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Canvas user spotted  How did y'all know I just registered for next semester? Topical. I get to take a bunch of GE crap that I need to graduate, but at least I get to take a power electronics (SMPS etc) class and an embedded systems class. Should be interesting.
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kastein posted:I dunno, I did better in 3000 and 4000 level classes than I did in 1 and 2, because they weren't so goddamned boring and I actually did my homework because it was fun. I think this is more a function of the school we went to. They really pound you in the 2000 level ece courses, plus you're adjusting to a quarter-based system. Once you're through there I can't remember knowing anyone that dropped.
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extreme_accordion posted:This guy is such a condescending prick about all of his other issues like he's the smartest guy in the room and he can't even get to an intranet page after 3 years of working here. A page he uses EVERY day because it's his f-n job. I hate anyone in the workforce that tries to skate by on not knowing how to use the very tool they do their drat job with every day. Doesn't matter which age group because I see a bunch of 20 somethings coping the same crap too. You'd fire a builder if he couldn't swing a hammer to save his life - why should a computer be any different if you are going to spend nearly 8 hours a day on it? Your post literally made my eye start twitching because I deal with this bullshit every day. I'm so loving tired of people using the excuse "I'm not good with computers" when referring to something they use every day for 8+ hours. I'm tired of people not knowing the difference between a search engine and a web browser. I'm tired of giving sound advice only to have it completely ignored. I'm tired of going on site and having someone stand behind me and ask what the problem is 10 seconds after I get there, then making a passive-aggressive comment about how it is taking too long to unfuck whatever it is they have hosed. I'm tired of getting defensive answers (or straight up lies) to my questions when I'm only trying to gather information to fix the problem. My job sucks and there are no other IT employers in this town other than Menards Corporate and IDEXX. My boss is great but I've completely hit a wall here, there is nothing left for me to learn and the clients are really starting to piss me off. It might be time to move. Gorson fucked around with this message at 21:29 on Dec 16, 2015 |
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Dec 16, 2015 21:26
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Gorson posted:Your post literally made my eye start twitching because I deal with this bullshit every day. I'm so loving tired of people using the excuse "I'm not good with computers" when referring to something they use every day for 8+ hours. I'm tired of people not knowing the difference between a search engine and a web browser. I'm tired of giving sound advice only to have it completely ignored. I'm tired of going on site and having someone stand behind me and ask what the problem is 10 seconds after I get there, then making a passive-aggressive comment about how it is taking too long to unfuck whatever it is they have hosed. I'm tired of getting defensive answers (or straight up lies) to my questions when I'm only trying to gather information to fix the problem. My job sucks and there are no other IT employers in this town other than Menards Corporate and IDEXX. My boss is great but I've completely hit a wall here, there is nothing left for me to learn and the clients are really starting to piss me off. It might be time to move.
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Since we're on the topic I've literally had loving business development doing the most retarded poo poo today including having an account manager have a mini melt down because I compared him to another one. Other highlights include loving throwing me under the bus because their assistant didn't send in the right rates, and an account manager asking me to do the same thing three times while refusing to read each email explaining why we can't. How the gently caress these shitheads can act like their so loving hard done by while making 2-3 times what I do literally makes my mind explode. I genuinely feel like I'm headed for a mental breakdown sooner rather than later. The whole combination of having to work with entitled shitheads who make way more than I do while not lifting a finger, having no chance at promotion in this company and having to make lovely decisions every day just seems more and more loving draining every day. This loving place won't even give out a reference letter so I feel completely loving trapped in this shithole. 90% of the people I talk to don't even know what my position is so its not like it looks great on resumes either.
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Dec 16, 2015 22:10
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This is every day business. Unless you're over the age of 60, you literally have no excuse over "I can't use these computer things" If you're 35 and younger you have no loving excuse. Grow a set and figure it out. Almost every job out there involves a computer some how and if you can't use the basic functions your a helpless loving idiot. I know I am not perfect on computers, but I have a general idea of how poo poo works. Especially any decent corporate enterprise has the computers locked down enough its not like you can run in there and gently caress a bunch of poo poo up anyways.  this seems fitting BrokenKnucklez fucked around with this message at 22:27 on Dec 16, 2015 |
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Dec 16, 2015 22:24
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Dude, I hate suggesting people do unethical poo poo in relation to get a job, but start lying. Make up a better sounding job title that better describes what you do and give a full description of what you do, not just what your job title says and then just make up poo poo you do in your free time.
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I think part of the reason that people suck with computers is that they're afraid of breaking it. You're probably not going to break it, start clicking things . The worst is when you're explaining how something works and people are taking notes or taking screenshots. Once that UI changes, you know they'll be asking you again for help.
