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Title: Willco joins the rising ranks of the unemployed!
Post by: The Fake Shemp on September 26, 2008, 08:43:45 PM: I want my free government moneys!
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Post by: Human Snorenado on September 26, 2008, 08:44:41 PM: I warned you about retail, GS specifically.
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Post by: Flannel Boy on September 26, 2008, 08:45:33 PM: What happened?
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Post by: Great Rumbler on September 26, 2008, 08:46:35 PM: What are you talking about? Running EB is a full-time job.
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Post by: Joe Molotov on September 26, 2008, 08:47:40 PM: I hope you pushed over a magazine rack on the way out.
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Post by: Smooth Groove on September 26, 2008, 08:51:19 PM: What happened in Vegas didn't stay in Vegas? :lol

Seriously though, good luck on whatever you do next.
Title: Re: Willco joins the rising ranks of the unemployed!
Post by: The Fake Shemp on September 26, 2008, 08:52:46 PM: Eh. It's partially my fault. I picked a fight - well, stood up for my employees and track record - with a reigonal loss prevention and lost.

The official line is violation of company policy. I had given an employee discount on one reserve pick-up from the owner of the nearby business that had supplied customers and employees with either free or heavily discounted services. We had also plans to pair up for two more launches after it went over well with the customer base.

After an LP incident that occured the prior week, in which the store experienced no loss, we had a spat on how I internally coached my employees. Not to mention my constant bickering over the lack of proper security measures (they just now installed a camera, on the day I was fired - lawl!) and my refusal to take a verbal reaming for accountability when I had signficantly reduced inventory shrink. The result was that I had upset the person and that person began a close inspection of like all my transactions ever.

So for a single violation of company policy, and a first time offense from a highly reviewed employee that has had a Store Manager promoted underneath him, along with almost six or so keyholders, two first-ranked stores and adrastically improved new one - I was terminated.

The discount, all in all, was worth $5. So I was fired, for $5.

The good news is that I have a couple of things lined up, but in this economy - who knows.
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Post by: MrAngryFace on September 26, 2008, 08:53:16 PM: You dont fight with loss prevention :/
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Post by: bud on September 26, 2008, 08:55:11 PM: you feel pretty stupid about buying that suit now huh
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Post by: MrAngryFace on September 26, 2008, 08:56:25 PM: Almost everyone in retail has to be loss preventions bitch at some point. If you arent they take care of you.
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Post by: radioheadrule83 on September 26, 2008, 08:58:00 PM: Ouch thats pretty fucking ruthless. I know that violence isn't the answer... but maybe violence is the answer :punch
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Post by: The Fake Shemp on September 26, 2008, 08:58:51 PM: Eh, knowing is half the battle.

I wasn't rude or anything. I had to wait almost two hours from writing and signing a statement to when the final verdict was reached. I continued to work on the store, train new staff, etc. When it was decided that my fate was to be cast away, I handed my keys over, shook my DM's hands and said thank you.

To his credit, he did score me an interview with a DM for another company tonight.

I feel the decision is pretty drastic, considering the context. I had known a store manager who was caught on camera dozens of times making fraudelent returns and pocketing cash before the store opened - and even then he was suspended with pay and it took days to deliberate over his fate. My fate seemed pretty sealed once I had ticked off Loss Prevention.

I guess everything happens for a reason!

And I'll be wearing that suit to my interviews, bud!
Title: Re: Willco joins the rising ranks of the unemployed!
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on September 26, 2008, 09:02:12 PM: Willco announces suspension of Gamestop related activities, promises to go to Vegas and not leave "until we have a solution on the table," and by solution he means stripper's ass
Title: Re: Willco joins the rising ranks of the unemployed!
Post by: Mandark on September 26, 2008, 09:02:44 PM: That really sucks.

It also sucks that succeeding in any large institution means being willing to take occasional unfair verbal abuse from dumb people with petty motivations. But ya know, humans.

Better luck with the next job.
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Post by: Great Rumbler on September 26, 2008, 09:02:57 PM: That's pretty harsh, especially for someone that sounds like an outstanding and committed employee.

Hope you get a new job soon. One that's even better than the one you left behind!
Title: Re: Willco joins the rising ranks of the unemployed!
Post by: Crushed on September 26, 2008, 09:03:18 PM: so are you going to sell evilbore or wait for the government to bail us out
Title: Re: Willco joins the rising ranks of the unemployed!
Post by: The Fake Shemp on September 26, 2008, 09:03:20 PM: :lol

Oh, you'll get a kick out of something, Patel - I'll PM you.

