Author Topic: It's 6:30am (Read 2873 times)

James Buchan · « **on:** August 29, 2004, 06:37:11 AM »

Frick it's early - 6:30 AM on Sunday and I'm at work - here's the kicker - EVERYONE here is making double bubble, roughly 60 bucks an hour. I am salaried so I have the priviledge of being here at no financial gain!!! Oh sure I get time off in lieu but at a 1:1 trade!!! I currently have 312 hours in my overtime bank, you do the math at how many days they already owe me, or better yet, If I was being paid like everyone else....

And Cindy is beyond pissed as yesterday was our 5 year anniversary and we couldn't spend the night at a B&B like planned cause I got called in - those who know her know how mad she can get....Almost makes being at work ok....

btljuce · « **Reply #1 on:** August 29, 2004, 07:43:45 AM »

it's 8:42 am here,getting ready for our end of summer show !! sucks to be working on sunday,especially on salary. have a good one james

slammedbus · « **Reply #2 on:** August 29, 2004, 08:12:12 AM »

DAMNIT!!! It's 8:00....and I only got another 8 days of my summer break what a F$#@%^% joke!!

Needles · « **Reply #3 on:** August 29, 2004, 08:32:09 AM »

Sorry to hear that James!! Really sorry to hear that James, gulp....

Shane · « **Reply #4 on:** August 29, 2004, 08:40:25 AM »

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Frick it's early - 6:30 AM on Sunday and I'm at work - here's the kicker - EVERYONE here is making double bubble, roughly 60 bucks an hour. I am salaried so I have the priviledge of being here at no financial gain!!! Oh sure I get time off in lieu but at a 1:1 trade!!! I currently have 312 hours in my overtime bank, you do the math at how many days they already owe me, or better yet, If I was being paid like everyone else....

And Cindy is beyond pissed as yesterday was our 5 year anniversary and we couldn't spend the night at a B&B like planned cause I got called in - those who know her know how mad she can get....Almost makes being at work ok....

Suck it up Princess,,,,, [_[ You dont even wanna know the hours I work in the Summer. Roughly 14hrs a day 6 to 7 days a week. and I get no overtime/no vacation Time/ Hell I dont have medical,dental,
So your plea is falling on deaf ears here baby!!!

As for Cindy,

good luck man cuz your gonna need it!!!

Black-Back · « **Reply #5 on:** August 29, 2004, 10:51:14 AM »

You think thats bad?? I voluntarily got up at 6:00 to go for a bike ride, I don't know what i was thinking last night when my roomate suggested the idea, on top of that we rode almost 60 km's! yeah; no doubt today will be a long day....

Have a great day everybody.

Mike

silas · « **Reply #6 on:** August 29, 2004, 11:24:35 AM »

at 10:49. i got up. that fart i laid under the covers was so putrid i almost gagged. i stubbed my toe on the way to the kitchen and found out that we're out of coffee and the oj is bad.

sat my ass down on the couch only to find out that there are \"jesus\" shows on 2 of the 3 channels we get and a celine dion christmas special on the 3rd channel. it's not fukin christmas yet.

go to have a shower and the we're out of hot water. so cold it is. after the shower it takes me a good 20 minutes to pull the lil guys out from up inside. cut myself shaving. ate a bowl of corn flakes. posted this at 11:23. i'm going back to bed.

oh ya, salary sucks ass.

AlanU · « **Reply #7 on:** August 29, 2004, 01:11:02 PM »

Hmm i only work 10hrs a day 5 days a week but I get to do wonderful stuff like axle seals on a old rusty piece of crap toyota landcruiser (you have no idea) OR timing chains on nissan maxima's with defective hydraulic tensioners OR pull out engines out of 96 chevy astro vans with plastic intake gaskets that will ALL LEAK!!! which only takes about 11hrs to pull the subframe off with tranny intact OR pull out 22r engines out of old abused toyota 4x4's OR fix broken timing belts out of mid 90's volvo 850's which bend 18 of the 20 valves which cost the poor ass who owns one 5000 bucks to fix. I bet you havent had the pleasure to SLIDE HAMMER A VALVE COVER off of a 850 volvo have ya?? or changing control arm bushing on a mercedes 4matic thats been in ontario most of its life OR do a timing chain on a GMC Jimmy with over 300,000km which has been worked on some bush mechanic on the boonies. or or or

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

I'm sick of making money for my boss so I'm quitting my job in North Van and I'm now gonna be a partner with my brother at his established shop.

I guess if you dont like your job you should quit. Easier said then done but its self preservation and keeping sanity. Man is'nt life grand

James Buchan · « **Reply #8 on:** August 29, 2004, 01:28:50 PM »

I hear ya! I work 2:30 - 10:30, my wife works 7-3:30 so therefor we do not see each other (awake) during the week. And then I end up working more weekends then not. She's less then impressed to say the least. I've put my feelers out (no not that feeler) but haven't found anything that pays as well ---- yet.

