JOB GENERAL

EndgamerAzari · Fri Apr 10, 2015 9:17 pm

Bottom post of the previous page:

I had one of the higher-ups in the firm call me for advice on putting something together similar to what I do regularly (just on a different topic). Someone legitimately deferred to my experience.

That's fucking weird.

Post by **oranges** » Mon Apr 13, 2015 11:58 pm #82059

Moderating singulo is a full time job

Saegrimr · Post by **Saegrimr** » Tue Apr 14, 2015 12:06 am #82066

Job? But you do it for free.

DrPillzRedux · Tue Apr 14, 2015 12:44 am

Licensed paramedic. Full time with overtime.

Came close to failing the medic program once. I was rocking it with a 90% until my phone decided to turn off automatic time adjustment one day, so I showed up 30 minutes late to take the mid term. After 3 hours of driving back and forth between the main campus and HSCI campus, my teacher decided that I'm too good of a student to fail. He convinced the teacher of the next days class to let me attend his since they were taking the mid term that day.

Fragnostic · Post by **Fragnostic** » Tue Apr 14, 2015 1:29 am #82085

Tire Technician:
Mount tires, balance them, repair them. All that shit.
I can do pretty much anything tire related expertly and efficiently. I mean, I can change a whole set of tires on a car in less than 20 minutes, assuming they're normal stock wheels and a common size (14-16in). What's a real pain in the ass are the 20in+ luxury chrome wheels, they're tough to mount, balance, and even take/put back in the car. They also tend to be very low quality so they bend if you so much as knick a curb or a sidewalk, and it just leaks around the wheel until a poor bastard like me has to fix it. And they're very popular in my area so I never catch a break. I like my job, though. It's fun and gratifying. And I get tips(which is weird, guess since I do a quick and thorough job) from random customers for small things like airing up a tire. It's also really unlikely that a robber will want to rob a tire shop so I feel safer than working somewhere else.

DemonFiren · Post by **DemonFiren** » Tue Apr 14, 2015 10:55 am #82137

It does sound like a job with a lot of physical labour involved.
Must be quite tiring.

Drynwyn · Post by **Drynwyn** » Tue Apr 14, 2015 11:38 am #82150

Saegrimr wrote:Job? But you do it for free.

he is secretly stealing your internets to sell for MAD DOSH erry time you visit singulo
he makes two (2) dollars per shitpost

Ricotez · Post by **Ricotez** » Tue Apr 14, 2015 11:55 am #82155

DemonFiren wrote:It does sound like a job with a lot of physical labour involved.
Must be quite tiring.

You just gotta roll with it.

EndgamerAzari · Tue Apr 14, 2015 4:31 pm

Ricotez wrote:
DemonFiren wrote:It does sound like a job with a lot of physical labour involved.
Must be quite tiring.
You just gotta roll with it.

Ba-dum-tish

ThanatosRa · Post by **ThanatosRa** » Tue Apr 14, 2015 8:09 pm #82226

Is it bad that this place is my only form of entertainment at work? As in I get on here every break and lunch just to maintain my sanity and if I could get away with it, would actually browse while at my desk.

EndgamerAzari · Tue Apr 14, 2015 8:47 pm

ThanatosRa wrote:Is it bad that this place is my only form of entertainment at work? As in I get on here every break and lunch just to maintain my sanity and if I could get away with it, would actually browse while at my desk.

Same here. This, Fallen London, FARK, and Facebook are pretty much the only thing that keep me from spazzing out when I've got nothing to do. Unfortunately all four of these things move pretty slowly.

ThanatosRa · Post by **ThanatosRa** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 9:10 pm #82544

Funny story I just heard though. So I work in a call center that does work for multiple campaigns for multiple clients. Lucky me that i work in a special special project for one of them that has me making maybe one or two calls a day at most.

One of the other campaigns does work for Sony. PSN stuff, troubleshooting, etc. A friend of a friend is Tier 2 over there and ended delaing with a call for a guy who was banned for innappropriate gamertag. He was a very polite and friendly gentleman apparently, engaged well, but as the story was told to me, the man had a preoccupation with killing and gassing jews in his selection of gamer tags. I... actually can't remember most of them, except for the most memorable.
I do have to say that I'm going to go to hell for beiing amused at "AnneFrankenstein".

nsos · Post by **nsos** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 9:41 pm #82548

see me show up to my job interview wearing a pair of jncos with a smaller pair of jncos underneath them

EndgamerAzari · Fri Apr 17, 2015 5:49 pm

Today on I Shouldn't Get Paid For This Theatre:

An attorney sent me an article, asking if I could get her the opinion mentioned in the article. The article had a hyperlink directly to the opinion she was looking for.

DemonFiren · Post by **DemonFiren** » Fri Apr 17, 2015 5:55 pm #82653

Did you tell her the opinion mentioned in that article is that attorneys should learn how to read?

