My school's IT department is scraping the bottom of the barrel

Schadenfroh

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Ok, i work for my schools information technology department part time. My previous coworkers that are my age are as good as me. we can do just about anything they throw at us. I was sent to install hard drives and operating systems on about 10 old POS dell computers when someone walks in from the office of that building say that there was a call for me. (i wear no cell for the same reason). anwyway, it was my boss and he said that he wanted me to show a new person the ropes. Well..... here is what happened.

He gets down there about 5 minutes later with some chick. I think, hmm, a chick techy, this might have potential, expecially if i am to tudor her. Then i remember, im a lifer on anandtech, i have no chance with her. So i decide to be proffesional and do what i was told. While she was connecting a computer (like attaching the keyboard/mouse/monitor, etc.) of one that i had completed, she asked, where does the blue cable go? it plug into the purple place? And im think, wtf, this techy cant even hook up a pc. So, i walk over and see that she can not figure out what port the monitor goes into.

I also tried to teach her how to install a hard drive. She could not even handle a screw driver. I let her do her thing, but when it did not fit, i had to show her what was wrong. Anyway, turned her lose after i thought she was competant enough. About that time, the other techs came in to assist us.

One tech, after about 30 minutes lost his keys, and we had to help find them. no biggie, i got payed for looking for keys. In the meantime, the computers that the chick girl had assembled did not post. so i had to fix them. In the meantime, for the next 3 hours, all she did was sit in a chair and talked to us as we worked and got paid the same amount as we did. But all was done in the land of technology. I had to know her major, so in the course of talking to her, i find that she admitted to having no computer knowledge whatsoever and she is majoring in radiology. I guess my boss hired her to help ease the pain of our wounds from cutting ourselves up on the cheap cases he buys. either that or he hired her to sleep with her.

Cliff notes
1. We hire n00bs
 

Schadenfroh

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Originally posted by: TuxDave
Was she at least cute?

Schadenfroh scale

from ugliest to hottest
chrisssssyyyyy: "chick i know, ugliest human alive, good friends with her tho, love taunting her"
0No way in hell
1Drunk hit and deny
2Drunk hit and admit
3Sober and hit
4sober, hit, and brag
Elisha CuthbertNo explanation.


she was 2.5, redneck tho
 

KeyserSoze

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Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
Originally posted by: TuxDave
Was she at least cute?

Schadenfroh scale

from ugliest to hottest
chrisssssyyyyy: "chick i know, ugliest human alive, good friends with her tho, love taunting her"
0No way in hell
1Drunk hit and deny
2Drunk hit and admit
3Sober and hit
4sober, hit, and brag
Elisha CuthbertNo explanation.


she was 2.5, redneck tho



HAHAHAHAHA, I LOVE your scale!!!!!!




KeyserSoze
 

AFB

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Jan 10, 2004
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Originally posted by: KeyserSoze
Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
Originally posted by: TuxDave
Was she at least cute?

Schadenfroh scale

from ugliest to hottest
chrisssssyyyyy: "chick i know, ugliest human alive, good friends with her tho, love taunting her"
0No way in hell
1Drunk hit and deny
2Drunk hit and admit
3Sober and hit
4sober, hit, and brag
Elisha CuthbertNo explanation.


she was 2.5, redneck tho


LOL
HAHAHAHAHA, I LOVE your scale!!!!!!




KeyserSoze

 

ArmchairAthlete

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Do you think she'll get fired?

It's possible that she was hired after lying on a resume and in an interview.
 

Hyperblaze

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May 31, 2001
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Is there a probabtion period where you work?

If there is, she probably will not make it through given what you just told us...

 

Schadenfroh

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UPDATE:

I talked to one of my coworkers after she left (she came in 30 minutes late and left early). He said that she was assigned the girls dorms and so far, no work orders from them have been completed since she has been assigned to them (been over 3 days). It is almost like, when she is on solo assignments, she wonders off.
 

zimu

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Jun 15, 2001
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you should bring this up with your boss for sure. if she's gettng paid the same as you (i'm hoping she isn't) then there's no reason why he can't hire better more competant people at the same rate.

or maybe he just hired her cause he's trying to save you guys from your geekdom?
 

no0b

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wow, thats the most coherent story I've read coming from a guy thats trashed.
 

Darien

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Originally posted by: amdfanboy
Originally posted by: KeyserSoze
Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
Originally posted by: TuxDave
Was she at least cute?

Schadenfroh scale

from ugliest to hottest
chrisssssyyyyy: "chick i know, ugliest human alive, good friends with her tho, love taunting her"
0No way in hell
1Drunk hit and deny
2Drunk hit and admit
3Sober and hit
4sober, hit, and brag
Elisha CuthbertNo explanation.


she was 2.5, redneck tho


LOL
HAHAHAHAHA, I LOVE your scale!!!!!!




