Update XXI: "Scientific Facts Are Not Hard And Fast Rules."

[Joe Biden 2020]

This was still near the height of the recession in May 2012 that I was let go.

I don't understand how you can just make that statement. At this point, the economy had grown beyond pre-recession levels. You got hired around the point of the first post-recession blip.

I don't mean to blame it on you, but just be accurate about it. We are on a political site, so these small differences of a year are very important. The reasoning is entirely based on the company at the time. I think that's when talks of Dell going private and their continuing poor performance were ongoing.

FWIW, I think that'd be fantastic if you could find something like that. Especially if you enjoyed it. Would be better than the other stuff that you have been offered.

I may be a little fuzzy on my dates, I'll admit.  I stand corrected.

Thanks for your support, though.

[Indy Texas]

I am ready to settle down into a career and I think this Help Desk could be the ticket to do just that.

But are you still planning to move to Kenya in a few years?  You're going to settle down into a career, before leaving it behind to live in Kenya?

If things fall in place, then yes, Kenya is still in the plans.  I'm confident they will.  A Help Desk job would be a good way to make the money needed to pay off my debt and make the move to Kenya.  If things for Kenya do not fall in place, which I do not believe will happen, a Help Desk career can be a good way to save up for retirement.

Yes, I often hear about those retired Help Desk associates living the high life in their gated golf course communities while the rest of us have to barely scrape by.

[Joe Biden 2020]

I am ready to settle down into a career and I think this Help Desk could be the ticket to do just that.

But are you still planning to move to Kenya in a few years?  You're going to settle down into a career, before leaving it behind to live in Kenya?

If things fall in place, then yes, Kenya is still in the plans.  I'm confident they will.  A Help Desk job would be a good way to make the money needed to pay off my debt and make the move to Kenya.  If things for Kenya do not fall in place, which I do not believe will happen, a Help Desk career can be a good way to save up for retirement.

Yes, I often hear about those retired Help Desk associates living the high life in their gated golf course communities while the rest of us have to barely scrape by.

Overreacting much?  Help Desk employees have to work for their retirement like everybody else, but a retirement should be made available to everyone.  I did not insinuate that Help Desk'ers are privileged in anyway.

[Panda Express]

It is a call center, but a higher-end call center. 

[memphis]

a retirement should be made available to everyone. 

Time to change the avatar again.

[King]

Bushie: Professional Call Center Trainee

[Joe Biden 2020]

Bushie: Professional Call Center Trainee

They have a name:  Call Center Gypsy.

[Indy Texas]

I am ready to settle down into a career and I think this Help Desk could be the ticket to do just that.

But are you still planning to move to Kenya in a few years?  You're going to settle down into a career, before leaving it behind to live in Kenya?

If things fall in place, then yes, Kenya is still in the plans.  I'm confident they will.  A Help Desk job would be a good way to make the money needed to pay off my debt and make the move to Kenya.  If things for Kenya do not fall in place, which I do not believe will happen, a Help Desk career can be a good way to save up for retirement.

Yes, I often hear about those retired Help Desk associates living the high life in their gated golf course communities while the rest of us have to barely scrape by.

Overreacting much?  Help Desk employees have to work for their retirement like everybody else, but a retirement should be made available to everyone.  I did not insinuate that Help Desk'ers are privileged in anyway.

[Starbucks Union Thug HokeyPuck]

"Higher-end call center"

Bushie, you never disappoint.

[Mr. Morden]

I am ready to settle down into a career and I think this Help Desk could be the ticket to do just that.

But are you still planning to move to Kenya in a few years?  You're going to settle down into a career, before leaving it behind to live in Kenya?

If things fall in place, then yes, Kenya is still in the plans.  I'm confident they will.  A Help Desk job would be a good way to make the money needed to pay off my debt and make the move to Kenya.  If things for Kenya do not fall in place, which I do not believe will happen, a Help Desk career can be a good way to save up for retirement.

But then how is it a "career" if you're only going to be doing it for a couple of years?  Unless you plan to move on to "higher-end call centers" in Kenya.

[Joe Biden 2020]

I am ready to settle down into a career and I think this Help Desk could be the ticket to do just that.

But are you still planning to move to Kenya in a few years?  You're going to settle down into a career, before leaving it behind to live in Kenya?

If things fall in place, then yes, Kenya is still in the plans.  I'm confident they will.  A Help Desk job would be a good way to make the money needed to pay off my debt and make the move to Kenya.  If things for Kenya do not fall in place, which I do not believe will happen, a Help Desk career can be a good way to save up for retirement.

But then how is it a "career" if you're only going to be doing it for a couple of years?  Unless you plan to move on to "higher-end call centers" in Kenya.

It can be a career if it needs to be.  I don't know what the future holds.  I have plans to go to Kenya, but God may have something completely different in mind.  I'm using the term 'career' based on the potential it has.

[Joe Biden 2020]

I am quite surprised, and pleasantly so, that I have not been criticized for entertaining this help desk position, even though it is a call center position.  A lot of times when I announce a job prospect, I get the "what-for" in no uncertain terms.  It is quite refreshing.  So, thank you all.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Bushie: Professional Call Center Trainee

They have a name:  Call Center Gypsy.

That's kind of racist.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Bushie: Professional Call Center Trainee

They have a name:  Call Center Gypsy.

That's kind of racist.

It's a tongue-in-cheek name, but the first Tulsa job I had described everyone who bounced from training class to training class and never did any actual work to call-center gypsies.  It's not meant in a racist tone.

