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larchesdanrew posted:I'm freeeeeeeeeeeee Alright southern peeps, watch TV on Monday to see which station is using cardboard and markers when their graphics fail Good luck larches, as a non-IT observer your story has been horrifyingly fascinating. Hope the next job is much better!
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The cycle begins anew. Who among us will be next to step forward?
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you ate my cat posted:The cycle begins anew. Who among us will be next to step forward? It'll be me again
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larchesdanrew posted:It'll be me again I dunno man, DT is continuing to prove that time is a flat circle.  pretend they're all plugging in ethernet cables or something
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larchesdanrew posted:I'm freeeeeeeeeeeee  
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larchesdanrew posted:I'm freeeeeeeeeeeee While you're free, I'm spending 4 hours prepping 16 terminals because my boss is a retard and told one of our highest profile merchants "Oh yeah, this thing that I know NOTHING about will TOTALLY work for your needs. Yeah, we'll have our tech, Neo, out there on the last hour of the day before you need it to deliver them and make sure they work." and then went "WAAAAAHHHHH?? SURELY Neo wouldn't mind getting this other stuff together on a Friday evening to be delivered 2 hours before his scheduled shift on Monday because of this little miscommunication." I have half a bottle of honey bourbon whiskey waiting for me at home, and I can't even enjoy it because when I get home I basically have to go to bed to wake up at 8am tomorrow because I'm a loving senior citizen or something and I'm not even 30 yet. ...No, you know what? gently caress it. I'm having a double shot when I get home because gently caress my dumb rear end manager and gently caress your dumb rear end CE. I really hope you have someone on the inside so they can relay to you how the CE just stays in denial as the station crumbles around him like that comic with the dog on fire.
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Double post 'cause gently caress da rules.   Try this poo poo mixed with actual ginger brew, like from Trader Joes. It's loving addicting.
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Alright. *toe tapping, thump-thump-thump* CALLSIGN LETTERS. Or whatever they are called. Please.
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WE MUST WATCH THE NEWS CRASH AND BURN!!!! 
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Boogalo posted:Random Missouri news station ratings triple for inexplicable reason. Mississippi :p
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MrMojok posted:Alright. *toe tapping, thump-thump-thump* Call letters/call sign, not both 
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RFC2324 posted:WE MUST WATCH THE NEWS CRASH AND BURN!!!! It's just occurred to me, this news organisation could be Reuters or the AP... All news outlets could be scarred. I'm going to do the harder crossword in the newspaper on Monday, give myself a confidence boost even though it will be 4 letter words.
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larchesdanrew posted:I'm freeeeeeeeeeeee 
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I know you mentioned the station has a live stream. I bet it's one of those that instead of commercials - as that would require the station as a whole to have competency - it goes blank so sometimes live audio of the newscasters saying stupid poo poo? Anyways, on topic: Customer is Swiss but has the server in the US, so the Sys Admins are in Switzerland and they have a hardware team state-side. The SysAdmins complain about "slow performance", say it's a drive, and tell the US support team (hardware support only) to call in for us to fix the issue and to read the error on the front LCD. So that hardware guy does this: the message on screen is the system ID - which happens when there are no errors. Ran diagnostics and all no errors at all. This was a few days ago and we're still waiting for the remote SysAdmins to explain what the hell they are talking about since they gave no information. And amazingly: the day of this the sysadmins handed it off it was right before they went home for the day so of course no one there to respond... Man, the users are supposed to act like this, not the support group!
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Lightning Jim posted:I know you mentioned the station has a live stream. I bet it's one of those that instead of commercials - as that would require the station as a whole to have competency - it goes blank so sometimes live audio of the newscasters saying stupid poo poo? Holy poo poo yes
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Please do the needful and post the live stream
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larchesdanrew posted:I'm freeeeeeeeeeeee Okay so... I got an idea. If they call you in, are you going to have a contract base rate for them at about $100/hr.?
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Malek posted:Okay so... I got an idea. If they call you in, are you going to have a contract base rate for them at about $100/hr.? i thought he charged $150/hr 2hr min. $300/hr if it involves dealing with CE in any manner whatsoever.
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divabot posted:i thought he charged $150/hr 2hr min. $300/hr if it involves dealing with CE in any manner whatsoever. Yeah, this is my going rate for onsite work. For those wondering about the fallout, I've got plenty of friends still there that will give me updates, so the stories will still be flowing fast and furious, trust me.
