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Any Austin CC members work for Dell Financial Services?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by GATER, Oct 23, 2003.

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  1. GATER

    GATER Contributing Member

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    I'm not sure if this is an appropiate question to ask...I guess if the thread doesn't get locked or too far off topic, it was OK.

    I am a professional with a degree and experience but have unfortunately been unemployed for a lengthy time in the currently poor job market. DFS has extended an interview to me in the near future and I was wondering if any of ya'all may by chance already be employed there?

    (Yes, I already know they will work me hard for many hours...that's easier to deal with than having my home repossessed ;) ).
     
    #1 GATER, Oct 23, 2003
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    Dell is the devil.
    - Love, Steve Jobs
     
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    Sorry. The only person I know working at Dell is the daughter of one of the VP's. Somehow she got around the whole nepotism thing. I'm not sure exactly what department she work in though.
     
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  4. GATER

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    A man's gotta do, what a man's gotta do... ;)

    You got connection with Apple's Austin facility, "Steve"? :) :cool:
     
    #4 GATER, Oct 23, 2003
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    Kettler?
     
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    I seem to remember Brian Kagy worked for Dell.
     
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    Got lots of friends in tech support. Starting out it sucks (being a phone monkey) and you wanna kill yourself but after awhile it is tolerable. It helps that you start to realize that they are a very innovative company.
     
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    Damn this no edit. I wanted to add that you can usually contact Adecco who does their contract work, get on a 18 month contract. After 6 months you can be hired by Apple as a permanent employee. Starts out around $12 an hour with adecco and goes up from there. After about 1.5 years I was making around $35K as a Help Desk agent.
     
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  9. GATER

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    Mulder -
    I genuinely appreciate the advice. And I'm pretty Tech Support saavy having done that for SAP (software) for nearly 5 years.

    Something you will encounter as you gain more career experience is that your pay level rises. Unless there is a substantial need or high employee turnover, it is highly probable that I will hear an "over qualified" comment for any job below $40k/yr. The logic on the employers side is that as soon as the economy recovers, I will be gone. And it's probably true.

    I was already aware of Adecco's technical placement abilities, maybe I just need to "knock on their door" a little more often. (Unfortunately not many Austin businesses use SAP). But I'll wait until after the DFS interview. ;)

    Thanks again!
     
    #9 GATER, Oct 23, 2003
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    Gater -- email me at thumbs@mai.com. I may be able to help you or at least provide some options you may not have considered.
     
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    Drat! I meant mail.com (no edit).
     
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  12. GATER

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    On the way. Talk with you there!
     
    #12 GATER, Oct 23, 2003
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