Green Grass Posted December 11, 2018 Share #1 Posted December 11, 2018 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted December 11, 2018 Share #2 Posted December 11, 2018 I've been trying to search for retirements, but people keep calling me and offering more money. I've changed employers twice in the last 12 months and picked up 25% in raises. Suddenly my antiquated skills are in hot demand. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Randomguy Posted December 11, 2018 Popular Post Share #3 Posted December 11, 2018 It progresses, I am looking to hear back on something soon. 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BuffJim Posted December 11, 2018 Popular Post Share #4 Posted December 11, 2018 26 minutes ago, Randomguy said: It progresses, I am looking to hear back on something soon. White House Chief of Staff gig? 2 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted December 11, 2018 Share #5 Posted December 11, 2018 8 minutes ago, BuffJim said: White House Chief of Staff gig? I would do it if I could be sure of a book deal afterward. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted December 11, 2018 Share #6 Posted December 11, 2018 4 minutes ago, Randomguy said: I would do it if I could be sure of a book deal afterward. That's pretty much guaranteed. And you can charge people a crap-ton of money to listen to you ramble on about nothing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted December 11, 2018 Share #7 Posted December 11, 2018 8 minutes ago, bikeman564™ said: That's pretty much guaranteed. And you can charge people a crap-ton of money to listen to you ramble on about nothing. Yet we get that for free?!!! #winning! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted December 11, 2018 Share #8 Posted December 11, 2018 Will start looking soon. There is a transition program for troubled youth. It might be fun to see if they would hire me to teach biking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Grass Posted December 11, 2018 Author Share #9 Posted December 11, 2018 11 minutes ago, Dirtyhip said: transition program well transitioning is all the rage these days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted December 11, 2018 Share #10 Posted December 11, 2018 2 hours ago, JerrySTL said: I've been trying to search for retirements, but people keep calling me and offering more money. I've changed employers twice in the last 12 months and picked up 25% in raises. Suddenly my antiquated skills are in hot demand. Who knew BASIC would become popular again?? 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted December 11, 2018 Share #11 Posted December 11, 2018 44 minutes ago, 2Far said: Who knew BASIC would become popular again?? APL is where it’s at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted December 11, 2018 Share #12 Posted December 11, 2018 Brush up on your Cobol. Y3k is coming. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted December 11, 2018 Share #13 Posted December 11, 2018 3 hours ago, Dirtyhip said: Will start looking soon. There is a transition program for troubled youth. It might be fun to see if they would hire me to teach biking. And I was going to say - troubled yes, youth.... maybe not. Then you added that last sentence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Grass Posted December 11, 2018 Author Share #14 Posted December 11, 2018 8 hours ago, Randomguy said: It progresses, I am looking to hear back on something soon. You seem like you could be a salesman. Not the used car type...something professional. Ever consider sales? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted December 11, 2018 Share #15 Posted December 11, 2018 11 minutes ago, Goat Geddah said: Ever consider sales? No, I am cake decorator, and always will be! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Grass Posted December 11, 2018 Author Share #16 Posted December 11, 2018 2 minutes ago, Randomguy said: No, I am cake decorator, and always will be! Is that along the lines of a salad tosser? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted December 11, 2018 Share #17 Posted December 11, 2018 Just now, maddmaxx said: Brush up on your Cobol. Y3k is coming. I think there is a C glitch coming up in 2038 if he can;t wait that long. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted December 11, 2018 Share #18 Posted December 11, 2018 6 minutes ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: I think there is a C glitch coming up in 2038 if he can;t wait that long. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem "representing time in many digital systems as the number of seconds passed since 1 January 1970 and storing it as a signed 32-bit binary integer." Who does that? We just picked up a new client - good sized manufacturer of parts for Honda USA. We're moving their application base to a cloud offering and then helping them maintain the code. 75% of it is Cobol. We really don't see that anymore. We also don't have a lot of Cobol talent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted December 11, 2018 Share #19 Posted December 11, 2018 I used to love watching the Y2K workers flying home every weekend from Orlando. Generally the were dressed in suits, women included, traveled in groups of 3 or more and were perky nebishes. We would all ride the bus from the Hertz lot into the airport where they would dutifully line up at the skycap station (pre 911) and think themselves pretty smart to avoid the lines at the ticket counter. I would smile politely at them as I got off the bus in my Friday Hawaiian shirt and cargo jeans and then I would hand my bag to a sky cap that just materialized from behind a pillar so he could wisk me away to a hidden terminal. I had one programmer ask me how I did that once and I replied that I got off the bus every friday at about the same time with my ticket folder in the pocket of my shirt along with 3 $1 bills peeking out and that I knew most of the skycaps at that station by name. It pays for your program to be well planned. