Posts by BillDarblay

Re: I've been in that situation.

The world of work belongs to the sociopaths and psychopaths my friend.

Re: As a British IT worker....

"But, my main point, is that you need to upskill. Whatever it is you do, you're not good enough at it to command the extra premium that you seem to think you deserve versus Indian workers."

People like you used to make me vomit when I lived in the UK.

Err - the Greeks and Egyptians coined this term for the Larger Island in the British Isles. This is to differentiate between it and other islands like Ireland and also to differentiate between The UK and Great Britain. Most commonly people refer to the UK but Northern Ireland does have it's own devolved Government where some legislation is different to that of Great Britain.

Or were you being ironic?

Many people who live here put adjectives before the word Britain but they are often not what you would call "bragging". Most common are 'Sh1thole', 'RipOff' and 'Broken'.

Re: Six year old ..? ..HIS smartphone?

Sorry, but giving kids phones that cost £650 - this is a 1st world problem and doesn't illicit much sympathy for the parents.

Re: Fair enough USA

No. The Extradition Act 2003 only works one way.

It removed the requirement on the USA to provide prima facie evidence in extraditions from the UK, requiring instead only reasonable suspicion. However the UK is still required to provide prima facie evidence in extraditions from the U.S.A.

Blair was to busy rimming George Bush's arse to worry about trivia like the rights of the British Serfs.

Re: Amateur hour, makes all of IT look bad

"People like this guy make the entire IT profession, including those of us who actually do a professional job, look bad in front of the decision makers."

Perhaps he was sick of being passed over a pay rise in favour of fawning, grasping, "Look at me, Look at me!" inadequates

Re: And exactly what...

"Right. So if a candidate you don't know submits a CV to you and it doesn't even have the certificates that would cover the technologies they should be proficient in, what's the likelihood they'd do well...?"

Speaking from a UK perspective, even if you have all the requisite certifications, if you are over the age of 50 then forget it.

Re: Outsourcing contracts

"if this were the case then BT would presumably not have a leg to stand on and legal action would be unlikely"

BT didn't have a leg to stand on with their 'hypertext' patent but it didn't stop them trying.

Re: More salary needed

"raising the offered wages won't (immediately) increase the pool of available workers."

This is true for obscure niche skills but for the 98% jobs it does not explain why companies offer such piss poor wages and then squeal like spoilt piggies about a 'skills shortage'. It also does not explain why the intransigent oafs, who rely on niche skills, ever think it worth their while to cross-train somebody.

Re: Free markets or competitive markets?

I agree. The author seems to ignore the Marxist policies of today, including; Right to buy, Help to buy, QE, Bank bail outs, Bank nationalisation. Don't forget the special privileges for 'Party' members like off-shore tax havens and second house subsidies. Amongst many, many others.

There 'aint much difference between Marxism and Crony Capitalism in practice.

Re: My personal opinion...

Is this in Antarctica with no mobile signal?

Re: There's a reason your friend can't find a job

"I have always noted that those who bleat about management are usually the mediocrities...."

And after a long career in IT, my Dear Anonymous Coward friend, I found that the people who licked around and sucked up to management were totally useless....

Re: Nerdgasm?

Maybe not but loss of bowel control certainly would!

Need one of these bad boys for my openelec rig now - 5.1 DTS hi bit rate AND fiddle about with menus at the same time without jitter. Blaaaaah!