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Clodfobble · 01-06-2015, 03:53 PM

Oh sure sure, I got that, but still he's talking about a genuine sense of competition, which doesn't make sense if you're just processing what's handed to you.

But now I've had more time to think about it, and I bet it's all about the undercoating and the extended warranties, right? Salesmen don't push that, the finance guys do.

lumberjim · 01-06-2015, 06:26 PM

ZACKLY.

I don't try very hard to sell things that people probably don't need. I'll scare you into buying GAP if you finance more than 100% of the car almost every time, and I believe in service contracts most of the time on cars..... But I have a hard time pushing key insurance.

He has no such compunctions. To him, it's about money. the end. It's ok that he's better at that one facet of the job. He's also the most likely to die by friendly fire....except for maybe one other guy that everyone hates because he's INSANE.

classicman · 01-10-2015, 11:33 AM

Good luck Jim!

Sorry bout your finger, glatt.

monster · 01-15-2015, 10:11 PM

I got a job. full time. and learned today it starts on Wednesday. it's all come little suddenly. I've been a stay-at-home-mom for nearly 18 years -since I got my PhD.

It's not a PhD job, it's an Admin-ish job in a supermarket, but it's good $ for such a thing. it's a new store, a chain from another state, this is the first in MI. It isn't open yet. I saw a series of ads online (Craigslist) looking for general workers for the various departments and applied without my usual procrastination and with complete honesty about my background and needs using their generic form in case they had something to suit me. And apparently they did. I only wanted part-time though, but this position is full time. I don't even know about hours and vacation and shit. They employed me with no resume, no references, no drug test, no background check..... so I kinda felt that they see my worth so that has to be a good omen, right?

No idea how it's all going to pan out re school runs etc, but with one going to uni next year I needed to get a job. This just feels a bit sledgehammer-to-crack-a-nut-ish. Gonna have to get a third car with the first few paychecks

...or some snowshoes

lumberjim · 01-15-2015, 10:20 PM

Hey cool

Clodfobble · 01-15-2015, 10:32 PM

Awesome! I hope it turns out to be a really invigorating change.

monster · 01-15-2015, 10:35 PM

thanks guys

footfootfoot · 01-15-2015, 10:39 PM

Yay!

xoxoxoBruce · 01-16-2015, 12:19 AM

Cool, like clod said , hoping this winds up being good for wallet and soul.

Griff · 01-16-2015, 05:51 AM

Cool. Good luck.

fargon · 01-16-2015, 06:16 AM

Kewl good for you monster.

glatt · 01-16-2015, 07:39 AM

Wow! That's a big change. Congratulations. Very exciting.

infinite monkey · 01-16-2015, 08:44 AM

That is awesome! You're going to rock it!

xoxoxoBruce · 01-16-2015, 09:07 AM

On second thought, having monster for a boss... week after week the staff shaves seconds off their personal best job performance... with the slowest sent to the meat department. Fair but deadly comes to mind.

BigV · 01-16-2015, 10:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

On second thought, having monster for a boss... week after week the staff shaves seconds off their personal best job performance... with the slowest sent to the meat department. Fair but deadly comes to mind.

so funny.

Monster, that is really great news! And I am sure they *didn't* see all of what they're getting. I think they probably said "Huh, no red flags here, let's hire this one for the office staff, and keep on moving down the list." Any generic application you filled out is solidly in the under-promise/over-deliver zone. You know. They'll see.

Congratulations!!!!

01-06-2015, 03:53 PM	#691
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Oh sure sure, I got that, but still he's talking about a genuine sense of competition, which doesn't make sense if you're just processing what's handed to you. But now I've had more time to think about it, and I bet it's all about the undercoating and the extended warranties, right? Salesmen don't push that, the finance guys do. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

01-06-2015, 06:26 PM	#692
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	ZACKLY. I don't try very hard to sell things that people probably don't need. I'll scare you into buying GAP if you finance more than 100% of the car almost every time, and I believe in service contracts most of the time on cars..... But I have a hard time pushing key insurance. He has no such compunctions. To him, it's about money. the end. It's ok that he's better at that one facet of the job. He's also the most likely to die by friendly fire....except for maybe one other guy that everyone hates because he's INSANE. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

01-10-2015, 11:33 AM	#693
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Good luck Jim! Sorry bout your finger, glatt. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

01-15-2015, 10:11 PM	#694
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I got a job. full time. and learned today it starts on Wednesday. it's all come little suddenly. I've been a stay-at-home-mom for nearly 18 years -since I got my PhD. It's not a PhD job, it's an Admin-ish job in a supermarket, but it's good $ for such a thing. it's a new store, a chain from another state, this is the first in MI. It isn't open yet. I saw a series of ads online (Craigslist) looking for general workers for the various departments and applied without my usual procrastination and with complete honesty about my background and needs using their generic form in case they had something to suit me. And apparently they did. I only wanted part-time though, but this position is full time. I don't even know about hours and vacation and shit. They employed me with no resume, no references, no drug test, no background check..... so I kinda felt that they see my worth so that has to be a good omen, right? No idea how it's all going to pan out re school runs etc, but with one going to uni next year I needed to get a job. This just feels a bit sledgehammer-to-crack-a-nut-ish. Gonna have to get a third car with the first few paychecks ...or some snowshoes __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-15-2015, 10:20 PM	#695
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Hey cool __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

01-15-2015, 10:32 PM	#696
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Awesome! I hope it turns out to be a really invigorating change. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

01-15-2015, 10:35 PM	#697
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	thanks guys __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-15-2015, 10:39 PM	#698
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Yay! __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

01-16-2015, 12:19 AM	#699
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Cool, like clod said , hoping this winds up being good for wallet and soul. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-16-2015, 05:51 AM	#700
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Cool. Good luck. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-16-2015, 06:16 AM	#701
fargon Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 8,924	Kewl good for you monster. __________________ Annoy the ones that ignore you!!! I live a blessed life I Love my Country, I Fear the Government!!! Heavily medicated for the good of mankind.

01-16-2015, 07:39 AM	#702
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Wow! That's a big change. Congratulations. Very exciting.

01-16-2015, 08:44 AM	#703
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	That is awesome! You're going to rock it!

01-16-2015, 09:07 AM	#704
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	On second thought, having monster for a boss... week after week the staff shaves seconds off their personal best job performance... with the slowest sent to the meat department. Fair but deadly comes to mind. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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