Iceheart Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Seems like we old folks are yearning for the simpler times of the early aughts and are coming back to the ol' hallowed grounds. Except Jacob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUAJedi2 Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Howdy, all.And 1BoldHussy sez hey, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3 & 6 years to go... Posted July 3, 2018 Author Share Posted July 3, 2018 Hey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms. Spam Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 I have changed my porky fat black cats name from Poot to Pootapotumus. She loves taking baths! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashmere Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 Oh, haii, RUA and 1bold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceheart Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 I have changed my porky fat black cats name from Poot to Pootapotumus. She loves taking baths!Every time you talk about Poot, I think you're talking about Poot Lovato. I'm pretty sure I've said this before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUAJedi2 Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Let's talk about how my co-workers are whiny asses, and my boss is a completely ineffective moron. Or not, because fuck them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms. Spam Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 I'm working a second job because my first job doesn't pay enough for finer things like vacations. If call center customer service does make you hate people you are broken. I mean seriously some of the stuff these people assume or are not able to read and comprehend doesn't make you want to smash something with a hammer... and I'm talking about my co-workers too. HAHAHAHA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUAJedi2 Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Yes, working in a call center will turn you into the love child of Smeagol and Palpatine. In other work news, I applied for a promotion and... surprise, didn't get it. My boss (the ineffective twit I mentioned up-thread) told me with a straight face that I was turned down "because you are doing such an amazing job where you are now that we don't want to lose you." (New job would have been managing where I am right now.) I laughed and laughed, because I have been offered another position in a different department and I'm handing in my resignation to current boss on Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms. Spam Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 NICE! I just need a pleb job to help pay for cats and I make $15.00 an hour doing this. Granted I only work Monday and Friday (and full time hours in the summer) but it is a nice job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destiny Skywalker Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Good for you RU! That is always a crappy reason not to promote someone. I was in a similar situation a few years back (too useful to pursue something I really wanted). I also left. Blew my shitty boss's mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashmere Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 I got passed over for a promotion due to my age. (They didn't phrase it that way, but that's what it boils down to.) Now I'm doing much of the work that my new boss should be doing, just without the title or pay. It sucks because I like the work, but I can't see myself growing at this organization. So, time to find something better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms. Spam Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Yup. Time to move on. Sad face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest El Chalupacabra Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Not sure if it is something I am just now noticing more, or it is an actual trend (I'm thinking since 2008 when the economy tanked and employers had to do more with less and stayed stuck in that mode), but it seems like more and more that in order to advance in your career, you have to continually switch employers. Counterintuitive because one would think you bust your ass, do a good job, and you (eventually) get promoted. That's the way it ought to work, but seems rare that happens anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms. Spam Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Teaching is so old fashioned. You want to teach in the same school district so you can get your pension in. So here I am grinding it out in the same school district I've been in for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Is your pension based on district? We have it statewide. Teachers have their own retirement system, school employees who aren't teachers have one, and then pretty much all other public employees pay into Ohio Public Employees Retirement System. Working for the public library in high school and shortly after has certainly helped with that, giving me credit for three years towards my pension. I can retire at 64 with full benefits thanks to that happy accident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms. Spam Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 My school district lets me chose my options. I love it. I can contribute to the state pension and/or I can have social security taken out. I went with social security. The Texas Teachers Pension actually invested 19 million of the teachers pension money in Bernie Madoff's scheme so my Mom was set back in her pension because of that loss when she retired. I sock away some money in a Roth IRA. I have some Pepsi stock too from when I managed Taco Bell as a general manager. At my second job I actually still get matching 401K deposits from that employer so I have some money socked away too from that because of the matching. The thing about that though is if you are a new teacher and leave to go to another district you may not have your Social Security quarters in to draw when you retire. You'd have to start over again in a new pension system which can suck. I think it's designed to make sure we keep teachers as my school district kinda sucks (we have some schools that are on academic probation but not mine as it is a charter school). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tank Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 I can talk about my job if you guys want... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUAJedi2 Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 I thought your job was to be one of the rich liberal Hollywood elite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms. Spam Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Oh and tenure. You want that as a teacher. HAHAHAHA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tank Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 I thought your job was to be one of the rich liberal Hollywood elite.Yeah. That's what I'm saying... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacen123 Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 It's almost like he never left the Lando System at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 I thought your job was to be one of the rich liberal Hollywood elite.Yeah. That's what I'm saying...My job is a lot like that, only without the fame and fortune. But I write a lot and people get really mad if it isn't exactly what they wanted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tank Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Do you tie your self worth to your output and therefor only feel good about yourself if the unwashed masses (whom you detest) approve? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUAJedi2 Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Do you tie your self worth to your output and therefor only feel good about yourself if the unwashed masses (whom you detest) approve?EVERY. DAMN. DAY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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