Looks like a pink horse!Quote:
Originally Posted by johnske
Looks like a pink horse!Quote:
Originally Posted by johnske
Due to the overwhelming "I wish" vote, I've closed this poll.
Please feel free to keep posting comments, and vote by responding here if you like. :)
To answer the original OP question, no, I do not get paid for it, nor do I get recognized for it. What I do get for it is more work. Of course I'm such a big fan of it I've got more than I can handle and the work of 4 people (probably 6 of most of the mutt's around here..). But, alas, I digress.
I've followed this thread with some interest but have refrained from posting until now. My thoughts have either been said better by others or echoed. You'll forever and always be under-appreciated, under-paid and over-worked. Just do the best with what you got and always be happy. If that means finding employment elsewhere, so be it. Nothing, and I mean NOTHING, is worth sacrificing your happiness my friend. :)
A pink horse? A FLYING pink horse at that... wouldn't that be even rarer than a flying pig?Quote:
Originally Posted by xld
Sorry Bob, it was the best I could come up with at short notice. Enjoy!
That's better :)Quote:
Originally Posted by johnske
You're right. Nothing is worth sacrificing happiness :yes I don't know what I'd do if I didn't crack one smile a day :)Quote:
Originally Posted by firefytr
I'm sorry I waited so long to post back. But a lot of stuff has happened since then.
Just today we got notice that HCE (where I work), is going out of business. We have about 3-4 weeks to clear everything up and leave. I knew this was going to happen, I just didn't know when.....
So luckily I went to an interview today before I heard the bad news. The company is Schroth engineering www.schroth.com, it's a german engineering company that manufactures (and engineers, and tests, and designs) safety harnesses. They were originally looking for a drafter / designer with a 3d backround in either autoCAD or solidworks. I figured I had enough 3d experience to send my resume, so I did.
Turns out the guy wanted to interview me mostly because of my VBA automation :). He stated my job would be like 60-65% Excel & Access VBA, and 35-40% drafting / designing with AutoCAD and Corel Draw. I couldn't believe this guy knew the power of VBA, and he was so interested in it. It was cool. The place seems like a good deal...especially cause I believe they'll be flexible with my school schedule. And because I can continue my passion for VBA and engineering at the same time :). I hope it turns out for the best.
As far as my original question goes....I'm still deciding. But if I get this job, obviously the question wouldn't apply.
Great, Joseph! I hope that it works out for you! :thumb
Thanks Ken :thumb And I just got the offer about 1 hour ago, and I couldn't be happier :yes :beerchug: Party time!!!! :rofl:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ken Puls
I'll be back later to post about my original question, and most likely mark it solved :)
The way that I look at it is that I am getting X amount of work done and everyone else is getting X divided by some other number. If I do more then them and the boss starts to notice and asks why I would be willing to explain that these tools are a part of my software library that was established before I came to work for him. This is a sore spot for me because esentially someone else is using my work to expedite their work and if I am not compensated in any way shape or form I would be ****ed.
Technically though if you work for him and you developed the source on his dime then he owns the code. Which really sucks.
Just my 2 cents.
Yeah, I'm in the same sort of boat. I've developed many VBA based solutions for my employer. I'm now moving onto another job and others will be using my solutions (err, probably screwing them up). I won't be compensated for them, as I created them to assist in the functions of my job. I have never been compensated other than my standard rate of pay for any work I've done, no matter how above-and-beyond it is/was. The benefit now, is if they want service for it, they'll be paying a consulting fee for it. ;)
Word :yesQuote:
Originally Posted by firefytr
You know what's funny? I never showed the functions/automation that my workbook I made to my boss until yesterday. And since the place is closing down, I figured it didn't matter if anyone sees it now...because it was only taylored for the engineering department, so nobody will have a use for it now :devil2: I guess it worked out in the end, huh?
So I showed it to my boss (the nice one, I have 2 bosses) and he is thinking of starting his own small business and now he says he'll want to call me to do some work for him in the future. We'll see how that goes.
Then he said to show the VP. I figured...why not? So I called him down and showed him everything...like one button picked out PDF's for you on a server based on the project you were working on and placed them in an outlook email and it sends it to the engineer, just from a button :)...and another that all you did was type in the project number, and you would press a button and it would automatically hyperlink the cell with the project number to the autocad file, then insert today's date in one column, project company in another, and project name in another........so I showed him like 5 more buttons like this. His whole attitude (compared to the previous meeting I had with him regarding my review) did a 180...and he wants to meet with me to discuss possible projects I could work on...and I told him sure, on a consulting basis, that is :yes and I'll be sure to charge him correctly for this type of automation for sure.
Right. But even though I made it at home, it doesn't matter too much in my case because the code doesn't handle errors really. It's made to function with sensitive parameters (most especially cause most of the Automation works with a server to find files)...Quote:
Originally Posted by cleturno
This is what I would do if I wasn't getting compensated for it....just make it not handle errors too well....or maybe what I mean to say is don't make it so dynamic. Because if people run into errors with it, you're at no obligation to fix it (to me, anyway).