Whats Your Job?
DY357LX
Playing since day 1. Still can't Comm.England Join Date: 2002-10-27 Member: 1651Members, Constellation
Playing since day 1. Still can't Comm.England Join Date: 2002-10-27 Member: 1651Members, Constellation
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<div class="IPBDescription">Do You Like It/Hate It/Tolerate It?</div> Yesterday I started a new job as IT Admin Assistant
in a Solicitors in town. I loved my old job where I got
to play on PlayStation2's, X-Box's and drink coffee
all day. But Christmas is approaching and I needed to
find a job where I got paid properly. (Sucks, I know.)
So I sit at a desk, in a small room with some woman
who's name keeps slipping my mind, and read news
sites (in text only format due to NETGEAR FireWall)
until someone tells me what to do.
Today for example I had to "re-build" a spare machine.
This simply consisted of setting it up and installing Windows
2000 Pro. I then had to install all the usual programs like
"Microsoft Office" and do all the security patches for the
operating systems and programs.
If it wasn't for the T2 connection this process would have took
all day (which, in all honesty, I would have prefered.) but
I had it done in a few hours.
I had to mess about with some network settings (which
is new to me) and retrieve files from the server room/farm
for the "spare" machine.
I spent the final few hours of the day playing with "Office"
and making my own Makro's whilst alt-tabbing back and forth
to wired.com and reading the news.
(The Makro code can be altered in Visual Basic 6 so I enjoyed
playing with that.)
I suppose I learnt alot but it was extremely dull and the time
seems to drag on and on. They won't let me use "Auto-Hide The Taskbar"
and I keep looking at the damn clock!
To make matters worse, there's a rather large church clock type
thing somewhere near work and it chimes every 15 minutes.
So no matter how hard I try, I <b>always</b> have a rough idea
of what time it is.
Could be worse I suppose. Roll on October 30th (All Hallow's Eve Eve,
Eve Of Natural-Selection's birthday and Payday!)
What do you guys do for a living, and do you have any good ways
to make the time pass faster? (Firewall permitting.)
in a Solicitors in town. I loved my old job where I got
to play on PlayStation2's, X-Box's and drink coffee
all day. But Christmas is approaching and I needed to
find a job where I got paid properly. (Sucks, I know.)
So I sit at a desk, in a small room with some woman
who's name keeps slipping my mind, and read news
sites (in text only format due to NETGEAR FireWall)
until someone tells me what to do.
Today for example I had to "re-build" a spare machine.
This simply consisted of setting it up and installing Windows
2000 Pro. I then had to install all the usual programs like
"Microsoft Office" and do all the security patches for the
operating systems and programs.
If it wasn't for the T2 connection this process would have took
all day (which, in all honesty, I would have prefered.) but
I had it done in a few hours.
I had to mess about with some network settings (which
is new to me) and retrieve files from the server room/farm
for the "spare" machine.
I spent the final few hours of the day playing with "Office"
and making my own Makro's whilst alt-tabbing back and forth
to wired.com and reading the news.
(The Makro code can be altered in Visual Basic 6 so I enjoyed
playing with that.)
I suppose I learnt alot but it was extremely dull and the time
seems to drag on and on. They won't let me use "Auto-Hide The Taskbar"
and I keep looking at the damn clock!
To make matters worse, there's a rather large church clock type
thing somewhere near work and it chimes every 15 minutes.
So no matter how hard I try, I <b>always</b> have a rough idea
of what time it is.
Could be worse I suppose. Roll on October 30th (All Hallow's Eve Eve,
Eve Of Natural-Selection's birthday and Payday!)
What do you guys do for a living, and do you have any good ways
to make the time pass faster? (Firewall permitting.)
Comments
and yes i h8 it .........
/me crys
Free food, no manager ever hovering over my shoulder, easy work, and good hours. In addition to it paying better than most jobs that a high schooler can do. So I pretty much love my job.
Gets boring occasionally because we have a horrible location, but I don't mind.
Good pay, fun travel if I like, friendly coworkers and the greatest benifits package I have ever seen.
I love it.
dosnt it take yrs of College and mechanical work to get anything near weapons Design or do u not need to build before u can design ?
i dont really know if ur being funny or not but it seems silly
I also hustle people at video games and bet on drinking contests to supplement my cash flow.
dosnt it take yrs of College and mechanical work to get anything near weapons Design or do u not need to build before u can design ?
i dont really know if ur being funny or not but it seems silly <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Started at the Air Force Academy. Transferred to PSU.
