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The Snake Pit will decide if you got the [job] or not

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Jobs. We all got em.

Snakes, we all want em.

Discuss.

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  • BucketmanBucketman Call me SkraggRegistered User regular
    Fuck what if we filled the pod with snakes?

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  • EncEnc A Fool with Compassion Pronouns: He, Him, HisRegistered User regular
    edited February 2019
    I once had a job where I had to use a rake to move snakes out of a kid's inflatable pool into a more different pool so I could clean the first one. And then move them back.

    Also I locked cougars into batting cages so I could shovel out their poop and hide meat in tires for them.

    It was a strange job.

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  • RadiationRadiation Registered User regular
    @Dynagrip post the thing again!

    Also good luck with all the interviews!

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  • davidsdurionsdavidsdurions Your Trusty Meatshield Panhandle NebraskaRegistered User regular
    My job is stay at home dad. About to get infinitely more difficult as my wife returns to work later this week.

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  • TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    Immediately after my last post in the old thread the snow crossed the highway into Wichita proper.

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  • JedocJedoc In the scuppers with the staggers and jagsRegistered User regular
    Sometimes when robots try to do the local prefix thing to me, they somehow fuck it up so hard that it looks like the phone call is coming from Romania. And I'm not answering that, because I don't talk to Draculas no more.

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  • KaplarKaplar On Google MapsRegistered User regular
    Coworker has been out on medical leave. Now my other coworker is on "indefinite administrative leave" whatever that means. Times are gonna get tough for old Kaplar.

  • David_TDavid_T A fashion yes-man is no good to me. Copenhagen, DenmarkRegistered User regular
    "Indefinite administrative leave" sounds like "while we write the termination letter".

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  • TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    I got the senior version of my position that i applied for. Effective the 10th of March.

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  • bowenbowen How you doin'? Registered User regular
    Enc wrote: »
    I once had a job where I had to use a rake to move snakes out of a kid's inflatable pool into a more different pool so I could clean the first one. And then move them back.

    Also I locked cougars into batting cages so I could shovel out their poop and hide meat in tires for them.

    It was a strange job.

    thanks I hate this

    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
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  • DoodmannDoodmann Registered User regular
    How do I become financially independent?

    Also I'm incredibly lazy and my skillset is largely considered in the "for exposure" vein.

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  • Drake ChambersDrake Chambers Lay out my formal shorts. Registered User regular
    It wasn't my whole job but a part of my job while I was in USMC training was to sit at the edge of a pit of oil and stir it with a giant stick.

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  • Drake ChambersDrake Chambers Lay out my formal shorts. Registered User regular
    David_T wrote: »
    "Indefinite administrative leave" sounds like "while we write the termination letter".

    Yeah, I think admin leave usually means that management has decided it's best that the employee not come in, as opposed to any kind of leave request originating with the employee.

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  • KarlKarl Registered User regular
    Doodmann wrote: »
    How do I become financially independent?

    Also I'm incredibly lazy and my skillset is largely considered in the "for exposure" vein.

    Can you use your skillset to create a steady income stream?

    Because that is key

  • DynagripDynagrip Break me a million hearts HoustonRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Radiation wrote: »
    @Dynagrip post the thing again!

    Also good luck with all the interviews!

    Thank you!

    Scored an in person interview next week with an aerospace company and I've got two phone interviews on Monday. One with a medical device manufacturer and the other is with a clean tech startup. The startup is kind of an exciting opportunity but they're super early on, like they only have 4 guys right now and 3 of them or co-founders. It will be my second talk with them after they found me on LinkedIn. It's nice to be in a field with solid demand in good economic times. I'm hoping to leverage all of my work bullshit into a $15k raise when I finally jump ship but we'll see.

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  • OghulkOghulk Tinychat Janitor TinychatRegistered User regular
    Picture of @enc at work

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  • OghulkOghulk Tinychat Janitor TinychatRegistered User regular
    Also the interview went well. Turns out it was a 4-person panel interview with 3 people that are alums of my program :rotate:

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  • Librarian's ghostLibrarian's ghost Librarian, Ghostbuster, and TimSpork Registered User regular
    Hmmm. This Mario Amiibo looks good on top of this trophy but I have an old Vault-Tec bobble-head vault-boy that fits perfectly on top like it was made to go there.

