Somehow I can\’t ever be straight serious. In my high school yearbook, I wrote that my future occupation would be \”a drummer in LA\” when it was obvious that I was heading into something more academic. And I just looked at my rescomp bio I am the only one that came up with something whimsical for my 5 year plan.
My time at Rescomp (the organization at UC Berkeley that provides tech support aned manages the internet connection in the dorms) is almost ending. When I first moved into the dorms during my freshman year, I was intrigued by the entire thing. I didn\’t know what an ethernet cord was. At that time, I got my first Windows machine and thought I had to dial into something for broadband. I was an expert in my Macintosh Performa (I memorized the entire manual), yet…I wasn\’t elite enough. A RCC came into my room because I couldn\’t figure out how to use the ethernet cord. When he made me crawl under my desk, I wanted to be better than him…I applied to be an intern and got it. I applied to be a RCC but was put on alternate status. The following year, I applied again and finally got the position.
But now that I am leaving (with all this experience) will i miss Rescomp as a whole? I was one of the few females in there, but that wasn\’t the reason that I sometimes felt out of place. This was one of the few places in college I entered without a friend or someone coming along with me. I went in it all by myself, for my own reasons. It was never about the money, but the desire to be better than the rest. There are some rescommies that were so devout, their life revolved around rescomp, their friends were from rescomp. To outsiders, it may have seemed like a rescult. But I never really got into the vibe. I avoided the parties. I rescinded most invitations to social outings. And yet, the last 2 years have been so fulfilling. Will I miss working at a place where everyone is my age or 1-2 years younger/older? A place where I can talk about my stories and people can immediately relate? I have about 2.5 months left…and we\’ll see.
i\’ve a feeling i, also, when i stop working for rescomp, will feel similarly. perhaps it\’s because i tend to not get really socially involved in work-related things… not that it\’s really intentional or anything. i think it\’s just habit – i\’m out of place in large social settings.
OMG I can\’t believe you guys still use the term \”rescommies\”. That\’s funny =)
haha I don\’t think we use that term though. I got it from somebody who worked at rescomp several years ago. RESCULT!
darn, i was starting to feel all proud that my friends had started a new term. i think we even had a poster one time that said \”rescommies\” on it =)