My new job I have.. is it worth it?

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Apr 13 2007, 7:56 pm
In response to Hedgemistress
Hedgemistress wrote:
My first data entry job consisted of taking fields from one database and typing them into another... fields of raw text. I was so struck by the absurdity of what I was doing that I told my bosses the techs were full of it when they said there was no way to automate it, and stuck by it until the company no longer needed me.

If that jobs payment scheme was based on how you work you should of wrote something that automated it for your self, and then had money fights with your friends.
Apr 14 2007, 8:26 am
In response to Smoko
Smoko wrote:
Hedgemistress wrote:
My first data entry job consisted of taking fields from one database and typing them into another... fields of raw text. I was so struck by the absurdity of what I was doing that I told my bosses the techs were full of it when they said there was no way to automate it, and stuck by it until the company no longer needed me.

If that jobs payment scheme was based on how you work you should of wrote something that automated it for your self, and then had money fights with your friends.

Do I hear "speech recognition"?
Apr 14 2007, 9:52 am
In response to Shlaklava
Speech recognition wouldn't automate it. Optical character recognition might. Speech would require people to still do the job, just by talking instead of typing... and if you can find somebody who can read information out loud (and clearly) as fast as a skilled data entry specialist can type, I'd be surprised.
Apr 14 2007, 12:53 pm
In response to Shlaklava
Shlaklava wrote:
Do I hear "speech recognition"?

Wouldn't cut it.
Apr 14 2007, 3:29 pm
In response to Hedgemistress
Speech recognition is still pretty dodgy anyway.
Apr 17 2007, 11:44 am
In response to Crispy
Me: "Call home."
[a pause]
Cellphone: "Did you say... 'Call 911?'"
Me: "No..."
Cellphone: "Say a command."
Me: "Call home..."
[a pause]
Cellphone: "Did you say... 'Order pizza?'"
Me: "...No."
Cellphone: "Say a command."
Me: "Go to hell."
[a pause]
Cellphone: "Sorry, no command found."
Apr 19 2007, 5:34 am
You're not your job. You're not your family, and you're not who you tell yourself.... You're not your name.... You're not your problems.... You're not your age.... You are not your hopes.
Apr 19 2007, 6:04 am
In response to DDSR
DDSR wrote:
You're not your job. You're not your family, and you're not who you tell yourself.... You're not your name.... You're not your problems.... You're not your age.... You are not your hopes.

Any interest in saying who one is, rather than numerous things one isn't? ;)
Apr 19 2007, 6:13 am (Edited on Apr 20 2007, 4:35 am)
In response to DDSR
Umm, yes you are. As an individual, you are the sum of the components of your life. While each facet only gives part of the picture, each is nonetheless descriptive of who and what you are. How much weight each facet is given varies by individual.

However, I would argue that practically job and family probably define an individual more than anything as job describes how you spend most of your time and often is linked to financial and social status and family encompasses social networks, development history, and even genetic factors (all humans are just a mass of biological patterns, after all). Religion and beliefs are probably the only aspect missing that define a significant portion of an individual's existance (and influence behaviors, etc.).

But what does any of this have to do with the OP?
Apr 19 2007, 3:02 pm
In response to Jmurph
My personal belief is that I lead three lives... I lead a family life, an online presence, and a professional life (or do on occasion, anyway... not at the moment). I do my absolute best to keep the three separate.

On BYOND, I'm a relatively-sharp-witted occasionally-condescending person who nonetheless does his best to do well, mean well, and encourage people to adopt a healthier lifestyle.

In my family life (which also includes my friends and loves), I'm a sweetheart altruist who would do anything to protect those people he loves (if I ever felt murder was absolutely necessary with no possible alternative in order to protect someone I cared about, I'd probably even go that far). I don't make friends easily because anyone who is not my friend is lumped into the people I have to protect my friends from... it's become sort of a catch-22 around here, though I'm still in touch with my old friends back where I used to live.

In my professional life, I'm a quiet and withdrawn person who doesn't tend to excel on paper, preferring to do the work properly instead of doing the work in the showiest and flashiest way possible. I believe in making people happy and having great skill, in descending order of importance. Assuming I get into the police, I'm the sort of guy who'd arrest someone and let the mayor take all of the credit for his "hardened stance on crime", because that'd make him happy and it'd make his constituents happy.


I think the relevance to the OP is the "you're not how much money you've got in the bank" subject line. He's basically telling him that he shouldn't mention his job at all.
May 9 2007, 5:18 pm
Sorry to bring up an old topic but, I don't really participate on the forums much anymore so, ya...

Anyhow, I think you should take the job. It obviously pays pretty decent for the minimal effort put into it. Me, I'm a mechanic at a local dodge dealership. Now, THAT'S tough work my friend. Not only that but, you really don't realize how much people look down at you for being a "grease monkey". But, the joke's on them really...I can make 20 hours of pay in 6 & at $13.00/hr...it comes out quite nice at the end of the week. I work on a system called "flat rate" meaning, if a job you're working on pays 6 hours & you complete it in 3, you still get paid the full 6 hours but, that also means if you take 7 hours, you still only get paid the 6. I'm only 20 years old & I started at my job at 18 as an apprentice. Now, in my two years there...I've learned how to build high-performance engines, transmissions, just about anything on a modern vehicle really...so, not only am I making pretty decent money while retaining a 8-5 job M-F, I still have time for a social life with friends, family & I am learning a crap load. But, enough gloating...it's all up to you man, for all you know you could stick with this company for a couple of years & become shift manager/supervisor & climb up to assistant or store manager...I sure as heck didn't think I was gonna go from making less than $20,000/yr to over 40K in less than 2 years with just my hands & a high school diploma.
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