Monday, June 18, 2012

Learning and Working

The best job that I had was being a computer tech trainee at Net Essentials. Well, it’s not a paid job nor it wasn’t volunteer work, but it was something to keep the company moving. The specific tasks at hand were repairing laptops & PCs, testing brand new laptops and computer video cards, and replacing LCD screens. I was flabbergasted from all of the new materials they were teaching because the way they delivered their knowledge was more effective than college. It wasn’t a job in  particular because it was just a requirement needed in order to finish my course in college, but I did treat it like an actual job. Anyways, what I’ve learned from that company is that not everybody is going to be thrilled that there is somebody trying to earn their spot under their watch. Also, another thing that I've learned is not to expect to know everything the first try. The worst job that I had is when I was only 15 years old; I was working at McDonald’s because I didn't have anything to do for the summer. Due to the people being rude, I eventually quit. I was still young at the time and I didn't knew that being pessimistic wouldn't raise your salary nor it will get you far.

3 comments:

  1. Hi Patrick.

    I'm glad you learned not to give up easily, and I'm glad you decided to give LAMP stack another try even though it was too hard. I'm sure you are happy that you stayed.

    Sometimes you have to deal with rude people. You shouldn't quit because people are being rude. In your internship, your clients may be rude, and I don't think you should quit just because of that.

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  2. I think it's cool that you have experience with IT and that will help you along the way. something I thought was weird is that you first started to work at 15. Is it even legal to start working at the age?

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  3. Hey Patrick,

    It is a good thing that you have had prior knowledge of technology before you came to Year Up. Like you, I also have started working at an early age (14). What Raymond said, I am glad that you did not give up on that LAMP class. Overall, nice post!

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