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Hotel Kpro posted:Start applying for calibration jobs, it’s a cake career field and it’s relatively easy to get into Thanks, I'll check 'em out! peanut posted:it won't yeah  It's about to go up too, because this is a college town and studio/1 bedroom prices get outrageous at the end of summer vacation. You can usually get a 2 bedroom for less than a 1 bedroom during the schoolyear, it's absurd.Today's job application gripe: what the gently caress is this. This is after submitting both a resume and a cover letter. It just prompts me to submit "a Document" of unspecified origin  I even tried submitting my resume again but it turns out there are no valid file types for this and the only thing I can do is click "I don't have a Document"
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^^^ From January 12nd, 1973 it will no longer be optional to Upload Your Document. Whatever you do Upload Don't be one of those people who mistakes not uploading for uploading or you could face a fine. For more information please reread this post History Comes Inside! posted:I was promised a raise to stop me leaving a job for more money, then my manager quit and their replacement, after a few months of badgering, told me there was no raise coming and it never should have been agreed. 
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Sep 4, 2023 23:25
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lol I wonder if they're asking for ID or is that not allowed I have no idea about job hunting in the US capitalist hellhole
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peanut posted:lol I wonder if they're asking for ID or is that not allowed I have no idea about job hunting in the US capitalist hellhole I didn’t see jpeg or gif among the files permitted in the screenshots. Maybe they just got tired of being spammed with that “dude fucks a dinosaur” picture while giving no indication what the gently caress is/was supposed to be uploaded there. Bored fucked around with this message at 00:16 on Sep 5, 2023 |
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Sep 5, 2023 00:08
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My guess is that whoever set up the workflow in that platform doesn't know how to do it. They somehow added an unnecessary file upload field to the workflow, and when they were getting too many random or duplicate file uploads they edited the file type
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Sep 5, 2023 00:40
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Can't you just paste goatse in a word document then upload it?
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It wouldn't accept my word document  But I suffered through that application because it was an ancient system janky enough to drive most people away and it would be a high-level position in my specific expertise in an industry that would have no goddamn clue what I was doing or talking about which sounds perfect
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On badging:Serious_Cyclone posted:That’s literally the way it works in federal government. If they can figure this out, anyone can Not at my site The best part is the chip in the badge going out on the weekend overtime, when the badging department wasn't working. That and a new badge kicking you out of all the buildings and you having to get put back in which could be a few months, some of the readers only update quarterly. I just envisioned a possible scenario where it would take signing 8 pieces of paper and have it witnessed to torque a single bolt. It took us 5 months to install a retractable ladder due to "unforeseeable issues" change orders and re writes. Some of these engineer firms make like $30k a pop on these minor issues. Recently we ordered a special bolt but the problem is no one makes that same grade nut etc. etc. You just have to laugh or you'd cry.
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Sep 5, 2023 15:34
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My current job is a masterclass on why 'iterative design' is just coded language for wasting money. The design you iterate should be 95% the same as baseline, otherwise it's just a redesign. Also you don't iterate on hardware with lead times measured in multiple months.
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Sep 5, 2023 15:44
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Surprise, you're filling in for someone stuck at burning man!!!!!! Hope you had a nice weekend!!!!! Oh my god. Yeah I'm doing fine. I'm absolutely fine. This is so dumb, I love too business.
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Sep 5, 2023 15:53
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Got a reminder email today that Covid absences count the same as any other absence and that we are not to let people not be here without getting attendance points. So yeah I guess we’re all about to get Covid. At least they also took away sick pay a couple years ago so when I get it I’ll effectively lose a week of vacation.
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Sep 5, 2023 16:01
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Randy Travesty posted:Surprise, you're filling in for someone stuck at burning man!!!!!! Hope you had a nice weekend!!!!! Give them the full Burning Man experience and light them on fire when they get back.
