Ah gotcha. I wish there were more strategy games across all platforms. About the only type of game made these days is FPS. I have all three major consoles and the only one that offers something different is the Wii, and it has possibly the best interface for an FPS game. That's strange. PC games once had more variety however. They seemed to be more "thinking" games while console games were more action-only. I wish the "quest" games would come back.
My favorite RTS so far has been Empire Earth I and II. I wasn't a big fan of III.
That site should just switch to white text. It's like everyone keeps going a shade lighter. Apparently they are racist and have something against black.
No, I'm getting them to show me how clever THEY are and how they justify their personal preference. A coder should be able to explain why they use certain techniques.
Man, I'm a troll but he didn't say anything about it being bad for your eyesight. You just wanted to seem intelligent for knowing that. Did you learn that from Penn&Teller? I mean I'll admit that's where I first heard that it wasn't bad for your eyes to watch TV real close. It seems like it would be bad for your eyes. It is, after all, staring into a bright object. It would seem that it would burn something. Listening to loud music messes up your ears. It's only natural to assume that staring into a bright object at close range would mess up your sight.
At any rate, he didn't say it was bad for your eyes.
Also, to follow the argument, CRTs are heavy, become blurry, can be perfect in one spot and then curved or distorted in another no matter how much you adjust it, use more electricity, and take up much more space. I would much rather have a couple dead pixels than adjust another damn CRT ever.
I worked in first line support about 10 months before moving to the second level support team. Our company's first line support actually doesn't use a script or anything and we mostly handle internal customers. It's actually a very knowledgeable first line team. However, I think that our team is an exception to the rule. I recently lost internet connectivity at home and needed to get back online to do some work. I called my cable company's tech support line. They immediately started running me through the things I had already checked. My home network has three Linux computers, three Windows computers, and one Mac. They asked me about my Windows firewall. I immediately shot this down. Then it was my router. Then it was my modem. I told the guy that I could ping their DNS server IPs and that I was receiving an IP from them. He said that if I had an IP, I should have the internet. I asked to talked to the next level. He said they would have to send someone out to my house to fix the problem the next day. About 20 minutes after the phone call, my internet connectivity was restored.
We really shouldn't blame first level support though. They are sitting at the phone receiving calls all day from complete morons. They can't assess how much knowledge the caller has because some complete morons can BS so well it's hard to recognize at times. The first level techs are also not really trained to be good techs, they are trained in customer service. Our manager pushed customer service over everything. Personally, when I call tech support, I don't require the person to even be nice. I just want them to fix my problem. There's also crazy rules over what you can and can not do. You also have time limits in many call centers. If you can't fix the problem in a given amount of time you have to push it up to the next level. These next level techs don't take this into consideration when they get your tickets. They look at it in and call the first level tech a dumbass.
To get back to original subject of the article. If I had to guess, they are probably wondering why you are in a call center for 2 years. Why haven't you moved up? If that's as high as you can go, you should look for a position in another call center that is an entry level with potential for promotion. You may want to look into getting a ton of certs as well. They don't really mean you know anything but the management types really go for them. You can also decorate your email signature with them.
Maybe the actual problem is that you are part of a generation that thinks everything should be spoon fed to you. What have you done to deserve a job higher than first level? Have you went above and beyond? Have you taken on additional work? Being a proactive worker doesn't have to mean you are a suck up. Showing up everyday and getting your quota isn't going to make them look at you for a promotion. You're supposed to show up everyday and get your quota. It's the extra things you do that make you promotable.
Those other companies are looking at your current record and asking what you have to offer. If you consider that you are competing against people who actually have experience in the area they are interviewing for, would you pick someone who's been working first level for two years? No you wouldn't. These people aren't there to give out charity. You have to make them want you. You are a risk. They can't fix that for you. You have to do something about that. I hope this helps.
I've worked for plenty of people that didn't give me credit even for my own ideas much less implementing theirs. Your best bet is to make the supervisor look as good as you can and spread yourself out to take on possibly more projects from other groups at the same time. Be modest about your work and get him promoted. If you make him look good and are a main reason he got his promotion he may just recommend you to take over his role. If you decide to do the opposite, you'll end up quitting or getting fired. Go demand recognition for your work every single time you do something and guess what, you're going to get on their nerves. The reason being, it's your job. You are only doing your job. Some people these days feel that they have to get special recognition daily for doing the job they were hired and get paid to do. To steal from Chris Rock, it's like being a dad who brags about taking care of his kids. YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO.
