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Old 03-02-2007 | 01:08 AM
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as I'm driving home from my 12 hour day, working on my cell phone I sort of realized this.

some day I'll explain what I do when you're bored. It's a long an uninteresting story.
Old 03-02-2007 | 01:12 AM
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Let it all out, Philip. We're here for you.

I'm still a full-time student, so I can't exactly relate.
Old 03-02-2007 | 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Pitlab77
I'm a teacher. I have no free time.
you work from 7 to 4 and only 8 months a year
Old 03-02-2007 | 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Philip
you work from 7 to 4 and only 8 months a year
Teachers work a lot longer hours than 7-4... that's just when they have students in the room. My mom rarely spends less than 12-14 hours a day on her school stuff, between 8 hours of class, lesson plans, grading, writing assignments for the students, etc. She comes home and spends 4 or more hours everyday getting ready for the following day.

I just started a new job 2 months ago... It can control my life, it's better than the wife doing it. At least work requires me to play with grease and tools instead of wallpaper and paint.
Old 03-02-2007 | 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Arkmage
Teachers work a lot longer hours than 7-4... that's just when they have students in the room. My mom rarely spends less than 12-14 hours a day on her school stuff, between 8 hours of class, lesson plans, grading, writing assignments for the students, etc. She comes home and spends 4 or more hours everyday getting ready for the following day.

I just started a new job 2 months ago... It can control my life, it's better than the wife doing it. At least work requires me to play with grease and tools instead of wallpaper and paint.
Old 03-02-2007 | 10:50 PM
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guy in an office downstairs had a heart attak.

lucky SOB. Of all the places to have on this is a good one.
Old 03-02-2007 | 11:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Philip
guy in an office downstairs had a heart attak.

lucky SOB. Of all the places to have on this is a good one.
Workmans' comp for the family
Old 03-03-2007 | 12:24 AM
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Originally Posted by olderguy
Workmans' comp for the family
no its called CCU nurse less than 200' away.
Old 03-03-2007 | 12:06 PM
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oh, we make money hand over fist, that's not the problem. Hell we did almost 2.5 mil gross last month, not bad for a company of what, less than 150 employees?

I'm salary, so no OT for me. But it's only salary when it best benefits the company, ie if I miss an hour I get to make it up but if I stay an extra hour to work I don't get paid. Lovely.

Also switched vacation "plans" and I LOST the 2 weeks of vaca I had stored up as of dec 31. Jan 1 I went back to zero, lovely.

that's not even the worst of it, lol
Old 03-03-2007 | 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Philip
you work from 7 to 4 and only 8 months a year
nope you are a teacher 24hours a day 7 days a week. You are always grading, or planning.
Old 03-03-2007 | 06:17 PM
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Originally Posted by arga
Clean your resume up and post it on Monster. Don't even think about why you can't leave your current job just blindly post it.
I make too much and work in a very specialized field.
I'd have to take such a cut I wonder if it would be worth it you know?
Old 03-03-2007 | 10:18 PM
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Philip,

Don't sell yourself too short. You have a job so you can be picky - and (based on your earlier post) there are hospitals all over the place. The bitch is, are there any more where you want to live?

I still work hard, but we've buried too many friends and family too young to let any job own my *** again
Old 03-04-2007 | 01:55 AM
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Originally Posted by xturner
Philip,

Don't sell yourself too short. You have a job so you can be picky - and (based on your earlier post) there are hospitals all over the place. The bitch is, are there any more where you want to live?

I still work hard, but we've buried too many friends and family too young to let any job own my *** again
oh god no, I don't work at a hospital.
Old 03-05-2007 | 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Philip
I make too much and work in a very specialized field.
I'd have to take such a cut I wonder if it would be worth it you know?


There will be a point that you hit, and hopefully before you die, in which you will determine that your life and enjoyment of life is worth more than having X amount of money in your bank account.

You need to value your free time and happiness.



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Old 05-18-2007 | 12:24 AM
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man I've had it with this ******* place. Time for a new job and probably a pay cut, but this **** is just not worth it anymore.

I can't work with amateurs and bosses I don't respect anymore or I'm going to /myself.
Old 05-18-2007 | 12:35 AM
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Originally Posted by y8s
I hear there's money in the sticker business.
not around a bunch of cheap jew ***** like we got.

******* paying in canadian and ****.
Old 05-18-2007 | 12:36 AM
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Originally Posted by jayc72
Convert this sorry *** place into a pay for **** type deal, and retire. Oh ya, and stickers.
there's a guy on another forum I read that is a couple years older than I am, sold a **** site and retired a multi millionaire
Old 05-18-2007 | 12:41 AM
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Originally Posted by jayc72
Just got to find the right niche market. A sick fetish that isn't illegal. A guy I know who lives in Bermuda had some money into some online Russian brothel, seem to be a good investment
if I had the scratch I'd knock off bangbus.com and start bangplane.com

pick up ho
bang ho in air
leave ho in random city
fly away

it's a great hook
Old 05-18-2007 | 12:53 AM
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Originally Posted by jayc72
Nice! Start looking for investors ... not here though, we're all cheap bastards.
don't have any talent, without the talent you got ****.
Old 05-18-2007 | 01:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Philip
don't have any talent, without the talent you got ****.
Tell that to every boy band in existance. Marketing will over come lack of talent everytime.



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