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Re: FU 2 the FU: I GOT IT!!!!!! - weapon - 10-05-2006
Good stuff elmo3.
Thanks.
Re: FU 2 the FU: I GOT IT!!!!!! - elmo3 - 10-05-2006
[quote Racer X]And with the Intel macs dual platform, why should they really care at this point.
Are you asking why the company would care if they got a Macintosh or not?
Because in order to standardize purchasing and support costs and issues, companies tend to standardize on manufacturers, vendors, and platforms. If they have an IT support team, the IT support team will create a known infrastructure they can easily support in order to maximize uptime and minimize corporate disruption.
For better or for worse, this is why Apple has made very few inroads into the corporate world.
If the company has standardized on hardware because it meets their price/performance point and support metrics, they are very reluctant to go outside of that hardware. They might have HP stuff all over, but won't go Gateway. So it's even worse for Apple, never mind that Apple is using off-the-shelf components.
In short, they care very much about a non-standard piece of hardware/software coming into the environment--even if it's just another mainstream Windows box from a mainstream company.
Re: FU 2 the FU: I GOT IT!!!!!! - ztirffritz - 10-05-2006
[quote elmo3][quote weapon]The job market is tighter than tight. I have been searching for a decent job for over 3 years, freelancing in the meantime.
This is better than decent. Probably the best job offer I have ever seen. I could go so far as to say a career versus just a job.
Ingrain this moment into your head. You have passed a milestone: you have proven, to yourself AND to the world, that you are among the best of the best and that no matter what, you will not only survive, you will thrive and prosper.
You are moving from existing to living. Others will hire in, others will move on, and no doubt at some point there will be reductions in force--commonly known as layoffs. Or maybe just reductions based on simple business re-adjustment. That happens all the time. After 6 to 12 months, take a look at the people around you and imagine that your department starts downsizing. Figure out which co-worker management would let go first, which would go second, and so on. You know what? You're probably spot-on.
And with the confidence you've gained from getting this position, plus the confidence you'll get by simply doing a great job (thankful people tend to produce results as opposed to simply mark time), you will have positioned yourself to survive and thrive even within that kind of environment. You will be valued.
You've passed a milestone.
How did you get Elmo's password, and where did you hide his body?
Just kidding. Very eloquently put Elmo.
Re: FU 2 the FU: I GOT IT!!!!!! - Carm - 10-05-2006
Congrats. You're buying the keg.
Carm
Re: FU 2 the FU: I GOT IT!!!!!! - dmann - 10-05-2006
Congrats weapon!!
DM
Re: FU 2 the FU: I GOT IT!!!!!! - elmo3 - 10-05-2006
Keg party? Oregon?
ROAD TRIP.
Sounds like a plan.
Re: FU 2 the FU: I GOT IT!!!!!! - weapon - 10-05-2006
Let me get a few paychecks under me first.
Besides I think Racer x would be the only one who could make it.
Re: FU 2 the FU: I GOT IT!!!!!! - elmo3 - 10-06-2006
[quote weapon]Besides I think Racer x would be the only one who could make it.
Ha! Bet?
Airplanes fly everywhere.
Re: FU 2 the FU: I GOT IT!!!!!! - jdc - 10-06-2006
im only about 8 hours by car -- road trip!
Re: FU 2 the FU: I GOT IT!!!!!! - DavidS - 10-06-2006
I haven't replied to your other posts, but have been following them. Congrats! From 200 applicants to 2 offers, if I remember correctly. It definately makes a big difference going into a job feeling like you have already "won". You'll be happier and will want to do good work, which will obviously help you out in the long run. Sounds like the benefits were pretty nice also.