Hi Mark! Long time no speak! This thing is definitely still on, although not as active as it was in past years. I was just thinking that this group is nearly 20 years old already. I remember the early years when you were leading and we had Ben Forta come visit us nearly every year, good times!
Anyhow, I am familiar with VTG, I’ve been here almost 12 years and it has been great. When I started back in 2005 there was one other developer besides me, now there are ten and we are looking for more. Most of us have been here 5 to 14 years and the newer guys look like they are not going anywhere soon. This place has been building up its IT & programming departments for years so there may be a misconception about there being turnover here. Since we’ve had ads up looking for developers over the years, some may perceive that we are turning over guys and that’s not the case. Not everyone has stayed of course, in the last 3 years we’ve had a couple of youngsters who didn’t last too long, mainly due to being over whelmed or intimidated by the amount of work here. Good programmers have no issues making a home here though ;-) This is a private company so things are definitely a bit more relaxed than a typical strict corporate department. We have offices as opposed to cubes so you have your own work space and this is definitely a drama-free zone. There’s no deadlines to projects or TPS reports to file, a status report is usually handled with a head poking in the door, and we all go to lunch as a group at least every quarter – or when we have a new guy! Benefits & pay are in line with the standard, and being a travel company there are definite perks. I never traveled before coming here, but trust me my passport is worn out now LOL Most everyone in management here is very cool and there’s no yelling or friction over projects, people like that do not last here. There are over 600 travel agents and they are a different story, they have more tales of craziness but that’s sales for you. They have their own floors of the building and we have ours so we work in peace! I hope this gives you a better picture of the place than some second-hand info that may not be too accurate. Feel free to hit me up with any questions you may have. This place has a lot of work and is constantly advancing and building, so it’s not a place for slackers. The big wigs here have ideas and visions and as developers we bring those to life. Good luck in whatever direction you end up going! -James On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 4:59 PM, Mark Davis <[email protected]> wrote: > Is anyone familiar with, or heard anything about, Vacations To Go as an > employer for CF? > > On Sat, Oct 29, 2016 at 12:18 PM, Shane Heasley <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Charlie: >> >> Thanks for the list! >> >> Shane >> >> >> >> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On >> Behalf Of *Charlie Arehart >> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 25, 2016 9:37 PM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* RE: [houcfug] Check, check...is this thing still on? >> >> >> >> Mark, besides the CF job-hunting resources offered so far, I have several >> more listed at cf411.com/cfjobs. And note with those you can both find >> jobs offered or offer yourself, generally for free, and they are only >> CF-focused job resources. >> >> /charlie >> >> >> >> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected] >> <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Mark Davis >> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 25, 2016 11:06 AM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* [houcfug] Check, check...is this thing still on? >> >> >> >> Is this discussion group still active? If so, if you know of any open CF >> positions (either remote or local to Houston), please post them here. I am >> looking again. 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