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  • nmfaxman
    Service Manager

    Site Contributor
    1,000+ Posts
    • Feb 2008
    • 1702
    #1

    Broken heart and pockets

    Today is my last day in business as an independent service and sales company.

    9 years as an everything tech with networking knowledge and lots of tricks of the trade.

    I wanted to thank all on this site for their help and laughs.

    May come back if and when I find a more permanent job, but they don't hire old farts anymore, just rookies.

    looking to relocate, but have an ailing mom that needs help once in a while and siblings that don't care.

    This is the NMfaxman signing off.
    Why do they call it common sense?

    If it were common, wouldn't everyone have it?
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    • Jhonjon
      Trusted Tech

      100+ Posts
      • Sep 2013
      • 208
      #2
      Re: Broken heart and pockets

      Originally posted by nmfaxman
      Today is my last day in business as an independent service and sales company.

      9 years as an everything tech with networking knowledge and lots of tricks of the trade.

      I wanted to thank all on this site for their help and laughs.

      May come back if and when I find a more permanent job, but they don't hire old farts anymore, just rookies.

      looking to relocate, but have an ailing mom that needs help once in a while and siblings that don't care.

      This is the NMfaxman signing off.
      Good luck!

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        • KenB
          Geek Extraordinaire

          2,500+ Posts
          • Dec 2007
          • 3944
          #3
          Re: Broken heart and pockets

          We'll miss you.

          Good luck out there, and take care of Mom!
          “I think you should treat good friends like a fine wine. That’s why I keep mine locked up in the basement.” - Tim Hawkins

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            • Tonerbomb
              AutoMajical Resolutionist

              Site Contributor
              2,500+ Posts
              • Feb 2005
              • 2589
              #4
              Re: Broken heart and pockets

              Very sorry to see you go!!!!!!!!!!!! I thought you always had good info to contribute!! Pop in once n a while and say hi!!!!! Good luck!!
              Mystic Crystal Revelations

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                • fixthecopier
                  ALIEN OVERLORD

                  2,500+ Posts
                  • Apr 2008
                  • 4714
                  #5
                  Re: Broken heart and pockets

                  Best wishes to you.
                  The greatest enemy of knowledge isn't ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge. Stephen Hawking

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                    • CompyTech
                      Super Tech

                      500+ Posts
                      • Feb 2011
                      • 706
                      #6
                      Re: Broken heart and pockets

                      Good luck out there!

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                        • mojorolla
                          The Wolf

                          2,500+ Posts
                          • Jan 2010
                          • 2590
                          #7
                          Re: Broken heart and pockets

                          Best wishes!!!!


                          Failing to plan is planning to fail!!!

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                            • Iowatech
                              Not a service manager

                              2,500+ Posts
                              • Dec 2009
                              • 3930
                              #8
                              Re: Broken heart and pockets

                              Good luck!

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                                • blackcat4866
                                  Master Of The Obvious

                                  Site Contributor
                                  10,000+ Posts
                                  • Jul 2007
                                  • 22999
                                  #9
                                  Re: Broken heart and pockets

                                  Come back and see us once in a while. You only get amnesia in the soap operas. =^..^=
                                  If you'd like a serious answer to your request:
                                  1) demonstrate that you've read the manual
                                  2) demonstrate that you made some attempt to fix it.
                                  3) if you're going to ask about jams include the jam code.
                                  4) if you're going to ask about an error code include the error code.
                                  5) You are the person onsite. Only you can make observations.

                                  blackcat: Master Of The Obvious =^..^=

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                                    • NeoMatrix
                                      Senior Tech.

                                      2,500+ Posts
                                      • Nov 2010
                                      • 3514
                                      #10
                                      Re: Broken heart and pockets

                                      What every one else said, plus

                                      when one door closes another one opens, sometimes ya got reach out an turn the hand first.