A lot of my West Coast friends and managers have called or texted responding with shock and/or outrage. There are still plans to go back to Vegas. Hopefully, when I'm employed.
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Post by: MrAngryFace on September 26, 2008, 09:04:12 PM: Oh I dont agree with the firing, its just kinda a rule to fear loss prevention
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Post by: Kestastrophe on September 26, 2008, 09:09:39 PM: WILLCO LIBERATION DAY

It did seem weird with EB being a contrarian forum and you being employed by THE MAN and all.
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Post by: Van Cruncheon on September 26, 2008, 09:11:01 PM: ouch. that sucks, willco. :(
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Post by: Human Snorenado on September 26, 2008, 09:12:01 PM: I tried to warn you that GS was lame, but nooooo.

Full detail on my firing:

I had pissed off my new DM after I had been redistricted. Before I pissed him off, on the recommendation of my old DM he asked me to take over a problem store. This place was an old funcoland store, so it was grimey and nasty, but was a top used store. Lots of trade ins and used sales, good sub numbers, not so good reservation numbers. I got in there and started turning around the organization, cleanliness, loss prevention etc issues. My DM didn't like one of the keyholders there and wanted me to get rid of her, but I found that I was able to work with her just fine and she got the best numbers out of any of my employees- in fact, my first week she got THIRTY subscriptions.

So my DM didn't like me very much because I pushed back on staffing issues despite fixing everything that I had been sent there to fix. Someone at corporate was monitoring GA (this was back in 2003) and I had made some posts intimating that I was a manager at GS. Apparently they figured out it was me by matching my email address from my profile (doh, shouldn't have left that public) with the email address my DM had. So after the new Madden came out, I made a bitchy post about how the launch had been fucked up- this was back before games showed up BEFORE street date, they got to stores on them. But since we were still competing with EB back then (pre merger days) we rented a truck and had two dms drive up to an airport to pick them up off a plane to beat EB to street date on major titles. The truck broke down and a bunch of rowdy Madden fans got bitchy at my store before I was able to get back. I got threatened by idiots in the parking lot and didn't appreciate that, and made the mistake of posting about the details of the pick up and shit. I was fired for "disclosing company secrets on a public forum". Really, my DM didn't like me. Petty shit, but standard in retail.

After that, I decided I would no longer take retail seriously because of bullshit like that. I still worked in the industry for another three years, but I never gave ANYWHERE near as much of a shit as I had when I had been a manager at GS, because it's just not fucking worth it in shitty ass retail.
Title: Re: Willco joins the rising ranks of the unemployed!
Post by: The Fake Shemp on September 26, 2008, 09:12:26 PM: Quote from: Mandark on September 26, 2008, 09:02:44 PM
That really sucks.

It also sucks that succeeding in any large institution means being willing to take occasional unfair verbal abuse from dumb people with petty motivations. But ya know, humans.

Better luck with the next job.

I don't mind being humbled. When this person entered my store today, I even walked up and apologized for being contentious in phone talks earlier in the week and tried to understand his concerns. His response was sarcastic and kind of unprofessional.

But when I take over a store, I guard my employees. If someone is doing something stupid, that's one thing - but I'll never throw anyone underneath the bus. Nor will I allow someone to throw them underneath the bus. My willingness to take that to the end burnt me, though. Learned a valuable lesson. Nobody's job is as important as your own, I guess.
Title: Re: Willco joins the rising ranks of the unemployed!
Post by: Oblivion on September 26, 2008, 09:14:46 PM: Sorry to hear that, homedawg.

If you need another job, well, Washington Mutual was hiring, but I dunno about now since they took down the help wanted poster when I went in today.
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Post by: Eric P on September 26, 2008, 09:15:13 PM: wanna job hunt with me in nyc?
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Post by: Robo on September 26, 2008, 09:16:06 PM: Do firings come in threes? :ninja
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Post by: The Fake Shemp on September 26, 2008, 09:16:13 PM: Yes!

