I got two e-mails sent to two different people higher up in the company I work for, one one Friday and one today. I was wondering, as the Big Head Syndrome started wearing off, how often do other techs get compliments for doing what we do?
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I got two e-mails sent to two different people higher up in the company I work for, one one Friday and one today. I was wondering, as the Big Head Syndrome started wearing off, how often do other techs get compliments for doing what we do?
Depends on how well you do. <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">
And what your position is. Help desk tends to not get recognized as often as the Net Admins, just becuase their duties are not as high-profile (just as important, though)
I was called out to look at the CEO's laptop which had died a death, I managed to get it up and running long enough to move the data onto a loan laptop. It took me 3 hours from when she logged the call to get her up and running with a new laptop.
Not bad going I though
After a couple of weeks I received a e-mail from the CEO thanking me very much for fixing her laptop problem and how she didn't have any further problems after leaving the site. This person had only ever spoken to me once for about 5 minutes but she still had taken the time to write me a e-mail saying thanks. Sometimes you get a call were a users really appriciates the work you have carried out, Its users like this that makes me feel that this job is sometimes worth doing.
My boss likes my smile, does that count?
I hear ya.Quote:
Originally posted by Papa Smurf:
<STRONG>Its users like this that makes me feel that this job is sometimes worth doing.</STRONG>
And the other 99.9% just wanna make you rave incoherently, but i digres.
Never.
my boss likes me so much if i come in late ,even if its 4 min. im going to be put in probation, also since he's such a kool guy he is willing to terminate me after that. <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">
the supervisors are treating everyone with this friendlyness....the wierd thing is lately we started hiring alot of temps instead of fulltime workers....so maybe the end is comming soon.
This is the end, my only friend the end.
(doors=the end)
I hear you on that, Absolute...my boss told me the same thing recently. Had a bad habit of wandering in around 10 or so (always made up the hours), and he kindly informed me that next time I need not bother coming in after nine. Not that I'd miss the job, but it does pay the bills...
Right with ya O -- I am hourly, and if I worked late 13 minutes one day, I got no compensation (15min increments) but if I was 1 minute late the SAME DAY, I got docked 15min and written up! What a crock!
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I work for a major computer company through an outsourcer (can you guess by the signature which co?) Anyway, the guy that's in charge of all this co's outsourcers sent me a compliment and now has requested that I teach all the other techs how to do the job right. It's a great compliment, but stresses work relationships...
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Hi All,
I work as a PC Support Officer for a local Council. Its a good place to work, but when it comes to paying market rate (MCP - 5 Exams - doing one more to be MCSE in a couple of weeks)and when buying equipment lowest price beats anything else.
I also get really sick and tired of my Boss not wanting to spend money, because he pays rates to the Council for a property he owns he thinks its his god damn money.
The Staff really appreciate my speedy response and friendly nature to them. which makes life a little more bareable.
I have the same problems a lot of you have. Stay a half an hour late every day and get nothing for it but you're 1 minute late!!!
My direct supervisor's an $%&@#* and my boss is really nice.
If you want praise, you have to tell your happy user who to write to. I once got a few things working that a lot of people who get paid 2 times my salary couldn't fix and it affected the whole company. I got a great letter noting that I was the best tech ever.
when i started working as a tech i did not mind the overtimes (daily) , when i found that i was offering much and i was getting the worst (payment) i changed.Changed the mood from understanding and kind to abrupt and cold(with poeople above me) ,but kept working hard and efficient.people get the best support and services and mention that to those that they pay,but it always depends on the person.
99% of my clients are from referrals and I once received a $1000.00 tip...since I'm the boss do these count?
Wow, Qdoc. Seems to me that working overtime without getting paid is common in our country!Quote:
Originally posted by Qdoc:
<STRONG>when i started working as a tech i did not mind the overtimes (daily) , when i found that i was offering much and i was getting the worst (payment) i changed.Changed the mood from understanding and kind to abrupt and cold(with poeople above me) ,but kept working hard and efficient.people get the best support and services and mention that to those that they pay,but it always depends on the person.</STRONG>
I was doing the same thing when I started too.
