Are you pissed off? I'm pissed off. Vent Thread.

[luna]

I've had issues like this with every small business I've ever worked for

[rokken like dokken]

Yeah, me too.  If they're not missing hours on your paycheck, they're a bush-league outfit run by castoffs from a bigger collapsed company where they treat everyone but those said refugees as completely expendable and will fire you at a moment's notice without any warning at all. 

[sin]

My best employee/employer relationship I've ever had is with my current employer, a large non-profit.  A few years ago I was supposed to have gotten a raise but no one (including me) noticed, and when they caught it they notified me and cut me a check for my back pay.  I can't think of any of my previous employers who would have done that.  They may have given me the back pay, but I would have had to have been the one to notice, and I probably would have had to fight with them about it for months before they admitted they owed me money.  Systems Unlimited has always been straight with me.

edit:  I'm 27, and I'll have been with them for 6 years this December; by FAR the longest I've stayed at a single job.  I complain about things sometimes, but I know it could be much, much worse.

[rokken like dokken]

Ironically, my current job has been my best one - a large multinational engineering contractor.  It's straightforward like I've not seen in a while; you bill for the hours you work and they pay you.  They don't play a great deal of shitty large corporation mind games usually, but when I say it's ironic that this has been my best job it's because they're notorious for massive layoffs on a semi-regular basis when projects dry up. 

[r00]

I definitely like working for large corporations rather than small companies.  There is something about process and order that I crave.  The only benefit for working for a small company is real profit sharing.  It was nice to get a bonus check every quarter that was 3% of my annual salary.

[Aaron]

I love how horrible my fiends are at not checking their email. Even more so since one works at home on his computer, and another is on Gchat all the time. Granted its not like I set a date or anything, but a simple "as of right now, I'm down for some tour action" Or "uh. no" would be more then enough.


Also, to my roommate if you are gona fuck, fine, could you at lest play music or something to cover the sounds (or at lest make an effort to do so? It's not the greatest thing ever to hear. (if they keep it up heheheheh, I will just start playing porn really loud...) And if you are trying to get a new place (ya stoner guy) why have your girl friend move in kinda? (He has told me she isn't staying here, but so far she hasn't left, unless its late at night. 25 more days of him being here, then it just me and the other guy.

Also I don't know if its cuz my lack of sleep, or what, but he has been pissing me off hella lately.

Really, I can't wait till I have my own place. I don't care if all the people around me are doing crack. As long as its my own place. Zero roommates. I can't wait for that.

[Static]

I'm also game to help with the Borderlands powerlevel-ness, but I think my highest character is like 20-something. I'm not sure if that'd be much help, but I'd be glad to lend a hand.

Come along, I have a level 30ish tank and a Siren that's close to 60 depending on what you guys want to do.  I have no problem being the running target while you guys level up.

Thanks to the both of you. I downloaded it yesterday. Then bought two new games. So I won't be playing Borderlands for awhile. But when I do start playing again, I will let you guys know.

Cool man, look forward to it.

[r00]

Lot's of cool friends getting walked out of work right now.  sad stuff.  and it's not even a reduction based on money.  They are firing (notice I didn't say laid off) people based on "performance,"  but at the rate of 10%.

[luna]

[chimera]

Lot's of cool friends getting walked out of work right now.  sad stuff.  and it's not even a reduction based on money.  They are firing (notice I didn't say laid off) people based on "performance,"  but at the rate of 10%.

Oh that's disgusting!

[Aaron]

That sucks r00.

[luna]

I don't think I can handle another day like today without strangling someone

[videodrone]

What has two thumbs and now amongst the unemployed?

This guy.

drone

[luna]

you can come work with me,we're horribly understaffed

[rokken like dokken]

So are we.   Anyway, that's rough.