Topic: The 'Let's Bitch About Our Jobs' thread. (Read 213909 times)

pbsaurus · « **Reply #400 on:** December 23, 2008, 12:27:40 PM »

Yep,

Time to go. Employee searches? Weird Tingly Feeling?

ivan · « **Reply #401 on:** December 23, 2008, 01:32:47 PM »

What are they looking for? Pilfered complimentary shampoo? Mini-bar peanuts?

Novice · « **Reply #402 on:** December 23, 2008, 02:23:20 PM »

If you do get fired (or quit), at least you can say that you went out in a rebellious act against the man! Even if it was unintentional.

Wunderkind · « **Reply #403 on:** December 23, 2008, 08:15:53 PM »

Quote from: ivan on December 23, 2008, 01:32:47 PM

What are they looking for? Pilfered complimentary shampoo? Mini-bar peanuts?

I don't even access to that stuff.
I can't fit computer parts into my bag and I'm not stupid enough to try and steal cash from a safe under video surveillence that the next shift has to count before I can leave.
Maybe they think I'm gonna run off with some pens or a stapler.

EDIT:I should walk up to the exit with a ream of paper or a computer monitor under my arm on my last day. Maybe one of the key-card machines... oh, I know, I should try to walk out with the InkJet.

ivan · « **Reply #404 on:** December 23, 2008, 08:19:42 PM »

Take a chair, and tell them you'll be back for the desk.

Wunderkind · « **Reply #405 on:** December 23, 2008, 08:39:10 PM »

Quote from: ivan on December 23, 2008, 08:19:42 PM

Take a chair, and tell them you'll be back for the desk.

I like it.

I just might do it.

pbsaurus · « **Reply #406 on:** December 23, 2008, 08:43:59 PM »

Is your employment at will? Does unemployment insurance in your state apply if you are fired for cause? Is the search policy written in the copy of your employee handbook that you signed?

Wunderkind · « **Reply #407 on:** December 23, 2008, 08:48:00 PM »

North Carolina is a 'right-to-work' state, so, yeah, they can fire anyone for no reason at anytime.

But if they do, I will still be heading on down to the unemployment office to see what kind of case I have, don't worry.

Joe Sixpack · « **Reply #408 on:** December 23, 2008, 08:54:13 PM »

If you're going to get fired for stealing stuff, you should at least steal something.

pbsaurus · « **Reply #409 on:** December 23, 2008, 08:56:51 PM »

Will hopefully my other questions help. I had an employer contest my unemployment because they said I was fired for cause. They never documented anything and just told me they no longer needed my services and I could pick up my pay at the site. I took this to mean laid off as part of the at will agreement. The administrative law judge concurred. It's my experience through my network that services employers automatically contest anyone who claims unemployment because if the former employee doesn't protest, then their FUTI and SUTI tax rates stay low, in the off chance they get someone like me, the company they outsourced they're unemployment claims handling to will go it and spout shit, but if you're prepared and honest, you should prevail. So definitely file.

I went through something similar with a certain nationality's aviation agency (take that 14 year old girls with your text algorithims). This one was me voluntarily leaving but because of unrealistic constraints in transfer policy, the administrative law judge also found in my favour.

Novice · « **Reply #410 on:** December 23, 2008, 09:46:44 PM »

Pardon my interruption in this train of thought so I may bitch about my job:

Let me just thank my manager for taking my time card last week without telling me that I have paid vacation for Christmas eve and Christmas day. Using this strategy, I was able to leave both those days blank (I wanted them off and didn't think I had any paid vacation days), and now I can get them off without being paid! Excellent!

kanca mosan · « **Reply #411 on:** January 07, 2009, 10:14:28 AM »

Quote from: Wunderkind on December 23, 2008, 08:56:21 AM

It turns out I might be getting fired. But I have to wait until January 5th to find out.

Have you been fired?

Wunderkind · « **Reply #412 on:** January 07, 2009, 10:28:53 AM »

kanca mosan · « **Reply #413 on:** January 07, 2009, 10:29:46 AM »

Quote from: Wunderkind on January 07, 2009, 10:28:53 AM

Yes.

I am very sorry to hear that.

BizB · « **Reply #414 on:** January 07, 2009, 11:20:50 AM »

Quote from: Wunderkind on December 23, 2008, 08:48:00 PM

North Carolina is a 'right-to-work' state, so, yeah, they can fire anyone for no reason at anytime.

But if they do, I will still be heading on down to the unemployment office to see what kind of case I have, don't worry.

I believe you mean NC is an "at will" state, not a right-to-work state.

At will: You work at the will of the employer and you can be let go for any/no reason at all
Right to work: Cannot be compelled to join a union in order to gain employment

...and I'm sorry to hear about your termination.

Demosthenes · « **Reply #415 on:** January 07, 2009, 12:26:12 PM »

Quote from: Wunderkind on January 07, 2009, 10:28:53 AM

Yes.

Wunderkind · « **Reply #416 on:** January 07, 2009, 12:38:02 PM »

Quote from: Demosthenes on January 07, 2009, 12:26:12 PM

Exactly.

ivan · « **Reply #417 on:** January 07, 2009, 01:33:42 PM »

Not good.

How does this impact the economics of daily life?

Wunderkind · « **Reply #418 on:** January 07, 2009, 01:45:48 PM »

So far, not at all. I have an emergency fund.

I should have some alternative form of income before that runs out in two months.

xolik · « **Reply #419 on:** January 07, 2009, 05:18:49 PM »

Quote from: Wunderkind on January 07, 2009, 10:28:53 AM

Yes.

Well, crap. When the plant I worked at got shut down and we all got laid off, I didn't waste any time getting over to a temp agency until I could land a more permanent position. If worse come to worse, you could always go that route and work for a slavetrader for a bit.

12AX7 · « **Reply #420 on:** January 07, 2009, 11:03:07 PM »

Fuckers. Somehow they block the chatbox here at work. It pops up for a second; then disappears leaving only the line of text " Nothing to do "... whatever the hell that means.
Any ideas how they block just the chatbox?

RelandR · « **Reply #421 on:** January 08, 2009, 01:39:34 AM »

Script blocking somewhere upstream from you, firewall rules pearhaps.

Novice · « **Reply #422 on:** January 08, 2009, 01:41:25 AM »

Sounds like more of an anomalous thing. You behind a proxy? My work proxy has issues with things like flash animation but not on purpose. The only firewall thing I can think of is maybe content filtering.

Chris · « **Reply #423 on:** January 08, 2009, 07:42:21 AM »

The text "Nothing to do" that appears instead of the shout box leads me to believe that this is an intentional move on the part of his employer to ensure that he doesn't do things other than work while at work.

12AX7 · « **Reply #424 on:** January 08, 2009, 01:43:05 PM »

Quote from: Chris on January 08, 2009, 07:42:21 AM

The text "Nothing to do" that appears instead of the shout box

So that's not in your pages somewhere? It could be my employer, but I (was)highly doubt(ing) it.
1.) They aren't that clever
2.) They aren't that imaginative
3.) They would more likely just block the entire site; there's no finesse in their restrictions
4.) They would be more job-scared to do something like that than have the balls to code it
because e.) There is NO LEVITY ALLOWED. <--(note the Period)

Due to the above; it's hard for me to believe it's my employer. However, we are changing some things now after the first of the year, so it could be something new. I'm off until Sunday night; at that time I'm going to investigate some more. Try going to another 'chat' site, etc. I'll post what I find out.

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