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      stacksofplates @travisdh1
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      @travisdh1 said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

      @Carnival-Boy said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

      @scottalanmiller said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

      NTG's a very different environment. Unlike traditional companies, NTG hires for the long haul and has internal development and such. It even provides lab capacity 🙂 What applies most places really doesn't apply there.

      Oh. Is that a US mentality? Companies in the UK still generally hire for the long haul and have internal development, especially large companies (maybe not so much in SMB where career progression is limited). I'd say the majority of my friends that work in IT have worked at the same place for years (20+ years in many cases).

      Almost all companies claim to do this, what they actually do is a little different.

      Reminds me of the job postings for places like Taco Bell where they want "energetic individuals who are passionate about our company." And advertise that they offer "great growth potential and a dynamic workplace."

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        stacksofplates @JaredBusch
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        @JaredBusch said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

        @Carnival-Boy said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

        @scottalanmiller said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

        NTG's a very different environment. Unlike traditional companies, NTG hires for the long haul and has internal development and such. It even provides lab capacity 🙂 What applies most places really doesn't apply there.

        Oh. Is that a US mentality? Companies in the UK still generally hire for the long haul and have internal development, especially large companies (maybe not so much in SMB where career progression is limited). I'd say the majority of my friends that work in IT have worked at the same place for years (20+ years in many cases).

        I cannot speak to everything, but the large company I worked at in the past had minor linear growth but mostly people were sitting there stagnating for 20+ years. I know people that started at the same time as me that are still there doing the same work.

        I have a guess as to what company that was.

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        • wirestyle22W
          wirestyle22 @stacksofplates
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          @stacksofplates said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

          @travisdh1 said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

          @Carnival-Boy said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

          @scottalanmiller said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

          NTG's a very different environment. Unlike traditional companies, NTG hires for the long haul and has internal development and such. It even provides lab capacity 🙂 What applies most places really doesn't apply there.

          Oh. Is that a US mentality? Companies in the UK still generally hire for the long haul and have internal development, especially large companies (maybe not so much in SMB where career progression is limited). I'd say the majority of my friends that work in IT have worked at the same place for years (20+ years in many cases).

          Almost all companies claim to do this, what they actually do is a little different.

          Reminds me of the job postings for places like Taco Bell where they want "energetic individuals who are passionate about our company." And advertise that they offer "great growth potential and a dynamic workplace."

          If you aren't passionate about a 7 layer burrito I don't think we can be friends

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            tiagom @wirestyle22
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            @wirestyle22 or a triple double crunch wrap..

            Great.. You guys made me hungry..

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            • wirestyle22W
              wirestyle22 @tiagom
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              @tiagom You calm down

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              • MattSpellerM
                MattSpeller @wirestyle22
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                @wirestyle22 said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                @stacksofplates said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                @travisdh1 said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                @Carnival-Boy said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                @scottalanmiller said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                NTG's a very different environment. Unlike traditional companies, NTG hires for the long haul and has internal development and such. It even provides lab capacity 🙂 What applies most places really doesn't apply there.

                Oh. Is that a US mentality? Companies in the UK still generally hire for the long haul and have internal development, especially large companies (maybe not so much in SMB where career progression is limited). I'd say the majority of my friends that work in IT have worked at the same place for years (20+ years in many cases).

                Almost all companies claim to do this, what they actually do is a little different.

                Reminds me of the job postings for places like Taco Bell where they want "energetic individuals who are passionate about our company." And advertise that they offer "great growth potential and a dynamic workplace."

                If you aren't passionate about a 7 layer burrito I don't think we can be friends

                Don't even get me started. All we have for psudo-wanna-be-greasy-nightmare-excuse-for-Mexican Food is a rip off of Taco Bell without any of the really greasy delicious things.

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                • wirestyle22W
                  wirestyle22 @MattSpeller
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                  @MattSpeller said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                  @wirestyle22 said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                  @stacksofplates said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                  @travisdh1 said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                  @Carnival-Boy said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                  @scottalanmiller said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                  NTG's a very different environment. Unlike traditional companies, NTG hires for the long haul and has internal development and such. It even provides lab capacity 🙂 What applies most places really doesn't apply there.

                  Oh. Is that a US mentality? Companies in the UK still generally hire for the long haul and have internal development, especially large companies (maybe not so much in SMB where career progression is limited). I'd say the majority of my friends that work in IT have worked at the same place for years (20+ years in many cases).

                  Almost all companies claim to do this, what they actually do is a little different.

