ow. ow ow ow ow ow. I'm stealing that for the next staff meeting. On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 10:19 AM, Rene de Haas <rene.deh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I can see Windows on allmost every monitor in the vicinity. > :-) > Op 9 jul. 2012 18:00 schreef "Steven Peck" <sep...@gmail.com> het > volgende: > > Don't be taking away our fluorescent caves! Well, in reality, if I stand >> up and squint I can see windows from where I sit. >> >> On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 10:18 PM, Harry Singh <hbo...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I'm sorry - where is it a law to have natural light at the workplace? >>> >>> I've had the misfortune of working in a windowless office space for too >>> long. >>> >>> >>> On Sunday, July 8, 2012, Patrick Salmon wrote: >>> >>>> BTDT. Having moved from London to Paris to DC a while back I can attest >>>> that your greatest challenge is the reality of "two nations divided by a >>>> common language" and the myriad of cultural differences. Job wise, if >>>> you've got the skills (note: with 'skills' including interpersonal, and not >>>> just limited to technical) you'll be fine. >>>> >>>> It'll be your adventure, and I'd be the first to encourage you to go >>>> for it, but language and culture *will* bite you. >>>> >>>> Some examples: an English accent can be a liability. I'm now expert at >>>> spotting when someone to whom has gone into "that sounds really good" mode >>>> rather than listening to the critical (to them, usually) information. Sure, >>>> I've modified my accent a chunk but 18yrs on that one comes up regularly. >>>> Bet you're accustomed to working in office with windows and natural >>>> light? Well, it's the law there. Not so here. A high-paying wonderfully >>>> titled job could lead you to what you'd consider a broom cupboard. >>>> Or you could do like I did and tell the realtor you want a 3 bed house >>>> with a garden. Obvious enough, right? Wrong. We narrowly avoided >>>> homelessness by changing 'garden' to 'yard', but wouldn't have otherwise >>>> known. >>>> >>>> The list goes on. >>>> >>>> Good luck! >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 7:43 PM, Rankin, James R >>>> <kz2...@googlemail.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> On another totally OT note...there's some talk in our household about >>>>> moving to the US because my sister-in-law lives there (NY area). Just >>>>> wondering what the US IT jobs market is like at the moment (probably >>>>> mainly >>>>> contract work) to see if it is worth us giving this some serious thought. >>>>> I >>>>> am utterly disenchanted with the UK at the moment and would be glad to >>>>> relocate somewhere better before my kids get too old. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> JR >>>>> >>>>> ---Blackberried >>>>> >>>>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>>>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>>>> >>>>> --- >>>>> To manage subscriptions click here: >>>>> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >>>>> or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com >>>>> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >>>>> >>>> >>>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>>> >>>> --- >>>> To manage subscriptions click here: >>>> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >>>> or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com >>>> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >>>> >>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>> >>> --- >>> To manage subscriptions click here: >>> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >>> or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com >>> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >>> >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
