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PostPosted: 12-13-2017 06:22 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Nice photos. But next time please downsize them, especially for those of us on mobile.



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PostPosted: 12-14-2017 03:43 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


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PostPosted: 12-14-2017 11:50 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


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Got engaged last night!
k back to your regular programming.

Congrats sir :up:
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seremtan
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PostPosted: 12-14-2017 02:15 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


congrats greeko :up:

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PostPosted: 12-15-2017 09:02 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Turned in my resignation today. 14 years coming to an end. On to bigger an better things.
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YourGrandpa wrote:
Turned in my resignation today. 14 years coming to an end. On to bigger an better things.


Nice, so are we talking retirement or a new employment opportunity YourGrandpa?

Me, well I have marked on my wall calendar, and yep, I'm that old I still use one :smirk: ) that I retired 5 years ago next week :eek: All I can say is that the 5 years went by so fast it is scary.....



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PostPosted: 12-16-2017 07:27 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


I wish it were retirement. Same job, better company and more money.

I hated to leave, but I really had no other choice. The company has been struggling for years. Instead of investing in technology and the company's infrastructure to make the company better. They kept making cut-backs and delegating that work to the remaining employees. There's just not enough time in the day to do all the work that needs to be done, no matter how much overtime you work (and salary positions don't get paid for over time). Which leaves you in a constant state of panic/emergency to get what has to be done, done. Of course that leads to mounting mistakes which cost the company countless time and money. It's a never ending battle on a downward spiral. I am currently 1 of 3 remaining office/management staff (1 is the owner). I really don't know how/if they're going to be able to continue when I leave. Even though I feel bad for the company, I have to do what's best for my family and myself. I have offered to stay an additional month to train my replacement. But I really can't see anyone wanting to take this job for what they're going to pay.
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PostPosted: 12-16-2017 10:31 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


YourGrandpa wrote:
I wish it were retirement. Same job, better company and more money.

I hated to leave, but I really had no other choice. The company has been struggling for years. Instead of investing in technology and the company's infrastructure to make the company better. They kept making cut-backs and delegating that work to the remaining employees. There's just not enough time in the day to do all the work that needs to be done, no matter how much overtime you work (and salary positions don't get paid for over time). Which leaves you in a constant state of panic/emergency to get what has to be done, done. Of course that leads to mounting mistakes which cost the company countless time and money. It's a never ending battle on a downward spiral. I am currently 1 of 3 remaining office/management staff (1 is the owner). I really don't know how/if they're going to be able to continue when I leave. Even though I feel bad for the company, I have to do what's best for my family and myself. I have offered to stay an additional month to train my replacement. But I really can't see anyone wanting to take this job for what they're going to pay.


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YourGrandpa wrote:
I wish it were retirement. Same job, better company and more money.

I hated to leave, but I really had no other choice. The company has been struggling for years. Instead of investing in technology and the company's infrastructure to make the company better. They kept making cut-backs and delegating that work to the remaining employees. There's just not enough time in the day to do all the work that needs to be done, no matter how much overtime you work (and salary positions don't get paid for over time). Which leaves you in a constant state of panic/emergency to get what has to be done, done. Of course that leads to mounting mistakes which cost the company countless time and money. It's a never ending battle on a downward spiral. I am currently 1 of 3 remaining office/management staff (1 is the owner). I really don't know how/if they're going to be able to continue when I leave. Even though I feel bad for the company, I have to do what's best for my family and myself. I have offered to stay an additional month to train my replacement. But I really can't see anyone wanting to take this job for what they're going to pay.


Cool story homo...
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PostPosted: 12-16-2017 11:25 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


I really don't know how/if they're going to be able to continue when I leave :olo:
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YourGrandpa
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PostPosted: 12-16-2017 12:22 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


You've never been that important. Understandable.
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losCHUNK
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PostPosted: 12-16-2017 12:51 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Not like we've heard that line from administrators before :smirk:

"They'll be lost without me !"

2 weeks later

"Remember that guy with the lego face and light up bike ?"



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PostPosted: 12-16-2017 01:29 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Like you've ever had a clue.
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PostPosted: 12-16-2017 01:45 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


A clue about people making the claims you made ?, I think weve all heard them.



