First programming job. Got a 2 week class on the companies programming structure. Then I get my first assignment to fix a bug and I was like the kid. But I fixed it and many after that. But I know the feeling.
There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns—the ones we don’t know we don’t know. —D. R.
My second job while in college I got a job at local home goods department store (which is about the best explanation I can come up with – no clothing, just other departments) in the jewelry department. I was hired to be a cashier (having worked as a cashier at a supermarket). My first night there they put me out on the floor in “junior” rings. (Not children’s rings, the smaller cheaper rings – under $20 when I started and I think the same rings were under $80 or $90 when I finished.) I am not a jewelry person – husband had to insist on buying me an engagement ring when we were getting married, I at least got him to change from solitaire to antique ring, and it sits in our bank vault box unworn for well over 35 years. My first night a woman was buying a ring as gift. She asked me if it could be “sized”. I told of course it could and walked over and got the stick to measure the size of the ring – she explained to me that she wanted to know if the store would resize it to size needed. (It would in the jewelry service department – no charge.) Talk about not knowing what I was doing! Only class I had up until then had been in using the register. I must have improved a lot when I graduated from college and was quitting as I had a job in my profession they offered me all sorts of management positions to remain.
Templo S.U.D. about 3 years ago
uh… yeah, sure
willispate about 3 years ago
huh?
jmworacle about 3 years ago
Que?
NeedaChuckle Premium Member about 3 years ago
First programming job. Got a 2 week class on the companies programming structure. Then I get my first assignment to fix a bug and I was like the kid. But I fixed it and many after that. But I know the feeling.
Ichabod Ferguson about 3 years ago
There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns—the ones we don’t know we don’t know. —D. R.
Michael G. about 3 years ago
Ya know?
Linguist about 3 years ago
You don’t know what you don’t know!
raybarb44 about 3 years ago
That first day feeling. I think that we all of us (who have had jobs) have had that feeling at least once……
Thorby about 3 years ago
Believe me, I’ve been there, done that, in every job I’ve had-including marriage!
Diat60 about 3 years ago
Recommending highly a new comic “Bozo”!
bakana about 3 years ago
It’s a Recursive Loop.
mafastore about 3 years ago
My second job while in college I got a job at local home goods department store (which is about the best explanation I can come up with – no clothing, just other departments) in the jewelry department. I was hired to be a cashier (having worked as a cashier at a supermarket). My first night there they put me out on the floor in “junior” rings. (Not children’s rings, the smaller cheaper rings – under $20 when I started and I think the same rings were under $80 or $90 when I finished.) I am not a jewelry person – husband had to insist on buying me an engagement ring when we were getting married, I at least got him to change from solitaire to antique ring, and it sits in our bank vault box unworn for well over 35 years. My first night a woman was buying a ring as gift. She asked me if it could be “sized”. I told of course it could and walked over and got the stick to measure the size of the ring – she explained to me that she wanted to know if the store would resize it to size needed. (It would in the jewelry service department – no charge.) Talk about not knowing what I was doing! Only class I had up until then had been in using the register. I must have improved a lot when I graduated from college and was quitting as I had a job in my profession they offered me all sorts of management positions to remain.