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I'm sick of computers!

SagaLore

SagaLore

Elite Member
Actually, I'm sick of people, when it comes to computers.

I'm a "network engineer" for a state-wide accounting firm. I don't mind the traveling, I don't mind the hours, but I hate it when I'm working on 999999 things and users come to my cubicle asking for some quick help and just stand there as if I'm not already working on major projects at that time. And then, when I go to the user and tell them I'm going to be upgrading their system or software or whatever, they give me the line "oh take your time, doesn't need to be done right away, it's not urgent, blah blah blah" and then the next day their calling my boss asking why something hasn't been done for them yet.

I guess you can call this a repost 'cause just about everyone that works in this field posts the same thing. Users suck. Bosses such even more. Actually I like my users but they just don't understand how much crap I put up with, it's not their fault. But my Boss understands how much crap I put up with and he doesn't care. So he sucks more. He makes most of the crap I have to put up with.

I'm not going to ditch the computer field altogether like some of the other seasoned workers have posted, instead I'm looking for a shift. Is there anything else I can do besides tech support?
 
Originally posted by: SagaLore
... I'm looking for a shift. Is there anything else I can do besides tech support?
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If your that sick of computers, you could always try a writing web browser for an abacus. 😉
 
You could get a job like mine, no users at all! You just write stuff like this:

if ($aspect < 1){
if ($aspect >= $lib_port_width/$lib_port_height){$image->Resize(width=>$lib_port_height/$image_height*$image_width, height=>$lib_port_height, filter=>cubic, blur=>.6)}
else {$image->Resize(width=>$lib_port_width, height=>$lib_port_width/$image_width*$image_height, filter=>cubic, blur=>.6)}
} else {
if ($aspect >= $lib_land_width/$lib_land_height){$image->Resize(width=>$lib_land_height/$image_height*$image_width, height=>$lib_land_height, filter=>cubic, blur=>.6)}
else {$image->Resize(width=>$lib_land_width, height=>$lib_land_width/$image_width*$image_height, filter=>cubic, blur=>.6)}
}
$cropx = 0;
$cropy = 0;
if ($aspect < 1){
if ($aspect >= $lib_port_width/$lib_port_height){$cropx = (($image->Get('width')-$lib_port_width)/2)}
else {$cropy = (($image->Get('height')-$lib_port_height)/2)}
} else {
if ($aspect >= $lib_land_width/$lib_land_height){$cropx = (($image->Get('width')-$lib_land_width)/2)}
else {$cropy = (($image->Get('height')-$lib_land_height)/2)}
}
if ($aspect < 1){$image->Crop(width=>$lib_port_width, height=>$lib_port_height, x=>$cropx, y=>$cropy)}
else {$image->Crop(width=>$lib_land_width, height=>$lib_land_height, x=>$cropx, y=>$cropy)}
 
Originally posted by: Harvey
Originally posted by: SagaLore
... I'm looking for a shift. Is there anything else I can do besides tech support?
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If your that sick of computers, you could always try writing web a browser for an abacus. 😉
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Well it's been done for COBOL and AS/400, might as well.
 
Originally posted by: notfred
You could get a job like mine, no users at all! You just write stuff like this:

if ($aspect < 1){
if ($aspect >= $lib_port_width/$lib_port_height){$image->Resize(width=>$lib_port_height/$image_height*$image_width, height=>$lib_port_height, filter=>cubic, blur=>.6)}
else {$image->Resize(width=>$lib_port_width, height=>$lib_port_width/$image_width*$image_height, filter=>cubic, blur=>.6)}
} else {
if ($aspect >= $lib_land_width/$lib_land_height){$image->Resize(width=>$lib_land_height/$image_height*$image_width, height=>$lib_land_height, filter=>cubic, blur=>.6)}
else {$image->Resize(width=>$lib_land_width, height=>$lib_land_width/$image_width*$image_height, filter=>cubic, blur=>.6)}
}
$cropx = 0;
$cropy = 0;
if ($aspect < 1){
if ($aspect >= $lib_port_width/$lib_port_height){$cropx = (($image->Get('width')-$lib_port_width)/2)}
else {$cropy = (($image->Get('height')-$lib_port_height)/2)}
} else {
if ($aspect >= $lib_land_width/$lib_land_height){$cropx = (($image->Get('width')-$lib_land_width)/2)}
else {$cropy = (($image->Get('height')-$lib_land_height)/2)}
}
if ($aspect < 1){$image->Crop(width=>$lib_port_width, height=>$lib_port_height, x=>$cropx, y=>$cropy)}
else {$image->Crop(width=>$lib_land_width, height=>$lib_land_height, x=>$cropx, y=>$cropy)}
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😕 Looks like an image sizer.

When I had my resumes out, I was persued by two companies. One an accounting firm, that needed a networking specialist, and another a software company that needed a programmer. My degree handles both. The networking was 10k more. So I picked that one. Now I'm thinking money isn't everything.
 
i hate it when my boss comes around and asks me what im doing, but im support, when there is no problems, and hes not giving me work to do, what in the world does he possible want me to do?
 
