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Re: This Made My Day/Improved My Day Thread! - Eschatos - 02-27-2015

(02-27-2015, 12:23 AM)matter11 link Wrote: I graduated in December and just got a job. I don't have shit for experience so I'm really glad to have it. Just IT help desk (I'd say I'm prepared for frustration by reading so many horror stories but I know I'm truly not) and general office administration duties. I'll get to expand into duties in the IT department as I work there more. They're a technical staffing firm for engineers so needless to say they do a lot with databases and this branch only as one guy who does SQL (what I liked learning). I'm hoping I can get him to shrug some of that work onto me so I can get that delicious professional experience for my resume.

http://youtu.be/xEUh4FZIf8E

Man, I was in pretty much the exact same situation. Just got an offer today for a software development job in DC!

Re: This Made My Day/Improved My Day Thread! - at0m - 02-27-2015

BaltiBeer 2015, the embeerening, needs to happen. 5 years after the first BaltiBeer, it definitely needs to be a thing.

Re: This Made My Day/Improved My Day Thread! - Greatbacon - 02-27-2015

(02-27-2015, 10:15 AM)atm0m link Wrote: BaltiBeer 2015, the embeerening, needs to happen. 5 years after the first BaltiBeer, it definitely needs to be a thing.

I'd come down for an est coast best coast meetup

Re: This Made My Day/Improved My Day Thread! - StolenToast - 02-27-2015

(02-27-2015, 01:32 AM)Eschatos link Wrote: [quote author=matter11 link=topic=3603.msg283735#msg283735 date=1425014622]
I graduated in December and just got a job. I don't have shit for experience so I'm really glad to have it. Just IT help desk (I'd say I'm prepared for frustration by reading so many horror stories but I know I'm truly not) and general office administration duties. I'll get to expand into duties in the IT department as I work there more. They're a technical staffing firm for engineers so needless to say they do a lot with databases and this branch only as one guy who does SQL (what I liked learning). I'm hoping I can get him to shrug some of that work onto me so I can get that delicious professional experience for my resume.

http://youtu.be/xEUh4FZIf8E

Man, I was in pretty much the exact same situation. Just got an offer today for a software development job in DC!
[/quote]I have a story for you, matter11.

So I work in that same menial IT support job you just got but I've been here for a year.  Today the lab where I work opened late and HR sent out an email requesting people fill out their timesheets by 2pm, which is usually noon.  Maybe 20 minutes after the email went out we experienced total site-wide network failure.  Absolutely everything was down... except the VoIP system, including my helpdesk phone.  So I received a good 40 or 50 calls in the span of 30 minutes asking about access to the timesheet they just got an email about (and other things).  Not too bad but people are still coming to me with real issues while this is happening.  We couldn't send out a sitewide alert because that system was down.

Anyway after a few hours they tell me the network is fixed and all the servers are rebooting, so services will be coming up slowly.  The calls haven't stopped so I tell people this, and eventually everyone gets the message and the calls stop.  Fast forward an hour, and a text goes out saying that "all services have been restored", which turned out to be a filthy lie since the timesheet server was still down.  So now all these people who were trying to access the timesheet in the first place have been informed that, basically, timesheet is back up and are trying to get to it and failing.  Thinking (and reasonably so) that this is an individual error since clearly "all" services have been restored, about half of the people who called me during the downtime are now calling AGAIN.  This in addition to people who are trying to reach a couple other services that are ALSO still down. 

And that was my Friday afternoon.  Here is a quote from today on irc:
Quote:12:44 StolenToast | lookin forward to a nice quiet afternoon

That being said, this is not typical.  Once you get accustomed to your office's systems and procedures it's mostly mindless changing passwords and such.  And I like your SQL plan.  I executed a similar scheme with redhat linux, and now I am the only intern who knows linux and they gave me sudo on most site computers and access to the red hat satellite interface.  And beyond that I've learned a lot of very valuable things about enterprise computer systems which any future employer will definitely want to see.

Re: This Made My Day/Improved My Day Thread! - matter11 - 02-28-2015

(02-27-2015, 05:56 PM)StolenToast link Wrote: [quote author=Eschatos link=topic=3603.msg283738#msg283738 date=1425018744]
[quote author=matter11 link=topic=3603.msg283735#msg283735 date=1425014622]
I graduated in December and just got a job. I don't have shit for experience so I'm really glad to have it. Just IT help desk (I'd say I'm prepared for frustration by reading so many horror stories but I know I'm truly not) and general office administration duties. I'll get to expand into duties in the IT department as I work there more. They're a technical staffing firm for engineers so needless to say they do a lot with databases and this branch only as one guy who does SQL (what I liked learning). I'm hoping I can get him to shrug some of that work onto me so I can get that delicious professional experience for my resume.

