[quote name='LiquidNight']Ha, sounds like you had
a lot of fun
.
I myself have a job interview tomorrow at Kumon, where they will see if I'm fit to grade tests. I'm
really nervous :lol:.[/QUOTE]
Oh, you have no idea how much fun I actually had. Our trainers are amazing, but the whole experience was like smashing your head into a brick wall, laced with glass shards. I'm much more of a hands-on type of learner.
Good luck with your interview tomorrow. Let us know how it went (unless you flat out sucked and don't want us mocking you
).
I'm a H.S.I. (high speed internet) tech rep/service rep/account rep/etc. Thankfully it's an area I have some knowledge in, but I'm in no means an expert, yet. One of the guys in my group is by far the most hardcore technology dude I've ever met in my life, and I've known some pretty big "tech heads."
We got to listen to some of the calls and the vast majority are beyond simple, usually a power reset or simply disabling a security suite (apparently Norton has a problem with our service). One call was kinda sad:
An elderly woman called in and was experiencing computer problems (not our gig since we're an ISP, but we listen anyway). She told us her grandson was using the computer and came out of the room saying he's sorry but he hit a button and now nothing works. Whatever he did, he really messed the PC up. Neither the keyboard nor the mouse would work at all. She tried another set of keyboards and another mouse and still nothing worked. At this point we couldn't help her since it's not an internet problem and sent her on her way.
Anyhow, so now this older woman has a PC and can't use it at all since nothing will accept inputs. To the best of my knowledge there isn't an input "kill switch" on cases, and the only way I can think of to eliminate inputs via Windows would be disabling the drivers, and if you're smart enough to know that you should be smart enough to know it may not be a good idea to disable the only two forms of control the PC offers. The ports weren't blown either since the keyboard had power (the number lock icon was lit up).
I kinda felt sorry for the lady since know she has a fancy (and heavy) paperweight until a hardware technician comes over to look at it since there's no way she'd likely know how to fix it. That call was the highlight of the calls I listened in on.
Needless to say, I should be able to contribute a good bit to the customer stories list that's in the deal/discussion forums with this new job.