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ratbert90 posted:Well it's for a job doing exactly what I am doing now, except on the other side of the country and 40k more with a 20k increase in cost of living. I already talked to the wife and she said go for it, so hopefully something comes of it! On the one hand, you're probably still being underbid. On the other hand, you really need to GTFO of Idaho if you want to have any real job prospects. On the third hand, Albany... you're going to IBM, aren't you 
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Thanks for the responses guys; the buildwindows thing looks especially promising but it might be too far into the future I'll have to see. EMC is a big name, but we don't really operate at a scale that requires that level of virtualisation/management. RE: Vegas, definitely doesn't have to be. I'm out there probably twice a year for vendor trade shows as it is, and have been for the last 4 years. I have 'Vegas fatique' to put it kindly, where the things I notice most are how fake and mercenary everything is there. Here's some other stuff I've been looking at to give you guys an idea of where I'm at. If any of you have been to any of these please feel free to chime in about your experiences: http://www.mobileworldcongress.com/ (March, in Barcelona this year moohaha ok that's probably not going to happen) http://mobilewebdevconference.com/ (Feb in San Fran, ehhh could be ok? Never heard of weave the people or circa) http://vslive.com/Home.aspx (.NET Several dates, but will probably be desktop focussed) http://devintersection.com/ (.NET ugggh sharepoint) The security thing is interesting, but unfortunately would be mostly personally interesting, and not professionally interesting. I'm also scared of what I'd learn since right now it feels like there no actual such thing as security  RE: Snowtires. They are important. I know the guy who brought it up probably won't want to read this, but if you've got snow for more than a month you should absolutely have them. All-seasons are a sick joke in comparison; I thought the whole switch em around thing was a big scam to bring in seasonal tire-installer bucks but then I consulted for a large tire retailer. The difference in elasticity in the tire, the tread depth, the tread pattern, all of it, makes a measurable and possibly live-saving difference.
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Ah, see I never get sent anywhere that isn't Herndon, Virginia. Because everything is apparently in Herndon. 
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Volmarias posted:On the one hand, you're probably still being underbid. gently caress no, I don't have a degree. I do need to gtfo out of Idaho though. As a breeding heart socialist I really hate this God awful state
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ratbert90 posted:gently caress no, I don't have a degree. gently caress degrees, get certs. Degrees just get you past HR, and if you've got a job history it's a moot point anyways.
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Ursine Asylum posted:gently caress degrees, get certs. Degrees just get you past HR, and if you've got a job history it's a moot point anyways. I am rhel certified at least. Nothing c/c++ certifications afaik.
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ratbert90 posted:Albany NY, I am in Boise ID at the moment. Right now I am making 70ishk a year; what would be a good salary for a job that requires kernel module programming/system programming in C/C++ for the embedded Linux in Albany? Albany is a fairly inexpensive metro. Simply approaching it from a cost of living standpoint, 90k will be decent in one of the suburbs like Delmar or Bethlehem. I'm not sure where cost of living stands in the city anymore, been a few years since I've had friends living in the city proper. As far as fair compensation for the work you'll be doing, I haven't got the foggiest idea. Though the real party is in Rochester! 
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Lum posted:poo poo that pisses me off? I went for a third date, supposed to be just cuddling up and watching a film. She asked me to fix her laptop! I thought you had a girlfriend? poo poo that doesn't piss me off: "Working" Monday, Tuesday, half of Wednesday and Friday this week. Practically nobody else is in the office, so I get to play with my tech toys, read forums and watch Youtube. Also our temp was let go before Christmas, so I get to sit alone in my office and I don't need to wear headphones to block out his coffee and yogurth slurping and I no longer have to listen to "well..... you like...... sort of need..... a new.... sim card....." whenever a user gets a new phone. Also, as a Norwegian, watching Americans discuss winter tires is like watching the apes and the monolith. evobatman fucked around with this message at 08:22 on Dec 30, 2014 |
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Aunt Beth posted:Boise... coming from HP? Small company of 5 actually doing embedded Linux work for various clients. I have been wearing 5 or so hats during my 3 years there working 50 - 60 hours a week. Good to know about Rochester! Thanks dude!
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Here's some things that pissed me off today: -Getting roped in to a two-and-a-half-hour long conference call for a project  starting tomorrow morning to test poo poo and fix about a dozen different problems that could've been addressed before the holidays.-Being behind all day as a result of said conference call. -Screwing up and cancelling the wrong backup job. Wouldn't normally be a problem, but it's for an Exchange DB, and said DB has been full all day, and for some reason people get really cranky when they don't get their emails. Thing not pissing me off, though, is the fact I get to train a new employee on stuff I work on. Hopefully I don't scare them off with my "intricate knowledge" of checking to see if network equipment is down in Solarwinds or how to restart a server remotely through Command Prompt. 
