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Why does every recruiter expect I put in my two-weeks notice prior to the background check completing? I don't have a criminal background but I'd prefer things to be set in stone before I change ships.
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Tab8715 posted:Why does every recruiter expect I put in my two-weeks notice prior to the background check completing? Wow, yeah definitely gotta protect yourself as well. No resignation until you've got an offer in writing. What's the thread's take on 50k salary in Austin? That sounds below market to me. Bummed considering it's totally one of the best tech companies in the area 
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Feb 29, 2016 23:00
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That's exactly why I always answer "What's your availability?" with "Two weeks after I've accepted an offer in writing". I can't imagine putting in notice without something pretty loving solid in hand.
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Feb 29, 2016 23:21
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Tab8715 posted:Why does every recruiter expect I put in my two-weeks notice prior to the background check completing? "2 weeks before my start date." Give 3 weeks notice, enjoy week off.
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Feb 29, 2016 23:25
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H110Hawk posted:"2 weeks before my start date." Make sure you do this right of you'll end up with a week where you're double booked.
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Feb 29, 2016 23:49
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air- posted:Wow, yeah definitely gotta protect yourself as well. No resignation until you've got an offer in writing. What are the job responsibilities and other benefits?
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Feb 29, 2016 23:59
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air- posted:Wow, yeah definitely gotta protect yourself as well. No resignation until you've got an offer in writing. For a janitor, great. For a network engineer, crap. Need a little more info. 
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Mar 1, 2016 00:14
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lampey posted:What are the job responsibilities and other benefits? Technical support position facing external clients. Apart from a degree, the requirements on experience aren't quantified and honestly sound vague. I got the vibe it's greater than entry level but possibly below mid level, but gut feeling is that 50k is a lowball number. quote:Experience in a customer support role or with a consumer-facing web company is strongly preferred Typical web company benefits: uncapped pto, flexible hours, casual environment, gym, full kitchen, catered meals.
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Mar 1, 2016 00:24
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air- posted:Technical support position facing external clients. Apart from a degree, the requirements on experience are vague. It sounded greater than entry level but possibly below mid level: Not sure about Austin, but that seems in the ballpark to me, depending on what your resume is showing in terms of relevant experience (and they may have a cap on pay given the relatively Lax requirements) Doesn't seem way offbase to me though
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Mar 1, 2016 00:26
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A bunch of employees have banded together to trash the company on Reddit. They've broken NDA's and so now all of us Help Desk dudes are on "Reddit Damage Control" gently caress. Me.
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Mar 1, 2016 00:27
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Turtlicious posted:A bunch of employees have banded together to trash the company on Reddit. They've broken NDA's and so now all of us Help Desk dudes are on "Reddit Damage Control" Link.
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Mar 1, 2016 00:38
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Tab8715 posted:Link. Caaaaannnnn't FERPA. It's on Reddit tho It's Education stuff For people who watch exams.
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air- posted:Wow, yeah definitely gotta protect yourself as well. No resignation until you've got an offer in writing. I've got an offer in writing but the background check is pending. Yet, they want me to sign anyway?
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air- posted:Technical support position facing external clients. Apart from a degree, the requirements on experience aren't quantified and honestly sound vague. I got the vibe it's greater than entry level but possibly below mid level, but gut feeling is that 50k is a lowball number. Is that a complete list of job duties? If so, you could maybe squeeze another $5k/y but if it comes with good-to-great benefits then that's decent enough.
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Tab8715 posted:Is that a complete list of job duties? If so, you could maybe squeeze another $5k/y but if it comes with good-to-great benefits then that's decent enough. It's at Indeed HQ, here's more of the relevant text: quote:As an Apply Operations Support Specialist, you will support our mobile apply product.
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Mar 1, 2016 01:18
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Tab8715 posted:I've got an offer in writing but the background check is pending. Yet, they want me to sign anyway? Is the background check actually underway? (Have you signed an authorization for one?) Are they shady? Are you shady? Consider how much it actually matters. Talk it over with them how uncomfortable it feels to you, given you would be in a lurch if something came up unexpectedly. It's the roof over your head. Maybe a signing bonus helps.
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Turtlicious posted:A bunch of employees have banded together to trash the company on Reddit. They've broken NDA's and so now all of us Help Desk dudes are on "Reddit Damage Control" How does this fall on help desk? What are you supposed to do, battle Reddit? Find the people responsible? Are people putting in tickets because the Reddit thing made them forget their password?
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air- posted:It's at Indeed HQ, here's more of the relevant text: Indeed's HQ is in Austin? Not a big surprise, you could try asking for another $5k but I'd jump even if they said no - Indeed's a interesting/successful company.
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Mar 1, 2016 02:03
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Judge Schnoopy posted:How does this fall on help desk? What are you supposed to do, battle Reddit? Find the people responsible? Are people putting in tickets because the Reddit thing made them forget their password? We are the only "computer people" in the company. We are supposed to "Protect our Brand, and refute any disingenuous information posted by the account." We are all doing this, and only 2 people are being kept behind to deal with Customer Service fixing computer things. This will continue until the subpoena goes through. Our internal structure for Tech is all hosed up, there is no "Higher" tier the help desk, just guys who know how to fix problems who show up that day. We don't have a Ticket System. Customers are sent to us moments before their exam and we've got a timer. We fix the problem before the timer ticks down or they don't take their exam and reschedule, though I use the word ticket sometimes to try and explain my job.
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If you don't have a social media department, that sounds more like a marketing or PR function to me. Who handles your company facebook account? I would try to deflect it to them. edit: the needs of the business prevail in the end, I just think there are other people who might be better suited.
