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  • EndEnd Registered User regular
    alright

    it's time for me to stop shitting on myself and really find myself a new job

    I wish that someway, somehow, that I could save every one of us
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  • OrikaeshigitaeOrikaeshigitae Registered User, ClubPA regular
    Kochikens wrote: »
    Just remember the cardinal rule of interviews/networking, never ever ever speak poorly of a previous employer

    I was rehearsing this in my head all day. It's all 'ended amicably' this and 'contract dissolved' that

  • NaphtaliNaphtali Hazy + Flow SeaRegistered User regular
    End wrote: »
    alright

    it's time for me to stop shitting on myself and really find myself a new job

    yes, this is the end

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  • EndEnd Registered User regular
    no more negative thoughts dammit

    I wish that someway, somehow, that I could save every one of us
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  • Darth WaiterDarth Waiter Elrond Hubbard Mordor XenuRegistered User regular
    Kochikens wrote: »
    Just remember the cardinal rule of interviews/networking, never ever ever speak poorly of a previous employer

    This isn't necessarily applicable in some situations.

    My last bar gig lasted five days before I walked out because there were drug deals going down in the bathroom twenty feet from me.

    Also, the Manager on Duty was a 53-year-old, 350 lb. sack-o-shit who smoked weed, on the clock, indoors.

  • MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    I got a haircut today and shaved. Looking forward to hopefully killing an interview tomorrow.

  • OrikaeshigitaeOrikaeshigitae Registered User, ClubPA regular
    Kochikens wrote: »
    Just remember the cardinal rule of interviews/networking, never ever ever speak poorly of a previous employer

    This isn't necessarily applicable in some situations.

    My last bar gig lasted five days before I walked out because there were drug deals going down in the bathroom twenty feet from me.

    Also, the Manager on Duty was a 53-year-old, 350 lb. sack-o-shit who smoked weed, on the clock, indoors.

    I'm not sure how much it applies outside of the game industry, but the game industry is fucking tiny.

  • KochikensKochikens Registered User regular
    Kochikens wrote: »
    Just remember the cardinal rule of interviews/networking, never ever ever speak poorly of a previous employer

    I was rehearsing this in my head all day. It's all 'ended amicably' this and 'contract dissolved' that

    Just be prepared to answer "what happened at your old job" without saying anything bad

    Nobody wants to hire someone who shit talks their old boss because eventually they will become your old boss

  • EndEnd Registered User regular
    man I have no idea how to use word processors anymore

    I'm trying to edit my resume and I'm just tripping over myself trying to figure out to undo some of the layout

    I wish that someway, somehow, that I could save every one of us
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  • YukiraYukira Registered User regular
    edited April 2013
    End wrote: »
    alright

    it's time for me to stop shitting on myself and really find myself a new job

    What do you do again?

    Other than fix MilkGlass when @Lord Dave is too lazy.

    Yukira on
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  • LuvTheMonkeyLuvTheMonkey High Sierra Serenade Registered User regular
    I thought his job was cornering the gem market through ruthless efficiency.

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  • Darth WaiterDarth Waiter Elrond Hubbard Mordor XenuRegistered User regular
    Kochikens wrote: »
    Just remember the cardinal rule of interviews/networking, never ever ever speak poorly of a previous employer

    This isn't necessarily applicable in some situations.

    My last bar gig lasted five days before I walked out because there were drug deals going down in the bathroom twenty feet from me.

    Also, the Manager on Duty was a 53-year-old, 350 lb. sack-o-shit who smoked weed, on the clock, indoors.

    I'm not sure how much it applies outside of the game industry, but the game industry is fucking tiny.

    Same level of pot usage, more corporate accountability.

  • YukiraYukira Registered User regular
    I thought his job was cornering the gem market through ruthless efficiency.

    Not really ruthless with how much he's AFK.

  • EndEnd Registered User regular
    edited April 2013
    Yukira wrote: »
    End wrote: »
    alright

    it's time for me to stop shitting on myself and really find myself a new job

    What do you do again?

    Other than fix MilkGlass when Lord Dave is too lazy.

    I wrote software for a lot of different things, like web apps, some graphic database tools and even some embedded software for handheld instrumentation

    then somehow more recently I ended up doing more IT than writing software and also convinced myself I was awful at writing software

    End on
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  • EndEnd Registered User regular
    it's also the only job I've ever had so I really am not very familiar with the whole job search process

    I wish that someway, somehow, that I could save every one of us
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  • MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    I'm hoping that the next job I get I will have for a good few years. Because man, fuck changing jobs every year like I've been doing. Though to be fair this most recent time isn't voluntary.

