Rep Retirement Lodge 103: The Greatest Rep... to this point.

[MarkEagleUSA]

Re: Rep Retirement Lodge 103: The Greatest Rep... to this point.

Yes, guys can have love handles. For the matter, I have always thought of love handles as a guy thing.

Women have love handles... they're called "ears"!

 

[melmac]

Re: Rep Retirement Lodge 103: The Greatest Rep... to this point.

No I haven't given my decision to the State. The problem is they are trying to up their offer but it's going to be a huge pay cut currently it's a 27% pay cut. Plus there are other things at play that I would rather not discuss here.

Just a little simple math for you... 27% < 100%. I know you've got some cushion and were thinking about a sabbatical type LOA anyway, but savings don't last forever.

And that's all I'm going to say on the subject.

 

[CollegeHockeyAddict]

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No I haven't given my decision to the State. The problem is they are trying to up their offer but it's going to be a huge pay cut currently it's a 27% pay cut. Plus there are other things at play that I would rather not discuss here.

Convenience leave is not the same as getting laid off it's a five week period were I'm on unpaid status and then they will reexam if the work load has changed such they want to keep me. So my severance package (which I'm under the impression would only be three weeks) wouldn't take effect at this time.

Just a little simple math for you... 27% < 100%. I know you've got some cushion and were thinking about a sabbatical type LOA anyway, but savings don't last forever.

And that's all I'm going to say on the subject.

I appreciate the concern but it's not as simple as you're making it out to be. The part that is bolded in my post above is a KEY factor. It really isn't a good idea for me to go into those details on the board.

 

[goldy_331]

Re: Rep Retirement Lodge 103: The Greatest Rep... to this point.

The part that in bolded in my post above is a KEY factor. It really isn't a good idea for me to go into those details on the board.

Oh, c'mon, bare your soul, lay your whole life out in front of us. It's like group therapy isn't it?

ETA: Good luck with the whole mess in any case!

 

[gmann]

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On the topic of professional connections, I just got a very odd Linkdin request. It was from a guy I met for one weekend in 1981.

I was living in Oakland and working in San Francisco at the time. A friend of mine, John, from high school and college was coming out to the Bay area to visit. He was going to stay with this couple of Russian Jewish emigres in the south bay (Silicon Valley) and meet a college friend who lived in SF. The plan was for the Russians and I to meet at his other friend's home Friday night as the other friend was having a party that night. John would come from the airport to the party. I had no car at the time and figured out the buses to get to the address of the guy hosting the party. I rapidly moved into a conversation with the two Russians as it became apparent that we three were the only straight people there. I was a little uncomfortable with it at the time. Probably wouldn't be now, but I was still naive. Anyway the Russian just sent me a Linkdin invite. Don't know how the * he found me or remembered me.

So, that's what the cake eaters who visit San Fran are calling it these days.

 

[Siouxfaninseattle]

Re: Rep Retirement Lodge 103: The Greatest Rep... to this point.

Just a little simple math for you... 27% < 100%. I know you've got some cushion and were thinking about a sabbatical type LOA anyway, but savings don't last forever.

And that's all I'm going to say on the subject.

Uh, that looks like math in your post.

 

[CollegeHockeyAddict]

Re: Rep Retirement Lodge 103: The Greatest Rep... to this point.

Uh, that looks like math in your post.

It's rather ironic that Mel is the one using math.

Time to make a "Will design roads for food" sign and go hang out at busy intersections. Just trying to keep my sense of humor.

 

[A Shot and a Goal]

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So, that's what the cake eaters who visit San Fran are calling it these days.

Could switching to Geico insurance make me 15% more likely to knock the crap outta you, Office Boy? Does Bob B. Morris beat BSU like a red-headed stepchild?

 

[gmann]

Re: Rep Retirement Lodge 103: The Greatest Rep... to this point.

Could switching to Geico insurance make me 15% more likely to knock the crap outta you, Office Boy? Does Bob B. Morris beat BSU like a red-headed stepchild?

You know what phrase enters my mind when I read your posts?

"I've fallen, and I can't get up!"

 

[bigblue_dl]

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You know what phrase enters my mind when I read your posts?

"I've fallen, and I can't get up!"

Get LifeAlert!!!!! NOW!!!!!!

 

[bostonewe]

Re: Rep Retirement Lodge 103: The Greatest Rep... to this point.

Mornin' Loj. Thanks for the well wishes for Mrs. Rocket. She is doing better. Had a blockage in her bile duct causing liver levels to be very elevated. Procedure to clean that up went well yesterday, levels coming down. Waiting for a slot to open in surgery to remove the gall bladder. Not the worst surgery ever, but not alot of fun either. She can't wait to be home.

