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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Okay, I called about the job, and it turns out that with benefits, the pay is around $12/hour. Right. No.
Ouch. This is for an IT job? You can make that working at Home Despot around here. Someone at that company needs to take a look at salary.com or something.
Ouch. This is for an IT job? You can make that working at Home Despot around here.
Help Desk, yeah. The lady was very nice, and doesn't work for the company that would be paying that rate. But honestly, they wonder why they're having trouble keeping anyone at their call center?!
Oh, mostly that they don't want to give money to the places I work. Due to having their own (specific, different) priorities. Personal like that -- the woman who runs the foundation is the BIZZOMB.
OMG I don't want to work on the thing I need to be working on.
You know, I do not know how people work in cubicles, because I have my own freaking office and I can hear people 6 and 7 doors down both ways in their office! WTF?
Heh. I sit in an alcove with cubical-style dividing wall with two other people, near a copier, a shredder and a huge line printer. And I (and the other two guys) have to answer phones all day. I don't see the logic in this.
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I don't know yet! We've got weird scheduling with two birthdays, Emmett's baseball tournaments and a visiting cousin in the next two weeks.
I'll go check the calendar and try to figure it out.
As long as I am complaining about loudness in the office-- people freaking SHOUT down the hallway. Like they are in their office down the hall TALKING TO ME! WTF. Call me on the telephone or get up and talk to me. I am OK with my boss doing this a) because she is my boss and b) because her office is right next door. But the accountant down the hall should JUST STOP IT.
Help Desk, yeah. The lady was very nice, and doesn't work for the company that would be paying that rate. But honestly, they wonder why they're having trouble keeping anyone at their call center?!
Our company had a similar problem before they wised up. Granted, we're healthcare, so we still pay less than average, but it's lot better than it used to be.
And having worked both Help Desk and Field Tech now, I honestly feel like Help Desk is a harder job. Though it might be my personal issues. I'd much rather be fixing things hands-on than trying to use VNC, RDP or *shudder* talking users through things over the phone. I so want my old job back.
I'll go check the calendar and try to figure it out.
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I just changed an in person meeting to a conference call. I have to admit, I'd care more about the 30 minutes warning if a) they weren't all in the building with the conference room (I'm not) and b) more than two of them had actually accepted the invite. What I really want to do is reschedule it, but that would be too involved.
I am imagineing that the people who answer Help Desk calls here at the university are paid in a manner comparable to me, as they are (for no good reason) classed as secretaries. The people they transfer things to are "junior analyst/programmers"-- they will come to your desk and help you.
I make $12.45, but started at $9.00.