Man, I was doing real well about not being anxious about job hunting for a bit, but then the Project Manager asked me point blank "what are you going to do" while driving me to the metro and reminded me that the boss is totally unreliable on how long I'll be employed for if we don't land more contracts and asked what I'll do if the job vapourizes and whooooooops there's that feeling of my heart sinking into my stomach time to throw myself into drinking beer and playing Zelda and not thinking for a while
In a totally positive and supportive way, I feel like you should be applying to like 10 jobs a day right now, even if it cuts into Zelda time. You post multiple times a day about how shit your current job is. That really sucks! Start spending all your spare time applying, or doing additional training/certifying.
I've essentially applied to every company I could find in my industry in four separate cities over two months; I narrowed my search back down to two cities because I don't think I'd have been happy in the others and would have just moved out of desperation. I've been watching Indeed and LinkedIn daily.
Problem is I've become pretty specialized. I don't really know what certifications would be valuable beyond a Masters degree, and I haven't hit that point of desperation yet.
Believe me, it's not for lack of trying. I had to scale back the amount of time I spent applying for work because it was really messing with my mental health.
Do the blue-chip defense contractors not have any work for non-citizens? Those're such huge countries I assumed they had to have something for immigrants.
Not really.
It's much easier to get a citizen through the clearance process and the defense companies can usually fill their jobs without too much trouble.
Like anything there are exceptions (usually PhDs for stuff they just can't find), but it isn't super common.
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CambiataCommander ShepardThe likes of which even GAWD has never seenRegistered Userregular
He did let me know that the city I'm applying for does have some fiber on poles so that makes it more certain that I will get the pole climbing training and test. He also pointed out that if you can get certified for pole climbing that's a good thing since it makes you more valuable. I agree and I actually do want to learn how... I just hope that my fear doesn't win out when it comes down to it.
So I used to do Cat-5 runs and mini dish roof installations and the like a long time ago. I started out really not liking heights, but actually managed to get over it over time. Same with being uncomfortable in crawlspaces lessening over time too, now that I think about it. I just, kind of got used to it, and it bothered me less each time. Didn't have to do much pole work though, since technically we weren't supposed to be going up them at all. . .
I think unless it is a debilitating fear it is something you can adapt to. So if that's the only issue you have with the pole work, you can make it work.
I don't feel like I have a debilitating fear of heights. My main deals with pole climbing is: 1) The training is like 2 weeks, which feels a pretty short time to get used to it. 2 weeks after your first time on the pole, you have to climb to a height of 20 ft 2) Once you climb high enough, the pole will be swaying in the wind (these are practice poles, not tethered to anything). The swaying could really get me.
"If you divide the whole world into just enemies and friends, you'll end up destroying everything" --Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind
He did let me know that the city I'm applying for does have some fiber on poles so that makes it more certain that I will get the pole climbing training and test. He also pointed out that if you can get certified for pole climbing that's a good thing since it makes you more valuable. I agree and I actually do want to learn how... I just hope that my fear doesn't win out when it comes down to it.
So I used to do Cat-5 runs and mini dish roof installations and the like a long time ago. I started out really not liking heights, but actually managed to get over it over time. Same with being uncomfortable in crawlspaces lessening over time too, now that I think about it. I just, kind of got used to it, and it bothered me less each time. Didn't have to do much pole work though, since technically we weren't supposed to be going up them at all. . .
I think unless it is a debilitating fear it is something you can adapt to. So if that's the only issue you have with the pole work, you can make it work.
I don't feel like I have a debilitating fear of heights. My main deals with pole climbing is: 1) The training is like 2 weeks, which feels a pretty short time to get used to it. 2 weeks after your first time on the pole, you have to climb to a height of 20 ft 2) Once you climb high enough, the pole will be swaying in the wind (these are practice poles, not tethered to anything). The swaying could really get me.
Go rock climbing indoors. Fall in the harness a few times. You get a lot more comfortable with heights when you're confident in your safety equipment (I got to the point in my construction harness that I'd jump off occasionally to freak out my foreman).