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YourGrandpa
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PostPosted: 12-16-2017 02:07 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


But you know nothing about my situation and are making assumptions.
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Whiskey 7
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YourGrandpa wrote:
I wish it were retirement. Same job, better company and more money.

I hated to leave, but I really had no other choice. The company has been struggling for years. Instead of investing in technology and the company's infrastructure to make the company better. They kept making cut-backs and delegating that work to the remaining employees. There's just not enough time in the day to do all the work that needs to be done, no matter how much overtime you work (and salary positions don't get paid for over time). Which leaves you in a constant state of panic/emergency to get what has to be done, done. Of course that leads to mounting mistakes which cost the company countless time and money. It's a never ending battle on a downward spiral. I am currently 1 of 3 remaining office/management staff (1 is the owner). I really don't know how/if they're going to be able to continue when I leave. Even though I feel bad for the company, I have to do what's best for my family and myself. I have offered to stay an additional month to train my replacement. But I really can't see anyone wanting to take this job for what they're going to pay.


Thanks for sharing YourGrandpa. I understand the predicament completely. Some reading would have already experienced (or will experience) the same situation. Overloading a diminishing staff, them suffering excessive O/T to make ends meet is never a good thing. You'll be much better off leaving, clean slate and all :up:

Captain Mazda thanks for the mention of the Flesch-Kincaid test. I'd forgotten all about that.
{Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level 7.4}



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PostPosted: 12-16-2017 02:52 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


YourGrandpa wrote:
But you know nothing about my situation and are making assumptions.


You've managed to provide enough for our assumptions to be correct, Mr Worked for a tiny company.
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PostPosted: 12-16-2017 03:40 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


That made absolutely no sense.
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PostPosted: 12-17-2017 03:41 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


second in command of 13 electricians...

12 electricians...

10 electricians...

7 electricians...

...

company downsizing is a red flag. so is getting paid later and later each month. time to bail!
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YourGrandpa
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PostPosted: 12-17-2017 06:29 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


I never had a problem getting paid and the manpower in the field always fluctuated with the amount of work. However, the management and administrative support staff kept dwindling and was never replaced.
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PostPosted: 12-17-2017 09:49 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


YourGrandpa wrote:
But you know nothing about my situation and are making assumptions.


I'm sure they'll have a Gwamps mural in the office :olo:



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PostPosted: 12-17-2017 11:07 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Cheer up CHUMP, maybe some day you'll be worth more than just shit on a shoe.
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PostPosted: 12-17-2017 11:14 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Get over yerself, Obs can give you some tips on scaling a massive block :up:



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losCHUNK wrote:
YourGrandpa wrote:
But you know nothing about my situation and are making assumptions.


I'm sure they'll have a Gwamps mural in the office :olo:


Hard to find enough clay for the head :olo:
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PostPosted: 12-17-2017 12:12 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


losCHUNK wrote:
Get over yerself, Obs can give you some tips on scaling a massive block :up:


A few self help videos might help you feel better about yourself.
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YourGrandpa wrote:
Cheer up CHUMP, maybe some day you'll be worth more than just shit on a shoe.


I haven't laughed so well in a while :up:



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YourGrandpa wrote:
losCHUNK wrote:
Get over yerself, Obs can give you some tips on scaling a massive block :up:


A few self help videos might help you feel better about yourself.


Atleast it'll just be a video and not an office mural.



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Captain Mazda wrote:
losCHUNK wrote:

I'm sure they'll have a Gwamps mural in the office :olo:


Hard to find enough clay for the head :olo:

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losCHUNK wrote:
Atleast it'll just be a video and not an office mural.


A swing and a miss... Throw in a few comedy videos while you're at it. Confidence and funny go hand in hand.
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Confidence and funny go hand in hand?, I can see why you struggle.



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PostPosted: 12-17-2017 01:34 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


The rubber glue bit is lit bro. :up:
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Why you lighting rubber glue ?, just huff it from the bottle.



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Eraser wrote:
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Melt them all down and you might have enough for gwamps' trademark hollow cranium.
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losCHUNK wrote:
Why you lighting rubber glue ?, just huff it from the bottle.


Stick with the memes.
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PostPosted: 12-17-2017 07:48 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


My memes are dank but you can't huff them



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