As the person who kicked this thread off, I want to clarify a couple of things, just so people dont get the wrong idea ...
[A] I am NOT NOT NOT sticking the knife into Macromedia. Never was. Never intended to. The biggest threat to my income at present is if Macromedia doesnt succeed, so I'm very interested in seeing that the company grows and strengthens its position in Australia. I dont use diplomatic language and I was pretty provocative because I didnt think the same question was taken very seriously at the CFUG meeting the night before. I thought it was assumed I was just stirring the pot for the fun of it. [B] I was genuinely wanting to know how servers were being sold and how CF was being promoted to server buyers in Australia, because I didnt know. There had been no activity in my sphere that indicated anyone was doing anything to sell more servers (and therefore grow the need for developers). I've since had my attention drawn to lots of things that are going on, that wouldnt have come past my eyes anyway, so I'm satisfied that MM are doing what they can with the resources they have available. I said in my original post I hoped I was wrong, and I was. And I said so a few days ago. [C] I'm getting really sick of hearing how wonderful the market for developers is in Sydney. I've had one member of this list say "I've turned down three jobs this month". Another said "I know people who are looking for developers and can't find them" Robin said in this thread that "RocketBoots is short of suitable ColdFusion candidates for the jobs we're trying to place." WELL HELLO!!!! Why dont some of you tell me where they are then? If you dont want those jobs, and you are having trouble finding people, I've had the worst year (financially speaking) since 1981. For most of the last 11 years, I have relied on contracting work for 2/3 of my income, and this year I've had a total of just 8 weeks, and they were at an insulting rate of less than $25/hour. Robin, if you need people - I had no idea you were looking for people. I didnt even know you did that - then why not let me have a go for it? I know I speak bluntly. I'm outspoken on some things. But I'm really quite house trained, and dont chew up the furniture much any more. I know I sometimes ask some dumb questions on this list, but think about it ... dont you guys ask questions of each other at the next desk sometimes? When you work on your own as I do most of the time, you dont have anyone to lean across and ask - thats what CFAussie and CF-Talk does for us. So .. I'm reasonably competent at ColdFusion, I have a wealth of management experience, business analysis and implementation experience, and a lot of knowledge about integrating the internet with the rest of organisations - more than many of you I'd suspect because I'm older than most and I've been in middle and senior management since I was 23. I've spent the majority of my career inventing business solutions and seeing them through. The web is a pretty new thing for me - like only the last 9 years - but I think I'm a quick learner and I think I've grasped more than the fundamentals, even if Flash is still elusive to me. If you know of a contract opportunity involving CFMX or CF5 around the Sydney area - anywhere reasonably accessible will do me, then dont just say "the market's booming" give me a hint where to look! I need the work, and I'm available on a few days' notice. If you dont want it, let me have it! Cheers Mike Kear Windsor, NSW, Australia AFP Webworks http://afpwebworks.com .com,.net,.org domains from AUD$20/Year On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 10:59:43 +1000, Gary Crouch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sorry to p*ss on you bonfire Andrew but I agree with Scott, CFJOBS is > not the place to look. As I said, its a fine market here in Brisbane > for CF jobs and Australia is doing very well all over. The main thing > I find is I am not competing in such a big pool. That makes it much > better to sell yourself. Firstly you get the chance as normally you > get an interview. Secondly you able to sell yourself on your > strengths. > > As a Pommy B*st*rd here in Australia, all I can say is lighten up its > cool here the markets good, if you end up with a week or two between > contracts (Very unlikely!) go to the beach, its sunny all year round > in QLD! > > Chicky! you guys call us poms the winging B*st*rds! LOL > > GC > [snip] --- You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aussie Macromedia Developers: http://lists.daemon.com.au/
