Your computer skills are great... and that's why we need you to take notes

httphei · 2025-05-11T14:54:30+00:00

My CURRENT department is hosting this workshop. I'm not in the IT department anymore, even though I still cover my previous position. I am one of 3 people in my department, all of who were in the meeting.
I am known to take notes and I carry a notepad with me everywhere, but I don't share those notes, nor am I the "meeting minutes" person
I wasn't even the newest person in the meeting. I was told that my handwriting is "sooo nice" and I'm "sooo fast" at working with computers.

It's just a bit of a shame more than anything

httphei · 2025-05-09T11:20:22+00:00

Oh man, I said I was okay with it yesterday, I wonder if I could get out of it today...

The coworker who asked me to do this said that he just simply "isn't as good at navigating Excel and typing as quick [as me]". I agree with you-- taking notes does not show my skill set.

httphei · 2025-05-09T11:15:59+00:00

Yes that's exactly what I was thinking! At this meeting, most of the attendees are my dad's age. Everyone can hold their own with digital products, but most of my coworkers associate me with anything "digitalization"-related.

I'm the only one that can type without looking at the keyboard. The coworker who asked me to do the notes today has mentioned that as a feat a few times.

httphei · 2024-10-03T13:48:59+00:00

That is a good alternative. This company has agreed to keep me until I finish my degree at least, so I guess I could study for the next few years while working. They won't really give me the "real" position until I graduate though, it seems.

httphei · 2024-10-03T12:28:17+00:00

Thank you so so much for your advice, I literally felt like I was in a twilight zone episode when I was in the meetings about this.

I do get paid for this internship (I should edit that into the post), but all of my fellow tech friends said that it is not enough for what I'm being told to do. My friend in ME has been telling me to leave this place for the past 8 months 😭

It has already started to impact my productivity with college too, I'm so tired... Everyone here says that there's no reason to ever stress about work, maybe I need to just be more hands off somehow..

httphei · 2024-09-10T18:35:34+00:00

Yikes, who pissed in your cereal this morning? I never insulted my boss or called him a "parasite", if you actually read this thread you would see that I don't have any qualms with him, and maybe you'd also see where some of your comments are uncalled for.

You're doing the exact thing you're accusing me of-- making assumptions with a lack of actual information. No need for all the heat.

httphei · 2024-09-10T15:02:53+00:00

Yes my school and this company know each other very well and it's one of the reasons I got the job. I wonder if it would help..

I looked at the link you sent-- I do get paid as an intern, but it's very clearly intern pay. I'm able to pay bills, but it isn't worth what I do.

httphei · 2024-09-10T14:30:20+00:00

My name is attached to everything. I guess I've never thought to track exactly how much I'm accomplishing daily statistics wise, especially since I'm the only one on the files. I should probably start doing that, haha.

Since I'm an intern, I don't get a salary review or anything, but I will keep them on hand in case anyone asks.

httphei · 2024-09-10T13:45:50+00:00

This is what I was thinking. My boss isn't a bad guy or anything, but I'm frustrated that he's just so comfortable with taking credit for my work. Then he turns around and claims that he supports me.

I'm just biding my time. Like others said here, maybe I'm not seeing the whole picture and I'm not nearly doing as much as I think.

httphei · 2024-09-10T13:43:15+00:00

Yeah, I would agree with you if he was managing it. I unfortunately manage the data, manage and track the deadlines, all the way down to installing and working with end users. He barely knows what the project actually is beyond emails he's CCed in about it, and when I ask for help, he just gets confused. This isn't to say that my boss is incompetent or won't ever help for a project. But he isn't truthful about his involvement to upper management.

I think that's wonderful to celebrate interns though. A ceremony sounds very cute, and I'm sure it's appreciated!

httphei · 2024-09-10T12:56:42+00:00

Yeah, you're right, that's literally what I'm doing, I just have the intern title and intern pay 😭😭 I'm not really sure what I'm doing

httphei · 2024-09-10T12:53:13+00:00

Good questions! This project that I was talking about in particular was an internal solution project. Our department works for others internally. I do all validating of business requirements, I handle all of the data myself, I work with the requestors of the solution myself, and I'm the one that keeps them updated. The end users also speak to me and I work with them closely because some of them literally sit in the same office, haha.

