What are you doing right now?

[memovieaddict]

extremely sleepy at work...almost hit my head on my computer monitor

[Captain Kirk]

I'm getting ready for bed. I shouldn't have stayed up but I ended up listening to Cabin Pressure Series 4.

[nefilim]

updating WoT and browsing

[Lucy Diamond]

I'm making the impossible possible.

Again.

Of course.




Dad had a saying:

"Proper Planning Prevents P!$$ Poor Performance."

Thank you Dad.

\m/,

[sk33tr]

watching.....and remembering.

[BJKH]

Eating a bagel, getting ready for class, tormenting my own mind by thinking too much about something.

[Lucy Diamond]

I'm having a conversation with someone about conflict resolution and how frightened people sometimes put other people in danger by yelling "Calm Down".

I had a talk with a state trooper once and he told me that the most sure fire way to get someone shot in a hostage situation is to tell the "perp" to calm down.

They even have web pages about it.


http://peacefulplanetcommunication.c.../27/calm-down/


I dunno...I have to deal with people all day long and I think it is funny how the more basic personality types seem to repeat themselves.



Just felt like typing...pay no mind.

~LD

[Trigger89]

Updating my CV. Hopefully I find a job in IT very soon.

[David LFC]

In from work tired

[nefilim]

Originally Posted by Trigger89

Updating my CV. Hopefully I find a job in IT very soon.

i wish you luck ... looking for a job (in IT) too. quit last one myself.

[Trigger89]

Originally Posted by nefilim

i wish you luck ... looking for a job (in IT) too. quit last one myself.

Thanks dude. May I ask why you quit?

[Scarriere]

and planning our last day here in The City.
Bbq later with my wife sisters, niece , daughter, step kids and others.
My step son and I looked everywhere for a couple of 49ers jerseys and came up dry. I already have an older Montana one, but it would've been cool if we found one for him.

[nefilim]

Originally Posted by Trigger89

Thanks dude. May I ask why you quit?

sure.

to put it shorlty : burnout.

a little explation : started in a US owned company here in Finland 13 yrs ago. in IT dept. of 5 people. over the years downsized to 2.

and my day was like : at least 8 am to work. off about 4:30. then US office startd the day. (time difference you see) and they started to call me, email, having conference calls. my work day continued to 12 pm. and I got no money from the work i did at home - tho everyone addmitted i did it and did it well.

then I started at university to study IT.

one may ask when I had the time ? did not ! i slep only couple of hours, workd at office, worked at home and studied at home.

then collapse.

sick leave.

did not want to go back -> quit.

now looking 4 work.

I know it was stupid of me to try to cope w/ no free time and being stressed out all the time. but ... i loved my work and wanted to get better and move on w/ my 'career'

... colleague in the IT was no good at english so most of the communication was left to me ...

that's it ...

[Trigger89]

Originally Posted by nefilim

sure.

to put it shorlty : burnout.

a little explation : started in a US owned company here in Finland 13 yrs ago. in IT dept. of 5 people. over the years downsized to 2.

and my day was like : at least 8 am to work. off about 4:30. then US office startd the day. (time difference you see) and they started to call me, email, having conference calls. my work day continued to 12 pm. and I got no money from the work i did at home - tho everyone addmitted i did it and did it well.

then I started at university to study IT.

one may ask when I had the time ? did not ! i slep only couple of hours, workd at office, worked at home and studied at home.

then collapse.

sick leave.

did not want to go back -> quit.

now looking 4 work.

I know it was stupid of me to try to cope w/ no free time and being stressed out all the time. but ... i loved my work and wanted to get better and move on w/ my 'career'

... colleague in the IT was no good at english so most of the communication was left to me ...

that's it ...

I think it's hard to beat a 9-5 job, and I agree with my uncle when he says that a 9-5 job isn't as common as it used to be. I was studying Computer Science in University as well and I recently obtained my Degree. I'm glad I chose the IT field as it's the way forward (technology wise) and there are always plenty of IT jobs around.

That's unfortunate that you had to quit and I understand why you did. I would have quit too as I love to get plenty of sleep/rest and spare time. I hope you find another job nefilim, and with it progress further in your career. Best of luck dude.

OT - Finished updating my CV. I am now applying for jobs online. Tedious task but it has to be done. I must start doing the lottery.

[sk33tr]

Originally Posted by Trigger89

I think it's hard to beat a 9-5 job, and I agree with my uncle when he says that a 9-5 job isn't as common as it used to be. I was studying Computer Science in University as well and I recently obtained my Degree. I'm glad I chose the IT field as it's the way forward (technology wise) and there are always plenty of IT jobs around.

That's unfortunate that you had to quit and I understand why you did. I would have quit too as I love to get plenty of sleep/rest and spare time. I hope you find another job nefilim, and with it progress further in your career. Best of luck dude.

OT - Finished updating my CV. I am now applying for jobs online. Tedious task but it has to be done. I must start doing the lottery.

sure wish it was like that over here.

i graduated with 2 degrees in 2006 and still haven't found a job.

