On Mon, 16 Dec 2013 11:35:37 +0000
Eric wrote:
On 2013-12-15, Recliner wrote:
On Sat, 14 Dec 2013 16:45:35 GMT, wrote:
So has Spultar now turned into Neil (perhaps your real name)?
Somebody uses that email address when posting to uk.transport. I don't
actually read the group so I have no idea whether it's the same person
or not. Anyone who uses different addresses for different purposes is
likely to accidentally use the wrong one from time to time.
I mix and match id's and sometimes I use the wrong one. Its hardly for
secrecy, its simply to prevent bots amalgamating all my posts into one lump
for someone to pore over one day.
"contract programmer" (or the similar but different "independent IT
consultant") is not a career goal, it's a way of getting quite a good
income doing work that, at worst, you are quite comfortable with and,
at best, find very enjoyable. The downsides are a bit of uncertainty
and the really horrible management types you sometimes have to deal with
(but only sometimes).
That pretty much sums it up. You can't really ask for much more careerwise
that doing a job you quite like, being paid hansomly for it and not having
to worry too much about day to day company politics.
It's strange how those who have career goals (and/or ambition) often
fail to understand, and look down on, those who don't. Sorry, all they
are is different from you, it's allowed.
The ambitious types generally don't give a monkeys what industry they're in,
all they care about is being top dog to satisfy their own egos. Which means
they're exactly the wrong sort of person to be in charge.
--
Spud