BS. Computer Engineering
ME. Systems Engineering (In progress) I take classes after work.
Yes it takes years of training. However, you will never find a weapons system that is built by a single person. Even the most simple of projects have a few people on the team. In addition, there is a large pool of information to pull from when designing. Not everything has to be designed from scratch for each system.
edit: I have designed a few things on my own time. I have to be careful not to put any effort to them while at work or using their provided equipment to avoid ownership issues. However many of the systems I work on are so incredibly huge that even the senior engineers only work with a small section of the design.
edit2: Not everything we build are weapons either. The military has huge needs for other technologies.
It sucks... 5 hours a day of back breaking labor, no time to do anything after work because I have a class early in the morning...about the only good thing about it is a paycheck (and the fact that I do get some exercise now)
agreed...
I really enjoy it and they're running me through management training so after a few years experience I can go out and start my own business or move into a less dangerous profession with equal pay.
actually I work in the IT department of the United States Department of Agriculture in the California state office for the branch called Rural Development
BS. Computer Engineering
ME. Systems Engineering (In progress) I take classes after work.
Yes it takes years of training. However, you will never find a weapons system that is built by a single person. Even the most simple of projects have a few people on the team. In addition, there is a large pool of information to pull from when designing. Not everything has to be designed from scratch for each system.
edit: I have designed a few things on my own time. I have to be careful not to put any effort to them while at work or using their provided equipment to avoid ownership issues. However many of the systems I work on are so incredibly huge that even the senior engineers only work with a small section of the design.
edit2: Not everything we build are weapons either. The military has huge needs for other technologies.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
like i could ever do anything like that over here ¬_¬
i also joined the RAF as soon as i left school left after only a month due to injury/request by some not so friendly ppl who didnt like where i was from ....=/
We're pretty well known as the 2nd biggest steam licensed cafe in the UK. Pay sucks though =[
Jobs okay though.. free internet time on shift and free drink. Job involves tidying up, adding credit onto peoples accounts, patching/installing games.
It's fun. but the manager isnt <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
like i could ever do anything like that over here ¬_¬
i also joined the RAF as soon as i left school left after only a month due to injury/request by some not so friendly ppl who didnt like where i was from ....=/ <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Ahh that sucks that people would behave like that. You could work in a place like this under two conditions:
1. Become a US citizen
2. If not a US citizen be REALLY good at what you do.
Yes we do have non-citizens employed from time to time. It is a lot of hassle as they cannot be left alone and must be escorted everywhere.
Our office has a few insane computers and a nice HDTV screen hooked up to a dvd player, with a library of over 200 DVDs close by. Nice view of the Boston skyline, too.
I get to work on great projects, and I'm my own boss-- the benefits of which can't possibly be overstated.
We started our company years ago, freelancing on the side, but since then we've amassed enough recurring clients to form an official entity with benefits, employees, etc.
Sure, when we get slammed with projects, It's my responsibility to bust my **** 24/7 (I believe my record is forty-one straight days on the job), but our busiest times are during the fall and winter, with lots of slack during the summer. There were a few straight weeks in July/August when I was in no more than ten hours a week, mostly to check messages and mail. I can't tell you how much my golf game has improved . . . <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
The only downsides are the pressure, the occasional uncertainty, and taxes (it doesn't matter <i>who</i> is in office-- I get <i>violated</i>), but for the freedom to work whenever I want-- and take as much time off as my workload allows-- it's certainly worth it.
Speaking of, almost time to cut out to watch the Sox game <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Sexy job but endless working... Thnx to my laptop at least I can play NS when there is a long render... ^_^
I help people log in
customer: I can't login
me: can I get your name please
customer: I can't login
me: *VNC into comp* could you please type your password in...
customer: yeay, now it works - your a guiness.
me: lifetime supply of pixi dust mam.
I help people with miscelaneous problems
customer: My mouse doesn't work
me: can I get your name please
custmer: My mouse doesn't work
me: is it plugged in?
custmer: uhh, let me check...
........
........
........ yeah, it is now.
me: does it work now?
customer: yeah, thanks for your help, your a guiness.
I help people with outlook
customer: I think I clicked on something
me: can I get your name please
customer: I think I clicked on something
me: what seems to be the problem
customer: I think I clicked on something
me: Ok, what looks different *VNC into computer*
customer: It used to be different... it looks funny now.
me: *compair to my own outlook* Here, is this better *changes setting*
coustmer: yeay, now it works, your a guiness.
