At this point, I think my work experience compensated for my lack of an CS/IS degree.
Do you have industry certifications?
Danger's my birthright.
Buffy ,'The Killer In Me'
Natter 36: But We Digress...
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - Jul 01, 2005 8:29:46 am PDT #6335 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
tommyrot - Jul 01, 2005 8:32:43 am PDT #6336 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Do you have industry certifications?
Fuck, no.
Yes, I realize those would help. For some reason I tend to be lazy when it comes to planning my career path.
Maybe I can talk my bosses into sending me to SQL Server class, and then I can get certified afterwards.
Connie Neil - Jul 01, 2005 8:32:56 am PDT #6337 of 10001
brillig
That sound you heard? My jaw crashing into the floor.
In Barbara and George's defense, they haven't taken to Hillary the way they've taken to Bill.
sarameg - Jul 01, 2005 8:33:31 am PDT #6338 of 10001
Huh. And I just got my raise, effective tomorrow.
Of course, it may only be good for 2 weeks!
Excuse me while I go depress myself for being rather overpaid given my experience and fear I'll not be able to find something starting in this bracket anytime soon.
shrift - Jul 01, 2005 8:43:49 am PDT #6339 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
So, like, what kind of raises are folks in the IT industry getting?
I got a long-overdue 3% cost-of-living raise. Last year.
Volans - Jul 01, 2005 8:45:27 am PDT #6340 of 10001
move out and draw fire
It's a strange, strange day when I find myself missing George the Elder.
No doubt. And when I say, "FUCK! Sandra Day O'Connor's retiring!"
As an IT professional in DC last year, I got 6%. Which is about what I'd gotten the previous 3 years also. That's for softer stuff - writing JSPs and doing some interface design, with a smattering of project management. Of course, I work for a Big Evil Defense Contractor, and business has been good in that sector, this administration.
Sean K - Jul 01, 2005 8:56:17 am PDT #6341 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
They're swearing in Antonio Villaraigosa today. As he was starting his speech by acknowledging the names in the audience, like former mayor Hahn, he spoke Vice President Al Gore's name and the audience erupted in cheer.
Then he spoke Governer Schwarzenegger's name and the crowd booed, to which Villaraigosa responded -- "Angelinos.... Angelinos.... There will be civility here today...."
Wow.
bon bon - Jul 01, 2005 8:56:19 am PDT #6342 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Sean K - Jul 01, 2005 8:57:07 am PDT #6343 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Did you mean to post that in Movies, bon?
Volans - Jul 01, 2005 8:59:48 am PDT #6344 of 10001
move out and draw fire
So, pursuant to Sean's story about the swearing-in...why are the coasts more liberal than the heartland? Do liberals move to coastal areas? Is it the influx of immigrants? The constant awareness due to ports that there's more than just us in the world? Chemical pollution in the ocean? Heterogenous cities (I kinda covered that already)?
Are coasts in other countries more liberal than inland areas?