Heh, in a funny turn of events, the owners of the business of which I gave the five dollar discount too felt horrible and took me out for two rounds. Then gave me a lift home.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 26, 2008, 09:22:24 PM: That sucks. Hope you get back on your feet soon.
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Post by: CajoleJuice on September 26, 2008, 10:03:45 PM: Sorry to hear that, Willco. I guess the Jewpocalypse did come today.
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Post by: Akala on September 27, 2008, 12:00:35 AM: That sucks. :(

Sell the forum to Sony, and bring your $10k to Vegas. You can turn it around. I have faith in you.
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Post by: BlackMage on September 27, 2008, 12:07:54 AM: if you're looking for a job in Vegas let me know. I have connections.
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Post by: demi on September 27, 2008, 12:24:42 AM: I'm privy to private webcam shows. Let me know.
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Post by: demi on September 27, 2008, 12:25:46 AM: Do you still get your OMG FREE SWAG?
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Post by: TVC15 on September 27, 2008, 12:28:25 AM: My condolences, Willco. I'm sure you'll navigate this well.
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Post by: muckhole on September 27, 2008, 01:23:17 AM: Jeez, Willco. That positively blows. It seems none of these major retail chains value the idea of taking initiative, or brokering business relationships on their behalf anymore. Such a damn shame, and so much the part of why retail is such a poor place to work/deal with anymore.

You seem like a smart guy, though, and I'm sure things will turn out well.
Title: Re: Willco joins the rising ranks of the unemployed!
Post by: Flannel Boy on September 27, 2008, 01:27:41 AM: Do something you love: like stealing gentiles' money or writing screenplays.
Title: Re: Willco joins the rising ranks of the unemployed!
Post by: bork on September 27, 2008, 04:23:38 AM: That stinks. Sorry this happened Willco; you were fired for being a good manager and sticking up for your employees. :-\ Unfortunately, echoing other retail survivors, I too must say "it was inevitable." Retail just plain sucks.

My stint in retail hell lasted nine years. It was actually a lot of fun the first few years, but as the economy got worse and also as the competition grew, the store began digging its own grave. The worst was during my last year; the "district" manager (this was a mom n' pop retailer; we had 3-4 locations over the years) was this two-faced former-corporate manager guy (he managed a Target for a little while before burning out, I was told) who acted all nice in front you, then behind your back would ask the owners to fire you. I am certain that the fuck-up I am about to explain was his fault, but I got the blame for it:

I was working at two locations at the time. The one closest to me with people I liked, and one 45 minutes away with slacker high-school kids, a bitter store owner (can't say I blamed him with the place going down the shitter), and of course the "dm." Generally I came in either in the morning until the late afternoon, or from the afternoon until closing at this location. This particular day, I was on the afternoon shift. I get there and the store owner is there by himself, and it being him, I didn't bother counting the money in the register. No need to since it's the owner there, right? WRONG. When I close that evening, I am exactly $100 short. I notice in the store log book that they were $200 short the night before, but the "dm" "fixed" things. This kind of thing has happened before, so I don't worry about it and call the owner, who says they'll look into it in the morning. Fine.

Two weeks later I get paid, and $100 is missing from my paycheck. It's because of the money that was gone before. So after doing some checking, I find out that-

-You are not legally allowed to withhold funds from a paycheck. They can certainly fire me, but they cannot take away the money I am owed.

-The "dm" seemed to be somewhat fuzzy over whether or not the $200 thing from before was totally fixed. There seemed to be $100 unaccountable from what I can remember.

-The "dm" who most of us already don't like was trying to get me and another guy fired for who knows how long (the owners shot him down every time though. especially because I "brought in customers." Awesome)

So I talk to my father (who is a lawyer) about this multiple times over the phone before the "dm" comes to find out if I want to quit or not after having had it out with the store owner over the phone. My father decides that given my situation, I might as well eat the money and stick it out just a little bit longer. This was because at the time I was waiting to hear if I would be accepted into the JET Program and go to Japan; quitting and looking for work for what could have been only a few weeks would have been difficult.

And as it turns out, like a week after this incident, they called me to tell me I made it into JET. I had never been grinning so wide before when I called that store owner to tell him I was gone. Despite this bullshit, I still ended up staying two weeks longer than I said I would. The stores would later close down completely at the end of the year, but one location got converted into a poker chips/cards retailer, still owned by the same people. I heard from someone that the "dm" was still working there, but that was like two years ago.
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Post by: xnikki118x on September 27, 2008, 05:06:13 AM: Holy crap, that makes no sense at all. Is there any recourse you can take or any way to appeal the decision?
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Post by: cloudwalking on September 27, 2008, 05:19:53 AM: jesus, i and all my fellow employees used to do all kinds of shady shit with our employee discounts -- even when i worked at coach, where the higher-ups would can your ass for the tiniest hint of any sort of fraud. we'd give our discounts out like candy, lie that friends were actually relatives, and once i even gave my discount to a goddamn stranger. never once did anyone get any shit for anything, and a lot of the time the managers were in on it.

