Post #236,848
12/2/05 9:31:26 AM
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CTH going perm
I took this gig as a 4 month CTH so that both sides could check the other out.
Last week the boss calls me into his office and asks me how I like the place. I told him that I liked the people and that I liked the challenge I'm facing to use my VB.Net knowledge and apply it while I'm learning ASP.Net at the same time on my project. He said that everybody gets along with me, and that I've met or exceeded his expectations in the time that I've been here. So he said the owner decided to extend the offer of FT employment now instead of waiting until the new year.
To quote Sally Fields from her Academy Award acceptance speech, "THEY LIKE ME, THEY REALLY LIKE ME!"
lincoln
"Chicago to my mind was the only place to be. ... I above all liked the city because it was filled with people all a-bustle, and the clatter of hooves and carriages, and with delivery wagons and drays and peddlers and the boom and clank of freight trains. And when those black clouds came sailing in from the west, pouring thunderstorms upon us so that you couldn't hear the cries or curses of humankind, I liked that best of all. Chicago could stand up to the worst God had to offer. I understood why it was built--a place for trade, of course, with railroads and ships and so on, but mostly to give all of us a magnitude of defiance that is not provided by one house on the plains. And the plains is where those storms come from." -- E.L. Doctorow
Never apply a Star Trek solution to a Babylon 5 problem.
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Post #236,849
12/2/05 9:36:21 AM
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Congrats!
Darrell Spice, Jr. [link|http://spiceware.org/gallery/ArtisticOverpass|Artistic Overpass]\n[link|http://www.spiceware.org/|SpiceWare] - We don't do Windows, it's too much of a chore
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Post #236,851
12/2/05 9:59:08 AM
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Yay! Congratulations
After the hell you've been through of late, it's great to hear positive news from you. Congrats :)
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Steve
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Post #236,858
12/2/05 10:53:19 AM
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YES! HOORAH!
Imric's Tips for Living
- Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
- Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
- Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.
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Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning,
As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
Or as finished as it seems in the end.
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Post #236,875
12/2/05 2:34:38 PM
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Well hot damn tamales. 'Grats.
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No new taxes.
--George H. W. Bush
We don't torture.
--George W. Bush
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Post #236,878
12/2/05 3:39:35 PM
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bout time :-)
"the reason people don't buy conspiracy theories is that they think conspiracy means everyone is on the same program. Thats not how it works. Everybody has a different program. They just all want the same guy dead. Socrates was a gadfly, but I bet he took time out to screw somebodies wife" Gus Vitelli
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Post #236,886
12/2/05 5:09:25 PM
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Awesome
Very well done...a nice present for the holidays.
I got the same kind of surprise. Boss had 3 months to grade me before first review set came due...but by the time the process set up it had been about 5 months. Had only nice things to say and had me rated against the entire department as a "top guy" and gave me some very good incentive to stick around for a while.
Not nearly as concerned about my car transmission anymore.
I was very surprised to get that level of a confidence vote that early.
If you push something hard enough, it will fall over. Fudd's First Law of Opposition
[link|mailto:bepatient@aol.com|BePatient]
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Post #236,890
12/2/05 5:33:48 PM
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Way to go, Beep!
Now get that fricken stock price up.
Alex
The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. -- Bertrand Russell
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Post #236,893
12/2/05 5:51:14 PM
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Working on it
even harder now :-)
They saw to that too.
If you push something hard enough, it will fall over. Fudd's First Law of Opposition
[link|mailto:bepatient@aol.com|BePatient]
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Post #236,956
12/3/05 6:42:44 PM
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Lightning strikes twice in separate places
Maybe someday I can make it to a BeepBash and give you a hearty pat on the back.
Way to go!
lincoln
"Chicago to my mind was the only place to be. ... I above all liked the city because it was filled with people all a-bustle, and the clatter of hooves and carriages, and with delivery wagons and drays and peddlers and the boom and clank of freight trains. And when those black clouds came sailing in from the west, pouring thunderstorms upon us so that you couldn't hear the cries or curses of humankind, I liked that best of all. Chicago could stand up to the worst God had to offer. I understood why it was built--a place for trade, of course, with railroads and ships and so on, but mostly to give all of us a magnitude of defiance that is not provided by one house on the plains. And the plains is where those storms come from." -- E.L. Doctorow
Never apply a Star Trek solution to a Babylon 5 problem.
[link|mailto:bconnors@ev1.net|contact me]
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Post #236,961
12/3/05 8:31:36 PM
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I look forward to it!
If you push something hard enough, it will fall over. Fudd's First Law of Opposition
[link|mailto:bepatient@aol.com|BePatient]
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Post #236,991
12/4/05 9:16:10 AM
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That's great!
Good news is always welcome! I'm happy for you!
Brenda
"I'll rock the darn boat all I want to, and if it's meant to stay afloat, then it will. If not, then we'll just all go down with the bloody ship!"
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Post #236,889
12/2/05 5:32:12 PM
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Good show, Brian!
Alex
The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. -- Bertrand Russell
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Post #236,892
12/2/05 5:36:10 PM
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Congratulations, Brian - and BeeP, too!
