Add me to the rolls of the unemployed.. [Archive]

G-Rex

06-17-2009, 03:55 PM

Well, I finally did it. I gave that place 18 years of my life and he definitely got his pound of flesh out of me. I finally had enough, and put words to action.

So, I am now on the market. I have one interview tentatively scheduled for this week, and I have a few other things in the works, so hopefully it will be a short lived unemployment. Stressful, sure, but not as stressful as what I've been dealing with for far too long now.

Bluestreak

06-17-2009, 03:56 PM

Job hunting in TX now?

Rsv1000R

06-17-2009, 03:57 PM

Personally, I would have lined up a new job before I submitted my resignation.

Tmall

06-17-2009, 04:03 PM

Personally, I would have lined up a new job before I submitted my resignation.

I would have walked in. Reached across that desk and grabbed him by his big fat head and said, "Listen man! I ain't going to jail for you, or anybody!".

Seriously though, good luck with the job hunt. Though I'm not sure what you do.. :lol:

the chi

06-17-2009, 04:04 PM

Job hunting in TX now?

I second that? :lol:

tommymac

06-17-2009, 04:08 PM

Does this mean you will be riding more, I am hoping to have a shot at winning the eclipse contest :lol:

And good luck in the job search.

Tom

HurricaneHeather

06-17-2009, 04:17 PM

Damn, I bet there are quite a few of us that wish we could do that somedays. :lol:

Good luck on your hunt. Sorry I'm not gonna be much help :(

Really though, if I could help I would. I promise!

R6Chick

06-17-2009, 04:58 PM

Finally! Good luck!

And a 3rd? to the TX comments.

G-Rex

06-17-2009, 05:14 PM

Thanks gang.

And yes, I am looking Texas. Looking here too just in case something pops up. Carolina is leaving in 2 weeks for her year deployment, so worst case, if I do find something here, it will tide me over for a year until she comes back.

MissHell

06-17-2009, 06:05 PM

Good luck with the job search!
Pulling for something in TX. :wink:

Amber Lamps

06-17-2009, 06:06 PM

HurricaneHeather

06-17-2009, 06:14 PM

Man you're brave! Don't you have three children to support? Oh well, your business! Good luck man!!!

:scratch:

You're real close. He has no children to support. :lol:

Adeptus_Minor

06-17-2009, 08:22 PM

You already got my congrats, but here's saying it again. :dthumb:
Come on down if the job search isn't keeping you too busy.
We're due for another round of Mexican Martini Madness.

tommymac

06-17-2009, 09:08 PM

:scratch:

You're real close. He has no children to support. :lol:

hes got his TL and his hyabusa to support :lol:

Tom

shmike

06-17-2009, 09:18 PM

hes got his TL and his hyabusa to support :lol:

Tom

And a Vette.

That makes 3.

cbrchick

06-17-2009, 09:21 PM

Congrats T.....

You're finally free.!!

Take some time to enjoy yourself. You won't be unemployed for very long.

Flexin

06-17-2009, 09:44 PM

Congrats!?!? Hope you find something soon.

How did he take it? From what I remember you were 1 of 4 in the office or something like that.

James

Hydrant

06-17-2009, 09:50 PM

And a Vette.

That makes 3.

And a Galaxie

That makes 4

tached1000rr

06-17-2009, 09:56 PM

May I ask what type of work you do Trace?

Fleck750

06-17-2009, 10:01 PM

And a Galaxie

That makes 4

A Galaxie? Of all the Fords to choose from, and he has a Galaxie? :D

G-rex, what year is the Galaxie?

neebelung

06-17-2009, 10:03 PM

congrats on your new liberation, Trace!!! Good luck with the search!!

G-Rex

06-17-2009, 10:11 PM

How did he take it? From what I remember you were 1 of 4 in the office or something like that.

He was more upset than mad. However, I had tried to talk to him many times before and nothing ever changed. I grew very tired of being yelled at for things that didn't even rise to the level of a raised voice, much less yelling.

May I ask what type of work you do Trace?

Civil Engineering. Designing roads, bridges, water, sewer, subdivisions, municipal work, etc.

A Galaxie? Of all the Fords to choose from, and he has a Galaxie? :D

G-rex, what year is the Galaxie?

It's a 1965 two door hardtop. I've had it since I was 17. Learned everything I know about working on a car on that one with my dad. Needless to say, it's not for sale.

Fleck750

06-17-2009, 10:20 PM

Ya got a pic of the Ford? My dad had a '65, haven't seen one in ages.

G-Rex

06-17-2009, 10:26 PM

Ya got a pic of the Ford? My dad had a '65, haven't seen one in ages.

Ask and you shall receive. :D

Fleck750

06-17-2009, 10:28 PM

She's a beaut! My dad's was that funky blue/green color.

She looks to be in great shape, glad to see someone loves her.

ericr

06-17-2009, 10:31 PM

Good luck with the hunt Tracy! Enjoy your break :dthumb:

Gas Man

06-18-2009, 12:44 AM

WOW... you may have more balls than brains but I can respect it.

And awesome Galaxy!!! WOW again!

