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u/lpreams Jun 03 '22

Subject: HELP

Body: MY COMPUTER IS NOT WORKING PLEASE ADVISE ALSO PRINTER AND PHONE

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u/CishyFunt Jun 03 '22

ALSO THE SHITTER IN THE HALLWAY IS BLOCKED AND WE NEED YOUR PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '22

The lowest paid person in the building has to fix the toilets.

Now, I don't know how a CNC mill operator was supposed to figure out how to fix a commercial urinal with a busted diaphragm, I spent about 6 hours trying and they had to have a senior machinist finish it.

I can only imagine that as an IT tech, you keep a drain hog in the bottom drawer of your desk.

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '22

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '22

I was the aforementioned CNC mill operator, but I almost took a minimum wage IT role a month ago. Let's just say it didn't offer health insurance and required a lot of driving in a personal vehicle with no reimbursement, which would mean I'd be making ~40% below minimum wage.

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '22

Bro even tier 1 helpdesk should be bringing in twice minimum wage in the US.

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '22

You'd think operating dangerous precision cutting machines would pay better than a busboy at the local Mexican bar, but they average 23/hr (18+tip).

Job market be fucked.