I moved from remote support technician to level 2 support on the server team, and let me tell you, these guys all have way to many electronic toys on their hips. I rarely even carry the cell phone; if I have it then my wife does not, as we only have 1. No pager, no PDA, and no MP3 player for me.
The rest of my team all have so many doodads on them that their belts make Batman Jealous. They talk about them constantly too. 'Well my KP46 has wireless technology, so I can send files to my PC.' I ask if they can use their cell phone, with built in PDA, keyboard, and voice activated recorder, to regulate the temperature of their refrigerators, or activate the coffee pot. One guy's phone cost as much as my home computer cost me to build, and I am considered a computer geek, so you know my PC is respectable.
I can buy a laptop for the cost of their electronic devices, but I have more important things to spend my money on, like peanut butter sandwiches. That takes us to the next point, lunch. They go out to eat at buffets that cost $10 a person. My breakfasts and lunches for the week total $10 and that is only if I decide not to drink water and take a coke a few days that week.
I like when they compare functions of their high tech equipment. That always reminds me of the old over compensating theory. My first day on the job, we takes a few carts down to a lab and pillage a bunch of nice monitors. They are all making dibs on a few of the huge 24 inch deals, when I said 'that is ok, all you guys who need a big monitor to make you feel better about other inadequacies in your manliness can have those, I will take this nice little 19 and remain secure.' They laughed so I think I am going to like working with them.
Electronic gadget envy
April 7th, 2006 at 04:32 pm
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April 7th, 2006 at 05:12 pm 1144429926
Of course, i don't even have (or want) a cell phone.
April 10th, 2006 at 08:07 pm 1144699665
They are not tech geeks as your colleagues, but similarly to them my friends ALWAYS talk about car models, Z3, TT, their speed acceleration and other incomprehensible.features like the OnStar System, ESC systems with anti-lock sensors.
I think they will learn the lesson when they read your post. In fact, similarly to your home-computer purchase, I bought a HOUSE with the same amount the spent to buy a new car every 18 months.....
WAIT! Don't take me wrong. My friends should LEARN from your smart colleagues. In fact your colleagues are not WAISTING their money. Indeed with a 400$ hi-tech toy they follow their hobby and make themselves as happy as my friends who spend thousands instead... WOW that's bargain!!
Don't you agree?? LOL