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

lookout123 · 07-27-2004, 05:55 PM

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

Happy Monkey · 07-27-2004, 06:01 PM

They are Spongmonkeys!

edit: And this article has links to the commercial.

BrianR · 07-27-2004, 08:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lookout123

have you thought about chucking it all for a life in the porn industry? i hear that can be lucrative.

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

but I think by now I'm too fat and old and I don't want to be the next Ron Jeremy

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

elSicomoro · 07-27-2004, 08:44 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.

Dagney · 07-27-2004, 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrianR

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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.
Brian

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

Clodfobble · 07-27-2004, 09:21 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.

wolf · 07-28-2004, 01:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lookout123

have you thought about chucking it all for a life in the porn industry? i hear that can be lucrative.

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

wolf · 07-28-2004, 01:48 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, 02:04 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, 02:48 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, 02:48 PM

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

Clodfobble · 07-28-2004, 03:04 PM

"If I Recall Correctly"

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

lookout123 · 07-28-2004, 03:05 PM

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

and thanks for the IIRC education

xoxoxoBruce · 07-28-2004, 05:40 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, 12:20 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?

07-27-2004, 05:55 PM	#16
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Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	They are Spongmonkeys! edit: And this article has links to the commercial. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics] Last edited by Happy Monkey; 07-27-2004 at 06:05 PM.

07-28-2004, 02:04 PM	#24
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, 02:48 PM	#25
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, 02:48 PM	#26
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

07-27-2004, 08:44 PM	#19
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, 09:21 PM	#21
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, 03:04 PM	#27
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, 03:05 PM	#28
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

07-28-2004, 05:40 PM	#29
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, 12:20 AM	#30
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.

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