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It's a company called ATMA.io
sneak peek time...
My Subbytech business
Very impressive. I might be mistaken here, but i thought you generally just resold third party cables for charging iphones etc based on previous posts.
I've obviously missed something. What else do you do to get the award as i'd have thought that's a very exciting space.
(Apologies if that seems dismissive of things. I don't think i've worded it very well!)
Earphones, Power Banks, Apple MFi cables, CliX charging cables, content creator starter kits, these are the main products. They are our own products, we don't resell any 3rd party items. We licence apple MFi chips, for use in our MFi USB C to iPhone lightning 2m cables. That's about as close as we get to any 3rd party. My brand is growing well in N.Ireland and that's how we got the award, good growth here. Looking to grow now in mainland UK too next year as well as getting new products like wireless chargers and wireless power banks
Ah good stuff. I had clearly underestimated it previously then. Thanks for explaining
On a separate note - Do you do any small compact power banks?
I've been looking at something like this to stick in my rucksack for long runs to charge my phone/headtorch in case it dies
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anker-Powe...24&sprefix=anker+compact+power,aps,149&sr=8-3
On a separate note - Do you do any small compact power banks?
I've been looking at something like this to stick in my rucksack for long runs to charge my phone/headtorch in case it dies
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anker-Powe...24&sprefix=anker+compact+power,aps,149&sr=8-3
Ah good stuff. I had clearly underestimated it previously then. Thanks for explaining
On a separate note - Do you do any small compact power banks?
I've been looking at something like this to stick in my rucksack for long runs to charge my phone/headtorch in case it dies
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anker-PowerCore-Ultra-Compact-Fast-Charging-Technology/dp/B019GJLER8/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2B1KI9SXY1739&keywords=anker+compact+power+bank&qid=1637143424&sprefix=anker+compact+power,aps,149&sr=8-3
Completely sold out of the 10,000mAh power banks. Only have the 20,000 mAh ones left. The 20k are not compact though. Getting new 10k power banks with wireless charging, early next year but no 10k ones are available at this moment in time. Sorry chap. You'd not go wrong with Anker anyway. My goal is to be the "Anker of the UK and Ireland"
Gotta aim big 
a peek at the new ones due...
Just noticed a typo in your post mate, looks like you hit Shift-2 rather than key just below it...
I think i'm going to be offered a low pay increase to be "more supportive of the company" i.e. company mobile and out of hours IT support.
I'm going to refuse as I value my personal time more than they do. But question is, what's the fallout if this is suddenly a requirement of the role? Does it mean the role has changed enough to warrant redundancy?
I'm going to refuse as I value my personal time more than they do. But question is, what's the fallout if this is suddenly a requirement of the role? Does it mean the role has changed enough to warrant redundancy?
Presumably it would boil down to a change in terms of employment, which with enough given notice they can amend I believe and you have the option of signing the new terms / continuing (which is the same as acceptance) or refusing to and essentially giving your notice. If it's not something you want to be a part of then definitely make your feelings known early on in a diplomatic way. Do you have colleagues in the same role that would be receptive to it, or share your view?
Anyone else notice with new starters increasingly the younger ones are like sponges when it comes to the training material, and can repeat back procedure, etc. verbatim better even than most people who've been doing the job years but utterly fall flat when it comes to putting it into practise. Obviously there is almost always a gap between theory and practise with inexperience but this is far more to the extremes than I'm used to dealing with.
In years gone by typically people would struggle a bit to digest all the training material but with a few pointers most would be standing on their own feet in a reasonable amount of time.
Bit frustrating as doing an appraisal post them watching the videos, etc. you think great they seem to have picked up on most stuff and can readily respond with the correct procedure for a given situation, etc. but then it turns out they have no idea how to use the information in an actual practical situation.
Won't lie I struggle to take in theory, not much sticks until I've seen it in a real practical scenario, and can take a bit longer than average probably to get up to speed with new concepts, etc. but given a bit of time I'm fully capable of working it out for myself.
In years gone by typically people would struggle a bit to digest all the training material but with a few pointers most would be standing on their own feet in a reasonable amount of time.
