08-24-2017, 01:36 PM | #121 |
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I found out that my boss is so PO'd about how this is being handled that he hasn't even started looking for a place down there yet.
Quotes from Old Weird Harold, "Welcome to Al and Marlene Shit Show" (These are the two in charge of the move) "If you offer an opinion to either of those two, it's like, why should we listen to you." "You know, they haven't even hired anyone for HR yet. I guess they'll wait until they get a letter from a new hires' lawyer." "Mike, I'm liking your idea of early retirement. If we go at the same time, the place would probably grind to a halt. Jason would probably follow us out the door, too." "You know, if we were to retire together, we could offer them our services as consultants and make a shit ton more money." Five more days.
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08-24-2017, 03:29 PM | #122 |
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We use a lot of their stuff.
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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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08-24-2017, 03:43 PM | #123 | |
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Is your boss in an way responsible for handling this move, or is he just the man in the middle handing down responsibilities from management? I helped manage and move three business in my life. One of those I was the monkey at the end of the line. The other two I was the man in the middle passing down the work load and it was extremely frustrating and stressful. Early retirement and consulting wasn't an option for me back then but would deffinately been a consideration if it would have been. |
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08-24-2017, 05:12 PM | #124 | |
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08-24-2017, 05:39 PM | #125 | |
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Another Old Weird Harold quote, "I know more about what's going on than you do, but not enough."
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08-25-2017, 12:58 PM | #127 | |
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I've been cleaning out my office today. Amazing how much junk gets squirreled away and forgotten about over twenty years.
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08-28-2017, 11:35 AM | #128 |
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I hope you get paid extra for bringing in your inverter.
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08-28-2017, 01:20 PM | #129 |
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Last four days. Movers showed up today to see what was what. After 15 minutes of listening to Marlene, the head guy said he'd rather speak with the guys that actually know how move the stuff.
He and I spent a half hour or so going through what was going, what was staying, and what was scrap. When now have a plan, which is what we didn't have a week ago. My boss was smart and went on vacation. (prick)
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08-31-2017, 08:44 AM | #130 |
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Last day today for those asked to stay the extra month.
The warehouse is about 85% empty. Starting to empty the shop today. There will only be three of us in the building tomorrow, not counting the movers.
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09-02-2017, 01:55 PM | #131 |
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Will the service / calibration facility that you're running be in the same building, or are you moving somewhere smaller?
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09-02-2017, 02:21 PM | #132 |
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When y'all get moved, I'm looking for some part time work. I'm a damn good broom operator.
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09-13-2017, 10:39 PM | #133 | |
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My patience has been wearing thin with management on how bad this cluster has been run. We are six weeks behind schedule because of piss poor planning. Or no planning. It's starting to have the scent that it was wishful thinking all along and there really was no plan. Irma didn't help, either. We had to stop shipping last Thursday and had a half dozen trucks stopped in Georgia. We might start shipping again tomorrow afternoon. The only plus to this was that the movers and I got everything staged to be shipped. Too bad we only have one fork truck. I do have five 10T cranes, though. Last week, I was told to ship down all my lifting slings so that equipment arriving in SC could be unloaded. Ummm, how the hell am I to continue loading equipment if I send you my stuff. This week, they want the banding equipment that I'm still using. I got the entire management staff down there on a conference call. I had to tell them to stop looking at price and weigh overall cost. A sling from me is free, but is about $100 to overnight it. For that hundred bucks, you could get four new slings from Mcmaster, get change back, and get it faster. I told the new PA that we in Elgin shouldn't have to do his job. Big Al went to defend the guy and I ended up ripping into him and let go with both barrels on the rest of the team at the same time. When I finally slowed down to take a breath, Al was getting ready to shoot back. But, Marlene(she of Service Maggot fame)jumped in and took up where I left off. I have to admit that that surprised me to have her defend me. The two of us have been busting our asses to get our end ready while still trying to run a business and wondering why nothing is getting done in SC. Harold just sits there with a deer in the headlights stare. Jason was there for the call and just sat in the back and watched. He called later and told me that the French owners were staring at Al when I let loose and very quiet when they left. Wonder what can of worms I opened now? I actually get to be out of the building for a few hours tomorrow.
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09-15-2017, 12:24 AM | #134 |
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You have stirred up a shit storm as big as hurricane Irma
Your retirement may come soon if you could be so lucky
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09-15-2017, 08:29 PM | #135 |
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I stirred up something. Kind of like that pinata in the wild.
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