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“I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.”

“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.”

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Don't really want to mention the company name here - too bad the lounge isn't password protected anymore!

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I really wish I had an interesting job, but the interesting ones just don't pay as well as the stupidly boring ones.

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Originally posted by Serengeti:
Maybe one day...

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Nope, the boring ones will always pay higher.

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“I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.”

“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.”

i dropped out of college because i felt it was, much like high school, day care for adolescents.

i worked for firestone for a year as a mechanic and am now going to NADC to get a shitty tech school diploma and all of my ASE certifications (should have master tech by february of next year.).

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“I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.”

“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.”

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Originally posted by Serengeti:
I really wish I had an interesting job, but the interesting ones just don't pay as well as the stupidly boring ones.

Maybe one day...

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“I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.”

“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.”

Pay's better but the boredom factors has increased tenfold. Guess I'll be here more often. I'm working at the same company I worked for when I started coming to this board in '99.

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I'm an electrician at Boeing. Don't fly those 737's!!! i do the wiring inside the cockpit.

if you guys are looking for work. boeing is hiring like crazy.
www.boeing.com/employment

they need more electricians and mechanics

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“I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.”

“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.”

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Originally posted by Serengeti:
Technically I'm a DBA, but in reality I sit in front of a computer screen all day slowly letting my brain go numb while the hope of some interesting work fades ever closer to oblivion.

I really wish I had an interesting job, but the interesting ones just don't pay as well as the stupidly boring ones.

Maybe one day...

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I used to be an Oracle DBA, back in 96-97. It was pretty interesting back then but I think the task is less so now because of all the automated monitoring software you can get. Sure, it was around back then too, but I think it's more advanced now. However, I value the knowledge and experience I gained as a DBA and I really like working with databases (something I don't really do now). I would like to get back into that now that the arse has fallen out of RFID.

[ 08-10-2007: Message edited by: Mad Max ]

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Currently working as an Account Manager for a large outsourcing/logistics firm near Dallas. (Out of IT, but deal with JD Edwards on a daily basis) Was in IT for 3 years, made it up to System Administrator before the company went under. Also was a contractor for FEMA after Katrina.

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Originally posted by RagingBITCH:
Long time no see guys.

Currently working as an Account Manager for a large outsourcing/logistics firm near Dallas. (Out of IT, but deal with JD Edwards on a daily basis) Was in IT for 3 years, made it up to System Administrator before the company went under. Also was a contractor for FEMA after Katrina.

I like IT and wouldn't mind getting into consulting upon finishing my MBA, but not sure how much I want to get back into it. I hate the desk job with a passion...realized that recently. Have plans on getting my personal training certifications and start doing that at night/on the side.

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Holy shit its Melvin (right?).

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I'm sittin' pretty at the U of Waterloo. . . trying to remember why the hell I signed up for quantum physics without refreshing my linear algebra first.

But other than that, just living the life of a starving student. The pay sucks, and I miss the west coast ocean breezes and the mountains (it's too fucking flat out here, and it's not even the prairies). I did get awesome safety goggles because I did the Frosh week stuff (I'm a second year transfer so I didn't have to). So I've got that going for me.

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“I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.”

“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.”

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Originally posted by RaverBoy:
In just over one month, I start my new job as a game programmer (C++, PC and console) at Avalanche Studios

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Congrats Raver - good news

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I might be looking for new pastures soon, however. It's been 9 years already - it might be time to move on

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“I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.”

“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.”

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Congrats to rvr. I remember playing the demo for Just Cause and being mostly impressed. You're with a group that has some amazing potential.

Me, I'm back to designing synthetic rubber compounds for adhesive and sealant applications. I may have even had a hand in developing the potting compounds grumpy probably uses (although knowing who he works for, that's unlikely).

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How the hell did I fall sideways into an Analyst job? a fucking ANALYST!!??...
They made me an offer I couldn't refuse. I'm with Ser on this one... Boredom = $big bucks$

Something wrong with the math there!
But nothing wrong with the paycheck.

It pays for the Harley.

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I plan and implement server clusters into existing networks. My official title is 'Lead Engineer' but I take on more of a project management role.

xbox-rettah
wow-rettahdam (Azjol-Nerub)

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Nice to see you, MH

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I still use Opera.

Still pluggin' away at a that physics degree. 3rd year now.

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“I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.”

“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.”

Hi Hatter good to see you.

Computer Network Administrator but I still support our shrinking automotive manufacturing division's QA department especially their TS16949/ISO9000 status.

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I'm the lead "Web Architect" for a pair of colleges in central California. Basically, I tell our operations guys how to configure our web servers, I write software to support distance education systems, and I tell all of our web content and design people that they're doing their jobs wrong.

At the moment, I'm writing an authenticated C# based YouTube clone from scratch (including automated video transcoding). I'd hardly call my job fun, but I enjoy the fact that it's a challenge and that I'm constantly doing different things. It could be worse...I could be a DBA.

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Has to be done using LaTeX typesetting, and have the format of a Physics Review Letter (Journal Article)

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“I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.”

“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.”

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