Bit frustrating as doing an appraisal post them watching the videos, etc. you think great they seem to have picked up on most stuff and can readily respond with the correct procedure for a given situation, etc. but then it turns out they have no idea how to use the information in an actual practical situation.
Won't lie I struggle to take in theory, not much sticks until I've seen it in a real practical scenario, and can take a bit longer than average probably to get up to speed with new concepts, etc. but given a bit of time I'm fully capable of working it out for myself.
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It always amazes me how people younger than me (32) can take in so much. I've got 5 younger people working under me, most of them recent graduates, and 2 or 3 of them understand virtually everything you tell them and can ilnk concepts straight away. I'm not struggling to learn new things, but their brains are definitely more efficient than mine.
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Interesting comments really... Last week I was frustrated realising something that seems to the contrary. Every graduate I've worked with since I myself started this job, has been bright and keen but lacking in the less obvious base skills I would expect.
My field is tech/software/testing etc, so for people who are e.g. Computer Science graduates I find they don't have the "native" computer skills like using a terminal or command prompt. Stuff that I had to figure out for myself when I was young and tinkering with PCs.
After this discussion I am wondering if it's a classroom vs hands-on divide. Usually I work with them through a couple of tasks and give them handy tips. They seem to get it but I often need to go back and repeat the explanation or explain further.
My field is tech/software/testing etc, so for people who are e.g. Computer Science graduates I find they don't have the "native" computer skills like using a terminal or command prompt. Stuff that I had to figure out for myself when I was young and tinkering with PCs.
After this discussion I am wondering if it's a classroom vs hands-on divide. Usually I work with them through a couple of tasks and give them handy tips. They seem to get it but I often need to go back and repeat the explanation or explain further.
Well looks like my ~3 years in my current role will be coming to an end, the supplier I ultimately work for won the recent tender with the end client but failed to mention that it was because of promised rate cuts.
Transpires that it will filter down to me and probably not be worth me continuing in my current role so will need to look for work elsewhere.
Just what I need a few weeks before Christmas
Transpires that it will filter down to me and probably not be worth me continuing in my current role so will need to look for work elsewhere.
Just what I need a few weeks before Christmas
I realized this about Pilots initially, most aren't enthusiasts its just a job. Then realized it applies to most other Jobs and Careers also.
In my experience only a minority of people working in IT will be enthusiasts/Hobbyists, to most its just a job. Computer Science graduates mainly will be interest languages not scripting or hardware. Occasionally you'll get a Company or Dept where this isn't true but mostly it is. You'll often find most programmers don't know that much about hardware or have any interest in it. They'll only know what their course covered.
I don't think much has changed. Youngsters will be coming from a learning environment so are naturally adept/tuned to absorbing theory whilst also not being tuned to practical application of that theory because they have no need to. They need to answer exam questions expecting an answer in a certain format, not applying concepts to 'off-piste' troubleshooting. I don't remember a time when youngsters were better at this practical element than they are today - they've always been inexperienced and needed time except for a few who pick it up quicker - maybe you've just been lucky in the past.
I guess what I have noticed as I've aged is that despite one of my strengths typically being very good at adapting to new systems and software, I've now had a couple of times where I've struggled to fully get my head round something new until I hit a 'eureka' moment where it clicks into place. This is different from my youth (let's say up to late-20s) where I would learn everything the same way, just naturally pick it up incrementally quite quickly with no 'big bang' realisations. I guess the flipside to this is as you age you get better at dealing with a lack of knowledge, i.e. being able to tread water / BS / talk around / engage appropriate support on things you don't fully understand until such time as the penny drops. Young people tend to be more like the rabbit in the headlights who 'panic' when faced with something they don't understand.
As for working in IT I would say the biggest thing graduates seem to lack isn't technical skills but rather SDLC understanding. So for example they may be very competent in language X, they can write code to produce a required output. What they can't deal with so well, is things like figuring out what data they need to prove their code, understanding the relative importance of different environment stacks, planning and reporting on the status of their work, understanding the interelationships between different elements of a system (e.g. thinking about the potential implications of a change in one area impacting on something else) etc. My guess is they tend to learn concepts in isolation like standalone tasks, rather than as part of a big cohesive ecosystem.