  • vsovevsove ....also yes. Registered User regular
    Kochikens wrote: »
    Just remember the cardinal rule of interviews/networking, never ever ever speak poorly of a previous employer

    This isn't necessarily applicable in some situations.

    My last bar gig lasted five days before I walked out because there were drug deals going down in the bathroom twenty feet from me.

    Also, the Manager on Duty was a 53-year-old, 350 lb. sack-o-shit who smoked weed, on the clock, indoors.

    I'm not sure how much it applies outside of the game industry, but the game industry is fucking tiny.

    Yeah, after a while, you tend to know at least one person at pretty much every studio.

    Doesn't always mean they'll say anything about your time with them at their previous job, but better safe than sorry.

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  • MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    Nice thing about today? It's the last day I'll have to work with idiot new guy.

    Of course he's still showing me why I call him that, what with not loading the machine with plates at all and going 'uh, was I supposed to do that?' When every night he's worked I've told him that.

    And this kid wants to be a firefighter! I can imagine a scenario where he forgets the hose because 'uh, I didn't know I had to bring it.'

    Kaplar
  • JoeUserJoeUser Forum Santa Registered User regular
    End wrote: »
    it's also the only job I've ever had so I really am not very familiar with the whole job search process

    Where are you?

  • EndEnd Registered User regular
    edited April 2013
    denver, colorado area

    End on
    I wish that someway, somehow, that I could save every one of us
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  • JoeUserJoeUser Forum Santa Registered User regular
    End wrote: »
    denver area in colorado

    What languages and technologies?

  • EndEnd Registered User regular
    edited April 2013
    most experience in python and C

    I've done a lot of web stuff in python, some of it using django. in my spare time recently I did some stuff without using a specific framework using webob, sqlalchemy and mako (it started out using the pyramid framework but somehow I lost the pyramid part)

    I also did some pyqt and gtk stuff that connected to a mysql database and did some reporting

    edit: a lot of my personal website stuff has been postgres, but work stuff was always mysql

    End on
    I wish that someway, somehow, that I could save every one of us
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  • EndEnd Registered User regular
    edited April 2013
    also I've done a lot of IT stuff, but I don't really want to focus on that

    End on
    I wish that someway, somehow, that I could save every one of us
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  • JoeUserJoeUser Forum Santa Registered User regular
    End wrote: »
    most experience in python and C

    I've done a lot of web stuff in python, some of it using django. in my spare time recently I did some stuff without using a specific framework using webob, sqlalchemy and mako (it started out using the pyramid framework but somehow I lost the pyramid part)

    I also did some pyqt and gtk stuff that connected to a mysql database and did some reporting

    edit: a lot of my personal website stuff has been postgres, but work stuff was always mysql

    Oh just make a dice.com profile with that on it. You'll probably have recruiters calling you.

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  • EndEnd Registered User regular
    okay I'll do that thanks

    I wish that someway, somehow, that I could save every one of us
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  • laughingfuzzballlaughingfuzzball Registered User regular
    Moriveth wrote: »
    Nice thing about today? It's the last day I'll have to work with idiot new guy.

    Of course he's still showing me why I call him that, what with not loading the machine with plates at all and going 'uh, was I supposed to do that?' When every night he's worked I've told him that.

    And this kid wants to be a firefighter! I can imagine a scenario where he forgets the hose because 'uh, I didn't know I had to bring it.'

    I've known people like that. The mentality is "this isn't what Ireally want to do with my life, so I have no reason to be motivated.

    They don't realize that a lack of motivation is an easy habit to develop, that won't go away just because they're working toward their 'real job', which they very, very rarely actually get into.

  • Dead LegendDead Legend Registered User regular
    Kochikens wrote: »
    Just remember the cardinal rule of interviews/networking, never ever ever speak poorly of a previous employer

    This isn't necessarily applicable in some situations.

    My last bar gig lasted five days before I walked out because there were drug deals going down in the bathroom twenty feet from me.

    Also, the Manager on Duty was a 53-year-old, 350 lb. sack-o-shit who smoked weed, on the clock, indoors.

    My last night at my previous bar: Football weekend against Tech. Downtown was fucking slammed EVERYWHERE. The dumpster next door was over flowing, ours was full. The bar next to us was full. Somebody threw a bag on top and it busted. The guys next door were cleaning it up when our owner came out and started screaming at them to clean it up. Which they were doing. After bitching for quite some time, they end up having to take our trash out. So I'm helping them, and the owner starts telling me to let them do it. While I'm pushing two full trashcans up a ramp, which being on wheels, they will roll back to the bottom if I just drop everything and spill at the bottom. I started berating at him while taking the trash out, and then continued this tirade up to the bar where he turned around and walked off and my coworkers said he was ghost white and scared.

