My Rant

KoDorSean · KoDorSean #1 (**permalink**)

05-09-2007, 03:47 PM

I work at a local Honda/Acura/Mitsubishi dealer here in Denver Colorado. I sell wholesale car parts. Last year I sold $1.8 million bucks in parts. Take a guess at the computer they give me to do this? A PC running windows 2000 with 128mb of ram.. I asked one of the managers today if I could get some more memory added to this pig because I am sick of it crashing and in the mornings when I boot it up it takes 10 minutes. He told me "Not a problem, I think we have a spare 64mb stick we could put in it". Is anyone else seeing a problem with this picture or is it just me?

yogi · yogi #2 (**permalink**)

05-09-2007, 04:04 PM

Show him how well you've performed and tell him that if you had better infrasturcture you could outperform yourself - 192 MB of RAM is just too little to run the OSes of today.

You cant use your PowerBook?

Ninjab3ar · Ninjab3ar #3 (**permalink**)

05-09-2007, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KoDorSean

I work at a local Honda/Acura/Mitsubishi dealer here in Denver Colorado. I sell wholesale car parts. Last year I sold $1.8 million bucks in parts. Take a guess at the computer they give me to do this? A PC running windows 2000 with 128mb of ram.. I asked one of the managers today if I could get some more memory added to this pig because I am sick of it crashing and in the mornings when I boot it up it takes 10 minutes. He told me "Not a problem, I think we have a spare 64mb stick we could put in it". Is anyone else seeing a problem with this picture or is it just me?

Sucks, but why don't you ask them if you can use your own computer for the job? Once they see how efficient Macs are, they might change their minds later.

Anyhow, thats how companies think. They like to go for the cheapest, and cut corners when they can. But hey, what can you do?

KoDorSean · KoDorSean #4 (**permalink**)

05-09-2007, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by yogi

Show him how well you've performed and tell him that if you had better infrasturcture you could outperform yourself - 192 MB of RAM is just too little to run the OSes of today.

You cant use your PowerBook?

Very good point..

I wonder if a Mac would work in my work place.. We use ADP to invoice our parts and we lookup our parts via the internet.. I should look into this!

KoDorSean · KoDorSean #5 (**permalink**)

05-09-2007, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Ninjab3ar

Sucks, but why don't you ask them if you can use your own computer for the job? Once they see how efficient Macs are, they might change their minds later.

Anyhow, thats how companies think. They like to go for the cheapest, and cut corners when they can. But hey, what can you do?

spend less make more.. story of my life.. besides the crap computer I use I can't complain.. they do take care of me.

PapaNoHair · PapaNoHair #6 (**permalink**)

05-09-2007, 04:38 PM

Perhaps if they understand that the faster and better your computer is (read Mac) the more you can sell, hence the greater profit they make.

Brown Study · Brown Study #7 (**permalink**)

05-09-2007, 05:36 PM

You might be interested in this thread.

KoDorSean · KoDorSean #8 (**permalink**)

05-09-2007, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Brown Study

You might be interested in this thread.

interesting read.. thanks!

Carol247 · Carol247 #9 (**permalink**)

05-09-2007, 10:00 PM

KoDorSean, you sure have a right to rant! What's with employers who don't appreciate what employees do for them?

Listen to them talk about how hard it is to find good help. Sure, because they don't want to acknowledge their good work and make them more productive OR pay them well!

I've never had this happen (I'm in nursing) but I sure can feel for you.

Bummer!

nukemm · nukemm #10 (**permalink**)

05-17-2007, 01:06 AM

128MB of RAM & Win2K?! OUCH! I'm stuck with 512MB and it is s-l-o-w! I can't run more than Outlook and 2 windows of IE at a time w/o crashing.

MacHeadCase · MacHeadCase #11 (**permalink**)

05-17-2007, 05:44 AM

Hey! Nuke! Where've you been, buddy? Still busy with the home renovations?

moss918 · moss918 #12 (**permalink**)

05-17-2007, 06:11 AM

If you are able to use the powerbook, do so for a month and then say you have to switch back to the Windows box as you had to lend your machine to a relative. When they see your productivity slow down maybe they'll change their minds.

KoDorSean · KoDorSean #13 (**permalink**)

05-17-2007, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by nukemm

128MB of RAM & Win2K?! OUCH! I'm stuck with 512MB and it is s-l-o-w! I can't run more than Outlook and 2 windows of IE at a time w/o crashing.

ya, ouch! I move the mouse across the screen and things freeze

johntalin · johntalin #14 (**permalink**)

05-17-2007, 09:28 PM

Typical of being short sighted on the management side.
If you were working for a graphic art studio, that would have never happened.

