oh I thought you were implying that they don't hire civilians, carry on then
none of the lockheed branches around here do anything but aerospace/military shit
LM (and NG and their ilk) are so huge, it's almost easier to list the stuff they don't do.
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So my new role this past 6 months as been as the technology trainer, which is a new position in the company. To start it was mostly just new user orientation, and then we started rolling out additional courses, the first of which was training on a major software upgrade we're doing (Win7-Win10, Office 2007 - 2016, and a couple others), and this week we launched courses on email management, and security awareness. The former started fine, basic mailbox cleanup and organization tips and tricks. The latter... well, this was what I saw on twitter the evening before my security course launched:
Too late to change course, we pressed on and figured anyone who follows SwiftOnSecurity probably isn't signing up for an optional security awareness class. The session wasn't bad. It's not hands-on like our other courses, and no one really asked any questions during the class so I had to wait to see the follow-up survey responses to get a feel for how it went. So far the feedback has all been positive, though there was one response...
Security Awareness - Session 1 Survey -
It was an eye opener for sure - definitely made me ever so glad I do not have the internet at home, do not do online banking or the like, and confirmed to me that I am doing the right thing in that regard. I told my husband about it when I got home and he agreed!!! The internet will be the downfall of us all I'm sure as there are just too many wicked people out there who will use it for all the wrong reasons. Just hope no one figures out how to use it to activate the red button!!
I'm choosing to take that as a positive sign. if it makes someone who is already scared of technology even more scared, hopefully it makes people who are comfortable with technology at least a little cautious
Waiting to have an interview scheduled is torture. Now I'm just checking in once a week to reaffirm that I'm still interested and to check if there are any updates.
If they hadn't told me that I already had the interview and it was just a matter of scheduling everybody for it I would probably have written it off by now. But the HR person I check in with almost always replies that day to me to tell me it's still getting worked out, but still...with it unsettled my brain keeps whispering to me that it's just a ruse and that there isn't going to be an interview.
Le sigh.
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Well, today was a back and forth affair.
First I got my hands on an email saying that the software I was using was illegal. No further explanation, just "illegal". And by "got my hands on", I mean I wasn't included on the mail, twice. This is a lite version of a piece of software that means I can do one of my two workloads in 1/10 of the time I was doing it, so not using it would really suck and I cannot for the life of me figure out how they managed to get to "illegal".
Then our tech guy went "Yeah, I have the follow-up email to that" and it was basically the number two guy in the company going "I cannot for the life of me figure out how they managed to get to 'illegal', so make sure we keep using it".
Finally I was told that tomorrow they'd be setting up a new computer with a one-month license for the full version and by the time that's over, the automatic solution should (finally) be ready for use. So we went from "it's illegal!" to "dedicated workstation" in the span of a day.
And walking out at the end of the day, my boss told me to expect the head of HR to stop by just to say hello, because by now he's heard so much positive stuff about me.
On my first work trip for this company! Going great so far, but holy geez I think this town was the inspiration for Deadly Premonition.
While I was in the meetings, I got an e-mail. One of my projects I'm on involves critiquing the designs of a fabricator. Given that my company has never had a mechanical engineer on-staff before, it's probably safe to say these guys aren't in love with the change. The guy designing a recent assembly just straight up didn't make alterations for heat flow that I suggested (and opened the e-mail response with a totally dishonest "thank you for your input" before saying he wasn't going to do any of it), so I just called him out hard while using my cheeriest, most feminine writing
Not gonna brook this behaviour, dude
Shut up and build my shit
So, Comic Sans?
Well, now I have to live with the regret of not doing that
For the past couple of days, I've been playing small pranks on co-workers: changing their computer wallpapers to hated sports rivals.
Really, no big deal.
And after the last one was discovered and retribution was promised, I let them know I'd take payback in the spirit in which it is intended
But should they choose to elevate the conflict.... Well, blood and fire, tears and the gnashing of teeth were mentioned.
Unrelated, one of the co-workers got pooped on by a bat last night.
