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  1. passingtime

    Am I screwed? Career crisis...at 24.

     He works in New York which is an "at-will" state so he can quit or they can get rid of him at any point without justification. I suspect that the way it played out is that he said he was going to Canada at which point they accepted as his "intent to resign" and it was all over. So he...
  3. passingtime

    dress code and culture at work

     Ok - I will correct you. :) Delivery and consistency rate far higher than good alone which will probably get you fired. You are confusing what is required of an intern with what you perceive as being key attributes of a lawyer which is many years in the future at best. At this point...
  4. passingtime

    dress code and culture at work

     This is absolutely correct. It's all about messaging and projecting an image that matches people's preconceptions. If there isn't a match people are uncomfortable and that leads to doubts and hostility. At this point in your career you want to be seen as low maintenance and approachable so...
  5. passingtime

    Carrying Diabetes Supplies

    There is a meter by Abbott, Optimum Xceed in the UK or Precision Xtra in the US, that is small and has foil wrapped strips rather than a canister. It's the one that does blood ketones as well. Since the strips are flat and the meter is slim I carry that when I don't want to carry the usual kit.
  6. passingtime

    Idiots in job interviews

     Smart is hugely over-rated. Unless the job actually calls for you to be smart, and most don't, then it is more of a liability than a benefit. The trick is not to appear high maintenance and banging on about your degree isn't the way to do it. Until you reach PHD level a degree basically...
  7. passingtime

    Idiots in job interviews

     I would add try and make it look like you want to work there: * Know what the company does * Have some idea about what the position entails (although a good question is how the vacancy came to exist) * Have to decency to at least pretend that you are gagging to work here. Generally I would...
  8. passingtime

    Feeling stuck...(IT work)

     Ok - I see why you want to change. That is really a dead end unless you can get them to train you to do mainframe programming (on the plus side cobol is pretty easy).
  9. passingtime

    Feeling stuck...(IT work)

    If your mainframe skills are at all transferable I would become a contractor, it's a nice little niche and that can be very lucrative. I made a career out going for small niches and it's done me very well over the years.
  10. passingtime

    How tough is the CISA exam?

    If the CISA is only getting a 50% success rate there are some stunningly terrible candidates out there. The problem with these sort of certifications is that there is no filter process, anyone can plunk down the cash and have a go, and from the results it looks like that is the case. In the case...
  11. passingtime

    Publishing a first novel

     Getting published is a huge amount of work. You have to chase down publishers, continually re-edit, try and find an agent who will return your calls,... If you don't want to do this, and really it doesn't sound like you do nor would I, then consider electronic publishing which you can do...
  12. passingtime

    How tough is the CISA exam?

    Certainly in no way as difficult as the Bar exam, and from what I have seen not as difficult as the CPA. Although I did the CISM several years ago so maybe they beefed it up in the interval. If you have experience in information security and understand compliance it's easy. The whole security...
  13. passingtime

    Starting Your Own Business - Inspiration/Turning Or Breaking Point

    Personally I do it for the excitement, and the money it has made me over the years is good as well. The first business I set up went spectacularly bankrupt and I was completely wiped out for a few years but it taught me an awful lot of lessons that helped me subsequently. The biggest lesson was...
  14. passingtime

    Official Software Engineer Discussion / Networking Thread

    I was developer back in the dark ages and freelance programmer for years so this probably works better for a freelancer than an employee... - Make sure you have a niche skill, most coders never do this and just get commoditised. - Get involved in open source; it's easy to contribute, it gets...
  15. passingtime

    1 in 2 new graduates are jobless or underemployed

     I work in IT and hire tech writers from time to time so all I can say is this approach would work with me and I have seen others do it. Pick a field like IT where the bar is low and find an open source project to practise on, since IT people hate doing documentation there is seldom going to...
  16. passingtime

    1 in 2 new graduates are jobless or underemployed

     Raw CS grads tend not to have a specialty and just be cannon fodder (this is a broader problem with US undergrad degrees but that is a separate rant). If they want to avoid unemployment then, to Teger's point, they need to take a more active role in their education and pick an area that is...
  17. passingtime

    Job Offer Etiquette

    So your current employer is wondering how long you are going to stick around or if you are going to do this again. The company you rejected is angry because it got so far before you turned them down. You friend is hung out to dry - yes their HR dept will hold a grudge because they aren't sure if...
  18. passingtime

    Starting an investment business

    Have you factored in fees and slippage? Those can kill you if you are only trading low volumes initially.
  19. passingtime

    Starting an investment business

    What sort of return does it give over the last five years? Things like changes between high and low volatility, tranding/non-trending, and a heap of other conditions can render a winning algorithm into a serious loser. Watching some of the Collective2 algorithms fall under a bus was...
  20. passingtime

    Netflix

     Getting something I would want to watch on streaming would be a good start if they want me back. If you are betting on streaming you need a workable catalogue.
  21. passingtime

    How far would you consider commuting (daily) to advance your career?

    It depends how you commute. My commute is about an hour but that's on an almost empty train so I have no problems with it. I wouldn't consider driving an hour each way though or being on a packed train.
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