seems like a really cheap reason to get fired, especially since they had another manager who was outright ripping them off (that shit with botching returns).
Title: Re: Willco joins the rising ranks of the unemployed!
Post by: TVC15 on September 27, 2008, 05:23:27 AM: As far as I've always been told, gamestop has always been big with shady-ish firings. I know back in 1999-2000, they fired someone at my store on suspicion of theft alone, without completely solid proof or justification. I think they are just cocks.
Title: Re: Willco joins the rising ranks of the unemployed!
Post by: The Fake Shemp on September 27, 2008, 08:47:48 AM: I'm more demoralized than anything. But thanks, guys.
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Post by: E-DuB on September 27, 2008, 02:20:41 PM: See, it's shit like this that bugs me about this company, seeing good people let go for one strike against them while at the same time keeping people around that have been out and out stealing from them for the better part of five years with no type of diciplinary action at all passed on them. But the LP Department will swear they have the same rules for everyone. I'm glad that I left that place when I did.

Sorry about how you got let go Wilco, but you're a better person now that you're gone from there
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Post by: Bloodwake on September 27, 2008, 04:22:12 PM: WHOO GAMESTOP

God, good managers get fired for bullshit. Fuck them
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Post by: The Fake Shemp on September 27, 2008, 04:45:42 PM: I feel bad for whomever gets my old store. I just hired an entirely green staff, inventory is in three days, I had overhauled the backroom organization and was willing to put the store on my back to ride out the holidays. As a result, the store was at or above regional average in every sales category for the first time in years.

Going to be rough for the next Store Manager they install in there.
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Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on September 27, 2008, 05:05:24 PM: Oh well. That just shows how stupid and shitty they really are.
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Post by: chronovore on September 28, 2008, 10:37:35 AM: Sorry to hear about it, but you almost certainly did the right thing by standing up for your workers. In the long run, they'll remember what you did, take your example out in the world. Sounds like you lost an OK job because of a crappy person. You will probably be better off for this, when you look back 6 months down the line.
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Post by: Van Cruncheon on September 28, 2008, 11:58:07 AM: yup. a good manager is willing to protect his team, and it's not a principle you should compromise for the sake of political advancement.
Title: Re: Willco joins the rising ranks of the unemployed!
Post by: The Fake Shemp on September 28, 2008, 12:04:17 PM: The moral of the story is that I should have stayed with my original profession - male prostitute and meth dealer.
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Post by: Human Snorenado on September 28, 2008, 12:20:20 PM: Quote from: Willco on September 28, 2008, 12:04:17 PM
The moral of the story is that I should have stayed with my original profession - male prostitute and meth dealer.

Well, there's certainly more honor there than in retail!
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Post by: Flannel Boy on September 28, 2008, 12:24:45 PM: Quote from: The Card Cheat on September 28, 2008, 12:20:20 PM
Quote from: Willco on September 28, 2008, 12:04:17 PM
The moral of the story is that I should have stayed with my original profession - male prostitute and meth dealer.

Well, there's certainly more honor there than in retail!
And male prostitutes don't have to suck as many cocks.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 28, 2008, 12:25:35 PM: Quote from: Night Man on September 28, 2008, 12:24:45 PM
Quote from: The Card Cheat on September 28, 2008, 12:20:20 PM
Quote from: Willco on September 28, 2008, 12:04:17 PM
The moral of the story is that I should have stayed with my original profession - male prostitute and meth dealer.

Well, there's certainly more honor there than in retail!
And male prostitutes don't have to suck as many cocks.

:lol
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Post by: muckhole on September 28, 2008, 12:46:47 PM: Quote from: Night Man on September 28, 2008, 12:24:45 PM
Quote from: The Card Cheat on September 28, 2008, 12:20:20 PM
Quote from: Willco on September 28, 2008, 12:04:17 PM
The moral of the story is that I should have stayed with my original profession - male prostitute and meth dealer.

Well, there's certainly more honor there than in retail!
And male prostitutes don't have to suck as many cocks.

