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Old 20th January 2018, 16:23     #281
xor
 
Same place for 6 years now. CIO is great and has leveled me up with a few promotions, he's also paid for my grad dip and is now paying for my 2nd year of my Masters program. I feel my time might be coming to an end though as I want to pursue other specializations in info sec.

Out of a team of 17 the only person who's left in the last 6 years left in a casket. Pretty unusual in IS to have such little staff change.
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Old 20th January 2018, 18:49     #282
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just be police. my flatmates are convinced i never actually do any work. always on holiday leave.
Have a few police friends, and I'm sure you guys get 5x the amount of leave as us normies
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Old 20th January 2018, 18:55     #283
leadinjector
 
current roster is 4 on, 2 off, 4 on, 2 off, 4 on, 5 off. its pretty sick.
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Old 15th February 2018, 14:13     #284
Ab
A mariachi ogre snorkel
 
any of you bums work in IT at Wgtn City Council?
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Old 15th February 2018, 14:39     #285
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current roster is 4 on, 2 off, 4 on, 2 off, 4 on, 5 off. its pretty sick.

Nice. How long is a shift? 12 hours?
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Old 15th January 2019, 16:46     #286
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Current job, 1.5 years, no written warnings.
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Old 31st August 2019, 17:01     #287
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Has anyone here (in NZ) moved to a new role and negotiated redundancy?

Im at 21 years in my current job, and at 52+ weeks of redundancy. Unfortunately we just restructured with the company in Au, and they liked the NZ team so nothing changed (the Au team got screwed).
Dammit.

But I have just been headhunted by my old manager, but the company (like most now) do not have redundancy.

So I am going from a secure job with redundancy as a back up, to a new job that could be less secure and no redundancy, so I wanted to try and negotiate it.
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Old 31st August 2019, 18:44     #288
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You should have the standard four weeks notice period as a default redundancy, but I'd ask for an additional week per year of service. That sounds pretty fair.
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Old 1st September 2019, 21:52     #289
blynk
 
There is no redundancy requirement in NZ.

Are you referring to just the standard ending of an employment.
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Old 2nd September 2019, 20:09     #290
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Fortune favours the bold.

Redundancy can be a nice surprise, like finding $20 down the back of your couch. It’s a Plan B contingency in the event you are no longer needed. Plan A should be your unique value proposition that ensures you are the golden goose that always gets a payrise, and everyone wants to poach you (like now, with your old manager)

My advice is to spend time planning on how you will be irreplaceable in your next job. Become bottled lightning for one company, and let the other company know they aren’t getting your best work anymore. The redundancy should sort itself out and fall in line behind your priorities.
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Old 3rd September 2019, 08:10     #291
Native
I... err - F*ck It.
 
I think I've had 17 different jobs at 37.

My current job I've actually had 3 different roles, so maybe that's 14 different jobs?

I reflect Nich's comments, with a slight build in that I try and be relevant to the market, rather than just the company. My current company recently tried to argue that I was at the top of my "band", and could only offer me a maximum of 10% increase.

I knew the market rate for my role was 35% higher at the premium end (which I currently am) and I was more than happy to go to the market and try my luck. The kicker is I didn't want to leave, but I would have if they didn't give me a sizable bump.

They came back with a 20% increase, still less than market, but I'm happy to trade off cash vs a place where I'm appreciated and my work valued.

Anyhow, fortune favours the brave, but I'd also say well researched and prepared helps
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Old 3rd September 2019, 19:10     #292
crocos
 
I've had 4 roles in the last 15 months

I'm starting another 1st October.

Prior to that I'd been in one company for 18 years.
Grad>Programmer>Senior>Delivery Lead 4 roles (and 14 Team Leaders - one of them 3 times)
Fucking lol.
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Old 29th June 2020, 11:32     #293
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The concept of having an up & up career at a single company is so dead it's not funny. This is me over the course of my 19 year career so far.

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Old 29th June 2020, 12:53     #294
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The concept of having an up & up career at a single company is so dead it's not funny.
YMMV applies. 2 companies in 20 years (13 & 7), literally started in the mail room, now in senior leadership.
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Old 29th June 2020, 18:35     #295
crocos
 
18 years @ BNZ, then 3 in the last 2 years
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Old 30th June 2020, 07:38     #296
StN
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Hmmm - 3 in 33, 7,2,23+

Didn't start in mailroom - well, kind of did, opening cheques for payment processing. Now kind of in senior leadership.
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Old 30th June 2020, 11:08     #297
crocos
 
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Now kind of in senior leadership.
Chi Wallah in the meetings?
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Old 30th June 2020, 11:27     #298
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Oh if I could get away with doing just that, I might avoid action item assignments!
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Old 30th June 2020, 16:18     #299
pxpx
 
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Now kind of in senior leadership.
Leader of the seniors?
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Old 30th June 2020, 17:22     #300
Ab
A mariachi ogre snorkel
 
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Chi Wallah in the meetings?
Racist micro aggression
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Old 2nd July 2020, 09:40     #301
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Racist micro aggression
Calling someone a tea-boy using a different language is racist?
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Old 2nd July 2020, 13:35     #302
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Cunning linguist

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Calling someone a tea-boy using a different language is racist?
Good, you get it.
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Old 2nd July 2020, 14:32     #303
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Current job, 1.5 years, no written warnings.
Ok, so when I last saw you, you were looking to leave.. so what number is it now? 😂😂😂
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Old 2nd July 2020, 15:09     #304
Ab
A mariachi ogre snorkel
 
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Calling someone a tea-boy using a different language is racist?
You misspelled cultural appropriation
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Old 2nd July 2020, 20:30     #305
xor
 
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Same place for 6 years now. CIO is great and has leveled me up with a few promotions, he's also paid for my grad dip and is now paying for my 2nd year of my Masters program. I feel my time might be coming to an end though as I want to pursue other specializations in info sec.

