Comments on: Cold inside and out http://www.cmarlow.com/2006/09/04/cold-inside-and-out/ C:\Marlow\ C:\Marlow\Run\ run marlow -run Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:32:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Lampy http://www.cmarlow.com/2006/09/04/cold-inside-and-out/#comment-12 Lampy Mon, 18 Sep 2006 21:15:22 +0000 http://www.cmarlow.com/2006/09/04/cold-inside-and-out/#comment-12 Hey Chris, Working in tech and travelling for extended periods of time is possible thanks to the interweeb. I hope so anyways, as thats what I'm banking on ;) My plan is to create websites that don't need day-to-day tending, so all I would need is a good internet connection for decent periods of time. The more common way would be to do contract work for building websites. I didn't meet anyone doing this in Aus/NZ/Asia but I know people do it in Europe. I think you would have to have a base of operations though (ie. Toronto... or Calgary if you are really serious) where you could establish some clientelle first or find a webdev company that will send you small jobs. That'd be sweet if you did that so then we can meet up somewhere.. say a slow-paced town with hi-speed internet on the Mediterranean? Haha.. ok I suppose I better get back to work if that is ever gonna happen on my end... good luck and keep us posted. Brrrrrrr, Mark Hey Chris,

Working in tech and travelling for extended periods of time is possible thanks to the interweeb. I hope so anyways, as thats what I’m banking on ;) My plan is to create websites that don’t need day-to-day tending, so all I would need is a good internet connection for decent periods of time. The more common way would be to do contract work for building websites. I didn’t meet anyone doing this in Aus/NZ/Asia but I know people do it in Europe. I think you would have to have a base of operations though (ie. Toronto… or Calgary if you are really serious) where you could establish some clientelle first or find a webdev company that will send you small jobs.

That’d be sweet if you did that so then we can meet up somewhere.. say a slow-paced town with hi-speed internet on the Mediterranean? Haha.. ok I suppose I better get back to work if that is ever gonna happen on my end… good luck and keep us posted.

Brrrrrrr,
Mark

]]> By: Mum http://www.cmarlow.com/2006/09/04/cold-inside-and-out/#comment-9 Mum Thu, 07 Sep 2006 23:20:50 +0000 http://www.cmarlow.com/2006/09/04/cold-inside-and-out/#comment-9 working - travel it's called vacation time! I think to be a consultant you need some experience first but if you don't mind uncertainty they get paid well working - travel it’s called vacation time! I think to be a consultant you need some experience first but if you don’t mind uncertainty they get paid well

]]> By: Az http://www.cmarlow.com/2006/09/04/cold-inside-and-out/#comment-8 Az Thu, 07 Sep 2006 17:19:38 +0000 http://www.cmarlow.com/2006/09/04/cold-inside-and-out/#comment-8 Yea Dude! Consulting! For the project I'm working on now we had to hire some consultants, and they are not cheap. About $20k for one month of consulting and making recommendations on how we should implement our project. And according to this guy he does travel enough. Hmm.... Yea Dude!

Consulting! For the project I’m working on now we had to hire some consultants, and they are not cheap. About $20k for one month of consulting and making recommendations on how we should implement our project. And according to this guy he does travel enough.

Hmm….

]]> By: Reg Braithwaite http://www.cmarlow.com/2006/09/04/cold-inside-and-out/#comment-7 Reg Braithwaite Wed, 06 Sep 2006 17:16:13 +0000 http://www.cmarlow.com/2006/09/04/cold-inside-and-out/#comment-7 Thanks for the link! Thanks for the link!

]]> By: tony http://www.cmarlow.com/2006/09/04/cold-inside-and-out/#comment-6 tony Wed, 06 Sep 2006 16:07:29 +0000 http://www.cmarlow.com/2006/09/04/cold-inside-and-out/#comment-6 Hey Mr. Marlow, Three words: Be A Consultant! They have a 14% job satisfaction rate... hahaha... guess why? Because of too much travel! I never understood what the term consultant really meant until I started work. Now I understand that it's more of a category than a specific job. I would suggest, staying away from a programming job and get into consulting... you'll still be able to program from day to day and it will help you advance your career. Programmers don't get to meet many other people but consultants get to meet all kinds of them. One final word of advice... working in consulting is cool, but working in a software lab, regardless of whether you're a consultant is not cool... ie, lack of GIRLZ :( Hey Mr. Marlow,

Three words: Be A Consultant!