:lol
Title: Re: Willco joins the rising ranks of the unemployed!
Post by: Enl on September 28, 2008, 01:53:31 PM: Sorry to here about your job loss Willco. I was also a manager who was victim to Gamestop's bullshit firings. Good luck on the job hunt though as it's fucking rough out there right now. It took me 6 months with 60+ applications to find a job, and out of those 60+ I had ONE interview which is where I'm at now. It's pretty bad right now as I have several friend who've been living off of unemployment for the past few month and nobody will hire them because they're "over qualified".
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Post by: demi on September 28, 2008, 01:55:08 PM: Ha, told you college was a sham. Your precious degrees wont help you now. The uneducated rise again!
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Post by: Smooth Groove on September 28, 2008, 01:59:40 PM: Quote from: demi on September 28, 2008, 01:55:08 PM
Ha, told you college was a sham. Your precious degrees wont help you now. The uneducated rise again!

Maybe if you were trying to get a job at Gamestop but all my friends from top 10 Universities make at least $100,000 a year.
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Post by: demi on September 28, 2008, 02:01:39 PM: Good, I need them to pay my unemployment and my future "disability"

I will send you guys Christmas cards as thanks.
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Post by: CajoleJuice on September 28, 2008, 02:15:09 PM: Quote from: Smooth Groove on September 28, 2008, 01:59:40 PM
Quote from: demi on September 28, 2008, 01:55:08 PM
Ha, told you college was a sham. Your precious degrees wont help you now. The uneducated rise again!

Maybe if you were trying to get a job at Gamestop but all my friends from top 10 Universities make at least $100,000 a year.

But you live in some massive fantasy world or something.
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Post by: MrAngryFace on September 28, 2008, 02:17:44 PM: Ill side with both Demi and Smooth and say that a degree isnt everything, but a degree does help. I dont have a fancy university degree, but I make good money. I think enough drive and sincere interest can reduce the relevance of even a fancy uni degree. If anything I experience real world experience over beer bong parties and cramming for finals.
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Post by: demi on September 28, 2008, 02:21:04 PM: I'm gonna be a trucker and live my fantasy. Mmm.
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Post by: Smooth Groove on September 28, 2008, 03:18:46 PM: Don't truckers make pretty good money? Like $80,000 a year?
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Post by: MrAngryFace on September 28, 2008, 03:21:14 PM: Yeah but look at the life :(
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Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on September 28, 2008, 03:21:58 PM: I learned about the terrible life of a trucker from Dear Mr. Henshaw
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Post by: Flannel Boy on September 28, 2008, 03:24:00 PM: Quote from: Smooth Groove on September 28, 2008, 03:18:46 PM
Don't truckers make pretty good money? Like $80,000 a year?
I dealt with a lot of truckers at Ford; they all told me the salaries have been going down. Some of the contract drivers made only $17 an hour. Most of the outside drivers were south Asian (Canada's brown people), Somalian, or Polish immigrants who would work for substantially less.
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Post by: Van Cruncheon on September 28, 2008, 03:24:54 PM: if yer being told yer "overqualified," why not make up a fake distinguished mentally-challenged fellow resume, and try that?
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Post by: Smooth Groove on September 28, 2008, 03:29:27 PM: Quote from: MrAngryFace on September 28, 2008, 02:17:44 PM
Ill side with both Demi and Smooth and say that a degree isnt everything, but a degree does help. I dont have a fancy university degree, but I make good money. I think enough drive and sincere interest can reduce the relevance of even a fancy uni degree. If anything I experience real world experience over beer bong parties and cramming for finals.

You're a smart dude so the lack of a degree didn't hurt you. But most people who don't go to college are just gonna work at shitty jobs the rest of their lives. It's not even that hard to get a college degree. A state university curriculum is barely harder than high school. I think going to college is just the safer route for most people.

Quote from: Night Man on September 28, 2008, 03:24:00 PM
Quote from: Smooth Groove on September 28, 2008, 03:18:46 PM
Don't truckers make pretty good money? Like $80,000 a year?
I dealt with a lot of truckers at Ford; they all told me the salaries have been going down. Some of the contract drivers made only $17 an hour. Most of the outside drivers were south Asian (Canada's brown people), Somalian, or Polish immigrants who would work for substantially less.

