Hey Brett,

HIRE ME!!!!!

- trs

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HIRE ME!!!!!

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I'm just a lowly peon here at my company
But if your in the Northern VA area, I can send your resume to people that matter.

Wfaulk, don't forget State Income Tax, Sales Tax, City Property Tax, and, of course, all of the hidden taxes from things like tarriffs and business taxes.

-Biscuits

Maybe I was taking that into account before and not this time. Probably true.

**NOTE: ALL WEB PROGRAMMERS OUT THERE WILL LOVE THIS ONE**

Well, to add to what I was previously bitching about... We had our weekly project meeting today where I work (I am an ASP/SQL programmer) and the VP of our division said - and I quote:

"I am rather dissappointed with the sales that have resulted from our dynamic pages. I'm afraid we might have to go back to the static ones."

As I sat there pondering this unfathomingly rediculous statement (And fought back the developing anurism - for all those Lewis Black fans out there), I realized that there was no way to rationalize it. It was so unbelievably rediculous on so many levels that I didn't know where to begin - and thusly didn't know what to say. The fact that he could base poor sales on the fact that the pages are rendered dynamically - and not staticly is astounding. They are the SAME PAGES and the end user could care less how they are rendered as long as the end result is the same.

So I guess I'm going to make a trip to the headhunter tomorrow and see what kind of jobs they can drudge up for me... Because with management that profound deciding my future I definitely better make sure I have some options!!

- trs

HAH!

I've been amused by such discussions numerous times, in a variety of jobs. Moving on to another company doesn't seem to make any difference. It makes me furious that people so ignorant regularly get into positions with such power (I know where that sentence can go, so I won't say anything....I know someone else will anyway :P).

It's become a source of entertainment. Plus, it gives you stories to tell to people who will appreciate the frustration of the position you're in.

Yeah, that's about the same for us Australians too.

But then I used eTax this year, same as last - basically a program to fill out your tax form and submit it electronically. It uses 2048-bit RSA keys and security certificates, so it's as good a security model as I can see, and the speed of the thing is great. But what's best about it is that it juggles all the numbers for you. It even worked out I was due a $2000 refund last year that I didn't know about! How cool is that?

Have fun,

Paul