*me goes home and drinks more guiness*
Yeah, job is OK at best, but the pay is decent for being an intern. Someday I will be self employed, promptly forget everything I ever knew about computers, and bother my own interns.
The pay is excellent, considering its my first ever job, and I am still at University, and I can pick which days I want to work. Its double what most of my mates at Uni get, so I cannot moan too much. The only problem is that the amount of work can really stack up (as BathroomMonkey said, its seasonal), and even though I'm not on contract, I would feel bad if I didn't pitch in to get stuff done. I work the hours that need to be worked in order to get stuff done, which has seen me working at 2am on a Sunday morning to get something ready for release on the Monday.
The best bit of the job? Summer friday afternoons. Phones on divert to our mobiles, We sit in the pub, have some food and a few drinks, all within WiFi distance of the office.
What do I do to make time go faster? Well, if theres nothing that needs doing (not very often), I just trawl the web for interesting articles. If I'm not doing something at least vaguely constructive, then I tend to feel a little guilty. This is also why you will never see me posting on the forums or on IRC while I am at work.
*cough i guess not cough*
Easy going managers, occasional patrons...it's all pretty nice. Heh, the only part of the job I don't really like is degreasing the foodline. Aside from that: sheeting dough, making pizzas, doing dishes, mopping and sweeping are all fine for me <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> . Mopping = easy, I want to know why people don't like doing it.
Hopefully (since it's my first job requiring a W4), I'll be able to acquire a better job this summer (than paver laying last summer).
I sometimes work on abandoned places and clear them out while my dad does different sorts of carpentary, on the odd occasion.
Our office has a few insane computers and a nice HDTV screen hooked up to a dvd player, with a library of over 200 DVDs close by. Nice view of the Boston skyline, too.
I get to work on great projects, and I'm my own boss-- the benefits of which can't possibly be overstated.
We started our company years ago, freelancing on the side, but since then we've amassed enough recurring clients to form an official entity with benefits, employees, etc.
Sure, when we get slammed with projects, It's my responsibility to bust my **** 24/7 (I believe my record is forty-one straight days on the job), but our busiest times are during the fall and winter, with lots of slack during the summer. There were a few straight weeks in July/August when I was in no more than ten hours a week, mostly to check messages and mail. I can't tell you how much my golf game has improved . . .
The only downsides are the pressure, the occasional uncertainty, and taxes (it doesn't matter who is in office-- I get violated), but for the freedom to work whenever I want-- and take as much time off as my workload allows-- it's certainly worth it.
Speaking of, almost time to cut out to watch the Sox game<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
...May i murder you and steal ur identity and life ?
i'll bury u somewhere nice ?
all i need is an address
Our office has a few insane computers and a nice HDTV screen hooked up to a dvd player, with a library of over 200 DVDs close by. Nice view of the Boston skyline, too.
I get to work on great projects, and I'm my own boss-- the benefits of which can't possibly be overstated.
We started our company years ago, freelancing on the side, but since then we've amassed enough recurring clients to form an official entity with benefits, employees, etc.
Sure, when we get slammed with projects, It's my responsibility to bust my **** 24/7 (I believe my record is forty-one straight days on the job), but our busiest times are during the fall and winter, with lots of slack during the summer. There were a few straight weeks in July/August when I was in no more than ten hours a week, mostly to check messages and mail. I can't tell you how much my golf game has improved . . .
The only downsides are the pressure, the occasional uncertainty, and taxes (it doesn't matter who is in office-- I get violated), but for the freedom to work whenever I want-- and take as much time off as my workload allows-- it's certainly worth it.
Speaking of, almost time to cut out to watch the Sox game<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
...May i murder you and steal ur identity and life ?
i'll bury u somewhere nice ?
all i need is an address <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Not quite yet . . . <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
It was such a hassle to get to this point, I'm going to need to ride it out for a bit.
Plus I still need to take a few strokes off my game. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
The task sucks but my boss and just about everyone else are pretty cool. I also get free use of the gym, golf course (I can bring a party in for free too) and cheap hotel rooms. I've got plenty of stories from there <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> Yesterday, for example, I was just working away when I heard a very loud smash and half the lights in the kitchen went out. Turns out a light (one of those long ones) simply fell at random and tripped the circuit breaker. The maintainence guy had the double-you, tee, eff look in his face when he saw it. And to top it off the envioronmental, health and safety inspectors were in that day <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
It's alright, relatively easy.