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So, I've not posted forever. I am about to embark on a new endeavour, and thought I should share it here. After five years working for the company that bought mine, and eight or something working with my current boss, I am leaving, to work for a local company instead. I vacillated for a while, but eventually I was told that my job was on the line because our website is slow ( in heated terms ) and that was the last straw for me. Why ? Because I predicted this issue a year ago and fought to be allowed to work on a solution and was not allowed to. Although things are better, they still have four employees working on four different things, support asking the same questions over and over and taking up developers time, constantly shifting targets and 'urgent' deadlines that are never physically possible to meet, and the allure of working from home wasn't doing it for me any more. And I really didn't feel that Dallas was worth the time away from home, any more.
So, in to the wide blue wonder, I go.
Christian Graus
Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista.
Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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Good to see you 'back in the fold' as it were. Keep us updated on how things work out. What type of technology will you be working with?
Yesterday marked my two-year anniversary at my current location, after almost 13 years at the previous one.... change can be stressful, but I have ZERO regrets about being here and told both my co-workers and boss that.
Tim
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Well, I went for five jobs. One said they were looking for someone cheaper. One was working with SQL Server and a custom back end web server they wrote to escape ASP.NET. I said no to that one. Another is using WebSQL, HTML and js to write an app that you download, and it gets cached and runs in your mobile browser. I am doing part time work for them. The other two, one was a start up, really cool guys, working with face recognition in WPF. I really liked the idea of that one. The other is a big consulting firm, working the full Microsoft stack, doing custom work, visiting clients to work on site as well as in the office. That seemed the better career choice, esp as I've put a lot of time in to my SQL skills of late, so that's the one I took.
Christian Graus
Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista.
Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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well, good to see you back and congrats 
I hope Donna and the kids are well
'g'
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Good luck to you Christian, I'm sure whatever endeavor you undertake will be a success.
BTW Welcome back!
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Christian Graus wrote: that bought mine
Have you got some freedom feelings now ?
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Christian Graus wrote: the allure of working from home wasn't doing it for me any more
CG, I for one will miss your revelations about Telstra's stellar (cough) customer service. 
/ravi
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Well, that's part of it, actually. My network is becoming worse and worse, and while they told me twice they were updating the tower ( and gave me dates ), now they tell me they have no plans to update it. I had to not just stay where I was, but hire an office, if I wanted to keep this job.
Christian Graus
Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista.
Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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Ugh. I hate that crap so much.
"STOP TELLING US TO BE PRUDENT! YOU'RE NOT A TEAM PLAYER!"
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*grin* is that a sig, or an example of what you hate ? I am looking forward to having developers for managers. When your manager does not equate what you do with black magic, it helps a lot. It means they know what is possible.
Christian Graus
Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista.
Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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Christian Graus wrote: I am looking forward to having developers for managers
Have that situation now - and we can debate solutions:
We settle on the better of the two, a mixture, or something else altogether. Since he's arrived, I.T.'s moral has improved immeasurably and appreciation by the rest of the company has also increased tremendously. Maybe it's because we get things done.
Possibly the secret is that he still writes code obsessively -
| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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Oh, we get things done. Just rarely do we get them done well, we're too busy trying to keep up with the deadlines.
Christian Graus
Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista.
Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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Heh. It could be a .sig, given the number of times I've fought that battle here in the last couple months. I'm apparently now "that obstructionist guy who just says no all the time."
If you don't expect the guy with 35 years under his belt as a programmer to disagree with the head of sales ($boss-1), you're doing something wrong.
The problem with this particular PHB is that he knows a smattering of (hold your breath) WebDNA, so he thinks he's a master technologist.
I swear if I hear one more question that starts with "Why don't you just..." I'm going to flip my shrimp.
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Cheers! And hopefully I'll soon be joining you there, i.e., I'm looking for a new gig too.
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein
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Good luck !!
Christian Graus
Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista.
Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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Christian Graus wrote: So, in to the wide blue wonder, I go.
Enjoy! Sounds like the right move.
Me? I'm learning how to play the lyre. Not the Greek lyre, but like the instrument on the left in the pic on this page[^].
Marc
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That's pretty cool, I got given a ukulele recently, that's the limit of how exotic I am.
Christian Graus
Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista.
Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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Don't want to compare my situation with yours but starting next August I think I am just going to take off for six months and see what may come of it. Maybe finish some ventures, who knows. Regardless of the way it turns out for me ... good luck for you. Sometimes small companies can be harder than larger ones.
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Thanks. I've started a company before, I am looking now to have more family time. However, school fees mean I do need to keep working full time 
Christian Graus
Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista.
Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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Christian Graus wrote: I was told that my job was on the line because our website is slow
Did you ask them to Google it?
Christian Graus wrote: ( in heated terms )
That sucks, you can't work for people who likes to blame someone, instead of finding / working on a solution.
Welcome back, and let's start the second round by changing your creepy profile picture. 
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Rutvik Dave wrote: Welcome back, and let's start the second round by changing your creepy profile picture
I had a cool one of FB, but it's currently a picture of giraffes.
Christian Graus
Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista.
Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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Christian Graus wrote: So, in to the wide blue wonder, I go.
Go man!
Veni, vidi, vici.
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Christian Graus wrote: the allure of working from home wasn't doing it for me any more
I can't work anywhere else now or for anyone else. 'I am a bad employee'
I know that whatever you do you will be successful, even with your love for OSX. 
A lot of programming is going mobile now so I have been working with JDeveloper.
Knock em dead Christian.
www.dirkstechblog.blogspot.com
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*grin* I barely use OSX nowadays.
Yeah, I'd like the chance to do more mobile stuff. I am doing some jquery mobile, that's about it right now.
Christian Graus
Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista.
Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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how you going with those blokes i keep sending your way?
you know - the ones who post programming questions on the lounge
Bryce
MCAD
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modified 7-Nov-13 16:40pm.
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