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[Martin_1962]

As an experience changing jobs to a higher position is a matter of courage ..Which I dont have now..So do it..

When a person becomes older also becomes lazy too..Like me  

You do get the 'comfy slippers' mentality.

Trouble is, been doing my current role for 7.5yrs and getting restless.  A few technology changes keeps you on your toes, but a certain staleness working on the same site for that length of time...

Well I have been with the same company for 15 years, but I am needed if I left who would do my work?

Apart from a paper exercise change of employer about 3 or 4 yrs ago, I've been with same company for 19yrs.

And there is always someone who can do your job. Probably do it better as well. Nobody is irreplacable, no matter how much we like to think we aren't.  It may take a replacement a week or 2 to get up to speed, but everybody can be replaced.

Hence, I would have no quilty feelings leaving my current role.

Thats true.. only replacing the programming projects and workers need a bit more  time compared to IT administration..

And if they had the last version of codes  

Well I have written large chunks of the application. more of our DOS app than the Windows app, but it would take ages to understand the system to know where to do changes - eg new pricing systems ect

[Golfbuddy]

As an experience changing jobs to a higher position is a matter of courage ..Which I dont have now..So do it..

When a person becomes older also becomes lazy too..Like me  

You do get the 'comfy slippers' mentality.

Trouble is, been doing my current role for 7.5yrs and getting restless.  A few technology changes keeps you on your toes, but a certain staleness working on the same site for that length of time...

Well I have been with the same company for 15 years, but I am needed if I left who would do my work?

Apart from a paper exercise change of employer about 3 or 4 yrs ago, I've been with same company for 19yrs.

And there is always someone who can do your job. Probably do it better as well. Nobody is irreplacable, no matter how much we like to think we aren't.  It may take a replacement a week or 2 to get up to speed, but everybody can be replaced.

Hence, I would have no quilty feelings leaving my current role.

Thats true.. only replacing the programming projects and workers need a bit more  time compared to IT administration..

And if they had the last version of codes  

Well I have written large chunks of the application. more of our DOS app than the Windows app, but it would take ages to understand the system to know where to do changes - eg new pricing systems ect

Well, heres the acid test to tell whether or not you're indispensible.

Think of a number that you'd like to get paid, in your wildest dreams, and then double it. Go to your boss in the morning and tell him that, unless he pays you that sum of money,  you are going to leave and set up on your own. If he gives you the money, you are truly indispensible. Otherwise..........

[cem_devecioglu]

As an experience changing jobs to a higher position is a matter of courage ..Which I dont have now..So do it..

When a person becomes older also becomes lazy too..Like me  

You do get the 'comfy slippers' mentality.

Trouble is, been doing my current role for 7.5yrs and getting restless.  A few technology changes keeps you on your toes, but a certain staleness working on the same site for that length of time...

Well I have been with the same company for 15 years, but I am needed if I left who would do my work?

Apart from a paper exercise change of employer about 3 or 4 yrs ago, I've been with same company for 19yrs.

And there is always someone who can do your job. Probably do it better as well. Nobody is irreplacable, no matter how much we like to think we aren't.  It may take a replacement a week or 2 to get up to speed, but everybody can be replaced.

Hence, I would have no quilty feelings leaving my current role.

Thats true.. only replacing the programming projects and workers need a bit more  time compared to IT administration..

And if they had the last version of codes  

Well I have written large chunks of the application. more of our DOS app than the Windows app, but it would take ages to understand the system to know where to do changes - eg new pricing systems ect

Well, heres the acid test to tell whether or not you're indispensible.

Think of a number that you'd like to get paid, in your wildest dreams, and then double it. Go to your boss in the morning and tell him that, unless he pays you that sum of money,  you are going to leave and set up on your own. If he gives you the money, you are truly indispensible. Otherwise..........

Except the extra jobs normally I work for the govt no chance they will give me this money and wont let me go out also  

[Paul M]

Rather you than me working with Exchange et al.

Good luck with the interview

[JamesV6CDX]

Just got back from London. It was a real grilling. LOADS of very technical questions, I only struggled a tad on three, which apparently is very good. Fingers crossed!

[Danny]

good result by the sound of it...

when do you find out?

[Jimbob]

well done  

[VXL V6]

Well done!
When do you hear any more?

[Golfbuddy]

Sounds good James. You must be exhausted. Not on nights tonight I hope?  8-)

[TheBoy]

Rather you than me working with Exchange et al.

Good luck with the interview

Exchange is actually quite a good email system, and 2007 in particular has some fantastic tools.  It truely does tell you what is wrong when it doesn't work now.  Mega reliable, but now (with 2007) less suitable for small workgroup servers due to resource requirements (as with most current integrated communications systems).  Does now scale up much better.

For a typical corporate mail system, its hard to beat, and hence why market leader in this market.

[TheBoy]

Just got back from London. It was a real grilling. LOADS of very technical questions, I only struggled a tad on three, which apparently is very good. Fingers crossed!

They got any other jobs going

[cem_devecioglu]

Rather you than me working with Exchange et al.

Good luck with the interview

Exchange is actually quite a good email system, and 2007 in particular has some fantastic tools.  It truely does tell you what is wrong when it doesn't work now.  Mega reliable, but now (with 2007) less suitable for small workgroup servers due to resource requirements (as with most current integrated communications systems).  Does now scale up much better.

For a typical corporate mail system, its hard to beat, and hence why market leader in this market.

I can say similiar for SQL Server..Really powerful ..Can be scaled from a weak laptop to a many cpu enterprise level server..

And everything works the same except the speed..And have every critical tool for sensitive high load db environments..

[cem_devecioglu]

Just got back from London. It was a real grilling. LOADS of very technical questions, I only struggled a tad on three, which apparently is very good. Fingers crossed!

Waiting the good news about your new job  

[TheBoy]

Rather you than me working with Exchange et al.

Good luck with the interview

Exchange is actually quite a good email system, and 2007 in particular has some fantastic tools.  It truely does tell you what is wrong when it doesn't work now.  Mega reliable, but now (with 2007) less suitable for small workgroup servers due to resource requirements (as with most current integrated communications systems).  Does now scale up much better.

For a typical corporate mail system, its hard to beat, and hence why market leader in this market.

I can say similiar for SQL Server..Really powerful ..Can be scaled from a weak laptop to a many cpu enterprise level server..

And everything works the same except the speed..And have every critical tool for sensitive high load db environments..

Yup, SQL Server is an excellent database server, but is up against the almighty (if somewhat buggy) Oracle.  Not much else in that class until you get to the mainframe stuff...

[cem_devecioglu]

Rather you than me working with Exchange et al.

Good luck with the interview

Exchange is actually quite a good email system, and 2007 in particular has some fantastic tools.  It truely does tell you what is wrong when it doesn't work now.  Mega reliable, but now (with 2007) less suitable for small workgroup servers due to resource requirements (as with most current integrated communications systems).  Does now scale up much better.

For a typical corporate mail system, its hard to beat, and hence why market leader in this market.

I can say similiar for SQL Server..Really powerful ..Can be scaled from a weak laptop to a many cpu enterprise level server..

And everything works the same except the speed..And have every critical tool for sensitive high load db environments..

Yup, SQL Server is an excellent database server, but is up against the almighty (if somewhat buggy) Oracle.  Not much else in that class until you get to the mainframe stuff...

Been using also Oracle Xi but never practical like SQL server and never programmer friendly ..hate it.May be I use too much microsoft tools