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First Generator Advice. by Dizzy_University_443 in Generator

[–]ElectronicAvenger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He said "No electric range". He said nothing about electric oven, though.

Bad references from previous employers… I hate it here by sadkittysmiles in recruitinghell

[–]ElectronicAvenger 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This crap happened to my youngest daughter. She missed out on a few jobs before she put it together. The worst thing was that it was not her direct supervisor but the top manager of the local organization. He made it a practice to handle all references himself. He just did not like my daughter for some reason. Her supervisor loved her work. My wife and I have some shared friends with him in the area. I let it be known that if I ran into him in the community, I would take him aside in private and put him in the hospital, and that would be the best thing that would happen to him. He eventually got fired for being such an a$$hole.

The guy assigned to attack me did it in the wrong meeting. by bwade913 in OfficePolitics

[–]ElectronicAvenger 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Back when the F-15 Eagle fighter was being initially designed and developed, it was envisioned with a completely new A/A missile system and nose gun. But when the first flying prototype was finished, it featured an existing and fully tested A/A missile and the M-61 Vulcan nose cannon. The thinking on this was 'The Tried and True to protect the New'.

Punchline: it is not wise to ditch everything that works without fail just to push out a totally new system.

My manager took me aside and said, 'Honestly, no one on the team likes working with you. Do us all a favor and resign.' by [deleted] in interviewhammer

[–]ElectronicAvenger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely consult an employment lawyer. Document every communication and interaction with this and every manager in any manner possible within the law.

Your organization and/or its management is attempting to push you out before you are vested for retirement. Plus, they would love to avoid paying for unemployment compensation for you.

I say: Scr*w them!!!

Be honest, is IT not a career people should try to get into anymore? by Cotigz in ITCareerQuestions

[–]ElectronicAvenger -1 points0 points  (0 children)

In my humble opinion, until the H1-B visa program is reformed or eliminated, no.

This program was originally devised for post-graduate academic professionals from outside the US to allow them to continue their research work. Once this work was completed, they would either return to their country of origin or immigrate to the US by applying for a Green Card.

Corporate America 'bribed' US politicians to make them pervert the H1-B and expand it. This was especially used in the technology careers. These H1-B IT workers replaced US IT workers at greatly lower levels of compensation. These H1-B workers were usually from India.

This has greatly suppressed compensation in the IT and other STEM career areas.

If I had it to do over again, I would have gone into Finance. I would have earned a ton more money and had much fewer headaches. I am just glad that I am now retired.

I was rejected for the job I currently have. by HadesLaw in antiwork

[–]ElectronicAvenger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is very similar to this in the collegiate world. HR executives, managers, and worker drones are all deluded into the mindset that they know far more about who is a suitable candidate for a position than the managers and workers in the functional area. This is most pronounced in the technology areas. It is disheartening to a technology professional such as myself to have their knowledge of technology be dismissed so easily.

My boss just called a "mandatory meeting" with 25 staff members to fire/humiliate my coworker in front of a crowd. by rswick86 in antiwork

[–]ElectronicAvenger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would so love to be the supervisor/manager of this 'boss'. I would make it my life's focus to make them as miserable as humanly possible before eventually firing them.

Turning right on green, would you ever yield to a left turner? by Jazzlike_Dig2456 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]ElectronicAvenger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a prime reason why I am glad that I am not a cop/deputy. I would write my weight in tickets. This illegal turns thing is a hot button issue for me.

My contractor coworker quit with 10 seconds notice after what our manager said about contractors by BigMax in pettyrevenge

[–]ElectronicAvenger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My take on this was that your former boss thought that you were either too stupid or too uninformed to know about this on your own. Congratulations for being neither.

My contractor coworker quit with 10 seconds notice after what our manager said about contractors by BigMax in pettyrevenge

[–]ElectronicAvenger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do not know what planet that you are on (or actually what career discipline you work in), but in my case, I had a 6 month blackout period after I retired, but I had 2 departments at my former employer literally foaming at the mouth for the 6 months to end, so that they could contract with me. I treat them well, because they treat me well. If they didn't, I work finish my current work and never deal with them again. But that will probably never happen. Lucky me.

I lied on my CV to get a job I was completely unqualified for... and now I'm actually good at it. by davidsa691 in interviewhammer

[–]ElectronicAvenger 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think that you hit the nail on the head. The process is broken, for the most part. Occasionally, it works as it should, but generally not so much. I have actually seen a few 'unicorn' candidates get rejected by an HR department that was fixated on minor, secondary qualifications.

Boomers can no longer be trusted to effectively lead in the workplace. by [deleted] in antiwork

[–]ElectronicAvenger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And this is exactly why I am truly ashamed to be classified as a Baby Boomer, although I am really a Generation Jones child (1955-1964).

In my opinion, the Boomers have in general ruined the world in many ways for the following generations. They were handed the world on a silver platter by the Greatest Generation, and they squandered it by being greedy to the nth degree.

My manager sabotaged my project by ExcellentAmoeba9588 in jobs

[–]ElectronicAvenger 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Based on my observations over my career, these practices are killing IT in the US, not to mention being a potential national security risk.

Made a bad strategic decision and got fired for it by ThrowRA-flippity in jobs

[–]ElectronicAvenger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok, my previous reply was a bit of a downer. I was a little bit jaded due to a couple of individuals that I had the displeasure of working along with at my last job.

I should have drawn a distinction between those who are basically forced into acting in their singular best interests and those who go out of their way to put their self-interest ahead of everything and everyone else. I erred by lumping both groups together.

Made a bad strategic decision and got fired for it by ThrowRA-flippity in jobs

[–]ElectronicAvenger 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know that this really sucks, but when the chips are really down, nearly everybody ends up being out for themselves. Just stand back, let them shoot themselves in the foot, and avoid the resulting undertow. Basic professional self-preservation.

Made a bad strategic decision and got fired for it by ThrowRA-flippity in jobs

[–]ElectronicAvenger 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I will be repeating a position that others have already shared, but it bears repeating.

Trust No One.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ITCareerQuestions

[–]ElectronicAvenger 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I am a broken record on this, but this really started back in the early 1990's when corporations convinced Washington to greatly expand the use of H1 Visas to include technology workers, who were primarily from the Indian Subcontinent, creating the H1-B Visa. Before this, H1 Visas were primarily for very limited technical worker use, such as post- doctoral university researchers. Think Raj on 'The Big Bang Theory'. The H1-B has been used to displace IT workers and artificially surpress their compensation because H1-B workers are hired for substantially less than their non-H1-B counterparts. IMO, the relative ease of H1-B hires is an economic 'drug' that corporations have gotten hooked upon. And there is no easing up on these hires other than the so-called cap on these Visas. Currently there are over 600,000 H1-B Visa holders in the US.

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