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Thread ID: 25058 2002-09-25 02:30:00 Qualification and you? -=JM=- (16) Press F1
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82913 2002-09-28 01:10:00 I've got a non-qualififcation in IT. Did most of a course at what was then ATI in Aucks for a NZ Cert in Computer Science in '87. Data General with 90 terminals, real slow if more than about a third of the us were doing spreadsheets. Studied comp. history and architecture and Critical Path Analysis (one of the niftiest things I've ever seen) and wrote progs in wonderful COBOL.

The reason I didn't finish was two weeks work experience in a beige basement cubicle for a firm on Great South Road. A chair a desk a terminal and a bunch of manuals. Yuk. And paper and pencil. They wouldn't let me actually do anything so I had a tutu around anyway and busted into their object code and then I got chucked out the back to tidy up the storeroom.

I enjoyed/enjoy writing code but the work environment put me off. I like being outside where you can f*rt like a human being.

As for other quals, yeah got a BA (Pol Sci) yonks back, 76. Always been a handy ticket. It's like " Oh wow, you've got a degree so you must be able to read and put things back where they came from." Y'know, basic organisational stuff. I only ever finished that because I thought it would come in handy and yes it has.

Also got a TEFL qual.

Cheers, nice topic, Mark C with a :)
mark c (247)
82914 2002-09-28 01:40:00 I have only three quals.
A) Old Age, from the University of Life
B) Dis-Honourable Pass In CHEEK
C) Degree in Upsetting F1 ers.
Poppa John the Humble ]:) :D
Poppa John (284)
82915 2002-09-28 12:03:00 Well if anyone gives a toss. I went to school ate lunch and left with nothing.Got a job as a gofer at 15 and 20yrs later consult (work for)for an golbal company in IT. MS certified have Electrical registration still eat my lunch and (quitely) doin alright.

Theres gotta be something in this lunch thing though

==orac==
Orac (656)
82916 2002-09-29 20:50:00 Hi PJ,if you want you can share my photos I paid for from Inland Traffic.:D
Other than that, I'm one of those guys who may just know which end of a power supply is which! Yes,the humble sparky. Been on my own about 8 years now.Handy for buying parts for this thing.;)
Neil McC (178)
82917 2002-09-29 22:32:00 Neil..Your second Para, same specs as me mate. Alone Poppa John Poppa John (284)
82918 2002-09-30 02:09:00 (work for)for an golbal
> company in IT.

I thought the Golbals were in Scotland
ajcwilson (2019)
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