First I got my hands on an email saying that the software I was using was illegal. No further explanation, just "illegal". And by "got my hands on", I mean I wasn't included on the mail, twice. This is a lite version of a piece of software that means I can do one of my two workloads in 1/10 of the time I was doing it, so not using it would really suck and I cannot for the life of me figure out how they managed to get to "illegal".
Then our tech guy went "Yeah, I have the follow-up email to that" and it was basically the number two guy in the company going "I cannot for the life of me figure out how they managed to get to 'illegal', so make sure we keep using it".
Finally I was told that tomorrow they'd be setting up a new computer with a one-month license for the full version and by the time that's over, the automatic solution should (finally) be ready for use. So we went from "it's illegal!" to "dedicated workstation" in the span of a day.
And walking out at the end of the day, my boss told me to expect the head of HR to stop by just to say hello, because by now he's heard so much positive stuff about me.
It sounds a bit sketchy, the illegal software e-mail thing. The only way I can think of it being remotely legit is if it was issued on behalf of a patent holding company (e.g., patent troll) who has a patent that is allegedly infringed by your software. Sometimes they go after the people who use the software and not just the makers of the software in an effort to extract dollars.
I can't believe I may lose my job because of fucking parking.
Quick recap: because the lot that I and many other employees are using is closing this month, I have to find a new means of parking for the start of October and onward. So far, options are super limited and quite pricey, and the higher-ups at court are doing absolutely nothing, washing their hands of all responsibility.
So far I've only found one for sure option: a tiny lot that's right next door that offers the cheapest monthly service ($46). The bad news is that you have to go in person to buy a decal every month, and it's first come first serve on the 28th at 6:00am. Even if I ended up there on the dot, I wonder how many other employees are aware of this and how big the line could be. I also do not like the idea of having to go through that shit every month just to secure my spot.
The other "pending" option is a new lot that's being built. This lot is further away, has shitty pavement, and is charging over a hundred dollars a month. And again, they're still negotiating with the courthouse, so that's not a definite option.
So far that's it. There are other nearby locations I'm going to visit and see if I can work out an agreement, but I'm not liking my odds. The metro rail, if I'm looking at the transit site right, wouldn't work for me unless I left two hours earlier.
At one point do you look at the bullshit surrounding a job before you decide "fuck it, I'll look elsewhere"? I tell myself it's better than making zero a month, but I don't know what else I can do at this point.
she mentioned part of the trouble I might be having is the last person told me to apply to level 3ish jobs, but she asked me how much I currently make. After I told her she said I would make just as much, maybe even more, if I went entry level there, and entry level accepts a lot more people.
So.. entry level at lockheed making more than I make now, sure why the fuck not. I guess she thinks I have a good shot with that, so let's see where that goes.
Also yay I can go back for my Bachelors and Masters for a 100% free ride if they pull me in, so that's nice too.
I thought Lockheed was closing their body shop, or are you looking to work on their defense/aerospace stuff?
Yeah pretty much.
The Syracuse branch is kind of mehhhhhhhh at the moment, but I'm open to moving anywhere so it's whatever.
So, exactly how good at your job do you have to be to get into the Skunk Works? Because being in one of the few truly state of the art places on the planet would just be amazing.
she mentioned part of the trouble I might be having is the last person told me to apply to level 3ish jobs, but she asked me how much I currently make. After I told her she said I would make just as much, maybe even more, if I went entry level there, and entry level accepts a lot more people.
So.. entry level at lockheed making more than I make now, sure why the fuck not. I guess she thinks I have a good shot with that, so let's see where that goes.
Also yay I can go back for my Bachelors and Masters for a 100% free ride if they pull me in, so that's nice too.
I thought Lockheed was closing their body shop, or are you looking to work on their defense/aerospace stuff?
Yeah pretty much.
The Syracuse branch is kind of mehhhhhhhh at the moment, but I'm open to moving anywhere so it's whatever.
