Ya'll are lighting a fire under my ass......THANK YOU!

@scottalanmiller said:

Does this present an opportunity to step into his shoes where you are now, then?

It probably does, just don't know if I'll have what they are looking for. I have been here 2 years and done a lot.....Didn't really think about it. But they are hiring two now for his job. Two full timers. It's something I can look into, can't take to long though. He is leaving April 3rd after all.

@Minion-Queen said:

And we are happy to have him!

I know he's happy.

@scottalanmiller said:

LOL. Okay, that's muy perfecto then

Very! I couldn't be happier for him.

@scottalanmiller said:

@BMarie said:

That's a god idea! I see that most work at NTG!

LOL, not most. But NTG does primarily hire only people with the discipline and desire to be active in social communities. It's a great way to "interview" people months or years before hiring them, know who lives where, what people are interested in, that their dedication to IT is a long term thing and not a passing fad, how they interact with others, etc. It's actually incredibly effective.

NTG did just hire someone in Kentucky too!!

I know He's our IT guy, he's the one who told me about this site. And I have to say it's defiently helped out a lot and I'm getting a lot of feed back, help & info!.

@Carnival-Boy said:

Post like crazy and then get a job at NTG. That's what most people on here seem to do

That's a good idea! I see that most work at NTG!

@scottalanmiller said:

@BMarie said:

I just seem stuck, not really using my skill set. How are employers gonna look at me serious when I'm been a glorified Secretary and a girl at that. I'm already facing an uphill battle.

Okay, let's analyze. What are you doing today? What do you want to do tomorrow (two years out, five years out and 10+ years out.) What is your background and areas of interest? What experience do you have?

Now, I'm working with public transportation as a Dispatcher. Don't get to use my skills that much here, except when I'm helping other's with there computers.

I want to end up building programs, writing code, build websites, working with pub (yeah I know out of the box)

I've been a Secretary most of my working time, here and there I get to do what I really want, now I'm a dispatcher and don't really use it at all. Maybe once in a blue moon.

The most IT I get now is talking to our IT guy.

@thecreativeone91 said:

@BMarie said:

I have a Computer Applications Technology Degree just wondering how far I can go with it, and if I should go back to school and get something better......thought?

Degree's really aren't that important in the IT world.

I just seem stuck, not really using my skill set. How are employers gonna look at me serious when I've been a glorified Secretary and a girl at that. I'm already facing an uphill battle.

I have a Computer Applications Technology Degree just wondering how far I can go with it, and if I should go back to school and get something better......thought?

At work "working"

@nadnerB said:

@BMarie said:

Hardware as in yes a screwdriver. I'm mainly workstation, software, building sites, telling people (mainly) my co-worker, how to use Excel and Word.

Oh, well in that case I'm a mix of both.
I work in a two person team, so there isn't any call for a pure software/hardware person

Good to know, mean's I can actually use my degree and find a new job.

Hardware as in yes a screwdriver. I'm mainly workstation, software, building sites, telling people (mainly) my co-worker, how to use Excel and Word.

Dolly Parton right now. YouTube playlist.

Just wondering how many of each we have here or are you a mixture of both. I'm more software, don't know much about the hardware side of it. I'd love to find someplace where I can do software work. My current job isn't that at all, although they do ask for my help.

@thanksajdotcom said:

@BMarie said:

Sometimes technically erks me!

Technology is great...when it works. I feel like we need to append "as intended for proper use" to that phrase...

Yeah, for proper use. Or caution, may be deemed unworthy of working properly.

@thanksajdotcom said:

@BMarie said:

@thanksajdotcom said:

@BMarie said:

@thanksajdotcom said:

@BMarie said:

Trying to get enough strength to shower and go to bed. Just got home from the hospital after being there all day. And it's 10:30pm now.

Obviously if you were in a hospital all day, everything's not alright. Hope things improve for whoever it was that's there!

Thanks, been a rough day. My mom has cancer and they were doing surgery today to remove it.

Oh wow...

Should have taken a few more days off work. She should be coming home tomorrow.

My prayers go out to you and your family.

Thank you, now if I can turn my brain off and rest.

@thanksajdotcom said:

@BMarie said:

@thanksajdotcom said:

@BMarie said:

Trying to get enough strength to shower and go to bed. Just got home from the hospital after being there all day. And it's 10:30pm now.

Obviously if you were in a hospital all day, everything's not alright. Hope things improve for whoever it was that's there!

Thanks, been a rough day. My mom has cancer and they were doing surgery today to remove it.

Oh wow...

Should have taken a few more days off work. She should be coming home tomorrow.

@thanksajdotcom said:

@BMarie said:

Trying to get enough strength to shower and go to bed. Just got home from the hospital after being there all day. And it's 10:30pm now.

Obviously if you were in a hospital all day, everything's not alright. Hope things improve for whoever it was that's there!

Thanks, been a rough day. My mom has cancer and they were doing surgery today to remove it.

Sometimes technology erks me!

Trying to get enough strength to shower and go to bed. Just got home from the hospital after being there all day. And it's 10:30pm now.