Really though, one of the first mistakes you can make in any job is trying to steal your bosses thunder. Make him look good, if he gives you credit that's great. If not, get someone over you that will. It's much easier for you to move your boss up than move him out. He can find a code monkey anywhere. He wants one that does a good job and helps him look good.
Retirement for me will come if I ever make enough money to sustain me for the rest of my life. Garth Brooks had more than enough. Why shouldn't he retire? What I don't get is people like Bill Gates or any other businessman who is rich enough that his great great great great grandchildren won't have to work and they still get up every day and go to work. It's not that I'm lazy and they are workaholics. I work to make money. There are many many other things I'd rather do with my life. As far as being a musician, he can play and sing to people anytime he wants.
I'm sitting in a restaurant and you come in spouting socialist propaganda that enrages me to the point that I walk out of the restaurant. You've exercised your right to say what you want. I exercised my right to get up and walk out. Now I may feel that your ideas are poison. Sure I may not die of cancer by listening to them, but myself or my children could be greatly effected by your ideas. So if I come back into the restaurant and light up a cigarette, just realize that I'm paying you back. You always have the right to get up and walk out. That should have been specified in our bill of rights. Amendment 1.5: the right to get up and walk out if you don't like something, instead of trying to mold the world to your every wish.
You just stopped some adware in it's tracks by not clicking that popup! You are awarded 200 XP! You have leveled up! You are now level 2 n00b! Unlocked special feature!!! Notepad is now available! You will level up again at 5000 XP!
It's an Nvidia 7800GT. Tried both Nvidia's latest drivers and the generic Vista drivers. Thanks! I much prefer the Linux users' response of "RTFM" because it works.
No it's obviously a driver issue. Maybe someone can point out the config file I should edit to manually fix this problem, since the autodetect doesn't work correctly and my native res isn't listed in any of the display settings.
Yeah...XP runs at 1680x1050(my lcd's native res) and vista is at 1600x1200.:|
My native res isn't available. Curse the blurry screen. I love me some xorg.conf though:
Modes "1680x1050"
Fixed and it won't argue with me about it.
You are talking about a problem with software/hardware vendors and users, not how Windows is better than Linux or OSX. Those are advantages to using Windows. But those advantages are only there because people keep using Windows. Brace yourself here comes a car analogy.
If this were the car industry, everyone would be driving a Ford. Tires would only work with Fords. Gas pumps would only be compatible with Fords. In order to drive on the roads you have to buy a Ford, for whatever price Ford wants to sell those vehicles to you. Then every 5-6 years, when you buy a new Ford, you have to buy a new house, even if your old house was fine.
This is the only industry where things actually work that way, and it's because of people like you being so narrow-minded. If the computer industry were a country it would be a country during the middle ages.
What's your cable/food/rent/drinking/hobby/car/etc bill every month?
What's yours? Does buying vista get rid of those expenses? Because you are still having to pay those things too.
Assuming you buy vista ultimate at $400 (which most people can easily find deals) and you use it for 5 years, it costs you 6.67 a month.
Assuming you buy Windows Vista Ultimate for $400 dollars, what if I put that $400 into my computer. that's almost a terabyte of storage space.
Considering all the software that runs on MS and figuring in things like tax software, accounting, games, hardware that doesn't have linux drivers, etc. it would be more expensive to go to Linux for me then if I bought Vista.
TaxSoftware...I use online tax software.
Accounting....There are FREE programs that will help you balance your checkbook
Games.....ok you got me...I'm switching....damn you Windows nuts!!!
There's a great feature that was built into XP....instead of a BSOD it gives you an instant restart instead. You can turn it off, but then you'll have to look at that BSOD before you manually reboot. How's that for intuitive!
and the prof spent the first several weeks of class telling us how to comment our code
If he spent the first several weeks explaining how to comment your code, why didn't you comment your code correctly for all your assignments?