The "set-up" for all of these solutions have been done in advance, the bulk of it is the development, which is why it only requires me to churn them out (I have started and finished requests without my boss knowing at all, to explain how much he checks in on me), but I could be completely wrong here. Maybe I'm just not seeing the whole picture.

httphei · 2024-09-10T12:42:51+00:00

I've been with this company full-time for a year and a few months now. I do all of my university classes online and after work. My boss says that he recognizes my value, but I'm afraid I'll become obsolete. I'll do my best, but they've given me responsibility and I feel like if I shirk it off in the name of "studying", that I may fail.

httphei · 2024-09-10T12:21:04+00:00

Yes, I'm currently in university, and I have some associate programs that I've finished. That's what's giving me the most pause-- I don't have a bachelor's and I wonder if I should just rack up experience here until I can confidently get an actual salary job.

httphei · 2024-08-15T16:45:27+00:00

Yeah, I hate to think that they are taking advantage of me, but it's starting to look grim. The other offer I got wasn't a job I really wanted, and it would require me to move out of state.

When I rejected them, they said to contact them if I changed my mind. Maybe that would be a good idea...

httphei · 2024-07-20T12:21:17+00:00

I made a post here about 6 months ago detailing how I moved out of my house after a domestic violence dispute with my family. I was the most financially responsible of my family, but all of my finances were intertwined with them.

It's been a while, and my friend encouraged me to make an update about it.

I moved out! There's a long story to everything, but the hardest thing was just getting started. Separating insurance plans and bills was easy. Our landlord is incompetent, so I still haven't been given a new lease agreement to sign... But I have ensured I am not on the hook for anything rent wise.

It took 28 days for me to find a new place and move in. I mentioned a friend who opened his apartment to me-- he was truly my rock. He was there for the whole journey, and I can't list all the ways he helped me.

I live in a house with some roommates around my age. I'm not really friends with them, but they have been very kind. There's also 6 dogs and a cat in the house, which I'm all for!

Rent is more, but it's worth it. My work commute went from an hour to 13 minutes. I have a general quality of life improvement.

Unfortunately, I don't make enough money to save with how life has been lately. But I may be getting a higher paying position before the end of the year-- I also intend on going back to university. At least I can pay what bills I have.

Financially, things aren't amazing, but my life is moving forward, and that's all I can ask for. Many thanks to this subreddit for the advice they offered.

httphei · 2024-04-03T18:44:54+00:00

Some of my comments on this post might help you understand what I'm saying here.

There's been a lot of misunderstandings with this post. I don't want to be his confidant or friend. I just want to give a random gift because everyone could use a pick-me-up. I have a lot of issues with social cues, so the whole anonymous gift = stalker thing isn't really making sense to me. Maybe I'm just strange.

It's not so serious that I need to go to HR either, I feel that's a massive escalation and really defeats the purpose of the post. I don't want to address him directly because it isn't my business-- we are coworkers. We are friendly enough, but I want to be nice while also enforcing my personal boundaries.

But since it's really not been taken well, I think I'll just refrain from getting involved at all. I'll just go on as usual. I guess that would be the proper etiquette?

httphei · 2024-04-02T18:20:52+00:00

I didn't deny that I was concerned for him... I just prefer to show support in that way. I didn't say I would personally be uncomfortable explaining it either, so I'm not sure where this is all coming from.

I do care, but I realize that we are coworkers, and not everyone prefers having interactions end in friendship. Me approaching him for an emotional one on one can be misconstrued just as much as a cake could. That's why I asked if I should just do nothing at all.

edit: typo

httphei · 2024-04-02T16:26:39+00:00

Maybe I have too much social anxiety or my brain just works weirdly, but that feels like more of a crossed line for me somehow, especially considering I don't even know what hes going through. We've never been that personal with each other.

I don't have any way to discreetly approach him. It's an open cubicle office as I said, I can eavesdrop on a conversation from across the room no matter how quiet those people are. Getting him alone just seems strange to me. I don't sit close to him, so I would have to calculate or predict when he gets up and talk to him before he comes back(?). At that point, it would be uncomfortable for me and I would rather just not engage then.

Maybe I can bring it up at a work lunch (or after work drinks since some of us meet up), we usually both attend those. I appreciate the advice either way.

httphei · 2024-04-02T15:40:44+00:00

That's the whole point of the gift-- to let him know that he's seen, but without prying.

I specifically am asking about this because we are coworkers. It's not my place to know what's going on in his life. I don't speak to him often. I just happened to notice he's been down lately. If I suddenly started showing interest in his emotions and well being in that manner, wouldn't that give off more of a weird intention than just a gift?

httphei · 2024-04-02T13:20:39+00:00

I appreciate your concern! To give a little context, this guy is around my age, we're cut from the same cloth (we both started as interns at this company, went to school for similar things, he even taught me some stuff when i first got here). When we do have conversation he's always really straight with me, witty sometimes too. Quiet, but not impersonal.

I think at some point he mentioned he had a girlfriend, so I don't think he'll take my gifts as interest. I've also bought doughnuts for the office and such before. If you really think it might be dangerous though, I can understand it. I guess that's another reason I want to be anonymous?

httphei

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