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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Volcano, Ca
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Sounds like the word "retirement" may be entering the vocabulary soon.
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Elburn, IL
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BTW, the last truckload left today.
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Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts Last edited by cheesy; 10-03-2017 at 06:48 PM. Reason: forgot to add a line. |
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#153 |
Join Date: Jun 2011
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Thankfully you have options.
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#154 |
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Elburn, IL
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Yes. Also, I'm traveling pretty much the rest of the month, so I will be 'mostly' away from the BS. Unfortunately, next week is in the center of the shitstorm, but I get to miss a day or so of that because I'm needed in Atlanta.
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Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts |
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Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Mooresville NC
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whew! I can't believe how much of this thread I missed! now that I'm caught up, I didn't see anything on where those that moved went to. what specific city near Charleston did they land in? one thing I learned moving here (NC) from out of state was to check the school districts very well. we picked our house location based on the quality of the school, not finding a pretty place.
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#156 |
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Elburn, IL
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They set up shop in Beaufort.
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Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts |
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#157 |
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Elburn, IL
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Oh boy, major sh*storm on the horizon and I believe I am to be a major player in it.
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Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Lloydminster Saskatchewan
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Join Date: Jun 2011
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Sorry to hear it's going down fast and hard like a drunk girl on prom night with braces. I hope you're able to make a clean getaway, if, I mean when it comes down to it.
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Elburn, IL
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Here's the latest bit as promised.
On Wednesday, Harold went to pick up some guys from one of our Italian factories at the condo we are renting for them. Got them without much trouble, but we always say that rounding up our European counterparts is sort of like rounding up ducks. You can do it, it just takes some time. Anyway, Harold rolls in with them at 8:15 am. Marlene, she of Service Maggot Fame, has returned to full Management Bitch and points her finger at Harold and tells him, in front of the Italians and whoever else in the vicinity, that our new hours start at 8, not 8:15. Harold snapped and went ballistic on her. When he was done ripping her, he went into Al's office and slammed the door, breaking the window in the process. He ripped Al for almost 45 minutes, part of it was him wanting to know who died, and I quote, "made that crazy bitch my boss". Which was followed by how bad this cluster has been handled, why is Jason doing production and shipping when it isn't his job, why can't Jason have someone observe when he is assembling so someone else can do it, why have the hours had been changed when this was supposed to be a 'lateral move' for those of us kept on, why hasn't another CS person been hired, where are the Service Personnel that were supposed to hired before the move. I guess Al never got a word in edgewise before Harold ran out of steam. I spoke with Harold about it later in the day and just mentioned that calling out Marlene when she deserves it will result in an instant write up. I know, I have several. Harold told me that he told Jason that had I been in his place, I would have probably killed her. He also said that my plan of only sticking around until I am eligible for Medi-Care has become his goal, too. Today's latest bit. The head of all the factories and the COO were back in the shop and asked Jason why the welding team wasn't doing any welding. Jason pointed at the 20 year old mig welder and said that he asked the new PA to order a tank of C25 over a week ago and he still doesn't have it. They then pointed to the even older Canac diesel stick welder and, mentioning my name, told them that I said that it hasn't been used in over five years, it needed servicing and a battery, which he also put in a request for over a week ago. Also, that I was the only one who really knew how to start and run the damn thing. They both stormed out of the shop and headed for Al's windowless office. The other thing today was that Harold and Jason both had a mutual blow up at the Bobbsey twins(Al and Marlene) later in the day. This time, about the treatment that the Service Dept has been receiving of late. Basically, it boils down to the fact that the twins beloved sales staff are on the road an average of four days a week with them being home on Friday to do 'paperwork' and 'to follow up on sales calls". Hell, I reached one guy in his deer stand on a Friday. Jason and I work weekends, holidays, have our vacations canceled, and put in many 12 to 16 hour days. I have had several extend beyond 24 hours. On top of all that, we are paid less. A lot less. So, I am going to pin down the top four people in our organization when they are here next week and, along with Harold and Jason, in an unplanned private meeting that will either put a stop this madness or get my ass fired. If I do get canned, Jason is following me out the door.
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Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: George West, Texas
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Tune in to next week's episode of PURSUIT OF JUSTICE
We may be coming to the series finale.
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Nashville, TN
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From one of the soaps I watched with my wife when we worked evening shifts...
"Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives." Wow, Cheesy... And some of us think we have problems at work... That management team definitely needs a dose of "reality"... Hang tight and ride that pony til the cash runs out.... Bill R |
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 1,335
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And the hole gets deeper and wider.
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Location: Lloydminster Saskatchewan
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