What Are You Doing Right Now
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Building a fresh image file while reviewing options in my mind,.. and waiting on a few responses.
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Just told a customer that it is all gone.
In reference to their mission critical B2C system.
They were running it on a refurb Lenovo desktop that they bought from MicroCenter 2 years ago.
No backup software for the application or desktop as a whole in use.Dead SSD is Dead. Sorry, not sorry. The last update in ScreenConnect showed these stats.
Operating System:Microsoft Corporation, Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (10.0.19044) (en-US) Processor(s):Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40GHz (8 virtual) (X64) Available Memory:11004 MB / 16296 MB -
I've been told I am work from home tomorrow (our office is right next to the Buffalo airport); expecting "feet" of snow but we know this is over-hyped. Kids school's areay canceled for tomorrow.
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@jt1001001 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
I've been told I am work from home tomorrow (our office is right next to the Buffalo airport); expecting "feet" of snow but we know this is over-hyped. Kids school's areay canceled for tomorrow.
Yeah, dad said two feet expected there tonight. Thruway has been closed for hours.
Heading to the beach for cocktails on the sand here in a few minutes.
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@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Contemplating all of my life choices as I swear I'm being gaslit at work continuously.
Not sure if it's time to update the resume or what..
If you are suspecting it, then you probably are.
If they are the sort of people that don't like putting it writing, gaslighting isn't too far of a stretch. -
Just started getting ready to dink about with docker swarms and pick up a new trick or two.
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Waiting to see if Twitter implodes.
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...aaand I don't have any popcorn
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@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@gjacobse said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@pmoncho said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@JaredBusch said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@gjacobse said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Too many to quote using the phone,.. thanks.
so- now it is a bit bitter sweet as I may very well lose all of my accrued PTO,..94 hours.
Will have to see
Dunno about your state, but every state I have dealt with, accrued means it is earned and is 100% required to be paid out.
For those in Ohio, the employer must have a written policy stating under what conditions accrued PTO will not be paid.
And there’s the ‘rub’ of course.
While I live and work in Kentucky, the company that pays me is in Ohio…. And yes- it’s in the Employee handbook. So it’s very very likely that I’ll get screwed out of it.
Even though I am only partly to blame here.
- Because I get it done, it’s given to me
- because I close the most tickets, it’s given to me
- because it had to be done and there isn’t anyone else here to do it, it’s given to me
- because Jake hole didn’t finish it, I have to.
- because “I trust you to get it done”,…
- because he’s a lazy f*
… - because this is how’s it’s been.
That's called "leverage". Every response should be "and why are you paying them to do that rather than the person who is actually doing it?" and "why do you keep paying people you don't trust?" and "I have a hard time believing your faith in me as you say that when I get more work, but say the opposite in my paycheck. Your actions say you don't actually have faith in me."
It is partly the "old staff" mentality.. The one who I have the most issue with has been there almost five years - and is a full employee - I'm 'just a contractor'.
So, as the most senior (in time only) he gets to skate by on things. Partly because of the previous IT staff and Director. The Director didn't do anything as he did everything asked of him - and nothing more. He's an 'IT Specialist" but classifies himself as a "Security Specialist" for the organization. We are all IT Specialists.. oh well...
It's a lame dynamic... he can do good work, but that's when you can get him to work. With the Directory having been a 'filter' on some things... he could likely find himself in a sour spot before long - and that'll be it. But I am not staying.
Got my start date pushed off,.. so maybe I don't have to lose all my time. But that edges into the time we go to Virginia to visit family. And it'll be my granddaughters first Christmas... so I don't want to skip that...
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@gjacobse said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@pmoncho said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@JaredBusch said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@gjacobse said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Too many to quote using the phone,.. thanks.
so- now it is a bit bitter sweet as I may very well lose all of my accrued PTO,..94 hours.
Will have to see
Dunno about your state, but every state I have dealt with, accrued means it is earned and is 100% required to be paid out.
For those in Ohio, the employer must have a written policy stating under what conditions accrued PTO will not be paid.
And there’s the ‘rub’ of course.
While I live and work in Kentucky, the company that pays me is in Ohio…. And yes- it’s in the Employee handbook. So it’s very very likely that I’ll get screwed out of it.
Forgot to mention, I don't see why a company believes in not paying out PTO hours for mainly, good, stable employees who put in their 2 week notice?
The now ex-employee will blab to the rest which may foster a issue amongst the current staff as the rumor runs amuck within the company.
If an employee has a good hunch they will not be paid, they might as well go on vacation for two weeks, come back for a day and then walk out a day before starting their new job. --- Seen this happen in the last few years.
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@pmoncho said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
If an employee has a good hunch they will not be paid, they might as well go on vacation for two weeks, come back for a day and then walk out a day before starting their new job. --- Seen this happen in the last few years.
Most people have to get PTO approved by their manager. So suddenly taking a few weeks off will not likely be approved.
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@JaredBusch said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@pmoncho said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
If an employee has a good hunch they will not be paid, they might as well go on vacation for two weeks, come back for a day and then walk out a day before starting their new job. --- Seen this happen in the last few years.
Most people have to get PTO approved by their manager. So suddenly taking a few weeks off will not likely be approved.
True.
Today though, one can play the COVID card to get at least a couple days. (Two people I know have done this at another workplace)
We all know, people will try to find some type of work around.
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@pmoncho said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@gjacobse said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@pmoncho said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@JaredBusch said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@gjacobse said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Too many to quote using the phone,.. thanks.
so- now it is a bit bitter sweet as I may very well lose all of my accrued PTO,..94 hours.