So, exactly how good at your job do you have to be to get into the Skunk Works? Because being in one of the few truly state of the art places on the planet would just be amazing.
for software, BSc would get you in the door, assuming you're a 100% American and have nothing sheisty about your past (lots of travel to europe/middle east)
not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
for software, BSc would get you in the door, assuming you're a 100% American and have nothing sheisty about your past (lots of travel to europe/middle east)
yeah, the security clearance/background check is probably the most stringent requirement
At one point do you look at the bullshit surrounding a job before you decide "fuck it, I'll look elsewhere"? I tell myself it's better than making zero a month, but I don't know what else I can do at this point.
get your FLASH SALE decal and spend the next 30 days looking for a better gig
So, literally after that rant post, I got super super lucky: I've been cold-calling nearby businesses and lots using Google Maps at work, and found a tiny bail bonds store that just opened up a spot today. They were already servicing employees like me trying to find parking, but one of their clients went silent after two weeks, so the lady said I could take his spot.
I couldn't wait until after work: I took one of my 15 minute breaks that I never use and walked over there to set up payment. At the most it's barely two minutes where I was parking before, and the lot is behind their store where the lady assured me that nobody would go into and potentially burglarize the vehicle.
$50 a month for parking still sucks, but the alternatives (pay $100 for some asshole lot that wasn't even approved, fight it out with other employees over a tiny $40 lot at 6:00am every month, or go jobless again) were far worse.
My heart is literally beating out of my chest in relief.
To be honest, $50 per month doesn't sound like much to me for downtown/central business district parking. That sounds good and I'm glad the situation has sorted itself out for you!
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My brother works for Lockheed here in NZ, doing service and maintenance on LAVs and electronic equipment, but they also service things like Fire Engines and recently rebuilt the city Cable Car. They're basically a high-end service machine shop for highly specialised niche equipment. In an military industrial complex.
He gets to test fire the main gun and secondary systems on an NZLAV every now and then, so the job comes with a few amusing & unusual perks.
To be honest, $50 per month doesn't sound like much to me for downtown/central business district parking. That sounds good and I'm glad the situation has sorted itself out for you!
Well, partly it's due to stinginess, but also a bit of shame that I'm making the least out of my family currently. If I was able to decide sooner what I wanted to do as a long term career, I probably wouldn't be stuck barely making 30k a year.
But this experience caused me to really count my blessings: it's still better than zero, which is what I was making since the start of this year. I'm still striving to find better opportunities, but I'm thankful for what I've got now.
Friend decided to get his AS in Network Administration. I'm considering the same, and can thankfully conceive pursuing that now that I'm retaining my steady income.
First I got my hands on an email saying that the software I was using was illegal. No further explanation, just "illegal". And by "got my hands on", I mean I wasn't included on the mail, twice. This is a lite version of a piece of software that means I can do one of my two workloads in 1/10 of the time I was doing it, so not using it would really suck and I cannot for the life of me figure out how they managed to get to "illegal".
Then our tech guy went "Yeah, I have the follow-up email to that" and it was basically the number two guy in the company going "I cannot for the life of me figure out how they managed to get to 'illegal', so make sure we keep using it".
Finally I was told that tomorrow they'd be setting up a new computer with a one-month license for the full version and by the time that's over, the automatic solution should (finally) be ready for use. So we went from "it's illegal!" to "dedicated workstation" in the span of a day.
And walking out at the end of the day, my boss told me to expect the head of HR to stop by just to say hello, because by now he's heard so much positive stuff about me.
It sounds a bit sketchy, the illegal software e-mail thing. The only way I can think of it being remotely legit is if it was issued on behalf of a patent holding company (e.g., patent troll) who has a patent that is allegedly infringed by your software. Sometimes they go after the people who use the software and not just the makers of the software in an effort to extract dollars.
Nah. I can think of two things. One, they mistook the idea of a Lite version for a pirated version. I doubt this but hey.
Second, the people saying it was illegal were probably told this by the very large technology company who are currently contracted to make an automatic system that does, basically, what this program does. If they were to use it, that would definitely be illegal per the licensing agreement, since they're making a competing product. And if we were to use it, we might be less inclined to do work with them if their solution continues to be conspicuous by its absence.
For the past couple of days, I've been playing small pranks on co-workers: changing their computer wallpapers to hated sports rivals.
Really, no big deal.
