Well we are a fortune 20 company and we run much like your company did
prior to the merger...we don't have ice cream socials but the
promotional ladder you described is nearly exactly what we have here
(only I am level 50ish and thats mid range).
We do however suffer from comparmentalization a lot
> -Original Message-
> From: Adam Haskell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, April 15, 2005 8:18 AM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Re: Working for Big Ass Companies
>
> > I'm in the same boat: IBM consulting was asked to make an "impartial"
> I'm in the same boat: IBM consulting was asked to make an "impartial"
> decision concerning our technology need. Surprise! They suggested
> WebSphere on AIX.
We are heavily into IBMs technologey, we even ran Websephere studio
for a while which is the commerciasl version of eclipse... we also u
Do you mean Mega-Lo-Mart or Conglomo?
M!ke
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From: dave [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 9:38 PM
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: Working for Big Ass Companies
You may want to ask Micha, by his own discrepancy he works for and runs
the biggest
>At the same time our CF 4.5 system is actually more stable and more
resource friendly than the WebSphere system that will eventually replace
it.
We spent a $million+ on a custom-built enterprise system built by a
local consulting firm. They uses websphere on AS400. It goes down at
least once a
> -Original Message-
> From: Adam Haskell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 10:28 PM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Re: Working for Big Ass Companies
>
> My biggest problem here is Java developers...java is the enterprise
> standard so w
You may want to ask Micha, by his own discrepancy he works for and runs the
biggest company there ever was ;)
From: Adam Haskell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 10:31 PM
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: Working for Big Ass Compani
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> > From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 5:01 PM
> > To: CF-Community
> > Subject: RE: Working for Big Ass Companies
> >
> > How big is big?
>
> I'm not sure really - in my case we've got
> -Original Message-
> From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 5:01 PM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: RE: Working for Big Ass Companies
>
> How big is big?
I'm not sure really - in my case we've got around 50,000 emplo
Size doesn't matter, right?
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From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 4:01 PM
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: Working for Big Ass Companies
How big is big?
> -Original Message-
> From: Michael Greenberg [ma
age-
> From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 12:26 PM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Re: Working for Big Ass Companies
>
> At this .edu it's definitely not corporate mindset. I think I'd like a
> little bit of that just to get us or
How big is big?
> -Original Message-
> From: Michael Greenberg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 10:46 AM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Re: Working for Big Ass Companies
>
> Jim,
> I can honestly say yeah I enjoy where I work (most of the
Ha! No and you know it! :-p
-Kevin
On 4/14/05, Deanna Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I ran oracle queries to get you that data for a cf-community post? Dork. ;)
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>I ran oracle queries to get you that data for a cf-community post? Dork. ;)
>
>
> On 4/14/05, Kevin Graeme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> At this .edu it's definitely not corporate mindset. I think I'd like a
>> little bit of that just to get us organized. In our division
LOL...busted!
Deanna Schneider wrote:
> I ran oracle queries to get you that data for a cf-community post? Dork. ;)
>
>
> On 4/14/05, Kevin Graeme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>At this .edu it's definitely not corporate mindset. I think I'd like a
>>little bit of that just to get us organized.
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Subject: Re: Working for Big Ass Companies
>No.
>
>But my company just went from under 100 to over 1000 by being bought
>late last year, and I like the changes. Everything is just a little bit
>more professional.
That's actually simliar to my situation - we were a large-
I ran oracle queries to get you that data for a cf-community post? Dork. ;)
On 4/14/05, Kevin Graeme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> At this .edu it's definitely not corporate mindset. I think I'd like a
> little bit of that just to get us organized. In our division we've got
> a core team of four w
>Happened to me once with the owner's wife. I made the mistake of
>telling her that creationism is crap.
>
>larry
It was a senior manager in my case and I told what I thought of the
"Homeopathic Remedy" she was pushing on me - but similar results, I think. ;^)
Jim Davis
~~~
>I work for a company on the other end of the spectrum. We have only two
>developers here, and a total of five employees. I long to work for a
>larger company that can provide more benefits, etc. Jim, why is working
>for a large corporation so bad? Just wondering if I have a "grass is
>gree
>No.
>
>But my company just went from under 100 to over 1000 by being bought
>late last year, and I like the changes. Everything is just a little bit
>more professional.