All these years, I got a few compliments, no matter how hard my job was.
I am young... and for some reason I like to do things for people... I have no clue why.. but I just do... anyways.. I have recieved many "GOOD JOB" e-mails from high up in the retail chain.. and I did a super job for my boss one day, and he gave me a geforce 2 mx400 for $29.00... I though that was worth it.
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Originally posted by AlienDyne:
<STRONG>Wow, Qdoc. Seems to me that working overtime without getting paid is common in our country!
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Not just in Greece....If you want to succeed in corporate America you will work an average of at least 60hrs a week or you will be seen as lacking the necessary dedication the company requires before it rewards you with a promotion. Of course the job is salary and therefore not subject to overtime and if you want that new job that Sue or John want, then you're going to have to prove you're more dedicated than them.....follow that thinking a little further and you could easily come up with all kinds of related larger social problems....
If you're the best tech ever, why are the dumb clowns making 2 times your salary? {sigh}Quote:
Originally posted by ilovetheusers:
<STRONG>I once got a few things working that a lot of people who get paid 2 times my salary couldn't fix and it affected the whole company. I got a great letter noting that I was the best tech ever.</STRONG>
I had the presence of mind to request salary PLUS overtime at my present job. Sweet, but the only reason I was able to negotiate this is because the company was desperate. However I still have this deal 4 years later and it rocks.Quote:
Originally posted by Sowulo:
<STRONG>Of course the job is salary and therefore not subject to overtime...</STRONG>
No kidding! Where do you work? Would you like to trade jobs with me sometime?Quote:
Originally posted by XENOmorph:
<STRONG>and I did a super job for my boss one day, and he gave me a geforce 2 mx400 for $29.00... I though that was worth it.</STRONG>
There is truth in what you say.The problem is for how long you will keep up with the 60 hours or so? a year or more?less than that?And when it comes to making a good impression it really is being lucky to be at the right place with the right knowledge and of cource with the right person.
I work an average of 45 hours a week.The rest is spend in trasportation,education... no time to sleep .I can not imagine my self going from 45hours to 60 . (unless the payroll was too tempting) <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0">
Got the (verbal) hiding of my life from my super for going out the door on the dot yesterday. My answer: "You want to pay me more, I'll stay later. Otherwise bear I'm always here early, take shorter breaks than I'm entitled to and always on call, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. I'm the only **** here who's got half an idea what I'm doing, and without me you'd be screwed, now it's a hot day, I've done 9 hours with 1/2 hour off and I'm going for a beer while you write me up, and I'll be back at 7 tommorrow morning to watch the boss laugh in you're face" [flipped bird and left] <IMG SRC="smilies/wink.gif" border="0">
Got in 6:45 this morning and got an apology from the manager, super's on a disciplinary later today <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">
Sorry, compliments, not many, I just settle for getting one over.
I agree with both Sowulo and Qdoc here.
I used to work for more than 45-50 hrs. a week when I first worked for my present job.
Things were awful! I had to work for so many hours just to impress my boss. At least that's what the other employees told me. That's what they did and that's what I did.
My first pay check sucked. After a couple of months I decided that I had "impressed" my boss too much and started working "normally" (about 45hrs. a week).
I never got paid for working overtime. The boss uses to say he can't pay us overtime when we spend our time without getting our job done within 8 hours a day. He can't pay our mistakes!!!! Of course this is not true, since most of us are experienced Techs, but a few for such servitude!
The bottom line is that almost nobody cares right now, and one thing is for sure. Next time I won't work overtime unless I get paid!
As network support for a large bank I am always getting kind emails and notes regarding projects I work on, favors I do, or problems I fix. My boss is cc'ed on almost all of them. Some of them have materialized into cash awards and various perks (i.e. extra vacation time/comp time). The only down side is that I am on salary and with the hours I put in I average about $4/hour for my time amd effort. But the benefits are good and I have over 1,000 shares of stock options which are all vested and making $$$.