March 2007

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• 03.30.07
  closing in on a resolution   Work (0)

  talking with HR over the results of my test. I came upon some unsettling information which I’m sure the other technicians will be very interested in hearing.
  I requested the questions I got wrong and was told they couldn’t pull the questions but instead just tell me how many I got wrong/right. Well hell I could [...]

• 03.30.07
  missed one   Work (0)

  today was my promotion exam. we take them every six months- if you pass you receive a promotion and a raise. sounds easy? use to be. as I’ve ranted before to even take the exam now is a huge pain in the ass. they watch every little thing you do, and if it isn’t near [...]

• 03.26.07
  test week   Work (0)

  In my company every year or six months we’re giving the ‘opportunity to self promote’. that hint of sarcasm is because these days they make it near fucking impossible to get this promotion. basically, if you able to pass this test you will receive a dollar raise. in the prior years the test was a [...]

• 03.20.07
  tuesday goodness   Rant! (0)

  10 minutes til work. my four day vacation wasn’t to bad, but to fast now that its time to work again. it was definately needed though- I was having a shit time at work and I doubt it’ll be any better now that I got a little time off but sometimes a small break helps [...]

• 03.14.07
  thursday for me wednesday for you   Rant! (0)

  I’m taking a four day weekend come friday, so today is more like thursday for me- hell yeah! one more day. today is my last day on call… ugh, its been shit but I got through it. probably my shittiest of on call weeks since I’ve worked here.
  last nite was a pain in the ass… [...]

• 03.12.07
  another fucking monday   Work (0)

  monday sucks for everyone, especially if your lucky enough to get the weekend off. I was on call so I only got sunday off- which is nice, I use to not even get that off.
  being on call sucks though. I’m not often called out on stuff after hours- instead what my real function seems to [...]

• 03.09.07
  can’t catch a break   Work (0)

  yesterday fucking sucked and it has carried on into today…
  instead of running a route yesterday I went to do a huge commercial installation. this place had no cable outlets at all, and wanted seven of them. its also a shittier situation because the walls are concrete and brick and about 3+ foot wide/deep. drilling through [...]

• 03.03.07
  fucking 360   Gaming (0)

  last night I go to play a movie in the 360 and it looks up on start-up… then shortly after I get the RED RING OF DEATH! that defiantly makes me panic. I check all the connections and then move the power pack away from the 360. after doing this and giving it a few [...]

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I'm FonePhux, some might know me as the creator and editor of Amerikan Youth (sigmonic.com) and #FoneFoo on 2600net. There was a time when all phreaks wanted to do is learn more about the telecommunications industry. For some of us it was a hobby or a phase, for me it became an obsession and eventually my profession. Unfortuantly it wasn't as luxurious as it seemed... Your about to read the daily grind of a service technician.

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