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Fork of Unknown Origins posted:Got a reminder email today that Covid absences count the same as any other absence and that we are not to let people not be here without getting attendance points. So yeah I guess we’re all about to get Covid. mgmt: covid has been solved, no more WFH, you must be in the office now! mgmt: why is everyone sick now  mgmt: no more sick leave
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Freaquency posted:Give them the full Burning Man experience and light them on fire when they get back. Going to make them feel right at home by rerouting running sewage across the floor and giving away everything in their office because they've given up their worldly selves in pursuit of luna. Also because I'm mad.
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Sep 5, 2023 17:20
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IKEA pays a living wage wherever you are living as part of their company policy. My friend applied and got a job that started at $22/hr which matches the MIT data for my area. I didn’t know about this and thought, perhaps, some of you may not either.
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Sep 5, 2023 17:54
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Fork of Unknown Origins posted:Got a reminder email today that Covid absences count the same as any other absence and that we are not to let people not be here without getting attendance points. So yeah I guess we’re all about to get Covid. I am pretty sure that having Covid falls under FMLA and they can’t hold it against you, but I might be wrong.
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Coasterphreak posted:I am pretty sure that having Covid falls under FMLA and they can’t hold it against you, but I might be wrong. If you get really sick from it it can. I don’t think that it automatically does though, so if you just have what is basically a head cold you’re either getting an attendance point (and not getting paid) or coming in and spreading it.
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Sep 5, 2023 18:01
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deep dish peat moss posted:I am If it makes you feel any better, I'm in the same boat - you're definitely not alone. Just complete radio silence on every application while my current employer is coming crashing down.
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If you get COVID and aren't allowed to take a sick day, make sure you personally tell everyone in management how the policy sucks and needs to get changed. Be sure to speak as moistly as possible.
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Sep 5, 2023 18:15
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It's like none of you care about shareholder value at all
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Dang It Bhabhi! posted:IKEA pays a living wage wherever you are living as part of their company policy. My friend applied and got a job that started at $22/hr which matches the MIT data for my area. I didn’t know about this and thought, perhaps, some of you may not either. I will take a look. Not sure if we have one in this area, though. Thank you for the heads up! Hotel Kpro posted:Start applying for calibration jobs, it’s a cake career field and it’s relatively easy to get into Also, thanks for this. How do I turn my playing with machinery, ability to understand how machinery works (art projects and basic tool repair) with reference material, and previous veterinary lab work into working to put on a resume so that they won’t just throw my application in the trash? Is their a reference site for example resumes for people with a little lab experience but no degrees that wants to get into calibration? I really, really suck at selling myself. I’ve decided to start pretending I’m helping someone else with a job search, cause I would likely spend tons of time on that instead of just getting depressed and frustrated like I do for myself. And yeah, I still plan on eventually restarting school, but I currently have no money and bills to pay. Bored fucked around with this message at 18:33 on Sep 5, 2023 |
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McGavin posted:If you get COVID and aren't allowed to take a sick day, make sure you personally tell everyone in management how the policy sucks and needs to get changed. Be sure to speak as moistly as possible. All the people making those decisions are WFH.
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Dang It Bhabhi! posted:IKEA pays a living wage wherever you are living as part of their company policy. My friend applied and got a job that started at $22/hr which matches the MIT data for my area. I didn’t know about this and thought, perhaps, some of you may not either.
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Bored posted:
Do you know what a torque wrench, multimeter, or oscilloscope is? If you said yes to any of those you’re halfway in the door. If you mention the words guardbanding and uncertainties you’ll impress a hiring manager. If you throw in even the tiniest bit of theory about stuff like ohm’s law or pv = nrt you’ll stand out easily. Seriously the bar is super low for this career field. There are two people who get hired, people who did this in the military and random people off the street. If you know more than the next guy you’ll get a job. And once you’re in you’ll never be out of a job, like ever
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Bored posted:I really, really suck at selling myself. I’ve decided to start pretending I’m helping someone else with a job search, cause I would likely spend tons of time on that instead of just getting depressed and frustrated like I do for myself. deep dish peat moss fucked around with this message at 19:08 on Sep 5, 2023 |
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Sep 5, 2023 19:00
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deep dish peat moss posted:And no one is better at being yourself than you are.  You are welcome to talk to every date I've been on about how bad I am at just being myself!
