I just got fired...

Post by **haas mark** » 2002-10-04 11:12pm

TIme to go get a higher-paying, better-hours job...!

I coulda done this before, but I wasa waiting for a certain background check to come in...and my stupid managers couldn't get a hold of me...grr...I don't think they know how to dial a phone...

Any suggestions? I need a job BAD!!!

salm · Post by **salm** » 2002-10-04 11:25pm

anything but architect.

it will be hard enough for me to get a job since there´s a tidal wave of architects comming in.

Post by **haas mark** » 2002-10-04 11:33pm

No...I am majoring in Comp Sci...

salm · Post by **salm** » 2002-10-04 11:37pm

thanks

Alyeska · Post by **Alyeska** » 2002-10-04 11:42pm

I got fired from my tech support job last spring. They fired me for doing something that they specifically told me was ok before hand... So I told them to go fuck themselves and decided to go back to college. I am now only 3 semesters away from my 4 year degree and I feel like sending a letter to my former employers thanking them for freeing me from such a shitty job and giving me the boost to finish my college education.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2002-10-04 11:43pm

Alyeska wrote:I got fired from my tech support job last spring. They fired me for doing something that they specifically told me was ok before hand... So I told them to go fuck themselves and decided to go back to college. I am now only 3 semesters away from my 4 year degree and I feel like sending a letter to my former employers thanking them for freeing me from such a shitty job and giving me the boost to finish my college education.

When in doubt, get authorization in writing. It's covering your own ass

Alyeska · Post by **Alyeska** » 2002-10-04 11:47pm

phongn wrote:
Alyeska wrote:I got fired from my tech support job last spring. They fired me for doing something that they specifically told me was ok before hand... So I told them to go fuck themselves and decided to go back to college. I am now only 3 semesters away from my 4 year degree and I feel like sending a letter to my former employers thanking them for freeing me from such a shitty job and giving me the boost to finish my college education.
When in doubt, get authorization in writing. It's covering your own ass

I did get authorization in writing, and from about 6 different supervisors. Thing was my tech contract was up and the only people left on the contract were the "slow" support agents. All the fast ones got bumped to other contracts. There were going to keep us on this one as long as possible them move us over. But if they could find an excuse to fire us rather then move us to another contract, they used it.

Really pissed me off to because I had the highest quality scores. Shows you that the tech support industry favors speed over quality. All the fast ones got bumped over to MSN tech support

Azeron · Post by **Azeron** » 2002-10-04 11:55pm

Yah its a funny thing with tech support. They chain the thing. they don;t want people to think, just read the manual on the screen. Only a level 3 tech is supposed to think.

My aunt called me up on fixing her vpn conection to work (setting it up too), well after fixing it, there was a DOS attack on their server, and she couldn;t connect. She called up tech support, and they fucked the whole thing up. They don't even know the difference between proxies and a toaster. So tech Support called me up and asked for help. So I wrote up a couple of scripts for them to hand out to people to do it automatically. These guys are dumb.

Glad to hear you got out of it.

Post by **haas mark** » 2002-10-04 11:56pm

Anyways, anyone in Albuquerque that can help me find a job and fast...?

Alyeska · Post by **Alyeska** » 2002-10-04 11:58pm

Azeron wrote:Yah its a funny thing with tech support. They chain the thing. they don;t want people to think, just read the manual on the screen. Only a level 3 tech is supposed to think.

My aunt called me up on fixing her vpn conection to work (setting it up too), well after fixing it, there was a DOS attack on their server, and she couldn;t connect. She called up tech support, and they fucked the whole thing up. They don't even know the difference between proxies and a toaster. So tech Support called me up and asked for help. So I wrote up a couple of scripts for them to hand out to people to do it automatically. These guys are dumb.

Glad to hear you got out of it.

