Where in the World is Bob Saget?

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Nemo14

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PUSH said:
This is the second straight week I don't have a photo for the photography contest! I have a couple with the American flag in them for this week, but they're not good.
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I haven't looked for one for this week actually. I'll see about it later. I'm still upset that we got beat out by a lizard last week...
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donaldtoo

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Gabe1 said:
We have lost 3 out of 5 trees in two years now. This tree hugger is sad. Lost an Ash tree a few weeks ago.
Dang Emerald Ash bugs.

I am thankful for bathroom showers today. The dew point has been high the last few day. I look at that Jacuzzi tub right now and just scoff at it (till winter.)
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Oak wilt is what gets most of the oaks around here. As I posted, we still have plenty of healthy ones, but, yes, ya' still always hate to lose one.

I was completely sweat-soaked and covered with dirt and sawdust when we finished yesterday. I actually don't mind gettin' dirty at all...nothin' a shower can't fix. :)
 
Gabe1

Gabe1

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PUSH said:
The time isn't the thing that truly bothered me, although it didn't help. If the case is that you can't guarantee you won't get scheduled during the times you want, then that should be said up front. When they advertise it as "you won't ever get scheduled during the times you don't want to work" and then go ahead and do just that, it's going to tick some people off.
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Yep, the real world is sucidoodles. There isn't likely any of us that don't get frustrated with our employers or have not taken a job that we were over qualified for. I'm thinking hard for any job I took that offered guarantees and I am hard pressed to think of one. I know I didn't realize I'd be getting up at 3am to survey barge hit bridge.

What might work better for you being on a college campus there are all sorts of jobs available for their students. They will work around your classes but will not likely guarantee your sleep schedule isn't disrupted, most college students have weird sleep schedules to start with and few don't have jobs or at least summer jobs. They are listed on all public Universities Job Boards. Their pay scale is $7.55-$11.74 an hour depending on your job experience level and skills you have, they are tiered according to what you bring to the table and when they look at your experience they decide what jobs you qualify for, then you get to apply for those. My DS worked in the Dept. of Economics, he did everything from copying tests for professors to running items around campus for the department. My DD lifeguarded. As I said they are fair or unfair depending on the perspective. Everyone had to have an early or very late shift and everyone had to work every other weekend. Both kids could find their own substitutes for when they couldn't work if need be. DD got the worst shifts as the new hire. By the time she was a junior she pretty much got first pick, seniority does come into play even at this level of employment.
 
Gabe1

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donaldtoo said:
Oak wilt is what gets most of the oaks around here. As I posted, we still have plenty of healthy ones, but, yes, ya' still always hate to lose one.

I was completely sweat-soaked and covered with dirt and sawdust when we finished yesterday. I actually don't mind gettin' dirty at all...nothin' a shower can't fix. :)
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Sounds like a pleasant day off in that heat. :cautious: ;)
 
PUSH

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Yep, the real world is sucidoodles. There isn't likely any of us that don't get frustrated with our employers or have not taken a job that we were over qualified for. I'm thinking hard for any job I took that offered guarantees and I am hard pressed to think of one. I know I didn't realize I'd be getting up at 3am to survey barge hit bridge.

What might work better for you being on a college campus there are all sorts of jobs available for their students. They will work around your classes but will not likely guarantee your sleep schedule isn't disrupted, most college students have weird sleep schedules to start with and few don't have jobs or at least summer jobs. They are listed on all public Universities Job Boards. Their pay scale is $7.55-$11.74 an hour depending on your job experience level and skills you have, they are tiered according to what you bring to the table and when they look at your experience they decide what jobs you qualify for, then you get to apply for those. My DS worked in the Dept. of Economics, he did everything from copying tests for professors to running items around campus for the department. My DD lifeguarded. As I said they are fair or unfair depending on the perspective. Everyone had to have an early or very late shift and everyone had to work every other weekend. Both kids could find their own substitutes for when they couldn't work if need be. DD got the worst shifts as the new hire. By the time she was a junior she pretty much got first pick, seniority does come into play even at this level of employment.
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The problem with campus jobs (at least around here) is that they don't offer a lot of hours during the summer.
 
Goofyernmost

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I totally get the whole thing about not wanting to have a bunch of quit jobs on your resume. I certainly would love it if they would say "Okay, we'll stop scheduling you for these hours" when I go in to talk to them. I don't mind the work, and most of my co-workers are pretty nice and friendly. The biggest thing that irks me is that they asked me if I could work those hours, I said no, and they still scheduled me for those hours. To me that just says that they don't value their employees enough to listen to them.

It could have just been a mix-up during the interview process, too, where she just checked the wrong hours on the sheet. I'm certainly hoping that's the case.
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As stated, it is possible it is a clerical error, but, it is also possible that the needed someone to work those times and you, being a part-time temporary employee, were chosen to cover it. It has nothing to do with valuing an employee, it has everything to do with the fact that, as a new hire with limited experience, they are fitting you in where you have value to them. Value isn't automatic. I'd ask about it, but, don't get all trash canny on them and talk about your being a valued employee, you are not anywhere near that description yet. At this point they don't know if you are or if they are just throwing money away training you. And for heavens sake, do not, tell them that it is because it messes up your sleep schedule. At that point, your value will hit rock bottom. It is easy to lose sight of the fact that they are paying you to do what they need to have done, not the other way around. You can choose to find another place to work, but, I think, you will find that the over all attitude of employers is the same. In the words of Don Corleone... it's business, it's not personal.
 
MinnieM123

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Funny that we're talking about jobs for college students, etc. I was just reading the Sunday Boston Globe and one of the articles was about just this! Talk about a coincidence. (It's not exactly what @PUSH is experiencing, but there are some similarities.) I pasted the link below (I hope I copied the link correctly; if it doesn't open up immediately, I think you can copy & paste it to your browser, and it will open up that way.)

http://www.bostonglobe.com/business...rning-skill/D0adR8Br2xoTPkG4t9rqRJ/story.html
 
PUSH

PUSH

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Goofyernmost said:
As stated, it is possible it is a clerical error, but, it is also possible that the needed someone to work those times and you, being a part-time temporary employee, were chosen to cover it. It has nothing to do with valuing an employee, it has everything to do with the fact that, as a new hire with limited experience, they are fitting you in where you have value to them. Value isn't automatic. I'd ask about it, but, don't get all trash canny on them and talk about your being a valued employee, you are not anywhere near that description yet. At this point they don't know if you are or if they are just throwing money away training you. And for heavens sake, do not, tell them that it is because it messes up your sleep schedule. At that point, your value will hit rock bottom. It is easy to lose sight of the fact that they are paying you to do what they need to have done, not the other way around. You can choose to find another place to work, but, I think, you will find that the over all attitude of employers is the same. In the words of Don Corleone... it's business, it's not personal.
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As I said in a previous post, I'm over the thoughts I had last night. Everyone complains about their job at one point or another, but they get over it and move on, and my case is no different. I'm over my complaints, but I don't think it's too much to see about a compromise if they keep scheduling me for these times every week.
 
unkadug

unkadug

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PUSH said:
As I said in a previous post, I'm over the thoughts I had last night. Everyone complains about their job at one point or another, but they get over it and move on, and my case is no different. I'm over my complaints, but I don't think it's too much to see about a compromise if they keep scheduling me for these times every week.
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I would ask if they could work out a compromise with you...but don't say that it interferes with your sleep/party cycle.
 
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