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 Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48  |
w00t new job! NASA here I come!
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Jul 3 2008, 10:50 AM
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QUOTE (impala454 @ Jul 3 2008, 11:44 AM)  w00t new job! NASA here I come! Seriously? -------------------- |
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Jul 3 2008, 10:52 AM
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great, now you can forward me all the secret data about life on mars that nasa refuses to release
and the real mars photos that aren't photshopped to make the sky look red |
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Jul 3 2008, 10:56 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
will do. i'll even send you an official nasa foil hat
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Jul 3 2008, 11:03 AM
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 Group: Moderators Posts: 1,591 Joined: 23-February 06 Member No.: 31 |
congrats bro
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Jul 3 2008, 11:14 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,302 Joined: 20-February 07 Member No.: 721 |
Thats awesome man! Whats the job description?
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Jul 3 2008, 11:28 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
will be working on all the simulators the astronauts train on. they have 5-6 with various pieces of the shuttle/ISS, and are doing rough mockups of the new ones that will replace the shuttle and go to the moon. pretty neat stuff. i got to dock the shuttle to the ISS during my interview haha. pretty fancy projectors/screens/mockups. should be fun stuff.
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Jul 3 2008, 11:35 AM
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 New son Donovan Charles Mummert born July 17, 2008 Group: Members Posts: 8,635 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Port Wentworth, GA Member No.: 15 |
wow. that sounds awesome. CONGRATS!
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Jul 3 2008, 11:36 AM
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Group: Admin Posts: 6,906 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Austin Member No.: 9 |
Cool!
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Jul 3 2008, 11:44 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 756 Joined: 22-February 06 From: san marcos, tx Member No.: 27 |
what's more, i admire that you got this job without posting "searching for a job" on the boards. I really appreciate that kind of candidness, not entirely sure why though.
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Jul 3 2008, 11:54 AM
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Group: Admin Posts: 6,906 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Austin Member No.: 9 |
QUOTE (Epic @ Jul 3 2008, 12:44 PM) what's more, i admire that you got this job without posting "searching for a job" on the boards. I really appreciate that kind of candidness, not entirely sure why though. Is candidness the word you really meant to use? Doesn't seem to make sense in this context... 
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Jul 3 2008, 12:31 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 756 Joined: 22-February 06 From: san marcos, tx Member No.: 27 |
ah you're right, discretion would be more appropriate
i always find myself misusing candor and candid |
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Jul 3 2008, 12:34 PM
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Group: Admin Posts: 6,906 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Austin Member No.: 9 |
Eh, he didn't come right out and say it, but I kinda figured he was at least casually searching for a job, due to a few comments he's made.
Then again, I bitch about my job and I'm *not* hunting for one. *shrugs* -------------------- |
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Jul 3 2008, 12:35 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 756 Joined: 22-February 06 From: san marcos, tx Member No.: 27 |
i think its natural to bitch about your job. i caught some of my employees making fun of some of my lesser qualities and they froze up. i told them that i make fun of my boss too, just your shit done and get along.
but why oh why do i have 750 chinese people checking into my building on the 4th of July. |
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Jul 3 2008, 12:48 PM
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 Group: Admin Posts: 3,403 Joined: 23-February 06 From: PDX/TXL Member No.: 35 |
Congratulations!
I was at the Johnson Space Center taking a tour of the training facilities a few weeks ago, that's a pretty sweet setup. -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Jul 3 2008, 02:33 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
Well I wouldnt have posted here that I was looking for a job because
1. I post on here from work a lot, no telling who's watching what I post. 2. I kinda doubt many of you have ties to the type of work I want in Houston. I wasn't really all that dissatisifed with my current job, it's just that this opportunity came up and pretty much presented itself to me and I couldn't turn it down since I'd always wanted to work out there. I was even prepared to take a considerable pay cut to go over there. Turns out their offer was a 4k raise  . Plus, my commute will go from 70 miles/day to 25. That's about a 2-3k raise in and of itself.
