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How does work make you feel today?

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You know it is time to find a new job when you have probably the most horrific nightmare you've ever had, and it is entirely job-related, while on vacation.

Ugh. Back to checking the internal jobs site every day and applying to/inquiring about anything of interest.
 
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They tech-refreshed my work laptop and now I'm having to go through and figure out what works and what doesn't. I hate being the guinea pig in the middle of the night because there's a 50/50 chance no one will do anything about the issues I come up with.
 
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sparcboxbuck said:
Got promoted... To a position that does not accrue vacation time. Take it as I want it / need it. Wiped out my vacation bank. Promotion netted less $$ per year than what was wiped out of my vacation accrual.

Facepalm.
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WTF is that legal? I had my last company pull that take it when you want it shit and I had 15 days that I had carried from the previous year. I got them to give me 10 worth ahen I left.
 
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I do appreciate some of the conveniences of being offered to work from home 3 days a week. I'm not sure if I still see a future with this company, I'm actively looking elsewhere.
Overall its not too bad. I can have BP and NFL.com open on one monitor, work in my roo's with the only downside being that at the end of the day I have to get out of my place for a while.
 
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Buckeneye said:
I do appreciate some of the conveniences of being offered to work from home 3 days a week. I'm not sure if I still see a future with this company, I'm actively looking elsewhere.
Overall its not too bad. I can have BP and NFL.com open on one monitor, work in my roo's with the only downside being that at the end of the day I have to get out of my place for a while.
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I work out of my house and to be honest would like to have the opportunity on occasion to go to an office. I am not traveling near what I thought I would with my new job as the opportunities were not as mature as I was led to believe. I am with you, I need to be able to get out of the house after a while. It is nice to have the work computer and the personal computer up at the same time though....:blush:
 
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Was so close to just walking off today. Hope the lunch meeting I have tomorrow with someone in Imagineering gives me another light at the end of the tunnel. Once the wedding and honeymoon are done, though, I'll be actively looking to switch companies if I keep hitting dead ends until February.
 
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1. Clinical research is a likely path to reductions in the cost of healthcare, and is thus critical for the long-term survival of the organization. <--thus says our CEO.
2. Most research projects are unfunded, and research departments tend to run in the red.
3. Organizations make cuts in departments that run in the red.

These three thoughts cycle through my mind all day, every day.

Need to get out.
 
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In talking with a co-worker about our job last night, I found out that I'm very likely making just under $2 less than the current "starting pay" for the position. I had a feeling we wouldn't see much of a bump when the wage raise on the union side of the company (most all of the park operations folks) got their bump up to $10+ starting pay over the next year and a half, but I didn't expect that those of us that had been hired previously would just be left at the bottom of the pay scale while any new hires were brought on at the not insignificant higher pay rate. That would explain why there have been multiple mentions of not discussing our pay rate with each other in our "track talk" before work the last month or two.

I'm about to try a bit of digging to verify that, and if it turns out right...yeah, I will not be a very happy camper.
 
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Well it's been 3 months since I walked off my job and sent a lengthy email to top management including the CEO telling them that they could go fuck themselves. I actually said that I was going on my vacation and would be back, but I knew I would never work there again. 2 days after that I went on a massive road trip/back packing trip of a life time in June/July alone. First time I didn't take a girlfriend, friends, or family. I could do whatever the fuck I wanted when I wanted. I hadn't been on a vacation in my 3 years at this company due to my job. Hell the day before I walked out, I was at my job from 7 am until midnight with no breakfast or dinner. I live 1 hour away from my job as well so that's 2 extra hours. I was getting paid very well, but the stress was just getting to me. I told those idiots I needed help. Our human resources manager actually fired me over a fucking text message. I don't regret it one bit and I actually laugh because they are on their 4th person trying to replace me as I type this. There is such a disconnect between the office and production floor it's not even funny. Just poor management and leadership qualities. I'm sure for those on BP that work in a manufacturing or production environment can relate to this.

