Where Do You Work?

[Kari]

lol...if that was a paid job I'd be a millionaire

Married to somebody who has that job, and you'll never be a millionaire. Whatever you do, whatever you earn.

Kari

 

[masterB]

My wife is your colleague!

Kari

yeah but my wife collects the debt outta me also

 

[Bituser]

I'm not legally old enough to have a job. So I just Build and fix computers for people in the community around me. Although I don't usually make much money for this as I usually like to do it for free

 

[Zidane24]

I'm not legally old enough to have a job. So I just Build and fix computers for people in the community around me. Although I don't usually make much money for this as I usually like to do it for free

Let me quote the Joker from The Dark Night

"If you do something well...never do it for free" (I think that is how it went)

It may sound harsh but it will be something you have to get used to doing in the future (if you want to make a substainable income in that field)

 

[Bituser]

Let me quote the Joker from The Dark Night

"If you do something well...never do it for free" (I think that is how it went)

It may sound harsh but it will be something you have to get used to doing in the future (if you want to make a substainable income in that field)

No offence taken. LOL.
BTW I loved the dark Night and the joker was my favourite character.

When I do make money its a hundred dollars here and there. So I can afford win7 and my laptop and ipod. The rest I'm just saving. I hope to get a job in the computer industry one day. Would like my own computer company where I can build my own computers. I love building computers (its so much fun).

 

[holo88]

i believe it was "If your good at something...."


wonder if raidoshack checks for diplomas and all that junk. i could probably lie through my teeth to get a job there. just hope it isnt commission based, no one (i dont think) has magic picture boxes around here. so i probably wouldnt make more than 3 sales a year. cows and scarecrows dont need wifi (lol)

 

[tw33k]

i believe it was "If your good at something...."


wonder if raidoshack checks for diplomas and all that junk. i could probably lie through my teeth to get a job there. just hope it isnt commission based, no one (i dont think) has magic picture boxes around here. so i probably wouldnt make more than 3 sales a year. cows and scarecrows dont need wifi (lol)

if you make a good impression at the interview, they probably wouldn't check. I've had a few jobs where I was "creative" with my resume.

 

[holo88]

yeah. im just terrible when dealing with actual people. a bit quick to tell (who i deam "idiot") to go fornicate themselves.... thats actually never gotten me fired either, hmm.

 

[tw33k]

yeah. im just terrible when dealing with actual people. a bit quick to tell (who i deam "idiot") to go fornicate themselves.... thats actually never gotten me fired either, hmm.

yeah it's hard to remain patient sometimes. one of the hardest things about my job is biting my tongue when dealing with some of the callers i have to listen to

 

[Bituser]

Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.-Bill gates

 

[holo88]

i am 100% indiscriminate when it comes to that certain phrase. everyone from teenage punks to sweet ol' grama has heard that from me at one point or another. like i said before, i used to work around A LOT of generally dumb people. probably why i dont work there anymore.... just sort of snapped on day, said f-it and quit.

 

[Bituser]

i am 100% indiscriminate when it comes to that certain phrase. everyone from teenage punks to sweet ol' grama has heard that from me at one point or another. like i said before, i used to work around A LOT of generally dumb people. probably why i dont work there anymore.... just sort of snapped on day, said f-it and quit.

Hi holo88,
Just wondering if the phrase under your user name is supposed to be "a Bacon of Light" or is it supposed to be "A beacon of light". Just wondering?

 

[bobtran]

Used to work

Then they told me I could go home and just collect my checks without coming in and I got it "Retired" by god and loving it. I used to get up at 5am to be at the data center by 7am so some bozo could call me and ask where he misplaced his notes from the previous day. Sys Admin and Senior DBA US government. On call 24X7X365, vacations....Ha,,,Ha,,,Ha, keep your pager handy and respond within an hour. Currently retired 1 yr 14 days and there isn't enough money to get me to go back to that mad house. Now I just help my friends and neighbors with their little pc problems and collect an occasional dinner for my trouble. I finally get to do what I want when I want and get paid for it. If I'm not on my computers then I'm on my Harley doing miles. Think we can get that added to the olyimpics..."Doing Miles", probably not but man I would be good at it.

 

[tw33k]

Hi holo88,
Just wondering if the phrase under your user name is supposed to be "a Bacon of Light" or is it supposed to be "A beacon of light". Just wondering?

lol..i'm sure he forgot the 'e'

 

[Bituser]

lol..i'm sure he forgot the 'e'

I'm sure he did too. I just didn't want to sound rude. Just in case he is a bacon of light

 

[tw33k]

I'm sure he did too. I just didn't want to sound rude. Just in case he is a bacon of light

or maybe one of the mods changed it as a joke

 

[Mercurial]

lol @ bacon of light !!!

well i'm just a student.. but I get money from being a free lance programmer and scripter of an open source game emulator (eAthena)

 

[Kari]

I'm not legally old enough to have a job. So I just Build and fix computers for people in the community around me. Although I don't usually make much money for this as I usually like to do it for free

...
Would like my own computer company where I can build my own computers.
...

Zidane put it well: If you are good at it, don't do it for free. Many companies from a small one man garage based to a certain giant in Redmond, WA have started like that. Desire to do it, willingness to beat every obstacle and make it happen.

One of the biggest dilemmas for a new entrepreneur is always how to handle friends and other people near you when they are asking your professional help.

One example, I still have to pay when I bring my car to repair shop, even the owner is today my close friend. Some years ago I had a small conflict with this friend when he had called me to fix his non working HD. I picked up his rig, rescued his files, got a new HD from PC-shop and reinstalled his Windows and files I had rescued.

When I returned the rig, he asked me how much should he pay for the new HD. I told him he also have to pay my work, not only the spare parts, and gave him my bill. He looked surprised and said "I thought we were friends!". Completely forgetting I had paid his bills every time I had used his services.

My point is it's nice to be friendly and help people but do not let people to use you. Between the lines I read you really can what you do and people know that. I doubt if telling them "Yes, I can do that. My fee is $**" sends them away.

Kari

 

[JimClass]

if anyone really cares...
I work for 3M Touch Systems developing gesture software and multi-touch controller firmware specializing in 7 compatability. it's fun as a matter of fact.

 

[Tews]

wonder if raidoshack checks for diplomas and all that junk. i could probably lie through my teeth to get a job there.)

Never resort to a lie, when the truth is good enough ..