October 18, 200817 yr Hi Everyone, hope you're all in good health! I've kinda been neglecting this place over the last 2/3 weeks... I'm sorry I finished uni (Huzzah!!!) and since then instead of calming down, everything seems to have gotten more hectic. At some point I managed to pass 2000 posts, yay go me! Hahaha, but it's not good enough! I hope soon things will settle and I can get back to getting properly involved here. I have been job hunting and attending interviews, and I'm very pleased to say I have a job as a junior developer starting in a weeks time :D I'm really looking forward to it, although the idea of working full time is REALLY daunting after having been a student for sooooo long! The good side to it is even though spare time gets reduced, I will have a routine and evenings and weekends...I've not had weekends for a long time! Well I'm off to go make some tea, chill and read books... something else I'm enjoying again after a far too long studying crappy business and being forced to read boring drivel !! Eris
October 18, 200817 yr Congratulations on finishing Uni and landing your first web job, Eris Looking forward to more input from you on the forums. Bring on the weekends!
October 18, 200817 yr I have been job hunting and attending interviews, and I'm very pleased to say I have a job as a junior developer starting in a weeks time :D I'm really looking forward to it, although the idea of working full time is REALLY daunting after having been a student for sooooo long! Well done on the job! I hope you can get your employer to teach you lots of useful stuff that will be useful to your in the long term...
October 18, 200817 yr Congratulations on the new job Eris! Hope you're enjoying chilling with your books
October 18, 200817 yr Good luck in your new job Eris, don't forget about us. Hope you are having a fun weekend
October 18, 200817 yr Author Thanks for the kind words! I am really looking forward to starting my job, I'll let you know if I enjoy it as much as I think I'm gonna. I've got a week to chill out first, have a few books I want to get through, and catch up around here! @Bluedreamer, I have a feeling I'm going to learn an awful lot from these people!
October 18, 200817 yr Well done in all you success, I hope everything goes well How long was you studying for ?
October 18, 200817 yr Author Lol, well since I was 4 I did 4 years at uni, 3 years under and 1 year post grad. Educated up to my eyeballs...
October 19, 200817 yr Good work! Personally though I would try and start my own business, or get a job like you and work after hours on my own business. You can't get rich working for somebody else
October 31, 200817 yr Author Sooo, I just finished my first week of work and I am thoroughly exhausted. I'm sorry I haven't been around, it's going to take a week or two before I can come home and do anything other than sleep!! I'm absolutely loving the job! I'm learning more than my brain can handle! Working on something different every day and really having to put all my know-how to the test. Skysurge, I don't think what you said about getting rich is true, but it depends on what you count as *rich*... Personally, I know that once I've settled into the routine, and bought a house closer to work I will have everything I need. That's not to say that one day I wouldn't want to go it alone, but I've done the freelance thing and there is a lot to be said for having a routine, a salary and not being totally liable for other people's livelihoods.
October 31, 200817 yr weldone on finishing uni and the job. Hope you enjoy it. Cant wait till i get a new job (really need one) i am a creative soul in a office 9-5 job, felt like i sold my soul to the devil. Goodluck /hugs
November 1, 200817 yr Another one goes all corporate! It's always us on WDF who lose out to the lure of business! Glad you're enjoying it, learning lots and working hard - must make a change on all 3 counts from uni!!!!! Hope it settles down soon and we see you break through 3,000 posts.
November 1, 200817 yr Author @Emmi, I think there are 9-5 office jobs for creatives... the place I work is a creative agency and it is a great environment... very flexible! But although I am a creative person, I'm a developer rather than a designer so I guess 9-5 suits me quite well. @Bro Haha.. a change on all 3 fronts indeed..I've learnt more this week than in 4 years at uni lol! Hows China treating you?
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