But at least they're common surgeries with relatively low risk (obviously, there's always some risk). Good to hear that she's doing better.

Well I just found out I've been put on company convenience leave which is basically a fancy way of putting somebody on unpaid status. The best part is it takes effect on Saturday. Thanks for giving me some notice.

Sure glad I made all the sacrifices I have made over the last three years for the company.

That's obscene. I would tell goldy who you work for and others in the field. If they're going to mistreat employees who have dedicated the amount of time and sacrifice as you have, they deserve a hit in the junk (wallet, whatever).

Women have love handles... they're called "ears"!

Awesome.

Frustrating day here. The kids in my stats class are starting to make me nuts. Now, it hasn't been that long since I was in school the first time around, but the kids in my classes were a might bit more respectful to the professor then. The kids in this class talk back to the professor, talk loudly to each other when she is lecturing, cheat, and are generally rude to both the professor and the other students. It's quite unbelievable (and annoying as all hell).

 

[gmann]

Re: Rep Retirement Lodge 103: The Greatest Rep... to this point.

Frustrating day here. The kids in my stats class are starting to make me nuts. Now, it hasn't been that long since I was in school the first time around, but the kids in my classes were a might bit more respectful to the professor then. The kids in this class talk back to the professor, talk loudly to each other when she is lecturing, cheat, and are generally rude to both the professor and the other students. It's quite unbelievable (and annoying as all hell).

You are enrolled at PU?

 

[bigblue_dl]

Re: Rep Retirement Lodge 103: The Greatest Rep... to this point.

You are enrolled at PU?

A good indication that you're enrolled at PU is if the professors bring cupcakes to class. Apparently it is an institution-wide phenomenon that they all just love to tear into cupcakes.

 

[nmupiccdiva]

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Hope everything works out for you CHA!




w t f! I got a gray rep, with no comment from the NMU Pick to Click thread...

Well... you have Extra, doesn't it show you who it is??

Well I just found out I've been put on company convenience leave which is basically a fancy way of putting somebody on unpaid status. The best part is it takes effect on Saturday. Thanks for giving me some notice.

Sure glad I made all the sacrifices I have made over the last three years for the company.

Thanks everybody for the well wishes. The company changed dramatically when we were bought out three years ago. The things my coworkers and I have experienced over the last three years is why I've been looking for another job. A lot has happened that I've never posted in the lodge because it would serve no purpose and in the end it would just sound like I was b!7ching. I'm not surprised this day came I was just hoping that I would beat them to the punch and be able to find the right job.

Unfortunately there really isn't much in the Twin Cities for engineers at this time (and has been this way for the last three years) so my options are very limited/non existent.

Oh well. Life goes on and they're are people who have it a lot worse them me so I shouldn't feel sorry for myself.

I'm really sorry to hear that.

 

[Hammer]

Re: Rep Retirement Lodge 103: The Greatest Rep... to this point.

Back from Florida. The plane didn't crash and no one puked on Mickey Mouse. A successful trip.

Did I miss anything earth-shattering this week?

 

[crazytechfan]

Re: Rep Retirement Lodge 103: The Greatest Rep... to this point.

Well, Lodge, I'm about to take my 8 year old brother to Broomball QF's. This should be interesting.

 

[Beer Pong Horn]

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Women have love handles... they're called "pigtails"!

FYP.

It's rather ironic that Mel is the one using math.

Time to make a "Will design roads for food" sign and go hang out at busy intersections. Just trying to keep my sense of humor.

Sucktacular. Good luck making your decision, and hopefully it'll leave you in MN.

Well, Lodge, I'm about to take my 8 year old brother to Broomball QF's. This should be interesting.

I've been on some teams where he'd be the star forward.

 

[mookie1995]

Re: Rep Retirement Lodge 103: The Greatest Rep... to this point.

Thanks everybody for the well wishes. The company changed dramatically when we were bought out three years ago. The things my coworkers and I have experienced over the last three years is why I've been looking for another job. A lot has happened that I've never posted in the lodge because it would serve no purpose and in the end it would just sound like I was b!7ching. I'm not surprised this day came I was just hoping that I would beat them to the punch and be able to find the right job.

Unfortunately there really isn't much in the Twin Cities for engineers at this time (and has been this way for the last three years) so my options are very limited/non existent.

Oh well. Life goes on and they're are people who have it a lot worse them me so I shouldn't feel sorry for myself.

it would strike me that you would be eligible to collect something

but anyhows... sorry to hear. hang tough.

 

[Bakunin]

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BPH - those are love RUDDERS not handles.

 

[bigblue_dl]

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Well... you have Extra, doesn't it show you who it is??

Yeah, it was some poster that I have never heard of before, that only has like 20 posts.