New job decision of my own... - Page 2

Happy Monkey · 07-27-2004, 07:01 PM

They are Spongmonkeys!

edit: And this article has links to the commercial.

elSicomoro · 07-27-2004, 09:44 PM

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.

wolf · 07-28-2004, 02:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sycamore

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.

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.

BrianR · 07-28-2004, 03:04 PM

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

lookout123 · 07-28-2004, 03:48 PM

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?

lookout123 · 07-28-2004, 03:48 PM

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

Clodfobble · 07-27-2004, 10:21 PM

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.

Clodfobble · 07-28-2004, 04:04 PM

"If I Recall Correctly"

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

lookout123 · 07-28-2004, 04:05 PM

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

and thanks for the IIRC education

xoxoxoBruce · 07-28-2004, 06:40 PM

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.

Brigliadore · 08-10-2004, 01:20 AM

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?

Skunks · 08-10-2004, 02:00 AM

It doesn't seem like being recently fired in the field you're looking for a job in is exactly the best kind of resume padding.

Aside from that, though, what sort of a job are you looking at/we discussing? More curious than anything.

BrianR · 08-10-2004, 07:19 AM

I am still talking...I had to wait until I got my hands on my DD214 (military discharge papers) before I sent in my package. Those are the important part because they cover so many years (DOT needs the last ten years history covered). I am sending the whole shebang off tomorrow after I fill out some form or other they need.

Brian the sandwich guy

Trilby · 08-10-2004, 01:26 PM

BrianR--is this job something you want to do? Taking a job strictly for the money is never worth it...at least in my experience. Working soul-crushing, mind-numbing jobs is how I got into the mess I am currently in. I've been out of work a month and still don't feel completely human yet.

Have you ever been to Louisville?

BrianR · 08-10-2004, 05:33 PM

I do enjoy driving, like to "be my own boss", enjoy a challenge and I am occasionally afflicted with wanderlust. Personally, I would prefer to work from home or do the nine to five thing, but this will do. I do not have the skills to do more cerebral things, nor the education to find a better paying job without years of college and/or training.

And no, I've never been to Louisville, but would go if the opportunity arose.

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07-28-2004, 03:04 PM	#4
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	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 __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

07-28-2004, 03:48 PM	#5
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	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? __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

07-28-2004, 03:48 PM	#6
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	oh, and i hate to sound really stupid, but what is "IIRC"? i'm not familiar with that one. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

07-28-2004, 04:05 PM	#9
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	$75large, 3 zeros, yep, that's it... yes, $75,000 and thanks for the IIRC education __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

07-27-2004, 09:44 PM	#2
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	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.

07-27-2004, 10:21 PM	#7
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	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.

07-28-2004, 04:04 PM	#8
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	"If I Recall Correctly" And holy shit, your training cost them $75K? Or should that be $7500?

07-28-2004, 06:40 PM	#10
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	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. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-10-2004, 01:20 AM	#11
Brigliadore stays crispy in milk Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: A strange planet called Utah Posts: 270	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? __________________ I cant think of anything to put here so this is all I am going to write.

08-10-2004, 02:00 AM	#12
Skunks I thought I changed this. Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: western nowhere, ny Posts: 412	It doesn't seem like being recently fired in the field you're looking for a job in is exactly the best kind of resume padding. Aside from that, though, what sort of a job are you looking at/we discussing? More curious than anything.

08-10-2004, 07:19 AM	#13
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	I am still talking...I had to wait until I got my hands on my DD214 (military discharge papers) before I sent in my package. Those are the important part because they cover so many years (DOT needs the last ten years history covered). I am sending the whole shebang off tomorrow after I fill out some form or other they need. Brian the sandwich guy __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

08-10-2004, 01:26 PM	#14
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	BrianR--is this job something you want to do? Taking a job strictly for the money is never worth it...at least in my experience. Working soul-crushing, mind-numbing jobs is how I got into the mess I am currently in. I've been out of work a month and still don't feel completely human yet. Have you ever been to Louisville?

08-10-2004, 05:33 PM	#15
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	I do enjoy driving, like to "be my own boss", enjoy a challenge and I am occasionally afflicted with wanderlust. Personally, I would prefer to work from home or do the nine to five thing, but this will do. I do not have the skills to do more cerebral things, nor the education to find a better paying job without years of college and/or training. And no, I've never been to Louisville, but would go if the opportunity arose. __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

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