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    • DashrenderD
      Dashrender @dafyre
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      @dafyre said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

      @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

      @nerdydad said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

      @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

      @dashrender said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

      Of course they value their employees...

      I've definitely, as a C level advisor, talked to companies that were extremely clear in that they did NOT value their employees and viewed them as a drain on resources but felt compelled to keep them employed.

      Wow. That is kind of blunt. Do C-levels think that they can do better by themselves without the help of a workforce? Just think of the number of hours they would have to spend doing each individuals position just to keep the business running.

      Yes, they said that they would not pay for working computers for their staff because the faster that people could "work", the faster that the company would lose money. They felt that much of their staff actively hurt the company by coming to work and that they did nothing useful.

      Then why keep the unproductive / unuseful staff around collecting a paycheck?

      Exactly - at least with BK, they told you they felt that they where a form of welfare for people.. what was the Marketing Firm's excuse?

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      • scottalanmillerS
        scottalanmiller @dafyre
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        @dafyre said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

        @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

        @nerdydad said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

        @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

        @dashrender said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

        Of course they value their employees...

        I've definitely, as a C level advisor, talked to companies that were extremely clear in that they did NOT value their employees and viewed them as a drain on resources but felt compelled to keep them employed.

        Wow. That is kind of blunt. Do C-levels think that they can do better by themselves without the help of a workforce? Just think of the number of hours they would have to spend doing each individuals position just to keep the business running.

        Yes, they said that they would not pay for working computers for their staff because the faster that people could "work", the faster that the company would lose money. They felt that much of their staff actively hurt the company by coming to work and that they did nothing useful.

        Then why keep the unproductive / unuseful staff around collecting a paycheck?

        Felt compelled to not fire them, it's amazing how many jobs exists because companies feel that they owe it to people.

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller
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          • donaldlandruD
            donaldlandru
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            And internet is back. UNMS reports outages nicely.

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            • DustinB3403D
              DustinB3403 @donaldlandru
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              @donaldlandru said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

              And internet is back. UNMS reports outages nicely.

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              Damn you were down for 13 hours?!

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              • donaldlandruD
                donaldlandru
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                Yes, but given I wouldn't want to climb a 350' tower in a thunderstorm, I don't expect my ISP to either.

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                • DustinB3403D
                  DustinB3403 @donaldlandru
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                  @donaldlandru said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                  Yes, but given I wouldn't want to climb a 350' tower in a thunderstorm, I don't expect my ISP to either.

                  They have grounding equipment for that. .. . put the guy in a faraday suit.

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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller @donaldlandru
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                    @donaldlandru said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                    Yes, but given I wouldn't want to climb a 350' tower in a thunderstorm, I don't expect my ISP to either.

                    Slackers

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller
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                      Why is the Internet on a watertower?

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                      • gjacobseG
                        gjacobse @scottalanmiller
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                        @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

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                        Pondering the future of IT?

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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller @gjacobse
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                          @gjacobse said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                          @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

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                          Pondering the future of IT?

                          Always

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller
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                            And wondering why my wife is still asleep. It's 11am!

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                            • gjacobseG
                              gjacobse @DustinB3403
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                              @dustinb3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                              @donaldlandru said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                              Yes, but given I wouldn't want to climb a 350' tower in a thunderstorm, I don't expect my ISP to either.

                              They have grounding equipment for that. .. . put the guy in a faraday suit.

                              It's not all differences in electrical potential... but the gravity of the wind at that height....

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                              • travisdh1T
                                travisdh1 @scottalanmiller
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                                @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                And wondering why my wife is still asleep. It's 11am!

                                She had the con-junk, her body needs some rest!

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                                • DustinB3403D
                                  DustinB3403 @gjacobse
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                                  @gjacobse said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                  @dustinb3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                  @donaldlandru said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                  Yes, but given I wouldn't want to climb a 350' tower in a thunderstorm, I don't expect my ISP to either.

                                  They have grounding equipment for that. .. . put the guy in a faraday suit.

                                  It's not all differences in electrical potential... but the gravity of the wind at that height....

                                  Oh please, I've seen people climb mountains without protective.

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                                  • gjacobseG
                                    gjacobse @scottalanmiller
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                                    @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                    Why is the Internet on a watertower?

                                    Line of Sight likely....

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                                    • travisdh1T
                                      travisdh1
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                                      Just made a DBAN usb stick. Mwuhahaha

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                                      • gjacobseG
                                        gjacobse @travisdh1
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                                        @travisdh1 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                        Just made a DBAN usb stick. Mwuhahaha

                                        Nuke it,.. Nuke it,..

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                                        • NerdyDadN
                                          NerdyDad @scottalanmiller
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                                          @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                          Why is the Internet on a watertower?

                                          Maybe its a WISP...

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                                          • donaldlandruD
                                            donaldlandru @scottalanmiller
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                                            @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                            Why is the Internet on a watertower?

                                            Not a water tower in this case.. Most of those are around 200'

                                            Because I live in an area where only 1Mbps DSL is available so we have Wireless ISPs (WISPs)

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