Blarghagh Posted June 29, 2018 Posted June 29, 2018 Good luck Az, and condoleances Barti. Cats are trash gremlins but somehow they rummage their way into your heart. I played video games all day. Beena long time since I did that. 4
Gfted1 Posted June 30, 2018 Posted June 30, 2018 Condolences Bartimaeus. 1 "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa"
Azdeus Posted June 30, 2018 Posted June 30, 2018 RIP Barticat Generally speaking, "teaching the company a lesson" will fail. Nobody is irreplaceable and you can bet that theres someone else who would be happy to have your position. By all means, if youre unhappy and have an alternative job, you should go. I just dont want to see you shoot yourself in the foot because you are angry. Irreplaceable, no, but extremely difficult to replace. They'd need to find a lorry driver that is interested in working more hours for less money than he can get from any freight company, freight companies that are so desperate for drivers that they've offered me a licence. It takes at least two weeks to train someone new, during which time they need to pull one of the normal marshals from their job to train someone, if anyone volounteers to do it; We've been looking for extra marshals for months and only two out of 150 people stepped up. At the moment we are 3 full time marshals and one reserve that has only done this for one month, next week the bosses in their infinite wisdom has sent the other regulars on 4 weeks vacation, meaning if I quit they only have one marshal and also noone to man the gatehouse, because they also have gone on vacation. And I'm not training a replacement. They will have an interesting couple of weeks ahead of them. 2 Civilization, in fact, grows more and more maudlin and hysterical; especially under democracy it tends to degenerate into a mere combat of crazes; the whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary. - H.L. Mencken
Labadal Posted June 30, 2018 Posted June 30, 2018 I quit a job and was asked to come back. No one is irreplaceable, but there are some employees that some companies really don't want to lose. 1
Lexx Posted June 30, 2018 Posted June 30, 2018 So it took me a couple of years, but I just found out that Demon Days from Gorillaz is actually a pretty nice album. 3 "only when you no-life you can exist forever, because what does not live cannot die."
Malcador Posted June 30, 2018 Posted June 30, 2018 (edited) I quit a job and was asked to come back. No one is irreplaceable, but there are some employees that some companies really don't want to lose. Did you laugh in their face as a response ? An old company tried rehiring guys they laid off and got some really abusive responses Edited June 30, 2018 by Malcador Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
Blarghagh Posted June 30, 2018 Posted June 30, 2018 Oh gosh, when Totalbiscuit died I watched the memorial edition of the co-optional podcast and the chat was a steady stream of people just typing "F", and I didn't understand what was going on... it just clicked in my brain. 2
Orogun01 Posted June 30, 2018 Posted June 30, 2018 I quit a job and was asked to come back. No one is irreplaceable, but there are some employees that some companies really don't want to lose. Ask for an insane amount of money to come back as a contractor for 3 months. I'd say the answer to that question is kind of like the answer to "who's the sucker in this poker game?"* *If you can't tell, it's you.
Raithe Posted July 1, 2018 Posted July 1, 2018 (edited) Yeah, I knew a guy who helped develop a companies software, maneuvered himself into the key position of handling it, spent a year with it and no-one else in the company could do his job, so he quit, became a "consultant" and they hired him to do exactly the same thing, but at twice the pay. I have to admit, I both admire and despise him for that maneuvering. Edited July 1, 2018 by Raithe 3 "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum."
