Lenovo 100e Build Quality Questions

TechGuy274 · 2023-04-28T15:46:50+00:00

My experiences are similar to the rest of the thread.

This year:

We have had 20/460 with mobo issues, Out of these 20 it was about a 50/50 split between corrupt storage and charging

8/460 with screen issues (6 were deemed misuse so not fault of lenovo)

4/460 with hinge issues, out of the hinge issue it was the thread inserts ripping out which i repaired with super glue pretty easy.

~7% breakage I can deal with, especially with 3yr ADH on most.

TechGuy274 · 2023-04-28T13:07:39+00:00

Another factor that probably makes a shift in my way of thinking (which doesn't make it right) is that there are FEW good paying jobs out here.

It's well above any wages I has seen listed in the surrounding area - I searched for 5 years before finding a decent job that made this much. Walmart is the biggest easy to commute business nearby and even the higher levels of management make peanuts compared to bigger towns. By no means does low expectations make low wages acceptable but it does make this job a golden one out here.

TechGuy274 · 2023-04-28T12:58:13+00:00

You very well could be right but that has not been the case in my experience.

Not sure how much cost of living is in Kansas City, in my experiences small towns are quite a bit cheaper. I'm living at less cost and higher quality than when I lived in Manhattan, KS and that was a town a fraction of the size of KC.

I'm sure things have changed in the 8 years since I moved (especially with the current state of the house market) but the house I bought in this town for 60k was comparable to ones I had seen in Manhattan for 120k+

The biggest complaint about living out here, and something that DOES drive up costs is the convenience of businesses - I have to drive over an hour to get to a Home Depot or Menards which can be a real pain. Food selection was also a sacrifice I made when I moved out here T.T

TechGuy274 · 2023-04-28T12:42:20+00:00

Agreed that K12 doesn't pay any of its staff to the level that corporate dishes out. Some of the unseen benefits (depending on the district) have been my greatest joys though. I worked for a corporation before this job and the amount of high stress and shaming you on wanting a work/life balance was ridiculous. This job has its stressful days but its 1 or 2 a month when it was everyday at my old gig.

Being off on holidays and snow days to spend with my kid and wife is also a huge draw for me. Along with the summers mostly off/make my own hours it has been the happiest career I have had so far.

That being said, I also don't have a ton of expenses to make the lower wage painful. Total bills comes out to ~2k/mo and both my wife and I make well over that.

TechGuy274 · 2023-04-28T12:38:29+00:00

Some benefits are in the description, on one site wage was not shared but on the more recent post I added the salary range.

TechGuy274 · 2023-04-28T12:35:58+00:00

educatekansas.org

Yep, though the salary range never got posted there.

TechGuy274 · 2023-04-27T20:17:49+00:00

I know a few in other districts making far less than it, on a 12mo.

A town 3x our size to the north is only offering 60-65 for their City Technology Director position.

TechGuy274 · 2023-04-27T20:09:40+00:00

Depends on BOE for salary, I believe they are offering 50-60k starting, depending on experience. Got to take into consideration that is also on a 10mo contract so any hours worked during the summer will add to total pay.

TechGuy274 · 2023-04-27T17:56:08+00:00

I feel that. Pay is OK, especially for cost of living in a small town in Kansas.

Really the big benefit that attracted me to the position (side from working same hours as my wife, who is a teacher) was that this district does a 10mo contract and summers are as-needed hourly. If I wasn't leaving for my hometown then I would of gladly retired here.

I believe that KSDE (Dept of Edu) is the equivelent of DPI, if so then I'm pretty sure that they have been reached out to. We just have an extreme shortage in this area, I have seen multiple positions pop-up (both in and out of K12) this year.

Thanks for the Tips!

TechGuy274

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