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There is a bigger world out there than the one you are describing which actually seems like a dead end. Your qualifications are crucial. I would think about that.
Peter Wasser
"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell
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maybe, see age-peers with experience, qualifications and even newly minted certificates struggling in the job market in more than a few industries.
sounds like you're doing alright though.
me, self employed when the mood takes me: qualifications only open the door, theres whole other level to go through after that - not hard if you find the right person (and that's never HR, never any external employment consultant, nor even 'top tier' head hunters - those are all equally totally useless.)
Sin tack
the any key okay
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Taking time out to do those things you mentioned is something I'm sure you'll never regret.
I worked on a contract basis for years. Actually I was an independent solution provider providing specialist hardware and custom software. It was easier to say I was a contractor. My last position before retiring was for 7 years in a company making sophisticated ultrasonic equipment. I was actually paid contract rates but went in to work every day. I really got to enjoy this routine and the people and felt I should have done it earlier. Grafting for work (I only used agencies a couple of times) really isn't fun.
If I were you I'd stick to the plan and get a permanent posting. It has it's benefits although recruitment processes and human resources bs can be trying.
Good luck.
Peter Wasser
"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell
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I was a contractor years ago (like you, it's an easier word than trying to explain everything I did), went permie when the market dipped and stayed in the "rut" for several years. I'm not complaining - the pension pot looks good and the redundancy pay was worth it, and to be honest I really enjoyed the work.
Went contracting again after the redundancy - exploiting skills that had gone out of date at least a decade before (and I'm not even referring to VB6! ). Thing was the client company sought me out ... literally "please come and do this project for us" - it often is a case of not so much "who you know ..." but "who knows you ... and what you can do for them".
I have no doubt I can do the work with my eyes closed but it's true that recruitment processes are a PITA. Luckily I'm not going through an agency so I don't have to wade through a made-up process to justify their commission!
*Fixing smile on face in readiness*
Thanks for the luck
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Installed update 15.1 a little while ago and now VS is buggered and there does not appear to be a repair option. Hopefully, I am incorrect and I can repair and get back to work.
Restarted one more time and it appears to works fine. Sorry to have bothered you.
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R. Giskard Reventlov wrote:
Okidoki.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Just curious... .what does "buggered" mean?
If it's not broken, fix it until it is.
Everything makes sense in someone's mind.
Ya can't fix stupid.
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Literally or colloquially?
The former pertains to a sex act, the latter just means does not work, inoperative, has become useless, completely f***ed.
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Just curious... .what does "f***ed" mean?
(Literally and colloquially)
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It is Latin for the word 'elephant!' (Slang, so not found in any dictionaries.)
Sudden Sun Death Syndrome (SSDS) is a very real concern which we should be raising awareness of. 156 billion suns die every year before they're just 1 billion years old.
While the military are doing their part, it simply isn't enough to make the amount of nukes needed to save those poor stars. - TWI2T3D (Reddit)
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f**k-up, Slang.
to bungle or botch; ruin.
to act stupidly or carelessly; cause trouble; mess up.
Dictionary.com
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R. Giskard Reventlov wrote: The former pertains to a sex act, the latter just means does not work, inoperative, has become useless, completely f***ed. |
Both of those sound like a sex act to me.
Just sayin.
I'm retired. There's a nap for that...
- Harvey
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Apparently a skunk made it into the building this morning and there is an odd smell in the air. The air con has been on high for a while to help clear it out. It's not awful but I'm not in the office at ground zero - that was on the other side of the building. Phew!
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Perhaps you should shower/bathe more often. Or brush your teeth.
#SupportHeForShe
Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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He said ground zero but maybe he meant down under.
... such stuff as dreams are made on
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Well, maybe he has a gas problem...
#SupportHeForShe
Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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I bathe once a week whether I need to or not...
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Bluddy politicians!
Can't they just stay in their houses of stink, and not "campaign" around, making the rest of us suffer?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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2 hours for the 1st mention of politicians? We're slipping here folks!
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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I know!
How can the word "skunk" be used without everyone automatically thinking of politicians?
Disgustipated, I yam!
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
modified 10-Apr-17 16:41pm.
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jeron1 wrote: We're slipping sleeping here folks! FTFY
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Skunk is one of the odours that doesn't really bother me.
Dead deer on the side of the road... that gets to me.
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I have been trying out Edge after most major updates since Windows 10 came out and always ended up hating it and going back to Chrome, but I think that has changed after this Creator's Update.
Chrome seems to me like it has been getting slower and slower. Scrolling performance leaves a lot to be desired these days, and the latest update has tabs regularly freezing up for 5 seconds at a time on all my computers (1 mac laptop and 2 PCs). The one thing I really like about Edge is that it certainly feels a lot more responsive and the scrolling is buttery smooth.
The only thing I'm kind of on the fence about is Edge's font rendering. Chrome has much smoother looking fonts, whereas Edge gives text a bit more contrast but it seems to come at the expense of smoothness. I don't think that will continue to be an issue after upgrading to a high DPI ultrawide in the near future, but it's a bit of an issue on my plebian 96 DPI monitor at the moment (although I do like the 30" of glorious real-estate).
I removed my Chrome taskbar shortcuts and completely made the switch a few days ago and I gotta say I think I enjoy Edge more overall now. Anyone else try to make the transition after Creator's Update? What were your thoughts?
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