Blarghagh Posted July 1, 2018 Posted July 1, 2018 Yeah, I knew a guy who helped develop a companies software, maneuvered himself into the key position of handling it, spent a year with it and no-one else in the company could do his job, so he quit, became a "consultant" and they hired him to do exactly the same thing, but at twice the pay. I have to admit, I both admire and despise him for that maneuvering. One of the companies I worked at when I was a gamedev had a proprietary engine maintained by their lead programmer. It was incredibly limited and everyone hated it, me included (it would only support animations exported from an ancient 3D animation program called "Animation Master" that nobody uses) but they had a massive asset library optimized for it that they didn't have the dev time to convert or leave behind. He was a jerk to everyone in the company but they couldn't get rid of him because he was the only one who knew how the engine worked. When I left, some interns decided "we don't want to work with this crap" and started converting the asset library in their own time. When I got a promo copy of their next game, I was surprised to see "Powered by Unity" and immediately checked LinkedIn to find that, finally, this guy had gotten fired. The interns who made it possible were now on staff. 2
Labadal Posted July 1, 2018 Posted July 1, 2018 I quit a job and was asked to come back. No one is irreplaceable, but there are some employees that some companies really don't want to lose. Did you laugh in their face as a response ? An old company tried rehiring guys they laid off and got some really abusive responses I did come back, first on a part time basis... I quit a job and was asked to come back. No one is irreplaceable, but there are some employees that some companies really don't want to lose. Ask for an insane amount of money to come back as a contractor for 3 months. then I asked them for a raise to stay on as a regular employee when they asked if I was interested to com back full time. 1
Azdeus Posted July 1, 2018 Posted July 1, 2018 I've got a long time friend that got me the job I currently have, he used to be a marshal aswell, and is working over the summer, told me that if I quit my job, he's not going to cover the bosses asses and work in the yard instead of me. He's going to call them on their ****ty managing abilities not having improved since he stepped down as leader at that place. When he was a leader over there that place ran pretty well, and it's been going downhill since then. I think I'm going to look for some fine whisky to buy him. 1 Civilization, in fact, grows more and more maudlin and hysterical; especially under democracy it tends to degenerate into a mere combat of crazes; the whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary. - H.L. Mencken
Guard Dog Posted July 1, 2018 Posted July 1, 2018 Sorry for your loss Bart. That sucks. 1 "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
E.RedMark Posted July 2, 2018 Posted July 2, 2018 gonna try to survive the heat wave...Urgh 1 I'll bet ye've got all sorts o' barmy questions! (She mimics your heroic stance) Greetin's, I have some questions... can ye tell me about this place? Who's the Lady o' Pain? I'm lookin' fer the magic Girdle of Swank Iron, have ye seen it? Do ye know where a portal ta the 2,817th Plane o' the Abyss might be? Do ye know where the Holy Flamin' Frost-Brand Gronk-Slayin' Vorpal Hammer o' Woundin' an' Returnin' an' Shootin'-Lightnin'-Out-Yer-Bum is? Elderly Hive Dweller
Malcador Posted July 3, 2018 Posted July 3, 2018 Summer sucks, I can't wait for winter Mainly as the sidewalks clear out, trying to walk home is a pain in the ass with joggers, couples walking slow holding hands, brainless kids about all slowing progress. City layout does me no favours either so can't find a less trafficked route home - will run into a chokepoint no matter what. 1 Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
Lexx Posted July 3, 2018 Posted July 3, 2018 Finally got my weights today. Just some beginner stuff, but boy am I weak. Will take me some time to get used to. 1 "only when you no-life you can exist forever, because what does not live cannot die."
LittleArmadillo0 Posted July 3, 2018 Posted July 3, 2018 Today my aunt and uncle and their two tots arrived today. Been playing princess dress up and doctor with the oldest and the youngest still eludes everyone.
Krookie Posted July 4, 2018 Posted July 4, 2018 (edited) Every summer in NYC I think 'I cannot live in this hellhole anymore' Every winter in NYC I think 'I cannot live in this hellhole anymore' and then there's one week in the Spring and one week in the Fall where I really love this city. Edited July 4, 2018 by Krookie 3
Raithe Posted July 4, 2018 Posted July 4, 2018 Oh yes, and happy Brexit 1776 to you colonials out there.. 6 "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum."
Guard Dog Posted July 4, 2018 Posted July 4, 2018 (edited) Going fishing today Edited July 4, 2018 by Guard Dog 2 "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Azdeus Posted July 4, 2018 Posted July 4, 2018 Heat wave is the best kind of wave. Going fishing today Catch and release or are you eating fish for dinner? Civilization, in fact, grows more and more maudlin and hysterical; especially under democracy it tends to degenerate into a mere combat of crazes; the whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary. - H.L. Mencken
Katphood Posted July 4, 2018 Posted July 4, 2018 My cat died today. RIP Bart (coincidental name - I did not name him, and actually he's old enough to pre-date my usage of this name). You were the worst cat in the history of cats, but you were my worst cat. I recently re-calculated his age, and he was around 15-16 years old, which is a pretty decent age for a cat that's had as many chronic health issues as he had. Rest in peace, Bart. My condolences. 1 There used to be a signature here, a really cool one...and now it's gone.
Guard Dog Posted July 4, 2018 Posted July 4, 2018 Heat wave is the best kind of wave. Going fishing today Catch and release or are you eating fish for dinner? Well, today the fish made the choice for me. Not even a nibble. But otherwise it really depends on what I catch and how big it is. Cleaning fish is a pain in the rear. So if I'm going to keep them they have to be big enough to be worth the trouble. Speck, small mouth bass, and bream are the most common cooking fish in the Hatchee river system which the creeks near my house are part of. Catfish are a bit more rare. Usually I only catch them on live bait when the Mississippi is up. Right now it's not. It's a treat when you do though. River cats are pretty big. You can easily get two or three meals from one. And they put up a hell of a fight. Bream I can catch all day long but they are small and bony so I usually release them. Dumb too. I'm positive I've caught the same fish multiple times. As for speck & bass, it comes down to how they are biting and who big they are. I release more than I keep. 2 "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
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