I Do nothing all Day in my Job

Ken Masters

Hi Everyone


Does anyone else get paid to look at boards All Day? I got this Job through a friend of a friend as an IT Coordinator (no interview required just started straight away) , i have a bit of experience with computers but that's it, I wouldn't know how to repair a PC if it just died a death and thank god nobody has came to me with this issue just yet or i will be found out (about 30 work in the office, i am the only "IT" guy) i have been asked stuff i haven't a clue about like Proxy servers, Ports and all that kind of technical stuff,


Anyway to cut a long story short, i hate it, i am sitting here bored out of my tree awaiting emails to come in and hoping i can reply with the correct answer! but the wages are pretty good (€15 an hour) but in this last week i have literally done nothing, i am bored to death, the people in here don't really communicate , they are all very serious , i love a bit of banter, , 0 of that in here, mainly because i am sat in a corner on my own, anyway rant over, i suppose it beats been on the dole and €188 a week, but there's part of me thinking i need to get out of hear and find a Job that is active for most of the Day! Does anyone else get paid for doing nothing???

cowboyBuilder

The British Royals get paid for doing nothing

Maybe you could hook up with Prince William for a game of polo ..?

Speedwell

(head in hands) No, I get paid when your company asks you to do something you don't know how to do, you give it your best good-faith Google-assisted guess, and it goes tits up. Which is one way to learn, but not necessarily the cheapest way.

KERSPLAT!

I couldn't go on like that. Sitting at a PC doing nothing all day. I spend about 60 minutes a day browsing boards but I'm kept plenty busy

keano_afc

Yeah nice try, boss. I'm not gonna fall for that one.

AnonoBoy

Have you considered sleeping under your desk Mr. Constanza?

Asaiah

I think the OP is lieing. You got hired for a job in IT for 15 quid an hour with no interview? Pull the other one.

Ken Masters

Asaiah wrote: »

I think the OP is lieing. You got hired for a job in IT for 15 quid an hour with no interview? Pull the other one.

Why would i make this up pal, seriously

AnonoBoy

Ken Masters wrote: »

Why would i make this up pal, seriously

For the craic?

Ken Masters

AnonoBoy wrote: »

For the craic?

well i started this post up to keep me entertained till 4 O'Clock till i finish , so thank you for giving me something to do

KERSPLAT!

Ken Masters wrote: »

well i started this post up to keep me entertained till 4 O'Clock till i finish , so thank you for giving me something to do

4!? Do you only work half days!? :rolleyes:

beach_walker

Ken Masters wrote: »

Does anyone else get paid to look at boards All Day?

The mods.



Look keep your head down. As you said, it's better than the dole. And tbh it's a long way from the hardship previous generations had to endure. So keep the sweet gig going, maybe try devote a bit of your day to upskilling and do frequent arse clenches to keep in shape.

Ken Masters

Ken Masters wrote: »

Hi Everyone


Does anyone else get paid to look at boards All Day? I got this Job through a friend of a friend as an IT Coordinator (no interview required just started straight away) , i have a bit of experience with computers but that's it, I wouldn't know how to repair a PC if it just died a death and thank god nobody has came to me with this issue just yet or i will be found out (about 30 work in the office, i am the only "IT" guy) i have been asked stuff i haven't a clue about like Proxy servers, Ports and all that kind of technical stuff,


Anyway to cut a long story short, i hate it, i am sitting here bored out of my tree awaiting emails to come in and hoping i can reply with the correct answer! but the wages are pretty good (€15 an hour) but in this last week i have literally done nothing, i am bored to death, the people in here don't really communicate , they are all very serious , i love a bit of banter, , 0 of that in here, mainly because i am sat in a corner on my own, anyway rant over, i suppose it beats been on the dole and €188 a week, but there's part of me thinking i need to get out of hear and find a Job that is active for most of the Day! Does anyone else get paid for doing nothing???

You are not the only one, i know of situation where a section of a large financial institution is be delevreged from the parent company and is being sold on, however there have been load's of hold up and the section a small team of five have noting to do and have been told it will be months before it goes ahead.

Very occasionally they are asked to help another team but that is it. I know this person finds it very demotivating and is thinking of looking for another job. They told me they were so bored one day, that they spent the entire day looking up the FBI most wanted.

