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Started new job, have some concerns

Fritzo

Fritzo

Lifer
Just started a network engineer/consultant at a new company this week, and it's been nerve wracking.

1) I was the smartest guy in the room at my old job. At the new place it seems like everyone is 4 levels above me in everything. I just had a conversation today about wifi access points and only understood 1/4 of what the guy was talking about. Something about Cisco has 30 mip transmitters that interconnect the ARP with the firmware based controlling pin to disallow mac invalidation.

2) Our old building had three floors, and I would seek out an unused bathroom for complete privacy for any no. 2 incidents. The new place is a single floor office and the bathroom is right outside the offices AND the walls are very thin. You can hear and smell everything! The only solution is to avoid eating and drinking anything at work.

3) We have an accountant, and he's about as old as a person can get and still hold a pencil. This morning we were in a meeting when I noticed hair getting on me. One of the guys said "Oh...ol' Dave must be cutting his beard in here again. We'll have to have another talk with him." I guess the guy comes in, watches TV on our projector after hours, and trims his beard. WTF????
 
1) Someone has to be the dumbest. It might as well be you.

2) The bathroom at my office doesn't have a lock.

3) That's kind of funny, in a neutral "I don't give a shit" kind of way.
 
not kidding, i thought this was going to be a parody of the trident thread before i clicked on it.

i'm pretty disappointed 🙁

EDIT:

1. being new to any job you will feel kind of lost initially, i always have.

2. LOL ... grow a sack you pansy.

3. LOL ... trimmed his sack?
 
Fritzo said:
Just started a network engineer/consultant at a new company this week, and it's been nerve wracking.

1) I was the smartest guy in the room at my old job. At the new place it seems like everyone is 4 levels above me in everything. I just had a conversation today about wifi access points and only understood 1/4 of what the guy was talking about. Something about Cisco has 30 mip transmitters that interconnect the ARP with the firmware based controlling pin to disallow mac invalidation.

2) Our old building had three floors, and I would seek out an unused bathroom for complete privacy for any no. 2 incidents. The new place is a single floor office and the bathroom is right outside the offices AND the walls are very thin. You can hear and smell everything! The only solution is to avoid eating and drinking anything at work.

3) We have an accountant, and he's about as old as a person can get and still hold a pencil. This morning we were in a meeting when I noticed hair getting on me. One of the guys said "Oh...ol' Dave must be cutting his beard in here again. We'll have to have another talk with him." I guess the guy comes in, watches TV on our projector after hours, and trims his beard. WTF????
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First off: you are a good man

I like hanging around people smarter than me. I get to listen and learn. It's like having a free professor to learn from. Steal their knowledge and put it to use.

Having a designated drop zone is a must. Is there a restaurant or something close? At one of my old jobs we used to go to CompUSA. They had epic bathrooms.

Challenge Dave to a beard growing contest.
 
Number 1 is a good thing, you should always aim to be surrounded by people who are better than you.

Number 2 I cant help you with, I don't have problems with doing things every human does in the designated place for it.

Number 3 is strange but harmless.

congrats on your new position, learn as much as you can at all times.
 
1) Take it as a challenge; when I started at my current company I identified the guy on my team that seemed the most knowledgeable and then made it my mission to know everything he knows.

2) Toilet shyness is a real issue, I know my wife struggles with it. Good luck.

3) I like working at somewhat relaxed places, but there are limits, and trimming a beard in the conference room exceeds even pretty relaxed limits. I hope they are serious about talking with him about it.
 
1. if you really want to learn and increase your skills, being the dumbest person on a team is much much better than being the smartest person on a team. if i interview at a place and they don't seem to be doing anything different than what i am used to, it's a bad sign.

2. just hold it until you get home. i have never gone #2 in public since the age of 4 or 5. but then again, i have bowels of steel.

3. that's creepy.
 
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Fritzo said:
The only solution is to avoid eating and drinking anything at work.
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This is the most interesting thing (actually, the only interesting thing) in the OP.

How do you manage to suppress your bowel movements during a given nine hour period by not eating anything within that time period?
 
Carson Dyle said:
This is the most interesting thing (actually, the only interesting thing) in the OP.

How do you manage to suppress your bowel movements during a given nine hour period by not eating anything within that time period?
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The most/only interesting thing in the thread is your idea that poop is the only interesting thing in the OP.
 
Humpy said:
The most/only interesting thing in the thread is your idea that poop is the only interesting thing in the OP.
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"1. New job and I'm nervous."

Oh, boy. How unique is that?

"2. Don't know how I'm going to deal with working in the same company with an _old_ person."

Not even worth a comment.

So yeah, techniques for the precise timing of bowel movements are the only interesting thing.
 
I infrequently take public dumps myself but... if eating/drinking at work triggers you to shit during a shift I'd maybe examine my bowels. Try taking loperamide before bed. Food shouldn't run through you like that.

The old guy? Who cares.... goofy people are amusing.

Don't know how to help you with the first thing. As a consultant aren't you supposed to be the expert?

You just seem a little over anxious to me
 
amicold said:
I infrequently take public dumps myself but... if eating/drinking at work triggers you to shit during a shift I'd maybe examine my bowels. Try taking loperamide before bed. Food shouldn't run through you like that.
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Actually that's not true. Supposedly you should have a movement after every meal.

Besides, pooping at work saves money...water bill, tp, etc.
 
DigDog said:
i read this but everything that needed has already been said.
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this


dont stress Fritzo. This is the first time in a long time that you are in a completely new environ. The butterflies will go away when you get a routine down.


If your being pushed to adjust then this will be a good learning experience for you!

Moar marketable skills yay
 
brianmanahan said:
2. just hold it until you get home. i have never gone #2 in public since the age of 4 or 5. but then again, i have bowels of steel.

3. that's creepy.
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I don't think having bowels of steel is useful in such a situation. Having a steel crap factory near the outlet with zero nerve endings and a valve that could hold back a horde of barbarians would...
 
Imp said:
I don't think having bowels of steel is useful in such a situation. Having a steel crap factory near the outlet with zero nerve endings and a valve that could hold back a horde of barbarians would...
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i could give those barbarians a run for their money

- once held violent diarrhea during a 16 hour marathon day in grad school, successfully waited till i got home
- once didn't go for 8 days straight while on vacation at disney world

shoot, i should put these on my resume, they are more impressive than anything i have done professionally...
 
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