money for geeks

**ashsimmonds** · #1 03-19-2006, 08:12 PM

been thinking about my j.o.b. lately (and how i still haven't been fired yet

), thought i'd check the online places to gauge things...

I.T. jobs listed in the last 30 days on seek.com.au

darwin - 10
canberra - 987
hobart - 15
adelaide - 250
perth - 729
brisbane - 1696
melbourne - 3444
sydney - 6606
NZ - 2404

i think a whole buncha nerd jobs are going to exit sadelaide in the coming months too...

waz356 · #2 03-19-2006, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by ashsimmonds

been thinking about my j.o.b. lately (and how i still haven't been fired yet

), thought i'd check the online places to gauge things...

I.T. jobs listed in the last 30 days on seek.com.au

darwin - 10
canberra - 987
hobart - 15
adelaide - 250
perth - 729
brisbane - 1696
melbourne - 3444
sydney - 6606
NZ - 2404

i think a whole buncha nerd jobs are going to exit sadelaide in the coming months too...

well mine will probably be one of them. now that the election is over the govt. can safely announce that we have lost the remainder of the contract to another interstate company and that there will be job losses without recrimination. there is going to be a glut in the market here for sure.

**ashsimmonds** · #3 03-19-2006, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by waz356

well mine will probably be one of them. now that the election is over the govt. can safely announce that we have lost the remainder of the contract to another interstate company and that there will be job losses without recrimination. there is going to be a glut in the market here for sure.

heh that's sorta what i was alluding to.

jeez, on paper guys like me are obviously dime-a-dozen... looked at an NZ job i could do easy as pie:
###############
Web Dev project experience
Be well organised & work independently
PHP
MySQL
Apache
ASP
SQL
Flash
VBA
Experience with Microsoft IIS and ISA
Graphic skills , e.g. Fireworks or Photoshop
###############

then saw this: Starting Salary up to $NZ40K .... is that per quarter?

couldn't be bothered looking through the 2 million other jobs, saw a couple in sydney CBD for $70k, can you even survive there on that? suffice to say i don't want to be werking for someone for the rest of my life....

**wax** · #4 03-19-2006, 08:32 PM

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suffice to say i don't want to be werking for someone for the rest of my life....

What would happen if you were your own boss?

waz356 · #5 03-19-2006, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by ashsimmonds

heh that's sorta what i was alluding to.

suffice to say i don't want to be werking for someone for the rest of my life....

i kinda figured that. thanks for the support!!!

me neither. looking for options at the moment. there is no future in being someone elses ooompa loompa...

**moretti** · #6 03-19-2006, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by ashsimmonds

then saw this: Starting Salary up to $NZ40K .... is that per quarter?

that would be the expenses bill right ??

waz356 · #7 03-19-2006, 08:43 PM

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that would be the expenses bill right ??

no, that's the bill to fix the oil leak!!!

**ashsimmonds** · #8 03-19-2006, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by wax

What would happen if you were your own boss?

i'd give me a raise and a company car (lamborghini), then fire me for embezzling and wasting time on fchat and sit in the gutter with a sign saying i need money for liver-failure research.

waz356 · #9 03-19-2006, 08:44 PM

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i'd give me a raise and a company car (lamborghini), then fire me for embezzling and wasting time on fchat and sit in the gutter with a sign saying i need money for liver-failure research.

i was going to make a sign here at Ever Diminishing Services - willing to change passwords for food!

**moretti** · #10 03-19-2006, 09:03 PM

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i was going to make a sign here at Ever Diminishing Services - willing to change passwords for food!

I remember seeing a cartoon in an English newspaper once that had a sign around a guys neck with "V12 Ferrari to support" on it

oh well, made me laugh anyway

**RMV** · #11 03-19-2006, 09:04 PM

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**ashsimmonds** · #12 03-19-2006, 09:07 PM

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I remember seeing a cartoon in an English newspaper once that had a sign around a guys neck with "V12 Ferrari to support" on it

in the beyondthequarter video there's a shot of a guy in times square laying in front of his 360 with a sign "need money for 15k service" or something

waz356 · #13 03-19-2006, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by moretti

I remember seeing a cartoon in an English newspaper once that had a sign around a guys neck with "V12 Ferrari to support" on it

oh well, made me laugh anyway

there was a cartoon doing the rounds here a little while ago of an EDS board meeting. i think the chairman was saying something along the lines of - "our employees are our best asset - lets sell them!!!"

Admiral Thrawn · #14 03-19-2006, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ashsimmonds

jeez, on paper guys like me are obviously dime-a-dozen

Hence all the outsourcing to India and China.

waz356 · #15 03-19-2006, 11:24 PM

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Hence all the outsourcing to India and China.

very, very touchy subject in this building at the moment. part of the original SA Govt. contract was that all the SAG network must be supported within south australia. the current labour govt. doesnt care who/what/where/service levels etc. the new SA Govt. contract has been decided purely on $$$.

**goober** · #16 03-20-2006, 12:17 AM

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very, very touchy subject in this building at the moment. part of the original SA Govt. contract was that all the SAG network must be supported within south australia. the current labour govt. doesnt care who/what/where/service levels etc. the new SA Govt. contract has been decided purely on $$$.

dont blame me, i didnt vote labor

Admiral Thrawn · #17 03-20-2006, 12:39 AM

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dont blame me, i didnt vote labor

me neither

**ashsimmonds** · #18 03-20-2006, 03:19 AM

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Originally Posted by goober

dont blame me, i didnt vote labor

stormy summers or recreational fisherman?

**goober** · #19 03-20-2006, 04:00 AM

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Originally Posted by ashsimmonds

stormy summers or recreational fisherman?

AMGU australien mental giant union............................................. .................................................. ..........................................

but i want at the next election to go for legislative council representing the SFR party, so then we can drive on any given sunday without fear or repercussion (jB does that anyway)

**stephens** · #20 03-20-2006, 04:08 AM

What a difference 6 months makes in the IT world. Last June when we were looking for staff, the quality of the applicants was sh1t and they wanted a fortune. Now the quality of the applicants is a quantum greater and they are prepared to accept less money than 18months ago. I don't know exactly what happened, but I'm loving it. We had one engineer for four years. Would only do the bare minimum, always taking sickies, wouldn't do paid training out of hours to enhance his skills etc. Warned him for years, he foolishly thought he would get a job easily if we fired him because of his years of experience. 4 months later he's still unemployed, as is the comms engineer we let go before Christmas. The replacement staff are much more intelligent, better skilled and cheaper.