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Lum posted:poo poo that pisses me off? I went for a third date, supposed to be just cuddling up and watching a film. She asked me to fix her laptop! "Oh it looks like this virus scan is going to take an hour or two. We'll have to find something to do to pass the time..."
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Sweevo posted:"Oh it looks like this virus scan is going to take an hour or two. We'll have to find something to do to pass the time..." "Oh, maybe you can get my WiFi to work faster!"
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Galler posted:All season tires are garbage unless you get the really good (expensive) ones and even then they're worse than winter or summer tires during their respective seasons. There's a reason all seasons are frequently called 'no season' tires. I don't know; when I was researching tyres for my car, I ended up buying Bridgestone A001 all-season tyres, because they performed supremely in standing water tests, which stood out to me. Pretty appropriate for British weather, where it's pissing down a lot, but ice and snow are rarely concerns that last. My economy didn't suffer (I recorded every tank for the whole time I had the car) after replacing the Michelin Energy that were on it before, but the cornering grip difference was incredible. HalloKitty fucked around with this message at 14:10 on Dec 30, 2014 |
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Sweevo posted:"Oh it looks like this virus scan is going to take an hour or two. We'll have to find something to do to pass the time..." "Well, while you're here, can you take a look at this printer?" Obviously for the first couple of dates you should say you work with adult special-ed services. It's not like it's a lie.
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Going back to snow driving talk. I drive a RWD '06 Ford Ranger with all-season tires and as long as I have some sandbags in the bed next to the tailgate I have no problem in snow. I just have to take it slow and know my route to avoid steep hills. The only time I get uneasy is when I saw other people on the roads and I would normally let them pass me so I could get as far away from them as possible.Chalets the Baka posted:Bad news: CTO came over to my desk and said to me, "You should think about getting snow tires because I don't want to have to feel like I need to let you leave early because you don't have the proper tires. They're an inexpensive investment and will make you that much safer." I was the usual suspect to cover the phones/NOC at my old company when it snowed or we had a hurricane about to hit because I lived closest, had a truck, and knew how to drive in that weather safely. I drove in after a particularly bad storm (half inch of ice on the roads under half a foot of snow) and after that I had a sit down with my director and told him that I don't mind driving in and taking the risk, but if I ever get into an accident coming or going from work on their orders during a storm I would expect them to foot the bill for my car and medical expenses. The next big snow storm they had a portable NOC laptop and we all worked from home. My state of mind has changed now that I'm at a new company, and I don't view any job that risks you life as "worth it", even if it's just a few times a year.
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We have 'Orders' in our system, and instead of having a 'purchase order #' field, there's a 'notes' field, which (most of the time) is used to put the purchase order #. Ugh.
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It is currently 3 degrees F outside and it has snowed off and on all week. My car is old and has old non snow tires on it, yet I still made it into work ok. I work from home
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Lum posted:poo poo that pisses me off? I went for a third date, supposed to be just cuddling up and watching a film. She asked me to fix her laptop! I feel your pain, I got that from my current GF. Occasionally have my ex try to do the same, just a text out of the blue "hey could you swing by and fix my x" 
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People who work against the system... and should know better. In our industry vendors are notorious for never getting costs 100% correct before we have to receive purchase orders. To that end, our ERP software actually includes a function to correct costs/add adjustments after a purchase order has already been received and even if the merchandise has already been invoiced out. Instead of using this function, my boss will instruct people to "reverse" a purchase order by re-creating it with the old costs and negative quantities, and then re-create it yet again with positive quantities and the correct costs. Taking 4x the time/work and loving up our typical work-flow in the process. He says he prefers it this way, but can't explain why... 
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evobatman posted:I thought you had a girlfriend? I have several girlfriends. Most of them also have several girlfriends. One of them also has a boyfriend but I try not to think about that too much.
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My first interview went really well. This place is even closer than the last one so I was able to walk there. I don't have a suit that fits properly so I wore nice slacks, one of my custom shirts and a tie, and then dressed it up with an overcoat since it looked like rain. I met with the president of the company and he was wearing a hoodie, jeans and sneakers.  It's a marketing place and I have a lot of experience with those. My brother bought me the 2015 edition of "What color is your parachute?" for Christmas and I used the practice interview questions last night and I think it helped alot. The company is still small and their first I.T. person was too junior and they've suffered as a result, so now they're looking for someone like me that doesn't just do the I.T. basics but can get right into their workflow and lead the way. In the end it sounds like it will become a CIO/CTO position because of their need to grow their in-house apps which are critical to their business. At the very end of the interview he asked "So... how much does someone like you cost?"  Next interview is with him and their VP, first week of the new year. After lunch I'm going to the tailor to see about getting a suit made, and then I'm off to finally buy some grown-up shoes. Thank you all for your support. I don't feel freaked out anymore and am really focused on moving on to the next thing and putting my latest learning experience into effect.
