I know. I don't have the patience anymore. People make me mental.
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Good luck @mrk and definitely the way to look at things.
I found I used to love the doing, but as I've got older I much prefer the management of people and making them do the doing lol maybe I'm just a lazy **** now ha but i just enjoy it more.
I found I used to love the doing, but as I've got older I much prefer the management of people and making them do the doing lol maybe I'm just a lazy **** now ha but i just enjoy it more.
I was sent a linkedin message today about a desktop support engineer contract today... erm, nope. Thanks. I love when people don't pay any attention at all to the person.
Currently sat in an end to end demo of some shipping software the company I work for are looking to purchase. The company we're looking at is apparently a world leader, and nothing we want will be a problem, yet the cost is apparently 1.5m and will take 12 months to deliver. Then it's 500k a year as a saas model... yet it looks HORRIBLE! I get the shipping and logistics space is complicated, and our use case is extremely complicated (regulations on stuff like shipping human tissue etc is mad) but it's just such a horrible UI. It looks like it was designed 10yrs ago and just is like eye AIDS.
Why is it that when software becomes more complicated, it seems to always become ugly and clunky AF?
Why is it that when software becomes more complicated, it seems to always become ugly and clunky AF?
This place is a bit like that. I know a lot of people who have joined and found the exact thing. There might be info about things but no one knows where it is, but if you ask John, he'll know or ask Jane and she knows someone who will know. Really shows how important the onboarding process is and making sure that there is a good place to find information within a company based on your role.
Ah good luck man! I hate saying anything about anything, I always feel like I jinx it every time lol I have seen something I quite like but meh. Will see. So political, will see what happens.
Haha a good friend of mine told the hiring manager of this role I like all about me and is coaching me all the things she likes. I just need to get in front of her and try and do my thing!
You got this!
lol so this job pops up on my Linkedin to apply for. End of last year I interviewed for the chief product officer at Doodle, so I get that sort of thing come up on my recommended things. This job that comes up is another Chief Product Officer role, remote based, 400k salary... I'm like **** me...Easy Apply option as well? CLICK!
No, the easy apply on linkedin basically meant you then got sent the proper application. I got through 2 stages of this VERY impressive process and it goes BAM - You have 15 mins to answer 50 questions... and if you've ever answered/ taken an IQ / Mensa test you'll know the types of question that they were. Thing is they are wordy as **** and with 50 in 15 mins it gives you 18 seconds per question. Some of them I could knock out quickly as they are pattern and sequence based things and I like those and find them easy, but the super quick mental maths ones... jesus. I got 41 answered and my time ran out. It popped up and said "you failed, but you were very close, so close that you can have another try..."
You can't navigate away from that tab, close the window etc. You literally have to smash it in 15mins AND answer them all correctly. I've never had something so hard in a process before lol
I am going to crack it tomorrow and see if I can use some mental memory to whip through questions I can remember without reading them all to get through. God knows what the next test will be, but man... what a wake up that was! I'll let you know if I can finally get through all 50 tomorrow!
No, the easy apply on linkedin basically meant you then got sent the proper application. I got through 2 stages of this VERY impressive process and it goes BAM - You have 15 mins to answer 50 questions... and if you've ever answered/ taken an IQ / Mensa test you'll know the types of question that they were. Thing is they are wordy as **** and with 50 in 15 mins it gives you 18 seconds per question. Some of them I could knock out quickly as they are pattern and sequence based things and I like those and find them easy, but the super quick mental maths ones... jesus. I got 41 answered and my time ran out. It popped up and said "you failed, but you were very close, so close that you can have another try..."
You can't navigate away from that tab, close the window etc. You literally have to smash it in 15mins AND answer them all correctly. I've never had something so hard in a process before lol
I am going to crack it tomorrow and see if I can use some mental memory to whip through questions I can remember without reading them all to get through. God knows what the next test will be, but man... what a wake up that was! I'll let you know if I can finally get through all 50 tomorrow!
I think that's a decent effort to be honest! Wouldn't think that was bad at all seeing that online as an advert!
Ah wicked mate that's brilliant!!
Man what a week I've got on. So much to do, trying to juggle it all is going to be a mission.
Currently trying to take a load of notes and make them make sense to present and I've got papers all over my desk trying not to leave anything out.
Currently trying to take a load of notes and make them make sense to present and I've got papers all over my desk trying not to leave anything out.
I bet it was! It'll be even nicer when you're serving your notice and you know you're off to the next one soon!
I like to think that all these things are a combination of the efforts you have put in over your life/ work. A lot of people said I was lucky to get the job that brought me out here, but all the events that led up to that were me putting myself out there. I only had the experience to do it because I grabbed it, and took on more and more work I was interested in and grew. I went all the way to Basel for an interview, and then drove all the way there with nothing but a bag of clothes and computer with me in the back of my ****** little saxo all the way from the UK. So if it's luck, or the universes plan, sure, but I think you should also give yourself a pat on the back for being where you are
100% get you on that. It's all perspective as well. You could see it as a bad thing, or you could take the opportunity to make something of it you wouldn't have otherwise done. I think that's a lot to do with attitude in how you approach things too.
