[ale] OT got my first job as a Computer Professional *kinda*

[Michael Potter]

On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 10:13 AM, Mike Harrison <cluon at geeklabs.com> wrote:

> On Sat, 10 Jul 2010, jrtroberts wrote:
>
> > I got a call on Thursday from a recruiting office in Nebraska, must be
> > cheaper in Nebraska, about installing a DVD NOW (essentially a redbox)
> > vending machine at an IGN in Marble Hill, GA.  (one time gig)
> >
> > pays $15 an hour with $15 Travel and time limit is 1.5 hours.  Based on
> > the instruction manual there is almost nothing to it.  My job is just to
> > open the guts and make sure the moving parts are not broken, then plug
>
> Congrats! You are no longer a hobbiest or amateur.
>
> Just in case they don't require it already:
> Once upon a time when I did this kind of work for a "jobber",
> I found that taking pictures of installs, customers locations,
> broken equipment, etc.. absolutely invaluable. If you have a
> phone (camera phone is fine..) take pics and save them.
> It helps when they say: The frammel rod is bent and you did not check
> that..  and you can show them the pic of the unit with a perfect frammel
> rod and the money acceptor intact when you installed it.
>
> *frammel rod is a fictitious part.
>
>
>
The "take a picture" advice is excellent.  I will add to that: email the
photo to your gmail (or other third party) email account.   It is my
understanding that that will timestamp the picture in a way that would be
admissible as evidence.
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