We had your back! I would have slapped her upside the head if she would have tried anything more then look. :lol8:Quote:
Originally Posted by greyhair biker
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We had your back! I would have slapped her upside the head if she would have tried anything more then look. :lol8:Quote:
Originally Posted by greyhair biker
:nomystery: :friday: :five: SO much fun!Quote:
Originally Posted by blueeyessmiling
Thank you for making sure the three of us inebriated dancing fools made it home safely. :five:Quote:
Originally Posted by greyhair biker
Sitting here thinking about how much fun I had last night. When are we doing this again? :haha: Ok so besides that, what am I doing right now? I am thinking about the fact that I should be in bed right now since I'm running on empty from the weekend. :2thumbs:
Contemplating how horrible today is: it's a Monday, it's a pay your rent day, it just sucks I won't say what, heh.
So last week I found out that one of the girls I work with in the SL Clinic is pregnant. She is due in April! :frustrated: She hid that well for 6 months. I can't leave them a man down (or women in this case) so now I have at least 17 more ALL day Mondays and Fridays before I am done with this second job. Guess I will work until the end of May. :roll:
From reading this, Id say your too young and naive.Quote:
Originally Posted by blueeyessmiling
Let me see if I can jade you up a bit.
Do you think that company would care about you?
would they go out of their way to help you if you needed it?
Its common practice to give 2 weeks notice to a company before you leave.
Never do this! They would not come to you and say "hey, we are laying people off in 2 weeks, your one of them, so do what ya can to prepare for it"
You give two weeks notice and they assume youll be lazy, well they were a good employee but now they are leaving? have to beat them like a rented mule to get anything out of them!
If you planned on quitting on april first, do so. They wouldn't stop any of their plans to help you out, I certainly would not stop any of mine to help them out either.
Now there are exceptions to this, my wife works for a company that has gone out of their way to help her out.
Money, loans with no interest to get her shit together when she was down, a guy who has found out he has cancer and they paid off the land he has a trailer on so his daughter will not have to end up homeless after her dad dies. He is rarely at work these days as he is in treatment, he still gets paid with no vacation, just as if he is coming to work.
An employee who had a 2 month old baby die an couldn't afford a burial.
They paid for it in total, and paid time off for that parent, and the funeral home, the casket, all of it, then sent flowers as well.
They figured out it would be cheaper to switch to a poorer insurance program for its employees. Now there is a 3k deductible that must be met before her insurance pays one cent each year.
Hr company now not only pays the 100% of her cost to have insurance, they also have employees bring in the bills from hospital stays or doctor visits and then cut the employee a check to cover that till the 3k is met.
They are still getting off cheaper than they had been with the better insurance, but helped out employees rather than just take all that savings and pocketing it. matching 401k dollar for dollar to 5% and 50 on the dollar after that up to 9%.
There are companies that car about the employees, but they are rare. If that company is one of them, quit the other job and stay there! if not, do what ya want when ya want, they would do it to you.
Naive I am not.... this job is more then just a job.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ih8grvty
For one I have a student in this clinic that is currently in my online class and has been accepted to our online program.
Two, I plan on using this clinic for student rotations for our on campus program. NO BURNING BRIDGES!!! No matter your age you should never burn bridges it is dumb and imature.
Three the economy sucks right now... who knows if I will get to keep my lovely job here a Weber. Should I have to leave, I want the best options and in my line of work... lab directors and supervisors talk to each other. I would hope that when I do give my notice... that if I ever asked my lab director for a letter of recommend she would be thrilled to write one.
Where I am at now and where I plan to go is all about who you know! Contacts baby and I need good ones.
Besides I love the job... just not the extremely long Mondays!
Well I am off to SL and the lab... may the Axym and Vitros be in good moods today.
Ahh yeah!! I've really only had 2 careers in my life. The rest have been "just jobs". But the only reason I got either of those careers is by not burning bridges at my "just jobs". Contacts contacts contacts.... Those are the only things that will open up the big doors later in life. Even if you have the cool title. Someone who will vouch for ya in the bosses ear works wonders. They won't do that if they know you left on a moments notice. It would reflect poorly on them.
Interesting factoid: My current boss pulls in over 250k/yr. But back in the day when we were techs making probably 45k/yr.. if we were lucky, we both got laid off on the same day, exact same time. He called us in his office and said "we I'm shrinking down and have to let ya guys go" even though we were the only techs pulling in corporate accounts. He wanted to just do "mom and pop" stores with no T1's or Pri's even. He said centrex lines were the way of the future.. LOL Then he had another tech drive us home with all our tools and tried to get us to join Amway (pyramid scheme of the day). Anyways we had some rough times ahead, this was just after 911. He had 3 kids, a mortgage and I was just single and lived with 3 guys and my only major expense was $300 rent. I lent him a little money to cover his bills a bit. He took some time but paid it back, no biggie. I always knew though he had a strong work ethic and would land on his feet. Anyways, years and years later he ends up being my boss and decides what my starting salary with Oracle will be. Hmmmm maybe the maximun allowed amount? A little help goes a long way, is all I'm saying.
You don't know what the future holds, find some co-workers who are motivated and no matter how crappy the job is, never ever burn a bridge. It will pay dividends in the future if they know they can trust ya.
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Ok Chere' - we need to start planning your vacation for MAY SOON! :haha: sounds like a trip to MOAB to RIDE :ride: :friday: :cripple: :banana: :banana: :clap: :ride: :kickit: :rockit:
And I'll meet ya'll in Moab too. But to maybe hike and drink beer. :2thumbs: Shall we start the event planning NOW? And even better Moab b/c it's much closer to me. :five:
OHHHHH - I'd be SO open to hiking! LoveLoveLOVE to hike Moab!Quote:
Originally Posted by abirken
.........last week in May...? It does get hot then but ....it's a dry heat :lol8: and lots of time to play in the waters of Millcreek to cool off. :nod:
Moab in May should work for me too. I have to play Army on the weekend of 15, 16 and 17 in May so lets not do it then, ok?
I know where to make rainbows... :haha:
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Originally Posted by greyhair biker
You guys say when! It's much easier to plan a Moab trip for me so you guys call it. :2thumbs: What am I doing right now? Thinking about being hot in the sunshine, the smell of sunblock, red rocks for a view and a dip in ice cold water. Oh yea and I am about to eat popcorn. :nod:
Truer words have not been spoken. Very wise. Life is not ALL about oneself is it?Quote:
Two, I plan on using this clinic for student rotations for our on campus program. NO BURNING BRIDGES!!! No matter your age you should never burn bridges it is dumb and imature.
Hm wow! After spending time with Chere, I'd say she's not too young or naive. In fact, I see the complete opposite in her. Wise beyond her years! She's one of the most diligent, ambitious and driven people that I know. Not only is she on top of her game, but she has a work ethic that I think a few of us on here can learn from. Holding two jobs while being a single mom? Hell that's huge! Her future actions are a very wise move for her career advancement and not naive at all. Just had to go to bat for my girl. :2thumbs: :nod:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ih8grvty
Thanks Alison!Quote:
Originally Posted by abirken
Well I made it home in decent time tonight. The last three Mondays have actually been good.
So now I am getting all excited about Moab. CAMPING!!! I have not been camping in 2 years. I need a good campfire.
Marshmallows, campfire, shooting stars and beer. Can't go wrong with that combination! :2thumbs:Quote:
Originally Posted by blueeyessmiling
Hell yes. I love the smell of campfire in my clothes and never wash my camp jacket for that reason. :haha:Quote:
Originally Posted by abirken