[DUG] 7 Job Positions Open

[Todd Martin]

Hi Jeremy

That is unfortunately the trouble with working in NZ. Non-technical 
management running technical companies. It is not just in the IT industry. 
It sucks.

Todd.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeremy Coulter" <vss at vss.co.nz>
To: "'NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List'" <delphi at ns3.123.co.nz>
Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 11:22 AM
Subject: RE: [DUG] 7 Job Positions Open


> AMEN !!!  Yip, my work is now on its 3rd IT manager. Only ONE I repeat ONE
> has had any IT background. One was an Accountant who's eyes glazed over 
> when
> I talked about anything technical, and our current one, was overheard 
> saying
> he only got us because no one else wanted the IT team !!  What the F**K 
> !!!
> He is also technically retarded, BUT my direct manager has a long IT
> background and he buffers us from having to deal with the nonsense.
> But we have also had 6 people leave from my work this year alone, and 4 of
> them were from IT !! Well IS as it is now called.
> Basically there are 2 of us who have been there the longest(over 5 years),
> and if either of us left, they would be right upthe creek !!
>
> But for me, its only a matter of time till I will be working full time (as
> an employee) of my own company (well mine and my business parter). I
> negotiated some fridays off from my current role, and work full time on
> fridays at home for my company and its just made me hungryer to leave.
>
> But it is hard, because I want out of my current role now, but I now they
> would be stuffed if I did, and it does play on my mind. End of the day 
> tho,
> its not my problem, its theirs for no proper stucture, and letting key
> personal leave, but still....  :-(
>
> Jeremy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz] 
> On
> Behalf Of Alister Christie
> Sent: 15 July 2005 11:06
> To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
> Subject: Re: [DUG] 7 Job Positions Open
>
> I've been considering changing jobs for some time now - mostly to keep my
> sanity.  However there is so much stuff that I am responsible for that no
> one else knows about that the company would have some difficulties if I 
> left
> and I would feel bad if this was the case.  I guess this is probably a
> common problem when working for a small company .
>
> Does anyone else feel stuck in a job through some sort of misplaced 
> loyalty?
>
>
> Alister
>
> Rohit Gupta wrote:
>> Good Luck.  I had to give up locally and made a trip overseas in May
>> to hire some developers.  :-)
>>
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