Comments for Paul Green http://www.pagreen.co.uk Thoughts, Musings & Other Waffle Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:13:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 Comment on Still available for hire… by lblblb http://www.pagreen.co.uk/2008-05-23/still-available-for-hire/#comment-2 lblblb Fri, 23 May 2008 09:32:03 +0000 http://pagreen.co.uk/blog/?p=4#comment-2 hey! LB in da house. woo yey! Anyway (serious face on) i felt exactly the same when i left uni, after 4 years, it was enough. I was tired of their outdated course and found it really boring. After starting where i work now ive moved into something a lot more dynamic, using new technologies, new methods. It really hit me the other day that i hardly enjoyed any uni at all (apart from as you already mentioned, the people!) and i realised that all they really did is taught us the fundamentals of computing, the basics for development. Now ive moved into working with an awesome team, and have got my hands on things we didnt even touch on at uni - .net development, silverlight, UI design, and suddenly its not just a job where you are stuck *just* coding anymore. Its totally changed my outlook since i left uni and all i could see was one long tunnel with no light at the end. Anyway, if you feel like theres nothing left in it for you, then thats totally understandable, i know what it felt like to be completely dissillusioned. I wonder if i was just lucky to stumble on something to make me change my mind, or if im just easier to please than you! I think you will make an excellent creative type, and i really hope you find what you are looking for. Ever thought of becoming a UI specialist? We hired a guy here who was incredible, just mocked up new web2.0 style UI's for our existing web apps all day long, got paid loads, and was contracted....very flexible, and your degree would back you up as a relevant qualification for UI design. Let me know if you need to talk anytime!! Laura :-) hey! LB in da house. woo yey! Anyway (serious face on) i felt exactly the same when i left uni, after 4 years, it was enough. I was tired of their outdated course and found it really boring. After starting where i work now ive moved into something a lot more dynamic, using new technologies, new methods. It really hit me the other day that i hardly enjoyed any uni at all (apart from as you already mentioned, the people!) and i realised that all they really did is taught us the fundamentals of computing, the basics for development. Now ive moved into working with an awesome team, and have got my hands on things we didnt even touch on at uni - .net development, silverlight, UI design, and suddenly its not just a job where you are stuck *just* coding anymore. Its totally changed my outlook since i left uni and all i could see was one long tunnel with no light at the end. Anyway, if you feel like theres nothing left in it for you, then thats totally understandable, i know what it felt like to be completely dissillusioned. I wonder if i was just lucky to stumble on something to make me change my mind, or if im just easier to please than you! I think you will make an excellent creative type, and i really hope you find what you are looking for. Ever thought of becoming a UI specialist? We hired a guy here who was incredible, just mocked up new web2.0 style UI’s for our existing web apps all day long, got paid loads, and was contracted….very flexible, and your degree would back you up as a relevant qualification for UI design. Let me know if you need to talk anytime!! Laura :-)

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