Last 4 weeks and too bored to even read
jibbajabba
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I got my last four weeks in my current job (got my 3 month notice reduced to 6 weeks via mutual agreement) and I am bored out of my skull.
Manager doesn't want to put me on new projects and I am excluded from team meetings - which is a good thing. But I don't really know what I am supposed to do now. i don't want to take my remaining holiday - seems a waste - and I prefer the money. I am SO bored that I open a technical book and a paragraph in (trying the 5.1. Deepdive) I even get bored of that.
Wish they would send me on gardening leave .....
Oh, the most annoying thing is how the "negotiation" about my early release went.
Me:" I resign bla bla"
Them:" When do you leave"
Me:" Anything between now and three month - I'd work my notice if required"
Them:"Ok, any time really is fine"
Me:" Cool, let me check with new company"
< time passes and I realized its in the middle of the month approaching next pay day >
Me:" I guess end of November ? "
Them:" Doesn't make much sense - we got nothing to do for you - November 3 ?"
Me:" Cool"
Them:"Let me talk to HR"
< day later >
Them :"Let's make it end of november"
Me <mutters> "ok"
Me <next day after letting new job know and asking Them again> "So why not November 3?"
Them:"Oh, I don't care when you leave"
Me < slams head on table >
We got a delivery of 4 new fully loaded DL 380 G8 and because I was bored - I created two 3-host vSphere cluster, one based on vSphere 4.1 and one based on 5.1 - 5.1 being nested with full redundant AD, SQL and NFS infrastructure ... That was within a single day and done by 5pm grmpf .....
I think I'll take a bash at the vCloud Director 5.1 - haven't touched it since 1.5 and since I cancelled my iAAS exam due to lack of knowledge and being way too keen, I may as well use the time wisely ...
Still bored though
Manager doesn't want to put me on new projects and I am excluded from team meetings - which is a good thing. But I don't really know what I am supposed to do now. i don't want to take my remaining holiday - seems a waste - and I prefer the money. I am SO bored that I open a technical book and a paragraph in (trying the 5.1. Deepdive) I even get bored of that.
Wish they would send me on gardening leave .....
Oh, the most annoying thing is how the "negotiation" about my early release went.
Me:" I resign bla bla"
Them:" When do you leave"
Me:" Anything between now and three month - I'd work my notice if required"
Them:"Ok, any time really is fine"
Me:" Cool, let me check with new company"
< time passes and I realized its in the middle of the month approaching next pay day >
Me:" I guess end of November ? "
Them:" Doesn't make much sense - we got nothing to do for you - November 3 ?"
Me:" Cool"
Them:"Let me talk to HR"
< day later >
Them :"Let's make it end of november"
Me <mutters> "ok"
Me <next day after letting new job know and asking Them again> "So why not November 3?"
Them:"Oh, I don't care when you leave"
Me < slams head on table >
We got a delivery of 4 new fully loaded DL 380 G8 and because I was bored - I created two 3-host vSphere cluster, one based on vSphere 4.1 and one based on 5.1 - 5.1 being nested with full redundant AD, SQL and NFS infrastructure ... That was within a single day and done by 5pm grmpf .....
I think I'll take a bash at the vCloud Director 5.1 - haven't touched it since 1.5 and since I cancelled my iAAS exam due to lack of knowledge and being way too keen, I may as well use the time wisely ...
Still bored though
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nel
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mate, take your holiday leave. i would because it will give you a nice little break before your next job.Xbox Live: Bring It On
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atorven
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Personally, I would just grind it out - why lose out on pay when you can do nothing(assuming that they don't want to give you any work) and get paid.
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jibbajabba
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Personally, I would just grind it out - why lose out on pay when you can do nothing(assuming that they don't want to give you any work) and get paid.
Pretty much, yea. Would be waste of money
got 7 days holiday left which will be paid out instead - prefer that really right now My own knowledge base made public: http://open902.com -
truckfit
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If you cannot take it please take the holiday, it will be good for you.
6 weeks is a long time.
You do not want to burn any bridges, I am kind of going through what you are going through.
May I ask how long you were in that company for
I do not like working at my current place, I used to love it but not anymore, I handed my resignation and took a couple of days of leave cause I could not stand it.
I came back and it felt good. -
jibbajabba
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Oh I can take it - like I say - I am currently using the time to setup a vCloud infrastructure - might actually help me with passing the IAAS exam, even still - hard to motivate myself sometimes - especially with an almost two hour train ride to and from the office each day (won't change in new job tho)
I've been working here only for 10 odd months - didn't like it from day #1 (yepp, talked to management about my issues here) ... Usually I stick around for quite a long time - last two jobs before that I have been in for 10+ years ...My own knowledge base made public: http://open902.com -
boredgamelad
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cyberguypr wrote: »The solution is simple: The Wire marathon.
This gets my vote.