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scuz posted:John Menard is a goddamn fruitcake. Move to Minneapolis where I can get you a job working IT for hedge funds. We're fun guys and Minneapolitains are normal folk, generally. He's as crooked as his lumber. There are hundreds of stories (most of them true) about how horrible it is to work for him. Half this town has been employed by JM in some capacity. My neighbor is a programmer at Menards corporate and the stories I hear from him stop me from applying. I do admit to shopping at his stores, his shady business practices and low wages keep the prices down. Minneapolis is someplace I've considered. I said I wouldn't live in a big city after living in Chicago for 4 years but it wouldn't be the first time I've lied to myself. I have two degrees, a BS in MIS and a Network Specialist associate. I have taken Cisco classes but stupidly didn't take the CCNA, but it is something I could easily do. I do everything from consulting small businesses to building/configuring servers, but unfortunately most of my experience is in support. Uprooting from here where I have a house and immediate family would be difficult, but not impossible. I'm not married and don't have a girlfriend, so I've got that going for me. Which is nice.
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Dec 16, 2015 22:54
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 Just under a week left to get your answers in for the Sheep Game! I have 40 responses so far, and I would love to see 55-60 this time around.Where is it, you ask? Well, it's right here, stickied up in the top of course!
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Dec 16, 2015 23:02
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A guy in my psych of family and marriage class just got up unannounced, set up speakers connected to his phone, and played some music and rapped over it. This is just before we take the final.
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El Jebus posted:A guy in my psych of family and marriage class just got up unannounced, set up speakers connected to his phone, and played some music and rapped over it. Was he any good?
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meatpimp posted:Was he any good? Meh, it was too Jesusy for my taste. The music also was pretty bland. I was also trying not to laugh the whole time.
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1500quidporsche posted:This loving place won't even give out a reference letter so I feel completely loving trapped in this shithole. 90% of the people I talk to don't even know what my position is so its not like it looks great on resumes either. Elmnt80 posted:Dude, I hate suggesting people do unethical poo poo in relation to get a job, but start lying. Make up a better sounding job title that better describes what you do and give a full description of what you do, not just what your job title says and then just make up poo poo you do in your free time. Everyone knows this means "smack the wanker's user permissions down to North Korean levels and take a dump in his desk drawer, repeat when the loving clownshoe finds a new and interesting way to utterly tit everything up and screams at you to fix it" - they just don't say it. PICNIC: Problem In Chair, Not In Computer.
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Can you write me a resume because holy poo poo can you shine a turd.
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Broke down and went to the doctor's this afternoon. My stupid head cold has turned into acute sinisitis and loving pneumonia. What the gently caress. poo poo. poo poo. poo poo. In middle of cancelling all my meetings and stuff for the next few days.
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in the voice of Kyle Kinane if you will "Looks like it's hot dog sandwiches tonight kids because the generic brand hot dog buns are already moldy, Bon appetit"
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InitialDave posted:That's not unethical, or lying. It's how you're meant to write a CV. No one wants to employ the guy who unfucks the area manager's pornbox, they want the guy who maintains business-critical IT infrastructure on both a planned maintenance and reactive basis, liaising with staff at both a departmental and corporate level to integrate solutions efficiently and in line with standard company practice - said practice being something you take an active role in improving through regular feedback from the user base and weekly meetings within your department, documenting the resulting monthly policy updates across your managed site(s). Yeah I've actually rewritten my resume about a month ago to this effect. Less emphasis on health insurance, more on "I make sure a million dollars worth of accounts continue with us each month and forecast costs for next year", even though this just involves running our dog poo poo program from 1992 and plugging poo poo into excel sheets with overly complicated formula for no good reason. edit: In more light-hearted news, I disconnected my idle valve two weeks ago because the scirocco was idling at 2,000 rpm when warm and it seems to make the idle rough anyways. Plugged it back in today just because I didn't want the connector still dangling around and it magically idles at 1,000 now. Its a christmas miracle. F1DriverQuidenBerg fucked around with this message at 01:16 on Dec 17, 2015 |
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InitialDave posted:That's not unethical, or lying. It's how you're meant to write a CV. No one wants to employ the guy who unfucks the area manager's pornbox, they want the guy who maintains business-critical IT infrastructure on both a planned maintenance and reactive basis, liaising with staff at both a departmental and corporate level to integrate solutions efficiently and in line with standard company practice - said practice being something you take an active role in improving through regular feedback from the user base and weekly meetings within your department, documenting the resulting monthly policy updates across your managed site(s). SouthsideSaint posted:Can you write me a resume because holy poo poo can you shine a turd. It would be hilarious if someone did that the boss was a reader who recognized it.
