Official Gramps' Memorial Eternal OT Thread

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Had our staff call today found out another coworker is leaving.

This one might have been poached, as she kinda laughed and said we would still be seeing her around.

I dont know if other businesses are seeing turnover, but this is pretty shocking for us. That's our 3rd and we are right around 30 people. Usually we just lose about 1 person per year.
 
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Sometimes I wish I had the balls to do that...I could make 20% more minimum if I were willing to play the market and work for other companies . My boss is my best friend though, I have worked for him for more than 10 years now, and when things were slow after 08 he was good to me. This job is a sure thing, but with kids it's hard to not think about how I could make more money to have for when/if disaster strikes . Just dont think i could leave the certainty of what i have now.
 
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marcusluvsvols said:
Sometimes I wish I had the balls to do that...I could make 20% more minimum if I were willing to play the market and work for other companies . My boss is my best friend though, I have worked for him for more than 10 years now, and when things were slow after 08 he was good to me. This job is a sure thing, but with kids it's hard to not think about how I could make more money to have for when/if disaster strikes . Just dont think i could leave the certainty of what i have now.
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I am afraid that I will have to leave for my own sanity when the old bosses step down for good.

We are getting more corporate. And I know with the next round of promotions they want to slot me for a more administrative role. Which is the exact opposite of what I want.

But the new boss (female I complain about) doesnt understand that at all. Old boss does. But new boss thinks she knows best. I may have to threaten to quit again to get my point across.
 
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StarRaider said:
Wow those are some nice headphones! Let us know how you like them.
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Well fiddlesticks! Just realized I may need to cancel order as I need to be able to use with an iMac but the app to use it says for iPad and iPhone. Got the Sweetwater guy looking into it and he has to contact Roland.
 
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I need some bulk 9mm ammo and it is not on local shelves. Anybody know a good place online? I looked at AmmunitionDepot.com and 1K rounds is $800.
 
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A poor girl wants to marry .... a rich girl wants to flirt.

A rich man goes to college ....... a poor man goes to work.

Drunker wants another drink of wine ...... and a politician wants a vote.

I don't want much of nothing at all but I will take another tote.
 
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I hate contractors. Sorry marcus and Slice.

I get an RFI from the contractor (request for information), it's where the contractor asks the architect about something in the drawings.

In this case he is asking about a W14
x22 beam, detail 5.

Doesnt tell me what page number detail 5 is on.

Call the contractor to get clarification.

Go to said page and look at said detail.

There is no w14x22 in that detail. Call him again.

Oh it's actually detail 3.

Hang up because there is a W14x22 on detail 3.

After I read through it does have an elevation mentioned.

So I call the contractor again.

Oh no, it's not that sheet I just told you, it's this sheet with the canopies. This was after the first sheet dealt with elevator hoist beams. Completely unrelated so there was no reason for him to reference an elevator sheet when dealing with the canopies.

He starts getting indignant with me for leading him on a goose chase. I am the one asking what his question is.

End up getting the right drawing and I keep him on the phone this time. We go to the drawing find the piece of steel he has a question on. "Its that one that note 7 is pointing to, what's the elevation of that?"

To be fair, this piece of steel didnt have an elevation tag like the rest. So I ask "what does note 7 say?"

"I dont care what note 7 says I want the elevation"

Me reading off note 7 to myself and then outloud. "W14x22 edge beam to be mounted with a flush top surface to intersecting beams at 1064.67'.

"Wait, what elevation was that?"

"Just read note 7". Hung up.

About an hour of my time gone.

I get enough wrong to be used to owning my mistakes. Especially in these RFIs. But dont waste my time if you havent bothered reading up on it.
 
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