Re: Working for a consulting company [7:3676]
Okay, but here's the million-dollar question: which consulting companies are *hiring*?? ""Chuck Larrieu"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > depending on the particulars, either one could be true. ;-> > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > Priscilla Oppenheimer > Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 2:56 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Working for a consulting company [7:3676] > > > 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=24334&t=3676 -- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Working for a consulting company [7:3676]
depending on the particulars, either one could be true. ;-> -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Priscilla Oppenheimer Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 2:56 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Working for a consulting company [7:3676] 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=24304&t=3676 -- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Working for a consulting company [7:3676]
>> Since I'm facing a layoff, that is reassuring. seriously, best wishes and best of luck. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Howard C. Berkowitz Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 4:52 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Working for a consulting company [7:3676] >I hope I never have to spend another night inside four beige-colored walls, >listening to the neighbors snore, watching prime-time TV on a lumpy bed, in >a so-called "suite" because, oh boy, there's a couch too. I hope I never >have to spend one more afternoon in a waiting room with loud speakers >blaring and snot-nosed kids screaming, my laptop battery dead, and my feet >hurting from standing all day. I hope I never have to hear one more lie >about mechanical failures, weather, or pilot strikes. I hope I never have >to spend one more evening crushed between two farting heavy-weights, >watching some stupid movie on $4 dollar headsets that cost about $0.04 to >make, dinner consisting of a white roll with processed ham. > >And that's my view of travelling! (I did it for years! ;-) > >Priscilla Oh, there are many such memories. I think I KNEW it was getting to me, sometime during the Cisco University circuit, when I woke up, looked around me, and said. "OK. This is a Marriott. But where is it?" I then looked at the telephone to find the phone number, to find the area code, to find out what city I was in. Not even consulting, but business travel -- finding out months after the fact when you called your company's medical emergency number, got dubious assistance, and then got a doctor to come to the hotel via American Express -- and then having the bean-counters say that my manager hadn't approved the expense. And the corporate policy is called "Travel Well", guaranteeing emergency medical services. Now, I recognize that when I consult, it's different than what most people do. But I can do a fair bit remotely, and tend to insist on that -- I can design far more efficiently with my library and other resources at hand. Since I'm facing a layoff, that is reassuring. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=24303&t=3676 -- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Working for a consulting company [7:3676]
>I hope I never have to spend another night inside four beige-colored walls, >listening to the neighbors snore, watching prime-time TV on a lumpy bed, in >a so-called "suite" because, oh boy, there's a couch too. I hope I never >have to spend one more afternoon in a waiting room with loud speakers >blaring and snot-nosed kids screaming, my laptop battery dead, and my feet >hurting from standing all day. I hope I never have to hear one more lie >about mechanical failures, weather, or pilot strikes. I hope I never have >to spend one more evening crushed between two farting heavy-weights, >watching some stupid movie on $4 dollar headsets that cost about $0.04 to >make, dinner consisting of a white roll with processed ham. > >And that's my view of travelling! (I did it for years! ;-) > >Priscilla Oh, there are many such memories. I think I KNEW it was getting to me, sometime during the Cisco University circuit, when I woke up, looked around me, and said. "OK. This is a Marriott. But where is it?" I then looked at the telephone to find the phone number, to find the area code, to find out what city I was in. Not even consulting, but business travel -- finding out months after the fact when you called your company's medical emergency number, got dubious assistance, and then got a doctor to come to the hotel via American Express -- and then having the bean-counters say that my manager hadn't approved the expense. And the corporate policy is called "Travel Well", guaranteeing emergency medical services. Now, I recognize that when I consult, it's different than what most people do. But I can do a fair bit remotely, and tend to insist on that -- I can design far more efficiently with my library and other resources at hand. Since I'm facing a layoff, that is reassuring. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=24300&t=3676 -- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Working for a consulting company [7:3676]
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]
RE: Working for a consulting company [7:3676]
Amen, Priscilla Larry Puckette Network Analyst CCNA,MCP,LANCP Temple Inland [EMAIL PROTECTED] 512/434-1838 -Original Message- From: Priscilla Oppenheimer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 2:10 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:RE: Working for a consulting company [7:3676] I hope I never have to spend another night inside four beige-colored walls, listening to the neighbors snore, watching prime-time TV on a lumpy bed, in a so-called "suite" because, oh boy, there's a couch too. I hope I never have to spend one more afternoon in a waiting room with loud speakers blaring and snot-nosed kids screaming, my laptop battery dead, and my feet hurting from standing all day. I hope I never have to hear one more lie about mechanical failures, weather, or pilot strikes. I hope I never have to spend one more evening crushed between two farting heavy-weights, watching some stupid movie on $4 dollar headsets that cost about $0.04 to make, dinner consisting of a white roll with processed ham. And that's my view of travelling! (I did it for years! ;-) Priscilla At 02:24 PM 10/26/01, Bill Carter wrote: >I liked the travel more than my wife. 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=24286&t=3676 -- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Working for a consulting company [7:3676]
I hope I never have to spend another night inside four beige-colored walls, listening to the neighbors snore, watching prime-time TV on a lumpy bed, in a so-called "suite" because, oh boy, there's a couch too. I hope I never have to spend one more afternoon in a waiting room with loud speakers blaring and snot-nosed kids screaming, my laptop battery dead, and my feet hurting from standing all day. I hope I never have to hear one more lie about mechanical failures, weather, or pilot strikes. I hope I never have to spend one more evening crushed between two farting heavy-weights, watching some stupid movie on $4 dollar headsets that cost about $0.04 to make, dinner consisting of a white roll with processed ham. And that's my view of travelling! (I did it for years! ;-) Priscilla At 02:24 PM 10/26/01, Bill Carter wrote: >I liked the travel more than my wife. 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=24278&t=3676 -- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Working for a consulting company [7:3676]
I liked the travel more than my wife. 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 Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=24268&t=3676 -- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Working for a consulting company [7:3676]
Heidi, I have not tried a life as a consultant yet, mostly because I'd have to pay for my own health insurance, etc. I know that the money in many situations would be better, but what is your experience since you've been in both camps? Anyway, I have never been bored as an admin, manager nor as a programmer - but I guess it depends on the place you're working - how many users/departments/locations and of course how big the budget is. Thanks, and have a great weekend. Ole ~~~ Ole Drews Jensen Systems Network Manager CCNP, MCSE, MCP+I RWR Enterprises, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~~ http://www.RouterChief.com ~~~ NEED A JOB ??? http://www.oledrews.com/job ~~~ -Original Message- From: Heidi L. White [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 11:37 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Working for a consulting company [7:3676] I was a consultant first and now a network admin and am sooo bored. Consulting is so much more fun and experiences much more rewarding. -Original Message- From: george gittins [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 Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=24259&t=3676 -- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Working for a consulting company [7:3676]
I was a consultant first and now a network admin and am sooo bored. Consulting is so much more fun and experiences much more rewarding. -Original Message- From: george gittins [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 Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=24258&t=3676 -- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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 Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=24255&t=3676 -- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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 Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=24251&t=3676 -- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
