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... I've been gone a while.

I joined CertForums in 2006 but I, I've been gone a while. Now I'm back I'm preparing to study for several Certifications, starting with MCSE: Server Infrastructure.

As I'll be hanging around a lot I figured I'd reintroduce myself.


John

 

Welcome back

 

Thanks guys

I took 3 year gap to be at home with the kids but I'm back contracting now they've gone to secondary school.

 

Contracting is the way to go, I will probably go back contracting when I leave my current place. Sure the uncertainty factor isn't great but tbh I have that now already.

 

Good to see you back John, welcome back to the good ship CertForums.

 

You're not wrong there Simon. It seems like job security is a rare commodity these days.

 

Exactly, I have seen 4 rounds of redundancy in the place I work at in the last 4 years, not sure I would last a 5th round, add in the more money you get as a contractor and it makes things very attractive.

 

It's funny I was talking with a colleague last night saying I liked the management side of things but still liked the hands on approach as well, I am not sure if my next role will be management or technical, unlikely to be a management role in contracting tho

 

Absolutely.

I was in Cork yesterday\Today seeing a major security vendor and when they told me that they have a team dedicated to just playing with POC's and trying new things I thought to myself, I can see me doing that... made me realise that I am still very much a techy at heart.