KeyserSoze

 

Zugzwang152

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Oct 30, 2001
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Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
Ok, i work for my schools information technology department part time. My previous coworkers that are my age are as good as me. we can do just about anything they throw at us. I was sent to install hard drives and operating systems on about 10 old POS dell computers when someone walks in from the office of that building say that there was a call for me. (i wear no cell for the same reason). anwyway, it was my boss and he said that he wanted me to show a new person the ropes. Well..... here is what happened.

He gets down there about 5 minutes later with some chick. I think, hmm, a chick techy, this might have potential, expecially if i am to tudor her. Then i remember, im a lifer on anandtech, i have no chance with her. So i decide to be proffesional and do what i was told. While she was connecting a computer (like attaching the keyboard/mouse/monitor, etc.) of one that i had completed, she asked, where does the blue cable go? it plug into the purple place? And im think, wtf, this techy cant even hook up a pc. So, i walk over and see that she can not figure out what port the monitor goes into.

I also tried to teach her how to install a hard drive. She could not even handle a screw driver. I let her do her thing, but when it did not fit, i had to show her what was wrong. Anyway, turned her lose after i thought she was competant enough. About that time, the other techs came in to assist us.

One tech, after about 30 minutes lost his keys, and we had to help find them. no biggie, i got payed for looking for keys. In the meantime, the computers that the chick girl had assembled did not post. so i had to fix them. In the meantime, for the next 3 hours, all she did was sit in a chair and talked to us as we worked and got paid the same amount as we did. But all was done in the land of technology. I had to know her major, so in the course of talking to her, i find that she admitted to having no computer knowledge whatsoever and she is majoring in radiology. I guess my boss hired her to help ease the pain of our wounds from cutting ourselves up on the cheap cases he buys. either that or he hired her to sleep with her.

Cliff notes
1. We hire n00bs

sig material. You have been quoted.
 

Spikesoldier

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Oct 15, 2001
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Originally posted by: Zugzwang152
Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
Ok, i work for my schools information technology department part time. My previous coworkers that are my age are as good as me. we can do just about anything they throw at us. I was sent to install hard drives and operating systems on about 10 old POS dell computers when someone walks in from the office of that building say that there was a call for me. (i wear no cell for the same reason). anwyway, it was my boss and he said that he wanted me to show a new person the ropes. Well..... here is what happened.

He gets down there about 5 minutes later with some chick. I think, hmm, a chick techy, this might have potential, expecially if i am to tudor her. Then i remember, im a lifer on anandtech, i have no chance with her. So i decide to be proffesional and do what i was told. While she was connecting a computer (like attaching the keyboard/mouse/monitor, etc.) of one that i had completed, she asked, where does the blue cable go? it plug into the purple place? And im think, wtf, this techy cant even hook up a pc. So, i walk over and see that she can not figure out what port the monitor goes into.

I also tried to teach her how to install a hard drive. She could not even handle a screw driver. I let her do her thing, but when it did not fit, i had to show her what was wrong. Anyway, turned her lose after i thought she was competant enough. About that time, the other techs came in to assist us.

One tech, after about 30 minutes lost his keys, and we had to help find them. no biggie, i got payed for looking for keys. In the meantime, the computers that the chick girl had assembled did not post. so i had to fix them. In the meantime, for the next 3 hours, all she did was sit in a chair and talked to us as we worked and got paid the same amount as we did. But all was done in the land of technology. I had to know her major, so in the course of talking to her, i find that she admitted to having no computer knowledge whatsoever and she is majoring in radiology. I guess my boss hired her to help ease the pain of our wounds from cutting ourselves up on the cheap cases he buys. either that or he hired her to sleep with her.

Cliff notes
1. We hire n00bs

sig material. You have been quoted.


haha was thinking the same, but it is not sig material. its common knowledge.
 

her209

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What school do you go to? I'll be sure to steer anyone who's thinking 'bout goin' there away.
 

Schadenfroh

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Originally posted by: dquan97
still need pics to evaluate

"hey, let me take a pic of you with my digital camera so i can post them on anandtech (an uber 1337 web forum)"
 

EyeMWing

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Jun 13, 2003
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Been there, done that.

Fortunately I'm the only one of us that's paid. Only time I let the other ones do anything outside of the library is when I need them to move machines around. They all work as professional cart boys/girls at the grocery store, so it's their natural task.
 

cronos

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Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
Originally posted by: TuxDave
Was she at least cute?

Schadenfroh scale

from ugliest to hottest
chrisssssyyyyy: "chick i know, ugliest human alive, good friends with her tho, love taunting her"
0No way in hell
1Drunk hit and deny
2Drunk hit and admit
3Sober and hit
4sober, hit, and brag
Elisha CuthbertNo explanation.


she was 2.5, redneck tho

LMAO at your scaling system :thumbsup: