Economy

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 9:10 pm

There's the distinct possibility I may be job-hunting by the middle of next week.

I say only this ... DEATH to bureaucrats. Are the admins of every for profit educational institution this blind & fucking retarded? TPR, any word on this? I thought the University of Minnesota was run by incompetent, ivory tower nerds who epitomized everything boring & dry in IT & had the business sense of a used toilet brush. The dudes that run my workplace make them look like black ops A-Team headed up by Richard B. Riddick. I've talked to strung out junkies w\ needles sticking in their veins that've'd a better handle on reason, logic, & common fucking sense.

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Post by **TPRJones** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 10:47 pm

Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach. Then there's administration.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 11:07 pm

Teaching .Net is ten times easier & less painful than putting up w\ it in a real, volatile work environment. But if the political bullshit is going to be just as bad, then why the fuck am I putting up w\ getting paid half of what I'm worth?

Time to polish up the resume & skill set again unless I receive decent answers next week.

Post by **TPRJones** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 12:31 am

The bullshit becomes much less annoying when you 1) learn to not care, and 2) make everyone believe you can work miracles they don't understand.

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Post by **GORDON** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 7:54 am

TPRJones wrote:1) learn to not care,

That's a big one. My first couple programming jobs I "cared," then I finally learned the company didn't.

Post by **TheCatt** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 9:18 am

Malcolm wrote:...then why the fuck am I putting up w\ getting paid half of what I'm worth?

Regardless of anything else... why would you do this?

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 1:13 pm

TheCatt wrote:
Malcolm wrote:...then why the fuck am I putting up w\ getting paid half of what I'm worth?
Regardless of anything else... why would you do this?

Those kinds of jobs are even more mind-numbing than the one I've got now. Course, that difference is decreasing rapidly.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 1:16 pm

GORDON wrote:
TPRJones wrote:1) learn to not care,
That's a big one. My first couple programming jobs I "cared," then I finally learned the company didn't.

The problem w\ the company not caring means it won't back me up if I encounter stupidity I need a higher authority to crush. Then I have to find clever, creative ways around the idiocy, taking far more time than necessary. If one manager would just admit, "No, we really don't care. This is all about the money," at least everyone could get on the same page.

Post by **GORDON** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 4:40 pm

As long as you have no expectations of loyalty by a company to its employees. The rest is just varying levels of middle management having varying amounts of skill as managers.

Post by **TheCatt** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 5:24 pm

I can't remember where I was ranting about the NC ESC being a bunch of dipshits - but my appeal was heard last week and decision arrived today - with a $2,000 check!

woot!

unkbill · Post by **unkbill** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 6:58 pm

TPRJones wrote:Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach. Then there's administration.

Good Lord. that just struck a nerve. Because work is slow here I just took a job to teach a couple yahoos home to side a house. Because the owner is to fucking tight to pay my my hourly wage. So he talked me into teaching for less pay. The deal was no ladder climbing and pounding very few nails.
As for aministration the owner bought a siding book. The only thing I look back at it is the fact that the first step they took when starting (against my advice) is that the siding has a 95% chance of falling off in the next 2 years.

Post by **GORDON** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 7:03 pm

unkbill wrote:The only thing I look back at it is the fact that the first step they took when starting (against my advice) is that the siding has a 95% chance of falling off in the next 2 years.

We'll need to revisit this thread with pics if that happens.

unkbill · Post by **unkbill** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 7:11 pm

I explained my reasoning to the yahoos when the owner wasn't around. Every time I go back to teach a new trick they tell me how much slate siding has been cracking and falling down behind the siding. It tends to work down to the bottom. Weight bulges out the siding and siding falls off.

Post by **Troy** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 9:10 am

So I put my two weeks notice in on Friday.

Starting my new gig as a Consultant after I finish. New job is pretty cool, 30% travel, office two blocks from where I live, and much better pay.

Post by **TheCatt** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 9:18 am

What type of consultant?

Post by **Troy** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 12:16 pm

TheCatt wrote:What type of consultant?

Trial Services (Mostly graphics)

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Post by **TPRJones** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 3:32 pm

You make those drawings that illustrate courtroom trials?

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Post by **Troy** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 3:57 pm

TPRJones wrote:You make those drawings that illustrate courtroom trials?

Heh, no.

I will help litigators and in-house defense teams prepare for trials. (and be on call during trials)

Overall, the company is like that shadow company from "The Runaway Jury". Only, you know, legal. Trial services is a small part of their larger contracting portfolio.

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Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 4:50 pm

Troy wrote:I will help litigators and in-house defense teams prepare for trials. (and be on call during trials)

So, you make the Starbucks runs?

Post by **Troy** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 5:01 pm

Malcolm wrote:
Troy wrote:I will help litigators and in-house defense teams prepare for trials. (and be on call during trials)

So, you make the Starbucks runs?

I knew something was missing from my portfolio.

Next time I job hunt I will add all these receipts for coffee I have laying around.

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