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RE: IT support/employee rant thread
September 15, 2014 at 7:32 pm
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Hah! Yeah. I can remember running Mechwarrior II on a 486-33. It ran too fast to actually play it. :o
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RE: IT support/employee rant thread
September 16, 2014 at 1:52 pm
I got out of IT ~12 years ago & never looked back. Network OSP design is much more satisfying.
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RE: IT support/employee rant thread
September 16, 2014 at 2:29 pm
It still amazes me to this day that IT has little respect. I mean I think it can be safe to say IT people are the main driving force behind the economy right now. After all we keep the damn computers running right?
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RE: IT support/employee rant thread
September 16, 2014 at 2:37 pm
(September 16, 2014 at 2:29 pm)bladevalant546 Wrote: It still amazes me to this day that IT has little respect. I mean I think it can be safe to say IT people are the main driving force behind the economy right now. After all we keep the damn computers running right?
Wal-Mart & fast-food are also driving economical forces. Gotta find a niche that is hard to outsource or completely automate. I'm suggesting to my kids to become plumbers & electricians.
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RE: IT support/employee rant thread
September 16, 2014 at 2:38 pm
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid.
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RE: IT support/employee rant thread
September 16, 2014 at 2:39 pm
I am trying to get into the project management and design of networks. I do not want to be part of maintenance side.
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RE: IT support/employee rant thread
September 16, 2014 at 2:40 pm
OR.. an evangelist faith healer who writes self help books
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RE: IT support/employee rant thread
September 17, 2014 at 6:29 pm
I keep thinking of writing a "Left Behind" type book. The faithful are a great group to target in terms of sales!
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RE: IT support/employee rant thread
September 17, 2014 at 6:54 pm
(September 17, 2014 at 6:29 pm)Dragonetti Wrote: I keep thinking of writing a "Left Behind" type book. The faithful are a great group to target in terms of sales!
Do it from the perspective of someone who was raptured.
Day One: "God called me home. My family didn't come with me. I was a little upset that they'll be burning in hell for all eternity but, on the bright side, I get to spend eternity with God so who cares?"
Day 2 "Spent the day on my knees praising god. What an awesome way to spend my day. Feel sorry for those left on Earth as they get on with their empty lives without me."
Day 3: " "Spent the day on my knees praising god. What an awesome way to spend my day."
Day 4: "Spent the day on my knees praising god. What an awesome way to spend my day."
Day 10,000 "Spent the day on my knees praising god. What an awesome way to spend my day."
Day 20,000 "Spent the day on my knees praising god."
Day 100,000: "Spent the day on my knees praising god."
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"You did WHAT? With WHO? WHERE???"