EndgamerAzari · Fri Apr 17, 2015 5:59 pm

"Opinion" as in "published decision by judges", but no. I didn't want to embarrass her. It actually took longer than it should have because I couldn't believe the situation and tried to find the document elsewhere at first.

ThanatosRa · Post by **ThanatosRa** » Mon Apr 20, 2015 8:22 pm #82998

There is a possibility that I am getting a front row seat to our Assistance and possible replacement. We just got a bunch of new people on remote access tier 3 support.

Problem is, they're in Manila. Make your own conclusions.

srifenbyxp · Post by **srifenbyxp** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 2:16 pm #84690

I won't say what security company I work for, but my 2nd job which is purely contacted work made a fancy new website. The only problem is the "testimonies" are flat out fake and even a child can tell, one of the testimonies is "Good and highly professional- Store Manager". Yes that is the actual testimony.

EndgamerAzari · Wed Apr 29, 2015 3:39 pm

Jesus Christ, they could at least make up a name and write a review that doesn't sound like something a burnt-out college Junior wrote on a professor evaluation to make it seem like he was paying attention.

Mandurrh · Post by **Mandurrh** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 3:41 pm #84714

I own a store

Ikarrus · Post by **Ikarrus** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 3:53 pm #84720

Mandurrh wrote:I own a store

What kind of store?

Mandurrh · Post by **Mandurrh** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 4:03 pm #84724

Ikarrus wrote:
Mandurrh wrote:I own a store
What kind of store?

shippingstore/copycenter/printshop/webdesign/pcrepairs/smallofficenetworking Im kind of like a one stop shop for small businesses in the area.

Ikarrus · Post by **Ikarrus** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 4:29 pm #84726

Mandurrh wrote:
Ikarrus wrote:
Mandurrh wrote:I own a store
What kind of store?
shippingstore/copycenter/printshop/webdesign/pcrepairs/smallofficenetworking Im kind of like a one stop shop for small businesses in the area.

Owning a small business is pretty cool

EndgamerAzari · Wed Apr 29, 2015 5:03 pm

Mandurrh wrote:
Ikarrus wrote:
Mandurrh wrote:I own a store
What kind of store?
shippingstore/copycenter/printshop/webdesign/pcrepairs/smallofficenetworking Im kind of like a one stop shop for small businesses in the area.

That actually sounds like a pretty fulfilling career. Do you like it?

Malkevin · Post by **Malkevin** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 5:21 pm #84741

Is there anything more satisfying at work than bollocking someone for being stupid, especially when they're usually a condescending bitch?

EndgamerAzari · Wed Apr 29, 2015 5:32 pm

Malkevin wrote:Is there anything more satisfying at work than bollocking someone for being stupid, especially when they're usually a condescending bitch?

I'd say having someone praise you for doing "excellent work" in a "timely manner" when you honestly took way longer than you should have on an incredibly menial task and frankly half-assed it is better, at least since it doesn't carry with it the possibility of retribution.

Malkevin · Post by **Malkevin** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 8:23 pm #84775

Meh, I get that all the time because people are too dumb to know how computers work

qwert · Post by **qwert** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 9:17 pm #84784

But you have some computer sorcerer education.

Mandurrh · Post by **Mandurrh** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 10:06 pm #84793

EndgamerAzari wrote:
Mandurrh wrote:
Ikarrus wrote:
Mandurrh wrote:I own a store
What kind of store?
shippingstore/copycenter/printshop/webdesign/pcrepairs/smallofficenetworking Im kind of like a one stop shop for small businesses in the area.
That actually sounds like a pretty fulfilling career. Do you like it?

It's nice because I was able to take my son to work with me and I'm able to make my own schedule. If something comes up or I need off I don't need anyone's permission. I don't make a lot and being in charge of your own paycheck going through is stressful but it really allowed me to parent the way I always wanted to.

EndgamerAzari · Wed Apr 29, 2015 10:55 pm

That's great! Always nice to hear of someone living life in a way that's satisfying to them.

nsos · Post by **nsos** » Thu Apr 30, 2015 2:57 am #84825

this might just be my big break.

Falamazeer · Post by **Falamazeer** » Thu Apr 30, 2015 4:03 am #84826

Metallurgy used to be my profession, now it's my interest/passion/hobby, Unfortunately the one aspect I qualify as skilled labor in, Galvanizing, I've been shunted out of ass backwards. Due to fire, and then intra-office maneuvering.

Now I hop from retail and fastfood and craptastic jobs as I work on my casting and wire work, till I reach a quality I find consistent enough for etsy.
Lesson learned, if you are going to care about metallurgy in this day and age, generalize as a welder, bitches love welders.

