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It's all about the benjamins baby. e: poo poo I applied for pornhub.com but they only like Canadians in quebec.
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May 13, 2023 03:27
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jaegerx posted:It's all about the benjamins baby. Lol they had a cybersecurity gig open a while back and I’d loved to go but my French sucks. Defending pornhub against cyber attacks sounds hilarious and I’d get to move back to Canada
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May 13, 2023 03:37
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The application I have where the hiring committee is in a "holding pattern" is public sector actually lol. It seems like a sweet deal if I can get it but Im not holding my breath at this point
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May 13, 2023 03:39
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loquacius posted:The application I have where the hiring committee is in a "holding pattern" is public sector actually lol. It seems like a sweet deal if I can get it but Im not holding my breath at this point Ah yeah that whole poo poo right now
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May 13, 2023 03:46
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i am a moron posted:The first season is great, the second season is the biggest pile of poo poo I’ve ever seen You shut your fool mouth. I’ll fight you. But Ted would say “we play with love. Not with anger” So I suppose I’ll say “ I respect your opinion and I choose to believe otherwise.”
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May 13, 2023 05:23
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jaegerx posted:It's all about the benjamins baby. I applied for Eros.com waaaay back and was telling my wife and her mom about it to be transparent and my mother-in-law says “are you sure? It seems like a radical departure from your career.” Apparently, bless her, she though I said “I applied TO Eros.com.” like, as a male escort. Completely blank-faced and neutral-tone in her voice. Didn’t get the job though. Either job
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May 13, 2023 05:28
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Agrikk posted:I applied for Eros.com waaaay back and was telling my wife and her mom about it to be transparent and my mother-in-law says “are you sure? It seems like a radical departure from your career.” your mil thought you laid pipe well enough to become a male escort in front of her daughter?
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May 13, 2023 05:54
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jaegerx posted:your mil thought you laid pipe well enough to become a male escort in front of her daughter? That’s hilarious, goddamn. As for layoffs, gently caress all of them. I was laid off after 20 years with them saying it’s due to low sales when I knew exactly what the sales were and we were up over last year, but not as far up as the sales assholes predicted. Bunch of poo poo. Glad I’m not there anymore though. New job is way less stress and hours.
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May 13, 2023 07:32
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jaegerx posted:your mil thought you laid pipe well enough to become a male escort in front of her daughter? What can I say- she believed in me.
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May 13, 2023 09:10
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loquacius posted:The application I have where the hiring committee is in a "holding pattern" is public sector actually lol. It seems like a sweet deal if I can get it but Im not holding my breath at this point This is very common and I wouldn't let it get you down too much. Hiring committees for public jobs take an age to get anything done. If you dont get the gig, it wasnt your fault because they probably already have somebody else lined up and they were just interviewing to check boxes on the hiring process.
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May 13, 2023 19:44
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So after about a year of putzing around with some computer repair and tech support jobs I managed to land a help desk tier one job and looks like ill have to support a large amount of users across a few different sites in my state, its hard not to feel a little out of my depth. I might be overreacting as I haven't started yet, but if any goons have any advice for someone new to the field it would be much appreciated!
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May 14, 2023 22:09
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Communication is everything. Listen to your users and learn what their jobs are, learn why this specific piece of IT thing they're calling/writing about matters to them. When a user says something is wrong, trust that something is in fact wrong, but don't trust that it's what they think it is. Always diagnose. Never badmouth anyone, even if you think they're a total moron. Keep in mind that the majority of people have absolutely no interest in understanding how or why computers work, they just want to do their own job. Make friends, not enemies.
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May 14, 2023 22:50
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And if you're lucky, there'll be documentation on all the super standard processes. If there isn't, consider writing some as you get more confident and you'll be looking really good. Ask questions, write stuff down, and before you know it you'll be confident in what you're doing.
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May 14, 2023 23:07
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Insult the ceo first day. Assert your dominance. Tell them poo poo is changing now that you’re here and pick 1 coworker to blame for everything
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May 14, 2023 23:13
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Quincytbb posted:So after about a year of putzing around with some computer repair and tech support jobs I managed to land a help desk tier one job and looks like ill have to support a large amount of users across a few different sites in my state, its hard not to feel a little out of my depth. I might be overreacting as I haven't started yet, but if any goons have any advice for someone new to the field it would be much appreciated! We got you, Fam. Any issues you have just let us know and we'll help ya out.
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May 14, 2023 23:26
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Quincytbb posted:So after about a year of putzing around with some computer repair and tech support jobs I managed to land a help desk tier one job and looks like ill have to support a large amount of users across a few different sites in my state, its hard not to feel a little out of my depth. I might be overreacting as I haven't started yet, but if any goons have any advice for someone new to the field it would be much appreciated! Here's some advice off the top of my head. Some you may or may not agree with. -They hired you knowing your background. I can tell you no one expects much out of any new hire, regardless of experience, the first 60 days or so. At the 90 day mark you should be getting your feet under you and at 6 months you should be handling things pretty much on your own. You're probably won't feel 1000% comfortable until 9 to 12 months in. This is completely normal. Every org is different and even someone with 20 years of experience will need 2 months to get familiar with a new environment. -Observe and listen at first, and don't judge how things are done until you have an understanding of why they are done that way. Don't be that guy that walks in the first week and declares everything is wrong and dumb and it would be better to do it this way. Organizations are dysfunctional, and there's often reasons things are done certain ways even if they don't make sense at first. -Take notes on things as you learn them. You'll be asking your peers and boss for help a lot at first. If you ask 3 or more times on something you've already asked about, that's not a good thing and people may get annoyed. Spend 5 minutes and search internal documentation and google before you ask a question. -Being friendly goes a long way. The BOFH stuff is old and tired, customer service skills and not being a dick will get you far in your career.
