{"id":1149,"date":"2006-11-29T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-11-29T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/orcldoug.com\/blog\/?p=1149"},"modified":"2006-11-29T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2006-11-29T12:00:00","slug":"reverse-job-advert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/orcldoug.com\/blog\/2006\/11\/29\/reverse-job-advert\/","title":{"rendered":"Reverse Job Advert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve decided to move on to a fresh challenge in the new year. My contract at my current site ends on 3rd January and I&#8217;ve decided not to accept the offer of an extension. I&#8217;ve enjoyed my time there, my colleagues have been good fun and some of the work has been very interesting but I think a new environment will keep me fresh. That&#8217;s one of the reasons why I enjoy contracting. Once I&#8217;ve put a few projects to bed over the next few weeks, something new will be welcome.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m well used to looking for new positions (although January isn&#8217;t the best time) but if anyone hears about any interesting contracts I&#8217;d appreciate it if you could drop me an email. <\/p>\n<p>I promise not to mention the cuddly toys &#128521;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve decided to move on to a fresh challenge in the new year. My contract at my current site ends on 3rd January and I&#8217;ve decided not to accept the offer of an extension. I&#8217;ve enjoyed my time there, my colleagues have been good fun and some of the work has been very interesting but&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/orcldoug.com\/blog\/2006\/11\/29\/reverse-job-advert\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Reverse Job Advert<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":873,"url":"http:\/\/orcldoug.com\/blog\/2006\/01\/25\/bits-and-pieces\/","url_meta":{"origin":1149,"position":0},"title":"Bits and Pieces","date":"January 25, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"Having finally finished work for the day, I have some bits and pieces before I get back to the Hotsos tests.Mike ScottI mentioned that Mike Scott has been been really helpful with preparing test environments and offering intelligent argument. 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