Working in Waltham was RE: [geeks] more BGP stuff

[David Passmore]

On Fri, May 17, 2002 at 06:25:53AM +0100, Chris Byrne wrote:
> Long hours for very little job satisfaction, no loyalty, lots of irritation.
> No political power to get things done that need it. Lots of stress. Never
> knowing when your next paycheck will be there or how much it will be etc...
> etc...
> 
> It gets better from there.
> 
> Of course during all of this ou can jsut count slowly to yourself and every
> minute say "ok, that was worth 20 dollars"

There are some things that are very difficult to do if you're *not* a
consultant. Like high-end systems architecture. These things typically get
outsourced by smaller companies, and the only companies that can afford
dedicated architecture departments are larger 'career' companies like AT&T
that typically promote from within.

This is why some friends of mine and I are talking about starting an
architecture consulting firm.

David