                  Reminds me of the job postings for places like Taco Bell where they want "energetic individuals who are passionate about our company." And advertise that they offer "great growth potential and a dynamic workplace."

                  If you aren't passionate about a 7 layer burrito I don't think we can be friends

                  Don't even get me started. All we have for psudo-wanna-be-greasy-nightmare-excuse-for-Mexican Food is a rip off of Taco Bell without any of the really greasy delicious things.

                  At least your police force is on horseback though right?

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                  • MattSpellerM
                    MattSpeller @wirestyle22
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                    @wirestyle22 said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                    @MattSpeller said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                    @wirestyle22 said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                    @stacksofplates said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                    @travisdh1 said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                    @Carnival-Boy said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                    @scottalanmiller said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                    NTG's a very different environment. Unlike traditional companies, NTG hires for the long haul and has internal development and such. It even provides lab capacity 🙂 What applies most places really doesn't apply there.

                    Oh. Is that a US mentality? Companies in the UK still generally hire for the long haul and have internal development, especially large companies (maybe not so much in SMB where career progression is limited). I'd say the majority of my friends that work in IT have worked at the same place for years (20+ years in many cases).

                    Almost all companies claim to do this, what they actually do is a little different.

                    Reminds me of the job postings for places like Taco Bell where they want "energetic individuals who are passionate about our company." And advertise that they offer "great growth potential and a dynamic workplace."

                    If you aren't passionate about a 7 layer burrito I don't think we can be friends

                    Don't even get me started. All we have for psudo-wanna-be-greasy-nightmare-excuse-for-Mexican Food is a rip off of Taco Bell without any of the really greasy delicious things.

                    At least your police force is on horseback though right?

                    http://wulol.com/media/uploads/2013/10/TheMostCanadianPicEver-91028.jpg

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                    • MattSpellerM
                      MattSpeller @wirestyle22
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                      @wirestyle22 said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                      @MattSpeller said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                      @wirestyle22 said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                      @stacksofplates said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                      @travisdh1 said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                      @Carnival-Boy said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                      @scottalanmiller said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                      NTG's a very different environment. Unlike traditional companies, NTG hires for the long haul and has internal development and such. It even provides lab capacity 🙂 What applies most places really doesn't apply there.

                      Oh. Is that a US mentality? Companies in the UK still generally hire for the long haul and have internal development, especially large companies (maybe not so much in SMB where career progression is limited). I'd say the majority of my friends that work in IT have worked at the same place for years (20+ years in many cases).

                      Almost all companies claim to do this, what they actually do is a little different.

                      Reminds me of the job postings for places like Taco Bell where they want "energetic individuals who are passionate about our company." And advertise that they offer "great growth potential and a dynamic workplace."

                      If you aren't passionate about a 7 layer burrito I don't think we can be friends

                      Don't even get me started. All we have for psudo-wanna-be-greasy-nightmare-excuse-for-Mexican Food is a rip off of Taco Bell without any of the really greasy delicious things.

                      At least your police force is on horseback though right?

                      This is a better pic. Sorry.

                      http://media.darpanmagazine.com/news/content/tim-hortons1.jpg

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                      • coliverC
                        coliver @MattSpeller
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                        @MattSpeller said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                        @wirestyle22 said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                        @MattSpeller said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                        @wirestyle22 said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                        @stacksofplates said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                        @travisdh1 said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                        @Carnival-Boy said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                        @scottalanmiller said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                        NTG's a very different environment. Unlike traditional companies, NTG hires for the long haul and has internal development and such. It even provides lab capacity 🙂 What applies most places really doesn't apply there.

                        Oh. Is that a US mentality? Companies in the UK still generally hire for the long haul and have internal development, especially large companies (maybe not so much in SMB where career progression is limited). I'd say the majority of my friends that work in IT have worked at the same place for years (20+ years in many cases).

                        Almost all companies claim to do this, what they actually do is a little different.

                        Reminds me of the job postings for places like Taco Bell where they want "energetic individuals who are passionate about our company." And advertise that they offer "great growth potential and a dynamic workplace."

                        If you aren't passionate about a 7 layer burrito I don't think we can be friends

                        Don't even get me started. All we have for psudo-wanna-be-greasy-nightmare-excuse-for-Mexican Food is a rip off of Taco Bell without any of the really greasy delicious things.

                        At least your police force is on horseback though right?

                        This is a better pic. Sorry.