Originally posted by: xospec1alk
i hate it when my boss comes around and asks me what im doing, but im support, when there is no problems, and hes not giving me work to do, what in the world does he possible want me to do?
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Find stuff to work on that makes you look busy even though you're not. Or do stuff that you don't need to do, just to say you did it.
 
Originally posted by: notfred
You could get a job like mine, no users at all! You just write stuff like this:

if ($aspect < 1){
if ($aspect >= $lib_port_width/$lib_port_height){$image->Resize(width=>$lib_port_height/$image_height*$image_width, height=>$lib_port_height, filter=>cubic, blur=>.6)}
else {$image->Resize(width=>$lib_port_width, height=>$lib_port_width/$image_width*$image_height, filter=>cubic, blur=>.6)}
} else {
if ($aspect >= $lib_land_width/$lib_land_height){$image->Resize(width=>$lib_land_height/$image_height*$image_width, height=>$lib_land_height, filter=>cubic, blur=>.6)}
else {$image->Resize(width=>$lib_land_width, height=>$lib_land_width/$image_width*$image_height, filter=>cubic, blur=>.6)}
}
$cropx = 0;
$cropy = 0;
if ($aspect < 1){
if ($aspect >= $lib_port_width/$lib_port_height){$cropx = (($image->Get('width')-$lib_port_width)/2)}
else {$cropy = (($image->Get('height')-$lib_port_height)/2)}
} else {
if ($aspect >= $lib_land_width/$lib_land_height){$cropx = (($image->Get('width')-$lib_land_width)/2)}
else {$cropy = (($image->Get('height')-$lib_land_height)/2)}
}
if ($aspect < 1){$image->Crop(width=>$lib_port_width, height=>$lib_port_height, x=>$cropx, y=>$cropy)}
else {$image->Crop(width=>$lib_land_width, height=>$lib_land_height, x=>$cropx, y=>$cropy)}
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See, that's why I chose to go into the support area because having to type that in all day would drive me insane. Me and programming don't mix whatsoever. Oy....just looking at that gives me nightmares.

Thank you notfred, you have successfully managed to deprive me of all sleep for the next week. I'll be dreaming of arrays and pointers till the next full moon.
 
That's why I won't do programming. Some is ok, but I cannot simply code all day, my brain isn't made for it. Networking is still cool getting to work with computers, and there is a physical apsect to it that programming can't touch.
 
When I was younger, between 6 and 12, I'd program like crazy. Learned on a VIC20 and always overfilled the RAM. In middle school I'd take my lunch breaks in the library so I could program on the Apple IIe. Code runs through my blood. 😉
 
Originally posted by: SagaLore
When I was younger, between 6 and 12, I'd program like crazy. Learned on a VIC20 and always overfilled the RAM. In middle school I'd take my lunch breaks in the library so I could program on the Apple IIe. Code runs through my blood. 😉
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Sounds like you have your answer. If you can make money doing something you love, you just can't pass it up.
 
Originally posted by: wyvrn
Originally posted by: SagaLore
When I was younger, between 6 and 12, I'd program like crazy. Learned on a VIC20 and always overfilled the RAM. In middle school I'd take my lunch breaks in the library so I could program on the Apple IIe. Code runs through my blood. 😉
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Sounds like you have your answer. If you can make money doing something you love, you just can't pass it up.
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But you need a 4-year degree to get anything good, and even then the pay sucks. 🙁

Yea I think I answered my own question. I just needed to rant. My wife doesn't understand anything about computers or networking, the most she can make out about my complaints is that my boss is a jerk. It's nice to rant with people that understand. But anyways... so what am I going to do now... I have a mortgage to pay, an incomplete 2-year degree, I need a job that will pay at least what I'm making now, but I need my degree, this is a rock and hard place.
 
I get similar crap, (Sysadmin @ an ISP/webhosting company). But.....I'm the only one in the company that knows MS stuff cold. The rest are either Cisco or Linux techs. We have someone else intercepting the calls from clients. Which range from, "I changed my page and uploaded it and now it doesn't work anymore" to "I can't figure out how to use FrontPage". Fortunately I ONLY know MS stuff and the rest of the house is inot Imaging and use Mac, so they don't bug me for support. I get the MS based client questions forwarded to me, but when dealing with the kind of users I have, it's not a hassle. They aren't techie people and know they don't know-it-all. So they appreciate my help. Unlike the wannabee techies that think thye know all and you obviously can't know more about anything than them. They are the worst to deal with.
 
