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I just cannot see the cheese man going that route..if he did it may go like this.. ![]()
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Well, Mrs. C and I are now seriously considering our options. I will stick out the year and see how it goes but I will be a major pain in the ass to management for the rest of my time there. Harold, Jason, and I are the technical backbone of that outfit and the new management team may be in for a rude awakening if the three of us decide to raise our middle fingers, turn our backs, and walk away. Still waiting for that call back from Al but won’t hold my breath.
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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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This is sad to hear. I believe that company may close it's doors sooner than anticipated due to employee walking. Quote:
I retired early as well, age 30. I'm 41 now. |
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Join Date: Jun 2011
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A friend of mine shut down his shop and went to work for Advanced Auto delivering parts locally. Then he got an offer from O'Riley's as a local delivery driver for commercial accounts, so he went there. The reason he shut down his shop is becausea handful of people from out west came to our small town and bought up most of the air-cooled VWs they could find. They were rolling out by the half dozen on car trailers behind dualie pickups weekly. By 2008, He was down to two VW customers and anything he could take in. No one wants an aircooled VW mechainc working on their newer vehicles. I helped him for a while before he shut down to keep things going and help bring customers in. Then I helped him shut down and move out. |
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Join Date: Jul 2010
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There has been one bright spot in this recent debacle. Al and Harold have told me to stay away from Beaufort as much as possible. Seems that the new HR/Safety manager they hired has been a major PITA since day one. Harold and Al know I have little to no respect for Safety managers that push blanket regulations over common sense, they are afraid that I will go toe to toe with this woman over her power trip and get myself canned. I care not. I may stick it out longer just to be a thorn in her side.
With Marlene leaving at the end of August and one sales guy calling it quits at the end of the year, I will have moved up to #3 on the seniority list for MTM
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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: Mar 2010
Location: Volcano, Ca
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Three more years and I'm pulling the plug at 62. I figure if we pay everything off (minus house), stack my So Sec with my short retirement we'll be fine. In the meantime, I picked up a column in a local rag. That pays for beer! :-)
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I'm 9 years off at this point, but already starting to count. :( in two years I can start pulling a pension from an old company I worked for, but still going to have to work to 67 at this point. we'll see how I feel at 64 to just call it quits at 65.
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Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: George West, Texas
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This could morph into the official future retirement thread.
![]() 2lz...in the vein of the recent celebrity suicides, pulling the plug does not sound so nice for you, would you like to rephrase that ![]() ![]()
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Location: Elburn, IL
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More good stuff happening.
![]() Got word late that the Plant Superintendent and his pet lackey have said that anyone can do field service work and that Jason and I are “Unnecessary” to the function of the company. Kind of pisses me off. I think they may be in for a rude awakening. That said, neither of those two halfwits have a basic understanding of how the railroad industry works, so I’m not too concerned that I won’t be leaving on my own terms. I also know those two are skating on very thin ice with the parent company. Should start to get very interesting soon. SHTF, v 2.0, starts on June 20. V 2.1 starts July 31. ![]()
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Join Date: Jun 2011
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And the count down begins.
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Join Date: Jun 2011
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When I worked for Cryovac Sealed Aire, we called these type events shit shows. It's like watching a disaster in slow motion and doing nothing to stop it.
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