you've found it! those things are just creepy. they are like a cross between a hamster and timmy from south park.

They are Spongmonkeys!

edit: And this article has links to the commercial.

Been there, done that. More poontang than I can shake a stick at, which I didn't get much of ;), but no real money. I gave it up after less than a year.

I can still go back to it if I choose to...I've had requests :eek: but I think by now I'm too fat and old and I don't want to be the next Ron Jeremy :greenface

I wanna take this opportunity, it's just the upfront costs are more than I have right now, and I do NOT want to borrow any more money than I already have.

My biggest fear is that I will get halfway there and my transmission will finally give out in some Godforsaken part of rural West Virginia. Maybe I can borrow a car or something. Bruce? Can I borrow your Chevy? ;) Just kidding.

I have a lot of thinking to do yet. Pros and cons galore! I LIVE for this sh*t!

Brian

I got hammered hard on a local site when I professed my love of Quizno's...you're not allowed to like chain restaurants if you live in Philadelphia.

Fuck them...Quizno's makes a mighty fine sandwich.

Well, I DID hear they were remaking Deliverance.....perhaps you could be an extra if that happens. *ducking*:D

I love the spongmonkeys campaign. I sing their little song to myself on occasion. Any advertisement that makes me actively look for it to come on again to make sure I didn't hallucinate the whole thing--now that's a good ad. And I agree syc, they do make a damn fine sandwich.

He's already been there and done that, IIRC.

You just aren't allowed to like chain restaurants that make anything on a long roll involving meats, cheese, lettuce, and oils, even if they aren't actually called hoagies or really resemble them to any great degree.

Further information:

ONE of the two companies is offering a $1000 signing bonus, but it's not the one I'm leaning toward.

I can always make it a road trip on my motorcycle (after I fix it that is), but that'll cost me a seriously sore butt.

The company will loan me the lodging money but it'll cost another $100 to pay it back (can you say usury? Sure, I knew you could!), keeping me in their debt that much longer.

Still thinking hard on the subject. I sure could use the money, and steady work isn't to obad either, it allows me to reclaim my masculine identity. On the other hand, it'll be tough to claim I'm disabled if I make that much money in a demanding job. Of course, it's only two years, then I can move my skills to a more local, user-friendly company. What's a few more gray hairs between friends, right?

I hope this doesn't keep me up nights...

Brian

i don't know if this would apply to this situation, but it is fairly common in some industries... mine, for example.

if i leave my company of my own free will to work for another, within the next 30 months, i have to stroke them a check for $75000 to repay training costs. if however i am asked to leave due to performance issues i walk away free and clear.

i have no intention of doing that i absolutely love the firm i'm with, but might something along those lines work for you?

take the sweeter package available for training then not perform to expectations causing them to dismiss you so you can go to the firm you really want to be with, who you would of course stay in touch with the whole time... kind of convoluted, but beneficial?

oh, and i hate to sound really stupid, but what is "IIRC"? i'm not familiar with that one.

"If I Recall Correctly"

And holy shit, your training cost them $75K? Or should that be $7500?

$75large, 3 zeros, yep, that's it...
yes, $75,000

and thanks for the IIRC education

Seems to me that having to pay 75K to leave would be enough of a deterrent, to keep some people on the job that were very unhappy. That's not smart business because seriously disgruntled employees can destroy the company. :confused:

So Brian, what did you end up deciding to do? You gonna take the new job and do the training or stick with Quizno's?