The All New Jobs Thread

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Originally Posted by Boydy

The job title is 'Junior Java Engineer'.

Hi, team.

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:drool::drool::drool:

Shame that Magic decided to leave us for more money. :harold:

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Originally Posted by Boydy

First interview down. I think it went alright.

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Originally Posted by Boydy

They've offered me the job.

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That's the most unexpected double post on here.

And an engineering position no less. Holy hell.

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Originally Posted by Boydy

Wait, no. That's next week's. This one is just 'Java Developer'.

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Are you sure it doesn't mean you just make the coffee?

Nice one, Boyd. Where is it?

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Originally Posted by Magic

That's the most unexpected double post on here.

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:D

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Originally Posted by Magic

And an engineering position no less. Holy hell.

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:D

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Originally Posted by Disco

Are you sure it doesn't mean you just make the coffee?

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:D

The test for it was quite odd if it does.

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Originally Posted by Lewis

Nice one, Boyd. Where is it?

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Lahdahn.

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Originally Posted by Boydy

Lahdahn.

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Commiserations.

Congrats Boyd.

On a more disappointing note I'm getting a letter tomorrow telling me I'm in scope for a re-organisation and more than likely will have a new job, or none at all. Two months after getting first told a re-organisation was happening we had a 'townhall' today which raised more questions than answers and didn't actually tell us what the organisation will look like.

Terrible day. A career limiting day too, more than likely. Everything I've heard sounds like I'm in the wrong part of the business.

Lol Irish me here but is that Laaandan or is there actually a place called Lahdahn?

It's London.

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Originally Posted by Giggles

Commiserations.

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I was looking in Belfast too but wasn't having much luck.

:D

Just checking.

It’s Londonderry, they just shorten it to London because they love it.

Nice one Boydy. Are you going to accept or hold on to have the other interview?

The cuntish thing to do would to be accept and attend the other interview anyway.

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Originally Posted by SvN

The cuntish thing to do would to be accept and attend the other interview anyway.

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Do it Boyd. Lead the fuckers on.

After thinking I'd turned a corner with the call centre stuff, my new manager in waiting has decided I can desk share with someone who works 12 hour shifts. I work full time. He looked at that, smiled and left for two weeks. :moop:

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Originally Posted by Boydy

It seems alright. I feel like I can't really afford to be all that picky about my first dev job though. I dunno.

They want me to start ASAP and defer my final MSc project to part time and will give me study leave to complete it. I kinda wanted to get it over and done with and start in September but it's nice they're offering study leave.

My mate (also a developer but self taught) is telling me I should push for more money too.

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Last I remember you were just looking to start getting into some qualifications, well done! What did you end up studying?

We use Java at my place too.

Nice one Boyd :thbup:

Feel free to PM me if you want some info on London salaries/locations etc.

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Originally Posted by Raoul Duke

Nice one Boyd :thbup:

Feel free to PM me if you want some info on London salaries/locations etc.

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Why would he want info on salaries when he's just got a job?

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Originally Posted by Giggles

Why would he want info on salaries when he's just got a job?

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He said his mate told him he should be pushing for more money.

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Originally Posted by John

He said his mate told him he should be pushing for more money.

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They'll just take the next person on the list then.

I’m off today and it’s the first of six, then I’m in for three days and then off for two weeks. :drool:

Yeah I'd be careful about the wage thing, establish yourself first. If they don't recognise move on you'll be in a much stronger position to negotiate if you're in a decent job already (You can lie about your current basic).

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Originally Posted by SvN

The cuntish thing to do would to be accept and attend the other interview anyway.

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Probably won't do that as I hate interviews. The fewer I have to go to the better.

I want to know how much the other one pays though. Its advert just said 'competitive' when I applied. Hate that.

Might just email them and ask.

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Originally Posted by Adamski

Last I remember you were just looking to start getting into some qualifications, well done! What did you end up studying?

We use Java at my place too.

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Did an MSc Software Development at Queen's in Belfast. Well, still doing. Haven't done my final project yet.

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Originally Posted by Raoul Duke

Nice one Boyd :thbup:

Feel free to PM me if you want some info on London salaries/locations etc.

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Cheers.

In my experience, "competitive" means "as little as we think we can get away with".

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Originally Posted by SvN

In my experience, "competitive" means "as little as we think we can get away with".

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Yeah, that's what I imagine.

I've emailed them to ask anyway.

Does anyone else still have problems with multi-quoting on mobile? It still keeps giving me all the posts I've quoted already in the reply box.

Develop a solution to it big man.

Do you want me to phonics the board?

Make us phonics-proof for your final project.

The guy from next week's place replied. He says it's dependent on experience and gave me their range. The salary offered in the one from yesterday is near the top of that range and the amount I was gonna ask for is the top of that range.

I should just take the one I've been offered already, shouldn't I?

Probably. As your professional experience is close to zero (from what I can gather), it sounds like you won't get near the salary you want.

Yeah, that's what I imagine. They'd just say I've got no experience and stick me on the bottom end of their scale. Which is fair enough but I'd be stupid to take that if I've got a better offer elsewhere.

Got them to up the money so I've accepted it.

Woo, big boy job.

Boyd's clear alpha in these last two pages is making me suicidal.

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Originally Posted by Magic

Boyd's clear alpha in these last two pages is making me suicidal.

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And he's a proper engineer, whilst you're a sales monkey

Well in Boydy

Learned all about GDPR in a course today and did the exam in 20 minutes, now I can barely remember what the G stands for.

Boydy are you doing any RPA?

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Originally Posted by Kikó

Boydy are you doing any RPA?

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I think they’re past all that fighting over there now.

Will I be in this job? I don't think so, no.

To be sure.

Edit: anything you're looking to learn?

Well in Boydy.

Yeah just wanted to say congrats Boydy. I feel this weird sort of pride that you've found something, taught it to yourself and made a career from it :cool: Seriously, well done. Stick it out, after a few months it'll start to seem like an absolute chore but the learning on the job nature of it will be invaluable. Now you're in this world, never give up, just move somewhere else if it gets bad. You're in an area that has more good jobs than good people. Take advantage of it.

Nice one Boyd :youpi:

Corporate Boyd :cool:

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Originally Posted by Foe

Corporate Boyd :cool:

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I can just see him walking in to the Corporation music. Boyd. :cool:

Thanks everyone. :)

Absolute chaos today. Dozens of clients suddenly realising they need to make changes to be GDPR compliant and panicking that it needs to be done today. There's pretty much zero chance they're all going to get done today, which no doubt will piss them off - but fuck me, this deadline has been known for over a year, and we've emailed everyone about it 3 times.

We were told that you don't even have to have everything in place by tomorrow, just be able to show that you're taking steps. Everyone's going mad with it.