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larchesdanrew posted:You'd think, but then I'd have to pick up a few minimum wage jobs around here to make ends meet, because there aren't any IT related jobs available other than travelling out of state five days a week to do cable drops. I'd likely default on my mortgage and lose my house, and my already tenuous relationship with my wife would finally crumble. As a guy working as a grocery bagger and weekend cashier at Gamestop, the courts would award full custody of my children to her, which they likely still would if I was making $100k. I'd finally be able to move off and find a decent job up north, but the loss of my family would weigh heavily on me. I'd find no joy in anything, and I'd probably just sit there with the car running in the garage until the sweet release of death envelops me like a warm blanket. You sound like my drat wife. Are you actively seeking work? In other words, getting Indeed emails, hitting up Dice/updating your Linkedin (at least) weekly? Do you not have any hospitals or gently caress, businesses in general in your area? You have to actively look to find jobs sometimes. It's not often they just jump in your lap with no work.
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What state do you work in? Even in bumfuck Alaska Anchorage was always hiring for IT. I know that picking up everything and moving can be hard but even Alabama has Birmingham with 200k+ people and a number of large employers. There has to be something better even in state that wouldnt be as big of a move.
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Oct 6, 2015 17:12
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Yeah in my experience the more backwoods, the more desperate the place is for someone who actually knows what they are doing because companies that have CTO's that are "My cousin who knows computers" are falling apart: See your tv station.
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Oct 6, 2015 17:36
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An updated ticket came in: The before mentioned ISP email has been responded to this morning by at least 20 other people all using reply all, all saying to be removed from the mailing list. The ISP has replied to each one using reply all saying that everyone should stop using reply all. How far does the rabbit hole go? It's like a micro Bedlam DL3 Be sure to setup proper permissions on your mailing lists folks.
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Oct 6, 2015 17:54
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Rhymenoserous posted:Yeah in my experience the more backwoods, the more desperate the place is for someone who actually knows what they are doing because companies that have CTO's that are "My cousin who knows computers" are falling apart: See your tv station. The problem is, the more backwoods a place is, they less they respect someone who knows tech, and the less they will pay. References: His TV station; the time I tried to do IT in Memphis.
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Oct 6, 2015 18:09
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Tickets came in 6:00am TO: Bureau IT All iOS9 Upgrade is NOT Recommended - Calendar Sync Issue 6:01am TO:Bureau IT All iOS9 Upgrade is NOT Recommended - Calendar Sync Issue 6:02am TO:Bureau IT All iOS9 Upgrade is NOT Recommended - Calendar Sync Issue Alright we get it iOS9 is bad we will wait to update everyone's phones.
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Oct 6, 2015 18:24
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SubjectVerbObject posted:The problem is, the more backwoods a place is, they less they respect someone who knows tech, and the less they will pay. References: His TV station; the time I tried to do IT in Memphis. This is pretty much it. I've been scouring for any available jobs, and anything related to IT is going to pay minimum wage. Not that there's anything within a two hour drive of here, but I'd have to get above the Mason-Dixon line for anyone to actually give a rat's rear end about their business's technology. And even if there's a job that pays a decent wage, there aren't many corporations or companies that offer IT related jobs beyond "the IT guy" so there's no upward momentum on the corporate ladder. I've spent the entire morning looking for jobs with keywords like "systems administrator" and "IT" and it usually pulls up a bunch of poo poo for the Navy and Air Force and management opportunities at Captain D's.
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Oct 6, 2015 18:25
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http://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=IT&l=Jackson%2C+MS That's 1200 ads for IT jobs in Jackson. Granted 3/4 of those are probably useless but there is something out there. Thats at least in state for you and a manageable move. I feel for you man, you've got a poo poo job and you need to get out. I just remembered you were the guy that got yelled out for making a RAM christmas wreath way back in 2013! You've been dealing with this poo poo for years now. Get out while you're not a burned out shell of a man.
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Oct 6, 2015 18:35
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I think you're moving in the right direction, but the end result is pretty much going to be a job offer in a different county or a remote job. Keep working on your LinkedIn. Get as much filled out as possible including a good picture. Maybe knock out some certs like CCNA or Comptia Security or something. Link up with as many IT people as possible. Find user groups or other local communities. Try to get in touch with recruiters. Find out who all the VARs and MSPs in your state are. Anyone else have advice?