Matt · « **Reply #9 on:** August 29, 2004, 04:24:38 PM »

Boo-frickin-hoo. cry me a damn river. I'm sure noone here has had the pleasure of changing a side panel on a Volvo truck that layed over in a ditch, but inside the four drivers that LIVED there didn't clean up after themselves, so I got to trip over different curry dishes, gallons of sour milk , and god knows what else in the weeks time I had it in my bay.

poor James has to sit behind a computer all night

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Make sure your next job is union though

silas · « **Reply #10 on:** August 29, 2004, 05:51:36 PM »

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I'm sick of making money for my boss so I'm quitting my job in North Van and I'm now gonna be a partner with my brother at his established shop.

I guess if you dont like your job you should quit. Easier said then done but its self preservation and keeping sanity. Man is'nt life grand

well said alan.

and good for you. every mans dream is to become his own boss.

Shane · « **Reply #11 on:** August 29, 2004, 08:44:31 PM »

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and good for you. every mans dream is to become his own boss.

It ain't all that it is cracked up to be... Now that you own your own company, lets see an average Shane Day, Get up at 5 am go into the office get all you employees paperwork, hit the site for 7 am , Physically work till 5 pm,( crawling under spider webbed , muddy Rat infested, (once there was a dead Cat under there portable building) all the while you are answering a non stop cell phone, booking meetings putting out fires, dealing with employees , get home at 5 or 6 go into the office and see the mountian of Faxes your wife place there that she got during the day, figure screw this , go have a shower and then dinner, come back aout 7 or so and start into those faxes and PO's, work on the qoutes , fill out the invoices,book more meeting, figure out where you have to be the next day, photo copy maps of everywhere so you employees know where they are going the next day, do pay roll, fax off the invoices and quotes, Look at the time , oh man its 11pm. Geez I hope we get those cheques tomorrow as everyone has pushed paying to 60 days and I have Payroll Friday, SH@t all the trucks need fuel before morning , man there is $300.00
What the kids had soccer practice tonight? Damn and I am the coach. Man the wife and Kids are going to the Lake for 2 weeks. But I own my own company so I can go too , NOT!!!! who's gonna babysit the employees??
Some days I wish I had James work Problems.... (which site should I go to next) Jame s you dont wanna know how many B-days, anniversary's I have missed due to work, There is always another day!!
So I guess you can say no matter what we do there is days you hate your job.... [_[

Chris · « **Reply #12 on:** August 29, 2004, 08:51:30 PM »

Shane,

All that hardwork will pay off. Your a good guy and you put in a hard days work, people see that. Good on your for sticking too it through all the sh%t and crap of running your own business.

James,

Quit whining

your not the only one around here thats bored with there lame jobs, I can barely get my ass out of bed some days to go to work, I would rather do what Shane does and be physical tired instead of mentally wasted every day! Something tells me that you better find a way to get a few more days off and soon!

There my 2 cents worth. And a bit of sleepless babble too!

Hoosier Daddy · « **Reply #13 on:** August 30, 2004, 08:37:56 AM »

I like my job....stress and all!

hellgti · « **Reply #14 on:** August 30, 2004, 09:44:54 AM »

hmm......i work at 2 aircooled VW shops, 6 days a week. I know virtualy every part for every model thats available and whats crap and whats good, where it's made....I know almost every car in the lower mainland. And I spend 4-5 nights a week at the studio with my band. Boss gives me all the time off I ask for to tour..... i figure i'm living the dream!!!!

Needles · « **Reply #15 on:** August 30, 2004, 10:34:10 AM »

You da man!!

,,rear GR2 shocks-$??

Needles · « **Reply #16 on:** August 30, 2004, 10:39:29 AM »

I like my job too... except for the bottom feeders that broke into (my employers) the school districts office & stole 4400 employees personal info, !$%K!!

My wife is at the bank/creditinfo changing everything!! :ph34r: :ph34r: :ph34r: :ph34r: :ph34r: :ph34r: :ph34r: :ph34r:

hellgti · « **Reply #17 on:** August 30, 2004, 10:41:50 AM »

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I like my job too... except for the bottom feeders that broke into (my employers) the school districts office & stole 4400 employees personal info, !$%K!!

My wife is at the bank/creditinfo changing everything!! :ph34r: :ph34r: :ph34r: :ph34r: :ph34r: :ph34r: :ph34r: :ph34r:

i heard about that on the news this morning...... sorry to hear you're affected!! thats rough!!

Chris · « **Reply #18 on:** August 30, 2004, 10:55:12 AM »

damn, sorry to hear that, good idea to make sure you verify all your stuff, and make a report to the credit bureau regarding that, in the event that somehting does happen.

slugbug · « **Reply #19 on:** August 30, 2004, 05:42:26 PM »

I feel your pain and frustrations.

My previous employer had us working 12 hr days, 7 days a week for almost 4 months straight. Anyone who refused, risked getting fired. All that making scratch lottery tickets :wacko: After that, I said to hell with overtime

Been at my current job for nine yrs, and do very little overtime these days. First job I ever had(in 1980)was salaried, and we got paid overtime when we did it. Sounds like you work for a slave driver.

red snapper · « **Reply #20 on:** August 31, 2004, 01:20:46 PM »

You poor Bastards!!!!!!!!!

Author Topic: It's 6:30am (Read 2873 times)

Matt