DemonFiren · Post by **DemonFiren** » Thu Apr 30, 2015 7:21 am #84845

nsos wrote:
this might just be my big break.

Your big break? I could be living the dream, here!

Ricotez · Post by **Ricotez** » Thu Apr 30, 2015 10:32 am #84854

I'm specializing in cyber security but I find learning machines infinitely more interesting.

On the other hand, when I hear tales from my friend who has to wait hours to train his support vector machines, maybe it's not so bad.

srifenbyxp · Post by **srifenbyxp** » Thu Apr 30, 2015 11:42 am #84867

nsos wrote:
this might just be my big break.

OH SWEET JESUS DID I LOSE IT

Also I once manage to get law enforcement to call in a Choppi on my overnight shift a few months back to do a thermal scan sweep of the entire mall I work at. Boy that officers road sergeant was pissed when they couldn't find that man.

Wyzack · Post by **Wyzack** » Fri May 01, 2015 4:19 pm #85141

I finally may have found someone to let me work in their lab for free this summer!

That sounds less awesome when i type it out, but at least i will be able to do cool research shit like i have always wanted

EndgamerAzari · Fri May 01, 2015 4:58 pm

Wyzack wrote:I finally may have found someone to let me work in their lab for free this summer!

That sounds less awesome when i type it out, but at least i will be able to do cool research shit like i have always wanted

That sort of experience can be invaluable on a resume, or at least I'm told.

Loonikus · Post by **Loonikus** » Fri May 01, 2015 11:11 pm #85217

>Inna hanger
>My A&P supervisor, another lineman, and I are doing a weight and balance check on a Cessna Citation
>All done, time to lower it off the jacks
>Alright, on the count of three we'll all lower the jacks slowly so it comes down nice and level
>One
>Two
>I slowly release my hydraulic valve
>A&P slowly releases his hydraulic valve
>Urist McFagengreytide opens his valve all the way
>The left jack fully retracts, causing the Citation to slide off the other two jacks
>I know of no picture nor video in existence that can describe my feelings as I watched that beautiful, freshly painted corporate jets left wing slam into the ground in slow motion
>I don't think there is any way in any form of communication to describe the pilots face after he came out of the office to see what was going on

That's it, I'm turning in my papers Monday. I quit, gg no re. I refuse to work with these braindead subhuman retards who will eventually get me sued or killed.

At least this will give me more time to devote to school, not that my grades are where they need to be. If I don't make it in this program I don't know what the fuck I'm going to do, and it looks like I won't make it.

zionn · Post by **zionn** » Tue May 12, 2015 8:06 pm #87694

Studying for a bachelor of science in engineering. This is the first year so everyone has the same stuff, but I'm going for electrical engineering.

ThanatosRa · Post by **ThanatosRa** » Tue May 12, 2015 8:35 pm #87704

I, and my compatriots, are lead and surrounded by incompetents. Also I may get stuck late at work due to being reliable.

John_Oxford · Post by **John_Oxford** » Tue May 12, 2015 10:39 pm #87734

I work as a bartender for a bar just down my street.

Generally, if you fold you arms together, smoke a cigar, and stare into the soul of everyone that walks into the door, no fights ever happen.

EDIT: Signature and Profile Pic related.

EndgamerAzari · Tue May 12, 2015 10:48 pm

I always wanted to try my hand at bartending, but it's hard to get those jobs with no experience. A ladyfriend of mine says I should try to get a job bartending in a gay bar and I'd get rich off the tips.

In other news, I still hate my job and am looking for something else, but my hopes aren't any higher than they used to be.

Post by **Vekter** » Wed May 13, 2015 2:11 am #87765

I just started back at Walmart again

Kill me!

DemonFiren · Post by **DemonFiren** » Wed May 13, 2015 6:47 am #87800

One of your customers will be doing that for you.

Mandurrh · Post by **Mandurrh** » Wed May 13, 2015 5:50 pm #87886

John_Oxford wrote:I work as a bartender for a bar just down my street.

Generally, if you fold you arms together, smoke a cigar, and stare into the soul of everyone that walks into the door, no fights ever happen.

EDIT: Signature and Profile Pic related.

EndgamerAzari wrote:I always wanted to try my hand at bartending, but it's hard to get those jobs with no experience. A ladyfriend of mine says I should try to get a job bartending in a gay bar and I'd get rich off the tips.

In other news, I still hate my job and am looking for something else, but my hopes aren't any higher than they used to be.

I bartended for ten years. It's nice that instant gratification of going home with cash in your pocket. But it killed my body and the party scene that goes with it I outgrew. HOWEVER in my experience the straight male bartender always did the best because of the appeal to women's egos from flirting with the bartender. Whether is was secret horny housewives or young girls looking for validation they loved loved loved the male bartenders. And always gave those outrageous tips.