What's your job?

Daryl Z71 · March 4, 2015

5 years here too. i spent my first year as an Architect major before i realized it wasn't for me.

ha i haven't heard any complaints from the guys on site.

That's good then. They're probably one of our best made parts too. the bigger ones (2" and up) are made in my department too.

4.8guy · March 4, 2015

My worst day in IT was a few weeks ago... got an email that Thermal threshold has been exceeded in our server room, current tem 82 degrees. 8:30 at night... Nobody technically on call, co-worker had been drinking so he cant drive, nobody else answered their phones... and my wifes at work. Threw both kids in the truck after waking them up, drove the 5 miles to work. Setup my kids with drinks and snacks in the conference room and netflix and was here till 12:30AM... didnt get anyone here to pick up the kids till 11pm. I took the next day off ;-)

I feel your pain. This week we are moving accounting into a new building, then next week, IT has to move and that means moving 5 server racks, bringing down the entire network the farm depends on 24/7 down so we can move them and redeploy them a mile away. I have 6 pc's to deploy and an entire warehouse to somehow do preventative maintenance on before Friday. And we're still fighting Mimecast. This week has been hell and next week will be hell part II.

Skeeter McSkeet · March 4, 2015

nice. how was the land surveyor test? i took both of my PE exams last year. one of them was held at a convention center at the same time Comic Con going on. talk about the largest collection of geeks/nerds under one roof...

Was that at the San Diego convention center? I Was out there last July for a conference and I think it was comic con that was going to be there a week or 2 later.

-Skeet

Porter_ · March 4, 2015

Was that at the San Diego convention center? I Was out there last July for a conference and I think it was comic con that was going to be there a week or 2 later.

-Skeet

no i'm in WA state.

wurgs · March 5, 2015

nice. how was the land surveyor test? i took both of my PE exams last year. one of them was held at a convention center at the same time Comic Con going on. talk about the largest collection of geeks/nerds under one roof...

Not too terrible, there were a surprising number of GIS and Photogrammetry questions though. The Land Survey Intern test was actually harder in my opinion, more math and other calcs.

Taking both PE exams in one year must have been fun.

idnative1948 · March 5, 2015

Funny guy! I fixed it. Ummm, one too many Basil Haydens most likely here.

You've been retired since the future?!? I'm impressed. What made you come back to 2015 to write that?

06_GMC · March 5, 2015

Signal Maintenance Foreman for Union Pacific Railroad. Have 16 maintainers under me spanning 750 miles of track from Colorado to Utah. Hopefully taking the management test this month and we'll see what happens from there. I also have 4 kids which keeps me busy too.

Mckenzie · March 5, 2015

Signal Maintenance Foreman for Union Pacific Railroad. Have 16 maintainers under me spanning 750 miles of track from Colorado to Utah. Hopefully taking the management test this month and we'll see what happens from there. I also have 4 kids which keeps me busy too.

any tips for getting on with a railroad company ?

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Luster · March 5, 2015

Jr. Network Administrator for a small bank in the north east. I've been in IT for about 10 years now and most days I enjoy going to work. IT is def not for everyone and your friends sisters uncles sons cousin's best friends sisters boyfriend does not know EVERYTHING about computers or he wouldnt be working at Mc Donalds at age 42 ( nothing against anyone who does, but dont lay claim to a title if you havent worked a day in that field ) Sigh... "OH my nephew is into computers...." Yes im sure he has an impressive collection of porn....

Yep, I need to buy the shirt that says "No I won't fix your computer". Most people couldn't handle a bad day in IT. Such as our new spam monitor called mimecast has hijacked everyone's emails and won't release them and we have 300 users breathing down our necks.

You guys need to do what my son did...

He started his own company for side jobs (outside his regular IT job).

"Sure, I'd be happy to take look at your computer, here's my business card, with my rates posted on the back side!"

He actually does quite well. You can charge whatever you want as a consultant.

TJMaine · March 5, 2015

I do some side work, mostly for family..... I make some money here and there. I'll be ramping up the "side biz" in the near future.

06_GMC · March 6, 2015

any tips for getting on with a railroad company ?

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I believe you have Norfolk Southern and CSX in your area. Both are good companies. If you are willing to move you can get on with any railroad. Every railroads website is how they hire people nowadays. Go to the companies you are interested in and see what's available. The Signal department is the highest paying department for field work. Most any company will allow you to transfers departments once you get hired. So really you could apply for any job and then do an internal transfer between departments.

Rewillia · March 6, 2015

+30 years as a global logistics specialist for major international upstream oil & gas exploration, development and production company, retiring next year

ChevyMan23 · March 10, 2015

Cool

I am a certified blackbelt

Ryan

Congrats??

I am a certified carrier of a S&W Shield .40

(Sorry, don't really understand your reply. The sarcasm I get, the reason, I do not.)

Rewillia · March 11, 2015

Congrats??

I am a certified carrier of a S&W Shield .40

I too am a proud and responsible member of the concealed gun permit association and a lifetime NRA member, which includes my .380 ACP Walther PPKs that fits well within the console side pocket.

Kung Fu that!