Off Topic 2011

[Dog]

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Woke up this morning and found an empty envelope with my name on it under my pillow. I'm freaked out big time.

I may be a little dumb here, but what is the significance of this?

[ImTellinTim]

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Any advice?

Don't piss into the wind.

[Chef Matt]

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I had a similar opportunity at another hospital a little up the highway to become one of the corporate chef's.

About a 10% raise was involved and basically the same benefits as I have now. However I really like it where I am and pretty much call my own hours as I have quite a bit of tenure here now at the 8 year mark so, I just stuck with the moniker "The grass isn't always greener" and stayed here.

I really don't regret it all.

[AUChase]

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If I eat Taco Bell, it's the Beefy Crunch Burrito (NO Sourcream)

If I want anything else, I'm going to a mexican restaurant. Then I can at least get a margarita with my meal

[AUChase]

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I hate finding an awesome deal on a t-shirt, online, only to realize it's for a size small.

[BlueNGold]

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I hate finding an awesome deal on a t-shirt, online, only to realize it's for a size small.

Dayman loves when that happens.

[Chaos81]

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And unrelated, but for some reason MLB 2K11 looks interesting to me. I don't know why, but I guess I'll see how interested I am after I play the demo tomorrow.

I'm more interested in it now than I was after the first gameplay video was released. Wasn't too excited at that point, but the more we hear, the more it seems like that video wasn't a great showcase for the game. I was going to get it regardless, but now I'm looking forward to release.

I was determined to get out of bed by 12 today and I succeeded

The small things in life are what make it worth living.

[youvalss]

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Alright, small dilemma today. Job related.

I work at company A. I do my share of complaining about it, but I ultimately enjoy it. The team I work as part of is awesome, and I feel like we're all friends. I've been here for roughly a year and nine months.

An external friend from Company B let me know that I would fit into a job opening they have. Their company is a very large one, but everyone there seems to enjoy it a lot. It would also give me roughly a 14% raise. One problem I can see is that there's a feeling that this company expects more than 40 hours a week from its employees, although my friend didn't have that same feeling.

In my profession, it seems that the only way to get a substantial raise is to jump companies. It's not a given that I'd get the job, and I haven't put in a resume yet. I did interview there when I graduated college, but did not get the job for some reason. My friend told me that it's not a major problem, as he didn't get hired after his first interview either.

So... do I put in the resume? I'm worried that I'll jump ship, and realize that I loved it here. I might be in line for a promotion (which might be anywhere from 7-10% raise as well), although I'm not sure that I will. I'm a bit wary of only being at a place for a year and nine months before I start looking for something else, but my friends tell me that it's not a major problem. I'm a bit nervous about this. That 14% raise looks really good.

Any advice?

I definitely can't tell you what you should do, no one can. But, If I were you (and I'm not you so I can't tell you what to do...lol), I would put in my resume. It doesn't hurt. Not sure how long since you last been there, but when you go for an interview (or 2 interviews at the same place), you can sense some atmosphere, dynamics (well, not always, but sometimes you do). I think it's also like the stock market: You want to have a chance to make more money - you need to risk more. Maybe ask yourslef if working more hours worth the 14%, or maybe you can keep your current job and get a promotion (hopefully) for less than 14% but same hours (unless promotion means more hours).

At the end of the day, I would ask myself several questions:

1) Is the company I'm currently working for is stable? Any layoffs? Anyone got promoted/got a raise recently? Are they hiring every now and then?

2) Would I be ok with working more than 40 hours a week for more money? Personally, I wouldn't but 14% is a nice raise. Are you planning on buying a house or any other things that you're currently saving for? If so, you definitely want that 14%.

Anyway, remember that none of these jobs is your last job (probably). And maybe you can try to figure out if you can go back to your old job if you don't like the new one.


That wasn't really helpful, wasn't it?

[ryan36]

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I hate finding an awesome deal on a t-shirt, online, only to realize it's for a size small.

Buy it for Dayman.

[The GIGGAS]

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2) Would I be ok with working more than 40 hours a week for more money? Personally, I wouldn't but 14% is a nice raise. Are you planning on buying a house or any other things that you're currently saving for? If so, you definitely want that 14%.

I'm not 100% sure that the feeling that it's expected to work more than 40 hours in a week is true. I just know, driving by at odd hours of the night (it's on the way to the grocery store), that it still has people in there, either working, or playing ping pong or what have you.

I am working on saving for a lot of different things (wedding, house, car, etc), so that 14% would help out a great deal. My fiance doesn't know if she wants me moving jobs right now, but I think that's because she's still in college and hasn't gotten to this level yet.

I'm working on my resume right now, trying to figure out what I want to do. I've been teetering back and forth on the fence... I just haven't landed on either side of it yet. The way I see it, though, is that the hard part isn't now... it's if I get the job. That'll be when the decision needs to be made.

I think I just talked myself into applying.

[SPTO]

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Fruit Loops WITHOUT marshmallows for breakfast

People do that? Weird....


Oh and thank goodness i'm a size Medium


Anywho, gonna pick up Jimmy Carter's White House Diary from the library later today. It should be interesting reading. I will give mini-thoughts on it on twitter in a couple days. (sorry for lack of posting there regularly)

[WazzuRC]

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I'm not 100% sure that the feeling that it's expected to work more than 40 hours in a week is true. I just know, driving by at odd hours of the night (it's on the way to the grocery store), that it still has people in there, either working, or playing ping pong or what have you.

I am working on saving for a lot of different things (wedding, house, car, etc), so that 14% would help out a great deal. My fiance doesn't know if she wants me moving jobs right now, but I think that's because she's still in college and hasn't gotten to this level yet.

I'm working on my resume right now, trying to figure out what I want to do. I've been teetering back and forth on the fence... I just haven't landed on either side of it yet. The way I see it, though, is that the hard part isn't now... it's if I get the job. That'll be when the decision needs to be made.

I think I just talked myself into applying.

I'd put in the resume and at least try and get an interview. You might be surprised by what your interviewer has to say about their company, whether you take it positively or negatively.

You should only worry if you actually get offered the job.

At the very least you work on your interviewing skills for future opportunities. It can only help you.

[l3ulvl]

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I hate finding an awesome deal on a t-shirt, online, only to realize it's for a size small.

I hate when that happens.

Dayman loves when that happens.

you guys are ruthless.

Buy it for Dayman.

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[ryan36]

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Didn't even see that BnG beat me to it, lol

[SPTO]

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Didn't even see that BnG beat me to it, lol

Are us Canadians invisible to you 'muricans?!