                                      Best for the future ahead....
                                      Inauguration to the "AI cancel-culture" fraternity 1997...
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                                        • slimslob
                                          Retired

                                          Site Contributor
                                          25,000+ Posts
                                          • May 2013
                                          • 37362
                                          #11
                                          Re: Broken heart and pockets

                                          Remember one thing nmfaxman, you may not need to come here fro advice while you're not working in the industry, but we can all still benefit from your advice. Come by regularly and post, even if it is just to Joke of the Day.

                                          Best of luck in what ever you end up doing. Don't be afraid to freelance or offer your expertise to other vendors as a consultant.

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                                            • Debs1964
                                              Service Manager

                                              1,000+ Posts
                                              • Oct 2010
                                              • 1690
                                              #12
                                              Re: Broken heart and pockets

                                              All the best for whatever the future holds.
                                              We may have all 'met' as copier techs, but I think a lot of us have become friends through that shared career path, please pop back and visit old friends, this is a community, not just a copier forum
                                              There are 10 types of people in this world, those who understand binary maths and those who don't

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                                                • JR2ALTA
                                                  Service Manager

                                                  Site Contributor
                                                  1,000+ Posts
                                                  • Feb 2010
                                                  • 2030
                                                  #13
                                                  Re: Broken heart and pockets

                                                  This wasn't some retirement post. The guy is depressed and broke with an ailing mother and all I see is "Lots of Luck!, stop back!"

                                                  Many companies will hire rookies, but there are still some that need an experienced hand to jump right in. And I know my company, is finished hiring kids because they quit. The work is either too boring, overwhelming or underwhelming and all the rest.

                                                  Hope you mother finds her health.

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                                                    • blackcat4866
                                                      Master Of The Obvious

                                                      Site Contributor
                                                      10,000+ Posts
                                                      • Jul 2007
                                                      • 22999
                                                      #14
                                                      Re: Broken heart and pockets

                                                      Originally posted by JR2ALTA
                                                      This wasn't some retirement post. The guy is depressed and broke with an ailing mother and all I see is "Lots of Luck!, stop back!"

                                                      Many companies will hire rookies, but there are still some that need an experienced hand to jump right in. And I know my company, is finished hiring kids because they quit. The work is either too boring, overwhelming or underwhelming and all the rest.

                                                      Hope you mother finds her health.
                                                      Sorry I missed that. It's not too late to change jobs. At 52 I went looking, and got hired at my first choice. Experienced techs that can jump in on a new brand and do calls immediately are a valuable commodity. I haven't seen any training yet ... and honestly I don't think it will make much difference. You won't have any trouble getting employment, and a steady paycheck.

                                                      Where will you be living? =^..^=
                                                      If you'd like a serious answer to your request:
                                                      1) demonstrate that you've read the manual
                                                      2) demonstrate that you made some attempt to fix it.
                                                      3) if you're going to ask about jams include the jam code.
                                                      4) if you're going to ask about an error code include the error code.
                                                      5) You are the person onsite. Only you can make observations.

                                                      blackcat: Master Of The Obvious =^..^=

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                                                        • nmfaxman
                                                          Service Manager

                                                          Site Contributor
                                                          1,000+ Posts
                                                          • Feb 2008
                                                          • 1702
                                                          #15
                                                          Just an update....

                                                          Just finished updating my resume. Hard to do when you haven't needed it for 9 years.
                                                          Spent a week in the hospital due to the anxiety and depression I have suffered from for the past 2 months. (Yes, hospital food sucks.)
                                                          Doing better now and take so many pills, I rattle in the morning. (At least I didn't lose my sense of humor.)
                                                          Going to start looking and searching first thing in the morning.
                                                          All the subcontractors I helped over the years are trying to help, but I don't think it will be enough to make a living.
                                                          I have burned many bridges with dealers over the years due to stupid managers and pushy salespeople.
                                                          A friend is going to talk to her bosses @ HP to see if they are interested.
                                                          Submitting my resume to Copier Careers.com and see what comes up.
                                                          Until then I am just going to be a copier whore and cut expenses. Gonna miss my beer and Jack.

                                                          Thank you all for your thoughts and advice.
                                                          Why do they call it common sense?

                                                          If it were common, wouldn't everyone have it?

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