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted December 11, 2018 Share #20 Posted December 11, 2018 I briefly considered a change but then called off the interview because I was busy at my current job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted December 12, 2018 Share #21 Posted December 12, 2018 I show up at my job, and somehow the work searches me out. I applied for a job, nobody said anything about work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted December 12, 2018 Share #22 Posted December 12, 2018 Hiring manager told me I’m the front runner. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrAzY Posted December 12, 2018 Share #23 Posted December 12, 2018 Horrible.. I keep getting told I don't have the right look for being a crossdressing pole dancer.. something about hot chick/dudes don't have beards.. I'm call BS.. I think it's because I'm hotter then the other "chicks" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted December 12, 2018 Share #24 Posted December 12, 2018 37 minutes ago, KrAzY said: Horrible.. I keep getting told I don't have the right look for being a crossdressing pole dancer.. something about hot chick/dudes don't have beards.. I'm call BS.. I think it's because I'm hotter then the other "chicks" There’s a discrimination lawsuit in there somewhere. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Karen_Cooper_Incident Posted December 12, 2018 Share #25 Posted December 12, 2018 I'm good with my current job. It's not nearly as stressful as the last job but I can tell this line of work is taking years off my life. Oh well, die you and die stupid I guess. The first of the year, I'm visiting the local community college. I plan on enrolling in some math classes. Couch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BuffJim Posted December 12, 2018 Popular Post Share #26 Posted December 12, 2018 Hiring Manager said I’m getting the offer. ? 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted December 12, 2018 Share #27 Posted December 12, 2018 My job search is trying to find ways to convince them to leave me where I am for another 6+year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted December 12, 2018 Share #28 Posted December 12, 2018 2 hours ago, BuffJim said: Hiring Manager said I’m getting the offer. ? Congrats - you'll love living in Indy. All the cool peeps live in Carmel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted December 12, 2018 Share #29 Posted December 12, 2018 1 hour ago, Kzoo said: Congrats - you'll love living in Indy. All the cool peeps live in Carmel. I met the President yesterday. He knows I’m not relocating. He said I should plan to do the quarterly meeting I will run in person. Plus there are about 25 locations throughout the world I’ll be visiting. My next two trips are Mississippi and Montréal. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted December 13, 2018 Share #30 Posted December 13, 2018 My job assignment was jus extended for another bunch of months in 2019. At least I can enjoy Christmas and New Year's celebrations. We are really busy with a major project. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted December 13, 2018 Share #31 Posted December 13, 2018 On 12/11/2018 at 11:33 AM, maddmaxx said: Brush up on your Cobol. Y3k is coming. Y3K isn't really an issue with COBOL. The year fields should already be 4 characters. Y10K could be a problem. But not for any of us. I guess that's true for Y3K or even Y2.2K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Grass Posted December 13, 2018 Author Share #32 Posted December 13, 2018 11 hours ago, BuffJim said: Hiring Manager said I’m getting the offer. ? Congratulations, Jim. Big raise, I hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted December 13, 2018 Share #33 Posted December 13, 2018 8 hours ago, JerrySTL said: Y3K isn't really an issue with COBOL. The year fields should already be 4 characters. Y10K could be a problem. But not for any of us. I guess that's true for Y3K or even Y2.2K. One can never panic too early. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted December 13, 2018 Share #34 Posted December 13, 2018 5 hours ago, Goat Geddah said: Congratulations, Jim. Big raise, I hope. Not going to be a big raise. Making the move as a change of scenery and ability to learn some new stuff and focus more on what I’m interested in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted December 13, 2018 Share #35 Posted December 13, 2018 17 hours ago, BuffJim said: I met the President yesterday. He knows I’m not relocating. He said I should plan to do the quarterly meeting I will run in person. Plus there are about 25 locations throughout the world I’ll be visiting. My next two trips are Mississippi and Montréal. My nephew lives in Buffalo and is graduating this weekend. Can he have your old job? Does it matter if he's not qualified? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted December 13, 2018 Share #36 Posted December 13, 2018 I have been in this gig for 3 years. My field is not know for longevity. Prob about time to start looking. I would love to land a stay at home gig. But if nothing else an offer from a perspective employer will help to negotiate some more monies from my current employer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted December 13, 2018 Share #37 Posted December 13, 2018 3 hours ago, Kirby said: My nephew lives in Buffalo and is graduating this weekend. Can he have your old job? Does it matter if he's not qualified? You need to be good at posting on forums and playing words with friends. The other stuff you can fake. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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