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Colin Angus Mackay4-Jun-06 18:15

4-Jun-06 18:15

For the first time ever I'm first to vote: I'll be here in five years.

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Re: First to vote

Michael Dunn4-Jun-06 19:07

Michael Dunn

4-Jun-06 19:07

Oh yeah, unless I win the lottery (which won't happen because I don't play the lottery) I'll still be here in 5 years.

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Re: First to vote

Colin Angus Mackay4-Jun-06 20:08

Colin Angus Mackay

4-Jun-06 20:08

Michael Dunn wrote:
unless I win the lottery ... I'll still be here in 5 years.

Slacker

If I win the lottery I'll definitely be here in 5 years (but as the head of a company)

Re: First to vote

NormDroid4-Jun-06 22:05

NormDroid

4-Jun-06 22:05

When I was younger I had the same thought, but now I have a family, I think I'll opt out and enjoy the money and time with my family.

Never send a human to do a machine's job Agent Smith

I have a different strategy

Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr.5-Jun-06 4:27

Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr.

5-Jun-06 4:27

One day the powerball will just waft across my path and slap me in the face. While removing it I will receive a papercut that damages my pretty face and while despairing in the loss I will trip and fall over an open pit breaking both of my legs. Then on further examination, while in the hospital, it is determined that the powerball ticket was not a winner. And then I will have to rely on the paltry sum I shall gather from the liabilty lawsuits against the lottery company for the paper cut and the construction company for the open pit. Neverminding the fact that I was trespassing and blindfolded.

"Until the day of his death, no man can be sure of his courage" -- Jean Anouilh

Re: I have a different strategy

Andy Brummer5-Jun-06 10:01

Andy Brummer

5-Jun-06 10:01

Sounds more likely then winning the lottery.

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only to find a laughably ridiculous theory with demented logic once the book arrives - Mark McCutcheon

Re: First to vote

PJ Arends4-Jun-06 21:17

PJ Arends

4-Jun-06 21:17

Colin Angus Mackay wrote:
For the first time ever I'm first to vote

Congrats Colin Smile | :)

I am not in the IT industry, and I doubt I will be in five years either. I enjoy coding as a hobby but there is no way I would want to do it professionally. Nothing kills the fun more then deadlines and clients breathing down your neck when things don't go exactly as they should. I enjoy my life stress free the way it is now Smile | :)

You may be right
I may be crazy
-- Billy Joel --

Within you lies the power for good, use it!!!

Re: First to vote

Jun Du5-Jun-06 5:32

Jun Du

5-Jun-06 5:32

PJ Arends wrote:
Nothing kills the fun more then deadlines and clients breathing down your neck when things don't go exactly as they should.

It is more than that; they often kill the quality as well.

- It's easier to make than to correct a mistake.

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Option	Votes	%
I'll be here in 5 years	1,121	74.53
I'm not sure	215	14.30
I'll no longer be in IT in 5 years	98	6.52
I'm not in IT at the moment	70	4.65
Total	1,504	100%

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