Well two years ago it rocked. I was working graveyard earning 10% on my wages as well as working when people hardly called and was allowed to surf ALMOST any website. They were bassicaly paying me to surf the net and take the occasional call, and they payed me EXTRA for this. It was hog heaven for me. But last spring sucked. The managers got anal retentive and decided you couldn't surf between calls anymore and they fired me for surfing on my computer durring my break, which is ALLOWED by company policy.

Better then MSN. You aren't even allowed to read on MSN. One girl got fired for studying her college books between calls.

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2002-10-05 12:02am

It will be better one of these days, you can get a tech job like mine, where you do most of your support in person or via dameware.

Id hate to be on a Help Desk line. However, all tech jobs are in bad shape now days. Out here in Silicon Valley there is not jack to be found.

Just a day or two ago we found out our company lost a major contract, I would not be surprised if this time next week we close.

Azeron · Post by **Azeron** » 2002-10-05 01:00am

My dream IT job would be some guy the dept boss of some major bank, and take kickbacks fro major software vendors by depositing it in a back account in some central american country.

Ohh yah, like you will catch me, when I control the data......lol

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2002-10-05 01:03am

Alyeska wrote:Better then MSN. You aren't even allowed to read on MSN. One girl got fired for studying her college books between calls.

Of course. MSN tries to discourage independent thought, remember? Independent thinking might lead to questions. Fascist megalomaniacs don't like questions.

Post by **haas mark** » 2002-10-05 01:11am

Maybe I could try MCI...or AOHell

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2002-10-05 01:41am

verilon wrote:Maybe I could try MCI...or AOHell

You would work for WorldcomTheft, or Assholes On-Line?

David · Post by **David** » 2002-10-05 02:00am

Oh please, I work at McD's, it can't be much worse than that.

Kamakazie Sith · Post by **Kamakazie Sith** » 2002-10-05 07:33am

verilon wrote:Maybe I could try MCI...or AOHell

I recommend against working for AOL. I hated that job so very much. They have a thing against people that actually try and troubleshoot problems, the managers lie, and I swear if there is a position that people actually enjoy working.....they take it away.

Also, the managers seem to keep a "hit list" if you get on that list you will be fired eventually....and for the smallest thing. Don't work there.

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2002-10-05 09:07am

AOL?

As a Tech person thats like asking a Jew to run Nazi land

Larz · Post by **Larz** » 2002-10-05 01:56pm

Don't do AOhell, as everyone is saying, its rather shitty. MCI telemarketing isn't bad as long as you can adapt to the crap they put you through, Albuquerque is a crap place to find a job, try looking for on at UNM less you want to find a wageslave job (the "would you like fries with that" variety...)

Post by **haas mark** » 2002-10-05 04:56pm

*shudder8 eww...fries...I will REFUSE to work anywhere I have to fip burgers...

But I am trying to keep my options open...I am going to put in an application at Denny's today, and I could always get a job at Century 14 as Usher-B (projectionist, for those of you that have never worked in a movie thatre). I could also do a position at the CIRT lab...

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2002-10-05 05:08pm

Alyeska wrote:
phongn wrote:
Alyeska wrote:I got fired from my tech support job last spring. They fired me for doing something that they specifically told me was ok before hand... So I told them to go fuck themselves and decided to go back to college. I am now only 3 semesters away from my 4 year degree and I feel like sending a letter to my former employers thanking them for freeing me from such a shitty job and giving me the boost to finish my college education.
When in doubt, get authorization in writing. It's covering your own ass
I did get authorization in writing, and from about 6 different supervisors. Thing was my tech contract was up and the only people left on the contract were the "slow" support agents.

Well, you seem to enjoy not working there, but if you really wanted it, you could fight back against them

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2002-10-05 05:22pm

MCI telemarketing isn't bad as long as you can adapt to the crap they put you through

Heeheehee...the last time an MCI telemarketer called, I told him I prefer my long distance service be provided by companies that haven't gone bankrupt. They never know how to respond to that.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2002-10-05 06:17pm

David wrote:Oh please, I work at McD's, it can't be much worse than that.

We'll if you bring the country your in into the equation