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b0b GeekCrew Administrator FTP Server Offline The revolution will not be televised. Posts: 7803 Location: Battle Creek, Michigan Joined: Oct 15^th, 2005 Gender:	New Job! Aug 12^th, 2008 at 10:03am	Print Post
	Thank you so much for all of your prayers, guys! Four months after submitting my application and four weeks after my interview, I received a call early last week with a job offer. I'll be working for the Fed at the VA Medical Center in Battle Creek as a systems engineer starting September 2nd! Although I'll have a rather lengthy commute (75 minutes, sux0r!), I'm really excited about the opportunity. The VA's network is incredible, and I can't wait to jump in head first. Thanks again guys! -b0b (...will post pics as soon as possible!)


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Marie GeekCrew Hax0r Offline Posts: 291 Location: Centreville, Michigan Joined: Oct 15^th, 2005 Gender:	Re: New Job! Reply #1 - Aug 12^th, 2008 at 11:39am	Print Post
	James, that's awesome! Congratulations! The VA is one of the possible future employers I'm considering after grad school. I'm very excited for you! As for the commute, take your favorite car-compatible media player and load it up with audio books, cool music, sermons, and the like. It can be pretty relaxing to have time to yourself like that.


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MediaMaster GeekCrew Administrator FTP Server Offline Holy Xenu! Posts: 1884 Location: Detroit Joined: Oct 15^th, 2005 Gender:	Re: New Job! Reply #2 - Aug 12^th, 2008 at 2:54pm	Print Post
	Congratulations bob! that rocks! ugh @ the lengthy commute, tho. Yea its therapeutic and relaxing, but it is such a big chunk out of the day.

	"Our Constitution is designed only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate for any other."&&&&John Adams&&
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spanky Post Whore FTP Server Offline Posts: 1540 Location: Detroit-ish Joined: Oct 23^rd, 2005 Gender:	Re: New Job! Reply #3 - Aug 12^th, 2008 at 2:57pm	Print Post
	Congrats! I haven't heard anything about it yet and I already know it is a big improvement over penguin. ...And the commute could be worse, could be chicago were 75mins = 7 miles.


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X Post Whore FTP Server Offline And the truth shall set you free Posts: 4131 Joined: Oct 16^th, 2005 Gender:	Re: New Job! Reply #4 - Aug 12^th, 2008 at 3:47pm	Print Post
	I'm very happy to hear about your new job, Bob. Congratulation on that. 75 minutes would kill me. I have a 40 minute commute right now and soon I'll be moving to Portage/Kalamazoo area because that's one of the reasons (also to get out of TR and this house). What specially will you be doing with the VA? Also, remember, if you're job is ever in jeopardy just do what the other people who hold sensitive information do....loose unsecured laptops with SSN #s, addresses, names, and bank account numbers! X

	In the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king. - Max Payne
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b0b GeekCrew Administrator FTP Server Offline The revolution will not be televised. Posts: 7803 Location: Battle Creek, Michigan Joined: Oct 15^th, 2005 Gender:	Re: New Job! Reply #5 - Aug 12^th, 2008 at 4:52pm	Print Post
	I'll be joining the IT staff as a Systems Administrator. Essentially, I'll be doing the same thing I've done for most of my career, but on an enterprise level. Since the IT department is rather sizable, I'll undoubtedly have a tighter focus than I've had in the past, which is a good thing. It'll give me an opportunity to focus much more closely on specific projects, instead of running around like crazy trying to fix everything that plugs into an electrical socket. I'm not looking forward to the commute, but it'll give me an excuse to buy a slightly more fuel-efficient vehicle (Mustang!). Most likely, Mere and I will move to the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek area in a couple years. Since we just bought our first house ~3 months ago, we're not in any hurry! -b0b (...Mustang FTW!)


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spanky Post Whore FTP Server Offline Posts: 1540 Location: Detroit-ish Joined: Oct 23^rd, 2005 Gender:	Re: New Job! Reply #6 - Aug 13^th, 2008 at 7:05am	Print Post
	Whoa, if this new job is going to take away from your forum posting time then I say quit now.


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b0b GeekCrew Administrator FTP Server Offline The revolution will not be televised. Posts: 7803 Location: Battle Creek, Michigan Joined: Oct 15^th, 2005 Gender:	Re: New Job! Reply #7 - Aug 13^th, 2008 at 9:09am	Print Post
	I won't let that happen. I might have to go back to using a proxy, though. -b0b (...is l33t.)


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b0b GeekCrew Administrator FTP Server Offline The revolution will not be televised. Posts: 7803 Location: Battle Creek, Michigan Joined: Oct 15^th, 2005 Gender:	Re: New Job! Reply #8 - Sep 2^nd, 2008 at 5:57am	Print Post
	First day, wish me luck! -b0b (...w00t!)


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spanky Post Whore FTP Server Offline Posts: 1540 Location: Detroit-ish Joined: Oct 23^rd, 2005 Gender:	Re: New Job! Reply #9 - Sep 2^nd, 2008 at 8:17am	Print Post
	Good luck! ...Don't burn the place down on the first day!


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MediaMaster GeekCrew Administrator FTP Server Offline Holy Xenu! Posts: 1884 Location: Detroit Joined: Oct 15^th, 2005 Gender:	Re: New Job! Reply #10 - Sep 2^nd, 2008 at 10:10am	Print Post
	Good luck sir! let us know all the gritty details... Although maybe not too much or my head would spin with all the geekness.

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X Post Whore FTP Server Offline And the truth shall set you free Posts: 4131 Joined: Oct 16^th, 2005 Gender:	Re: New Job! Reply #11 - Sep 2^nd, 2008 at 11:13am	Print Post
	Just remember to always leave unsecured laptops with Vets' SSN and other sensitive information just lying around the whole country. X

	In the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king. - Max Payne
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X Post Whore FTP Server Offline And the truth shall set you free Posts: 4131 Joined: Oct 16^th, 2005 Gender:	Re: New Job! Reply #12 - Sep 2^nd, 2008 at 11:57pm	Print Post
	So I kind of have a new job as well. At MPI, I am failing upwards! I just got elected by my bosses to take over the computer security post at MPI. If I'm not given a raise that will mean I am making even less than when I started (3rd shift = $1 more, 2nd = 50 cents, 1st = 0) so I figure if I keep this up I will be head of the company and make 25 cents a years. So please, please pray for me starting next week. It's probably a good thing that I'm buying a 42" LCD rather than a weapon because I might end up using it for nefarious reasons. The good thing is that if I utterly fail at this post they're just going to put me back on gate duty. Who knows? I want to cry. I'm going to bed. X (TAKE ME FROM THIS HELLISH WORLD CRUEL SLEEP!)

	In the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king. - Max Payne
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b0b GeekCrew Administrator FTP Server Offline The revolution will not be televised. Posts: 7803 Location: Battle Creek, Michigan Joined: Oct 15^th, 2005 Gender:	Re: New Job! Reply #13 - Sep 3^rd, 2008 at 6:44am	Print Post
	Have you ever played Dead Rising? You can really rock somebody's world with a 42" LCD. -b0b (...killed many a zombie with one of them.)


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Stick Wootzor von Leetenhaxor FTP Server Offline Stick is back Posts: 501 Location: Michgan Joined: Oct 15^th, 2005 Gender:	Re: New Job! Reply #14 - Sep 3^rd, 2008 at 12:27pm	Print Post
	X, I thought u were in law enforcement? If you work for a PD, why call it a company?


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