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larchesdanrew posted:This is pretty much it. I've been scouring for any available jobs, and anything related to IT is going to pay minimum wage. Not that there's anything within a two hour drive of here, but I'd have to get above the Mason-Dixon line for anyone to actually give a rat's rear end about their business's technology. And even if there's a job that pays a decent wage, there aren't many corporations or companies that offer IT related jobs beyond "the IT guy" so there's no upward momentum on the corporate ladder. I've spent the entire morning looking for jobs with keywords like "systems administrator" and "IT" and it usually pulls up a bunch of poo poo for the Navy and Air Force and management opportunities at Captain D's. Take a look at "Network Administrator" most small shops use that. Check for required skills being Active Directory to know that it's not an actual Networking only gig.
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Oct 6, 2015 19:01
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Oct 6, 2015 21:38
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larchesdanrew, if you're considering moving have you looked at job openings at Blackbaud? They're in Charleston. Tech Support Engineer and Systems Engineer are listed.
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Wilford Cutlery posted:larchesdanrew, if you're considering moving have you looked at job openings at Blackbaud? They're in Charleston. Tech Support Engineer and Systems Engineer are listed. If he's gotta wade through a flood, might as well be water and not poo poo, right?
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Oct 6, 2015 21:49
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Have your GM stand outside the door, just behind the wall, so he can hear the conversation. If he's approved it, and and the CE denies his approval, and starts spurting this poo poo... oh who am i kidding the GM doesn't give a gently caress
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Oct 6, 2015 21:55
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larchesdanrew posted:And even if there's a job that pays a decent wage, there aren't many corporations or companies that offer IT related jobs beyond "the IT guy" so there's no upward momentum on the corporate ladder. Is it really so bad to be "the IT guy" for a year or two, if it pays the bills and is in a sane environment? From there you can start planning and budgeting for the future without all the stress of your current job.
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larchesdanrew posted:You'd think, but then I'd have to pick up a few minimum wage jobs around here to make ends meet, because there aren't any IT related jobs available other than travelling out of state five days a week to do cable drops. I'd likely default on my mortgage and lose my house, and my already tenuous relationship with my wife would finally crumble. As a guy working as a grocery bagger and weekend cashier at Gamestop, the courts would award full custody of my children to her, which they likely still would if I was making $100k. I'd finally be able to move off and find a decent job up north, but the loss of my family would weigh heavily on me. I'd find no joy in anything, and I'd probably just sit there with the car running in the garage until the sweet release of death envelops me like a warm blanket. Holy crap, it's as if other goons don't understand that You Can't Just Move when you have other people relying on you. (this isn't a jab at you, more so at other people insisting you move IMMEDIATELY OMGZ) Keep working at it man, I'm in the, need to move out of state at some point soon, mode but I have a GF (soon to be fiancee) that will need to find a job etc. We're at least both on the same page we want to move, but the argument is still where (she wants to move to california which I'm very against)
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Oct 7, 2015 00:25
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I hope Larches gets some kickass remote engineer job at rates that seem reasonable for someone living in New York or San Francisco, but allow him to live like a feudal lord in his current town.
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Dr. Arbitrary posted:I hope Larches gets some kickass remote engineer job at rates that seem reasonable for someone living in New York or San Francisco, but allow him to live like a feudal lord in his current town. Yes.
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quote:I need help with Powerpoint. When I'm typing in the note pages, my mouse pad will scroll and make the notes a very small font and I cannot change it back. I need someone to help me fix the mouse pad so it won't scroll and change the font size Guessing shift key is stuck and she's running her hand over the touchpad scroll part
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larchesdanrew posted:Doing something blatant like going to a rep and bluffing my way into their graces is enough of a kick in the balls to him to end my poo poo career. Grow a pair. If he's obstructing a direct order from the GM tell the GM. Get his stupid rear end fired. Climb out of the well.
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Jerry Cotton posted:Seems like they are going to execute someone?!? 
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Chickenwalker posted:Grow a pair. If he's obstructing a direct order from the GM tell the GM. Get his stupid rear end fired. Climb out of the well. His past posts in this thread have made it seem like that won't do jack poo poo since everybody seems to revere the CE as some sort of money saving god. Though maybe the GM will actually not bend to the CEs will this time.
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Chickenwalker posted:Grow a pair. If he's obstructing a direct order from the GM tell the GM. Get his stupid rear end fired. Climb out of the well. Here's a tip for everyone - not every complaint or horror story is OMG GOON IN WELL HURR
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Chickenwalker posted:Grow a pair. If he's obstructing a direct order from the GM tell the GM. Get his stupid rear end fired. Climb out of the well. It's amazing how many people lack pattern recognition with regard to larchnesandrew's employer.
