Comments for not my blog http://www.notmyblog.com A boy, his blog, and a whole lot of nothing... Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:16:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on 80 minutes to replace a HD by Dan http://www.notmyblog.com/2008/02/24/80-minutes-to-replace-a-hd/#comment-54716 Dan Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:19:49 +0000 http://www.notmyblog.com/2008/02/24/80-minutes-to-replace-a-hd/#comment-54716 "I don't want some tool to monkey with my PC." There, FTFY. “I don’t want some tool to monkey with my PC.”

There, FTFY.

]]> Comment on The Year Doomworld Died by eddym4814 http://www.notmyblog.com/2007/01/07/the-year-doomworld-died/#comment-42825 eddym4814 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 04:54:50 +0000 http://www.notmyblog.com/2007/01/07/the-year-doomworld-died/#comment-42825 Doom will never die as long as we keep playing it and sites keep hosting levels for it. The forums though are another thing. They seem very cliqueish and when a new member makes a mistake they ofter get banned with no recourse. I got kicked off the doomworld forum for making a post about my best of doom wads site. Then got kicked off the newdoom forum for sending a PM to Doom Dude asking if it was unacceptable to post about my site there. He just banned me without even replying. I had not even posted anything! EddyM4814 Doom will never die as long as we keep playing it and sites keep hosting levels for it. The forums though are another thing. They seem very cliqueish and when a new member makes a mistake they ofter get banned with no recourse. I got kicked off the doomworld forum for making a post about my best of doom wads site. Then got kicked off the newdoom forum for sending a PM to Doom Dude asking if it was unacceptable to post about my site there. He just banned me without even replying. I had not even posted anything! EddyM4814

]]> Comment on So this is what that feels like… by Andy http://www.notmyblog.com/2008/01/22/so-this-is-what-that-feels-like/#comment-39440 Andy Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:39:06 +0000 http://www.notmyblog.com/2008/01/22/so-this-is-what-that-feels-like/#comment-39440 The audience doesn't know what you're talking about. Please explain, citing examples from the text in correct MLA format. And pick up your phone once in a while, you lazy bastard. The audience doesn’t know what you’re talking about. Please explain, citing examples from the text in correct MLA format.

And pick up your phone once in a while, you lazy bastard.

]]> Comment on The DreamPack Experience by Idetrorce http://www.notmyblog.com/2005/02/05/the-dreampack-chronicle/#comment-33760 Idetrorce Sat, 15 Dec 2007 14:24:38 +0000 http://www.notmyblog.com/?p=7#comment-33760 very interesting, but I don't agree with you Idetrorce very interesting, but I don’t agree with you
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]]> Comment on Did I Delete That? by Scott Cover http://www.notmyblog.com/2007/11/29/did-i-delete-that/#comment-32507 Scott Cover Thu, 06 Dec 2007 04:42:12 +0000 http://www.notmyblog.com/2007/11/29/did-i-delete-that/#comment-32507 If it was such a great place to work than why aren't you still working there? Try working there for three years, watching it turn from a good company with a solid reputation to a horribly run program, that is so desperate to rebuild it's image because they focused to heavily on the residential market in their marketing, and completely lost their business identity because Geek Squad spends more on advertising in a year than GOC's entire gross revenue. Even the amazing Telkonet purchase of a third of GOC only values the company at about $15 million. <br /><br /> The model is flawed, as the company tries too hard to control the interactions with the customer. When you have a group of people that aren't technical trying to stick their noses in technical matters it always causes problems. Not to mention, there is something wrong when the model awards the incompetent technicians that take longer, and therefore bill more. You realize that most of the highest revenue generating techs on a week to week basis do almost no SA work? Why you ask? Because billing at $125 or whatever per hour for a real SA doesn't net anywhere near as much as someone doing straight residential calls. Let's compare: <br /><br /> SA Only Tech 28 hours billed x $125 = $3500 <br /><br /> Residential Only Tech 300 per call average x 3 calls a day x 5 days = $4500 <br /><br /> Now considering that a residential technician would typically cost less as far as salary, and is billing more, who do you think is considered more valuable by the company? <br /><br /> And I had met Jeff Phelps, and personally I think he's a money grubber. He isn't in it because he loves the work, he's in it to make money and that's all. With ever issue he's caused, and the crap he's done in the past, he doesn't care about a reputation or desire to be the best... just the richest. <br /><br /> Since the time I've left, I've seen a lot and done a lot, and can definitely say that the grass is greener (and a lot more green too). Think about why any senior person with real skills doesn't stay around GOC for very long. They are worth more than they are being paid, and they get tired of being seen as a "geek" and being looked down upon as a lowly button clicker. If it was such a great place to work than why aren’t you still working there? Try working there for three years, watching it turn from a good company with a solid reputation to a horribly run program, that is so desperate to rebuild it’s image because they focused to heavily on the residential market in their marketing, and completely lost their business identity because Geek Squad spends more on advertising in a year than GOC’s entire gross revenue. Even the amazing Telkonet purchase of a third of GOC only values the company at about $15 million.

The model is flawed, as the company tries too hard to control the interactions with the customer. When you have a group of people that aren’t technical trying to stick their noses in technical matters it always causes problems. Not to mention, there is something wrong when the model awards the incompetent technicians that take longer, and therefore bill more. You realize that most of the highest revenue generating techs on a week to week basis do almost no SA work? Why you ask? Because billing at $125 or whatever per hour for a real SA doesn’t net anywhere near as much as someone doing straight residential calls. Let’s compare:

SA Only Tech
28 hours billed x $125 = $3500

Residential Only Tech
300 per call average x 3 calls a day x 5 days = $4500

Now considering that a residential technician would typically cost less as far as salary, and is billing more, who do you think is considered more valuable by the company?

And I had met Jeff Phelps, and personally I think he’s a money grubber. He isn’t in it because he loves the work, he’s in it to make money and that’s all. With ever issue he’s caused, and the crap he’s done in the past, he doesn’t care about a reputation or desire to be the best… just the richest.

Since the time I’ve left, I’ve seen a lot and done a lot, and can definitely say that the grass is greener (and a lot more green too). Think about why any senior person with real skills doesn’t stay around GOC for very long. They are worth more than they are being paid, and they get tired of being seen as a “geek” and being looked down upon as a lowly button clicker.

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