Comments on: Memoirs of an invisible man http://www.thaumatocracy.com/memoirs-of-an-invisible-man Milliseconds of Genius! Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:17:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: qoa http://www.thaumatocracy.com/memoirs-of-an-invisible-man#comment-1050 qoa Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.thaumatocracy.com/news/?p=240#comment-1050 Send me some cookies, no point in keeping them all to yourself. Send me some cookies, no point in keeping them all to yourself.

]]> By: Lisa http://www.thaumatocracy.com/memoirs-of-an-invisible-man#comment-1051 Lisa Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.thaumatocracy.com/news/?p=240#comment-1051 Cookies are already all gone. Didn't even save any for me! Cookies are already all gone. Didn’t even save any for me!

]]> By: an0nemus http://www.thaumatocracy.com/memoirs-of-an-invisible-man#comment-1052 an0nemus Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.thaumatocracy.com/news/?p=240#comment-1052 I feel your pain....<br /> <br /> A few years ago I was doing tech support, and then they moved tech support to finance....to call the next few months a clusterfuck would be an insult to clusterfucks around the world...<br /> <br /> I was lucky that I was at a point that I knew things no one else did (database repair, advanced windows bullshit, and how to talk to customers and management) so I was able to bullshit until I was able to get back into the IT department through QA.<br /> <br /> BUT if you really think you're free of the liars...they're in EVERY company....and they're always one step ahead I feel your pain….

A few years ago I was doing tech support, and then they moved tech support to finance….to call the next few months a clusterfuck would be an insult to clusterfucks around the world…

I was lucky that I was at a point that I knew things no one else did (database repair, advanced windows bullshit, and how to talk to customers and management) so I was able to bullshit until I was able to get back into the IT department through QA.

BUT if you really think you’re free of the liars…they’re in EVERY company….and they’re always one step ahead

]]> By: Dan http://www.thaumatocracy.com/memoirs-of-an-invisible-man#comment-1053 Dan Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.thaumatocracy.com/news/?p=240#comment-1053 the cookies were gone in less then 30 minutes :) the cookies were gone in less then 30 minutes :)

]]> By: Dan http://www.thaumatocracy.com/memoirs-of-an-invisible-man#comment-1054 Dan Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.thaumatocracy.com/news/?p=240#comment-1054 I understand that, but a new job will mean a clean slate, and now I have more experience dealing with the shit ;b I understand that, but a new job will mean a clean slate, and now I have more experience dealing with the shit ;b

]]> By: Sam http://www.thaumatocracy.com/memoirs-of-an-invisible-man#comment-1055 Sam Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.thaumatocracy.com/news/?p=240#comment-1055 Did someone say there were still some cookies left...? Did someone say there were still some cookies left…?

]]> By: wee http://www.thaumatocracy.com/memoirs-of-an-invisible-man#comment-1056 wee Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.thaumatocracy.com/news/?p=240#comment-1056 h8 corporate america<br /> <br /> <3 Penn & Teller h8 corporate america

<3 Penn & Teller

]]> By: Q http://www.thaumatocracy.com/memoirs-of-an-invisible-man#comment-1057 Q Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.thaumatocracy.com/news/?p=240#comment-1057 Hey man - Too bad you got fired! <br /> <br /> Let me ask - why did you put yourself in a corporate position if you hate the corporate world so?<br /> <br /> Sounds like you set yourself up for failure, you probably had the right skills, but the wrong attitude, and that did nothing for you but ensure your eventual demise and relegated you to the group of people the management don't like but tolerate because they do good work.<br /> <br /> Think about these things before you take your next position, and don't bitch at the workplace about how the corporate world sucks when you willingly choose to be part of it. You will fail if you do so.<br /> <br /> If you have a positive attitude, combined with your technical skills, you can succeed! Hey man - Too bad you got fired!

Let me ask - why did you put yourself in a corporate position if you hate the corporate world so?

Sounds like you set yourself up for failure, you probably had the right skills, but the wrong attitude, and that did nothing for you but ensure your eventual demise and relegated you to the group of people the management don’t like but tolerate because they do good work.

Think about these things before you take your next position, and don’t bitch at the workplace about how the corporate world sucks when you willingly choose to be part of it. You will fail if you do so.

If you have a positive attitude, combined with your technical skills, you can succeed!

]]> By: Dan http://www.thaumatocracy.com/memoirs-of-an-invisible-man#comment-1058 Dan Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.thaumatocracy.com/news/?p=240#comment-1058 well that basically summed it up.<br /> When i started, it wasnt corporate<br /> neither was I.<br /> <br /> It turned corporate overnight and half the people in tech couldnt hack it<br /> we just ARENT corporate. We're geeks. Tech support shouldnt be corporate.<br /> <br /> occourse, by the time I did what they wanted, it was too late, they already hated me. well that basically summed it up.
When i started, it wasnt corporate
neither was I.

It turned corporate overnight and half the people in tech couldnt hack it
we just ARENT corporate. We’re geeks. Tech support shouldnt be corporate.

occourse, by the time I did what they wanted, it was too late, they already hated me.

]]> By: Q http://www.thaumatocracy.com/memoirs-of-an-invisible-man#comment-1059 Q Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.thaumatocracy.com/news/?p=240#comment-1059 Hopefully you can find a good position with a company that better suits you. Lots of people, even some visionaries and architects have started in the trenches on phone tech support.<br /> <br /> Startups are always good for this, you get to define process and shape your environment as you go. There's not as much stability, but it might be more satisfying.<br /> <br /> Two suggestions: Change the disclaimer on your frontpage to spell 'copyright' properly, and state you will bring civil charges, if you state anything, as criminal copyright infringement charges are rare and usually only levied in cases where substantial fiduciary gain was to result from said infringment. (10 copies or more, and more than $2500 to be gained in less than 180days) ;)<br /> And: Realize that the geeks will rule the world, so don't lose it! Hopefully you can find a good position with a company that better suits you. Lots of people, even some visionaries and architects have started in the trenches on phone tech support.

Startups are always good for this, you get to define process and shape your environment as you go. There’s not as much stability, but it might be more satisfying.

Two suggestions: Change the disclaimer on your frontpage to spell ‘copyright’ properly, and state you will bring civil charges, if you state anything, as criminal copyright infringement charges are rare and usually only levied in cases where substantial fiduciary gain was to result from said infringment. (10 copies or more, and more than $2500 to be gained in less than 180days) ;)
And: Realize that the geeks will rule the world, so don’t lose it!

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