Re: degree requirement / employment / careers

[Don <dr2@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Debbie,

I'm also in the same boat you are, but I can kinda see the point being
made.  We've been up to our butts the last 2 years in legacy conversions
getting folks ready for Y2K, many of whom bought some really crappy stuff
from a fly by nighter type and frankly several of our folks are realizing
that now they're about 2-3 years behind state of the art.  So, yeah, I can
see where they're asking me for clients that are on the newer technologies
and NOT on the OLD S/36-looking RPG stuff of long ago...:)

Don in DC

On Mon, 3 Jul 2000, Gallagher, Debbie (CA - Toronto) wrote:

> 
> This is an interesting comment, that leaving for an opportunity is better
> than leaving a bad situation. I work as a consultant, so generally spend 3
> to 6 months on any one project. Although I do have repeat clients, I also
> work in a wide variety of companies (mostly in the same industry, though),
> and I am astounded at how different they all are. 
> 
> At one client, the staff are so-o-o-o friendly and helpful "Debbie, we're
> planning the Christmas party, which days will you be here?". And yet, some
> others are cold "Don't talk to her, she's costing us bucks" and difficult
> "My boss hired you, I don't really want you here". There are also some truly
> horrible jobs out there, and escaping from one can save your sanity.
> 
> Debbie Gallagher
> dgallagher@deloitte.ca
> 
> --------------------------
> Original Message
> --------------------------
> snip <   "I guess that it really comes down to the reason a person went to
> another
> company.  It is much more preferable to go to another company for an
> opportunity to do something new that to leave a company to get out of a bad
> situation."  > end snip
> 
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