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Jul 3 2008, 03:38 PM
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 GORILLA FLUFFER  Group: Agents Posts: 7,711 Joined: 23-February 06 From: lubbock Member No.: 50 |
QUOTE (Spectatrix @ Jul 3 2008, 01:34 PM) Eh, he didn't come right out and say it, but I kinda figured he was at least casually searching for a job, due to a few comments he's made. Then again, I bitch about my job and I'm *not* hunting for one. *shrugs* but you're a woman and bitching makes you happy --------------------  QUOTE (Jessica @ May 7 2007, 01:15 PM) but yeehaw dammit. YEEHAW QUOTE (Dogmeat @ Jun 26 2008, 07:51 PM) ok once upon a time I jacked myself off retarded. Licking anuses, one kindergarten class at a time!! |
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Jul 3 2008, 04:13 PM
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Group: Admin Posts: 6,906 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Austin Member No.: 9 |
QUOTE (FORSAKENR320 @ Jul 3 2008, 04:38 PM) but you're a woman and bitching makes you happy Nah, that would be my mother. -------------------- |
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Jul 3 2008, 05:10 PM
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 DEATH TO ....something? Group: Members Posts: 5,618 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Parker, CO Member No.: 55 |
what are you going to do for them?
btw ... don't let all the space hippies convince you man-made global warming exists. resist them .... resist.....them. -------------------- I r Ur Gawd!
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Jul 3 2008, 05:33 PM
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New son Donovan Charles Mummert born July 17, 2008 Group: Members Posts: 8,635 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Port Wentworth, GA Member No.: 15 |
QUOTE (impala454 @ Jul 3 2008, 03:33 PM) Well I wouldnt have posted here that I was looking for a job because Wow... that's awesome.
1. I post on here from work a lot, no telling who's watching what I post. 2. I kinda doubt many of you have ties to the type of work I want in Houston. I wasn't really all that dissatisifed with my current job, it's just that this opportunity came up and pretty much presented itself to me and I couldn't turn it down since I'd always wanted to work out there. I was even prepared to take a considerable pay cut to go over there. Turns out their offer was a 4k raise . Plus, my commute will go from 70 miles/day to 25. That's about a 2-3k raise in and of itself. |
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Jul 3 2008, 10:27 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
QUOTE (Dogmeat @ Jul 3 2008, 06:10 PM) what are you going to do for them? it's the ESCG (Engineering and Science Contract Group) SEAS (Scientific, Engineering, and Analytical Support) department at JSC (Johnson Space Center). The gist of it is building, maintiaining, and running any simulation needed for any space flight (both hardware and software). Lots of really neat stuff in there. They have fully enclosed simulators with 5-6 huge projectors each and 30' curved screens. I got to dock the shuttle to the ISS during my interview, and it is really awesome. One of the examples of every day work they gave, was at the time they were working on some new plume models for the thrusters, to see what affects some new thrusters might have on the station when they dock. Will be nice to brush off the calculus and physics and actually use them in my job. Anyhow I'm excited 
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Jul 4 2008, 10:48 PM
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DEATH TO ....something? Group: Members Posts: 5,618 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Parker, CO Member No.: 55 |
QUOTE (impala454 @ Jul 3 2008, 10:27 PM) it's the ESCG (Engineering and Science Contract Group) SEAS (Scientific, Engineering, and Analytical Support) department at JSC (Johnson Space Center). The gist of it is building, maintiaining, and running any simulation needed for any space flight (both hardware and software). Lots of really neat stuff in there. They have fully enclosed simulators with 5-6 huge projectors each and 30' curved screens. I got to dock the shuttle to the ISS during my interview, and it is really awesome. One of the examples of every day work they gave, was at the time they were working on some new plume models for the thrusters, to see what affects some new thrusters might have on the station when they dock. Will be nice to brush off the calculus and physics and actually use them in my job. Anyhow I'm excited What did you get your degree in? -------------------- I r Ur Gawd!
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Jul 4 2008, 11:25 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
computer science
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Jul 5 2008, 09:31 AM
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 Do they ignore parts of reality? Group: Moderators Posts: 2,935 Joined: 23-February 06 From: South Overton!!! Member No.: 46 |
Awesome. Congratulations!
-------------------- A psychotic world we live in. The madmen are in power. How long have we known this? Faced this? And--how many of us do know it? Perhaps if you know you are insane then you are not insane. Or you are becoming sane, finally. Waking up. I suppose only a few are aware of all this. Isolated persons here and there. But the broad masses... what do they think? All these hundreds of thousands in this city, here. Do they imagine that they live in a sane world? Or do they guess, glimpse, the truth...?
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Jul 5 2008, 12:27 PM
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 Oh baby bring me down Group: Agents Posts: 4,115 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Way out yonder Member No.: 68 |
That is good news about to pay. I think you'll enjoy it there more.