Just wondering.
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Ah gotcha. I wish there were more strategy games across all platforms. About the only type of game made these days is FPS. I have all three major consoles and the only one that offers something different is the Wii, and it has possibly the best interface for an FPS game. That's strange. PC games once had more variety however. They seemed to be more "thinking" games while console games were more action-only. I wish the "quest" games would come back. My favorite RTS so far has been Empire Earth I and II. I wasn't a big fan of III.
That site should just switch to white text. It's like everyone keeps going a shade lighter. Apparently they are racist and have something against black.
I thought Civ: Call to Power was turn-based not RTS.
No, I'm getting them to show me how clever THEY are and how they justify their personal preference. A coder should be able to explain why they use certain techniques.
You could just ask them...
Which is better and why?
a.)if(true==$variable)
or
b.)if($variable==true)
Man, I'm a troll but he didn't say anything about it being bad for your eyesight. You just wanted to seem intelligent for knowing that. Did you learn that from Penn&Teller? I mean I'll admit that's where I first heard that it wasn't bad for your eyes to watch TV real close. It seems like it would be bad for your eyes. It is, after all, staring into a bright object. It would seem that it would burn something. Listening to loud music messes up your ears. It's only natural to assume that staring into a bright object at close range would mess up your sight.
At any rate, he didn't say it was bad for your eyes.
Also, to follow the argument, CRTs are heavy, become blurry, can be perfect in one spot and then curved or distorted in another no matter how much you adjust it, use more electricity, and take up much more space. I would much rather have a couple dead pixels than adjust another damn CRT ever.
I worked in first line support about 10 months before moving to the second level support team. Our company's first line support actually doesn't use a script or anything and we mostly handle internal customers. It's actually a very knowledgeable first line team. However, I think that our team is an exception to the rule. I recently lost internet connectivity at home and needed to get back online to do some work. I called my cable company's tech support line. They immediately started running me through the things I had already checked. My home network has three Linux computers, three Windows computers, and one Mac. They asked me about my Windows firewall. I immediately shot this down. Then it was my router. Then it was my modem. I told the guy that I could ping their DNS server IPs and that I was receiving an IP from them. He said that if I had an IP, I should have the internet. I asked to talked to the next level. He said they would have to send someone out to my house to fix the problem the next day. About 20 minutes after the phone call, my internet connectivity was restored.
We really shouldn't blame first level support though. They are sitting at the phone receiving calls all day from complete morons. They can't assess how much knowledge the caller has because some complete morons can BS so well it's hard to recognize at times. The first level techs are also not really trained to be good techs, they are trained in customer service. Our manager pushed customer service over everything. Personally, when I call tech support, I don't require the person to even be nice. I just want them to fix my problem. There's also crazy rules over what you can and can not do. You also have time limits in many call centers. If you can't fix the problem in a given amount of time you have to push it up to the next level. These next level techs don't take this into consideration when they get your tickets. They look at it in and call the first level tech a dumbass.
To get back to original subject of the article. If I had to guess, they are probably wondering why you are in a call center for 2 years. Why haven't you moved up? If that's as high as you can go, you should look for a position in another call center that is an entry level with potential for promotion. You may want to look into getting a ton of certs as well. They don't really mean you know anything but the management types really go for them. You can also decorate your email signature with them.
Maybe the actual problem is that you are part of a generation that thinks everything should be spoon fed to you. What have you done to deserve a job higher than first level? Have you went above and beyond? Have you taken on additional work? Being a proactive worker doesn't have to mean you are a suck up. Showing up everyday and getting your quota isn't going to make them look at you for a promotion. You're supposed to show up everyday and get your quota. It's the extra things you do that make you promotable.
Those other companies are looking at your current record and asking what you have to offer. If you consider that you are competing against people who actually have experience in the area they are interviewing for, would you pick someone who's been working first level for two years? No you wouldn't. These people aren't there to give out charity. You have to make them want you. You are a risk. They can't fix that for you. You have to do something about that. I hope this helps.
Pangalactic Gargleblaster should do the trick.
Sit down because what I'm about to say is very profound and could make you tear up.
