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Totally agree.
I generally find the bigger the company, the narrower the scope of your job.
IMHO the more hats you get to wear, the more job satisfaction you have.
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The company I work for now is actually about three times as big as my previous company.
We're still talking small though. I went from about 10 people at my previous job to 30 people at my new job.
The biggest difference is the number of programmers. 3 at my old job, 30 (ok, more like 27) at my new job
And the techniques used. My previous employer was all about Microsoft and WinForms and didn't want to know about anything else beyond Microsoft.
My new employer is mostly web using Java, .NET, Delphi, Oracle, SQL Server, and basically anything the customer requests
And I want to share two actual quotes made by both employers.
Old employer: "We want to specialize, meaning that you, as a C# programmer, can focus entirely on C# while our database experts can worry about the database and the functional aspect."
New employer: "We specialize in being all-round."
I'll have to elaborate on the quote by my old employer. Somehow database and functional (meaning writing requirements, specs and being team lead) always went together for them and when you knew one you were assumed to know the other. A ridiculous stance which made me decide to leave
My blog[ ^]
public class SanderRossel : Lazy<Person>
{
public void DoWork()
{
throw new NotSupportedException();
}
}
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Sander Rossel wrote: up to 15 minutes to take up to 4 seconds
Chuck Norris would be proud of you!
Marc
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That's cool, but more importantly, is my boss proud of me? He pays my bills, not Chuck Norris
Nevermind... Chuck Norris just called, he wants me in Expandables 4!
My blog[ ^]
public class SanderRossel : Lazy<Person>
{
public void DoWork()
{
throw new NotSupportedException();
}
}
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Sounds like a typical afternoon here at CodeProject central. Always something 'interesting' to keep the hamsters at bay and supercharge their wheels.
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I can imagine 11,225,333 members of which 62,380 are online right now are giving you headaches from time to time
Some of them even give me a headache!
My blog[ ^]
public class SanderRossel : Lazy<Person>
{
public void DoWork()
{
throw new NotSupportedException();
}
}
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So the bosses daughter came in to do girl scout cookie thing out the back of the building. She left her 2 kids (a boy and a girl) in her office with a phone. They were doing a game or something on it.
So anyway, I"m walking to the bathroom and pass by her office. I hear a muffled squeel so I look over and the two kids are quietly locked in combat over this phone kicking each others a%&. They got hair and hands in the face, and it's just all around a pretty good fight.
They notice me looking and then there's that moment where they both just freeze with a confused look on their face and wait for me to say or do something. I just grinned and walked away.
I'm not sure who's got the phone now.
Elephant elephant elephant, sunshine sunshine sunshine
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Rule #1... You do not talk about fight club!
My blog[ ^]
public class SanderRossel : Lazy<Person>
{
public void DoWork()
{
throw new NotSupportedException();
}
}
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I visited the Openluchtmuseum last year. When I walked out of the restroom, which opens to the stairs, there were two kids about to slide down the handrail. They gave me a deer-in-the-headlights look, which I enjoyed for a couple of seconds.
Then I said "well go on then, do it".
They were visibly confused. But it didn't take them long to recover, and they slid down the handrail.
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I had the same experience, except I and a fellow solider was in a military uniform, walking past a bar. Two guy where fighting, stopped when they saw us for about 5 seconds, realized that we wasn't going to do anything, then carried on fighting.
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Just seeing the reaction, and then the decision to resume is worth while.
Elephant elephant elephant, sunshine sunshine sunshine
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It looked like they were ready to make an excuse that they weren't really fighting, with large eyes, almost letting go with each others shirts.
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Just pausing long enough to make sure you weren't MPs about to ruin their leave?
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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They looked a little over the hill to worry about that
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You should have gave them some pointers and tips on how to kick ass, loctrice style.
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They were being quiet, and I didn't want to draw attention. They were obviously trying to not get caught, and someone would have eventually wandered in if I were to start coaching.
Elephant elephant elephant, sunshine sunshine sunshine
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loctrice wrote: I'm not sure who's got the phone now.
Just call your boss' phone and congratulate the winner.
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Wait, the boss's daughter is a girl scout with two kids?
I think some laws have been broken.
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Bosses daughter is a big to do in the girl scouts. I'm not sure what all her roles are, but I know she does like a warehouse distribution to the moms for the cookies in the area.
Elephant elephant elephant, sunshine sunshine sunshine
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I mix soy sauce with Tapatio hot sauce, 40/60 ratio, respectively and then dip Cheez-its into it. Every now and then, I throw a few shakes of the Worcestershire sauce in for change.
My wife thinks I'm crazy for eating this, but then again, she new I was bat sh*t crazy, a long time ago.
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Nothing.
I prefer a plate. Food slides off walls far too easily.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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OriginalGriff wrote: Nothing.
I prefer a plate. Food slides off walls far too easily.
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OriginalGriff wrote: Food slides off walls far too easily.
You obviously don't have a young toddler. A 1 year old can stick things to walls you would never think would stick.
Brent
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You're right. I should have said: "Food I am willing to eat slides off walls far too easily."
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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