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Lum posted:I have several girlfriends. Most of them also have several girlfriends. One of them also has a boyfriend but I try not to think about that too much. Would you mind awfully if I thought about that for a while?
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Dick Trauma posted:My first interview went really well. This place is even closer than the last one so I was able to walk there. I don't have a suit that fits properly so I wore nice slacks, one of my custom shirts and a tie, and then dressed it up with an overcoat since it looked like rain. I met with the president of the company and he was wearing a hoodie, jeans and sneakers.  Good job man, you deserve it! I hope this works out for you! Imagine having "Dick Trauma CTO" on your business card.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cISYzA36-ZY
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ratbert90 posted:I am rhel certified at least. Nothing c/c++ certifications afaik. You gotta try cisco certifications, working in that environment is a PITA and I'm sure it won't piss off only me, every day.
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Three clients called in with year-end issues in the past three hours, all demanding they get priority and fixed A S A P. Entitled fucks. If it was this important you wouldn't have waited until the 2nd last day of the year for it now would you?
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I have been ignoring my works email since the 22nd, and will continue ignoring it until the 5th. I may have accidentally read it on the first day and going in on the 5th when 3 customers have major issues is going to be unfun. Maybe 2015 will be the year of having more than one person in the entire company who understands my job.
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Dick Trauma posted:At the very end of the interview he asked "So... how much does someone like you cost?" You go girl.. But why get a suit if that not the uniform of the workplace? Or is it for possible future interviews?
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Always have at least one suit, preferably one that's good for funerals weddings and job interviews.
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Rhymenoserous posted:Always have at least one suit, preferably one that's good for funerals weddings and job interviews. Yeah, a decent suit is an essential item when interviewing. Just above mouthwash and below deodorant in terms of importance.
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spog posted:Would you mind awfully if I thought about that for a while? creeeep
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good jovi posted:creeeep Nah, Lum's a good sport and knows I'm not serious. I am more curious if she did fix the laptop, blew off the date or stuck a zero touch Linux install disc in it and claimed it was done.
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Rhymenoserous posted:Always have at least one suit, preferably one that's good for funerals weddings and job interviews. and a pea coat, because pea coats never go out of style.
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Scaramouche posted:So I have a bit of a quandary now that maybe you guys could help with. As part of the 'Christmas bonus' my boss has stipulated two things: Does MS Ignite in May appeal at all?
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Dick Trauma posted:My first interview went really well. This place is even closer than the last one so I was able to walk there. I don't have a suit that fits properly so I wore nice slacks, one of my custom shirts and a tie, and then dressed it up with an overcoat since it looked like rain. I met with the president of the company and he was wearing a hoodie, jeans and sneakers. Great to hear! I hope it works out.
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Dick Trauma posted:After lunch I'm going to the tailor to see about getting a suit made, and then I'm off to finally buy some grown-up shoes. You probably don't need to have one custom made (and you wouldn't actually be getting that, unless you're spending thousands of dollars). Come to the suit Megathread, we can help you out: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3522719
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spog posted:Nah, Lum's a good sport and knows I'm not serious. You're going to hate me Ran malware bytes on it, left it going, then went to watch the film as originally planned. I have no idea how to fix spyware these days, been so long since I've had a problem with it on my own systems.
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Lum posted:I have no idea how to fix spyware these days, been so long since I've had a problem with it on my own systems. Format C: or fdisk works well But in all seriousness, unless I'm getting paid, its MBAM and that's it. There's other useful tools to, but, effort.
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Scaramouche posted:I have 'Vegas fatique' to put it kindly, where the things I notice most are how fake and mercenary everything is there. I spent a week in Vegas for a conference last month and holy crap can I say that this is a thing. A horrible, horrible place that I'm thankful I will be visiting only that one week per year. FISHMANPET posted:You probably don't need to have one custom made (and you wouldn't actually be getting that, unless you're spending thousands of dollars). Come to the suit Megathread, we can help you out: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3522719 I recommend at some point in your life getting at least one custom shirt made. It's a lot more accessible to the layman than a full-on custom suit ($100-300 for a shirt compared to over a thousand for a suit) and you'll notice the difference immediately. So will others.
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Lum posted:You're going to hate me This looks pretty decent for not-getting-paid: http://www.decentsecurity.com/#/holiday-tasks/
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Siochain posted:Format C: or fdisk works well Backup, format, reinstall (doo-dah, doo-dah). Spyware comes with so many friends these days, I don't trust a machine post-infection.
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