Amber Lamps

06-18-2009, 01:40 AM

WOW... you may have more balls than brains but I can respect it.

And awesome Galaxy!!! WOW again!

Well he probably has mad, in demand skills so there's no worries!!! Oh and I apologize, I thought HE had kids. My bad!:idk: I thought there were 3 children involved. Shit dude, if you're alone and have your shit straight then good on you, bro!:rockwoot:

Archren

06-18-2009, 05:47 AM

Well he probably has mad, in demand skills so there's no worries!!! Oh and I apologize, I thought HE had kids. My bad!:idk: I thought there were 3 children involved. Shit dude, if you're alone and have your shit straight then good on you, bro!:rockwoot:

Nope.. I have the kids (and only 2.. 3 if you count the Ducati :lol: ), but thankfully my ex-husband and I are both still working... not as though we could just up and quit our jobs anyway. I think I put in my 2 week notice to the Army halfway through my last deployment, and they still haven't gotten back to me.. :tt:

Nevermind that I re-upped in 07 for another 6 years. :wtfru:

wildchild

06-18-2009, 08:15 AM

congrats on the walk. good luck with the hunt. OMG that car is gorgeous!!!

seriously, lots of demand for civil engineers so you should do well. I don't know if I would have walked without a place to go to though. Haven't done that since I was in my 20's.

RACER X

06-18-2009, 08:54 AM

good luck trace!

Switch

06-18-2009, 09:02 AM

Personally, I would have lined up a new job before I submitted my resignation.

That's usually what intelligent people do.

askmrjesus

06-18-2009, 09:23 AM

That's usually what intelligent people do.

Sometimes intelligent people just can't put up with any more shit...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eREiQhBDIk

JC

Papa_Complex

06-18-2009, 09:28 AM

Am I the only one that thought you quit that job months ago? :skep:

the chi

06-18-2009, 09:54 AM

Sometimes you dont have a choice guys, its either tell them to fuck off and leave, or go to jail for doing something you shouldnt...I've only left one job without really lining something else up, and honestly, it was the best decision of my life! For the first time career wise, I stood up for what I believed in and became unemployed. I'd do it again if need be. Trace-good on you man for doing what you needed to do. I have a feeling you were prepared and arent just winging it, so good luck! :dthumb:

HurricaneHeather

06-18-2009, 09:58 AM

That's usually what intelligent people do.

He was at the job for 18 YEARS and has hated it for like the last 4....sometimes you gotta give up.

Besides, he's a smart guy. He probably has been saving a few pennies to get him by. :wink:

Hey, if nothing else he can start robbing convenience stores. --Nicolas Cage with a Southern accent-- "I'll be taking these Huggies and uh whatever cash you got."

Rsv1000R

06-18-2009, 10:20 AM

There are a lot of people looking for work in a thin job market. And if I could put up with 4 years, I'd put up with another week or 10 until I had a new job lined up. That's just me, I wish Tracy luck. Plus I know he's just doing this so he can move.

Archren

06-18-2009, 10:30 AM

Plus I know he's just doing this so he can move.

I had nothing to do with that, I swear. :whistle:

Rsv1000R

06-18-2009, 10:35 AM

I had nothing to do with that, I swear. :whistle:

Typical obtuse woman :lol:

Switch

06-18-2009, 11:33 AM

Sometimes you dont have a choice guys, its either tell them to fuck off and leave, or go to jail for doing something you shouldnt...

You're right, I forgot that this is Communist China and there are no labor laws. How could I be so stupid?

Papa_Complex

06-18-2009, 11:36 AM

You're right, I forgot that this is Communist China and there are no labor laws. How could I be so stupid?

Most employers aren't stupid enough to actually put illegal requests in writing. After all, they don't all work for the Federal Government.

HurricaneHeather

06-18-2009, 11:39 AM

You're right, I forgot that this is Communist China and there are no labor laws. How could I be so stupid?

Man oh man....I really hope you have a perfect job that you never want to leave. :lol:

Sometimes it's within your best interest to be unemployed for a while.

I'm straight up jealous of Tracy right now.

the chi

06-18-2009, 11:57 AM

Most employers aren't stupid enough to actually put illegal requests in writing. After all, they don't all work for the Federal Government.

Thank you!! That says it pretty well. Not every company operates on the up and up, and if there is no proof other than your word or a witness to a verbal order, what have ya got? A big fat NOTHING as evidence...

Archren

06-18-2009, 12:29 PM

You're right, I forgot that this is Communist China and there are no labor laws. How could I be so stupid?

:scratch: Why so much ire for something that affects him negatively and not you? I mean, it's not like you're the one out of a job because he decided to quit. :skep:

Switch

06-18-2009, 01:44 PM

Thank you!! That says it pretty well. Not every company operates on the up and up, and if there is no proof other than your word or a witness to a verbal order, what have ya got? A big fat NOTHING as evidence...

Which is why I'm within my last week of employment at my current employer.

the chi

06-18-2009, 01:49 PM

Which is why I'm within my last week of employment at my current employer.

Good for you, unfortunately here, as in many places, there is nowhere else to go...thank goodness Im moving to a better market! 29 work days and counting...