    The Mario would obviously be better since it is a Smash tournament.

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  • DoodmannDoodmann Registered User regular
    Karl wrote: »
    Doodmann wrote: »
    How do I become financially independent?

    Also I'm incredibly lazy and my skillset is largely considered in the "for exposure" vein.

    Can you use your skillset to create a steady income stream?

    Because that is key

    Survivable? Maybe...but not in a way that would be less work than the work I am currently doing.

    Whippy wrote: »
    nope nope nope nope abort abort talk about anime
    Sometimes I sell my stuff on Ebay
  • KaplarKaplar On Google MapsRegistered User regular
    David_T wrote: »
    "Indefinite administrative leave" sounds like "while we write the termination letter".
    David_T wrote: »
    "Indefinite administrative leave" sounds like "while we write the termination letter".

    Yeah, I think admin leave usually means that management has decided it's best that the employee not come in, as opposed to any kind of leave request originating with the employee.

    That's what I was leaning toward especially since we just had someone come in today to change some locks/combinations :rotate:

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  • Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Jobs... Jobs never change

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  • DoodmannDoodmann Registered User regular
    Using your skillset to create a steady income stream outside of traditional career paths means you have to be a sales person first and foremost regardless of your skillset. It's why sales people run the world and also why the world is garbage.

    Whippy wrote: »
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  • BucketmanBucketman Call me SkraggRegistered User regular
    Use your skill set to create a steady income stream outside of traditional paths while shifting your paradigm towards a higher growth potential and energize your quarter earnings with the block-chain.

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  • Drake ChambersDrake Chambers Lay out my formal shorts. Registered User regular
    Kaplar wrote: »
    David_T wrote: »
    "Indefinite administrative leave" sounds like "while we write the termination letter".
    David_T wrote: »
    "Indefinite administrative leave" sounds like "while we write the termination letter".

    Yeah, I think admin leave usually means that management has decided it's best that the employee not come in, as opposed to any kind of leave request originating with the employee.

    That's what I was leaning toward especially since we just had someone come in today to change some locks/combinations :rotate:

    That is... unsurprising.

    In my experience with people being put on admin leave, the situation is usually one where a person is thought to have done something that might be enough to get them fired. The concern then is that, were the person allowed to keep working while the issue was being investigated, and then it turned out that they were indeed guilty of being naughty, the public response to their being allowed to continue working for however many months would be extremely negative.

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  • RadiationRadiation Registered User regular
    Doodmann wrote: »
    Using your skillset to create a steady income stream outside of traditional career paths means you have to be a sales person first and foremost regardless of your skillset. It's why sales people run the world and also why the world is garbage.

    I wish I could sales better for Radiations Shitty CNC side hustle.
    But also not too much because I like playing with dumb projects I like as well.
    @bowen did get me a sale, which was nice!

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  • BucketmanBucketman Call me SkraggRegistered User regular
    When I have the extra dollars I am so getting myself a 3D printer so I can make dumb shit

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  • RadiationRadiation Registered User regular
    edited February 2019
    I may eventually pick one up as well because printing is neat and it's helped me iterate on designs. I've been working on a pen box and 3d printed the box as designed and took it to the person who had some suggestions for design changes.

    Edit:
    I have access to a 3d printer at the makerspace near me.

    Oh also the library has one as well which is great!

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  • BucketmanBucketman Call me SkraggRegistered User regular
    I just want to print my own D&D mini figs and like random dumb bullshit. Like little snakes to give to friends

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  • Drake ChambersDrake Chambers Lay out my formal shorts. Registered User regular
    I have literally no justification at all for owning a 3d printer. I can't afford one and really don't even have any place to put it.

    Yeah, I want one.

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  • schussschuss Registered User regular
    My job is stay at home dad. About to get infinitely more difficult as my wife returns to work later this week.

    Toxic co-workers, little chance for advancement and contradictory performance feedback? Ugh.

