It’s been a fun day so far. First I tried to check in on SEB this morning and couldn’t pull the site up cause it was slower than molasses in January. Front end, back end, it was damn near impossible to get in so I sent off a ticket to the good folks at EngineHosting . . . → Read More: Friday the 13th is living up to its reputation today.
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… it can be hard to take it seriously. The contract house that employs me to work at Big Dot Com company also employs the 250 or so operators who work the the stations I support. Once a month they hold a meeting for both shifts of operators wherein they make announcements, give attaboys to . . . → Read More: When your job feels more like being back in high school… The winter semester at Washtenaw Community College starts tonight and for the next 15 weeks or so I’ll be attending classes every night after work except Fridays. Monday nights are my short night with the class lasting only two hours, but on Wednesday it’ll be a lengthy four hours or so. The Tuesday/Thursday class is . . . → Read More: It’s going to be a busy day… It’s amazing the havoc a brownout can cause. Just before noon on Monday our building had a brownout that lasted all of a second—the lights never made it completely off before they were back on again—but it was enough to stop all work since then. We have just over 100 workstations, but each workstation is . . . → Read More: Unplanned day off from work today. Despite my best efforts I didn’t become filthy rich over the two weeks I had off from work so today finds me back behind my desk doing that voodoo that I do, also known as work. I had one voice mail waiting for me and it was from the old lady that doesn’t understand the . . . → Read More: Back to the daily grind… At most of the companies I’ve worked at the day before a holiday break is usually one of the most laid back days of the year. That’s not true today. I’ve been on my feet a good chunk of the day doing station conversions and basically running around as though there was no tomorrow. Which . . . → Read More: Busier than I should be… Imagine you call for tech support at Big.com Company and this is what walked up to your desk… Click to embiggen! … that’s what folks where I work have had to put up with for the past couple of days. The evil that is SantaLes. . . . → Read More: He knows if you’ve been bad or good… I got a phone call from the contracting house I work for about my job today. In summary they said, “Hey, remember how Big.com Company you’re contracted to said they were changing your job to an in-house position and you’d have to reapply and probably wouldn’t get it because you don’t have a college degree? . . . → Read More: Latest news on my job provokes a mixed reaction. EMPLOYMENT LAW Is booting up a computer work, or a work break? The National Law Journal Tresa Baldas / Staff reporter November 17, 2008 Is booting up a computer work, or a work break? More companies fending off suits on the issue. It seems just about anything in the workplace can find its way . . . → Read More: EMPLOYMENT LAW … gone mad? It’s déjà vu all over again as I may soon find myself unemployed once more. Word came down at work that they are redefining my job from being a contracted position to an internal position. The job itself will be the same, but who I directly work for won’t be. As a result I need . . . → Read More: Not having a degree is about to bite me in the ass once again. |
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