Cassifire · Cassifire #15 (**permalink**)

05-18-2007, 12:06 AM

Really? I run Windows 2000 on a 233 MHz Latop with 128 MB of RAM. I run Firefox, iTunes, Yahoo, MSN, AIM and ICQ all at the same time. It works flawlessly.

Although I'd go for that 64 MB stick if I were you. 64 MB is a massive upgrade for W2k

KoDorSean #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 03, 2006 Location: Denver Colorado Posts: 2,374 Mac Specs: 2.4 GHz intel core 2 duo MBP, iPhone 5, iPad 3	05-09-2007, 03:47 PM I work at a local Honda/Acura/Mitsubishi dealer here in Denver Colorado. I sell wholesale car parts. Last year I sold $1.8 million bucks in parts. Take a guess at the computer they give me to do this? A PC running windows 2000 with 128mb of ram.. I asked one of the managers today if I could get some more memory added to this pig because I am sick of it crashing and in the mornings when I boot it up it takes 10 minutes. He told me "Not a problem, I think we have a spare 64mb stick we could put in it". Is anyone else seeing a problem with this picture or is it just me? I was on the M-F honor roll for month : May 2007
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yogi #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 14, 2005 Location: St. Gallen, Switzerland Posts: 1,973 Mac Specs: iMac Core i5, iPad, iPhone 4	05-09-2007, 04:04 PM Show him how well you've performed and tell him that if you had better infrasturcture you could outperform yourself - 192 MB of RAM is just too little to run the OSes of today. You cant use your PowerBook? If you liked this post, consider using the Reputation System.
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Carol247 #9 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 17, 2006 Location: The beautiful Northwest Posts: 1,035 Mac Specs: imac 20" 216 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 1GBSDRAM, 250 GB hd, Airport Extreme, Bluetooth 2.0	05-09-2007, 10:00 PM KoDorSean, you sure have a right to rant! What's with employers who don't appreciate what employees do for them? Listen to them talk about how hard it is to find good help. Sure, because they don't want to acknowledge their good work and make them more productive OR pay them well! I've never had this happen (I'm in nursing) but I sure can feel for you. Bummer! "We have enough youth, what we need is a fountain of smart"! - Unknown
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nukemm #10 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 15, 2006 Location: Oak Harbor, WA Posts: 925 Mac Specs: 2.33Ghz Core2Duo MacBook Pro /// 2.2Ghz Core2Duo MacBook	05-17-2007, 01:06 AM 128MB of RAM & Win2K?! OUCH! I'm stuck with 512MB and it is s-l-o-w! I can't run more than Outlook and 2 windows of IE at a time w/o crashing. Don't forget to use the reputation system! My Setup
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johntalin #14 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 29, 2006 Location: California, the golden state Posts: 1,177 Mac Specs: G4 AGP 400 MHz 1.34gb RAM	05-17-2007, 09:28 PM Typical of being short sighted on the management side. If you were working for a graphic art studio, that would have never happened. "Do all the good you can... In all the ways you can... In all the places you can... At all the times you can... To all the people you can... As long as you ever can..." ~ Rules of Conduct
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PapaNoHair #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 18, 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 2,180	05-09-2007, 04:38 PM Perhaps if they understand that the faster and better your computer is (read Mac) the more you can sell, hence the greater profit they make.
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Brown Study #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 11, 2004 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 1,964 Mac Specs: G4 — Tiger and OS 9	05-09-2007, 05:36 PM You might be interested in this thread.
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MacHeadCase #11 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	05-17-2007, 05:44 AM Hey! Nuke! Where've you been, buddy? Still busy with the home renovations?
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moss918 #12 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 03, 2006 Location: UK Posts: 709 Mac Specs: iMac 2.93C2D 4GB	05-17-2007, 06:11 AM If you are able to use the powerbook, do so for a month and then say you have to switch back to the Windows box as you had to lend your machine to a relative. When they see your productivity slow down maybe they'll change their minds.
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Cassifire #15 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 14, 2007 Location: Arkansas Posts: 191 Mac Specs: Mac Mini 1.83, iBook G3 800, iMac G3 233, Mac Classic, Apple IIc. And too many PC's to count.	05-18-2007, 12:06 AM Really? I run Windows 2000 on a 233 MHz Latop with 128 MB of RAM. I run Firefox, iTunes, Yahoo, MSN, AIM and ICQ all at the same time. It works flawlessly. Although I'd go for that 64 MB stick if I were you. 64 MB is a massive upgrade for W2k
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