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$38k a year for a Bachelor's Degree and multiple years of experience. lol
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Speaking of programming, I am thinking about creating an AWS instance to pull data from the Steam API into a MongoDB database, export as an Excel file, and load it into my MSSQL database at work for a training exercise using SSIS. I know it seems kind of convoluted, but it’s really a resume builder. Is there anything I need to watch out for? I know Cavern of COBOL exists, but I want this thread’s experience.
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Jul 9, 2018 19:07
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Bob Morales posted:
Love to have a bachelor's degree and 3 years experience for possibly minimum wage (depending on where you live). They at least gonna give you health insurance for that sweet gig?
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Jul 9, 2018 19:10
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Was looking for automation keyword bingo. Wasn’t disappointed.
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Jul 9, 2018 19:18
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holy poo poo a drug test for that
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Jul 9, 2018 19:24
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Submarine Sandpaper posted:holy poo poo a drug test for that Welcome to America, where you get drug tested for janitorial positions.
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Jul 9, 2018 19:28
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Yet somehow in leadership everyone smokes pot and nobody gets tested whatsoever
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Jul 9, 2018 19:33
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My current work place did not drug test when I started, one of our clients now requires anyone working with them to pass a drug test upon initial employment, and they also wanted us to go back and drug test every current employee. There were some hints dropped that current employees may need to be drug tested, about a month prior to when it would happen, if it did. It ended up not happening, owner argued that if the client wanted all current employees tested, they could pay for it, but we will gladly pay for future employee tests, and the client did not want to pay for it. Obviously the real reason is that we would have had issues with somewhere around 60% of our employees. v-- my almost first job would have been as a jewel bagger/cart pusher back in like 2000 for somewhere around $5/h, we got to a point where the manager wanted to drug test me and I just walked out right then; went and got a job serving at a banquet hall for $10 an hour, so much beer and pot was bought thanks to that.
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Jul 9, 2018 19:35
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I like how Target drug tested me but now that I have billions of dollars and decades of work hanging on me not blowing away the wrong directory nobody cares if I get high.
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Jul 9, 2018 19:35
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The only positions that need actual drug testing are those involving heavy machinery or transportation. Your average grocery bagger or computer janitor doesn't need to be tested.
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Jul 9, 2018 19:56
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Vargatron posted:The only positions that need actual drug testing are those involving heavy machinery or transportation. Your average grocery bagger or computer janitor doesn't need to be tested. I got drug tested when I started and the employee handbook mentioned "random drug tests for ALL employees" Eventually I figured out that those random drug tests were literally for only the blue collar workers and I have never heard of anyone in the office getting tested, although a few probably should be. Meanwhile, more than one blue collar employee got fired that I know of for smoking a joint on the weekend.
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Jul 9, 2018 20:04
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"random" drug tests are anything but. An age old trick that companies use to avoid paying severance or unemployment benefits.
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Jul 9, 2018 20:08
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"How expendable is each of my employees" is basically the #1 concern of every HR department
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Jul 9, 2018 20:08
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I've worked at a gas distribution facility, the amount of people that should have been fired for coming to work so stoned and driving fork lifts around was insane; I watched a guy nod out driving a lift and smash into a bunch of tanks. I should post in OSHA about the poo poo there, but I try not to think about it because the danger that facility represents to where I live and work is enormous; basically a few hundred thousand people are (unknowingly) relying on a bunch of heroin addicts to not blow them up.
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Jul 9, 2018 20:20
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Good luck hiring a bunch of tech folks who don't smoke weed. You'd be limiting your hiring pool by like 50%.
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Jul 9, 2018 20:29
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I try not to think about how dangerous the warehouse underneath my office is. There is a company in the same industry in town that had a recent ammonia outbreak and death, and I look at the giant ammonia tubes in the building and am always like "hm I could die today"
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Jul 9, 2018 20:30
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MF_James posted:I've worked at a gas distribution facility, the amount of people that should have been fired for coming to work so stoned and driving fork lifts around was insane; I watched a guy nod out driving a lift and smash into a bunch of tanks. a dude i did warehouse work before i got into IT didn't drug test because "those who need to score need a job" although he also packed a cooler of beer for the 1.5 hour drive back home after being dehydrated clearing out abandoned leased Internet Explorer posted:Good luck hiring a bunch of tech folks who don't smoke weed. You'd be limiting your hiring pool by like 50%. poor FBI
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Jul 9, 2018 20:38
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Bob Morales posted:
How much you want to bet "maintains web sites as directed" means "you are the sole web developer and designer?"
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Jul 9, 2018 20:57
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We all know that job will be a living hell to whomever gets it.
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Jul 9, 2018 20:58
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Vargatron posted:We all know that job will be a living hell to whomever gets it. A fun game to play is to see what happens first, whether they get sick of waiting around and raise the salary to something reasonable, or they hire someone completely unqualified. definitely the latter
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Jul 9, 2018 21:03
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Thanatosian posted:How much you want to bet "maintains web sites as directed" means "you are the sole web developer and designer?" Well yeah. Someone is going to direct them to make it look great and set a target sales increase of 100%
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Jul 9, 2018 21:16
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Isn't that classic H1B bait? 'Help, we can't find ANYONE to fill this position domestically!'
