Intern prep....
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What exactly does your internship cover? Just software or is there hardware involved?
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What's PDX?
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PBX, oops.
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Willing interns? So I take it the captured POWs used last time didn't work out?
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@tonyshowoff said:
Willing interns? So I take it the captured POWs used last time didn't work out?
Guess not.
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Not much prepares you for NTG. Just go into it with an open mind and completely ready to learn. Also, don't be afraid to challenge Scott. Just be prepared to back up your argument.
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For the record, I have won debates with two different engineers at NTG, both a current and former one. Both were regarding printers. I rest my case.
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@thanksajdotcom said:
Not much prepares you for NTG.
LOL. This needs to be cross-stitched and put on a wall somewhere.
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@thanksajdotcom said:
Also, don't be afraid to challenge Scott.
Change that to be afraid NOT to challenge Scott. Although far less as an intern than a staffer, but the sentiment is important. We are an idea company, not a hierarchy. I get emergency technical veto power when pushes comes to shove, but if I'm arguing with you, that means I'm not in a position to put the brakes on - keep arguing. If you have a good point, it should be defensible.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@thanksajdotcom said:
Also, don't be afraid to challenge Scott.
Change that to be afraid NOT to challenge Scott. Although far less as an intern than a staffer, but the sentiment is important. We are an idea company, not a hierarchy. I get emergency technical veto power when pushes comes to shove, but if I'm arguing with you, that means I'm not in a position to put the brakes on - keep arguing. If you have a good point, it should be defensible.
One of the things I always respected most about you.
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Thanks.
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@scottalanmiller said:
Thanks.
Most people who are at your level expect you to take their word as gospel and feel that they cannot be wrong. You take the approach that should be taken, which is still open-minded. If you're right, which you are 98% of the time, you can defend yourself. On the off-chance you're wrong or there is an even better way to do something, you learn something and become even better.
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I'm not at the challenging stage yet. Sorry @scottalanmiller
Trying to be ahead of the curve.
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@BMarie said:
I'm not at the challenging stage yet. Sorry @scottalanmiller
Trying to be ahead of the curve.
Being ahead of the curve means having well-supported challenges. But I understand what you mean.
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I have learned that after twenty-five years in IT, and thirty-seven years of exposure to computers - I still have quite a bit to learn.
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@thanksajdotcom said:
For the record, I have won debates with two different engineers at NTG, both a current and former one. Both were regarding printers. I rest my case.
To be fair, Printers/MFPs/Copiers aren't IT they are machines. They are about as much IT as a car that is connected to a computer for testing/monitoring is IT.
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@thecreativeone91 said:
@thanksajdotcom said:
For the record, I have won debates with two different engineers at NTG, both a current and former one. Both were regarding printers. I rest my case.
To be fair, Printers/MFPs/Copiers aren't IT they are machines. They are about as much IT as a car that is connected to a computer for testing/monitoring is IT.
They aren't strictly IT, but the context of both conversations was IT related. One was with @scottalanmiller about an HP printer and their terms as it applied to consumer/business applications. The other was with @alexntg in regards to a solution for a customer.
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Knowing how to research and troubleshoot is the bulk of IT. If you know how to research products and have a base knowledge of the technology available, your possible wisdom is infinite. Of course experience plays a major role and how you implement technologies.
You will feel more comfortable once you dive into that lab and gain experience in research, troubleshooting, and test deployments.
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@IRJ said:
Knowing how to research and troubleshoot is the bulk of IT. If you know how to research products and have a base knowledge of the technology available, your possible wisdom is infinite. Of course experience plays a major role and how you implement technologies.
You will fill more comfortable once you dive into that lab and gain experience in research, troubleshooting, and test deployments.
This times a GOOGLEPLEX!
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@IRJ said:
Knowing how to research and troubleshoot is the bulk of IT. If you know how to research products and have a base knowledge of the technology available, your possible wisdom is infinite. Of course experience plays a major role and how you implement technologies.
You will feel more comfortable once you dive into that lab and gain experience in research, troubleshooting, and test deployments.
The test deployment won't fully compare you for a live deployment. Every IT person will tell you, that things can go wrong (even if its out of your hands) during deployments . Stay cool and focused on the issue(s). Once you learn this, deployments will be second nature to you. Of course our goal is to never have anything go wrong during a deployment, but realistically it happens even if it isn't your fault.
