way, he was right, all the 3B's were replaced with Linux and Solaris systems. But, I know deep down, for all of us that worked during those times it was a poignant email to received.
Well, there are people that are having sex with inanimate dolls (real dolls plug here), It would not be far fetched that someone would be amenable to the idea and even build a business out of having sex with robots. There are more advantages than using the regular purveyors. It's more sanitary, there are more control on the looks of the service provider and you only have to perform maintenance every so often.
I think that "love" is too much of a word for it. Infatuated or having "a crush" would be more appropriate. It's going to be something carnal and not with meaning. It would take a long time for us humans to develop enough intelligence in robots for us to have a "meaningful relationship" with them.
Oh well, you can always dream ;).
Luis - n2zxe
I worked in B'ham for a while and 'bama is a very nice place indeed. My gut reaction is that they're looking to stretch the dollar using the XO's. That's a fine goal as anything, as long as they can use it to educate the children. Cheers! Luis
Number 10! Of course, now it redirects to Telcordia. I knew that Bellcore was of the first ones, but never imagined to be number 10. I could've imagine Bell Labs and AT&T to register earlier. Oh well, those were the days...