And after the last one was discovered and retribution was promised, I let them know I'd take payback in the spirit in which it is intended
But should they choose to elevate the conflict.... Well, blood and fire, tears and the gnashing of teeth were mentioned.
Unrelated, one of the co-workers got pooped on by a bat last night.
Came back from lunch to be greeted by a "I am woman, hear me roar" wallpaper.
I'm a man, but not mad like they were. I hope there's not more coming, and they're not teaming up to ramp up against me.
For the past couple of days, I've been playing small pranks on co-workers: changing their computer wallpapers to hated sports rivals.
Really, no big deal.
And after the last one was discovered and retribution was promised, I let them know I'd take payback in the spirit in which it is intended
But should they choose to elevate the conflict.... Well, blood and fire, tears and the gnashing of teeth were mentioned.
Unrelated, one of the co-workers got pooped on by a bat last night.
Came back from lunch to be greeted by a "I am woman, hear me roar" wallpaper.
I'm a man, but not mad like they were. I hope there's not more coming, and they're not teaming up to ramp up against me.
Why are you not locking your computer when you leave it? Why is no one in your office locking their computers when they leave them. That's just bad procedure.
she mentioned part of the trouble I might be having is the last person told me to apply to level 3ish jobs, but she asked me how much I currently make. After I told her she said I would make just as much, maybe even more, if I went entry level there, and entry level accepts a lot more people.
So.. entry level at lockheed making more than I make now, sure why the fuck not. I guess she thinks I have a good shot with that, so let's see where that goes.
Also yay I can go back for my Bachelors and Masters for a 100% free ride if they pull me in, so that's nice too.
I thought Lockheed was closing their body shop, or are you looking to work on their defense/aerospace stuff?
Yeah pretty much.
The Syracuse branch is kind of mehhhhhhhh at the moment, but I'm open to moving anywhere so it's whatever.
So, exactly how good at your job do you have to be to get into the Skunk Works? Because being in one of the few truly state of the art places on the planet would just be amazing.
for software, BSc would get you in the door, assuming you're a 100% American and have nothing sheisty about your past (lots of travel to europe/middle east)
that BSc or BE being one of the biggest selling points
It really is! Specifically against rules put forward by governmenT organizationS I won't nAme here 'cause I don't want to attract their attention, but yeah, everyone should be.
In other news, an airline sales rep stopped by with no appointment, but because they were the Official Airline Partner of the movie Batman v Superman, I got a neat little Time Out Shortlist guide about the tourist attractions in Gotham and Metropolis.
When we flew back home from Istanbul they had little gift bags with BATMAN VS. SUPERMAN emblazoned on them because I guess they filmed part of the movie there?
she mentioned part of the trouble I might be having is the last person told me to apply to level 3ish jobs, but she asked me how much I currently make. After I told her she said I would make just as much, maybe even more, if I went entry level there, and entry level accepts a lot more people.
So.. entry level at lockheed making more than I make now, sure why the fuck not. I guess she thinks I have a good shot with that, so let's see where that goes.
Also yay I can go back for my Bachelors and Masters for a 100% free ride if they pull me in, so that's nice too.
I thought Lockheed was closing their body shop, or are you looking to work on their defense/aerospace stuff?
Yeah pretty much.
The Syracuse branch is kind of mehhhhhhhh at the moment, but I'm open to moving anywhere so it's whatever.
So, exactly how good at your job do you have to be to get into the Skunk Works? Because being in one of the few truly state of the art places on the planet would just be amazing.
for software, BSc would get you in the door, assuming you're a 100% American and have nothing sheisty about your past (lots of travel to europe/middle east)
that BSc or BE being one of the biggest selling points
yeah it really is
it's more powerful than 12+ years in software dev
not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
Currently looking into what it would take to get a commuter bike and take the train to and from work
unfortunately while it would save on my commute to work (though I'd obviously have to get up early to ride to the station) I'd end up getting home later due to the train arriving back at the station around 7:20 or 7:30
and that's not discounting the chances of the train being delayed, which happened numerous times before when I did take it, so
what's funny is most of the people fresh out of college with BSc often are just math majors and couldn't program themselves out of a wet paper bag
You're in the NE right? Cause it's the opposite down here in Texas. All engineers and computer science students who don't have a super-deep math background.