[Joe Republic]

I am quite surprised, and pleasantly so, that I have not been criticized for entertaining this help desk position, even though it is a call center position.  A lot of times when I announce a job prospect, I get the "what-for" in no uncertain terms.  It is quite refreshing.  So, thank you all.

I count six people so far who have criticized this move, and you only announced it two hours ago.

[Joe Biden 2020]

I am quite surprised, and pleasantly so, that I have not been criticized for entertaining this help desk position, even though it is a call center position.  A lot of times when I announce a job prospect, I get the "what-for" in no uncertain terms.  It is quite refreshing.  So, thank you all.

I count six people so far who have criticized this move, and you only announced it two hours ago.

Really?  Maybe I haven't taken them as criticisms of the job itself.  They've questioned some of the terminology, but I haven't noticed any real criticism.  Maybe I'm in too good of a mood to notice it right now.

[King]

I am ready to settle down into a career and I think this Help Desk could be the ticket to do just that.

But are you still planning to move to Kenya in a few years?  You're going to settle down into a career, before leaving it behind to live in Kenya?

If things fall in place, then yes, Kenya is still in the plans.  I'm confident they will.  A Help Desk job would be a good way to make the money needed to pay off my debt and make the move to Kenya.  If things for Kenya do not fall in place, which I do not believe will happen, a Help Desk career can be a good way to save up for retirement.

But then how is it a "career" if you're only going to be doing it for a couple of years?  Unless you plan to move on to "higher-end call centers" in Kenya.

It can be a career if it needs to be.  I don't know what the future holds.  I have plans to go to Kenya, but God may have something completely different in mind.  I'm using the term 'career' based on the potential it has.

God came down from the Heavens in 2012 and spoke to you and told you specifically he had been preparing you for 30 years to make this move to Kenya.  And that all your hairs are accounted for. It would be pretty weird for him to have different plans for you all of a sudden.

[Joe Biden 2020]

I am ready to settle down into a career and I think this Help Desk could be the ticket to do just that.

But are you still planning to move to Kenya in a few years?  You're going to settle down into a career, before leaving it behind to live in Kenya?

If things fall in place, then yes, Kenya is still in the plans.  I'm confident they will.  A Help Desk job would be a good way to make the money needed to pay off my debt and make the move to Kenya.  If things for Kenya do not fall in place, which I do not believe will happen, a Help Desk career can be a good way to save up for retirement.

But then how is it a "career" if you're only going to be doing it for a couple of years?  Unless you plan to move on to "higher-end call centers" in Kenya.

It can be a career if it needs to be.  I don't know what the future holds.  I have plans to go to Kenya, but God may have something completely different in mind.  I'm using the term 'career' based on the potential it has.

God came down from the Heavens in 2012 and spoke to you and told you specifically he had been preparing you for 30 years to make this move to Kenya.  And that all your hairs are accounted for. It would be pretty weird for him to have different plans for you all of a sudden.

Which is why I stated I don't expect the plans to change.  I was just throwing in the inherent uncertainty of the future.

[BaconBacon96]

As someone who's relatively new to Update and all it's wonders, why do you want to go to Kenya Bushie? What about that part of the world appeals to you more?

[Joe Biden 2020]

As someone who's relatively new to Update and all it's wonders, why do you want to go to Kenya Bushie? What about that part of the world appeals to you more?

I went to Kenya on a mission trip in 2012 and 2013.  I have sponsor children there.  I fell in love with the people of Kenya and have it in my hearts desire to serve the orphanage that I served at which has headquarters in Oklahoma City.  The orphanage serves about 500 or more children and nearly 200 widows.  They are doing a great job at feeding the kids, educating them, and showing them the love of Jesus Christ.  It is rewarding to see the progress they are making and knowing I am having a small part in the progress.

[Joe Republic]

The Onion's mole strikes once again:

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[Mr. Morden]

Bushie, what exactly are you waiting for on the move to Kenya?  Is your plan to move there as soon as you're out of debt, or what?

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Well, considering Bushie didn't say otherwise, I'll just assume he avoided walking on Friday the 13th. I hope he at least ate healthy.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Good evening, guys.  I'll be perfectly honest, this IT job would be a Help Desk, like what I did at Dell in Oklahoma City and at Xerox in Utah.  It is a call center, but a higher-end call center.  I had pretty decent success at Dell as I was there for a solid year and was only evicted due to a downsizing.  This was still near the height of the recession in May 2012 that I was let go.  I could have gone a lot longer in Utah had I not made the rash decision to come home to OKC for CAD school.  So, the question is not can I do it, because I know I can.  Plus, now, I am 3 years older than I was at Dell and am a little more mature.  I am ready to settle down into a career and I think this Help Desk could be the ticket to do just that.

Let me also be clear that the Help Desk position is not the only game in town right now. I still have the application in at the window washing company and the meeting with the recruiter next Wednesday is for CAD jobs.  Ultimately, I would still like a CAD job, but right now, I will take the first legitimate job to come along.  I will still keep looking for other opportunities throughout the weekend so I can have a leg up on the job search for Monday.

I call bullshinks bullshinks and you get insulted but I'm right.  Lol. Pathetic.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Bushie, what exactly are you waiting for on the move to Kenya?  Is your plan to move there as soon as you're out of debt, or what?

I'm waiting until I get out of debt and save up enough afterward to finance the trip.