Holy cow, Chuck said shit On May 1, 2016 10:09 PM, "Chuck McCown" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hyperloyalty pays shit when things go sideways. I will never give anyone > hyperloyalty again unless I am their DNA donor. > > *From:* That One Guy /sarcasm <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Sunday, May 01, 2016 8:10 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT: applying to walmart > > Thats where i hit the "grey area" our other component is contract > services, general IT, one component of which is security cameras, we arent > cost effective, same with smb ptp, residential IT, all that. I technically > dont have a no compete with my employer, i signed a restrictive one with my > previous employer, it technically did not come with the transition when we > split, and I made a point of not doing any contract work in my name with > the previous partner for the duration of the no compete for that very > reason. but, like the previous partner told me when i signed it, in > Illinois, all a no compete really does is add however much hes willing to > spend in court to the cost of my startup > > Ive turned down alot of side work to avoid conflict, just because i need > steady income. > > (Im doing some bragging here) Heres a funny thing that recently happened, > we had a contract with a healthcare customer that ended up dissolving into > two separate entities, i handled the closeout, one entity didn't care, just > started from scratch, the other migrated. i worked with them closing out, > making sure systems moved, applicable data wasn't lost, licenses were > replaced, ended up being a really clean and smooth transition for the > customer (they literally closed out on a friday as one agency, opened on a > monday as another, with no IT glitch). I met with the owner of the IT > company that took IT over for a closeout lunch, it ended up being a 3 hour > job interview, he wanted to hire me on the spot. It ended up I had to > decline because of my personal commitments to my house ( I bought the one > across from my parents, so i could help them age out until they die) > > Another of our customers who has always been a pseudo support contract I > could never get closed because every time I handed it off to our customer > service, they would screw it up has always asked me to handle their IT off > the cuff. I always had to decline because of my stupid loyalty to my > company. > > We recently lost that client to the same IT outfit that took over that > split contract. The client called me one day to do some closeout, then all > of a sudden told me he had a message from the other IT outfit telling me > they would cover my relocation if id come over to them. Made me feel kind > of tall. > > This is where that grey area screws me, I have no issue ITing out for > anyone, my only rule is I wont outsource to anyone my employer has touched > in any way. I screw myself because I have a good reputation and the > majority of what would be my target market has come to us, for me, but > declined because of the final details by ownership. I figure my hyper > loyalty is karma for what i did to fathers daughters in my younger years. > > that was quite a rant, damn booze... I should probably go finish that > walmart app > > On Sun, May 1, 2016 at 8:32 PM, Colin Stanners <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> You should really look at doing security camera installs. I did some when >> I had less WISP work and the wiring/networking aspects are really similar. >> A number of businesses are OK with getting it done outside of standard work >> hours to not affect their operations. >> >> You could do it by yourself or as a subcontractor to another outfit, but >> you'd need to do at least a bit of the latter to learn some fine details of >> the business. Some one or two man shops are pretty friendly and open to >> occasional work. >> >> If you asked your WISP boss to let you put in the monthly bill "hey one >> of our guys is starting this part-time business" etc. I bet you'd get lots >> of inquiries already. >> >> As a bonus the camera service calls usually aren't as urgent as Internet >> or pc repair service calls. Companies are often ok with a camera being down >> a few days while never their internet or server. >> On May 1, 2016 6:23 PM, "That One Guy /sarcasm" < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Ive been looking for a brain dead part time gig to keep me busy during >>> what would normally be my designated drinking time, so i figured id go >>> apply at walmart, stock some shelves or something overnight. holy cow, jail >>> intake is less invasive. I ended up giving up, I just dont have the >>> patience for that much effort for a minimum wage gig. >>> what happened to the days when applying for mope work took mope effort? >>> -- >>> If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team >>> as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team. >>> >> > > > -- > If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team > as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team. >
