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Got the job!

the_Grinchthe_Grinch Member Posts: 4,165 ■■■■■■■■■■
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As you guys know, about two months ago I was tentatively offered a position as a regulator for online gambling in my state. It was two fold, I had to pass an extensive background check and the position had to be approved by the Governor. Today I got the call, the position was approved and I start on August 12th! $22k pay increase, plus a lot of vacation and sick time. Plus it will be in the security realm covering a lot of different areas!
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    Master Of PuppetsMaster Of Puppets Member Posts: 1,210
    Great news! Congrats!
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    JustFredJustFred Member Posts: 678 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Congrats and have a great time
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    coffeeluvrcoffeeluvr Member Posts: 734 ■■■■■□□□□□
    Congratulations!!
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    coreyb80coreyb80 Member Posts: 647 ■■■■■□□□□□
    Congrats and sounds like a great w/ position w/ excellent benefits.
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    ChitownjediChitownjedi Member Posts: 578 ■■■■■□□□□□
    Heh, and I've been moaning about this 6 day background check... congrats! Hope its awesome ! :D
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    silverp1silverp1 Member Posts: 124
    Congrats man!
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    NicWhiteNicWhite Member Posts: 134
    Congratulations!
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    the_Grinchthe_Grinch Member Posts: 4,165 ■■■■■■■■■■
    Yeah man the background check was a pain and was up there in being intensive. Had to provide the following:

    Three years of tax returns
    A years worth of credit card statements
    All my student loan paperwork
    A years worth of statements for every bank account I have
    The title to my car
    Registration
    Insurance
    References for each place I worked
    Three references
    Fingerprints
    NCIC/State/County/Town check
    And I have to submit a list of my assets every year

    But all good now :) Formally a Network Administrator 1 (the job didn't exist so they grabbed whatever title that fit what they wanted to pay)
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    zxshockaxzzxshockaxz Member Posts: 108
    Thats awesome man! Congratulations! and a 22k pay increase is quite a big difference. enjoy it!
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    cgrimaldocgrimaldo Member Posts: 439 ■■■■□□□□□□
    congrats!
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    cyberguyprcyberguypr Mod Posts: 6,928 Mod
    Gambling and Regulator don't belong in the same sentence icon_smile.gif

    Having said that, CONGRATS!!!
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    the_Grinchthe_Grinch Member Posts: 4,165 ■■■■■■■■■■
    Yup, as of August 10th I can no longer gamble in my state. Thankfully, I can still go to concerts though :)
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    Intro to Discrete Math
    Programming Languages
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    RoguetadhgRoguetadhg Member Posts: 2,489 ■■■■■■■■□□
    Hah. Mobsters!

    Good work, Grinch!
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    tpatt100tpatt100 Member Posts: 2,991 ■■■■■■■■■□
    Congrats, glad my "gift" to the Governor helped. icon_cool.gif
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    j.petrovj.petrov Member Posts: 282
    nicely done sir. congrats!
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    the_Grinchthe_Grinch Member Posts: 4,165 ■■■■■■■■■■
    lol@tpatt100! Thanks guys, feels good to know I'll be off the support desk shortly!
    WIP:
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    Kotlin
    Intro to Discrete Math
    Programming Languages
    Work stuff
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    veritas_libertasveritas_libertas Member Posts: 5,746 ■■■■■■■■■■
    @The_Grinch: Is this at all IT related or are you leaving us icon_sad.gif

    Congratulations!
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    the_Grinchthe_Grinch Member Posts: 4,165 ■■■■■■■■■■
    Ah I won't be hands on too much anymore, though I will test slot machines from time to time. But I will be helping to write and enforce technical regulations for online gambling so from a tech policy side I'm still in the game :) Might change the Masters I pursue though...
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    TLeTourneauTLeTourneau Member Posts: 616 ■■■■■■■■□□
    Congratulations, enjoy the new job!
    Thanks, Tom

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    Mike-MikeMike-Mike Member Posts: 1,860
    congrats, Aug 12th is my tentative start date too
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    RoguetadhgRoguetadhg Member Posts: 2,489 ■■■■■■■■□□
    You need Rep, Grinch? I give you rep if you stay.
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    instant000instant000 Member Posts: 1,745
    the_Grinch wrote: »
    Yeah man the background check was a pain and was up there in being intensive. Had to provide the following:...<snip>

    That background check seems mostly financially-related, to make sure you're not a thief or fiscally weak.

    Looking at your list made me realize that I don't own a credit card.

    Congrats!

    If you're allowed to, I'm really curious about how they do supply chain security. :D
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    the_Grinchthe_Grinch Member Posts: 4,165 ■■■■■■■■■■
    instant000 definitely, anything not protected by OPSEC I'd be happy to share. Yeah, it comes down to being able to be bribed, but overall my finances aren't bad so it was no big deal.
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    Intro to Discrete Math
    Programming Languages
    Work stuff
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    N2ITN2IT Inactive Imported Users Posts: 7,483 ■■■■■■■■■■
    How rude of me to finally get to this thread. Nice job well deserved! Keep us posted on how the new gig works out for you!
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    lsud00dlsud00d Member Posts: 1,571
    Congrats Grinch! Good luck in your new role icon_thumright.gif
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    ZorodzaiZorodzai Member Posts: 357 ■■■■■■■□□□
    Nice one, congrats on the new job.
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    minitminit Member Posts: 77 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Congrats! So this is considered a public sector state job? Is it in AC? Trenton?

    Nice Work!

    The position sounds really interesting too! How'd you find it?
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    BradleyHUBradleyHU Member Posts: 918 ■■■■□□□□□□
    nais...berry nais!!!
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    Snow.brosSnow.bros Member Posts: 832 ■■■■□□□□□□
    Nothing like great news at end of the week, congratulations on the job and all the best of luck for you!!!!
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    Asif DaslAsif Dasl Member Posts: 2,116 ■■■■■■■■□□
    A belated Congrats! Hope the new job works out for ya!
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