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Topic: DSL Quits!
started by: damien_s_lucifer

Posted by damien_s_lucifer on Nov. 10 2001,21:37

I just walked away from a ๘K/yr. job because I have completely had it with The Man. I could no longer stand being told "you're just a cog in the wheel here" and "I need you to own more of your responsibility"; I couldn't take being lectured about procedure; I couldn't stand being cooped up in a cubicle all day...

so I did it! I quit! I told them to take this job and shove it up their ass... in a courteous, professional manner, of course.

& now I'm starting my own business. I have a lot of friends who are incredible artists, and all of them dream about having their OWN business someday - so we're putting our heads together and starting one.

At the moment, we're selling crafts-type shit to rich people, because we have some already made, and we can make them quickly, and we have a couple beautiful designs. The rest of us talented, intelligent people are handling the other aspects of the business, like advertising materials and Web design.

Unfortunately this means I have to cancel my Perl class sorry...

Posted by MeatJam on Nov. 10 2001,22:04

Yeah! Fight the system! Power to the people! But then again it was a ๘K/yr job... arghhh, but you're gonna have a MUCH cooler job, as your own boss... but the money.. yet it had the evil price of a CUBICLE.. Arghh conflict between greed and self respect.. ok you made the right decision. Fierce.

Posted by DeadAnztac on Nov. 10 2001,22:22

/me begs at DSL's feet for a chance to show off talent to get a job...

Please Mr. ::Tugging on your pants:: I can do PHP! I can code HTML by hand, JavaScript, SQL (Portgres, MySQL), I can program sh, I can setup and maintan HTTPD, DNS, NFS, qMail too! I can even set up SSL support in your HTTPD server! I can help! Please Mr.! I've done outsourcing on logos... I've made entire user/password/shopping cart/inventory dB's and front end's in PHP and MySQL.... I'm pretty damn good at graphics and making HTML work on all browsers and come out the exact way you want it... please mister... I wanna job! Pweeeeaase!!

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~Anztac [ Pertinaciously disconsolate ]

Posted by CatKnight on Nov. 10 2001,22:30

NOOOOOOooooooooooooo you were supposed to get me a co-op there! Bastard!

Posted by damien_s_lucifer on Nov. 10 2001,22:39

heh...

only problem, Anztac, is that I don't exactly have any money to *pay* anyone at the moment. Everyone involved is just pitching in and doing what they can to get it off the ground...

but I *could* use some help with the SQL part. I have a server here running MySQL + httpd with mod_perl + Apache::ASP. I know SQL but I have a *lot* of work to do to get this thing up and running ASAP. If you want to help & don't mind working for free, email me... if nothing else I'll put up a big fat link to YOUR site and a glowing reference

edit : we can add PHP to my Web server if you can tell me how to get it done so that I don't lose mod_perl...

This message has been edited by damien_s_lucifer on November 11, 2001 at 05:45 PM

Posted by justcozz on Nov. 10 2001,22:43

And this whole time I was asking myself what this had to do with DSL? Way to go... So where did you work?

Posted by justcozz on Nov. 10 2001,22:43

stupid button...

This message has been edited by justcozz on November 11, 2001 at 05:43 PM

Posted by MattimeoZ80 on Nov. 10 2001,23:10

you can just compile php seperately and add it as a static module with one more line to the apache configure run..

Posted by L33T_h4x0r_d00d on Nov. 10 2001,23:11

quote:
Originally posted by justcozz:
stupid button...

You must have a compaq keyboard.

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Posted by DeadAnztac on Nov. 10 2001,23:12

quote:
Originally posted by damien_s_lucifer:
heh...
only problem, Anztac, is that I don't exactly have any money to *pay* anyone at the moment. Everyone involved is just pitching in and doing what they can to get it off the ground...
but I *could* use some help with the SQL part. I have a server here running MySQL + httpd with mod_perl + Apache::ASP. I know SQL but I have a *lot* of work to do to get this thing up and running ASAP. If you want to help & don't mind working for free, email me... if nothing else I'll put up a big fat link to YOUR site and a glowing reference
edit : we can add PHP to my Web server if you can tell me how to get it done so that I don't lose mod_perl...

Sure. And PHP would help me a whole lot.
Edit: e-mailed your profile address.

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~Anztac [ Pertinaciously disconsolate ]

This message has been edited by DeadAnztac on November 11, 2001 at 06:14 PM

Posted by incubus on Nov. 11 2001,00:42

Hmmm, that's gotta take courage. All I can say is good luck matey, and be careful.

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Posted by solid on Nov. 11 2001,03:22

72k a year?!
US DOLLARS?!!

Hot damn, that boss must've been a REAL pain in the ass!

Good luck with your business.

Posted by LiNeY on Nov. 11 2001,13:47

Congrats man! If a lam0r like me can help in any way, let me know...

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Posted by damien_s_lucifer on Nov. 11 2001,14:48

quote:
Originally posted by solid:
Hot damn, that boss must've been a REAL pain in the ass!

not just the boss... the employees, the Government Way, the fact that there was NOWHERE else to go...

and hell, there's other jobs out there that pay just as much that don't totally SUCK.

Posted by Tattered on Nov. 11 2001,15:45

Perl?#@!

Where will I turn.. .

edit: Can I have a job at the new company?

This message has been edited by Tattered on November 12, 2001 at 10:46 AM

Posted by TheTaxMan on Nov. 12 2001,18:06

Riight...

Umm..

Did you get the memo about this?

Riight..

Hm..

Riight...

...

...I will set fire to the building..

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