I've heard that the key to good programs is.......GOOD PROGRAMMERS
I've worked for plenty of people that didn't give me credit even for my own ideas much less implementing theirs. Your best bet is to make the supervisor look as good as you can and spread yourself out to take on possibly more projects from other groups at the same time. Be modest about your work and get him promoted. If you make him look good and are a main reason he got his promotion he may just recommend you to take over his role. If you decide to do the opposite, you'll end up quitting or getting fired. Go demand recognition for your work every single time you do something and guess what, you're going to get on their nerves. The reason being, it's your job. You are only doing your job. Some people these days feel that they have to get special recognition daily for doing the job they were hired and get paid to do. To steal from Chris Rock, it's like being a dad who brags about taking care of his kids. YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO. Really though, one of the first mistakes you can make in any job is trying to steal your bosses thunder. Make him look good, if he gives you credit that's great. If not, get someone over you that will. It's much easier for you to move your boss up than move him out. He can find a code monkey anywhere. He wants one that does a good job and helps him look good.
[quote]You'd have more problems than that--Office 2007 doesn't work under XP! ;-) [/quote]
I wish that was true.....
Retirement for me will come if I ever make enough money to sustain me for the rest of my life. Garth Brooks had more than enough. Why shouldn't he retire? What I don't get is people like Bill Gates or any other businessman who is rich enough that his great great great great grandchildren won't have to work and they still get up every day and go to work. It's not that I'm lazy and they are workaholics. I work to make money. There are many many other things I'd rather do with my life. As far as being a musician, he can play and sing to people anytime he wants.
I'm sitting in a restaurant and you come in spouting socialist propaganda that enrages me to the point that I walk out of the restaurant. You've exercised your right to say what you want. I exercised my right to get up and walk out. Now I may feel that your ideas are poison. Sure I may not die of cancer by listening to them, but myself or my children could be greatly effected by your ideas. So if I come back into the restaurant and light up a cigarette, just realize that I'm paying you back. You always have the right to get up and walk out. That should have been specified in our bill of rights. Amendment 1.5: the right to get up and walk out if you don't like something, instead of trying to mold the world to your every wish.
You just stopped some adware in it's tracks by not clicking that popup! You are awarded 200 XP! You have leveled up! You are now level 2 n00b! Unlocked special feature!!! Notepad is now available! You will level up again at 5000 XP!
Who ya calling a DOLT!!! :)
http://jobsearchtech.about.com/cs/labor_laws/a/whi stle_blower.htm
You would be held liable if you performed the illegal act(even if it's an order), but you are protected by law if you tell on the company for it's illegal activity.
Because IE is all you ever needed in a browser! I mean really do you guys just put stuff on the frontpage to incite flamewars?
It's an Nvidia 7800GT. Tried both Nvidia's latest drivers and the generic Vista drivers. Thanks! I much prefer the Linux users' response of "RTFM" because it works.
No it's obviously a driver issue. Maybe someone can point out the config file I should edit to manually fix this problem, since the autodetect doesn't work correctly and my native res isn't listed in any of the display settings.
Yeah...XP runs at 1680x1050(my lcd's native res) and vista is at 1600x1200. :|
My native res isn't available. Curse the blurry screen. I love me some xorg.conf though:
Modes "1680x1050"
Fixed and it won't argue with me about it.
You are talking about a problem with software/hardware vendors and users, not how Windows is better than Linux or OSX. Those are advantages to using Windows. But those advantages are only there because people keep using Windows. Brace yourself here comes a car analogy.
If this were the car industry, everyone would be driving a Ford. Tires would only work with Fords. Gas pumps would only be compatible with Fords. In order to drive on the roads you have to buy a Ford, for whatever price Ford wants to sell those vehicles to you. Then every 5-6 years, when you buy a new Ford, you have to buy a new house, even if your old house was fine. This is the only industry where things actually work that way, and it's because of people like you being so narrow-minded. If the computer industry were a country it would be a country during the middle ages.
There's a great feature that was built into XP....instead of a BSOD it gives you an instant restart instead. You can turn it off, but then you'll have to look at that BSOD before you manually reboot. How's that for intuitive!
Just wondering.