MattM 0 #1 January 2, 2003 Just curious, I have an office job and it's pretty hard to try and stay away from these forums! So what do you do? I am an IT Administrator at Golf Pride. We make Golf Pride grips(ofcourse) and also nike, wilson, taylor made.... just about every other golf grip availabe. I manage 150 PCs and 8 servers. Also we have 2 T1s, 4 48port switches and 4 unix machines. I manage this mess which is weird since I'm only 19 with a semester of college under my belt. In my free time visit these forums... I'm a skydiver / computer geek. Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #2 January 2, 2003 Yep... Office geek here I help manage 315 NT/2000 servers, 15 Sun servers, 95 Unix systems (mainly BSD), 14 phone switches, 14 IVR systems. 14 T1's, 2 T3's and Fiber between buildings on out campus. I've lost count on the number of switches/routers/hubs/firewalls in the company. 22, had the job for 4 years and just graduated College in October 2001.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pammi 0 #3 January 2, 2003 Ditto on the office geek. I'm a legal secretary :) No college. Pam Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f1freak 0 #4 January 2, 2003 Programmer, Systems Admin for a web hosting company...went to a two year "tech school" not related to computers, and have taken a few college courses... HAVE FUN... ...JUST DONT DIE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #5 January 2, 2003 I have an office job. I work for a huge Telecom company in the Southeast. I do maintenance and provisioning on layer 2 of ATM and Frame Relay networks in 9 states throught the Southeast US. Oh wait.....for about 7 1/2 more hours anyway. My last day in this horrid job. No more sitting behind a desk for me. Moving on to the security industry starting Monday. I'll be guarding buildings, keeping strikers in line, and escorting executives around cities. We'll see how this one turns out. PS...seems everyone wants to put their education on here.....The only education I have relevant to computers is a Comp TIA A+. *shrug* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyskydiver 0 #6 January 2, 2003 Yep...computer geek here. I'm a web specialist with a Bachelor's degree.Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deaffreeflyer 0 #7 January 2, 2003 Other geek computer here! I am a CAD Technician - Civil Engineering. At the mo I don't have much works to do - about 6 hours surfing the web each days! But it can get so boring e.g. ran out of ideas to find funny, information, interesting etc... stuffs on internet though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #8 January 2, 2003 Sort of office job. I'm in sales, so my time is split between the office and travel. _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mddudek 0 #9 January 2, 2003 I work from home when not travelling doing pharmaceutical research. Hard to stay away from the site while at home, no boss looking over my shoulder. No access to the site while on the road. Pisser, that! BA in psych, 4 years post-grad school. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deefly 0 #10 January 2, 2003 Computer geeket! Graphic Designer who went to a two-year college. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skeletor 0 #11 January 2, 2003 yep, another IT professional (I mean geek) here. No college either, but I've been doing it for 18 years... rich Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #12 January 2, 2003 Chalk up another office geek. I.T. geek for a small law firm. I have a BS, but it really didn't teach me much related to my job, even though it was in computers. The real knowledge was from OJT and RTFM. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve1 5 #13 January 2, 2003 I spend most of the day in an office (working as a school counselor). Sometimes it get's old and I get to thinking about how nice it might be to have another job. But then I get to thinking about what it was like when I was a timber faller. Often times in the winter, you were up to your waist in snow and people were getting killed and crippled on a regular basis. And the money wasn't that great either. It took me ten years to get out of the woods. So on days like that, when I'm feeling a little down, I take a break. I pour myself another cup of coffee, in my nice warm office, click on Drop Zone . Com, and I feel wonderful. Steve1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #14 January 2, 2003 Quote Sometimes it get's old and I get to thinking about how nice it might be to have another job. Then you remember that you live in Montana. The most beautiful state in the country. The drawback....if you have a job that allows you to own a home and eat....you're above average.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #15 January 2, 2003 Quote The drawback....if you have a job that allows you to own a home and eat....you're above average.... [in my new england blueblood tone]Wouldn't this also apply to those who live in Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, need I go on?[/in my new england blueblood tone] _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nick 0 #16 January 2, 2003 Yep I'm a shiny arsed mouse pilot to. Actually a Quality Systems Manager for one of the few companies left that make optical components for telecoms. Nick Gravity- It's not just a good idea, it's the LAW! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #17 January 2, 2003 Quote Wouldn't this also apply to those who live in Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, need I go on Yeah...but you just have to understand Montana. If you land a high tech job that makes $12 an hour you are one RICH man!!! That's why most people I know out there have at least 2 if not 3 or more jobs. Not an easy place to make a living. That's why I have a house there yet "live" in Georgia....well...and the fact that it gets REALLY cold there for too many months of the year. Kinda interferes with skydiving. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve1 5 #18 January 2, 2003 Clay, You've got a good point. I read in the paper yesterday that Montana has the lowest salaries in the Nation. Politicians here are always trying to dream up ways to improve that. I know the reason most of us have stayed here, or choose to live here, is because we appreciate the outdoors and all the recreational opportunities that go along with it. Can you imagine how crowded this state would be if there were also great job opportunities. I mean it's hard to have your cake and eat it too. I really appreciate the beauty that Montana has to offer, but it's changing quickly, especially western Montana. I'd like to move to Alaska someday, but now that I'm back into jumping I'm thinking Arizona in the winter and Montana in the summer. Now all I have to do is swing it financially. I retire in about five years, but am not really set money wise. I could sell my house and land in Western Montana for a mint, but I'd like to save most of that for my daughters. If I knew I was going to live this long I would have planned ahead...... Steve1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #19 January 2, 2003 Quote Can you imagine how crowded this state would be if there were also great job opportunities That's EXACTLY what has kept the population in Montana at ~800,000 for the last 30 years. I personally hope it stays that way. I have seen what development has done to Georgia. I really don't want to see that happen out there too. It would be a shame. Quote If I knew I was going to live this long I would have planned ahead. Heheehehehehee.....yeah...I'm trying not to fall into that trap.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #20 January 2, 2003 Big time geek over here, I'm the Team Lead of the IT Lab in a large corporation, Configs, troubleshooting, installs, testing, you name it, we do it. I used to be a full time programmer, I retired , but I still write apps. Started in this career about 18 years ago. __________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
favaks 0 #21 January 2, 2003 Java deweloper here. Most definitely not a geek tho favaks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyer299 0 #22 January 2, 2003 Web Developer here doing ECommerce Sites. There hasn't been much going on in the office around the holidays which has given me more time to surf the web. Once things pick up I won't have as much free time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #23 January 2, 2003 I'm in Enterprise Sales...selling a lot of the toys many people have mentioned thus far. CPE like Cisco, Extreme, Nortel, NEC, Alcatel as well as IP and other WAN network solutions. Cabling, Business Continuity Consulting, Network Security...tons more. While it's "outside" sales, there's heavy amounts of paper and contract work. If I'm not in the field, I'm in the office...and I hate being in the office. So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #24 January 2, 2003 I'm an office geek. Of course i'm still on vacation in Eloy right now. I'll be returning to the working world on Monday. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpaceUnknown 0 #25 January 3, 2003 WOW talk about attack of the jumping GEEKS! I too am self employeed programmer and web developer. James AAAAA - American Association Against Acronym Abuse. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
