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    • gjacobse
      gjacobse @scottalanmiller last edited by

      @scottalanmiller said:

      @Dashrender said:

      Wow.. they must have just really wanted you to be willing to accept you for $45k at 4 days a week instead of another guy they could have hired at the same pay for 5.

      But they couldn't get someone at my level for that pay for five. They got more skills for less time. There was little value to them having me sit around for a fifth day compared to getting stuff done that other people could not do in four. I was actually an amazing value for them.

      In some cases while you had a shorter week, I am sure that you got more done, so their value was still up there.

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      • scottalanmiller
        scottalanmiller @gjacobse last edited by

        @g.jacobse said:

        In some cases while you had a shorter week, I am sure that you got more done, so their value was still up there.

        I got a lot done and supported a lot of technologies without needing multiple people. That was a significant source of value. I was not doing any one job full time but doing at least three completely unrelated IT jobs at once

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        • thanksajdotcom
          thanksajdotcom @scottalanmiller last edited by

          @scottalanmiller said:

          @g.jacobse said:

          In some cases while you had a shorter week, I am sure that you got more done, so their value was still up there.

          I got a lot done and supported a lot of technologies without needing multiple people. That was a significant source of value. I was not doing any one job full time but doing at least three completely unrelated IT jobs at once

          This is one reason Staples loves me. I can do it all, minus keyholder tasks, and do it well. I can teach/train others, sell, do tech work, do onsites, provide top-notch customer service, and I know operational stuff better than any associate-level person. I bring a ton of value to the store.

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            Carnival Boy @scottalanmiller last edited by

            @scottalanmiller said:
            [They] actually cried when they had to let me go

            None of my previous employers have ever cried when I left 😞

            Maybe it was just their British reserve preventing it....

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            • coliver
              coliver @Carnival Boy last edited by

              @Carnival-Boy said:

              @scottalanmiller said:
              [They] actually cried when they had to let me go

              None of my previous employers have ever cried when I left 😞

              Maybe it was just their British reserve preventing it....

              Oddly... mine did... I've kept in contact with one of them and they wish I would come back and work for them...

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                A Former User @coliver last edited by

                @coliver said:

                @Carnival-Boy said:

                @scottalanmiller said:
                [They] actually cried when they had to let me go

                None of my previous employers have ever cried when I left 😞

                Maybe it was just their British reserve preventing it....

                Oddly... mine did... I've kept in contact with one of them and they wish I would come back and work for them...

                Same here. The first place I worked at still wants me back but they can't afford to pay for me anymore.

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                  BMarie last edited by

                  Resume and Cover Letter set and ready to go.....just have to click print.

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                  • Minion Queen
                    Minion Queen Banned last edited by

                    Go for it! Good Luck!

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                    • gjacobse
                      gjacobse @Minion Queen last edited by

                      @Minion-Queen said:

                      Go for it! Good Luck!

                      Ditto.. You can only start a journey by making a choice to put one foot in front of the other. If you never move, you never get to experience new adventures. I applied to a university 78 times only to be turned down 78 times... It's not all about the Nothing ventured, nothing gained. It's about what you learn in the process.

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                        BMarie last edited by

                        Well I did it, my resume is in the HR box. Now I wait. And prepare and get a home lab. Plus get some refreshers.

                        Wish me luck.......

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                          A Former User last edited by

                          Good Luck!

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                          • scottalanmiller
                            scottalanmiller last edited by

                            Good luck!

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