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Jul 6 2008, 11:06 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
F'n A you basically tell them your life story... filling out all this paperwork:
- all residences for the past 7 years (including residence hall room #s, etc), and names/numbers/addresses of people who knew you at that address. - all work for the past 7 years - i didn't realize we all had a "selective service number". you can find out yours at https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfVerification.aspx - 3 non-familiy friends that you didn't list anywhere else who "know you well" etc etc |
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Jul 7 2008, 12:24 AM
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Oh baby bring me down Group: Agents Posts: 4,115 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Way out yonder Member No.: 68 |
QUOTE (impala454 @ Jul 7 2008, 12:06 AM) F'n A you basically tell them your life story... filling out all this paperwork: - all residences for the past 7 years (including residence hall room #s, etc), and names/numbers/addresses of people who knew you at that address. - all work for the past 7 years - i didn't realize we all had a "selective service number". you can find out yours at https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfVerification.aspx - 3 non-familiy friends that you didn't list anywhere else who "know you well" etc etc welcome to DSS. -------------------- Southern Rock, beer and bears!
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Jul 7 2008, 12:26 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
heheh yeap. what gets me is why have me fill all this out when they already said they ran a 10 year background check?
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Jul 7 2008, 01:51 AM
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Fool Group: Members Posts: 2,127 Joined: 23-February 06 From: LBB Member No.: 56 |
Obviously, you didn't put down that you know Lance. It's ok, I didn't either when I was granted my security clearance
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Jul 7 2008, 07:59 AM
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Group: Admin Posts: 6,906 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Austin Member No.: 9 |
QUOTE (impala454 @ Jul 7 2008, 01:26 AM) heheh yeap. what gets me is why have me fill all this out when they already said they ran a 10 year background check? They probably did that background check as a preliminary screening thing. Sandia did the same thing. Once nothing obvious shows up, *then* you get to fill out the 7-year history for Secret-level clearance (10 for TS). -------------------- |
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Jul 7 2008, 04:40 PM
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 Group: Moderators Posts: 885 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Lubbock, Texas Member No.: 12 |
Lance will probably be calling you so he can get information to prove the moon landing was fake or something along those lines
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Aug 1 2008, 08:12 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
So it's been almost two weeks and I still don't have a network login. Definitely a government operation.
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Aug 1 2008, 08:20 AM
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Group: Admin Posts: 6,906 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Austin Member No.: 9 |
Haha. My start here (also government) was actually rather simple compared to when I was working at Applied Materials. There it took a good month before I had access to all the programs I needed. It was so bad that one of my parting acts was to write up a "New Hire Checklist" with a pretty complete list of all the trainings, form requests, and other crap they had to do to get set up.
And then one of the team leads proceeded to disbelieve me that his new hires had to complete the Intellectual Property training before they were allowed to get their badges. Anywho, the *really* fun part (sarcasm) about government jobs is waiting for all the security clearance stuff to come through. Here, at least, they allow us to work on classified stuff as soon as our interim clearance comes in. Sandia waited until full clearance. This post has been edited by Spectatrix: Aug 1 2008, 08:22 AM -------------------- |
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Aug 1 2008, 09:09 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
Well I have to have secret clearance, but most of the stuff I'll be working on won't be super sensitive. I got my unix account a couple days ago so I've been able to do some stuff. From what people have said it usually takes about a week or two to get your windows account. The badging is the crazy part. They give you a temporary badge good for one month (no picture, have to show DL with it at the gate), then within 1-2 months from that you get a temporary picture badge, then another 1-2 months from that and you get your permanent badge (has a smart card chip in it).
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Aug 1 2008, 10:09 AM
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Group: Admin Posts: 6,906 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Austin Member No.: 9 |
Crazy! I had a temp badge for the first week or so, but that's because they expected me to get my interim clearance pretty quickly and didn't want to have to make two badges (uncleared & cleared). Normally I would've gotten an uncleared photo badge, then later gotten the cleared one.
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Aug 3 2008, 01:40 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 531 Joined: 26-June 06 From: San Marcos and San Antonio Member No.: 221 |
that is pretty bad ass. Congratulations!
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Aug 3 2008, 03:18 PM
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Oh baby bring me down Group: Agents Posts: 4,115 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Way out yonder Member No.: 68 |
Man, I never want a top secret clearance. I think you give away more freedoms with one of those.
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