Tiddlypeeps

Why not spend the free time trying to learn the stuff you are supposed to know? You could do a bunch of online courses and stuff since you have nothing to do anyway (wouldn't know what courses to recommend, but someone else might be able to). Then when you have the actual knowledge needed to do the job properly and a bit of experience on your CV you could try moving on to a similar but more active role elsewhere.

smash

Ken Masters wrote: »

the wages are pretty good (€15 an hour)

Fcuking lol...

jimgoose

Unbelievable. A youngfella like you manages to land a job paying around €28k p.a. where you can do more or less what you want, and you don't know what to do with it. Jesus fcukan' wept, bah! :pac::pac::pac:

NicoleW85

There must be an 'IT for Dummies' book out there. You could read up on what you've been asked before and try to self-educate yourself? You're only bored out of your tree cos you're not spending your time wisely! Come on man - €15 an hour!! Make it work!!

ancapailldorcha

Get a new job. You're bored because you've nothing to do and are not being challenged.

Ken Masters

Tiddlypeeps wrote: »

Why not spend the free time trying to learn the stuff you are supposed to know? You could do a bunch of online courses and stuff since you have nothing to do anyway (wouldn't know what courses to recommend, but someone else might be able to). Then when you have the actual knowledge needed to do the job properly and a bit of experience on your CV you could try moving on to a similar but more active role elsewhere.

Trust me i do this . but there is only so much you can learn/watch


i warned the person that got me in that i did not know much about IT but he kept insisting ide be fine, i suppose i am, i get the odd embarrassing moment when i am asked something that i am clueless about but thankfully Google has been my greatest Allie

jimgoose

NicoleW85 wrote: »

There must be an 'IT for Dummies' book out there. You could read up on what you've been asked before and try to self-educate yourself? You're only bored out of your tree cos you're not spending your time wisely! Come on man - €15 an hour!! Make it work!!

Yup - I learned everything I know about life, the Universe and such from "AIX 5L for Complete Window-Licking Idjits" by Hoodwink, Stickleback and Grimshawe.

Ken Masters

ancapailldorcha wrote: »

Get a new job. You're bored because you've nothing to do and are not being challenged.

it's not that easy in this climate , maybe i should seek another role in the company

jester77

Mr.S wrote: »

What happens when an actual IT problem comes up, and you are caught out not actually knowing what to do?

Use your free time to do online courses related to IT support, at least use your time doing nothing to up-skill. (Which you could then use to get into a banter office )

Not to worry, he can pop over to Computers & Technology to get the answer.

ancapailldorcha

Ken Masters wrote: »

it's not that easy in this climate , maybe i should seek another role in the company

Of course not but if you're bored then that's something which may come back to haunt you in time.

Ken Masters

NicoleW85 wrote: »

There must be an 'IT for Dummies' book out there. You could read up on what you've been asked before and try to self-educate yourself? You're only bored out of your tree cos you're not spending your time wisely! Come on man - €15 an hour!! Make it work!!

i have read that man

i have picked up on a few things to be fair!!

crusier

Asaiah wrote:

I think the OP is lieing. You got hired for a job in IT for 15 quid an hour with no interview? Pull the other one.

Ken Masters wrote:

Anyway to cut a long story short, i hate it, i am sitting here bored out of my tree awaiting emails to come in and hoping i can reply with the correct answer! but the wages are pretty good (€15 an hour) but in this last week i have literally done nothing, i am bored to death, the people in here don't really communicate , they are all very serious , i love a bit of banter, , 0 of that in here, mainly because i am sat in a corner on my own, anyway rant over, i suppose it beats been on the dole and €188 a week, but there's part of me thinking i need to get out of hear and find a Job that is active for most of the Day! Does anyone else get paid for doing nothing???

I thought this couldn't happen in the private sector where every one works so hard!

NicoleW85

jimgoose wrote:

Yup - I learned everything I know about life, the Universe and such from "AIX 5L for Complete Window-Licking Idjits" by Hoodwink, Stickleback and Grimshawe.

Is it available in all good book shops? Lol

jimgoose

NicoleW85 wrote: »

Is it available in all good book shops? Lol

Hell no. Dodgy, disreputable, dingy, back-streeet hucksters with a Vise-Grip and duct-tape approach to systems administration. But enough about me!

NicoleW85

Ken Masters wrote:

i have read that man

Sorry man I don't know why I'm talking like a sk8r boi all of a sudden haha

Ken Masters

smash wrote: »

Fcuking lol...

Do you not believe me??

