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Post by EdoBosnar on Oct 13, 2020 4:27:44 GMT -5
Yay! Poutine, maple syrup and Molson's for everyone!
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Oct 13, 2020 8:42:59 GMT -5
What no Moose Drool and poutine?
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Post by brutalis on Oct 13, 2020 20:07:21 GMT -5
Survived my 1st day of orientation with my new State job. Talk about fulfilling iconic stereotypes? My 2 Direct Managers off PTO so they could enjoy 4 day wknd as yesterday was Indigenous People's (Columbis) Day. The person I was to report to was in office for 1 hour to greet me then working from home.
Took 2 hours going through IT set up my New Hire/training access. Given printout how to access their Learning System, which had no audio. Spent over 1 hour waiting on hold to get the Help Desk to remote in and NOT be able to figure out was wrong. Wrote up the repair ticket and on site Tech came in to correct the issue. The Windows set up was set up incorrectly. By time it w as fixed I went to lunch at 12:35p to 1:35pm.
Watched 1st security module and test until 4pm. From 4-5pm watched next module, unable to take that test as it was now 5pm and it was time to go home. Nothing else given to me or communicated about the role. Guess or hope a Manager will have more details for me tomorrow. If not, continue with online training classes until having a real person to interact with. Government jobs, ain't it great?!?
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Post by codystarbuck on Oct 13, 2020 21:02:28 GMT -5
Survived my 1st day of orientation with my new State job. Talk about fulfilling iconic stereotypes? My 2 Direct Managers off PTO so they could enjoy 4 day wknd as yesterday was Indigenous People's (Columbis) Day. The person I was to report to was in office for 1 hour to greet me then working from home. Took 2 hours going through IT set up my New Hire/training access. Given printout how to access their Learning System, which had no audio. Spent over 1 hour waiting on hold to get the Help Desk to remote in and NOT be able to figure out was wrong. Wrote up the repair ticket and on site Tech came in to correct the issue. The Windows set up was set up incorrectly. By time it w as fixed I went to lunch at 12:35p to 1:35pm. Watched 1st security module and test until 4pm. From 4-5pm watched next module, unable to take that test as it was now 5pm and it was time to go home. Nothing else given to me or communicated about the role. Guess or hope a Manager will have more details for me tomorrow. If not, continue with online training classes until having a real person to interact with. Government jobs, ain't it great?!? Nothing but the finest technology available, from the lowest bidder!
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Post by hondobrode on Oct 13, 2020 21:22:13 GMT -5
Sounds incredibly thrilling, but hey, it's a job
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Post by brutalis on Oct 14, 2020 0:29:33 GMT -5
Sounds incredibly thrilling, but hey, it's a job Believe me, I am both thankful and happy in having a job! Unemployment is NOT an option in any way, shape or form.
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Post by Icctrombone on Oct 14, 2020 7:37:08 GMT -5
Survived my 1st day of orientation with my new State job. Talk about fulfilling iconic stereotypes? My 2 Direct Managers off PTO so they could enjoy 4 day wknd as yesterday was Indigenous People's (Columbis) Day. The person I was to report to was in office for 1 hour to greet me then working from home. Took 2 hours going through IT set up my New Hire/training access. Given printout how to access their Learning System, which had no audio. Spent over 1 hour waiting on hold to get the Help Desk to remote in and NOT be able to figure out was wrong. Wrote up the repair ticket and on site Tech came in to correct the issue. The Windows set up was set up incorrectly. By time it w as fixed I went to lunch at 12:35p to 1:35pm. Watched 1st security module and test until 4pm. From 4-5pm watched next module, unable to take that test as it was now 5pm and it was time to go home. Nothing else given to me or communicated about the role. Guess or hope a Manager will have more details for me tomorrow. If not, continue with online training classes until having a real person to interact with. Government jobs, ain't it great?!? I'm happy that you are back in the saddle again . ( Saw what I did there? ) Yeah Government set ups are not conducive to fast and accurate.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2020 16:00:38 GMT -5
Another of my 'lost' packages showed up in the post...after 7 months.
I had written it off as a £25 loss due to rona deliveries gone awry, didn't even bother to complain to the seller who's sent me multiple packages over the past 5 years with no problems....but it finally came, and I'm happy. I'm a stamp collector and getting lovely used stamps from places like Pitcairn Islands and Ascension Island is not easy....
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Post by beccabear67 on Oct 14, 2020 17:18:55 GMT -5
I won't be online much for the next while, my father has been getting extreme pains, and with a holiday weekend and covid it's been a long process just to get a prescription filled (twice it was supposedly faxed and twice not received so we had to go physically get the prescription and take it to the pharmacy, luckily all just blocks from home). He'll have to see a doctor in-person Friday so hopefully if he communicates properly they can pinpoint something of the problem, and/or do tests.
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Post by Duragizer on Oct 14, 2020 21:39:52 GMT -5
See you soon, Becca. Best wishes.
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Post by Prince Hal on Oct 14, 2020 22:01:02 GMT -5
I won't be online much for the next while, my father has been getting extreme pains, and with a holiday weekend and covid it's been a long process just to get a prescription filled (twice it was supposedly faxed and twice not received so we had to go physically get the prescription and take it to the pharmacy, luckily all just blocks from home). He'll have to see a doctor in-person Friday so hopefully if he communicates properly they can pinpoint something of the problem, and/or do tests. Good luck, Becca. Ain't nothin' easy these days. See you back here soon.
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Post by Confessor on Oct 15, 2020 4:07:10 GMT -5
Best of luck with everything, becca. Hope you can get back here soon.
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Post by EdoBosnar on Oct 15, 2020 4:43:48 GMT -5
Best wishes, Becca.
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Post by EdoBosnar on Oct 15, 2020 4:48:58 GMT -5
Another of my 'lost' packages showed up in the post...after 7 months.
I had written it off as a £25 loss due to rona deliveries gone awry, didn't even bother to complain to the seller who's sent me multiple packages over the past 5 years with no problems....but it finally came, and I'm happy. I'm a stamp collector and getting lovely used stamps from places like Pitcairn Islands and Ascension Island is not easy.... Well, that gives me some small glimmer of hope - by the scale, maybe a few lost packages will show up in about 3 months. I actually received refunds, though, when I contacted the vendors after almost 2 months had passed (they just automatically repaid me, no questions asked). The thing is, two of the apparently lost items in particular were books I *really* wanted, but now I'm hesitant to order them from other vendors, because somehow I just know that as soon as I get a shipping confirmation from the new vendor, the mailman will show up with the lost package...
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Post by Mormel on Oct 15, 2020 9:12:35 GMT -5
Hope everything will turn out well, Becca
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