At 02:24 PM 10/26/01, Bill Carter wrote: >I liked the travel more than my wife.
Does that mean that you liked the travel more than you liked your wife, or that you liked the travel more than your wife liked the travel? ;-) Priscilla > I was flying home Friday afternoon >and flying out Sunday afternoon. That was 4 years ago and I still haven't >used the free Frequent Flyer ticket I earned. > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 11:07 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: Working for a consulting company [7:3676] > > >Seems like a pretty interesting job, that explains my bordom, here in the >office, >i wish i could find a consulting job with 80% travel. > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 8:07 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: Working for a consulting company [7:3676] > > >I have been in the networking business for 7 years and have worked at both >consulting companies and in-house at businesses. I prefer consulting. I >travel at most 1 every 3 months and usually 1 night/2day. I work for a >Chicago based company, but I am in Springfield, IL, the State Capitol. I >have been at the same customer for 3 years. When I need a break I call me >boss and say "find me a project" and I go to Chicago for a couple of days. >This works really well keeping me up to date on new technology. > >At a previous company, the boss walked in one day and said "You are going on >the road for a major bank. I was gone 3-4 weeks a month in some places like >South Dakota, Nebraska, Montana. This project lasted 4 months, when it was >over we were laid off. > >I still prefer consulting, because I get more exposure to new technology. >When I worked for non-consulting companies, I tended to install things and >then watch it run for 6 months. I got real bored. > >When interviewing with consulting companies find out what they expect for >travel. Somewhere like Chicago you could work 100% of the time in the >greater Chicago area. Other times you will be flying around the company. >What do you want? What do they expect?? > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of >David John >Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 4:17 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Working for a consulting company [3:3676] > > >Hi Group, > >I have a MCSE, CCDA and CCNP and will finish my CCDP within a month. I am >considering working for a consulting company and I would like some one to >tell me a little about the daily life of an engineer working with a >consulting company. What should I expect to be doing on a daily basis? do I >have to go to customer sites often? do I have to travel a lot? Will I have a >lab available for testing and practice? > >Will I get more experience working with customer or with a consulting >company? > >Thanks > >David John ________________________ Priscilla Oppenheimer http://www.priscilla.com Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=24294&t=3676 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