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Who is loving tired of not having money and just got an Amazon store card to buy some Christmas presents for his wife? This guy.
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QuarkMartial posted:Who is loving tired of not having money and just got an Amazon store card to buy some Christmas presents for his wife?
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Day 2 of a 4 day 40+ degree heat wave. In December... Global warming is a myth according to our government tho...
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ilkhan posted:Congrats on your new shovel. Keep digging! Credit Card Debt is the USA's national sport Ferremit posted:Day 2 of a 4 day 40+ degree heat wave. In December... The sudden insane heat is NOT (entirely) global warming's doing. It's an El Nino year. We haven't had one of those for five years, which is pretty unusual. El Nino years (as opposed to La Nina years) are hotter. Global warming is definitely real but it's (mostly) not responsible for the warms.
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literally a fish posted:The sudden insane heat is NOT (entirely) global warming's doing. It's an El Nino year. We haven't had one of those for five years, which is pretty unusual. El Nino years (as opposed to La Nina years) are hotter. ferremit's southern hemisphere bro it'm a joke
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It's cold as balls here in AZ. I'd love a nice 110 degree day right about now.The Locator posted:Broke down and went to the doctor's this afternoon. My stupid head cold has turned into acute sinisitis and loving pneumonia. What the gently caress. poo poo. poo poo. poo poo. In middle of cancelling all my meetings and stuff for the next few days. Something is going around and it's both nasty and fast. People at my office are actually staying home (which they never loving do because our vacation and sick time are one and the same) but it's still spreading like wildfire. Wife has it bad, now I'm getting an itchy throat.
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Enourmo posted:ferremit's southern hemisphere bro he's in sydney, i'm in melbourne 40+ degC not a joke :P
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IOwnCalculus posted:It's cold as balls here in AZ. I'd love a nice 110 degree day right about now. suck a dick I can finally cruise on the freeway w/o overheating
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literally a fish posted:The sudden insane heat is NOT (entirely) global warming's doing. It's an El Nino year. We haven't had one of those for five years, which is pretty unusual. El Nino years (as opposed to La Nina years) are hotter. El Nino is supposed to make it colder here in the UK when it hits, but so far December has been pretty warm and moist. I was hoping for more than the 1/2 day of lame snow we got last year.
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I'm in Adelaide- hottest capital in the country today apparently! 8pm, still 36 degrees...
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Geirskogul posted:suck a dick I can finally cruise on the freeway w/o overheating I just love leaving work at 1am to a frost covered car, scrapping it off, and driving for 10min before I have heat.
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Ferremit posted:I'm in Adelaide- hottest capital in the country today apparently! Ah, I got you mixed up with Fo3 again Jegus. It's 29 here at 8:45, mind you...
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mafoose posted:I just love leaving work at 1am to a frost covered car, scrapping it off, and driving for 10min before I have heat. How did you know I get off of work at 1am and have to drive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pd6yO-jBRo Queen_Combat fucked around with this message at 11:34 on Dec 17, 2015 |
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mafoose posted:I just love leaving work at 1am to a frost covered car, scrapping it off, and driving for 10min before I have heat. I love, love, LOVE my parking garage. The only thing better than not having to scrape ice is to gloat at work. "Oh, so you had to scrape ice this morning? Why did you park on the street and not i your garage? Oh, you don't *have* a garage? Does that also mean your car is super cold? You should get a garage. I really recommend it, it's awesome!" as they self combust with anger.
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Dec 17, 2015 11:46
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That moment your Allegra D kicks in... Woo!
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I think my housemate is going to enjoy his christmas present this year...
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Is that a kit or did you make that yourself? I wish my mom didn't sell my entire LEGO collection at a tag sale while I was away at college years ago. I literally had one of those big plastic tubs filled.
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I was rather confused when I checked my bank account this morning and found out I made more this 2 week than I did last 2 week period despite the last paycheck having my holiday overtime from thanksgiving on it. Apparently I got a holiday bonus that was more than 10% of my check. When do the liquor stores open again?
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There are some good rear end hiding spots in this building. Not really compelled to work too hard on my last two days here with a gnarly headache and chest congestion.
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Super Aggro Crag posted:Is that a kit or did you make that yourself? I wish my mom didn't sell my entire LEGO collection at a tag sale while I was away at college years ago. I literally had one of those big plastic tubs filled. It's an official Lego kit.
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1500quidporsche posted:edit: In more light-hearted news, I disconnected my idle valve two weeks ago because the scirocco was idling at 2,000 rpm when warm and it seems to make the idle rough anyways. Plugged it back in today just because I didn't want the connector still dangling around and it magically idles at 1,000 now. Its a christmas miracle. I think I asked you before but have you ever replaced the injector seals? Those made the hugest difference on mine.
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