INGO IT professionals please check in

[jamil]

I pay for a new hp printer every time I buy a new round of ink. I run the thing until print quality sucks. But make no mistake. HP are cockroaches like the rest of them.

 

[wtburnette]

I pay for a new hp printer every time I buy a new round of ink. I run the thing until print quality sucks. But make no mistake. HP are cockroaches like the rest of them.

Probably among the worst, but some of their old lasers were quite reliable. I moved away from their inkjets as the refills were just too expensive and didn't last nearly long enough. Now I see they have monthly programs for you to pay for your ink...

 

[KLB]

Probably among the worst, but some of their old lasers were quite reliable. I moved away from their inkjets as the refills were just too expensive and didn't last nearly long enough. Now I see they have monthly programs for you to pay for your ink...

That is a good cash cow for them I bet. People are suckers.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Once worked in an office where every cube had their own personal laserjet printer.

People are lazy.

 

[wtburnette]

Once worked in an office where every cube had their own personal laserjet printer.

People are lazy.

I worked in an office like that. They lost their minds when we talked about getting team printers. But, but, that means I have to get up and walk to get my print outs...

 

[KLB]

Wow. Here we generally have four printers per floor of about 20K sqft. The only ones that get personal printers are people that have jobs that require confidentiality.

 

[wtburnette]

Wow. Here we generally have four printers per floor of about 20K sqft. The only ones that get personal printers are people that have jobs that require confidentiality.

Yes, things have definitely changed. The example I had was from 1997. Most companies have huge Xerox type devices now, one or two per floor, or so. It makes a heck of a lot more sense and I'm sure it's more of a cost savings for the company, not to mention a lot less support issues than having tons of printers created. I'm just glad I'm no longer in support

 

[Ruffnek]

So, i gotta know. How's your journey going?

Well, this past semester I took Informatics and Intro to Hardware/Software Support. I did well in both classes, receiving a 93% and 96%, respectively. There were some topics that I picked up easily and other concepts that I had to beat into my brain before I could finally grasp them. My wife and I found out in January that we were going to have a second child and I decided to take the summer off to really consider whether or not this career path was for me. After many days and sleepless nights, I realized that I would likely get bored with it rather quickly.

Unwilling to trade happiness for money, I went back to Ivy Tech Monday and enrolled in an EMT Basic training course being offered at a fire department about ten minutes from my house. I've always wanted to do some good and touch peoples' lives and I figure this is about the best way for me to do so. I also remembered how jealous I used to get watching my brother go through being a cadet and eventually becoming a full-fledged volunteer firefighter. While I'm not currently in the physical shape for that, I'm hoping that this will give me the kick in the pants that I need to get in better shape and someday go through the Indiana LE Academy.

Sorry it took so long to answer, I don't find the time to be on here very often anymore.

 

[miguel]

I worked in an office like that. They lost their minds when we talked about getting team printers. But, but, that means I have to get up and walk to get my print outs...

I never minded the walk, it was the loss of status that bothered me. Having your own printer used to mean your escalator was going up.

 

[breakingcontact]

Business Analyst here...so I hang out with IT pros.

 

[fullmetaljesus]

Well, this past semester I took Informatics and Intro to Hardware/Software Support. I did well in both classes, receiving a 93% and 96%, respectively. There were some topics that I picked up easily and other concepts that I had to beat into my brain before I could finally grasp them. My wife and I found out in January that we were going to have a second child and I decided to take the summer off to really consider whether or not this career path was for me. After many days and sleepless nights, I realized that I would likely get bored with it rather quickly.

Unwilling to trade happiness for money, I went back to Ivy Tech Monday and enrolled in an EMT Basic training course being offered at a fire department about ten minutes from my house. I've always wanted to do some good and touch peoples' lives and I figure this is about the best way for me to do so. I also remembered how jealous I used to get watching my brother go through being a cadet and eventually becoming a full-fledged volunteer firefighter. While I'm not currently in the physical shape for that, I'm hoping that this will give me the kick in the pants that I need to get in better shape and someday go through the Indiana LE Academy.

Sorry it took so long to answer, I don't find the time to be on here very often anymore.

Congrats on the new new rug rat. And I'm glad your are hanging up your keyboard for a career that will ultimately make your happier.

I wish you the best of luck on all fronts.

 

[historian]

I'll check in as well. Still working my way through A+. I get the concepts, I'm just nervous about dropping 400 bucks and then failing. Plus with the new job, it is getting difficult to move forward on it.

 

[Ruffnek]

Congrats on the new new rug rat. And I'm glad your are hanging up your keyboard for a career that will ultimately make your happier.

I wish you the best of luck on all fronts.

Much appreciated. Thanks to the new 3D ultrasounds, we can already tell that the poor girl is probably gonna look like me. God help us all if she gets the red hair as well.

 

[WanderingSol07]

Over the years, we cut our printing dramatically, now only have 110 printers in the group and do about 14 million pages a year.

 

[Hop]

PING! Self reviews @ work are due next Wed so I'm taking LinkedIN Learning classes.