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Post #236,957
12/3/05 6:44:16 PM
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CRC says something nice to me?
Damn - I'm glad I was sitting down at the time!
But thanks.
lincoln
"Chicago to my mind was the only place to be. ... I above all liked the city because it was filled with people all a-bustle, and the clatter of hooves and carriages, and with delivery wagons and drays and peddlers and the boom and clank of freight trains. And when those black clouds came sailing in from the west, pouring thunderstorms upon us so that you couldn't hear the cries or curses of humankind, I liked that best of all. Chicago could stand up to the worst God had to offer. I understood why it was built--a place for trade, of course, with railroads and ships and so on, but mostly to give all of us a magnitude of defiance that is not provided by one house on the plains. And the plains is where those storms come from." -- E.L. Doctorow
Never apply a Star Trek solution to a Babylon 5 problem.
[link|mailto:bconnors@ev1.net|contact me]
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Post #236,960
12/3/05 8:30:59 PM
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Don't let it go to your head!
He'll be back to his old self soon enough :-)
If you push something hard enough, it will fall over. Fudd's First Law of Opposition
[link|mailto:bepatient@aol.com|BePatient]
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Post #236,963
12/3/05 9:25:44 PM
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I was afraid that you'd say that!
lincoln
"Chicago to my mind was the only place to be. ... I above all liked the city because it was filled with people all a-bustle, and the clatter of hooves and carriages, and with delivery wagons and drays and peddlers and the boom and clank of freight trains. And when those black clouds came sailing in from the west, pouring thunderstorms upon us so that you couldn't hear the cries or curses of humankind, I liked that best of all. Chicago could stand up to the worst God had to offer. I understood why it was built--a place for trade, of course, with railroads and ships and so on, but mostly to give all of us a magnitude of defiance that is not provided by one house on the plains. And the plains is where those storms come from." -- E.L. Doctorow
Never apply a Star Trek solution to a Babylon 5 problem.
[link|mailto:bconnors@ev1.net|contact me]
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Post #236,895
12/2/05 6:18:54 PM
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Three cheers for you both.
Now if we can find Mr. Critter a sweet little setup, all will be right in IWTland.
Hugs and Peace,
Amy
"It's never too late to be who you might have been." ~ George Eliot
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Post #236,896
12/2/05 7:31:33 PM
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hey, good going
so, did you ask for a raise? :-)
Have fun,
Carl Forde
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Post #236,899
12/2/05 7:49:05 PM
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As a matter of fact...
...going for a grade level upgrade was suggested to me, not the other way around. At less than 6 months in I thought that might be a bit...presumptuous of me. Very interesting to have your boss infer to you that he considers you an equal, not a "direct report".
And I got a small raise without asking. It really was an uplifting conversation.
If you push something hard enough, it will fall over. Fudd's First Law of Opposition
[link|mailto:bepatient@aol.com|BePatient]
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Post #236,903
12/2/05 8:41:07 PM
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Very nice for both of you
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Post #236,907
12/2/05 8:59:55 PM
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Nice to be appreciated, isn't it?
Imric's Tips for Living
- Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
- Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
- Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.
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Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning,
As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
Or as finished as it seems in the end.
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Post #236,909
12/2/05 9:46:05 PM
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Yes
And it hasn't been this way in a while.
If you push something hard enough, it will fall over. Fudd's First Law of Opposition
[link|mailto:bepatient@aol.com|BePatient]
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Post #236,911
12/2/05 10:26:58 PM
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Niiiice!!!
Bout time you posted some good news! Nice going, Linc!
jb4
shrub●bish (Am., from shrub + rubbish, after the derisive name for America's 43 president; 2003) n. 1. a form of nonsensical political doubletalk wherein the speaker attempts to defend the indefensible by lying, obfuscation, or otherwise misstating the facts; GIBBERISH. 2. any of a collection of utterances from America's putative 43rd president. cf. BULLSHIT
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Post #236,921
12/3/05 4:53:41 AM
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See?
..no matter what everyone says - you're OK!
just. kidding.
A refreshing change from the frequent reports that read like Shark Tank On-an-Island :-)
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Post #236,925
12/3/05 6:20:00 AM
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Congratulations
It's nice to be appreciated
A good friend will come and bail you out of jail ... but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"
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Post #236,990
12/4/05 9:15:05 AM
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Wonderful news!
I'm so glad things are working out for you!
Brenda
"I'll rock the darn boat all I want to, and if it's meant to stay afloat, then it will. If not, then we'll just all go down with the bloody ship!"
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Post #237,110
12/5/05 5:42:07 PM
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'Bout Time
Things couldn't stay rotten forever.
Very glad you are finding a place to settle in as you've had worse luck than many.
"Whenever you find you are on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect" --Mark Twain
"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." --Albert Einstein
"This is still a dangerous world. It's a world of madmen and uncertainty and potential mental losses." --George W. Bush
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Post #237,212
12/6/05 4:11:05 PM
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Excellent! Congratulations linc!
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