The Weirdly Wonderful Seneca Wallace Small Talk Chit Chat Talkin' Topics Thread - Page 8795

JosieD · 02-28-2023, 07:49 AM

The oldest's bus keeps coming at vastly different times every day. One day it's 642am the next 710am. Oldest missed the bus this morning. Only 1 of 8 kids made it.

JeremyNick · 02-28-2023, 08:05 AM

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Boo · 02-28-2023, 08:08 AM

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fulltritty · 02-28-2023, 08:14 AM

Back to working on my recertification. The chapter 3 test was 63 questions yesterday and I got 1 wrong.

You have to pass each test with a 100%.

It took over an hour to complete.

Apparently all of my old employees are still listed under me for time cards as I keep getting time card notices for them.

JosieD · 02-28-2023, 08:25 AM

There is a terrible stomach bug going around the one shelter. I hope I don't get. They were all at the community breakfast yesterday.

fulltritty · 02-28-2023, 09:04 AM

The Southern Maryland News reached out to me via our fire station Facebook site and asked permission to use my photos from last Saturday's fire in their newspaper.

corndog · 02-28-2023, 09:25 AM

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The Southern Maryland News reached out to me via our fire station Facebook site and asked permission to use my photos from last Saturday's fire in their newspaper.

Are you going to mail them?

Boo · 02-28-2023, 09:26 AM

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Are you going to mail them?

BostonNut · 02-28-2023, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by JosieD

The oldest's bus keeps coming at vastly different times every day. One day it's 642am the next 710am. Oldest missed the bus this morning. Only 1 of 8 kids made it.

You have eight kids? How did I not know this fact?

BostonNut · 02-28-2023, 09:43 AM

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The recruiter from the company that won my old contract called last night to gage my interest in coming to work for them. I told them they would need to match my new salary for starters. Their benefits are about the same although you do start off with 20 leave days (the same I'm earning now but I would get 22 with my current company next January) which is better than the 15 days you start off with in our company.

I'll see if they are willing to match the salary and what actually position they would want me to do before making any decision. There's pluses and minuses to accepting. I don't want to burn the bridge of the two people at my current company that look out for me. On the other hand, 170 days of leave paid out at my new salary rate would be nice. The old job was also more flexible on hours and telework.

Only 170 vacation days? That seems low for your standards.

glen87 · 02-28-2023, 10:31 AM

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The recruiter from the company that won my old contract called last night to gage my interest in coming to work for them. I told them they would need to match my new salary for starters. Their benefits are about the same although you do start off with 20 leave days (the same I'm earning now but I would get 22 with my current company next January) which is better than the 15 days you start off with in our company.

I'll see if they are willing to match the salary and what actually position they would want me to do before making any decision. There's pluses and minuses to accepting. I don't want to burn the bridge of the two people at my current company that look out for me. On the other hand, 170 days of leave paid out at my new salary rate would be nice. The old job was also more flexible on hours and telework.

didn't you just start a new job?????

glen87 · 02-28-2023, 10:34 AM

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Not if you flick them and kick them.

glen87 · 02-28-2023, 10:39 AM

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You have eight kids? How did I not know this fact?

bigdog2003 · 02-28-2023, 10:40 AM

I'm back at work today, I pulled a FT and took 2 days off. Shocked everybody I work with, they couldn't believe I was taking days off. Spent it working on my eBay business and just enjoying the peace of being off. Also did some house hunting, we have 2 lakes that border our county, and I hadn't really been looking at house on 1 of them just because it is a little further of a drive. I started looking and the same size houses are nearly half the price on that lake. I guess because it's not the "wealthy" lake area. Now I'm expanding the search that way.

glen87 · 02-28-2023, 10:41 AM

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I'm back at work today, I pulled a FT and took 2 days off. Shocked everybody I work with, they couldn't believe I was taking days off. Spent it working on my eBay business and just enjoying the peace of being off. Also did some house hunting, we have 2 lakes that border our county, and I hadn't really been looking at house on 1 of them just because it is a little further of a drive. I started looking and the same size houses are nearly half the price on that lake. I guess because it's not the "wealthy" lake area. Now I'm expanding the search that way.

sorry...but taking just 2 days off is not pulling a FT..............that is his normal weekly schedule

BostonNut · 02-28-2023, 10:50 AM

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didn't you just start a new job?????

They decided they didn’t want him.

glen87 · 02-28-2023, 10:51 AM

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They decided they didn’t want him.

did not take them as long as i thought it would to figure that out

oldgoldy97 · 02-28-2023, 11:07 AM

Time to start up the LLC again?

fulltritty · 02-28-2023, 11:11 AM

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Only 170 vacation days? That seems low for your standards.

I can only accumulate 200 hours of vacation before I don't accumulate anymore. Sick time is unlimited but you don't get paid for it if you leave the company. I have 48 hours of sick time right now.

fulltritty · 02-28-2023, 11:12 AM

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didn't you just start a new job?????

Same company.

fulltritty · 02-28-2023, 11:14 AM

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They decided they didn’t want him.

They're letting me sit at home, get paid, and recertify my certifications while I wait to go to indoc on the 8th. I think they want me.

Saraste · 02-28-2023, 11:18 AM

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Fun Fact:

Glen, BNut and Boo are also Roly Poly’s

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Saraste · 02-28-2023, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by bigdog2003

I'm back at work today, I pulled a FT and took 2 days off. Shocked everybody I work with, they couldn't believe I was taking days off. Spent it working on my eBay business and just enjoying the peace of being off. Also did some house hunting, we have 2 lakes that border our county, and I hadn't really been looking at house on 1 of them just because it is a little further of a drive. I started looking and the same size houses are nearly half the price on that lake. I guess because it's not the "wealthy" lake area. Now I'm expanding the search that way.

Glen is right about FT's schedule.

Good for you! You are allowed to do things for yourself once in a while.

Saraste · 02-28-2023, 11:32 AM

The stress from the last 2 afternoons/evenings managing a store I was unfamiliar with wore me out. Forget the fact that I have only been a key carrier for 2 weeks and have so much to learn. There was so much crap that happened Sunday, it made me wonder why I agreed to go down there with so little experience. All but one of the employees I worked with were great. However the one that wasn't was one of the laziest SOB's I've ever met. Problem is that he is in a position of management

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I ended up crashing last night and slept for about 12 hours.

BostonNut · 02-28-2023, 12:00 PM

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However the one that wasn't was one of the laziest SOB's I've ever met. Problem is that he is in a position of management

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Did he brag about getting a fancy new washing contraption?

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02-28-2023, 07:49 AM	#219851
JosieD Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 33,815	The oldest's bus keeps coming at vastly different times every day. One day it's 642am the next 710am. Oldest missed the bus this morning. Only 1 of 8 kids made it.

02-28-2023, 08:14 AM	#219854
fulltritty Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: King George, VA Posts: 78,169	Back to working on my recertification. The chapter 3 test was 63 questions yesterday and I got 1 wrong. You have to pass each test with a 100%. It took over an hour to complete. Apparently all of my old employees are still listed under me for time cards as I keep getting time card notices for them.

02-28-2023, 09:04 AM	#219856
fulltritty Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: King George, VA Posts: 78,169	The Southern Maryland News reached out to me via our fire station Facebook site and asked permission to use my photos from last Saturday's fire in their newspaper.