    Good luck!

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  • bowenbowen How you doin'? Registered User regular
    I've got some household things that would benefit from a 3d printer but I've been hemming and hawing about actually taking the plunge.

    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
  • Librarian's ghostLibrarian's ghost Librarian, Ghostbuster, and TimSpork Registered User regular
    edited February 2019
    Welp. Already an inch of snow on the ground and is hasn't even been snowing for more than 30 minutes.

    They already called it.

    SNOW DAY.

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  • DoodmannDoodmann Registered User regular
    Good to know, I better call in sick tomorrow.

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  • Goose!Goose! That's me, honey Show me the way home, honeyRegistered User regular
    They're only calling for 2 inches here, and it's tomorrow late I think?

    Also, I asked this in the previous thread: should I call a place the day/day after applying there? Or wait a bit?

  • KwoaruKwoaru Confident Smirk Flawless Golden PecsRegistered User regular
    School hasnt called it one way other other yet, I'm better on an 2hour delay late tonight and then if it actually comes down a closure by 10am

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  • KaplarKaplar On Google MapsRegistered User regular
    Kaplar wrote: »
    David_T wrote: »
    "Indefinite administrative leave" sounds like "while we write the termination letter".
    David_T wrote: »
    "Indefinite administrative leave" sounds like "while we write the termination letter".

    Yeah, I think admin leave usually means that management has decided it's best that the employee not come in, as opposed to any kind of leave request originating with the employee.

    That's what I was leaning toward especially since we just had someone come in today to change some locks/combinations :rotate:

    That is... unsurprising.

    In my experience with people being put on admin leave, the situation is usually one where a person is thought to have done something that might be enough to get them fired. The concern then is that, were the person allowed to keep working while the issue was being investigated, and then it turned out that they were indeed guilty of being naughty, the public response to their being allowed to continue working for however many months would be extremely negative.

    One issue. 'Twas I who embezzled the dollar!

  • JedocJedoc In the scuppers with the staggers and jagsRegistered User regular
    edited February 2019
    Goose! wrote: »
    They're only calling for 2 inches here, and it's tomorrow late I think?

    Also, I asked this in the previous thread: should I call a place the day/day after applying there? Or wait a bit?

    A bowling alley seems like a pretty flat organizational structure, so it seems like a real moderate risk/high reward situation.

    If they post their job somewhere it's going to get a lot of eyes, they might get a lot of applicants without much in the way of strict requirements, which are always hard to sort through. If you think you can make a strong case for why you'd love to work at a bowling alley generally and this bowling alley specifically, it can certainly make you stand out. It mostly depends on how confident you are in your pitch.

    The main way I could see this breaking bad is if they're the kind of person who owns a bowling alley but is also sick of people jumping the corporate-style job application process. This is certainly possible, but does not seem likely in my opinion.

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  • JuggernutJuggernut Registered User regular
    Friendly reminder not to lose your shit and kick something in a fit of rage wearing steel toed boots.

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  • ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
    Kaplar wrote: »
    David_T wrote: »
    "Indefinite administrative leave" sounds like "while we write the termination letter".
    David_T wrote: »
    "Indefinite administrative leave" sounds like "while we write the termination letter".

    Yeah, I think admin leave usually means that management has decided it's best that the employee not come in, as opposed to any kind of leave request originating with the employee.

    That's what I was leaning toward especially since we just had someone come in today to change some locks/combinations :rotate:

    That is... unsurprising.

    In my experience with people being put on admin leave, the situation is usually one where a person is thought to have done something that might be enough to get them fired. The concern then is that, were the person allowed to keep working while the issue was being investigated, and then it turned out that they were indeed guilty of being naughty, the public response to their being allowed to continue working for however many months would be extremely negative.

    Also because that person likely knows they're going to be fired so keep them away from the money/supply closets.

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  • JansonJanson Registered User regular
    Bucketman wrote: »
    Use your skill set to create a steady income stream outside of traditional paths while shifting your paradigm towards a higher growth potential and energize your quarter earnings with the block-chain.

    My eyes automatically glazed over after seeing the first four words

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