Well hell.
If everyone else is going to revive back on to LJ, I might as well do the same.
Hi!
I guess I'll talk about my job.
My job is going in a roller coaster fashion. Tomorrow, I sign a finance deal on a brand new house. That's over a grand in commission. On top of my pay, I'm making... okay money. I'm no moneybags, but I'm not exactly strapped for cash either.
Then there's the other side, where my boss tries to put blame on ME for an electricity usage mistake SHE should have caught two months ago. I called her on it, and she just got pissy with me. Today, though? She was friendly as can be. Why? She NEEDS me.
So now? Now there's the proposition of moving up to the corporate office in Denver. I have actually gained a reputation around the entire North Texas area for being "techno-savvy". Now while I do know quite a few things about networking, troubleshooting and such, I am no Josh. (Yes yes, Josh, I admit that some of the stuff you say goes *completely* over my head. Enjoy it while I haven't yet figured out how to learn what you know. :P ) I just remedy your run-of-the-mill goofy-ass office technical issues, such as:
- Linking a cell phone to an e-mail server in Denver. "Oh wow now I can see my e-mail on my phone! Can you make it so I can do all my work from this? Hahahahaha!" Honestly, the next manager to use that joke on me will be finding their cell phone suddenly out of service.
- Networking through a not-so-standard firewall. If it doesn't have "linksys" or "belkin" on it (and sometimes even if it does), these people couldn't network two computers together to save their life. On that note, I really like the SonicWall routers we have. They're very customizable... by which I mean they're demandingly specific. Side note? I managed to garner the password for our routers by watching the IT guy in corporate do a Go-To Assist and type it himself. We're not supposed to know them (dur I can watch da pr0nz), but I do... and the IT guy I was working with knows I do. It's all good, though.
- "Fixing" a multifunction printer by installing the proper driver for it. "When I print these rules and regulations, some of the text comes out all garbled and stuff. What do I do?" I talk the other manager through the printers and faxes, and find out that he has the RPCS driver installed instead of the PCL 6 driver. Presto change-o, I make his day.
So what does all this mean? It means I have been referred as a candidate to get hired into the IT Department. In Denver. It seems the cell phone incidents pushed me over the edge, as the IT guy up in corporate didn't know how to get our e-mail put on an iPhone. People were calling him stupid for it. I told them "no, he probably just hasn't been able to experience the interface on one, thus wouldn't know where to go," to which these managers would respond with something like "oh, well you're still smarter". I don't feel that I'm smarter. Perhaps it's because of the company I keep, but I feel like the IT guy really knows his stuff. I don't like stepping on other people's feet - especially when those feet know where they're walking. If I were given the job, I'd either end up working alongside him or usurping his position. Talking with him a few times, he seems like the kind of guy I'd be friends with, so I wouldn't want to bust up his good job.
Plus there's the trepidation from the anxiety of packing up and moving to Denver. I'm not sure how comfortable I'd be up there, but I guess it wouldn't be too bad. I have it pretty comfortable where I am now, though; change can be difficult.
So, that's where I am with work. Some good; some bad; some chance for promotion. I suppose I'll wait until this company actually presents me with a monetary offer. Until then, I'll keep doing my job the best I can, and pray that I don't strangle someone to death after I snap.
:)
Hi!
I guess I'll talk about my job.
My job is going in a roller coaster fashion. Tomorrow, I sign a finance deal on a brand new house. That's over a grand in commission. On top of my pay, I'm making... okay money. I'm no moneybags, but I'm not exactly strapped for cash either.
Then there's the other side, where my boss tries to put blame on ME for an electricity usage mistake SHE should have caught two months ago. I called her on it, and she just got pissy with me. Today, though? She was friendly as can be. Why? She NEEDS me.
So now? Now there's the proposition of moving up to the corporate office in Denver. I have actually gained a reputation around the entire North Texas area for being "techno-savvy". Now while I do know quite a few things about networking, troubleshooting and such, I am no Josh. (Yes yes, Josh, I admit that some of the stuff you say goes *completely* over my head. Enjoy it while I haven't yet figured out how to learn what you know. :P ) I just remedy your run-of-the-mill goofy-ass office technical issues, such as:
- Linking a cell phone to an e-mail server in Denver. "Oh wow now I can see my e-mail on my phone! Can you make it so I can do all my work from this? Hahahahaha!" Honestly, the next manager to use that joke on me will be finding their cell phone suddenly out of service.
- Networking through a not-so-standard firewall. If it doesn't have "linksys" or "belkin" on it (and sometimes even if it does), these people couldn't network two computers together to save their life. On that note, I really like the SonicWall routers we have. They're very customizable... by which I mean they're demandingly specific. Side note? I managed to garner the password for our routers by watching the IT guy in corporate do a Go-To Assist and type it himself. We're not supposed to know them (dur I can watch da pr0nz), but I do... and the IT guy I was working with knows I do. It's all good, though.
- "Fixing" a multifunction printer by installing the proper driver for it. "When I print these rules and regulations, some of the text comes out all garbled and stuff. What do I do?" I talk the other manager through the printers and faxes, and find out that he has the RPCS driver installed instead of the PCL 6 driver. Presto change-o, I make his day.
So what does all this mean? It means I have been referred as a candidate to get hired into the IT Department. In Denver. It seems the cell phone incidents pushed me over the edge, as the IT guy up in corporate didn't know how to get our e-mail put on an iPhone. People were calling him stupid for it. I told them "no, he probably just hasn't been able to experience the interface on one, thus wouldn't know where to go," to which these managers would respond with something like "oh, well you're still smarter". I don't feel that I'm smarter. Perhaps it's because of the company I keep, but I feel like the IT guy really knows his stuff. I don't like stepping on other people's feet - especially when those feet know where they're walking. If I were given the job, I'd either end up working alongside him or usurping his position. Talking with him a few times, he seems like the kind of guy I'd be friends with, so I wouldn't want to bust up his good job.
Plus there's the trepidation from the anxiety of packing up and moving to Denver. I'm not sure how comfortable I'd be up there, but I guess it wouldn't be too bad. I have it pretty comfortable where I am now, though; change can be difficult.
So, that's where I am with work. Some good; some bad; some chance for promotion. I suppose I'll wait until this company actually presents me with a monetary offer. Until then, I'll keep doing my job the best I can, and pray that I don't strangle someone to death after I snap.
:)