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Donovan PuppyfuckerA dagger in the dark isworth a thousand swords in the morningRegistered Userregular
So as our office manager has been off for two/three weeks on compassionate leave, I have become the stand in receptionist. Aka going "oh I'm sorry, they're just about to go into a meeting, may I take a message?" when the bosses don't want to talk to people on the phone.
My landarch boss overheard me today and went "You're really good at that"
Me: "What...? Oh... Lying to people?"
Her: "Yep!"
If it wasn't for this job I'd seriously consider going to a nearby tech school to learn more advanced welding techniques.
Cause man, I super dig that kind of work.
Talking about it yesterday made me wanna do it some more.
They should run weekend courses, can you make time for that?
If it wasn't for a job I'm going to move cross-country for that is. I should've done it last fall cause but I was lazy and burnt out on school too much to force myself into it.
So as our office manager has been off for two/three weeks on compassionate leave, I have become the stand in receptionist. Aka going "oh I'm sorry, they're just about to go into a meeting, may I take a message?" when the bosses don't want to talk to people on the phone.
My landarch boss overheard me today and went "You're really good at that"
Me: "What...? Oh... Lying to people?"
Her: "Yep!"
Skillz.
"Weird, to be honest, I've never really done it before. I'm usually very truthful."
So as our office manager has been off for two/three weeks on compassionate leave, I have become the stand in receptionist. Aka going "oh I'm sorry, they're just about to go into a meeting, may I take a message?" when the bosses don't want to talk to people on the phone.
My landarch boss overheard me today and went "You're really good at that"
Me: "What...? Oh... Lying to people?"
Her: "Yep!"
Skillz.
"Weird, to be honest, I've never really done it before. I'm usually very truthful."
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Also I didn't get gastroenteritis from my coworker so hoorah. Always nice to know I'm safe from exploding at both ends.
So as our office manager has been off for two/three weeks on compassionate leave, I have become the stand in receptionist. Aka going "oh I'm sorry, they're just about to go into a meeting, may I take a message?" when the bosses don't want to talk to people on the phone.
My landarch boss overheard me today and went "You're really good at that"
Me: "What...? Oh... Lying to people?"
Her: "Yep!"
Skillz.
"Weird, to be honest, I've never really done it before. I'm usually very truthful."
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Also I didn't get gastroenteritis from my coworker so hoorah. Always nice to know I'm safe from exploding at both ends.
Well, don't be too hasty here. You're safe from exploding at both ends for this particular reason. Never count out spontaneous explosions altogether.
Man, I was doing real well about not being anxious about job hunting for a bit, but then the Project Manager asked me point blank "what are you going to do" while driving me to the metro and reminded me that the boss is totally unreliable on how long I'll be employed for if we don't land more contracts and asked what I'll do if the job vapourizes and whooooooops there's that feeling of my heart sinking into my stomach time to throw myself into drinking beer and playing Zelda and not thinking for a while
In a totally positive and supportive way, I feel like you should be applying to like 10 jobs a day right now, even if it cuts into Zelda time. You post multiple times a day about how shit your current job is. That really sucks! Start spending all your spare time applying, or doing additional training/certifying.
I've essentially applied to every company I could find in my industry in four separate cities over two months; I narrowed my search back down to two cities because I don't think I'd have been happy in the others and would have just moved out of desperation. I've been watching Indeed and LinkedIn daily.
Problem is I've become pretty specialized. I don't really know what certifications would be valuable beyond a Masters degree, and I haven't hit that point of desperation yet.
Believe me, it's not for lack of trying. I had to scale back the amount of time I spent applying for work because it was really messing with my mental health.
Do the blue-chip defense contractors not have any work for non-citizens? Those're such huge countries I assumed they had to have something for immigrants.
Not really.
It's much easier to get a citizen through the clearance process and the defense companies can usually fill their jobs without too much trouble.
Like anything there are exceptions (usually PhDs for stuff they just can't find), but it isn't super common.
I think main exception is to have already worked as part of that sphere. So like someone who is Canadian Defense related and may/may not have worked with DoD would have a load easier time.
There are cases where work can be...segregated and given to non-cleared people.
