As I was working on this comic I had a feeling of deja vu, as if I’d had something like this happen to me before. So, I delved into the archives and damn if my feelings weren’t on the money.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Posts Tagged At Work
I hope I don’t come across as some introvert, or even worse, as a reticent misanthrope! No, I’m not. While it’s true, I don’t have a lot in common with the other employees here, I just find it easier to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sure, I had some hours of sitting around again today, not getting anything productive done, but it was all worth it when I finally began working on the new laptop. The speed of the new computer, the ability to utilize[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I hate days like this. Drive into work, early, get in by 6:30, ready to work on my projects. Yet, I can’t. No cooperation by my laptop. No cooperation by my monitors. Can’t even commiserate with Christian, my Supervisor. He’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Before you ask “Why can’t you just work on the laptop, using its’ screen, until this gets rectified?”, well, I really can’t. The images and the work space would be much too small in order to do a good enough[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Now, I know why companies, especially large companies, utilize IT departments overseas. It’s done for cost. It’s cheaper to pay the outsourced departments than to maintain one in the states. But, look at what I’ve gone through the past few[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
What a wasted day. I got in the office by 6:30 and proceeded to get nothing done. I hooked up the laptop to the Thunderbolt, connected the two extra monitors and could NEVER get all three monitors (the third being[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s interesting to note that when I started these comics, in the winter of 2010* I didn’t own a cell phone. I just never needed one back then. I finally did buy one, back on March 24rh, 2011. And now, I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In my six months here with Siemens I don’t have any complaints, well except for this. It seems as if my onboarding has been, well, non-existent. I guess, perhaps, the main reason why I never really received everything I needed[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m sure I’ve said it before, many times, I’m HORRIBLE REMEMBERING NAMES! But, at least I’m working at a place that’s doing well. Well enough to be in a state of constant hiring.