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Drnick:
--- Quote from: MD Draco on March 13, 2013, 08:05:23 pm ---hah hah hah, could well be! The only problem there is where to begin... Actually; personally I don't mind if a user doesn't know how to do something, (that's what I'm here for) what really gets me going is when a user doesn't even make a basic effort... I've had a few of those ... I work for an educational institute, and have worked for a few others in my time, as a result of which I have attended, and do attend a lot of "class can't work" calls, so user calls up and if it can't be fixed on the phone, I get sent to fix the issue and this is one of the things that came through; the user could see the image on the projector, the computer was working, but there was nothing on the monitor... I walked in, noticed it (the monitor) wasn't even turned on, pressed the power button and low and behold, it started working!! Amazing the things people will call for!!! lol
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I had almost exactly the same thing last weekend, Called into work about 9am, The guy doing the class is jumping up and down going on with such comments as. "Why is it everytime we come here things don't work?" I think it took me 3 Seconds to see that they hadn't turned the power on for the projector. I switched it on and much like you advised the class that things work much better when they have power :banghead:
ark_ader:
--- Quote from: MD Draco on March 14, 2013, 05:57:30 am ---Wow! 25 years lvl 2... longer than me!! I hit 16 years this year!! More Q's too, though I have to say; awesome sauce! I do love working in line 2... something about it, get less of the mundane that l1 get, and still have a support structure for the "big issues" heh heh :) Nearly applied for a lvl 3 job... pay rise was good... stress level was not, decided I'd stay where I am for now!! lol
I did CCNA once a few years ago, and decided that the darkened rooms required to do such dark voodoo were not for me; we have a team of guys who love the darkness... Working underground for 9 years (ex forces) has left me with only one pre-requisite for all the jobs I go for... I either get to wonder about talking to people and fixing things on the move, or have a window that actually goes outside, so I can at least see daylight or moonlight and get a taste of what's going on in the world!! lol
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I used to do some consulting, and worked on some pretty interesting projects. Level 3 is too demanding, and having to sleep with a pager, you cannot have a normal life with family. The pay is great, but you have to justify the emotional cost. Dealing with crap from management, clients and suppliers. No thanks. I'll let the up and comers and green IT folks take that on.
I am looking forward to some HCI design work, maybe some teaching in the summer and the chance to get my Doctorate in Information Technology. It is nice to have the history of computing behind you. Kids today are usually taught Microsoft Office or ICT. I would like to teach a class starting at the basics of hardware all the way up to game design. Why do you have to wait until college before you get taught all the skills needed to get a good job?
My Mom was telling about apprenticeships in the 1950's. Nearly every kid leaving school went on to work and learn a trade. I think it would be cool to learn while earning, game design, databases or tech support than having to sit through 3 years of freaking boring and expensive college. They would learn a lot more, especially with communication and work ethic, running around getting all the coffees. :lol
griffindodd:
Mine went something like this
- Sinclair ZX81 with 1k of ram and a dodgy power plug that would reset if you tapped it.
- Massive 16k upgrade pack for the ZX81 for XMAS - ZOMG MOWAH POWAH!!!
- Sinclair Spectrum 16k with rubber keyboard and OMG color graphics
- Commodore 64 - Now we're rockin'
- Commodore Amiga - Yeah I'm pretty much a God now
- Discovered girls
- Blurry 25 years or so
- Now build arcade machines in my garage and need a solid 8 hrs sleep every night.
- Level 2 and happy not to be level 3
griffindodd:
Oh and last week...
Had a user trying to log into his computer at home with his work username and password...because he wanted to work from home................................ :timebomb:
Zero_Hour:
Various consoles in mid-late 70's until...
C-64 w 1541 drive and Smith Corona daisy wheel printer (sounded like gunfire whenever I printed a paper) + Apple IIe's and TRS-80s in High School
Amiga 500 w access to various PC clones on campus during undergrad
Pentium 100Mhz w Win 95in Grad School, w SGI workstations and Mac lab that used the infamous PC cards for dual platform badness (seriously great idea that rarely functioned reliably)
Then onto various pro gigs dominated by PCs of varying OS's
Now, I'm a stay at home dad and happy that the only troubleshooting or training I do is for friends and family.
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