Mind numbing job

**kingtbone** · July 16th, 2001, 06:51 AM

Originally posted by CinderElmo:
<STRONG>Some days I do nothing but surf, pick up the phone and say "uh huh, did you try rebooting, call me back if that doesn't work (never calls back)", physically walk to the server to "look productive", then go back to surfing. Some days I wonder if my brain isn't going to implode from the mind numbing dullness...but when the paycheque arrives it is ALL better (at least temporarily).</STRONG>

Hmmm, do you work in my office? Wait, are you me? That is just about exactly what I do all day. Except that I go to the water fountain to refill my water bottle instead of go to the server to look productive.
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**TheLow1** · July 16th, 2001, 10:11 AM

Originally posted by Joker1:
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so long as you dont splatter your mind all over the road</STRONG>

ROFL HAHA!!

**Lt. Columbo (formally Joevegany@..)** · July 16th, 2001, 12:45 PM

No... that's me !!! Either it's
1. no action at all... and the garden variety moron calling, and of course he/she hasn't tried a cold boot; or...
2. everything is going wrong, and you can hardly think straight.

We'll that's why they call it "work" I guess.

**ßracius** · July 16th, 2001, 03:47 PM

I was growing a Bonzi tree but the damn thing died of boredom. I think I am going to get a gold fish or an insane monkey. Either of the two are so dumb that they won't notice

**Lt. Columbo (formally Joevegany@..)** · July 16th, 2001, 04:23 PM

Hahahahhhah. LOL !

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**Apathy** · July 17th, 2001, 02:45 AM

I was growing a Bonzi tree but the damn thing died of boredom. I think I am going to get a gold fish or an insane monkey. Either of the two are so dumb that they won't notice

ROTFLMAO

My job is the same way but different. I trouble shoot all the time, fix the problem most of the time. But most of the time I wonder what the call was about when I'm done. Think I will get an insane monkey for myself.

Insane monkey. I can't stop laughing at the insane monkey. AHHH. He's attacking me. Damn insane monkeys.

**brutalgroove** · July 17th, 2001, 09:18 PM

Rarely am I tempted to respond to this type of inquiry-but I must say I was appalled ( and not in the least suprised )by the number of fellow tech support types that are less than enthusiastic about their daily interactions with John Q. "dead from the neck up" Public. Not a night goes by I don't wonder how I managed to force myself through another 12 hour stretch of thankless, mindless and endless attempts to support (by phone ) inkjet printers on behalf of a major mfg. who we'll just refer to here by it's initials, the first of which is an "H"...
Perhaps the saddest realization I have come to , as a result of this job, is that the stupidest buy the mostest and can afford the bestest.
Brothers and sisters, I feel your pain...

**unknown4x** · July 17th, 2001, 10:17 PM

hmm what about answering tech calls from people everyday at a computer shop and having the only problem be:
(transcript of a call)
Customer:Hi, i just bought one of you new computers, i try to turn it on but there's no screen.
Tech: did you connect the monitor (check off monitor in mind...)
Customer:Uh, how do you connect the monitor?
Tech: You connect the blue cable from the monitor to the connector that has 15 holes in it. its under the where the sound is...
Customer: Hold on... i need to find it
(15 minutes later)
Customer: I found it...
Tech: Now turn on the computer...
Customer: Nothing happens, it lights up green but the screen is blank...
Tech: Did you plug the computer in?
Customer: I connected the monitor cable like you said to.
Tech: What about the power cable?
Customer: I plugged the monitor to power already.
Tech: The computer has to be connected to power too.
Customer: Oh, i see... Hold on.. i have to find the cable
(15 Minutes Later)
Tech: OK, now turn the power on.
Customer: Yay, it started.
Tech: Thank you for calling xyz computers, we hope you have a nice day...
Customer: It says Keyboard not detected.
Tech: Have you read the manual?
Customer: It said it will work out of the box...
Tech: (thinking to himself, OMG)... READ THE DAMN MANUAL.
Tech: Thank you for calling xyz computers, we hope you have a nice day...
(Hangs up)
(Next Call)
Customer:Hi, i just bought one of you new computers, i try to turn it on but there's no screen.
Tech thinks <IMG SRC="smilies/frown.gif" border="0">note to self: our computers require hook up after out of the box)
Being a tech on the phone is a mind numbing job...

**RH0RT** · July 18th, 2001, 04:32 AM

Some days my job is exciting, then I get at least one day a week where nothing happens and I'm bored out of my tree :-(

What can I say? "Some days you're the dog, others you're the lamppost"

**eenge99** · July 18th, 2001, 06:11 AM

I used to work for a local government agency, worked 2 hours and surfed for 6. That got real old fast! Moved out of state for a year to work elsewhere and just recently moved back to work for a large company.

Hang in there, it gets better as long as you take a risk every once in awhile. Learn what you can and when you top out, find a company that will pay you what your skills are worth.

My $0.02

**CinderElmo** · July 18th, 2001, 08:38 AM

I work for a manufacturing company as the IT person and I admit I do little yet make quite a bit. However, it always amazes me that the people out on the floor slogging it out on the factory line seem much happier than me...and I KNOW they are doing even more mind numbing stuff than I am.

Hell over the course of human history men have been slaving doing the same $hit day in and day out for their entire lives (farmer, cobbler, street sweeper) and here I am sitting in the AC with a cush job making top dollar and yet I complain.

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**Cygnus** · July 18th, 2001, 09:39 AM

I feel for all of you tech-support guys. I have a couple of friends that do it and I hear horror stories all the time. I feel fortunate to have never done it myself. I have to do phone support as well but its nicely balanced with bench work, service calls, and network installation so the monotiny isnt there on a daily basis.

**Carlitos_Way** · July 18th, 2001, 09:43 AM

Mind numbing job...got that right. Although that could be due to the A/C humming along all day. <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">

tegwilym · July 18th, 2001, 11:42 AM

At my last job I was the IT guy for a .com company before I got laid off. Can you imagine running a business with Windows 98?? ARRRRGGG!!!! <IMG SRC="smilies/mad.gif" border="0">
I basically became the "CTRL-ALT-DEL" tech. I would reboot someones computer, then go back to my web surfing.

Now I have a similar job in another company down the street, and they use Windows 2000 Pro mostly. It is so stable that thing are very similar to my last job.

I'm not complaining, at least I HAVE a job these days!

Tom

**ComputaDorka** · July 18th, 2001, 03:14 PM

I support a computer lab at a Community college and I got everything taking care of itself so I got all day to get bored and surf these forums. Breaze job but pay isnt good...might move to higer position soon.

One lady called and said her monitor had some pixels that went bad. I went and looked and there was some spit on her screen. I cleaned it off with a kleenex and fixed the pixels.

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