I have had no need to whine. I am just agreeing that there are problems with people. I have had my share of fuckups, but that never made me say "This is not fair, my boss isn't playing nicely". In this world, it is each person for himself. I have become more discrete in my day to day socializing with other peers.
BTW, I have one hell of a social life. If you don't like that, you can go spanker off!
I am now 21, turning 22 in about a month. I have been tinkering/breaking/fixing computers since the age of 6. Yes, that is right, 6. My father used to work on computers all the way back in 85, and he would bring home stuff to teach me on. I started doing board level troubleshooting when I was eight. Upon the age of 12, I earned a degree from a vocational school for computer repair. At the age of 13, I received my Associates of Computer Science from a local college. You may say, WTF does this have to do with anything?
Well, the point I am trying to make is that you can be certified, well educated, and know what your doing at a young age, and still can be looked down on.
I took up my first professional job at the age of 15, doing system upgrades and board level repairs on robotic equipment for a local soda bottling company. After all of the insurance rhetoric, hiring problems, and other hr bullshpit, I finally was able to work. Once I worked at my job for five monthes, I was canned on account of showing up 5 minutes late one time. I have learned a thing or two since then.
For some reason, I do believe this guy. I have been in the same situation (everyone else is 35+ years old), and my peers tried to set me up for failure, and I have lost face with my boss. The original person that hired myself, before she left for another job, knew my age, and had seen my previous background (mind you, this was when I was 19) knew that I was a very capable individual. Everything went well for a few monthes after my first boss left, and I got along well with my replacement boss. Right around on the third month, my new boss asked me some questions, such as "how old are you" and "what are you hobbies". When I told him that I was 19, and that I boarded (both snow and street), he got in his mind that I was a juvenile delinquent (I was shocked to find this comment in my HR record before I left the company).
ALL I can say is CYA buddy, even if you have to lie. This industry is evil incarnate. That, and don't necessarily kiss ass, but make good friends with people above your manager/boss/slave master. It is amazing how much smoother work can be when you can control your boss (to a certain degree) and actually work without having to worry if you will be at your job next week.
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I have had no need to whine. I am just agreeing that there are problems with people. I have had my share of fuckups, but that never made me say "This is not fair, my boss isn't playing nicely". In this world, it is each person for himself. I have become more discrete in my day to day socializing with other peers. BTW, I have one hell of a social life. If you don't like that, you can go spanker off!
I am now 21, turning 22 in about a month. I have been tinkering/breaking/fixing computers since the age of 6. Yes, that is right, 6. My father used to work on computers all the way back in 85, and he would bring home stuff to teach me on. I started doing board level troubleshooting when I was eight. Upon the age of 12, I earned a degree from a vocational school for computer repair. At the age of 13, I received my Associates of Computer Science from a local college. You may say, WTF does this have to do with anything?
Well, the point I am trying to make is that you can be certified, well educated, and know what your doing at a young age, and still can be looked down on.
I took up my first professional job at the age of 15, doing system upgrades and board level repairs on robotic equipment for a local soda bottling company. After all of the insurance rhetoric, hiring problems, and other hr bullshpit, I finally was able to work. Once I worked at my job for five monthes, I was canned on account of showing up 5 minutes late one time. I have learned a thing or two since then.
For some reason, I do believe this guy. I have been in the same situation (everyone else is 35+ years old), and my peers tried to set me up for failure, and I have lost face with my boss. The original person that hired myself, before she left for another job, knew my age, and had seen my previous background (mind you, this was when I was 19) knew that I was a very capable individual. Everything went well for a few monthes after my first boss left, and I got along well with my replacement boss. Right around on the third month, my new boss asked me some questions, such as "how old are you" and "what are you hobbies". When I told him that I was 19, and that I boarded (both snow and street), he got in his mind that I was a juvenile delinquent (I was shocked to find this comment in my HR record before I left the company).
ALL I can say is CYA buddy, even if you have to lie. This industry is evil incarnate. That, and don't necessarily kiss ass, but make good friends with people above your manager/boss/slave master. It is amazing how much smoother work can be when you can control your boss (to a certain degree) and actually work without having to worry if you will be at your job next week.