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Sep 5, 2023 19:23
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That's why you've gotta be a secret agent pretending to be you. James Bond is really good at that poo poo 
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Volmarias posted:
Being bad at being yourself is a uniquely defined amount to yourself so being bad at being yourself is something only you can do best. So be bad at being yourself only the way you can be bad at doing.
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imposter syndrome at being myself
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Fitzy Fitz posted:imposter syndrome at being myself 
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deep dish peat moss posted:I just checked and the one here starts at $10-16/hour in a city where you need to be making at least $29/hour at 40 hours to qualify for income verification to rent a studio apartment TEN to sixteen?!? Jesus. 😞
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Dang It Bhabhi! posted:TEN to sixteen?!? Jesus. 😞 Actually that $10 can't be current/accurate, minimum wage here went up to $13.85 this year. But I did find a source that said their average starting pay in my state as of August of this year was $16.
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Have had a dang chamber down for a week since it’s missing critical parts. Expected delivery was yesterday, a little odd since it was Labor Day, but not that odd since there’s always someone working. Get in today, still no part, and just noticed we have another chamber from the same order, missing the same part.
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deep dish peat moss posted:I've also heard anecdotally from hiring managers that postings that would get 4-5 applicants in the past are now getting well over 100 applicants, so there's exponentially more competition than there used to be for the jobs that are real. I've had to go through 300+ applicants across 2 vacancies the last few weeks. Most applicants obviously didn't even read the requirements of the job and about 10% of the resumes seem to be fake (stuff like multiple names used, weird things like being at schools in Wyoming and Islamabad at the same time, weird mismatches in location and phone number and so on). It's loving tiring to spend all that time reviewing this poo poo, and then our HR department are so terrible at everything we have managed to get a grand total of 1 applicant in for interview so far.
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cynic posted:I've had to go through 300+ applicants across 2 vacancies the last few weeks. Most applicants obviously didn't even read the requirements of the job and about 10% of the resumes seem to be fake (stuff like multiple names used, weird things like being at schools in Wyoming and Islamabad at the same time, weird mismatches in location and phone number and so on). It's loving tiring to spend all that time reviewing this poo poo, and then our HR department are so terrible at everything we have managed to get a grand total of 1 applicant in for interview so far. you can go to school in Wyoming and Islamabad at the same time if it's remote learning bet you missed a hell of a candidate there
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Why are you reviewing 300+ applications if you have an HR department?
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Outrail posted:Why are you reviewing 300+ applications if you have an HR department? HR is like the cops of a business and like all cops are lazy and bad at their jobs E why the gently caress does it autocorrect cops to 'good''? Breetai fucked around with this message at 22:23 on Sep 6, 2023 |
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Sep 6, 2023 21:56
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Breetai posted:HR is like the cops of a business and like all good are lazy and bad at their jobs Our last HR director wanted to shut down the HR shared inbox that employees could email, and asked if we could put in an automated chatbot to replace it.
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Breetai posted:HR is like the cops of a business and like all good are lazy and bad at their jobs In my experience, simply telling management how much time you are wasting on reviewing applications and how much that's costing the business will make them put a fire under HR's feet to put some actual filtering in place real quick.
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Aramis posted:In my experience, simply telling management how much time you are wasting on reviewing applications and how much that's costing the business will make them put a fire under HR's feet to put some actual filtering in place real quick. We had management pointedly pin HR down and get them to acknowledge that we were losing people to retirement faster than they were hiring so HR went out and hired all their friends and relatives. We’ve got the head count now but some of these people can’t even use a computer.
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