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larchesdanrew posted:Yeah, this is my going rate for onsite work. I've never been so excited for a Monday to arrive.
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I guess I have to caution you guys, there's a good chance everything goes smoothly, at least on the outside. Other people will have to struggle and work their asses off to avoid chaos, but they might be able to put on a good show. These things take a while to go supercritical sometimes. A decent organization would make corrective action early enough to avoid the worst, but it doesn't sound like this is a decent organization.
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Dr. Arbitrary posted:I guess I have to caution you guys, there's a good chance everything goes smoothly, at least on the outside. Other people will have to struggle and work their asses off to avoid chaos, but they might be able to put on a good show. Based on what larches has described before its going to take about five minutes for people to start getting pissed about having to deal with the CE instead of him. The station won't fall apart but I'm 100% sure there'll be stories of the CE having to interact with humans and failing miserably.
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larchesdanrew posted:Yeah, this is my going rate for onsite work. This is the only time in my live I've ever, or will ever, want it to be Monday so fast
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larchesdanrew posted:Yeah, this is my going rate for onsite work. Asides private contracting out for the $150/hr. stuff, try writing a book. I would buy it. Not joking.
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larchesdanrew posted:Yeah, this is my going rate for onsite work. For all the poo poo you have been through and how they have been treating you, how can you set your price that low? $300/hr should be minimum. gently caress em, they didn't even try to make things good for you. $300 per hour, 3 hour minimum, travel time is paid time. And you get 30 minute paid lunch break if it takes 5 hours or more. Round up to nearest hour, never down. Ask yourself, do you really want to go back there?
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https://www.jitbit.com/alexblog/249-now-thats-what-i-call-a-hacker/ I want to beleive
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Going back to toxic as gently caress places like that would be retarded I really don't know where some of you get this "I'll show them!" poo poo from
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KoRMaK posted:https://www.jitbit.com/alexblog/249-now-thats-what-i-call-a-hacker/ That's magnificent if actually true. go3 posted:Going back to toxic as gently caress places like that would be retarded I really don't know where some of you get this "I'll show them!" poo poo from Boats don't buy themselves.
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go3 posted:Going back to toxic as gently caress places like that would be retarded I really don't know where some of you get this "I'll show them!" poo poo from Actually it's not nearly as bad when you know that you're going to be out of there in a week or something. You don't have any worry about performance reviews or raises or some shithead sabotaging you in the long term. You contract for a specific number of hours with the option to extend if both parties agree, you demand payment for a set minimum in advance , you set a ludicrous rate, hell you even stipulate that you won't be in the building when certain other individuals are. If the company agrees to all of that, you make some serious bank for a very small amount of work, and you don't have to care about the possibility that some idiot is going to rip it all to shreds the second you get out the door. I was fantasizing about my boss dying in a traffic accident on the way to the office by the time I quit, and I'd still be willing to do work for that company if they met my terms. They would just be ridiculous terms. Edit: And to be clear, it's not about "I'll show them!" It's about "it's going to cost them more if they want me to put up with their bullshit again." Che Delilas fucked around with this message at 04:00 on Nov 22, 2015 |
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Che Delilas posted:Edit: And to be clear, it's not about "I'll show them!" It's about "it's going to cost them more if they want me to put up with their bullshit again." I believe the term is "hazard pay". 
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In one of these threads someone said in business you never say no, you just make the price for saying yes far too high.
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Che Delilas posted:nd you don't have to care about the possibility that some idiot is going to rip it all to shreds the second you get out the door. In fact, if you're a contractor your stuff acquires a magical shield of durability protecting it from anyone ripping it out and replacing it. Because management paid good money for it. (As opposed to wages, which are apparently free.) Varkk posted:In one of these threads someone said in business you never say no, you just make the price for saying yes far too high. This is totally the rule. Be prepared for them to call your bluff, of course.
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divabot posted:This is totally the rule. Be prepared for them to call your bluff, of course.
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larchesdanrew posted:I'm freeeeeeeeeeeee 
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go3 posted:Going back to toxic as gently caress places like that would be retarded I really don't know where some of you get this "I'll show them!" poo poo from "The guest who has escaped from the
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KoRMaK posted:https://www.jitbit.com/alexblog/249-now-thats-what-i-call-a-hacker/ kumar-rear end in a top hat.sh is resume worthy
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