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Author Topic: Your Job: The Movie  (Read 167001 times)

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Mothra

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Re: Your Job: The Movie
« Reply #2700 on: September 20, 2013, 08:47:10 AM »

Holy hell this job market  s  u  c  k  s  right about now. Can't even find contract work.

on the plus side, it's really freed up time for me to feel like a useless piece of shit so that's pretty cool
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Re: Your Job: The Movie
« Reply #2701 on: September 22, 2013, 03:58:35 PM »

bootstraps

pull up by them

(just kidding)
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Re: Your Job: The Movie
« Reply #2702 on: September 22, 2013, 04:22:58 PM »

I am... definitely considering a lot of shit, career-wise, I'd never have considered before.

The education industry is not exactly a wonderland of gumdrops and lollipops right now, I am starting to notice.
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Re: Your Job: The Movie
« Reply #2703 on: September 24, 2013, 05:03:16 AM »

For those of you who know the story, I just set http://brentai.brontoforum.us/images/silenthill_dog.png as my lock screen.
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Re: Your Job: The Movie
« Reply #2704 on: September 24, 2013, 06:22:00 AM »

<Me> We can update your PS3 and I should be able to walk you through it. The PC you're at... do you use Windows?
<Consumer> I don't have Windows.
<Me> So it's a Mac?
<Consumer> What? No.
<Me> ...You're using a Linux PC?
<Consumer> A what?
<Me> What do you use then?
<Consumer> What are you even talking about?
<Me> ...When you said that you don't have windows, explain what you mean.
<Consumer> This room only has 2 doors.
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Re: Your Job: The Movie
« Reply #2705 on: September 24, 2013, 09:29:43 AM »

Wocka wocka wocka!
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Re: Your Job: The Movie
« Reply #2706 on: September 24, 2013, 09:36:40 AM »

After working tech support for three years ("Now when you say web browser, do you mean my mouse?") I'm not surprised that those people exist.

I'm a little surprised that they still exist, but whaddyagonnado
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Re: Your Job: The Movie
« Reply #2707 on: September 24, 2013, 10:56:13 AM »

I know 19 year olds who work at the theatre who call google 'the internet' and don't know how to get to facebook without it.


ACTUALLY, on this topic, the only other technically capable person who works there(Other than James) is a 33 year old(older than me). I have frequently been asked, by the kids, how to 'download more ram' or how to 'get free youtubes'. So....
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Re: Your Job: The Movie
« Reply #2708 on: September 24, 2013, 12:16:00 PM »

It always cracks me up to hear older people jealously talk about how much more tech savvy younger people are.
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Re: Your Job: The Movie
« Reply #2709 on: September 24, 2013, 01:26:37 PM »

Sometimes these arcs are longer, sometimes they're shorter. I mean, look how long it took us to reach a point where absolutely nobody knows how to work on cars at all.
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Re: Your Job: The Movie
« Reply #2710 on: September 24, 2013, 01:34:52 PM »

As a computer engineer I worry sometimes that stuff like circuit logic and assembly and even basic C are becoming increasingly extracurricular for new students, but then I realize that that just means that exactly as many people know that stuff as needs to.
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Re: Your Job: The Movie
« Reply #2711 on: September 24, 2013, 01:52:29 PM »

I know how to work on cars but it's literally so annoying that I will pay someone 50 bucks to change my oil and stuff instead of do it myself.
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Re: Your Job: The Movie
« Reply #2712 on: September 24, 2013, 02:05:36 PM »

Especially now that car companies are making it a requirement that you see a mechanic for what used to be trivial stuff. The battery on a Chrysler Seabring is behind the front driver's side wheel well, almost all minivans need the engine mount loosened in order to move the engine enough to reach the spark plugs, I haven't seen a full size spare since before I was old enough to lift one, etc.
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Re: Your Job: The Movie
« Reply #2713 on: September 24, 2013, 03:04:28 PM »

That stuff drives me nuts. I hate cars with no user-serviceable bits. But then, I like working on engines. I'm not very GOOD at it (I'm tolerable), but I do like it.
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Re: Your Job: The Movie
« Reply #2714 on: October 03, 2013, 02:07:45 AM »

Multiple people are currently discussing how awesome Gaston is.
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Re: Your Job: The Movie
« Reply #2715 on: October 11, 2013, 04:22:34 AM »

A toss-up between here and Good Times. I have officially been offered a position at University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy. It sounds like an awesome position and all the people seem great. It pays more than I currently get but rent is also way more expensive in Ann Arbor so it should balance. Great benefits and lots of paid time off.
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Re: Your Job: The Movie
« Reply #2716 on: October 11, 2013, 11:34:56 AM »

I quit my job about a month back. Been unemployed since then.

Got a call my old employer needs help for a few months. I start next week.

I also got all the paperworker/testing done to start my self employment job as of next week.

From 0 to 60 in one week. Potentially. I might just say fuck it on the self employment, but the money would be nice? At the cost of my sanity.
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Re: Your Job: The Movie
« Reply #2717 on: October 11, 2013, 02:45:19 PM »

It's worth trying to see if you can do it. You never know when the gainful employment will cut out again. You can always drop the less successful one if it's too much.
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Re: Your Job: The Movie
« Reply #2718 on: October 28, 2013, 11:04:18 AM »

Had my first day working at the University of Michigan today! First 3.5 hours was orientation-covering how cool it is that I work for the university, benefits, parking (don't), getting my picture ID, etc. The second half of the day was helping out with an event; Cecilia Muñoz speaking about immigration policy. It was an interesting and hectic day, and at the end of it there were tiny pies!
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Re: Your Job: The Movie
« Reply #2719 on: October 30, 2013, 10:45:06 AM »

Saw a senior manager or other exec today, a younger dude, with a minecraft tie.
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