Anybody in the London area want to try out for a tech support job?

( Kroney, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 15:53, 3 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

Me.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 15:54, Reply)

Not really, fuck off.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 15:54, Reply)

We already have enough miserable cunts working here, between me and a colleague

( Kroney, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 15:58, Reply)

there are no words for how shit i would be at that
i broke the top off my ipod and now i can't lock it because it chips my manicure. that is about the level of technical ability that we are talking about here.

you should come and work at my firm. some of the girls are hot.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 15:59, Reply)

You've been saying that for years.
I have yet to see any notice of upcoming vacancies.
( Kroney, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:01, Reply)

if you would seriously consider central london
i will keep an eye on the sits vac for you, both at my law firm and with my friends?
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:05, Reply)

I would.
I'm bored stiff here.
( Kroney, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:11, Reply)

ok will ask
i am at home all week doing my thesis, but next week onwards will check.

i am guessing our guys are on about 45k upwards, but will check this too.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:13, Reply)

does it pay Big Money?

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:01, Reply)

Probably not.
It's a Helpdesk job, so circa 20, I'd have thought.
( Kroney, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:03, Reply)

That'll be a 'no' then.

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:04, Reply)

Yes.

( Kroney, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:05, Reply)

no, "no".

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:07, Reply)

Yes

( Kroney, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:08, Reply)

no

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:09, Reply)

20k? that's not even a living wage

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:05, Reply)

Clarification:
Uxbridge.

I was on around that when I started and lived and commuted from Guildford without any problems.
( Kroney, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:08, Reply)

you'd need to pay me more, not less to work in Uxbridge

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:11, Reply)

why does my new(ish) laptop keep making horrible noises?
shall i turn it on and off again??
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:11, Reply)

The one that's, what, about six months old?
What do you do to them?
( Kroney, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:12, Reply)

*places mental bet that it's a Mac (or possibly a vaio)*

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:14, Reply)

haha it is a vaio
(it was the only pink one in john lewis)

i only ever use it for Word and here.

it's stopped now though.

i do sit with it on a cushion on my lap, although right now it's on my glass dining table. could it be overheating??
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:19, Reply)

Almost certainly
The vents are there for a reason.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:21, Reply)

interesting
ok i will stop the cushion smothering. but right now he is sitting on a cool glass surface, so he should really stop panting and moaning.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:23, Reply)

it may have got too late
might also be that the fan has just got some crap in it.

does the noise coincide with a flashy light anywhere?
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:25, Reply)

erm
i didn't notice but next time it whinges, i will look.

kroney just texted to say check the fans too. might well be dust in them. thanks boys.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:28, Reply)

don't use the vacuum cleaner on it

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:34, Reply)

i have a dyson
it's more yellow than pink, so i won't be risking the clash.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:38, Reply)

Is there an actual reason for this?

(Bazongaloid, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:39, Reply)

I'm guessing the suction would be too strong
plus with laptops you need something smaller and more focused I think
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:41, Reply)

I think there is
but I can't for the life of me think what it is.

edit: having refreshed my memory, the consensus is that it generates static which can fuck things up inside.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:43, Reply)

a fair chance.
depending on what you sit it on the vents could be full of fluff and dust, meaning it won't cool off even on a table. You have pot's of cash take it to the shop and get it fixed, it's probably nothing irreparable, yet, just don't leave it.

Edit: Vaios are Macs for people who want windows, overpriced but pretty.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:23, Reply)

i just wanted a pink one to match my fridge
it makes me smile in my otherwise tasteful shrine to stripped wood, white walls, glass and chocolate brown suede!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:29, Reply)

It was never going to be a bottom-of-the-range Acer, was it?

(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:24, Reply)

Well, no.
But I was betting on style over substance, and I was right.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:29, Reply)

Probably needs a good wash.
Like new clothes sometimes do. Then it'll be fine, but remember to put it on a cool wash or it'll get creased.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:13, Reply)

haha!

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:15, Reply)

I would have gone with the idea of "Degaussing" it using a microwave
But I feared Ms. Swipe might try it.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:17, Reply)

if you were to commute from somewhere Oop North maybe, but then the commute would cost too much.
A mate of mine used to manage it by living in Cambridgeshire, although he is now massively in debt.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:08, Reply)