Potatoeman

Ken Masters wrote: »

Trust me i do this . but there is only so much you can learn/watch


i warned the person that got me in that i did not know much about IT but he kept insisting ide be fine, i suppose i am, i get the odd embarrassing moment when i am asked something that i am clueless about but thankfully Google has been my greatest Allie

Cbt nuggets is pretty good.

lawred2

Asaiah wrote: »

I think the OP is lieing. You got hired for a job in IT for 15 quid an hour with no interview? Pull the other one.

Most people in IT wouldn't get out of bed for 15 quid an hour

I wouldn't anyway

lawred2

Just come on here and ask for advice if someone ever comes looking for advice

Ken Masters

lawred2 wrote: »

Most people in IT wouldn't get out of bed for 15 quid an hour

I wouldn't anyway

lol , well i am getting €15 an hour for coming on here and telling you i am on €15 an hour, money doesn't come easier does it?

PARlance

Work in IT, check.
Need to fill a void in your life, check.

Mod hood awaits!

Ken Masters

lawred2 wrote: »

Just come on here and ask for advice if someone ever comes looking for advice

Now thats a good reply, i would have a Pint with the likes of you

DEFTLEFTHAND

What kind of an outfit hires people without an interview.

lawred2

Ken Masters wrote: »

lol , well i am getting €15 an hour for coming on here and telling you i am on €15 an hour, money doesn't come easier does it?

I was actually supporting your case that you could be on that.. If you were suitably qualified; you would have been unlikely to accept such * chicken feed *


* hyperbole

Ken Masters

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

What kind of an outfit hires people without an interview.

To be fair, the company is making serious Mula, i dont think i am needed , in fact i know i am not because we have IT Specialists on the phone if need be, i am like "The Middle man"

smash

Ken Masters wrote: »

Do you not believe me??

I do believe you. I'm amused that you consider it a good wage.

Caliden

crusier wrote: »

I thought this couldn't happen in the private sector where every one works so hard!

Triggered

Elessar

lawred2 wrote: »

Most people in IT wouldn't get out of bed for 15 quid an hour

I wouldn't anyway

I get paid €15/hr to support ERP software and write applications for them.

jimgoose

Ken Masters wrote: »

To be fair, the company is making serious Mula, i dont think i am needed , in fact i know i am not because we have IT Specialists on the phone if need be, i am like "The Middle man"

Let's see - hired on the golf-course, sits around scratching himself all day, "liases" with a handful of people who actually do know something about ICT...

Congratulations! You're an IT Manager! Now it but remains to sort out that joke salary and the stock options. :pac:

lawred2

Elessar wrote: »

I get paid €15/hr to support ERP software and write applications for them.

get a new job

seriously

mimimcmc

I'm in a similar position.. google can get very boring...

Alf Stewart.

15bucks an hour is reasonably good pay for a bloody IT coordinator?

Im guessin the machines are speak n spells OP?

cowboyBuilder

But seriously, if I had all this free time and was getting paid, I'd train myself up, plenty of free online universities with really good courses to do - including IT stuff - since you've said yourself you need to learn more.

Check out EDX.

bruschi

You should be a Luas driver, similar situation of doing damn all and being boring, but at least there you can earn a crap load of money for not having to work hard.

Ken Masters

smash wrote: »

I do believe you. I'm amused that you consider it a good wage.

i was on the Dole for 6 Years, when you go from €188 to €515 it's like hitting the lotto

Aongus Von Bismarck

This doesn't surprise me in the least. It's exactly the attitude I've seen displayed by the vast majority of IT people I've had the misfortune of having to deal with. Why don't you use the spare time to make service improvements instead of reacting afterwards when someone from the profit making part of the firm has an issue with the IT systems?

Or if you have spare time then use that to educate yourself. There's a wealth of free material on sites like edx.org etc.

StupidLikeAFox

If I was in your position I would start here: https://www.edx.org/

They deliver online courses which are compiled by colleges around the world (including the likes of Harvard etc). I know they wouldn't be a substitute for a real college degree, but you will be able to gain some knowledge in a structured way.

If you built up some knowledge in IT and started doing some personal projects on the side you could build a decent CV and challenge yourself, all while getting paid to do it.

Elessar

lawred2 wrote: »

get a new job

seriously

I know I know, I'm just....comfortable

In fairness I'm due for a raise shortly, might only be a few percent but it's something