[nefilim]

Originally Posted by Trigger89

I think it's hard to beat a 9-5 job, and I agree with my uncle when he says that a 9-5 job isn't as common as it used to be. I was studying Computer Science in University as well and I recently obtained my Degree. I'm glad I chose the IT field as it's the way forward (technology wise) and there are always plenty of IT jobs around.

That's unfortunate that you had to quit and I understand why you did. I would have quit too as I love to get plenty of sleep/rest and spare time. I hope you find another job nefilim, and with it progress further in your career. Best of luck dude.

OT - Finished updating my CV. I am now applying for jobs online. Tedious task but it has to be done. I must start doing the lottery.

Thanks & Cheers !

Nef

[Trigger89]

Originally Posted by sk33tr

sure wish it was like that over here.

i graduated with 2 degrees in 2006 and still haven't found a job.

IT companies/businesses are frequently looking for applicants where I'm from. The type of IT roles are mainly developing and programming.

[sk33tr]

Originally Posted by Trigger89

IT companies/businesses are frequently looking for applicants where I'm from. The type of IT roles are mainly developing and programming.

a lot of people say the same thing here, but i don't see it.

every time i talk to someone i get told i don't have enough experience. i point out my 2 degrees and they tell me i don't have enough "real world" experience.

really? so how the hell did all these other people get their jobs? how did some of these people get their first jobs? it's almost like i'm being punished for going to school to try and further myself.

my dad never went to college and he had a great job for over 30 years. and it was in computers. but of course he had to train other people in their jobs and because they had a degree they made more money than him.

he trained them...

they made more money...all because they had some piece of paper from somewhere that said they passed some classes.

yeah, that makes sense.

almost makes me sorry i ever went to school to get those 2 degrees.


and what's worse is my resume looks bad because i have several jobs where i wasn't there too long. two of them were temporary jobs (1 internship and 1 seasonal) and 1 is where i worked for a coke-head. i quit that one for obvious reasons. and the last one i had i quit because my boss told me it didn't matter if i was on the clock or not. except YEAH, IT DOES MATTER!!! if i'm not on the clock, then you don't get to tell me what to do. if i'm on salary then, yeah, you can do that. i have no problems with that. but if i'm on hourly and i have to clock in every day then you don't get to be my boss when i'm not on the clock.

[Trigger89]

Originally Posted by sk33tr

a lot of people say the same thing here, but i don't see it.

every time i talk to someone i get told i don't have enough experience. i point out my 2 degrees and they tell me i don't have enough "real world" experience.

really? so how the hell did all these other people get their jobs? how did some of these people get their first jobs? it's almost like i'm being punished for going to school to try and further myself.

my dad never went to college and he had a great job for over 30 years. and it was in computers. but of course he had to train other people in their jobs and because they had a degree they made more money than him.

he trained them...

they made more money...all because they had some piece of paper from somewhere that said they passed some classes.

yeah, that makes sense.

almost makes me sorry i ever went to school to get those 2 degrees.


and what's worse is my resume looks bad because i have several jobs where i wasn't there too long. two of them were temporary jobs (1 internship and 1 seasonal) and 1 is where i worked for a coke-head. i quit that one for obvious reasons. and the last one i had i quit because my boss told me it didn't matter if i was on the clock or not. except YEAH, IT DOES MATTER!!! if i'm not on the clock, then you don't get to tell me what to do. if i'm on salary then, yeah, you can do that. i have no problems with that. but if i'm on hourly and i have to clock in every day then you don't get to be my boss when i'm not on the clock.

I notice that most jobs that I have been applying for today do require previous experience, and you have hit the nail on the head when you talk about "Real World" experience. It's not fair nowadays for job hunters, and it is certainly tougher. We have all these big commercial companies competing against each other and it's like you have to be the 'perfect' applicant in order to get the job.

Speaking of the perfect applicant, I've noticed that they want applicants with either a first degree or a 2.1. I find this very unfair. IMO, a degree is a degree. Obtaining a degree is a great achievement but if you graduate with a 2.2 or a Third then (depending on the job) its not good enough.

[Lucy Diamond]

Speaking of the job market
I got the following resume yesterday from someone who says they know me:
(names and work places omitted for obvious reasons.)

Work Experience
Someplace 2004
Temporarily worked at a Graphic Design studio in Hackensack, New Jersey as part of a student internship program run by High School for a semester. Mostly mounting work with a little work with Illustrator and Photoshop.

Some Other Place 2011-Present
Filling in for the Graphic Designer at the Minuteman Press shop in Fairlawn, New Jersey working with Photoshop, Illustrator, and Adobe InDesign doing graphic design work mostly as a freelance designer. Duties include dealing with walk-in customers and reoccurring customers doing original work and recreations of past jobs.

Skills
Adobe Creative Suite up to 6.0 – Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign Knowledge and understanding of typography and design principlesTraditional/Digital Illustration

Some people don't even try.