{"id":4918,"date":"2018-04-09T12:00:29","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T16:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/?p=4918"},"modified":"2018-04-19T16:08:14","modified_gmt":"2018-04-19T20:08:14","slug":"who-is-that-series-introducing-jess-stockett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/2018\/04\/09\/who-is-that-series-introducing-jess-stockett\/","title":{"rendered":"“Who Is That?” Series: Introducing Jess Stockett"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jess Stockett, Technical Support Coordinator<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The \u201cWho Is That?\u201d series\u00a0gives you a peek at the people behind (some of) the machines here on campus.\u00a0 We ask folks in the office a variety of tough questions, some of which they answer.<\/p>\n

Wrapping up: From our last post with Joel Cooper,\u00a0CITO, he lied to us about being an ice fisherman<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We sit down today to chat with Jess Stockett (JS).<\/p>\n

Interviewer (I):\u00a0Ok, so is it “Jessica” or “Jess?”<\/p>\n

JS:\u00a0Or \u201cJessie?\u201d I don\u2019t usually mind any of those options, but most people call me \u201cJess.\u201d<\/p>\n

I:\u00a0I hadn’t even thought of calling you Jessie, but after looking it up, I found that maybe I should have asked about “Jesse” or “Jessa” as well.<\/p>\n

I:\u00a0What is your title here at Swarthmore and when did you start?<\/p>\n

JS:\u00a0Technical Support Coordinator — and I started in May, 2016.<\/p>\n

I:\u00a0Do you feel as though your title matches the work you do?<\/p>\n

JS:\u00a0Well, I coordinate in-person tech support (and training), so yup!<\/p>\n

I: Well since that one was so easy for you, let’s see how you fare with\u00a0explaining your job using only haiku (5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables):<\/p>\n

JS:\u00a0I do the training
\nFor various stuff and things
\nLike the Google Apps<\/p>\n

I: I’m going to give you a semi-judgmental free pass on “various stuff and things” for the\u00a0sake of correct syllabic structure, but I’m guessing that I speak for the rest of the department in asking you not to refer to them as “The Google” anymore.<\/p>\n

JS: I wasn’t referring to them as “The Google,” I was referring to the group of apps that Google releases.<\/p>\n

I: I see.\u00a0 Just so you know, your lack of capitalization of “the” in the final stanza may accurately represent your intent when written but may misrepresent\u00a0you when spoken.<\/p>\n

JS: …<\/p>\n

I:\u00a0Just sayin’, that’s how I heard it.\u00a0 The Writing Center<\/a>\u00a0may have different thoughts.<\/p>\n

I: Sorry for the tangent.\u00a0\u00a0Your job requires you to be well-rounded. What experiences do you think shaped that?<\/p>\n

JS:\u00a0I was always the go-to girl for tech questions, whether from my family or in previous jobs (even if they weren\u2019t tech jobs), so I had to learn how to fix a lot of problems on the fly. From party linen to property management — I\u2019ve worked with a lot of different programs and technology. I\u2019ve always been interested in technology, though, so it was mostly fun for me.<\/p>\n

I:\u00a0iPhone or Android or ???<\/p>\n

JS:\u00a0Android, but I was an iPhone user first…<\/p>\n

I:\u00a0Why?<\/p>\n

JS:\u00a0I just really liked how much better the Android was at letting you modify it to your liking — from apps to themes to colors to fonts. Plus, I\u2019ve always been a big Google user, so having an Android with all the built-in Google Apps is nice.<\/p>\n

I: Did you mean “having an Android with all the built-in The Google Apps is nice?”<\/p>\n

JS: No.<\/p>\n

I:\u00a0I’m told you have an office mascot. What is it?<\/p>\n

JS:\u00a0Peipei, the Peacock Mantis Shrimp! Currently, Paypay lives on my desk as a stuffed crustacean, but more Peacock Mantis Shrimp memorabilia will be added in Peipay\u2019s honor.<\/p>\n

I: I noticed you spelled Peipei\/Paypay\/Peipay’s name different ways each time.\u00a0 What’s up with that?<\/p>\n

JS: You’ll have to come and ask\u00a0Peipei\/Paypay\/Peipay.<\/p>\n

I: I sit with you.<\/p>\n

JS: Why is this so contentious?<\/p>\n

I:\u00a0Why are you so passionate about the peacock mantis shrimp?<\/p>\n

JS:\u00a0I found an incredible (and funny) webcomic that described what they were, and they became incredibly fascinating to me. They get their name because they are colorful like a peacock but have club-like arms like a praying mantis. They punch so hard that they instantly\u00a0boil the water around them (called supercavitation)! They can\u2019t be kept in most (if any) aquariums because they can break aquarium glass! It\u2019s just amazing to me that a creature like that can exist, but a lot of people don\u2019t know anything about them.<\/p>\n

I:\u00a0Please list two truths and a lie (not necessarily in that order!) — we’ll reveal the answer on the next blog post.<\/p>\n

JS:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. At one point in college my hair was dyed pink<\/li>\n
  2. I “adopted” a wolf from the PA Wolf Sanctuary<\/li>\n
  3. I have two tabby cats, whose full names are Mistletoe and Dasher<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I:\u00a0Could you share a story about what you enjoy most about your job here?<\/p>\n

    JS:\u00a0I don\u2019t know if I have a specific story, but what I enjoy most about my job here is the people. Both the people I work with and the community members I interact with through the training sessions I\u2019ve done. I\u2019ve gotten to meet a lot of really great people! And it\u2019s nice to get stopped and hear about how a session I <\/strong>led\u00a0helped someone learn something new, or even just improve on something they already knew to make their workday easier.<\/p>\n

    I:\u00a0What type of projects are most exciting to you?<\/p>\n

    JS:\u00a0I really like doing interactive training sessions. I try to make all of my sessions interactive in some way, so everyone can follow along and try things out on their own. I get a much better insight on how everyone uses various programs and apps — plus, we can have some fun with it, too.<\/p>\n

    I:\u00a0How do you like to spend your time outside of Swarthmore?<\/p>\n

    JS:\u00a0I am a really big soccer fan, so I spend a lot of time trying to keep up with the various leagues. You can most likely find me cheering on the Philadelphia Union during the MLS season (and usually during their preseason, too). Otherwise, I like to get out and explore with friends — especially if it looks haunted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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