What Are You Doing Right Now
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@coliver said:
Watched "Odd Thomas" last night... not bad for a comedy/horror thing. Not really that good though.
Oi, I really enjoyed that movie. I thought the actors were pretty good. The story could have used a bit of a polishing, but I felt it was a solid movie.
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@FiyaFly said:
@coliver said:
Watched "Odd Thomas" last night... not bad for a comedy/horror thing. Not really that good though.
Oi, I really enjoyed that movie. I thought the actors were pretty good. The story could have used a bit of a polishing, but I felt it was a solid movie.
The primary actors did a really good job with that movie. Some of the secondary ones. though... The writing was iffy throughout the entire thing and you could see the "twist" from about half way through. Overall it was a C/C+ movie with a lot of promise. I would watch the sequel if it takes places when Odd is older and the theme is a bit darker.
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@coliver said:
@FiyaFly said:
@coliver said:
Watched "Odd Thomas" last night... not bad for a comedy/horror thing. Not really that good though.
Oi, I really enjoyed that movie. I thought the actors were pretty good. The story could have used a bit of a polishing, but I felt it was a solid movie.
The primary actors did a really good job with that movie. Some of the secondary ones. though... The writing was iffy throughout the entire thing and you could see the "twist" from about half way through. Overall it was a C/C+ movie with a lot of promise. I would watch the sequel if it takes places when Odd is older and the theme is a bit darker.
Okay, Nothing you said I disagree with, so we can settle there. And I would be very interested in the sequel.
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Just got back from Malaga with my friends who had been stuck in the Netherlands.
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Just bought some Chicago style pizza from the party store that is 100ft from my apartment. lol.
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@FiyaFly said:
Just bought some Chicago style pizza from the party store that is 100ft from my apartment. lol.
Food in a party store? Sounds a bit sketchy.
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I can't believe how many people let end users manage their own computer just because it is remote.
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Trying to troubleshoot issues my mother is having that she's blaming me for with her...shoot me now...
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@thecreativeone91 said:
I can't believe how many people let end users manage their own computer just because it is remote.
yeah, that is a bizarre one.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@thecreativeone91 said:
I can't believe how many people let end users manage their own computer just because it is remote.
yeah, that is a bizarre one.
I'm starting to realize that most IT pros are ignorant, and somehow just got into the field. I also think this might be why I have trouble getting some job offers, because they don't want to hire someone smarter than them.. Not that I'm all that smart.
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Perhaps they just don't want those of us that are not afraid to think.
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@thecreativeone91 This reminds me... now that I have the majority of our remote workforce off of XP and onto Windows 8.1 I really should finish setting up DirectAccess. I set it up for testing last year but didn't have that many 8.1 Pro clients.
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Wine on the terrace!
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@thecreativeone91 said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@thecreativeone91 said:
I can't believe how many people let end users manage their own computer just because it is remote.
yeah, that is a bizarre one.
I'm starting to realize that most IT pros are ignorant, and somehow just got into the field. I also think this might be why I have trouble getting some job offers, because they don't want to hire someone smarter than them.. Not that I'm all that smart.
I've struggled at many a job because of that...I don't do well with limiting the scope of my vision. That is one way that NTG was both good and bad for me. At NTG, if it was on the network, we handled it. The job after that, I was a glorified secretary. Have an issue with this product? Call the vendor. That product? Call the vendor? Need something on their phone system tweaked? Schedule a tech from another vendor. We didn't actually get to work on much directly. Going from the one extreme to another was a HUGE system shock and ultimately why it didn't work out there.
NTG spoiled me in the "you see an issue, fix it" style of work. Granted, if there was something to RMA, etc, we'd reach out to the manufacturer. Or if it was a TWC issue, we'd work with them. But the whole thing about just calling all these different vendors and techs, made me realize how unique NTG is in their "one-stop shop" mentality. Not how most businesses handle things. I don't think most businesses have enough confidence in their techs to do that.