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May 14, 2023 23:46
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Do the exact opposite of that ^^^ and become memorable. Then take a union job and be happy.
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May 14, 2023 23:51
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Try and develop a sense for triaging issues - a broken computer is more important than a slow internet connection but a server outage is more important than either
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May 14, 2023 23:55
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I guess you can go that way but I highly recommend the union job and just burn this bridge to the loving ground so you never even look at this thread again. i loving hate clickhouse
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May 14, 2023 23:59
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Thanks for the replies everyone! My nerves got the better of me for a second there but this really helped. I'll probably need to keep my nose to the grindstone for a while learning sccm and ect, but hopefully nothing late nights with youtube university and a few textbooks can't solve. I'll keep all this in mind and try to be friendly and absorb as much as I can when I actually start tomorrow so I'm not just dead weight for the team.
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May 15, 2023 00:21
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You are gonna be fine, you sound like you have the right attitude about things.
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May 15, 2023 00:24
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Volunteer to learn/do the hard stuff. It will make you powerful.
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Quincytbb posted:Thanks for the replies everyone! My nerves got the better of me for a second there but this really helped. I'll probably need to keep my nose to the grindstone for a while learning sccm and ect, but hopefully nothing late nights with youtube university and a few textbooks can't solve. I'll keep all this in mind and try to be friendly and absorb as much as I can when I actually start tomorrow so I'm not just dead weight for the team. Coward
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Quincytbb posted:Thanks for the replies everyone! My nerves got the better of me for a second there but this really helped. I'll probably need to keep my nose to the grindstone for a while learning sccm and ect, but hopefully nothing late nights with youtube university and a few textbooks can't solve. I'll keep all this in mind and try to be friendly and absorb as much as I can when I actually start tomorrow so I'm not just dead weight for the team. Congrats on the new job! Don't worry, you'll be great. Just be friendly and have empathy and the rest will come. Stop by and ask questions any time! jaegerx posted:Coward Settle down, Bevis.
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Ya'll are encouraging them to enter this career field. I am presenting what happens after 20 years in industry. e: ugh holy poo poo, 27 years oh and holy poo poo are your holidays hosed now, every family/friend will want help with their laptop when you tell them you're in IT. third, just look at tokins posting, she's been in IT for like 2 minutes and is already so bitter jaegerx fucked around with this message at 00:52 on May 15, 2023 |
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jaegerx posted:Ya'll are encouraging them to enter this career field. I am presenting what happens after 20 years in industry. This seems like a cry for help But honestly, I can’t blame anyone who’s bitter having grown up in the 90s and messed with computers as a kid. It’s so much better than it used to be. I mean Christ installing windows alone used to be a loving chore compared to what it is now Basically I’d hate life too is what I’m saying if I were a computer toucher in the 90s
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May 15, 2023 00:53
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The first time my mom volunteered me to offer phone support/advice to a friend of hers, I was polite and obliged because it was a loving ambush of “hi, talk to my friend.” Then I called her later shut that poo poo down hard.
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May 15, 2023 00:54
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tehinternet posted:This seems like a cry for help I was a dotcom baby, at 19 making close to 6 figs cause I knew what HTML and perl was. And no. I’m just struggling why we locked down to clickhouse because it’s loving awful. jaegerx fucked around with this message at 00:58 on May 15, 2023 |
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May 15, 2023 00:55
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Early 40s and still trying to break six figs. But I’ll take less pay, and have, over on call and stress and bullshit. So.
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Eros.com I guess that’s on call though
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GreenNight posted:Early 40s and still trying to break six figs. But I’ll take less pay, and have, over on call and stress and bullshit. So. At this point, I am trying to stay above six figs while keeping my sanity trying to find a good position without too much bullshit. jaegerx posted:Eros.com There the internet and then there's remote work and the lack of high-end luxury hotel lobbies.
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So this weekend I was upgrading servers and poo poo from 2012 to 2022. Don’t ask. Anyways no one told IT that one department was fully working all weekend on major million dollar projects. And I took down that server. Queue the VP emailing all of IT and cc the CEO and president saying they need help asap. Well there is no on call atm but hey I’m working! So I reply saying I’m on it and let me see what’s up. Half hour later I reply all and say I got it working, good to go! CEO texts me saying thank you so much for fixing the issue and that I really came though showing my leadership and initiative. Welp.
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May 15, 2023 01:04
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jaegerx posted:oh and holy poo poo are your holidays hosed now, every family/friend will want help with their laptop when you tell them you're in IT.
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May 15, 2023 01:09
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Ehhh don’t fight it. Just don’t inflict it on your customers
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GreenNight posted:So this weekend I was upgrading servers and poo poo from 2012 to 2022. Don’t ask. Anyways no one told IT that one department was fully working all weekend on major million dollar projects. And I took down that server. This is the good side of no one knowing how the gently caress any of this poo poo works. Sure someone could look at logs and see you took down the server at <x> o'clock, but in most orgs the person looking at those logs would be the same one upgrading servers, and thus, you just managed to Scotty your way into looking like a hero. Never don't take the opportunity to shut the gently caress up about what actually happened and instead look like a dedicated company man (person). Working hard!
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GreenNight posted:So this weekend I was upgrading servers and poo poo from 2012 to 2022. Don’t ask. Anyways no one told IT that one department was fully working all weekend on major million dollar projects. And I took down that server. This is awesome, take the praise and never look back.
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I'm sorry the CEO has your number
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Submarine Sandpaper posted:I'm sorry the CEO has your number Well it's presumably just his google voice number, no big. Right? RIGHT? .........sigh
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