I am a developer for a Food and Pharmaceutical Software Business. Up until 4 years ago I was a Contractor for IT Development and really loved the job as it always took me to a new company or location but now I just like being in one location and doing the same thing. For now. A good friend of mine brought me on board here (Retalix is the Company name). He soon took over as Director for the area I worked in and it was great the two of us working together. He moved to a different job now and really wanted me to take his position over but I refused. I had seen how the job changed him with all the stress and political hub bub within a large corporation. I am pretty happy doing 8-5 with as metal said... no overtime and no stress. I do like my job alot. Being a senior on the floor people don't really mess with me anyway. We do development on the ISeries (AS400).
We have a ton of customers... to many to list anyway and this link is only a partial list but if your interested... here it is.
Customers - Supply chain management software, Grocery Software, Foodservice Software, Convenience Software and Fuel Software :: Retalix Ltd.
MA, it's funny you talk about the sniper bit in the service. When I went into the marines they wanted me to be a sniper really bad. I was contracted into aircraft maintenance but they tried many ways to get me out of that but wasn't a go. I actually was entertaining the idea. Always wondered what would have happened if I had become a sniper.
DBABE.... I agree. Barney's Job would be the shiznits......