Are you happy where you are?

Good
Got large windows in the front of the store which I face all day long.
I am never bored with three or four different jobs I do here (computer tech, customer service, answering machine, phone tech support, janitor, etc.)
Hours aren't too bad and I can always attend appointments when I need to.
A relaxed atmosphere and lunch is as at my desk anytime I want, plus I can snack. Sodas are free and whatever I want.
Most of my customers are not in a hurry and are willing to listening.

Bad - White vehicles that park at my front door on sunshiny days.
Wish that I could solve all of my customers computer problems.
Want to move on to networking.

People I work with - some good some bad
Da Work - blows
where i live - i live in pinehurst, a million golf courses, retirement city, so it blows, maybe 40 years i'll like it better

but, i am getting my mcse and getting the hell out.

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Originally posted by Revenant:
College was the worst 50grand I ever spent...

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12 pack @ $10.00, $50,000 / $10.00 = 5000 12 packs = 60,000 cans WOW, you sure can drink.

My job is pretty well stress free, can pick my own hrs, boss is cool. Downside is the cheap buzzard won't turn on the heat. Two of our techs can't fix anything, lots of returns, so I have to fix all the stuff they can't. I like my job, but I'm looking for something else.

I'm really bored with my job. I don't have much to do here anymore that is interesting or challenging. I work for a small .com in Seattle that used to have 110 people, but now down to 35. Most of the stuff I do now is just reboot Windows 98, plug in monitors and network cables and forgetting everything I ever knew about NT!
Bad time of the year to find something new, but I'm hoping January picks up and I get some calls for good jobs. Until then, I just sit here surfing the web all day, and sending email to friends. :-(

Engaged to be married to a wonderful girl. Work in a mellow work environment, commute of three whole blocks, however still contract and making far below what I should.
Otherwise all is good in the world.

Originaly Posted by Revenant

The only thing I have to say in response to U8drtsox is:Sometimes we have to put up with the sucky jobs, so that we can get the experience necessary to go out and get the better ones. Plus, I've worked in several jobs which started out ok, then turned into completely suck-*** jobs after a month or two. That's just the nature of the beast. Unfortunately, if you keep skipping from job to job, to find one that is a good environment, a lot of the "good" jobs won't hire you, b/c "you have no commitment." So you are usually in a bit of a catch-22. The other problem is finding time to search. Most good jobs aren't advertised in the newspaper or temp agency. You kind of have to do some research. So, it's hard. What i would do when I made up my mind to leave, is take a sick day or two, and just hit the road, pound the pavement, call friends and former customers/business associates, do whatever it takes.

Thanks for noticing my post man but if you read it carefully I did mention that I did work at UPS for 3 years before I got out because I needed the foundation. I knew when it was time to go so I made the move. I also agree with the catch 22. Most companies like seeing stability however independent contractors spend a month or two on a site to help out with whatever their specialty is. Should a company look at someone like that and say well he only works for a company for a month at a time. It is how you sell yourself on an interview and what you know. If you have enough confidence in yourself you can be a great asset to any company you should choose to work for. If it isn't a comfortable environment for you that is when it becomes unhealthy and you become obsolved with anger and your self-esteam goes south. Since I have gotten into this line of work I have worked for two companies and I have references from CEO's of major corporations who would and who already have put together letters of recomendation for me. That is the message I was trying to put accross. Also as far as finding time I have sacrificed several lunch breaks to make calls. I don't sit at home and play Everquest until the wee hours of the morning. I am a do-er Life is too short to sit back and let life go by. I make the time when it comes to doing better for myself. My wife says to me from time to time that she doesn't have time for this or that and I tell her what is more important the One hour of Alley Mcbeal or making sure you are in bed early enough to make sure the kids get to school on time the next morning. During that time she could make their lunch and get their clothes ready for the next day. Time is what you make of it. If you look at the calendar of a CEO they usually have to schedual time for their family around what they are doing. I have witnessed this sort of thing and I hope that I never get that busy with work that I have to do that however if that is what it takes then so be it. Hopefully I will be comfortable enough to have plenty of time for my family. They say the more you make the more debt you have and I find that statement to be true. However I can now afford to pay off things in a month that I couldn't pay off in a year before. It's nice when my wife asks me hey we should really get a Video camera before the holidays and I say OK, Do a little surfing during my lunch hour to read reviews on Video/Digital cameras and purchace the JVC Digital Video+Digital Still camera. The thing is awesome. Easy to use and extreamly compact. I got them down to 1300 bucks and paid it in full when the bill came in. Just 5 years ago I was making less that half of what I am making now and I was making pretty good money then. If you make the time you will be rewarded in the long run. I enjoy my life right now. My Job the Money I make the friends I have but I worked really hard to get here and I am still working hard. I am taking another exam on the 20th. I put in for the day to have off and the next few days as well to celebrate my certification and have a nice Christmas and Chanuka with the family. (I'm Jewish and the wife is Catholic) Well I am in the middle of work and I have been jumping back and forth between writing this and I am losing my train of thought here. I just hung up on a client by accident. Got to go. I welcome all thoughts and criticism. However you will have to wait for a responce later tonight because I will have to log back on at home.

