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JohnSheridan
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Mon Apr 27, 2009 9:10 pm
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Now don't get me wrong I enjoy working for my current company but I have not been able to have a proper holiday for almost 6 years  as they have no one to cover me if I am away. I'm now feeling "burned out" and so quietly looking for something else. Which companies would people suggest I look at re. IT jobs ? _________________
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| Wed Jul 13, 2011 6:18 pm |
 
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steve74
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 12:43 pm
Posts: 1798
Location: Manchester
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Surely holiday cover is their problem, not yours? If you're entitled to holiday, I'd take it - you get thought no better of for not doing so.
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l3v1ck
What's a life?
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:21 am
Posts: 12700
Location: The Right Side of the Pennines (metaphorically & geographically)
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I'm sure you're legally entitled to 21 days a year (or something like that).
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HeatherKay
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Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:13 pm
Posts: 7262
Location: Here, but not all there.
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If it was me, I'd be taking my annual 21 days or so backdated six years. Mmm, six months' holiday. Nice.  _________________My Flickr | Snaptophobic BloggageHeather Kay: modelling details that matter. "Let my windows be open to receive new ideas but let me also be strong enough not to be blown away by them." - Mahatma Gandhi.
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cloaked_wolf
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:46 pm
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I'd say fudge them, I'm going on holiday. You need a frikkin break.
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l3v1ck
What's a life?
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:21 am
Posts: 12700
Location: The Right Side of the Pennines (metaphorically & geographically)
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If you don't take them, aren't they required to pay you for them instead. (Not sure if it's at normal or overtime rate.)
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forquare1
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:36 pm
Posts: 5150
Location: /dev/tty0
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Wherever I've been it's been the case of "you don't take it, you lose it".
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okenobi
Spends far too much time on here
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:59 pm
Posts: 4932
Location: Sestriere, Piemonte, Italia
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Quite. But John's obviously doing something about it, so let's cut him a break! Does nobody have a suggestion for which companies to look at? Personally, if I had skills, I'd be looking at self-employment...
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| Wed Jul 13, 2011 7:32 pm |
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HeatherKay
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Well, as for suggestions - and don't laugh - and if you can stomach a move to Kent, you could look for IT work with Saga. http://www.saga.co.uk/jobs-at-saga/care ... operly.aspIt's worth a look, surely. _________________My Flickr | Snaptophobic BloggageHeather Kay: modelling details that matter. "Let my windows be open to receive new ideas but let me also be strong enough not to be blown away by them." - Mahatma Gandhi.
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JohnSheridan
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Mon Apr 27, 2009 9:10 pm
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Well I have looked into going self-employed before as I've had a few requests from friends-of-friends for IT assistance in the past - be it hardware or software. Problem is you are starting from a zero client base. I've had a look at "TotalJobs" which looks promising. _________________
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saspro
Site Admin
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 5:53 pm
Posts: 8603
Location: location, location
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Why not just get a support contract with an IT company to assist you when you're stuck & provide support when you're on holiday.
We do this for lots of our customers
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dogbert10
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:23 pm
Posts: 638
Location: 3959 miles from the centre of the Earth - give or take a bit
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What do you do at the moment?
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ShockWaffle
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Sat Apr 25, 2009 6:50 am
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What he said. If you fancy it you can just randomly pick up all your servers and move them to a different office, then phone up your outsourced dudes and make it their problem. I can promise you that they love this sort of thing.
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