http://youtu.be/xEUh4FZIf8E

Man, I was in pretty much the exact same situation. Just got an offer today for a software development job in DC!
[/quote]
Silliness

And that was my Friday afternoon.  Here is a quote from today on irc:
Quote:12:44 StolenToast | lookin forward to a nice quiet afternoon

That being said, this is not typical.  Once you get accustomed to your office's systems and procedures it's mostly mindless changing passwords and such.  And I like your SQL plan.  I executed a similar scheme with redhat linux, and now I am the only intern who knows linux and they gave me sudo on most site computers and access to the red hat satellite interface.  And beyond that I've learned a lot of very valuable things about enterprise computer systems which any future employer will definitely want to see.
[/quote]

I appreciated that, it's gonna be scary being the first target whenever something changes. It's a pretty small building so maybe I'll request a megaphone to deliver branch-wide announcements.

Re: This Made My Day/Improved My Day Thread! - KarthXLR - 03-02-2015

Being on set with Tina Fey, Martin Freeman, and Margot Robbie was kind of surreal.

Re: This Made My Day/Improved My Day Thread! - Dtrain323i - 03-02-2015

(03-02-2015, 05:31 PM)Karth link Wrote: Being on set with Tina Fey, Martin Freeman, and Margot Robbie was kind of surreal.


Don't forget all of us little people on your way to the top.

Re: This Made My Day/Improved My Day Thread! - rumbot - 03-03-2015

(03-02-2015, 05:52 PM)Dadtrain323i link Wrote: [quote author=Karth link=topic=3603.msg283794#msg283794 date=1425335485]
Being on set with Tina Fey, Martin Freeman, and Margot Robbie was kind of surreal.

Don't forget all of us little people on your way to the top.
[/quote]

Speak for yourself. I want Karth to forget about me like I want to forget about Badlands.

Re: This Made My Day/Improved My Day Thread! - Dr. Zaius - 03-03-2015

(03-03-2015, 08:12 PM)rumbot link Wrote: [quote author=Dadtrain323i link=topic=3603.msg283796#msg283796 date=1425336764]
[quote author=Karth link=topic=3603.msg283794#msg283794 date=1425335485]
Being on set with Tina Fey, Martin Freeman, and Margot Robbie was kind of surreal.

Don't forget all of us little people on your way to the top.
[/quote]

Speak for yourself. I want Karth to forget about me like I want to forget about Badlands.
[/quote]

Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)

Re: This Made My Day/Improved My Day Thread! - Elder - 03-05-2015

I kinda like making these shorts

XCOM the road ahead

Re: This Made My Day/Improved My Day Thread! - Dr. Zaius - 03-06-2015

tax return was deposited this morning. paid off one of my small student loans, which frees up $40 a month.

a small victory for a slightly more financially responsible zaius

Re: This Made My Day/Improved My Day Thread! - CaffeinePowered - 03-07-2015

This is one of the most legit looking fan games I've ever seen


MOTHER 4 Gameplay Trailer

Re: This Made My Day/Improved My Day Thread! - CaffeinePowered - 03-10-2015

Machine will be fixed tomorrow by time I get off of work, $70

Re: This Made My Day/Improved My Day Thread! - Cineo - 03-13-2015

Lil Wayne got swatted

http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Calls-Released-in-Swatting-Incident-at-Lil-Waynes-Miami-Beach-Mansion-296067181.html


But seriously..swatting is bad mmkay?

Re: This Made My Day/Improved My Day Thread! - Neptune - 03-21-2015

I got my fucking car back.  It's the cleanest it's ever been. As you can see, it now has a rear bumper.  Not showing it, of course, because I don't really want to put my license plates on the forums.  You guys are crazy (but mostly in a good way).
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Re: - at0m - 03-21-2015

You can always shoop it out

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Re: This Made My Day/Improved My Day Thread! - CaffeinePowered - 03-21-2015

(03-21-2015, 01:22 AM)Neptune link Wrote: I got my fucking car back.  It's the cleanest it's ever been. As you can see, it now has a rear bumper.  Not showing it, of course, because I don't really want to put my license plates on the forums.  You guys are crazy (but mostly in a good way).

Too late, I already have your EXTIF data

Re: - Dtrain323i - 03-21-2015

I've been married 6 years as of today.

Re: - rumbot - 03-21-2015

(03-21-2015, 11:00 AM)Dadtrain323i link Wrote: I've been married 6 years as of today.

[Image: happy-manniversary-7jpdnr.jpg]

Re: This Made My Day/Improved My Day Thread! - Coelit - 03-22-2015

(03-13-2015, 07:16 AM)KillerObe link Wrote: Lil Wayne got swatted

http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Calls-Released-in-Swatting-Incident-at-Lil-Waynes-Miami-Beach-Mansion-296067181.html


But seriously..swatting is bad mmkay?
https://youtu.be/SGnPUUQ1ZoA


Terrorists win