So as our office manager has been off for two/three weeks on compassionate leave, I have become the stand in receptionist. Aka going "oh I'm sorry, they're just about to go into a meeting, may I take a message?" when the bosses don't want to talk to people on the phone.
My landarch boss overheard me today and went "You're really good at that"
Me: "What...? Oh... Lying to people?"
Her: "Yep!"
Skillz.
You could always just say they're "unavailable." That's my usual go to.
So as our office manager has been off for two/three weeks on compassionate leave, I have become the stand in receptionist. Aka going "oh I'm sorry, they're just about to go into a meeting, may I take a message?" when the bosses don't want to talk to people on the phone.
My landarch boss overheard me today and went "You're really good at that"
Me: "What...? Oh... Lying to people?"
Her: "Yep!"
Skillz.
It surprising how hard it is to get people to be good gate keepers.
Well, don't be too hasty here. You're safe from exploding at both ends for this particular reason. Never count out spontaneous explosions altogether.
I do admire your optimism!
Well you always do such a bang up job on projects. Owing, no doubt, to your not infrequent flashes of brilliance, and that fiery spark of determination.
I also hear reports that you're the one to call to come bust some heads.
I will always say my supervisor is either unavailable or I'll "check" (put them on hold and turn around to ask if they want to talk to them).
Also while looking up high schools in the area I found an interesting Wiki article about the time the Air Force in the 1950's had one of their drones go rogue here and failed to shoot it down with rockets...that then kind of landed in the city itself. The shining moment was when two utility workers were having lunch in the shade with their truck parked on the other side of the street when suddenly a stray rocket blows the truck to bits. Ooops.
I will always say my supervisor is either unavailable or I'll "check" (put them on hold and turn around to ask if they want to talk to them).
Also while looking up high schools in the area I found an interesting Wiki article about the time the Air Force in the 1950's had one of their drones go rogue here and failed to shoot it down with rockets...that then kind of landed in the city itself. The shining moment was when two utility workers were having lunch in the shade with their truck parked on the other side of the street when suddenly a stray rocket blows the truck to bits. Ooops.
I'm disappointed there isn't a win/lose like there was on the emu war.
Though holy shit, 1000 acres scorched? Way to go California, always burning all the time for little reason.
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"Edna Carlson, who lived in the home on Third Street East, said that a chunk of shrapnel from one Air Force rocket burst through the front window of her home, ricocheted off the ceiling, went through a wall and came to rest in a kitchen cupboard."
Be a good way to need to change pants real quick.
I will always say my supervisor is either unavailable or I'll "check" (put them on hold and turn around to ask if they want to talk to them).
Also while looking up high schools in the area I found an interesting Wiki article about the time the Air Force in the 1950's had one of their drones go rogue here and failed to shoot it down with rockets...that then kind of landed in the city itself. The shining moment was when two utility workers were having lunch in the shade with their truck parked on the other side of the street when suddenly a stray rocket blows the truck to bits. Ooops.
I'm disappointed there isn't a win/lose like there was on the emu war.
Though holy shit, 1000 acres scorched? Way to go California, always burning all the time for little reason.
Edit:
"Edna Carlson, who lived in the home on Third Street East, said that a chunk of shrapnel from one Air Force rocket burst through the front window of her home, ricocheted off the ceiling, went through a wall and came to rest in a kitchen cupboard."
Be a good way to need to change pants real quick.
The problem was that this occurred during that brief period where the Air Force got the goosey idea that supersonic fighters wouldn't need guns, and integrated fire control was in its infancy. So the fighters had no way to take the drone down except what wound up being dumb rockets.
Work got hit with layoffs today. Unfortunately I was one the unlucky ones. Unemployment and house husband life for me until I get this figured out. Sucks but such is life.
He did let me know that the city I'm applying for does have some fiber on poles so that makes it more certain that I will get the pole climbing training and test. He also pointed out that if you can get certified for pole climbing that's a good thing since it makes you more valuable. I agree and I actually do want to learn how... I just hope that my fear doesn't win out when it comes down to it.
So I used to do Cat-5 runs and mini dish roof installations and the like a long time ago. I started out really not liking heights, but actually managed to get over it over time. Same with being uncomfortable in crawlspaces lessening over time too, now that I think about it. I just, kind of got used to it, and it bothered me less each time. Didn't have to do much pole work though, since technically we weren't supposed to be going up them at all. . .