That sucks. Truckers should be paid well. I don't know what America would be like without truckers.
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Post by: MrAngryFace on September 28, 2008, 03:30:12 PM: state university costs a lot of money. there's a reason I floated around a community college
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Post by: Smooth Groove on September 28, 2008, 03:32:57 PM: California used to be really good with helping out students who can't afford college. But I heard it's much worse nowadays.
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Post by: Flannel Boy on September 28, 2008, 03:37:31 PM: Quote from: Smooth Groove on September 28, 2008, 03:29:27 PM

That sucks. Truckers should be paid well. I don't know what America would be like without truckers.

With high fuel prices and Ford's constant demands for lower trucking rates, many carriers cut corners. The two most obvious ways they did this was by not properly maintaining their trucks and trailers (many of the trucks had poor brakes; the trailers were full of holes, broken door latches, weak supports, missing landing gear, etc.), and by using foreign drivers who wouldn't complain about low pay and long hours.
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Post by: E-DuB on September 28, 2008, 06:23:26 PM: Quote from: Willco on September 28, 2008, 12:04:17 PM
The moral of the story is that I should have stayed with my original profession - male prostitute and meth dealer.

Now THIS is a profession with a future!
Title: Re: Willco joins the rising ranks of the unemployed!
Post by: TVC15 on September 28, 2008, 06:28:44 PM: Willco, there is a dumpster behind my apartment building that somebody needs to get fucked in. It's been roadkilly on the road outside my place the past few days, so I'll make sure that the fucking is very PETA unfriendly.
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Post by: Tauntaun on September 28, 2008, 09:25:51 PM: Sorry dude. :( But good on ya for sticking up for your people, that was noble dude. :-*

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Title: Re: Willco joins the rising ranks of the unemployed!
Post by: Vyer on September 28, 2008, 10:02:41 PM: Sounds like Gamestop.
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Post by: border on September 29, 2008, 12:03:42 AM: Sorry to hear about you getting the shaft.

Does this mean we get to hear tales of Las Vegas debauchery, or are you not willing to burn bridges yet? ;)
Title: Re: Willco joins the rising ranks of the unemployed!
Post by: Smooth Groove on September 29, 2008, 12:07:40 AM: Wilco should have given out massive discounts to everyone in his last few hours and then go out in a blaze of glory.
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Post by: muckhole on September 29, 2008, 12:08:24 AM: Quote from: border on September 29, 2008, 12:03:42 AM
Does this mean we get to hear tales of Las Vegas debauchery, or are you not willing to burn bridges yet? ;)

:hyper C'mon. Feed the old shut-in.
Title: Re: Willco joins the rising ranks of the unemployed!
Post by: Bloodwake on September 29, 2008, 09:48:33 AM: LP is a big deal in GameStop. The DM could fucking suck your cock because he loves you so much but if LP hates you, see ya.

GameStop could say that they are changing, but that's bullshit. They are the same fucking corporation they were before EB or before anything. They want money so much that if they think they are losing even five fucking dollars, they will fire people like they lost a million.

Seriously, anyone I actually had fun working with as manager in the London store got fired or chose to quit instead of getting fired. Only one of them is still a manager, and god knows why.

However, as much as I bitch, it's still the only guaranteed seasonal job I can get, and I've been offered ASM and even store manager positions before at GameStop, so I will continue to work there.
Title: Re: Willco joins the rising ranks of the unemployed!
Post by: jobber on September 29, 2008, 04:14:04 PM: ppssssssss retail ain't bad.

work for a low budget store in the mall where the owners don't give a fuck about what you do.

best job I ever had. I was at the register watching movies and downloading shit off Napster. Then it's the nice view you see when it's a teen girls clothing store directly across from you. Not that trashy teen store that sold hooker outfits. The classy store where 18-21 girls shop. The traffic that passes you is also entertaining. I once had this chick I knew that worked in the mall too run up to me behind the register and show me her ummm lack of undergarments.

ahhhh

I would give up the extra $20 an hour I make at this desk to go back there :-\
Title: Re: Willco joins the rising ranks of the unemployed!
Post by: Bloodwake on September 29, 2008, 05:20:10 PM: Honestly, Willco, you better be damn more pissed now considering you got fired for five bucks in a time of economic crisis.
Title: Re: Willco joins the rising ranks of the unemployed!
Post by: Tauntaun on September 29, 2008, 05:25:21 PM: Quote from: Bloodwake on September 29, 2008, 05:20:10 PM
Honestly, Willco, you better be damn more pissed now considering you got fired for five bucks in a time of economic crisis.

What good is that gonna do though? Make him more pissed and for what? Time to move on my friend.