    To this day if anybody asks what I think of him, I call him a fucking chickenshit lying bully.

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  • MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    Moriveth wrote: »
    Nice thing about today? It's the last day I'll have to work with idiot new guy.

    Of course he's still showing me why I call him that, what with not loading the machine with plates at all and going 'uh, was I supposed to do that?' When every night he's worked I've told him that.

    And this kid wants to be a firefighter! I can imagine a scenario where he forgets the hose because 'uh, I didn't know I had to bring it.'

    I've known people like that. The mentality is "this isn't what Ireally want to do with my life, so I have no reason to be motivated.

    They don't realize that a lack of motivation is an easy habit to develop, that won't go away just because they're working toward their 'real job', which they very, very rarely actually get into.

    Yup. Just 20 minutes till I hopefully never see him again, at least.

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  • ASimPersonASimPerson Cold... and hard.Registered User regular
    I'm glad the only thing I can really complain about so far today is someone just burned some popcorn.

  • OrikaeshigitaeOrikaeshigitae Registered User, ClubPA regular
    Moriveth wrote: »
    Nice thing about today? It's the last day I'll have to work with idiot new guy.

    Of course he's still showing me why I call him that, what with not loading the machine with plates at all and going 'uh, was I supposed to do that?' When every night he's worked I've told him that.

    And this kid wants to be a firefighter! I can imagine a scenario where he forgets the hose because 'uh, I didn't know I had to bring it.'

    I've known people like that. The mentality is "this isn't what Ireally want to do with my life, so I have no reason to be motivated.

    They don't realize that a lack of motivation is an easy habit to develop, that won't go away just because they're working toward their 'real job', which they very, very rarely actually get into.

    Especially because working towards your real job requires work. Ain't nobody slack their way into a position. Except for Idiot Son.

    laughingfuzzballJaysonFour
  • MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    I never wanted this job to be my career, but I still work hard, because why not?

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  • MetalbourneMetalbourne Inside a cluster b personalityRegistered User regular
    Kochikens wrote: »
    Just remember the cardinal rule of interviews/networking, never ever ever speak poorly of a previous employer

    Well that and go to the interview fully dressed.

  • ins0mniacins0mniac Registered User regular
    I wait tables for a living.

    I made almost $60k last year, and average $27/hr.

    It's a disgrace that I made 11.50/hr responding to 911 calls, compared to what I make now slinging clam chowder to old biddies.

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  • ins0mniacins0mniac Registered User regular
    I'm also gonna own my own restaurant one day, so there's that.

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  • OrikaeshigitaeOrikaeshigitae Registered User, ClubPA regular
    Moriveth wrote: »
    I never wanted this job to be my career, but I still work hard, because why not?
    I always say "I come to work to work."

  • MetalbourneMetalbourne Inside a cluster b personalityRegistered User regular
    ins0mniac wrote: »
    I wait tables for a living.

    I made almost $60k last year, and average $27/hr.

    It's a disgrace that I made 11.50/hr responding to 911 calls, compared to what I make now slinging clam chowder to old biddies.

    Where the hell do waiters make 27 bucks an hour?

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  • MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    ins0mniac wrote: »
    I wait tables for a living.

    I made almost $60k last year, and average $27/hr.

    It's a disgrace that I made 11.50/hr responding to 911 calls, compared to what I make now slinging clam chowder to old biddies.

    Where the hell do waiters make 27 bucks an hour?

    Yeah for real

    Darth Waiter
  • Anon the FelonAnon the Felon In bat country.Registered User regular
    Today I dropped off my resume, a sterling cover letter extolling my virtues and skill, and (what I feel is) an incredible piece of research journalism about a well known business (a coffee shop everyone in this city is familiar with) as a writing sample. I dropped off two of these packets. One to the hundred year old newspaper, and one to the liberal "hippie" newspaper we have here.

    I humbly request all the fondest wishes of luck. I would be so god damn happy if I get even a mail room job at either of these places.

    I plan to call them next week and start the "HIRE ME" shenanigans.

    Oh god I hope they call me first.

  • OrikaeshigitaeOrikaeshigitae Registered User, ClubPA regular
    Fondest wishes of luck, Anon.

    JoeUserSlacker71
  • Anon the FelonAnon the Felon In bat country.Registered User regular
    Fondest wishes of luck, Anon.

    They are indeed, fond.

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