                        http://media.darpanmagazine.com/news/content/tim-hortons1.jpg

                        The proud legacy of the mounties.

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                        • MattSpellerM
                          MattSpeller @coliver
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                          @coliver said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                          @MattSpeller said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                          @wirestyle22 said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                          @MattSpeller said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                          @wirestyle22 said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                          @stacksofplates said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                          @travisdh1 said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                          @Carnival-Boy said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                          @scottalanmiller said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                          NTG's a very different environment. Unlike traditional companies, NTG hires for the long haul and has internal development and such. It even provides lab capacity 🙂 What applies most places really doesn't apply there.

                          Oh. Is that a US mentality? Companies in the UK still generally hire for the long haul and have internal development, especially large companies (maybe not so much in SMB where career progression is limited). I'd say the majority of my friends that work in IT have worked at the same place for years (20+ years in many cases).

                          Almost all companies claim to do this, what they actually do is a little different.

                          Reminds me of the job postings for places like Taco Bell where they want "energetic individuals who are passionate about our company." And advertise that they offer "great growth potential and a dynamic workplace."

                          If you aren't passionate about a 7 layer burrito I don't think we can be friends

                          Don't even get me started. All we have for psudo-wanna-be-greasy-nightmare-excuse-for-Mexican Food is a rip off of Taco Bell without any of the really greasy delicious things.

                          At least your police force is on horseback though right?

                          This is a better pic. Sorry.

                          http://media.darpanmagazine.com/news/content/tim-hortons1.jpg

                          The proud legacy of the mounties.

                          They still ride horses. However they are also defacto police for most of Canada... so... cars are more practical.

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                          • wirestyle22W
                            wirestyle22 @MattSpeller
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                            @MattSpeller http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/compare/Canada/United-States/Crime

                            Rape Rate and Violent Crime Murder Rates are specifically crazy

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                            • coliverC
                              coliver @wirestyle22
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                              @wirestyle22 said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                              @MattSpeller http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/compare/Canada/United-States/Crime

                              Rape Rate and Violent Crime Murder Rates are specifically crazy

                              80.25 crimes per 1000 people. That seems pretty high.

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                              • scottalanmillerS
                                scottalanmiller @coliver
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                                @coliver said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                                @wirestyle22 said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                                @MattSpeller http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/compare/Canada/United-States/Crime

                                Rape Rate and Violent Crime Murder Rates are specifically crazy

                                80.25 crimes per 1000 people. That seems pretty high.

                                Wow

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                                • scottalanmillerS
                                  scottalanmiller
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                                  Must be maple related crimes.

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                                  • wirestyle22W
                                    wirestyle22
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                                    It's Canada. I think not greeting someone is a crime there

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                                    • coliverC
                                      coliver
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                                      When you really dig into that site some claims are interesting. For instance a female is twice as likely, as a percentage of the populations, to get raped in Canada as they are in the US. Suicide rates, as a percentage of the population, are also much higher in Canada.

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                                      • bbigfordB
                                        bbigford @coliver
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                                        @coliver said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                                        @wirestyle22 said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                                        @MattSpeller http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/compare/Canada/United-States/Crime

                                        Rape Rate and Violent Crime Murder Rates are specifically crazy

                                        80.25 crimes per 1000 people. That seems pretty high.

                                        This one has Idaho at 6th... hmm

                                        http://www.usa.com/rank/us--crime-index--state-rank.htm

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                                        • scottalanmillerS
                                          scottalanmiller @coliver
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                                          @coliver said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                                          For instance a female is twice as likely, as a percentage of the populations, to get raped in Canada as they are in the US.

                                          How did you find that? The listed numbers listed it as "rate", which means that the percentage of population is already considered. So how did it get to twice, conflicting with teh posted rate?

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                                          • bbigfordB
                                            bbigford @bbigford
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                                            @BBigford said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                                            @coliver said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                                            @wirestyle22 said in Merits of Staying Long Term with a Job or Moving More Rapidly:

                                            @MattSpeller http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/compare/Canada/United-States/Crime

                                            Rape Rate and Violent Crime Murder Rates are specifically crazy

                                            80.25 crimes per 1000 people. That seems pretty high.

                                            This one has Idaho at 6th... hmm

                                            http://www.usa.com/rank/us--crime-index--state-rank.htm

                                            Wait, that could be ANY crime... that's just crime overall. This one actually shows murder rate, which was higher in the south as I expected.

                                            http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/murder-rates-nationally-and-state#MRord

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