Category: employment
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Yeah, this job’s way too easy.
“This diagnostic says it’s broken. Here, let me replace it for you.” That’s been the motto of the day for me. I’ve only had one call where I actually had to think, and that was only in the minor aspect of figuring out how best to walk the guy on … Read the rest
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Should I still be tired?
My mind says no, but my body says hell yes. I got in just after 11 last night and was in bed by midnight, only finally crawling out of bed for good about 25 minutes ago. This just may be a job for extra caffeine. Going to work today is … Read the rest
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And I work, per chance to stay awake.
I was right, twice. Rightness number 1: I am not entirely interested in dealing with hardware support; very little thought actually involved, in most cases. rightness number 2: it’s subsequently putting me to sleep. Give me a week or two. I’ll coast through it like nothing else. And then I’ll … Read the rest
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International woops day, perhaps?
Idiots a-plenty. And as I’ve often maintained, they will systematically be eliminated from the gene pool. Idiot number 1: New York City pimpinator. Bad idea: being caught in the middle of a prostitution ring with topic of things like, you know, elections in the wind. On behalf of Canadians everywhere, … Read the rest
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Picture if you will…
A blind guy gets to spend an hour and a half sitting through the setup of a TV tuner. Now, keep in mind this is an entirely visual process. How likely would you guess it’d be that I stayed awake?
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In case I’ve not said it yet, I have no interest in being a hardware tech.
So how I’m managing to stay awake during this training is completely and utterly beyond me. But apparently, I am. Looky that. The sooner this training’s over (5:00 can’t come soon enough!), the better. ***************** I had links for posting and ranting about. In a fit of absolute moronicness, I … Read the rest
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And now, an actual update.
Because while it was a pretty accurate summary of my opinion of the current situation on Monday, it doesn’t really do a whole lot of explaining, well, anything. So here goes (warning: the below is probably going to be an essay. Deal.). So back in November, they transferred a lot … Read the rest
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They’re training me again…
So apparently now I’m going to be a hardware technician for XPS computers. Which should be… thrilling, according to what other folks who’ve already made the switch are saying. Entertaining the prospect of looking for alternative employment, just in case this does take a nose dive…
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Tool outages are your friend.
Particularly when they mean you’ve only had to troubleshoot and actually fix maybe 2 or 3 calls all freakin’ day, and it’s now 2:30 in the afternoon. Ladies and gents, somebody up there loves me, methinks.
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What’s worse than fixing Microsoft’s mistakes?
Fixing apple’s. What’s worse than fixing Apple’s mistakes? Fixing that which they already know about. For the record, I never want to get that involved with anything Apple related again. And this from a guy who’s got a well documented hatred of Microsoft. But at least their software doesn’t break … Read the rest