It's hilarious that they have an automated system to cancel your interview.

What the hell kind of horribly managed ****hole was this company?

Rey Rey....keep it up. They are literaly their own worst enemy. They drive up my companies revenue daily

So what I gather is that this is a place for alcoholics that don't smoke?

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So what I gather is that this is a place for alcoholics that don't (get caught) smoking?

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fify

KeyTrak checking in

What was in the damn kitchen!...

Oh wait...

I mean, please someone tell the grenade story.

Former employee in the Reynolds Web Solutions dept...however, I believe it is now called Naked Lime Marketing!

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still no grenade story

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Heard recently that they started doing cheek swabs as part of the "random" drug tests. It is now much more difficult to hide tobacco use. Know 2 former co-workers that got canned for tobacco use in the last 6 months.

It wasn't so bad. Loved my co-workers. Still friends with many of them.

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Heard recently that they started doing cheek swabs as part of the "random" drug tests. It is now much more difficult to hide tobacco use. Know 2 former co-workers that got canned for tobacco use in the last 6 months.

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someone could make a killing on vaginal and anal tobacco.

so...

there would be cigarettes, cigars, chew, snuff, snus, and.........

anus?

I wish I had seen this thread when I was fresh out of college, because I never would have worked there.

Having a job like this will make you appreciate the next one though

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Heard recently that they started doing cheek swabs as part of the "random" drug tests. It is now much more difficult to hide tobacco use.

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Yep. I was randomly picked to do 3 cheek swabs while I was there. People got fired for tobacco all the time, even part timers which is stupid because they aren't even on the health care plan.

This thread saved me from taking a part time job there last year. The testing before the interview was so stupid.

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The testing before the interview was so stupid.

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I disagree. I went in for a random job. Ended up blowing the top off the test and getting a better job at a higher hourly rate.

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Software Support? Worked there from Aug 07 to Jul 08.

Class of '08 Monitor Repair Team FTW!

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Software Support? Worked there from Aug 07 to Jul 08.

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I was in Hardware that that same time. Hmmm. I bet we talked on the phone.

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I was in Hardware that that same time. Hmmm. I bet we talked on the phone.

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I guarantee that since we transfered calls between each dept all day every day.

These are some of the guys I worked with from Software Support at the time racing outside the building:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uP0uBpskLto

Despite their silly policies, they are still in business.

How many of those free Latte providing, super ergonomic / chi balanced office having, and come-in-when-you-feel-like-it-dressed-like-you-work-in-Hawaii policy enforcing "tech houses" are in business anymore?

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Despite their silly policies, they are still in business.

How many of those free Latte providing, super ergonomic / chi balanced office having, and come-in-when-you-feel-like-it-dressed-like-you-work-in-Hawaii policy enforcing "tech houses" are in business anymore?

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Sounds like we have someone in upper management at Rey Rey.

Pixar?

I worked in the Toner Room and then on the Printer team from '06-'10.

I really don't miss it at all, read through some of this thread and UCS/Rey-Rey is a pretty screwed up company. I only stayed almost all through college because they were very flexible with my school schedule. Started fresh out of the Army...sure, that organization has its problems, but I would rather be a career soldier than a career UCS/ReyRey employee.

I worked there for a few years in the early 90's. So glad I left.

- Anyone remember the whole "Bob's 10 Commandments" meeting? Thou shalt not prioritize anything ahead of work. Thou shalt not have friends outside of UCS. Thou shalt not date within UCS. ...

- Shortly before I left, UCS brought Andersen Consulting in to determine why they had so much turnover - at least that's how I remember it. There was a big survey to fill out (anonymously), and that was followed by focus groups. Rumor has it that when Andersen handed the results over to Bob, he said something like "that doesn't sound like my employees" and had them re-do everything because they had obviously messed up. The results didn't change.

- Anyone remember the "Suggestion Box" application they launched on the mainframe? Initially, it was very public, but after a very short period of time, they locked it down. I guess they didn't like to be questioned about 401k matching, salary levels, etc.

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Despite their silly policies, they are still in business.

How many of those free Latte providing, super ergonomic / chi balanced office having, and come-in-when-you-feel-like-it-dressed-like-you-work-in-Hawaii policy enforcing "tech houses" are in business anymore?

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Mine is. Though it's not as foo-foo liberal as you describe, I get to...
- show up to work when I like
- work from home when needed
- wear shorts, tennis shoes, etc... daily

On top of that we have a beer fridge and game room in the office and I'm making 3x what I was at UCS.

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Sounds like we have someone in upper management at Rey Rey.

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Most likely lower to middle management type. From my experience they were always the ones quickest to defend the micro management policies.

I can't believe that I've never read this thread, in all the times it's come up over the years. I always just assumed that UCS was some computer tech support company where people brought their old desktops/laptops in for service...not a software company for car dealerships

I've waited all these years and still no fackin GRENADE STORY!!!

Love this thread! I haven't worked there since 2005, but I will check here for updates anytime someone brings it back.

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I've waited all these years and still no fackin GRENADE STORY!!!

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I know

I was part of the original CS group, came in from Houston and helped build out the original location by Golden Coral on university ... It sucked in Houston as well.

I was probably the worst tech there but had some leeway as the most experienced. Carl was the location manager at the time and I disappointed him weekly. I probably ruined more boards than fixed.

That lasted 1 semester when I told him I was not taking shifts for the Christmas break and told me to reconsider my schedule. That took about 4 min and that was the last time I had to plug in my static electricity cord to the table!!!!

The grenade story is here, if you look hard enough..