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Jul 10, 2018 00:54
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My new ops manager to me today: "If the company owner wanted me to wash his car or cut his grass, I'd do it. You have to be a team player." This after I hinted I was looking for a more explicit "when are you expected to answer the phone" policy. I know I'm being kind of a Pollyanna but you gotta draw the limit somewhere, right?
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Jul 10, 2018 01:37
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Your ops manage is just a carpet.
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Jul 10, 2018 01:40
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You're not being difficult. That person is an idiot.
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Jul 10, 2018 01:42
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I mean what if I'm sitting drunk off my rear end and having fun with the wife? Am I supposed to answer the phone if I'm not on call? This sure does sound like baby's first IT industry question.
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Jul 10, 2018 01:47
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Zapf Dingbat posted:I mean what if I'm sitting drunk off my rear end and having fun with the wife? Am I supposed to answer the phone if I'm not on call? Yeah, obviously the answer is yes.
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Jul 10, 2018 01:50
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Zapf Dingbat posted:I mean what if I'm sitting drunk off my rear end and having fun with the wife? Am I supposed to answer the phone if I'm not on call? If you are expected to be on-call 24/7, and were not advised of this when you were hired, you have two options: ignore it until you are explicitly told that that is the policy in writing, or renegotiate your salary on the basis of your new, increased job responsibilities (if you are advised of the 24/7 on-call in writing, go to step 2).
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Jul 10, 2018 02:03
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I spent 3 years as a contractor always on the verge of getting a FTE spot so I couldn’t smoke. To the extent I’m camping with a bunch of co-workers and they’re smoking and like’ “no no it’ll be any day now don’t risk it!” I never get a FTE spot and go to another job where again I’m dangled a FTE spot and 18 months later I’m hired, have passed all my drug tests, and can finally kick back and enjoy my trip to Denver. And the loving poo poo does nothing for me. I feel like this is some cat in the cradle poo poo and I put it off too long and I’m now being punished. Don’t be me. Enjoy your weed.
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Jul 10, 2018 02:23
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Krispy Wafer posted:I spent 3 years as a contractor always on the verge of getting a FTE spot so I couldn’t smoke. To the extent I’m camping with a bunch of co-workers and they’re smoking and like’ “no no it’ll be any day now don’t risk it!” Haven't smoked in over 6 months 
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22 Eargesplitten posted:Speaking of programming, I am thinking about creating an AWS instance to pull data from the Steam API into a MongoDB database, export as an Excel file, and load it into my MSSQL database at work for a training exercise using SSIS. I know it seems kind of convoluted, but it’s really a resume builder. Is there anything I need to watch out for? What’s with the spreadsheet in the workflow? Try pulling a JSON document to an S3 bucket, then use AWS Athena to parse the JSON into a CSV in S3. Pull your CSV to MSSQL using SSIS. Then when you are done, pull your cloudtrail and S3 logs into MSSQL with SSIS for more fun and profit. Pull all the things into MSSQL.
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24/7 on call is implied but not expressly written down. That is what I was pushing for when I got the mowing the lawn speech. I wasn't made aware of the gentlemens agreement when I was hired. In fact, we have explicit on-call schedules which I already do set aside time for. And I'm also frigging help desk, so I'm not responsible for anything complex. Zapf Dingbat fucked around with this message at 11:19 on Jul 10, 2018 |
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Jul 10, 2018 03:18
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You should under no circumstances be on call 24/7 as Helpdesk.
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Jul 10, 2018 03:25
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I alternate on-call weekends with another guy and get paid for it 
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Jul 10, 2018 03:46
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My place doesn't even have my phone number because gently caress you it's 2018 just email me. Can't be on call if they can't call! I interviewed with a Google Voice throwaway before anyone asks. Sheep fucked around with this message at 03:53 on Jul 10, 2018 |
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Jul 10, 2018 03:50
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My boss is the only person in the company that has my number. Anyone else can email me or call my desk phone, which forwards when appropriate.
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Jul 10, 2018 05:09
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Zapf Dingbat posted:24/7 on call is implied but not expressly written down. That is what I was pushing for when I got the mowing the lawn speech. I want made aware of the gentlemens agreement when I was hired. May I suggest https://www.indeed.com? Or just look for some contract work. Your workplace is dysfunctional as fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck.
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Jul 10, 2018 05:09
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Agrikk posted:What’s with the spreadsheet in the workflow? Yeah, I meant .csv when I said Excel file. My mistake, it's just that they open in Excel and one of the weekly scheduled report updates I do involves pulling from one poo poo system as an .xls and then opening it in Excel and saving as a .csv since the lovely system isn't capable of exporting .csv files. Then I put them in the import folder and upload them into the system we should be using for everything in the first place.
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Jul 10, 2018 05:32
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22 Eargesplitten posted:Yeah, I meant .csv when I said Excel file. My mistake, it's just that they open in Excel and one of the weekly scheduled report updates I do involves pulling from one poo poo system as an .xls and then opening it in Excel and saving as a .csv since the lovely system isn't capable of exporting .csv files. Then I put them in the import folder and upload them into the system we should be using for everything in the first place. Automate that poo poo. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1858195/convert-xls-to-csv-on-command-line
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Methanar posted:Finally just got something cool working. Just had first prod issue at peak involving shovelling real time video in hybrid cloud setup through on-prem kubernetes Milestones left and right.
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