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MF_James posted:Holy crap, it's as if other goons don't understand that You Can't Just Move when you have other people relying on you. (this isn't a jab at you, more so at other people insisting you move IMMEDIATELY OMGZ) Yeah I didnt mean to imply by my post that he was some spineless helpless goon. I just wanted to point out that he doesnt have to make some big leave the state type move. That there are jobs available in bigger cities in the state he is in now. I know having a family means you cant just take a poo poo on the bosses desk and pimp walk out of there. It's going to take some real time and effort. But larches I dont want you to get discouraged! There are jobs in Jackson that you could probably get!
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I recently  into a new job. New company has a sister company, their president submitted a ticket. Outlook is very slow to load. He attached a photo:
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 Also: I hope his PST is 50 gigs.
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Oct 7, 2015 16:45
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Dick Trauma posted:
Yeah, my boss told me that's the deal (actually his OST). He's resistant to change so boss (who is the IT Director) will tell him he needs to get on 2013 with Caching Mode enabled.
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Oct 7, 2015 16:48
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Whats the limit on PST file size again? I seem to remember 128 GBs but I can't imagine anyone actually having a usable computer by that point. Stability cutoff seems to be about 10 GBs in my experience.
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A ticket came in! Names, phone numbers, IP addresses, etc changed to protect the crazy.Veterinarian Lady posted:Dear Gilok, Another, Inferior Tech posted:Ms. Lady, My Actually Very Good Boss posted:User was able to properly access google drive. InferiorTech spoke to her initially and attempted to assist in downloading the documents she needed. Documents were saved to local download folder. User continued to demand to work with Gilok. Escalated ticket to manager for assistance with user. User continued to request that Gilok assist and refused support stating that she'll wait until "next week" when she could speak with Gilok. I have never met this person but I think maybe I have a stalker now.
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My boss doesn't QUITE seem to be a hoarder, but he apparently has a hard time letting go of old software... Even when it's educational versions of software from the late 90's, and the Non-Profit we work for split off from a University over 10 years ago. So I'm trying to sort through all this ancient crap that previous IT people just piled into the various storage locations, and keep coming across these boxes of old software CD's that I'm told that I have to hold onto! 
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You know it's going to be a long road to resolution when the Tier 2/3 tech says a Status 500 error is normal behavior when logging into the secondary server. I had to log into another secondary server to show him that's not the normal behavior, it's supposed to tell you to log into the primary. Which means something is broken on the server throwing the Status 500! But they've never seen it before so pretty much all I get is a "lol never seen this but it's working now right?".  I'm going to laugh when it's due to the clients rDNS being broken. *edit* rDNS has been unbroken, still no change. Oh this is going to be fun pr0digal fucked around with this message at 19:53 on Oct 7, 2015 |
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vOv posted:web browser source thing Fucks sake this keeps cropping up from time to time, I think some people just faceroll over the keyboard and manage to get the keystroke. Wilford Cutlery posted:I recently Before I joined the company and wised up to things, there was no mailbox limit and most people have access to each others mailboxes so things have become quite ingrained with no expectations about performance or storage. Sometime I need to deliver the hammerblow and enforce limits for everyone, and stop E-mail being the end-all-be-all of everything.
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On the topic of email; our problem office has started making painful bleating sounds about getting a trial for Oasys Mail Manager set up because they feel like the current email archiving process is too tiresome for them. Does anybody have any familiarity with it? I mean, these guys are such a pain in the rear end they're going to end up buying it regardless of the outcome, but at least I can try to be prepared for the degree of south it will take us.
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Wilford Cutlery posted:I recently Ummmmmmm, that certainly looks like a nice herd of ponies in the background. Sooooooo, what ..... Oh forget it. Ponies.
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Finally read through the complete thread! Thanks for all the great stories and schadenfreude! A ticket came in ... Problem: Can no longer send mail! Resolution: Removed 657 MB email with pictures in user's outbox, and informed user again of mail size limits. From the same user: Problem: Network share is broken! Resolution: Helped user find pricelist on the share. Problem: Phone is broken. Resolution: Informed user that this was impossible, since he was calling me.
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Oct 8, 2015 08:48
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A ticket came in: user can't open outlook on new PC Remote on and find Outlook is now set to open with Adobe Reader. As is everything else, including executables (explorer, regedit etc). Is there an easy way the user could have done that accidentally?
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That's come up a few times before in the thread with .lnks but I can't remember the resolution or cause. How is it always Reader? 
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Probably because it starts with 'A' and the list of programs is alphabetical. Maybe they shift-clicked it?
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