Out of a team of 17 the only person who's left in the last 6 years left in a casket. Pretty unusual in IS to have such little staff change.
Welp, time has changed. I've moved jobs twice since Jan 2018. Changed roles from infrastructure engineer to info sec. It's fucking hard and i want to drink.
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Old 3rd July 2020, 09:46     #306
LFC
 
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Ok, so when I last saw you, you were looking to leave.. so what number is it now? 😂😂😂
Nah still at same place, coming up 3 years in August, I have a new manager(for the last 4 months) who gets me, but someone has been questioning my work here and when I find out who it is I'm gonna shit on their desk.
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Old 22nd December 2020, 12:59     #307
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Nek minnit - resigned after 3.5 years, going back to a previous company
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Old 22nd December 2020, 18:04     #308
crocos
 
Better offer or better working conditions? Why the move - couldn't shit on the detractor's desk?
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Old 8th October 2021, 06:27     #309
LFC
 
So supposedly I more than likely have ADHD, which explains why I always found it difficult to hold down a job, having said that I never got fired.

Being diagnosed with ADHD at 49 is interesting lol

Crocos, I had a few suspects but could not confirm whos desk to shit on.
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Old 8th October 2021, 06:56     #310
StN
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Hmmm - 3 in 33, 7,2,23+

Didn't start in mailroom - well, kind of did, opening cheques for payment processing. Now kind of in senior leadership.
Bwahaha - it's just a jump to the left...

New role, doing mostly the same, but more of an InfoSec focus, and no staff!

And that means coming up to 25 years with the same mob.
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Old 10th October 2021, 02:22     #311
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but more of an InfoSec focus
Sounds like a good excuse to attend Kawaiicon next year.
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Old 10th October 2021, 15:11     #312
StN
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Well, I got my ticket for ChChCon, so that's a start!
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Old 10th October 2021, 21:17     #313
crocos
 
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Well, I got my ticket for ChChCon, so that's a start!
Noice! Good bunch of lunatics running that.
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Old 10th October 2021, 21:49     #314
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Since the forums went down I've left Spark after five years, and joined Plan B/ICONZ.

I think there's been a few current\ex-ICONZ guys on NZGames over the years, so *wave*
Still at the same company. Still a few NZGamers lingering around there. No written warnings.
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Old 11th October 2021, 07:13     #315
LFC
 
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Still at the same company. Still a few NZGamers lingering around there. No written warnings.
Plan B - yeah vaguely heard of them what do they do again?
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Old 7th July 2022, 10:58     #316
LFC
 
New job incoming.
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Old 6th February 2023, 23:33     #317
Ab
A mariachi ogre snorkel
 
New job day, woo
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Old 7th February 2023, 16:48     #318
Savage
 
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Now team leader (for the last 5 months) of the team in which I was working when the above was posted. Still enjoying it
This role kinda went downhill after the company lost their two biggest national clients (one of which was the reason for most of my infrastructure team at the time). Went from Infrastructure team lead to technical SDM on another account, as well as internal operations manager and backup to the internal IT manager for Aus (hated all of it). Business started the old MSP style practice of overworking everyone to cover up for poor resourcing, and finding anyone with free time to fit into a role regardless of appropriate experience or qualification to do the job. Got super stressed out (to the point where it was affecting my health), far too many out-of-hours meetings with overseas teams, severe lack of sleep etc etc. Threw my toys and quit after warning my director/s several times that something had to be done with no resulting action on their behalf.

Picked up a contract back on the tools (infrastructure/info sec) and haven't looked back. Work from home the vast majority of the time now, fly an hour each way to client site one night per 2/3 weeks, fantastic day rate, contract renewed thrice already. About to start my pty ltd to move away from payg. Huge change in lifestyle at the end of last year means I'm no longer hypertensive, and doctor has taken me off the BP meds I was on. Promising fourth renewal coming up in June with what looks like an even better day rate. The icing on the cake is the brilliant Security PM and the other security consultant with whom I'm working - both great guys, heaps of fun to work with.

Gears thoroughly oiled, and I'm feeling like a very lucky bugger to be where I am
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Old 8th February 2023, 06:55     #319
wazza
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nice post. i like it when people pull back the curtain

gg to you and ta very muchly, sir!
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Old 8th February 2023, 14:38     #320
Savage
 
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nice post. i like it when people pull back the curtain

gg to you and ta very muchly, sir!
Chur
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