What do you do?
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BrutulTM
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Vinen
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That would be an interesting metric. % raise as relates to post-rate on Rerolled and Reddit.
Vinen
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So for the past few months at this new job I have sent about a dozen emails total, made maybe 50-100 phone calls total, and signed off and maybe 1,000 trouble tickets.
Today they were doing maintenance on the satellite dishes and needed to bring a scissor lift into our gate so I went out and unlocked it and sat there for 2 hours playing on my phone while they got it all into position and then drove out the gate.
I get paid $80k/yr to essentially do nothing! Total first world problems. I am hoping this startup I am working on gets some traction so I can have too much stress.
Today they were doing maintenance on the satellite dishes and needed to bring a scissor lift into our gate so I went out and unlocked it and sat there for 2 hours playing on my phone while they got it all into position and then drove out the gate.
I get paid $80k/yr to essentially do nothing! Total first world problems. I am hoping this startup I am working on gets some traction so I can have too much stress.
Borzak
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Nope, hobbies and money don't mix. That's why I delted it at a mispost. Had an extra tab open for some reason.
Which is a good thing considering the west coast "slow down" at the ports have shuttered a few businesses related to it already and those open have almost zero stock.
Which is a good thing considering the west coast "slow down" at the ports have shuttered a few businesses related to it already and those open have almost zero stock.
So, I got a 2nd interview for a Sys Adm gig at the naval base in SD and I'm feeling pretty good that I'm going to get this job. However, it's actually through a sub-contractor though and on a 12 month contract. All of these elements are completely new to me. Anyone have any experience with stuff like this? Should I avoid government sub-contract work? This is also a pretty big change of scope job responsibility wise for me so I don't want to get in over my ski's in a wacky contract situation.
It's not a bad way to go the only thing I caution is those contracts can dry up quick. You are on a yearly for a reason, the company gets a ton of money for the contract and they hire just the bare necessities to fulfill it and don't need/want you once the contract dries up.
I doubt you will be in over your head because government work is about a generation behind on technology so most of it isn't complicated at all. You will probably have more downtime than you can handle. All my contractors are pretty bored but they get paid well to not do a whole lot.
Noodleface
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If I could I would do contractor work myself, I'm just afraid to take the plunge. They usually get paid much more.
I couldn't do a job where I only work 6 hours every 80 hours.. maybe to some it is appealing but I would go crazy.
I couldn't do a job where I only work 6 hours every 80 hours.. maybe to some it is appealing but I would go crazy.
LachiusTZ
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I work about 8hrs a week, make pretty nice chuck doing gov't work. I decided about . . . 3 months ago I was going to essentially stop trying to improve things on a daily basis, and as a result my post count has gone through the roof. I also am REALLLLLLLY current on the news.
Today I worked maybe 1 hr? Spent about 2hrs reading labor law, 3 or 4 hrs talking to random ppl, we started a lottery pool, stayed current on 5-8 threads on RR forums, caught up / googled gamergate, watched a dozen movie trailers, tinkered with my retirement stuff . . . typical government day at work.
The downside, is it is mind numbingly boring . . . so the idea of bailing is starting to look good, might go back to consulting, might change agencies, might go live on the farm for a while. Got a kid on the way tho, and that means 6 months of paid vacation on gov't dime, so maybe after that.
Oh, and I tried to find a signed first edition of "Snake" and "Bluegrass Conspiracy" . . . I found the first, but didnt want to pay that much, still cant find the 2nd, wtf.
Today I worked maybe 1 hr? Spent about 2hrs reading labor law, 3 or 4 hrs talking to random ppl, we started a lottery pool, stayed current on 5-8 threads on RR forums, caught up / googled gamergate, watched a dozen movie trailers, tinkered with my retirement stuff . . . typical government day at work.
The downside, is it is mind numbingly boring . . . so the idea of bailing is starting to look good, might go back to consulting, might change agencies, might go live on the farm for a while. Got a kid on the way tho, and that means 6 months of paid vacation on gov't dime, so maybe after that.
Oh, and I tried to find a signed first edition of "Snake" and "Bluegrass Conspiracy" . . . I found the first, but didnt want to pay that much, still cant find the 2nd, wtf.
Yup which is exactly why I started a side project that I am hoping takes off well enough.
McCheese
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Bleh, I wouldn't advise anyone to get into government contract work. I just saw 12 people put out of a job because our prime didn't want us on their team for the recompete and we lost when we bid it alone.
Thanks for the advice guys. I think either way I'm going to have to take the gig, my fiance got fast tracked on a new job at UCSD and has to start immediately. So, I think I'm just going to take this for now to get myself established down there and then look elsewhere. Doing 1 days worth of work in a week is going to drive me insane after a bit although, maybe I can just study for the MCITP or something.
Borzak
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I interviewed several people this week. Everything from clerical, someone to help our IT guy, engineering related etc...If I hear the phrase "I'm a hard worker" one more time. One guy got pissy when I said "Good, it's expected of you and if you're not - you're gone".
Apparently "I'm a hard worker" is now the phrase that people say when they don't have anything else to add to the conversation.
I don't think I've ever used that phrase in a professional setting.
Totally unrelated, but I've been looking at some job posting sites trying to get an idea of what other people are posting and possibly an idea of what we might have to offer to be competitive since our sector of the industry is very small. Anyway I looked at one posting and they had salary listed per hour. Who does that for professional type jobs? This one was listed at $135/hour. Just seemed incredibly odd not to exend it out to a yearly salary. I'm gonna guess most people in that pay range don't even know what they actually make an hour to begin with.
Apparently "I'm a hard worker" is now the phrase that people say when they don't have anything else to add to the conversation.
I don't think I've ever used that phrase in a professional setting.
Totally unrelated, but I've been looking at some job posting sites trying to get an idea of what other people are posting and possibly an idea of what we might have to offer to be competitive since our sector of the industry is very small. Anyway I looked at one posting and they had salary listed per hour. Who does that for professional type jobs? This one was listed at $135/hour. Just seemed incredibly odd not to exend it out to a yearly salary. I'm gonna guess most people in that pay range don't even know what they actually make an hour to begin with.
Vinen
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Lost Virtue
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Just an update...
In the final stages of interviews to become a Director for a whole department that generates approx. 40% of our business's revenue and profit. From what I am being told by some of the execs, it's basically mine to lose at this point. With this promotion comes another promotion 2 years down the road to an Executive Director as one of the current Exec. Directors is retiring in 2 years and has officially given her retirement plan with the board's approval. It will be a substantial pay increase and an amazing opening bonus (approx. $40k bonus within the first month). I will be going from making just over $100k salary to making high in the $100k range to low $200k range with yearly stock grants, up to a 15% quarterly bonus (percentage depends on quarterly results, but guaranteed one none-the-less), and 1 fully-paid 7-day vacation a year (first-class airfare and hotel/accommodations included).
C'mon! Daddy needs some new toys!
In the final stages of interviews to become a Director for a whole department that generates approx. 40% of our business's revenue and profit. From what I am being told by some of the execs, it's basically mine to lose at this point. With this promotion comes another promotion 2 years down the road to an Executive Director as one of the current Exec. Directors is retiring in 2 years and has officially given her retirement plan with the board's approval. It will be a substantial pay increase and an amazing opening bonus (approx. $40k bonus within the first month). I will be going from making just over $100k salary to making high in the $100k range to low $200k range with yearly stock grants, up to a 15% quarterly bonus (percentage depends on quarterly results, but guaranteed one none-the-less), and 1 fully-paid 7-day vacation a year (first-class airfare and hotel/accommodations included).
C'mon! Daddy needs some new toys!