Re: High Gasoline Prices Create A+ Service Opportunities

or hire cheap juniors.

in canada a tech can be paid as low as CAN$ 26000 per year (around US$ 17000
per year) and it's only a temporary job for a 6 month

--here is the add released on Jan 12--

145418 - Customer Services / Technical support
Zone géographique : Laval (Rive-Nord)
Type de poste : Permanent, Contractuel
Secteur d'emploi : Technologie de l'information / Multimédia
Fonction principale : Soutien technique
Rédaction technique

Taux horaire/salaire potentiel : $ 26,000
Date de début : January
Durée : 6 mois

Description du poste :

You will be in a call center environment supporting our customers over the
phone to correct any issues they experience using our software.You will also
be required to document information for internal use.

Compétences recherchées :

Spécialisations techniques :
Essentielle : Advance knowledge of all version of windows .
Atout : Knowledge of our software.

Critères généraux :
Essentiel : Bilingualism (English is essential )
Atout : Spanish
Essentiel : Experience in customer service

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Frederic
MCP, IT Project+, i-Net+, CIWA, A+
member of: CompTIA-ITPRO, HDI, IETF, ISOC
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"Richard Ballard" <> wrote in message
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> Nobody is happy about high gasoline prices, but IMO
> high gasoline prices will create (part/full time?) A+
> PC service provider opportunities within small towns.
>
> Six years ago I provided PC maintenance service for a group of
> rehabilitation clinics operated by my employer and located
> within and around my metropolitan area -- serving the clinics
> took ~50% of my time. Some of the clinics were located within
> my city. Several of the clinics were located on the outer edges
> of my metropolitan area. And one clinic was located
> 55 Interstate Highway miles from downtown center (a pleasant
> year-round drive). My employer paid 12.5 cents per mile for
> private automobile expenses -- fair compensation for use of
> my private automobile.
>
> But gasoline prices have risen significantly -- I doubt that
> employer-provided compensation for private automobile use
> has kept pace. And employer costs for operating their own
> fleet vehicles has risen sharply. IMO gasoline prices will
> _not_ drop significantly. I believe that higher costs for
> private employee and fleet vehicle operation will force employers
> to reexamine their remote site PC service maintenance strategies.
>
> Instead of paying higher per-mile compensation for employee
> private vehicle use or maintaining large vehicle fleets, I believe
> that many employers will want to _outsource_ PC maintenance at
> their remote sites. Employers will seek PC maintenance contracts
> with competent, cost-effective small town PC service providers
> to minimize service contract transportation costs. Higher
> gasoline costs make competent small town PC service providers
> better able to compete _locally_ against larger, better-funded
> PC service providers in adjacent urban areas.
>
> Automated software maintenance over the Internet (e.g., Windows XP)
> somewhat lessens this advantage, and automated software maintenance
> over WANs (e.g., Microsoft Corporation's Systems Management
> Server 2.0 or Novell Inc.'s Zenworks for Desktops 4) somewhat
> lessens this small town PC service provider advantage. But
> PC maintenance and upgrade includes many tasks beyond automated
> software maintenance; some hacker attacks modify PC software
> in ways that prevent restoration using automated software
> maintenance; and non-networked PCs require significant software
> maintenance (including periodic backup of critical business files).
>
> Obviously, the number of PCs used within a small town (and the
> local competition within the small town) would determine whether
> becoming a small town PC service provider was a viable part-time
> or full-time business opportunity.
>
> IMO the dark cloud of high gasoline prices can have a silver lining
> for competent A+ PC service providers located within small towns.
>
> Best wishes.
>
> Richard Ballard MSEE CNA4 KD0AZ
> --
> Consultant specializing in computer networks, imaging & security
> Listed as rjballard in "Friends & Favorites" at www.amazon.com
> Last book reviews: "Necronomicon" & "Necronomicon Spellbook"
> by Ed Simon
>

Frederic

>
> My original issue was competent small town PC service providers
> becoming increasingly competitive with better-funded PC service
> providers in adjacent urban areas as gasoline prices and
> corresponding outsider transportation costs increase.


Just wondering--how high are gas prices in your area? I filled up today and
paid $1.36 a gallon. I'm in the Dallas area.

Pat in TX

Pat

In article <buactq$f9a1e$>, "Pat"
<> wrote:

> >
> > My original issue was competent small town PC service providers
> > becoming increasingly competitive with better-funded PC service
> > providers in adjacent urban areas as gasoline prices and
> > corresponding outsider transportation costs increase.
>
>
> Just wondering--how high are gas prices in your area? I filled up today and
> paid $1.36 a gallon. I'm in the Dallas area.
>
> Pat in TX


They are higher here in Florida... around $1.58/gal

Ghost

canada: CAN$ 0.79 per liter >> US$ 2.10 per gallon

--
Frederic
MCP, IT Project+, i-Net+, CIWA, A+
member of: CompTIA-ITPRO, HDI, IETF, ISOC
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"Ghost" <> wrote in message
news:user-1701040856400001@1.0.0.101...
> In article <buactq$f9a1e$>, "Pat"
> <> wrote:
>
> > >
> > > My original issue was competent small town PC service providers
> > > becoming increasingly competitive with better-funded PC service
> > > providers in adjacent urban areas as gasoline prices and
> > > corresponding outsider transportation costs increase.
> >
> >
> > Just wondering--how high are gas prices in your area? I filled up today
and
> > paid $1.36 a gallon. I'm in the Dallas area.
> >
> > Pat in TX
>
>
> They are higher here in Florida... around $1.58/gal

Frederic