I think unless it is a debilitating fear it is something you can adapt to. So if that's the only issue you have with the pole work, you can make it work.
I don't feel like I have a debilitating fear of heights. My main deals with pole climbing is: 1) The training is like 2 weeks, which feels a pretty short time to get used to it. 2 weeks after your first time on the pole, you have to climb to a height of 20 ft 2) Once you climb high enough, the pole will be swaying in the wind (these are practice poles, not tethered to anything). The swaying could really get me.
Go rock climbing indoors. Fall in the harness a few times. You get a lot more comfortable with heights when you're confident in your safety equipment (I got to the point in my construction harness that I'd jump off occasionally to freak out my foreman).
This is a sensible idea! There's a university near me with a rock climbing wall and it only costs $5 to get in for the day. I'll see if I can give it a try some weekend.
"If you divide the whole world into just enemies and friends, you'll end up destroying everything" --Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind
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Work got hit with layoffs today. Unfortunately I was one the unlucky ones. Unemployment and house husband life for me until I get this figured out. Sucks but such is life.
Since I know some folks here have worn many hats over the years - pardon me for cross-posting this from the Help Forum - but does anyone have a way to reach Gamestop corporate either by phone or email? I have an order from the website that's been messed up and my 4 attempts with the Contact us form have gotten me nowhere.
I found the number for their PR guy.
817-424-2000
I also still have the number for the corporate top level fraud guy and an email address for the vice president of the company for...reasons
I will always say my supervisor is either unavailable or I'll "check" (put them on hold and turn around to ask if they want to talk to them).
Also while looking up high schools in the area I found an interesting Wiki article about the time the Air Force in the 1950's had one of their drones go rogue here and failed to shoot it down with rockets...that then kind of landed in the city itself. The shining moment was when two utility workers were having lunch in the shade with their truck parked on the other side of the street when suddenly a stray rocket blows the truck to bits. Ooops.
I'm disappointed there isn't a win/lose like there was on the emu war.
Though holy shit, 1000 acres scorched? Way to go California, always burning all the time for little reason.
Edit:
"Edna Carlson, who lived in the home on Third Street East, said that a chunk of shrapnel from one Air Force rocket burst through the front window of her home, ricocheted off the ceiling, went through a wall and came to rest in a kitchen cupboard."
Be a good way to need to change pants real quick.
The problem was that this occurred during that brief period where the Air Force got the goosey idea that supersonic fighters wouldn't need guns, and integrated fire control was in its infancy. So the fighters had no way to take the drone down except what wound up being dumb rockets.
At least at this point in time the Antelope Valley was mostly unpopulated. If that sort of incident occurred nowadays there'd be muuuuuch more destruction.
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Today is a bad RNG day for my productivity metrics. See, lately (as in all this year) I've been getting a lot of easy-cancel orders. Those are fast to do and show up in productivity immediately. So if I work 12 orders of that type, 12 orders appear in my productivity as you'd expect. Today has been a day where I'm mostly only getting orders that won't completely for another 5 days or so, and maybe won't complete at all. That means no matter how fast I work them, it won't be fast enough, my productivity will look terrible because of all the orders that don't count but still add to my work time. Observe:
See the task that took me 3:10:59? On the top row, the one where my productivity is counted, it says I only worked 4 orders in that time. No bueno, I'll never get 100% on that one unless I start getting some cancel orders. On the lower set of numbers you can see that the actual amount of orders I worked is 12. So unless I'm magically able to do orders 3 times as fast as normal, it's gonna continue to suck. Hell, getting an order and working it 3 times as fast as normal doesn't even always help: If that order is a "won't complete until later" order, it just adds to my time but doesn't count as an order worked, so my productivity goes down. Gotta love this company. I can't wait to get out in the field and get away from WFM.
"If you divide the whole world into just enemies and friends, you'll end up destroying everything" --Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind
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webguy20I spend too much time on the InternetRegistered Userregular
We think we're getting metrics at our office.