what's funny is most of the people fresh out of college with BSc often are just math majors and couldn't program themselves out of a wet paper bag
You're in the NE right? Cause it's the opposite down here in Texas. All engineers and computer science students who don't have a super-deep math background.
yeah NE here
Unless you're RIT or MIT, comp sci is basically calc 2 and linear algebra with some theoretical stuff and a heavy focus on algorithms and data structures. A lot of universities here focus on what computer science was in the early 80s.
not really like practical coding
my associates only took me to calc which I haven't touched in forever
not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
For the past couple of days, I've been playing small pranks on co-workers: changing their computer wallpapers to hated sports rivals.
Really, no big deal.
And after the last one was discovered and retribution was promised, I let them know I'd take payback in the spirit in which it is intended
But should they choose to elevate the conflict.... Well, blood and fire, tears and the gnashing of teeth were mentioned.
Unrelated, one of the co-workers got pooped on by a bat last night.
Came back from lunch to be greeted by a "I am woman, hear me roar" wallpaper.
I'm a man, but not mad like they were. I hope there's not more coming, and they're not teaming up to ramp up against me.
Why are you not locking your computer when you leave it? Why is no one in your office locking their computers when they leave them. That's just bad procedure.
whenever someone leaves a computer unlocked:
I open up whatever word document is on the screen, I write "PRIVACY IS EVERYONE'S BUSINESS", copy it, and then I just spam that ctrl-v like I'm an olympian.
A magician gives you a ring that, when worn, will let you see the world as it truly is.
However, the ring will never leave your finger, and you will be unable to ever describe to another living person what you see.
Geography major with a focus on gis desperate for work and willing to fight a minotaur for an entry level position.
I find Geography super interesting (GIS less so), so was very pleasantly surprised to discover a commercial GIS company in my old office building in Seatac. I have no names or contact info, no way to get your foot in the door, but if you want their address or anything, hit me up
Hm, in looking at their website, it looks like they're hiring for a Geospatial Technician
I don't know what that is, but it sounds promising
Ten and a half hours of making sauces. The managers working the kitchen over the last three days have slacked on the pars for what we normally carry, so I ended up making ten gallons (double par) each of our three most used sauces and then at least one gallon each of about twelve other sauces.
Oh, and I also sliced up forty-five pounds of parmesean because that got fucked up too.
As I sit here typing, I suddenly remember that I didn't make a half gallon of ponzu as well as a half order of these risotto cake-thingies ... and I strangely do not care.
To be honest, $50 per month doesn't sound like much to me for downtown/central business district parking. That sounds good and I'm glad the situation has sorted itself out for you!
Well, partly it's due to stinginess, but also a bit of shame that I'm making the least out of my family currently. If I was able to decide sooner what I wanted to do as a long term career, I probably wouldn't be stuck barely making 30k a year.
But this experience caused me to really count my blessings: it's still better than zero, which is what I was making since the start of this year. I'm still striving to find better opportunities, but I'm thankful for what I've got now.
Friend decided to get his AS in Network Administration. I'm considering the same, and can thankfully conceive pursuing that now that I'm retaining my steady income.
If it makes you feel better, I pay for my $350 yearly parking permit by having them deduct it from my paycheck for six months. I know it's not equal to $50/month but I can definitely sympathize with getting fucked on parking.
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Can you count the parking pass as work expenses on your taxes?
Me? I'm not sure. I'd have to look into that. On the other hand, I'm willing to let that slide since I get about $500 worth of clothing and shoes twice a year.
Free gear, I'm cheap date.
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LM (and NG and their ilk) are so huge, it's almost easier to list the stuff they don't do.
Too late to change course, we pressed on and figured anyone who follows SwiftOnSecurity probably isn't signing up for an optional security awareness class. The session wasn't bad. It's not hands-on like our other courses, and no one really asked any questions during the class so I had to wait to see the follow-up survey responses to get a feel for how it went. So far the feedback has all been positive, though there was one response...