Flexin

06-18-2009, 02:33 PM

cbrchick

06-18-2009, 08:55 PM

That's usually what intelligent people do.

He's a bright boy. More than intelligent actually. He's got his stuff all in order, job or not.

He's able to do what a lot of us can't.... And as Flex said, sometimes there are more important things than money.

Congrats again Trace. Uber proud of you!!!

Mr Lefty

06-18-2009, 09:13 PM

Do I smell ROAD TRIP?! come on... your girl's leaving... PERFECT time to get your ass in gear and Ride! too bad you've been everywhere worth going on a busa... now if you had a Dual Sport :wink: the real trip's would begin...

but then I'd have to murder you in a jealous rage... :lol:

Apoc

06-18-2009, 10:58 PM

That's usually what intelligent people do.

Your a complete fucking idiot....

Anyway, shouldnt you be out protesting Obama over gay rights or some other useless crap like that?

Amber Lamps

06-18-2009, 11:02 PM

Your a complete fucking idiot....

Anyway, shouldnt you be out protesting Obama over gay rights or some other useless crap like that?

So how do you REALLY feel?:lol:

tommymac

06-18-2009, 11:08 PM

Apoc

06-18-2009, 11:28 PM

bla..

Amber Lamps

06-18-2009, 11:55 PM

Dont tell him that, I want to have a shot at winning the eclipse contest :lol:

Tom

dude, he normally worked full time and still put on more miles than any 3 of us put together, now that he's unemployed, girl friendless, childless and loose... well you can forget it!!! :lol: he'll probably have a eleventy-billion miles by the end of the month!!!:rockwoot:

tommymac

06-19-2009, 12:54 AM

dude, he normally worked full time and still put on more miles than any 3 of us put together, now that he's unemployed, girl friendless, childless and loose... well you can forget it!!! :lol: he'll probably have a eleventy-billion miles by the end of the month!!!:rockwoot:

My hope was that with no income that would curtail the long rides. Otherwise I have to ride to oklahoma and let the air out of his tires :lol:

Tom

Amber Lamps

06-19-2009, 01:14 AM

My hope was that with no income that would curtail the long rides. Otherwise I have to ride to oklahoma and let the air out of his tires :lol:

Tom

Well that would put some miles on your bike....:lol:

tommymac

06-19-2009, 01:55 AM

Well that would put some miles on your bike....:lol:

Exactly, its a win win for me. I log some serious miles and make sure he doesnt catch up :lol:

Tom

Amber Lamps

06-19-2009, 02:07 AM

Exactly, its a win win for me. I log some serious miles and make sure he doesnt catch up :lol:

Tom

well... good luck!!! Seems like a lot of trouble for a $50 tank bag but okay....:lol:

tommymac

06-19-2009, 04:03 AM

well... good luck!!! Seems like a lot of trouble for a $50 tank bag but okay....:lol:

its a moral victory thats what its all about :lol:

Tom

Adeptus_Minor

06-19-2009, 05:29 AM

its a moral victory thats what its all about :lol:

Wait...what?

Papa_Complex

06-19-2009, 06:45 AM

its a moral victory thats what its all about :lol:

Tom

I think that they call that type a Pyhrric victory :lol:

Rsv1000R

06-19-2009, 08:29 AM

There are many things more important then money. Sometimes you just have to leave. If he has been wanting to leave for 4 years and just left now then he put up with it as long as he could. Its nice to have something lined up when you leave it doesn't always work that way.

James

It's about impulse control, either in the last 4 years while you hated your job, you go find a new one, or you live with it for a few more weeks while you get a new one lined up.

Now, it seems that there's more to the story, and maybe Tracey was asked to do something that wasn't proper, which does change it some. But from the side comments, that had happened before, which gets back to he had 4 years to find another job.

Switch

06-19-2009, 10:30 AM

Your a complete fucking idiot....

Anyway, shouldnt you be out protesting Obama over gay rights or some other useless crap like that?

Yeah, that hurts a lot coming from someone who can't even use the appropriate form of you're.

Good job, I didn't realize first grade was so difficult.

Apoc

06-19-2009, 02:02 PM

My grammar sucks...

You're (eh? Ya like that grammatical use, knob gobbler?) a man juice swallower...

Im far better off...

Switch

06-19-2009, 02:45 PM

My grammar sucks...

You're (eh? Ya like that grammatical use, knob gobbler?) a man juice swallower...

Im far better off...

Oooooh, you're from Canada! Now it all makes sense.

How's that zink [sic]?

Flexin

06-19-2009, 07:05 PM

It's about impulse control, either in the last 4 years while you hated your job, you go find a new one, or you live with it for a few more weeks while you get a new one lined up.

Now, it seems that there's more to the story, and maybe Tracey was asked to do something that wasn't proper, which does change it some. But from the side comments, that had happened before, which gets back to he had 4 years to find another job.

From what I remember (I could be wrong. I'm sure it will happen some time) but he has been looking since last year.

I don't think it was an impulse. My guess would be that he thought it out a bit.

And I agree that if anyone else is thinking of quitting their job, they should look for and find one first. It could save some headaches.

James