Our manager, who is a corporate VP, is giving up her management of our office and it is being taken over by the LAX manager.
The LAX manager comes from another company, one that was very big on file counts. In LAX, he has instituted a file count requirement of 150/month. When I was in LAX, I probably did 300-400 files per month. But now I am in PDX, and in another aspect of the business, and I have no idea what my file counts are like. Do files I work that are opened by an office in Prague help my counts? I dunno!
Do files I open but someone else finishes help my count or theirs? I dunno!
We're not there yet, but I strongly suspect I will hate bullshit metrics pretty soon.
I've been thinking more and more about looking for another job, but criminy, I do not want to get back out in that hunt.
But will involve throwing homeless people out or subduing them until police arrive.
However I still have no weekends.
okay,
what the fuck
Think of a place that would attract homeless for good reason, for their benefit, and could escalate into me running diplomacy checks, strength checks, agility checks, and a whole lot of luck checks.
But will involve throwing homeless people out or subduing them until police arrive.
However I still have no weekends.
okay,
what the fuck
Think of a place that would attract homeless for good reason, for their benefit, and could escalate into me running diplomacy checks, strength checks, agility checks, and a whole lot of luck checks.
Wear something with thick sleeves or some sort of forearm guard, they will bite.
Work got hit with layoffs today. Unfortunately I was one the unlucky ones. Unemployment and house husband life for me until I get this figured out. Sucks but such is life.
Work got hit with layoffs today. Unfortunately I was one the unlucky ones. Unemployment and house husband life for me until I get this figured out. Sucks but such is life.
Today is a bad RNG day for my productivity metrics. See, lately (as in all this year) I've been getting a lot of easy-cancel orders. Those are fast to do and show up in productivity immediately. So if I work 12 orders of that type, 12 orders appear in my productivity as you'd expect. Today has been a day where I'm mostly only getting orders that won't completely for another 5 days or so, and maybe won't complete at all. That means no matter how fast I work them, it won't be fast enough, my productivity will look terrible because of all the orders that don't count but still add to my work time. Observe:
See the task that took me 3:10:59? On the top row, the one where my productivity is counted, it says I only worked 4 orders in that time. No bueno, I'll never get 100% on that one unless I start getting some cancel orders. On the lower set of numbers you can see that the actual amount of orders I worked is 12. So unless I'm magically able to do orders 3 times as fast as normal, it's gonna continue to suck. Hell, getting an order and working it 3 times as fast as normal doesn't even always help: If that order is a "won't complete until later" order, it just adds to my time but doesn't count as an order worked, so my productivity goes down. Gotta love this company. I can't wait to get out in the field and get away from WFM.
I don't understand how these calculations work and it's pissing me right the fuck off
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You're trying to make me blush.
T'won't work.
And handsome and virile too!
Not really.
It's much easier to get a citizen through the clearance process and the defense companies can usually fill their jobs without too much trouble.
Like anything there are exceptions (usually PhDs for stuff they just can't find), but it isn't super common.
I don't feel like I have a debilitating fear of heights. My main deals with pole climbing is: 1) The training is like 2 weeks, which feels a pretty short time to get used to it. 2 weeks after your first time on the pole, you have to climb to a height of 20 ft 2) Once you climb high enough, the pole will be swaying in the wind (these are practice poles, not tethered to anything). The swaying could really get me.
Go rock climbing indoors. Fall in the harness a few times. You get a lot more comfortable with heights when you're confident in your safety equipment (I got to the point in my construction harness that I'd jump off occasionally to freak out my foreman).
They should run weekend courses, can you make time for that?
My landarch boss overheard me today and went "You're really good at that"
Me: "What...? Oh... Lying to people?"
Her: "Yep!"
Skillz.
If it wasn't for a job I'm going to move cross-country for that is. I should've done it last fall cause but I was lazy and burnt out on school too much to force myself into it.
"Weird, to be honest, I've never really done it before. I'm usually very truthful."
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Also I didn't get gastroenteritis from my coworker so hoorah. Always nice to know I'm safe from exploding at both ends.
Well, don't be too hasty here. You're safe from exploding at both ends for this particular reason. Never count out spontaneous explosions altogether.