You could get a job like mine, no users at all! You just write stuff like this:

if ($aspect < 1){
if ($aspect >= $lib_port_width/$lib_port_height){$image->Resize(width=>$lib_port_height/$image_height*$image_width, height=>$lib_port_height, filter=>cubic, blur=>.6)}
else {$image->Resize(width=>$lib_port_width, height=>$lib_port_width/$image_width*$image_height, filter=>cubic, blur=>.6)}
} else {
if ($aspect >= $lib_land_width/$lib_land_height){$image->Resize(width=>$lib_land_height/$image_height*$image_width, height=>$lib_land_height, filter=>cubic, blur=>.6)}
else {$image->Resize(width=>$lib_land_width, height=>$lib_land_width/$image_width*$image_height, filter=>cubic, blur=>.6)}
}
$cropx = 0;
$cropy = 0;
if ($aspect < 1){
if ($aspect >= $lib_port_width/$lib_port_height){$cropx = (($image->Get('width')-$lib_port_width)/2)}
else {$cropy = (($image->Get('height')-$lib_port_height)/2)}
} else {
if ($aspect >= $lib_land_width/$lib_land_height){$cropx = (($image->Get('width')-$lib_land_width)/2)}
else {$cropy = (($image->Get('height')-$lib_land_height)/2)}
}
if ($aspect < 1){$image->Crop(width=>$lib_port_width, height=>$lib_port_height, x=>$cropx, y=>$cropy)}
else {$image->Crop(width=>$lib_land_width, height=>$lib_land_height, x=>$cropx, y=>$cropy)}
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Man, you just take any excuse to post your code, eh? 🙂
 
But you need a 4-year degree to get anything good, and even then the pay sucks.
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That's really not true at all. I have a great job as a senior software engineer and I still haven't finished my degree, but I "mentor" those who have.

When I was younger, between 6 and 12, I'd program like crazy. Learned on a VIC20 and always overfilled the RAM. In middle school I'd take my lunch breaks in the library so I could program on the Apple IIe. Code runs through my blood.
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There's your answer. If you love coding so much, why in the hell aren't you doing it? Same industry, different position, most likely more money. What was the question again? 🙂
 
Originally posted by: notfred
You could get a job like mine, no users at all! You just write stuff like this:

if ($aspect < 1){
if ($aspect >= $lib_port_width/$lib_port_height){$image->Resize(width=>$lib_port_height/$image_height*$image_width, height=>$lib_port_height, filter=>cubic, blur=>.6)}
else {$image->Resize(width=>$lib_port_width, height=>$lib_port_width/$image_width*$image_height, filter=>cubic, blur=>.6)}
} else {
if ($aspect >= $lib_land_width/$lib_land_height){$image->Resize(width=>$lib_land_height/$image_height*$image_width, height=>$lib_land_height, filter=>cubic, blur=>.6)}
else {$image->Resize(width=>$lib_land_width, height=>$lib_land_width/$image_width*$image_height, filter=>cubic, blur=>.6)}
}
$cropx = 0;
$cropy = 0;
if ($aspect < 1){
if ($aspect >= $lib_port_width/$lib_port_height){$cropx = (($image->Get('width')-$lib_port_width)/2)}
else {$cropy = (($image->Get('height')-$lib_port_height)/2)}
} else {
if ($aspect >= $lib_land_width/$lib_land_height){$cropx = (($image->Get('width')-$lib_land_width)/2)}
else {$cropy = (($image->Get('height')-$lib_land_height)/2)}
}
if ($aspect < 1){$image->Crop(width=>$lib_port_width, height=>$lib_port_height, x=>$cropx, y=>$cropy)}
else {$image->Crop(width=>$lib_land_width, height=>$lib_land_height, x=>$cropx, y=>$cropy)}
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Good God! My Eyes!
 
Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
Aside from programming there's always testing/QA.
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Not a bad idea. TAC replicates and files a bug report, software engineering codes a fix and checks it into the code tree. QA needs to verify that the bug is fixed and hasn't broken anything else. (that last is the hard part)

"Umm, in the latest patch release, IPX routing simply doesn't work. Neither does NAT..." Go figure.
 
if ($aspect < 1){
if ($aspect >= $lib_port_width/$lib_port_height){$image->Resize(width=>$lib_port_height/$image_height*$image_width, height=>$lib_port_height, filter=>cubic, blur=>.6)}
else {$image->Resize(width=>$lib_port_width, height=>$lib_port_width/$image_width*$image_height, filter=>cubic, blur=>.6)}
} else {
if ($aspect >= $lib_land_width/$lib_land_height){$image->Resize(width=>$lib_land_height/$image_height*$image_width, height=>$lib_land_height, filter=>cubic, blur=>.6)}
else {$image->Resize(width=>$lib_land_width, height=>$lib_land_width/$image_width*$image_height, filter=>cubic, blur=>.6)}
}
$cropx = 0;
$cropy = 0;
if ($aspect < 1){
if ($aspect >= $lib_port_width/$lib_port_height){$cropx = (($image->Get('width')-$lib_port_width)/2)}
else {$cropy = (($image->Get('height')-$lib_port_height)/2)}
} else {
if ($aspect >= $lib_land_width/$lib_land_height){$cropx = (($image->Get('width')-$lib_land_width)/2)}
else {$cropy = (($image->Get('height')-$lib_land_height)/2)}
}
if ($aspect < 1){$image->Crop(width=>$lib_port_width, height=>$lib_port_height, x=>$cropx, y=>$cropy)}
else {$image->Crop(width=>$lib_land_width, height=>$lib_land_height, x=>$cropx, y=>$cropy)}



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