While I was gone, work had to make some decisions about what direction to pursue our data needs. I made my recommendation but of course come back to find we've taken the most conservative, manual, one-size-fits-"all" solution. Must be that time of the year where I look for a job with worse quality of life but that actually takes data and IT seriously.

[–] Dave 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Just got back from a month in Europe. It’s cold here yo.

Just yesterday I was talking with one of my kids about how in Canada (at least the centre where my sister worked for a while) the preschool kids are allowed to play outside only when the temperature is warmer than -20 C. It's not too bad here :)

Must be that time of the year where I look for a job with worse quality of life but that actually takes data and IT seriously.

Have you considered high pay, short hours, not caring about everything imploding because the people who make decisions don't understand them, just let the implosion happen?

[–] flashmedallion 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Have you considered high pay, short hours, not caring about everything imploding because the people who make decisions don't understand them, just let the implosion happen?

As long as my ability to do my job doesn't get sledgehammered by the implosion, where do I sign up?

[–] Dave 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean, your job probably will get sledgehammered. Just look for employers that always seem to be hiring.

[–] flashmedallion 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Ain't that the truth. Or the ones that have been advertising for 3 months straight.

But I'm not sure I'm built for the contractor/project hopping lifestyle. Maybe I need to change my attitude about that stuff. I'm very precious about building good foundations and that sort of thing

[–] Dave 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I live in Wellington and jump from project to project. I've only been doing it a couple of years, but you regularly end up working with people you know because all the projects are just recycling the same staff. Networking and relationships are surprisingly important. I didn't start until we were in a place we could live on one income, though (my wife has a permanent job).

[–] flashmedallion 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe something to look into when my wifes position stabilises. I'm in Tauranga though so the critical mass here for IT employment may not be sufficient.

[–] Dave 2 points 1 year ago

Maybe not. Wellington has an endless supply of government contracts (well, not right now since we are coming up to an election, but normally).

[–] luthis 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Compared to the 40° and wild fires, I imagine it probably does feel quite cold here.

Ah yes, workplaces are like that. We are supposed to be migrating to ServiceNow which I have started calling ServiceEventually because it's taking that long.

[–] flashmedallion 2 points 1 year ago

Reminds me of an internal project I saw named Project Horizon, presumably named for the fact that despite the years spent moving towards it, it never seemed to get any closer.