Anyways, I have been smart with my money and have invested most of it so I'm in good shape. I'm not like most young people that blow it on stupid shit. I have been doing some odd jobs and blue collar jobs and love it. I'll eventually get another "real" job but man I feel so much better guys. Actually planning a trip to New Zealand as well speak. Hell it's great being single with no kids, wife, or even owning a home. Sometimes I tell myself maybe I'll be better off not buying a house, getting married , or having kids. I'll be 30 next month so maybe I'll "grow" up, but when you are truly happy and not stressed.......it's an amazing feeling. Maybe I'm having a Office Space or American Beauty moment but why do something that makes your miserable.

Ask yourself this question. Do the companies you work for actually care about you? Mine didn't the day our new CEO took over in 2012. I worked my ass for that place and was on salary. Most days I worked over 5 pm and was working for "free". I don't even ask for much, but damnit just pretend that you actually care. I was always on time, never missed days to being sick, and didn't even take all my vacation. I even worked one Christmas because of a huge audit a couple years ago. Maybe they will wake up because several important people have been fired or left due to new management. They think they bring somebody in to replace people with 5,10, and even 15 years of experience. What a fucking joke.

Bottom line is that I'm in a better place mentally. There are 1,000 of jobs out there but I only have 1 life. I plan on enjoying mine and doing the things that I love to do. Thank you and have a nice day to those stressing at work. Trust me.....I know how it feels and it's not fun. If you are secure financially, then just tell them to go fuck themselves and go work somewhere else.
 
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Good stuff @zwem

I wrote a similar email about 2 years ago; I work for a Fortune 500 company and sent my email to the head of the west coast. I was lucky enough that we were both living in Cali at the time but both are from the same area in NE Ohio so it was a small world when we were introduced.

I had attempted to transfer back to Cleveland for 6 months and was told I would get a job when at the last second the hiring manager switched jobs, new manager came in and on his first day told me he was going in a different direction and hired one of his guys. I wrote my email and was set to leave until the VP gave me a call, told me to wait 20 mins - magically I had my transfer set up for a role with less responsibility but they matched my pay. 20 minutes got more done than I did in 6 months, but still was a pretty cool feeling knowing someone higher up cared enough to read essentially an F U email to the company and instead of ignoring it he spent the time to call me, figure out what went wrong, and fix the problem. That's why I'll stay with this company, one move makes a big impact.
 
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Good stuff @zwem

I wrote a similar email about 2 years ago; I work for a Fortune 500 company and sent my email to the head of the west coast. I was lucky enough that we were both living in Cali at the time but both are from the same area in NE Ohio so it was a small world when we were introduced.

I had attempted to transfer back to Cleveland for 6 months and was told I would get a job when at the last second the hiring manager switched jobs, new manager came in and on his first day told me he was going in a different direction and hired one of his guys. I wrote my email and was set to leave until the VP gave me a call, told me to wait 20 mins - magically I had my transfer set up for a role with less responsibility but they matched my pay. 20 minutes got more done than I did in 6 months, but still was a pretty cool feeling knowing someone higher up cared enough to read essentially an F U email to the company and instead of ignoring it he spent the time to call me, figure out what went wrong, and fix the problem. That's why I'll stay with this company, one move makes a big impact.
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It all starts at the top. If top management takes care of their employees, then most likely the employees will take care of them. Funny thing is the CEO and COO wanted people to give me a bad reference. The vice president of business development said he would give me a great reference along with 2 other people in high positions. They basically said you busted your ass off and just had a minor meltdown. It doesn't take away what I gave them for over 3 years. Our past CEO would take care of everybody. The money and bonuses he would put in the employees 401k and bank accounts was amazing. The morale was great on the floor and those guys kicked ass. The new CEO comes in and morale sinks. When I left a few months ago, the quality was awful and the production rates were not where they needed to be. It was so sad. My bonus actually went down almost a 100% from 2012 to 2013. Only because of poor upper management decisions and I found out the bonus that our CEO got along our new Human Resources guy. I have never been so mad. It would be a great place to work, but only takes a couple of assholes to ruin that.
 
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