I think main exception is to have already worked as part of that sphere. So like someone who is Canadian Defense related and may/may not have worked with DoD would have a load easier time.
There are cases where work can be...segregated and given to non-cleared people.
I do admire your optimism!
You could always just say they're "unavailable." That's my usual go to.
I do usually.
It surprising how hard it is to get people to be good gate keepers.
aka liars.
Well you always do such a bang up job on projects. Owing, no doubt, to your not infrequent flashes of brilliance, and that fiery spark of determination.
I also hear reports that you're the one to call to come bust some heads.
Central city core
But will involve throwing homeless people out or subduing them until police arrive.
However I still have no weekends.
http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=16534
Also while looking up high schools in the area I found an interesting Wiki article about the time the Air Force in the 1950's had one of their drones go rogue here and failed to shoot it down with rockets...that then kind of landed in the city itself. The shining moment was when two utility workers were having lunch in the shade with their truck parked on the other side of the street when suddenly a stray rocket blows the truck to bits. Ooops.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Palmdale
okay,
what the fuck
I think royce works security?
I'm disappointed there isn't a win/lose like there was on the emu war.
Though holy shit, 1000 acres scorched? Way to go California, always burning all the time for little reason.
Edit:
"Edna Carlson, who lived in the home on Third Street East, said that a chunk of shrapnel from one Air Force rocket burst through the front window of her home, ricocheted off the ceiling, went through a wall and came to rest in a kitchen cupboard."
Be a good way to need to change pants real quick.
The problem was that this occurred during that brief period where the Air Force got the goosey idea that supersonic fighters wouldn't need guns, and integrated fire control was in its infancy. So the fighters had no way to take the drone down except what wound up being dumb rockets.
I really just want to coast tomorrow, that whole thing was both a massive momentum killer on other work and draining.
This is a sensible idea! There's a university near me with a rock climbing wall and it only costs $5 to get in for the day. I'll see if I can give it a try some weekend.
We're rooting for you!
I also still have the number for the corporate top level fraud guy and an email address for the vice president of the company for...reasons
At least at this point in time the Antelope Valley was mostly unpopulated. If that sort of incident occurred nowadays there'd be muuuuuch more destruction.
See the task that took me 3:10:59? On the top row, the one where my productivity is counted, it says I only worked 4 orders in that time. No bueno, I'll never get 100% on that one unless I start getting some cancel orders. On the lower set of numbers you can see that the actual amount of orders I worked is 12. So unless I'm magically able to do orders 3 times as fast as normal, it's gonna continue to suck. Hell, getting an order and working it 3 times as fast as normal doesn't even always help: If that order is a "won't complete until later" order, it just adds to my time but doesn't count as an order worked, so my productivity goes down. Gotta love this company. I can't wait to get out in the field and get away from WFM.
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Our manager, who is a corporate VP, is giving up her management of our office and it is being taken over by the LAX manager.
The LAX manager comes from another company, one that was very big on file counts. In LAX, he has instituted a file count requirement of 150/month. When I was in LAX, I probably did 300-400 files per month. But now I am in PDX, and in another aspect of the business, and I have no idea what my file counts are like. Do files I work that are opened by an office in Prague help my counts? I dunno!
Do files I open but someone else finishes help my count or theirs? I dunno!
We're not there yet, but I strongly suspect I will hate bullshit metrics pretty soon.
I've been thinking more and more about looking for another job, but criminy, I do not want to get back out in that hunt.
Think of a place that would attract homeless for good reason, for their benefit, and could escalate into me running diplomacy checks, strength checks, agility checks, and a whole lot of luck checks.
http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=16534
Wear something with thick sleeves or some sort of forearm guard, they will bite.
Thank you!
At work I'm blocked on... a lot of things actually.
AWS caught fire at some point so I lost a good bit of work there.
Walking to the train, and a truck drives by and now I'm covered in slush and snow. Cool.
Miss my train.
Get the next one, get home, and the elevator's broken. I'm on the 14th floor.
Fully expecting the water to be off in my apartment or something at this point.
Sorry to hear that man, that's really shit
I don't understand how these calculations work and it's pissing me right the fuck off