The New Hobbit Hole

[htur_75]

Sounds good to me. :-D

[Overtaxed]

So is this job over when the school year starts?

[htur_75]

It'll be over on the 3rd of August. I don't have to worry about the fall school year since I don't have to take any classes. At least not till Spring semester.

[Overtaxed]

Will you be student teaching for Fall semester or working another job?

[htur_75]

Planning on working another temp job till December. Then student teaching in January to May.

[Overtaxed]

Hope you get something that's more bearable.

40 minutes to go?

[htur_75]

Unfortunately I close tonight. I work till 7:00. It's not too bad today though. No irate people coming in, biting my head of. At least not yet. There still is time.

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

Good afternoon! Still at work here, but no longer working... just waiting for my ride home to start the weekend!

[htur_75]

Glad to have you join us. Hope you day went well.

[htur_75]

Glad to have you join us. Hope your day went well.

[Overtaxed]

Hi Bear. Is this your last day at this job?

I'm getting dinner together so I won't be downing pints on an empty stomach.

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

Thank you! It was pretty tolerable today... but then, Fridays are usually ok, knowing that the weekend is just hours away! :)

[htur_75]

Oops didn't mean to double post. My computer is working slow and I thought it hadn't posted and hit the post button again. Oh well.

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

Is this your last day at this job?

No, not sure when my last day will be. It was supposed to end on the 31st, but there was always a chance it could be extended. I don't think it will be, though, and I'm fairly glad of that. Have had some contact this week from people looking for system admins, so maybe I'll be able to get back to my regular line of work soon!

[Overtaxed]

Well hope you get the system admin job. It doesn't sound like you like your current gig all that well.

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

It doesn't sound like you like your current gig all that well.

The work is ok... but this place has the worst-run IT department I've ever seen. It's very frustrating.

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

Well hope you get the system admin job

Thank you! I'm keeping several portions of my anatomy crossed, just in case it helps.... :)

[Overtaxed]

Management problems, huh?

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

Management problems, huh?

Well, I think their big problem is that they're a quasi-governmental agency. The IT department has standardized only the basic PC, monitor, and printer... anything else a particular department wants (scanner, CDRW drive, etc.) the department just goes out and buys for itself, and then has the IT department install. The PCs are leased, but the monitors are purchased... and all of the monitors are old, at least 5 to 6 years old. The standard printer is an HP LaserJet 4si, a model which came out about 6 years ago... although I moved an even older LaserJet IIIsi today, still in operation. I've asked several people why they don't take the money spent on maintaining the old monitors and printers and buy new stuff, but apparently the purchasing process for a large-scale purchase like that is so Byzantine as to make it a near impossibility. And I still can't figure out why they simply didn't lease new monitors to go with the leased new PCs that we're installing!

I guess I need 2JM's rant smiley. :)

[Overtaxed]

Hehehe....if my connection were faster and not breaking everytime I pushed a button I would try to find that smilie for you.

They don't do streamlining, huh? That must be a pain if you're networking. They are networking, aren't they?