That's actually simliar to my situation - we were a large-ish company of about
3000 that "merged" with a company of (then) abou
At this .edu it's definitely not corporate mindset. I think I'd like a
little bit of that just to get us organized. In our division we've got
a core team of four web developers supporting over 1000 people in 67
campus units and 98 county offices. And we have no organizational plan
for the web. We j
Johnson
>> Web Developer
>> Dolan Media Company
>>
>> -Original Message-----
>> From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 10:55 AM
>> To: CF-Community
>> Subject: Re: Working for Big Ass Companies
>>
>&
: Re: Working for Big Ass Companies
> Michael wrote:
> I worked for one for about 13 years before they let me go because I
> pissed off the wife of the VP of IT.
>
Michael: "Hey there Mrs. Smith, when are you due?"
Wife of
> Ray wrote:
> Of course, working for a small outfit does have some fantastic benefits.
> I bring my dog to work with me every day, I come and go as I please, I
> have no set hours, I work in jeans and a sweatshirt, we have a bar in
> our office, and every other Friday we go to the local pub for
Happened to me once with the owner's wife. I made the mistake of
telling her that creationism is crap.
larry
On 4/14/05, Dawson, Michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I worked for one for about 13 years before they let me go because I
> pissed off the wife of the VP of IT.
>
~
Reston, that would be a nasty commute in this area.
larry
On 4/14/05, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Yep, but in the Reston Virginia area..which is corp. headquarters, where
> I can't vouch for the same kind of environment I enjoy here in fly-over
> country
>
> > You hiring? :)
> >
> >
olve peeing in a cup?
>
> Jerry Johnson
> Web Developer
> Dolan Media Company
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 10:55 AM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Re: Working for Big Ass Companies
&g
> Michael wrote:
> I worked for one for about 13 years before they let me go because I
> pissed off the wife of the VP of IT.
>
Michael: "Hey there Mrs. Smith, when are you due?"
Wife of VP: "I'm not pregnant."
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Yep, but in the Reston Virginia area..which is corp. headquarters, where
I can't vouch for the same kind of environment I enjoy here in fly-over
country
> You hiring? :)
>
>
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Oh, yeah... Each summer, this company would "buy out" a local theme
park for a couple of weekends just for employees. However, if you drove
several hours, we wouldn't turn you away.
I miss that benefit.
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You hiring? :)
G wrote:
> The bigger the wheel, the slower it turns.
>
> I really like working for my current company, which i guess you'd call
> "middle sized". About 700 employees nationwide, about 40 employees in our
> local office here. All the benefits that go along with a big company, a
The bigger the wheel, the slower it turns.
I really like working for my current company, which i guess you'd call
"middle sized". About 700 employees nationwide, about 40 employees in our
local office here. All the benefits that go along with a big company, and
yet the good "culture" and other
I worked for one for about 13 years before they let me go because I
pissed off the wife of the VP of IT.
I liked the amount of resources: training, conferences, software, etc
that was available. However, I always hated the politics and "bottom
line" drive.
I got a job at this university and abso
When I was with that small company I had some similar benefits. It
really helped because we had a couple of ferrets that needed regular
feedings every 3 and a half hours. So the boss suggested that I bring
them in and take care of them in the office. There is no way I could
do that here. In larger
Did it involve peeing in a cup?
Jerry Johnson
Web Developer
Dolan Media Company
-Original Message-
From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 10:55 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: Working for Big Ass Companies
I found how easy it is to get lost in
That was my question to Jim as well. Other than bringing my dog to work and
drinking I have just about the same setup as you do...so thats why I asked.
MG
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From: Ray Champagne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Apr 14, 2005 10:52 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: Worki
last year I went from a very small company (4 people) to my current
employer of over 1000. I found how easy it is to get lost in the
crowd, until the CEO came up to me at a company function to talk with
me about some of the stuff I do outside company hours. I think it
depends on the corporate cultu
I work for a company on the other end of the spectrum. We have only two
developers here, and a total of five employees. I long to work for a
larger company that can provide more benefits, etc. Jim, why is working
for a large corporation so bad? Just wondering if I have a "grass is
greener"
Jim,
I can honestly say yeah I enjoy where I work (most of the time) and I work for
a company higher up the chain yours (number 42). Ive worked in the small sector
as well, but I see it like this. Any company big or small is going to have its
own wierd set of rules and politics.
I dunno...just
No.
But my company just went from under 100 to over 1000 by being bought
late last year, and I like the changes. Everything is just a little bit
more professional.
Jerry Johnson
Web Developer
Dolan Media Company
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