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@thanksajdotcom That is the situation I am in -- kinda. At my last job, I had my hand in all the cookie jars... At my new employer, I am a Systems Administrator only... We have a lot of nice Cisco Networking gear that I could quickly fix issues on, but I am a System Administrator, not part of the Networking Team. (Sadly, all of our IT Functions are siloed like that... it breaks my heart).
I do like my bosses and folks that I work with, so that is a plus!
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@thanksajdotcom said:
@thecreativeone91 said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@thecreativeone91 said:
I can't believe how many people let end users manage their own computer just because it is remote.
yeah, that is a bizarre one.
I'm starting to realize that most IT pros are ignorant, and somehow just got into the field. I also think this might be why I have trouble getting some job offers, because they don't want to hire someone smarter than them.. Not that I'm all that smart.
I've struggled at many a job because of that...I don't do well with limiting the scope of my vision. That is one way that NTG was both good and bad for me. At NTG, if it was on the network, we handled it. The job after that, I was a glorified secretary. Have an issue with this product? Call the vendor. That product? Call the vendor? Need something on their phone system tweaked? Schedule a tech from another vendor. We didn't actually get to work on much directly. Going from the one extreme to another was a HUGE system shock and ultimately why it didn't work out there.
NTG spoiled me in the "you see an issue, fix it" style of work. Granted, if there was something to RMA, etc, we'd reach out to the manufacturer. Or if it was a TWC issue, we'd work with them. But the whole thing about just calling all these different vendors and techs, made me realize how unique NTG is in their "one-stop shop" mentality. Not how most businesses handle things. I don't think most businesses have enough confidence in their techs to do that.
I've never had that issue. Once I get in the door most usually let me put my hands in a little of everything once they get to know me.
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Sadly, this is a state level job, so yeah, I don't see that happening any time soon, lol.
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@dafyre said:
Sadly, this is a state level job, so yeah, I don't see that happening any time soon, lol.
Guess it depends on the state.
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@dafyre said:
@thanksajdotcom That is the situation I am in -- kinda. At my last job, I had my hand in all the cookie jars... At my new employer, I am a Systems Administrator only... We have a lot of nice Cisco Networking gear that I could quickly fix issues on, but I am a System Administrator, not part of the Networking Team. (Sadly, all of our IT Functions are siloed like that... it breaks my heart).
I do like my bosses and folks that I work with, so that is a plus!
It's also the issue I'm running into at Staples, although with a slightly different spin. One, we don't do much of the tech work in-house anymore. We connect it up to Staples techs who work out of a call-center somewhere in the USA. This means I don't get to do much hands-on tech work anymore, which drives me nuts. I also lost my two assistant managers who backed me up on all my calls. It had gotten to the point at Staples where they trusted me so much that if I made a call on something or felt something needed to be done a certain way, the default was just to accept my call and move on. If they wanted more info, they'd ask but as a rule, my word was as good as a manager's with 90% of stuff.
The reason I struggle with the current system is mostly because the way I handled things worked out well for all parties: the store, the customer and Staples as a whole. Customers were always thrilled with their customer service, Staples and the store made out well in terms of good referrals, good CSAT scores, and increased revenue. The issue is that my new assistant managers don't understand my style, haven't seen it work over several years, and also do things very differently. The problem is that what they do is self-destructive to the store, and that's more than I can deal with.
I'm very used to just dealing with everything in the tech department and my current sales manager is on a power trip (not just with me and those aren't just my words) and wants to micro-manage everything but in a way that's totally wrong. The only positive is that my GM has my back 100% and while my sales manager thinks he's got me on the ropes, he doesn't realize that he's not even close. So that's good. However, my GM retires in five years, after which my time at Staples will permanently be done.
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@thanksajdotcom Give it a chance... Maybe you'll get a new GM who is also halfway decent... and one who can fire the Sales manager....