Will have to see
Dunno about your state, but every state I have dealt with, accrued means it is earned and is 100% required to be paid out.
For those in Ohio, the employer must have a written policy stating under what conditions accrued PTO will not be paid.
And there’s the ‘rub’ of course.
While I live and work in Kentucky, the company that pays me is in Ohio…. And yes- it’s in the Employee handbook. So it’s very very likely that I’ll get screwed out of it.
Forgot to mention, I don't see why a company believes in not paying out PTO hours for mainly, good, stable employees who put in their 2 week notice?
The now ex-employee will blab to the rest which may foster a issue amongst the current staff as the rumor runs amuck within the company.
If an employee has a good hunch they will not be paid, they might as well go on vacation for two weeks, come back for a day and then walk out a day before starting their new job. --- Seen this happen in the last few years.
Keep in mind, I"m a contractor. and yea,.. it's in the handbook.. it's not paid out. take it or lose it.
The company I work FOR does carry over. and the COO is a little confused why I wasn't hired,.. LAST YEAR,.. but she has little room to do anything...
In the back of my mind,.. the former Director is getting kick backs from all the money spent. the organization has spent over $1.1M on all services and products in the last 18months. And this is a clinic of less than 300 people.
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@pmoncho said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@gjacobse said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@pmoncho said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@JaredBusch said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@gjacobse said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Too many to quote using the phone,.. thanks.
so- now it is a bit bitter sweet as I may very well lose all of my accrued PTO,..94 hours.
Will have to see
Dunno about your state, but every state I have dealt with, accrued means it is earned and is 100% required to be paid out.
For those in Ohio, the employer must have a written policy stating under what conditions accrued PTO will not be paid.
And there’s the ‘rub’ of course.
While I live and work in Kentucky, the company that pays me is in Ohio…. And yes- it’s in the Employee handbook. So it’s very very likely that I’ll get screwed out of it.
Forgot to mention, I don't see why a company believes in not paying out PTO hours for mainly, good, stable employees who put in their 2 week notice?
The now ex-employee will blab to the rest which may foster a issue amongst the current staff as the rumor runs amuck within the company.
If an employee has a good hunch they will not be paid, they might as well go on vacation for two weeks, come back for a day and then walk out a day before starting their new job. --- Seen this happen in the last few years.
Yea,.. sadly - while I am rather against it,.. it's likely how I will have to handle this.
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@gjacobse said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
The company I work FOR does carry over. and the COO is a little confused why I wasn't hired,.. LAST YEAR,.. but she has little room to do anything...
A COO has little room to do anything? How is that a COO?
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@gjacobse said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
In the back of my mind,.. the former Director is getting kick backs from all the money spent. the organization has spent over $1.1M on all services and products in the last 18months. And this is a clinic of less than 300 people.
And the COO hasn't stepped in to do something about it? How is a former junior manager (compared to the COO) able to do that but the COO unable to hire someone?
How are companies this bad?
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@gjacobse said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@pmoncho said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@gjacobse said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@pmoncho said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@JaredBusch said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@gjacobse said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Too many to quote using the phone,.. thanks.
so- now it is a bit bitter sweet as I may very well lose all of my accrued PTO,..94 hours.
Will have to see
Dunno about your state, but every state I have dealt with, accrued means it is earned and is 100% required to be paid out.
For those in Ohio, the employer must have a written policy stating under what conditions accrued PTO will not be paid.
And there’s the ‘rub’ of course.
While I live and work in Kentucky, the company that pays me is in Ohio…. And yes- it’s in the Employee handbook. So it’s very very likely that I’ll get screwed out of it.
Forgot to mention, I don't see why a company believes in not paying out PTO hours for mainly, good, stable employees who put in their 2 week notice?
The now ex-employee will blab to the rest which may foster a issue amongst the current staff as the rumor runs amuck within the company.
If an employee has a good hunch they will not be paid, they might as well go on vacation for two weeks, come back for a day and then walk out a day before starting their new job. --- Seen this happen in the last few years.
Keep in mind, I"m a contractor. and yea,.. it's in the handbook.. it's not paid out. take it or lose it.
The company I work FOR does carry over. and the COO is a little confused why I wasn't hired,.. LAST YEAR,.. but she has little room to do anything...
In the back of my mind,.. the former Director is getting kick backs from all the money spent. the organization has spent over $1.1M on all services and products in the last 18months. And this is a clinic of less than 300 people.
That is some serious moola. The CFO might be in on it too. A friend of my father, owned an accounting firm with a side IT company, got busted in kick back scam to the tune of $10 Mil. All the C-Level execs were included in the scam though.
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@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@gjacobse said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
The company I work FOR does carry over. and the COO is a little confused why I wasn't hired,.. LAST YEAR,.. but she has little room to do anything...
A COO has little room to do anything? How is that a COO?
The COO can't tell my company to pay it out -
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@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@gjacobse said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
In the back of my mind,.. the former Director is getting kick backs from all the money spent. the organization has spent over $1.1M on all services and products in the last 18months. And this is a clinic of less than 300 people.
And the COO hasn't stepped in to do something about it? How is a former junior manager (compared to the COO) able to do that but the COO unable to hire someone?
How are companies this bad?
From the meeting we had with the COO and the CEO made it seem that the Director washed a lot of information both directions. To the C-suite and from them... so seems they didn't know about a number of things.
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@pmoncho
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No thanks.. I just would like to have my 94 hours considering,... or at least a good bit of it.