I'm choosing to take that as a positive sign. if it makes someone who is already scared of technology even more scared, hopefully it makes people who are comfortable with technology at least a little cautious
If they hadn't told me that I already had the interview and it was just a matter of scheduling everybody for it I would probably have written it off by now. But the HR person I check in with almost always replies that day to me to tell me it's still getting worked out, but still...with it unsettled my brain keeps whispering to me that it's just a ruse and that there isn't going to be an interview.
Le sigh.
First I got my hands on an email saying that the software I was using was illegal. No further explanation, just "illegal". And by "got my hands on", I mean I wasn't included on the mail, twice. This is a lite version of a piece of software that means I can do one of my two workloads in 1/10 of the time I was doing it, so not using it would really suck and I cannot for the life of me figure out how they managed to get to "illegal".
Then our tech guy went "Yeah, I have the follow-up email to that" and it was basically the number two guy in the company going "I cannot for the life of me figure out how they managed to get to 'illegal', so make sure we keep using it".
Finally I was told that tomorrow they'd be setting up a new computer with a one-month license for the full version and by the time that's over, the automatic solution should (finally) be ready for use. So we went from "it's illegal!" to "dedicated workstation" in the span of a day.
And walking out at the end of the day, my boss told me to expect the head of HR to stop by just to say hello, because by now he's heard so much positive stuff about me.
Well, now I have to live with the regret of not doing that
Also he accepted my design change. SWEET VICTORY
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Really, no big deal.
And after the last one was discovered and retribution was promised, I let them know I'd take payback in the spirit in which it is intended
But should they choose to elevate the conflict.... Well, blood and fire, tears and the gnashing of teeth were mentioned.
Unrelated, one of the co-workers got pooped on by a bat last night.
It sounds a bit sketchy, the illegal software e-mail thing. The only way I can think of it being remotely legit is if it was issued on behalf of a patent holding company (e.g., patent troll) who has a patent that is allegedly infringed by your software. Sometimes they go after the people who use the software and not just the makers of the software in an effort to extract dollars.
Quick recap: because the lot that I and many other employees are using is closing this month, I have to find a new means of parking for the start of October and onward. So far, options are super limited and quite pricey, and the higher-ups at court are doing absolutely nothing, washing their hands of all responsibility.
So far I've only found one for sure option: a tiny lot that's right next door that offers the cheapest monthly service ($46). The bad news is that you have to go in person to buy a decal every month, and it's first come first serve on the 28th at 6:00am. Even if I ended up there on the dot, I wonder how many other employees are aware of this and how big the line could be. I also do not like the idea of having to go through that shit every month just to secure my spot.
The other "pending" option is a new lot that's being built. This lot is further away, has shitty pavement, and is charging over a hundred dollars a month. And again, they're still negotiating with the courthouse, so that's not a definite option.
So far that's it. There are other nearby locations I'm going to visit and see if I can work out an agreement, but I'm not liking my odds. The metro rail, if I'm looking at the transit site right, wouldn't work for me unless I left two hours earlier.
At one point do you look at the bullshit surrounding a job before you decide "fuck it, I'll look elsewhere"? I tell myself it's better than making zero a month, but I don't know what else I can do at this point.
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So, exactly how good at your job do you have to be to get into the Skunk Works? Because being in one of the few truly state of the art places on the planet would just be amazing.
for software, BSc would get you in the door, assuming you're a 100% American and have nothing sheisty about your past (lots of travel to europe/middle east)
yeah, the security clearance/background check is probably the most stringent requirement
get your FLASH SALE decal and spend the next 30 days looking for a better gig
I couldn't wait until after work: I took one of my 15 minute breaks that I never use and walked over there to set up payment. At the most it's barely two minutes where I was parking before, and the lot is behind their store where the lady assured me that nobody would go into and potentially burglarize the vehicle.
$50 a month for parking still sucks, but the alternatives (pay $100 for some asshole lot that wasn't even approved, fight it out with other employees over a tiny $40 lot at 6:00am every month, or go jobless again) were far worse.