Either way. Buzzing about the new job for you! It's a great feeling.
I currently am on a contract as an Application Service Manager for, what started out as just an application they called Trams. Does all their shipping, so pretty big, but awful application. Then I took on ASM for Amberroad, an application that does denied party screening. Want to ship something to Bob? Screens the name and address and company, and tells you that Bob is on a known terrorist list. We don't ship to Bob. It's a super easy job, I could train a small child to do it. I only took it as I needed a contract at the time tbh haha
Since last week they've also asked me to take on ASM duties for an application for SciQuest and deputise for another one called BSR. On top of this I do some business analyst stuff on the project which is replacing Trams. None of it is a challenge and I much prefer working on products. I've been trying to get more involved in that side of the business where I am. They're doing a whole massive IT re-org at the moment, which I'd like to be a part of but it's really hard as a contractor to break into the FTE fold. Still, I try... Why full time not contractor? Rates are getting hammered, I'm getting older and I can't be arsed to jump around the world chasing contracts and Basel is a small pond. Nice benefits at Novartis where I am.
I still do fun things on the side. Built emotuit (https://emotuit.com), got some work trickling in there but not enough to live on. Built Cheezus (https://cheezus.co) which is awesome. Need to develop some new features for it soon, but user base growing (over 500 active now).
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That's me haha
Since last week they've also asked me to take on ASM duties for an application for SciQuest and deputise for another one called BSR. On top of this I do some business analyst stuff on the project which is replacing Trams. None of it is a challenge and I much prefer working on products. I've been trying to get more involved in that side of the business where I am. They're doing a whole massive IT re-org at the moment, which I'd like to be a part of but it's really hard as a contractor to break into the FTE fold. Still, I try... Why full time not contractor? Rates are getting hammered, I'm getting older and I can't be arsed to jump around the world chasing contracts and Basel is a small pond. Nice benefits at Novartis where I am.
I still do fun things on the side. Built emotuit (https://emotuit.com), got some work trickling in there but not enough to live on. Built Cheezus (https://cheezus.co) which is awesome. Need to develop some new features for it soon, but user base growing (over 500 active now).
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That's me haha
@mrbell1984 it's just machine learning models, so anyone can really do it. All about training the model, which we're still doing. Just about massive amount of images so machines can work out what is what.
That's exactly it to be honest. Not like I'm old (35 this year) but I have 3 kids, and want to enjoy my time. I've been contracting 11-12 years and money has been good, but no proper holiday in that time. I never took the time off, just earned more 
but now I'm like ugh. I need to readjust that. As contract rates out here are getting lower, I'm hoping as I've gained experience moving to a full time role won't be such a drop in salary as it would have been say 5 years ago! Now days I tend to value my time more than the money associated with it... to a point! 
but now I'm like ugh. I need to readjust that. As contract rates out here are getting lower, I'm hoping as I've gained experience moving to a full time role won't be such a drop in salary as it would have been say 5 years ago! Now days I tend to value my time more than the money associated with it... to a point!
Basically, but more complicated than that hahaHot dog or not?
That's wicked that they have done that. You see it so much where promises are not followed through, so great that they've done that. I know it was a ballache!
Haven't mentioned it on here, because I hate to jinx things lol but had interviews for an internal role over the last few weeks. Last one was yesterday. I should hopefully find out more Monday on final decisions. Mentioning it now as there is **** all I can change, I've done all my side and nothing more I can do. Will see what feedback I get. The role is Associate Director for Product Excellence where I am at Novartis in IT. I think the interviews went well, but no idea what the outcome will be. It's such a hard place to get your foot in the full time role door. I love working in the product management space, but a lot of all I have done has been outside my contract roles, so it would be really nice on the CV to have a good product role front and centre there.
I can at least relax now though, all process from my side is over. Did interviews, case study reviews etc. now relax.
I've had some feedback that I really impressed everyone. I just need to get a sign off from the CIO (hiring freeze, so need to get top sign off for strategic hires) and do a quick interview with an HR rep about values and behaviours and then then want to get an offer to me. Be nice to get something official through and not feedback by message, but still!
Good old corporate. I spoke to HR yesterday and they said they wanted to push forward with a recommendation to hire, but need to put a case forward to show they don't have the skillset internally to do the role, and then justification on this being an essential hire (due to hiring freeze). The HR guy was really sound and said that they know there isn't anyone internally who can do it, and it's an essential role but it's actually got to be signed off by about 4 of the C suite, inc. CIO/CEO and CFO, so a real pain and I just have to wait.
They said that if they can't get sign off on a full time position, they would opt for a contract if I'd take it, and look to internalize it after but didn't want to as they felt the impact wouldn't be as great.
Looks like it should be a go though, whether it's as a contract to start or perm role, that's to be decided! Now I just have to try and be patient. Fingers crossed it all works out anyway!