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Sometimes I fill my tub up with milk and blow bubbles

pshaw, thelow... you got it all wrong...
King Cobra 40's = 1.50.
Let's assume 1 bottle of Captain Morgan for every ten bottles of King Cobra.
given:
A=total cost of Cobra
B=total cost of Morg
C=individual cost of Cobra C=1.50
D=individual cost of Morg D=10.00
M=total cost, in this case, a constant of 50000
x=the # of bottles of King Cobra
y=# of bottles of Captain.
basically we have:
A+B=M,
A=xc
B=yd
to get an equal #of bottles, you would have to have 10 y's
10y=x
our equation:
(xc)+(yd)=M
Substitute our ratio for x:
(10yc)+(yd)=M
y(10c+d)=M
divide to isolate y
y=M/(10c+D)
y=50000/(15+10)
y=2000
x=10y
x=20000
to verify
xc+yd=M
1.5x+10y=50000
1.5(20000)+10(2000)=50000
30000+20000=50000
Thus:
20000 bottles of King Cobra
2000 bottles of bacardi

College mathematics at its best... https://forums.windrivers.com/
Where would I be without it. (the voices say sober, but I choose not to listen to them)
Ok, I need a beer now.

Sorry, U8, wasn't trying to come down on ya, but I sympathize for some of these people. I agree with most of what you are saying, to get out and do what it takes to get certed, but for some it is really difficult. And then there are those that whine and moan and do nothing. I've met those. they are 40-50 yrs old, have been in this field for 20-30 yrs, and haven't advanced beyond turning screws on new builds. I've known these people. Please do not take that as an insult if any of you are older and just starting out. Kudos to you! Just move on up the ladder like the rest of us try to do. The way I looked at it, I applied for one job, there was a tech there who was late 40's. slob, no *****ion, been doing the same thing since the early 80's. Turning screws. If that's all you want to do, then by all means do it, but don't moan and complain. I picture that guy every time I get down about my job. (Not much lately) I stopped being a screw turner 1 yr ago. After 2yrs Experience, I could move on easily. But getting that experience, man, there were some tough roads. That's all I was saying. You have to put up with a lot of shh.. stuff on that road. Especially when you know your stuff but don't have the experience to back it up. I started out at 7/hr. 2.5 yrs ago, turning screws. Now, I have a cush job (see above) and am making 3 times that (including bonuses and bene's). But all of that has come in just the last year. If you count retail electronics experience, add 2 more yrs on top of that, at @ 6/hr. It's a hard road to walk, but it's worth it in the end. BTW, I do agree with the selling yourself stuff. But I get way tired of people who oversell. I have one acquaintence who walked into a job at IBM b/c he outright LIED about his background. grrrrrr.... Makes it tougher for the rest of us.

Anyway, peace.


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Do one thing everyday that scares you.
Do two things everyday that scare the bejesus out of someone else.

the good:
1. 5 minute drive to work, or 8 minute bike ride in good weather.
2. My girlfriend is wonderful!
3. My new supervisor is hottie. I always say you can look at the menu, so long as you come home for dinner. https://forums.windrivers.com/
4. I get Overtime even though I'm on salary.

the bad:
1. My salary is about $8-$10K below the average for my position for this area.
2. I support beta software w/ little to no documentation.
3. The tech I'm supposed to turn to for advise; I wouldn't trust to know how to reboot a Win9x station.
4. Managment here is lame in the extreme. For example, I was required to rearrange my desk to be setup the way that they claim the desk is most ergonomic, yet I have greater pain in my back & wrists then ever before.
5. The doctor's office next door & above us continually steal our parking spots but immediately run out & complain if we try using one of their spots.
6. We've got tons of snow on the ground and wind chills are at least -30.


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