My heart is literally beating out of my chest in relief.
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He gets to test fire the main gun and secondary systems on an NZLAV every now and then, so the job comes with a few amusing & unusual perks.
Well, partly it's due to stinginess, but also a bit of shame that I'm making the least out of my family currently. If I was able to decide sooner what I wanted to do as a long term career, I probably wouldn't be stuck barely making 30k a year.
But this experience caused me to really count my blessings: it's still better than zero, which is what I was making since the start of this year. I'm still striving to find better opportunities, but I'm thankful for what I've got now.
Friend decided to get his AS in Network Administration. I'm considering the same, and can thankfully conceive pursuing that now that I'm retaining my steady income.
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Nah. I can think of two things. One, they mistook the idea of a Lite version for a pirated version. I doubt this but hey.
Second, the people saying it was illegal were probably told this by the very large technology company who are currently contracted to make an automatic system that does, basically, what this program does. If they were to use it, that would definitely be illegal per the licensing agreement, since they're making a competing product. And if we were to use it, we might be less inclined to do work with them if their solution continues to be conspicuous by its absence.
Now I'm not a betting man, but...
Came back from lunch to be greeted by a "I am woman, hear me roar" wallpaper.
I'm a man, but not mad like they were. I hope there's not more coming, and they're not teaming up to ramp up against me.
Why are you not locking your computer when you leave it? Why is no one in your office locking their computers when they leave them. That's just bad procedure.
that BSc or BE being one of the biggest selling points
In other news, an airline sales rep stopped by with no appointment, but because they were the Official Airline Partner of the movie Batman v Superman, I got a neat little Time Out Shortlist guide about the tourist attractions in Gotham and Metropolis.
yeah it really is
it's more powerful than 12+ years in software dev
unfortunately while it would save on my commute to work (though I'd obviously have to get up early to ride to the station) I'd end up getting home later due to the train arriving back at the station around 7:20 or 7:30
and that's not discounting the chances of the train being delayed, which happened numerous times before when I did take it, so
You're in the NE right? Cause it's the opposite down here in Texas. All engineers and computer science students who don't have a super-deep math background.
yeah NE here
Unless you're RIT or MIT, comp sci is basically calc 2 and linear algebra with some theoretical stuff and a heavy focus on algorithms and data structures. A lot of universities here focus on what computer science was in the early 80s.
not really like practical coding
my associates only took me to calc which I haven't touched in forever
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so obviously any time my phone buzzes or I get an email I'm like !!!!!!! and then it turns out to be a wrong number or penis pills or whatever
whenever someone leaves a computer unlocked:
I open up whatever word document is on the screen, I write "PRIVACY IS EVERYONE'S BUSINESS", copy it, and then I just spam that ctrl-v like I'm an olympian.
However, the ring will never leave your finger, and you will be unable to ever describe to another living person what you see.
I find Geography super interesting (GIS less so), so was very pleasantly surprised to discover a commercial GIS company in my old office building in Seatac. I have no names or contact info, no way to get your foot in the door, but if you want their address or anything, hit me up
Hm, in looking at their website, it looks like they're hiring for a Geospatial Technician
I don't know what that is, but it sounds promising
I know lockheed likes to relocate people a lot (there's a ton of NC people up here that come from their parking lot)
was it a "we're willing to relocate you, but you have to move to X in order to keep a job" type situation?
Oh, and I also sliced up forty-five pounds of parmesean because that got fucked up too.
As I sit here typing, I suddenly remember that I didn't make a half gallon of ponzu as well as a half order of these risotto cake-thingies ... and I strangely do not care.
If it makes you feel better, I pay for my $350 yearly parking permit by having them deduct it from my paycheck for six months. I know it's not equal to $50/month but I can definitely sympathize with getting fucked on parking.
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Me? I'm not sure. I'd have to look into that. On the other hand, I'm willing to let that slide since I get about $500 worth of clothing and shoes twice a year.
Free gear, I'm cheap date.
Possibly. But there was no way he'd move to Belize. It was more the fact that he was essentially help desk, and Belize is cheap.