New job, including not-a-great-big-truck

[azurelunatic]

From Tuesday at the new job:
Computers knocked over yesterday: 2.
Computers knocked over today so far: 1.
http://www.iana.org/gtld/gtld.htm
Cups of hot chocolate: 1
Cups of hot chocolate with coffee: 1
Cups of tea because hcolleen said I was too hyper: 1.

Today:
Drew diagram of internet. Included picture of what internet is not. Accidentally timed my presentation perfectly so that the trainer nearly coffeespewed on Heather. Heather's picture of the internet included Anna.
Am starting a proper lanyard for my badge. It is colorful.
http://www.myipneighbors.com/

Writers group dinner involved some coherent thoughts about helpful things that can be done involving Hermione-cat. It may be that she doesn't need to be an only cat; it may be that she just needs proper introduction and multiple litter boxes, especially multiple litter boxes that are not reeking of ammonia and being guarded by a hostile former tomcat. I came home to much love from note_to_cat, and I appreciate that. So much. It helps to know that there's a community out there with the experience that I lack.

I'm up too late again, hcolleen, so there should be ... er ... scans or something ... below this post. :-P (also, feel free to reboot things, because I've been having netflakiness, so if you are too it's not just you.)

Comments

[crisavec.livejournal.com]

So what IS the new job anyway?

[tygerr.livejournal.com]

Apparently it involves knocking over computers.

(I had no idea people could get *paid* for that!)

[crisavec.livejournal.com]

Why not? I do.

Well...knocking over servers it seems(the mailserver's been...problematic this week)

[azurelunatic]

I'm reluctant to divulge specifics, but I'm in training to be a phone goon taking inbound support/information/sales calls for a domain registrar and web host.

[azurelunatic]

The machines in the training room are not particularly intelligently installed. They're metastable, not anchored, and within foot-reach.

[crisavec.livejournal.com]

Understandable. But your description is good enough...all I knew was something about $NEW_JOB and no idea what the heck it might be. Sounds like its got potential, especially if its fulltime with bennies.

[azurelunatic]

Fulltime, a good $0.60 an hour starting more than I was making at the old job after 3+ years and being a supervisor (and that'll evidently bump up by $1.50 an hour once I pass my 90 days), 3 weeks vacation the first year (I anticipate we may need it), and since I don't smoke they'll cover my health without digging in to my paycheck.

[crisavec.livejournal.com]

That sounds like a pretty good step up to me! Congratulations!

[tygerr.livejournal.com]

Well, I figured it'd be something like that.

Though I retain the image of a high-tech version of the Dad's job from the short-lived TV show "Dinosaurs".

[azurelunatic]

Thank you. I'm having a good time with it. I have related experience with LJ Support volunteering.

[azurelunatic]

Oh, TV? *pokes IMDB* Hmm, sounds amusing.

[tygerr.livejournal.com]

Of *course* it is! It's a HENSON production!