New and growing job area for techies

[kranky]

It's the "compcierge". Upscale hotels hire a tech to assist guests with computer problems.

What kind of problems? Helping access the Internet and email, fix viruses, send faxes, help foreign guests fix printer settings for American paper sizes, provide access numbers for local ISPs, obtain converters and adapters, provide contact addresses of local computer shops for service/software, helping with forgotten passwords, supplying spare laptop power supplies, etc.

What does it pay? $40,000 and up.

Remember that for hotels that cater to business travelers with lots of money, the guest is king. You pull out all the stops to do what they ask. And, it's the kind of job you can create out of thin air in some cases. You might be near a hotel like that who never thought of having a person like this on staff. With proper preparation and the right technical background, you might be able to convince the local hotel manager to hire you.

 

[Geekbabe]

Now that kind of job would be right up my alley !!!

 

[LaBang]

Great post and a great idea. This is only for techies that are very outgoing and personable. All you social misfits should stay away

 

[Rent]

<< Great post and a great idea. This is only for techies that are very outgoing and personable. All you social misfits should stay away >>







Wonder how many business woman on the road call up the tech support at 3am to havea techie come look at their internet connection :Q

 

[Electric Amish]

<< Wonder how many business woman on the road call up the tech support at 3am to havea techie come look at their internet connection >>



Damn! Sign me up for that action!

amish

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Hmm... well, since there's only sleezy hotels around here, it's still out for me. Driving into downtown Portland isn't an option.

nik

 

[kranky]

ffm, you have that wonderful Light Rail system, how hard could it be?

 

[docmanhattan]

That could be a new pr0n movie plot. A compcierge goes up to the room of a guest at the hotel to "fix her harddrive." *wink*

 

[Rent]

<< That could be a new pr0n movie plot. A compcierge goes up to the room of a guest at the hotel to "fix her harddrive." *wink*

>>



More like checking internet throughput :Q :Q

But more likely than not, it would be business men wanting you to come up and setup the internet so they could get porn

 

[Geekbabe]

<<

<< That could be a new pr0n movie plot. A compcierge goes up to the room of a guest at the hotel to "fix her harddrive." *wink*

>>



More like checking internet throughput :Q :Q

But more likely than not, it would be business men wanting you to come up and setup the internet so they could get porn >>




All joking aside ,I think Kranky's got an excellent idea there, something I might just investigate a little further !!!!

 

[Rent]

I think its a great idea... It would be interesting if they start making positions at the nicer places in Dallas... I'd be all over it.

 

[Geekbabe]

<< I think its a great idea... It would be interesting if they start making positions at the nicer places in Dallas... I'd be all over it. >>




Well, I think the idea good enough that after I do my homework I might try to convience a hotel or two that they need to create the position if they haven't already

 

[toant103]

Wow, there should be a lot of these jobs in DC. Lots of Hotel up there.

 

[Thegonagle]

I could do that!

I do very well in jobs that require a bit of customer service skillz. I might even still make tips!

Sounds fun.