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Sounds like 'replying to Reddit posts smearing the company' should be handled by marketing, not help desk. Yeah it's Reddit but it doesn't take a computer guy (nor should it be left to one) to speak for the company publicly. Unless they're forcing you because you're nerds and they know you're less likely to be downvoted to hell for sounding too corporate.
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Boy I'd be digging through my company handbook like a motherfucker looking for the portion that best describes the "media relations policy if contacted" and looking for a new job asap.
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If you stick in this thread and others long enough, you will find your way out of hell. Get your A+ already. Set a date. Save up some money and pay for it. Buy a book and read it cover to cover. Skim over stuff you already know well, memorize all the stupid poo poo. Complete one of those free Python courses or any other language. Start playing with Powershell. Get the gently caress out.
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Teaching myself JavaScript right now and I've got the CompTIA A+ scheduled for June. I'm on my way out right now, it's just that I need somewhere to go. The long and short of it is that the Company President doesn't want to hire a Social Media specialist, and is pretty up there in age. When I tried to talk to him about it he just yelled at me, as far as he's concerned he has a "Team of Technical Experts. You said you knew Computers so get out there and fix this mess!" I felt like pointing out for the third time this month that none of us are out of College, and make less then 15 /hr. Not too mention I'm like 75% sure it's someone on the Tech Team doing it, I found Tor installed on one of the work computers. It's just a huge pain in the rear end to deal with. I'm going to ask them about it tomorrow, tell them to knock it off and delete the account. I'll try to spin it into a promotion or something saying the tech needs leadership bla bla bla. I need out of this job. e: Before I went home today, I sent out an E-mail that was just Reddit's privacy policy, pointing out that your IP is logged when you create an account, and Reddit hands that IP over when subpoena'd really quick. If the account and posts get deleted, we'll call that square. I have no idea what's standard, but I'm not dealing with Customers so I guess that's a win? Turtlicious fucked around with this message at 08:19 on Mar 1, 2016 |
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SeaborneClink posted:Boy I'd be digging through my company handbook like a motherfucker looking for the portion that best describes the "media relations policy if contacted" and looking for a new job asap.
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Company I work for doesn't have a media relations policy either.
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Turtlicious posted:Teaching myself JavaScript right now and I've got the CompTIA A+ scheduled for June. I have a fairly good background in network security but I have gotten to the point now where I feel like I have to learn C++/ Python to further myself. Now I have self taught myself by downloading various training movies via torrent and have even used http://www.professormesser.com/ I seem to have a way harder timer learning programming as my ADD keeps kicking my rear end whenever I sit down to learn it I end up going 10 different directions and learning a lot but very little about programming. Anyone have an ADD friendly way to learn programming? also where in the world do you change the picture that appears under your name? I have gone through everything in the control panel and can't seem to find it.
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Tab8715 posted:Indeed's HQ is in Austin? Not a big surprise, you could try asking for another $5k but I'd jump even if they said no - Indeed's a interesting/successful company. My question boils down to market salary in exchange for stellar benefits/culture. Not having to pay for insurance premiums, meals, and a gym membership could make up the difference. Would it make sense to think about the recognition? My initial reaction is that doing an awesome thing at a so-so company beats doing something decent at an "amazing" company. I'll still probe deeper because I figure why not. Also curious to get a good handle on what doors could be opened, like what's the potential upward mobility or lateral internal movement.
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I'm not sure why you think you need to learn programming to do network security.
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Foe Hammer posted:
"Purchase: New Avatar" On top of this screen - gray band At the risk of sounding judgy, I'm now questioning your problem-solving/internet savvy.
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Dark Helmut posted:"Purchase: New Avatar" Or literally the first google result for "somethingawful avatar". Your google-fu is poor, Foe Hammer, and IT jobs will eat you alive if you don't improve.
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https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/drown Why is SSLv2 still a thing? That hasn't been a thing since it came out. (Well, 2 years later, in 1996.) Why didn't OpenSSL strip support for it like a year later? Or a decade later?
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Turtlicious posted:Caaaaannnnn't FERPA. Is it Pearson? Do you deserve it?
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H110Hawk posted:https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/drown Probably 'compatibility'. -no-ssl2 has been a build option for OpenSSL for ages, though, so if you're sensible (like me!) and you're shipping your own version of OpenSSL for some reason you turned that poo poo off as soon as it became clear SSL2 was broken-by-design and don't have anything to worry about right now.
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H110Hawk posted:Why is SSLv2 still a thing? Legacy products.
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KillHour posted:I'm not sure why you think you need to learn programming to do network security. pen testing & CEH, Judge Schnoopy posted:Or literally the first google result for "somethingawful avatar". ty, was being lazy.
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Hi token ring
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Judge Schnoopy posted:Or literally the first google result for "somethingawful avatar". I CONSTANTLY give my techs a hard time for asking something to be lazy instead of googling it, so any & all ridicule for not googling it is expected and welcome.
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feedmegin posted:Probably 'compatibility'. -no-ssl2 has been a build option for OpenSSL for ages, though, so if you're sensible (like me!) and you're shipping your own version of OpenSSL for some reason you turned that poo poo off as soon as it became clear SSL2 was broken-by-design and don't have anything to worry about right now. CLAM DOWN posted:Legacy products. "We've always done it this way!" It's been 20 years. They can use some old busted rear end OpenSSL with their old bustedass product. We shouldn't be giving people a loaded gun trained squarely at their foot.
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Methanar posted:Hi token ring What awesome connectors
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