They have a 14% job satisfaction rate… hahaha… guess why? Because of too much travel!

I never understood what the term consultant really meant until I started work. Now I understand that it’s more of a category than a specific job. I would suggest, staying away from a programming job and get into consulting… you’ll still be able to program from day to day and it will help you advance your career.

Programmers don’t get to meet many other people but consultants get to meet all kinds of them.

One final word of advice… working in consulting is cool, but working in a software lab, regardless of whether you’re a consultant is not cool… ie, lack of GIRLZ :(

]]> By: Chris Marlow http://www.cmarlow.com/2006/09/04/cold-inside-and-out/#comment-5 Chris Marlow Tue, 05 Sep 2006 18:08:25 +0000 http://www.cmarlow.com/2006/09/04/cold-inside-and-out/#comment-5 After watching a little of America's next top model I'm thinking maybe I should become a male model. travel the world and make kissy faces at cameras. After watching a little of America’s next top model I’m thinking maybe I should become a male model. travel the world and make kissy faces at cameras.

]]> By: Az http://www.cmarlow.com/2006/09/04/cold-inside-and-out/#comment-4 Az Tue, 05 Sep 2006 15:54:35 +0000 http://www.cmarlow.com/2006/09/04/cold-inside-and-out/#comment-4 I had the same dilema when we were finishing university. As you know I also was considering going somewhere to teach English for a year. I love to travel and see places. But I also got big ambitions for the future, and in order to get there sooner rather than later I cannot aford to waste time now. Although, we are now at the perfect travelling age. A job that requires travelling would be the ideal solution as long as you get to see places you go to and not just hotel, office and airport. I get to travel with my work now, but it's nothing exciting, mostly small towns in Canada and a few in the US. Tony's job, on the other hand, looks sweet in terms of travelling the world. Well sooner or later I'll travel the world too. You are welcome to join me. :) I had the same dilema when we were finishing university. As you know I also was considering going somewhere to teach English for a year. I love to travel and see places. But I also got big ambitions for the future, and in order to get there sooner rather than later I cannot aford to waste time now. Although, we are now at the perfect travelling age.

A job that requires travelling would be the ideal solution as long as you get to see places you go to and not just hotel, office and airport.

I get to travel with my work now, but it’s nothing exciting, mostly small towns in Canada and a few in the US. Tony’s job, on the other hand, looks sweet in terms of travelling the world.

Well sooner or later I’ll travel the world too. You are welcome to join me. :)

]]> By: Iain http://www.cmarlow.com/2006/09/04/cold-inside-and-out/#comment-2 Iain Mon, 04 Sep 2006 17:52:38 +0000 http://www.cmarlow.com/2006/09/04/cold-inside-and-out/#comment-2 Yo. I'm lucky that journalism and traveling overlap; in that, no one wants either a traveler or a journalist to do any work for them. Ha. Also - think about what is easier or at least more desirable: 1) Starting to move up in a tech company and then traveling, or 2) Traveling around a bit and then settling down to take a tech job. Also, I met a guy who was coding websites (is that correct?) in Beijing, but he was Japanese. He just moved there, and he had American clients - so he was technically still traveling and he was working in tech. But try finding a tech job in China, I dare you. Yo. I’m lucky that journalism and traveling overlap; in that, no one wants either a traveler or a journalist to do any work for them. Ha.

Also - think about what is easier or at least more desirable: 1) Starting to move up in a tech company and then traveling, or 2) Traveling around a bit and then settling down to take a tech job.

Also, I met a guy who was coding websites (is that correct?) in Beijing, but he was Japanese. He just moved there, and he had American clients - so he was technically still traveling and he was working in tech. But try finding a tech job in China, I dare you.

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