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5 minutes ago, J.R. said:
Part of this problem would be resolved if companies (and people in general) would stop trying to constantly win the race to the bottom.
My wife was recently looking for work (found some) and she was seeing ads for CGA's for jobs offering ~$15/hour. I mean what legit CGA is going to work for that?! How long do you think you'll be able to retain them?! What quality of work/effort do you think they're going to do/give you for the two months they're there until they find something better?! Have you even considered the costs of hiring/training someone new every ~3 months?!
It's ridiculous!
Great post! You couldn't be more right!
If you want quality employees and you want them to stick around, you have to pay them a wage they can live on!
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1 minute ago, riffraff said:
No problem. It was great to read such an honest post that I think most of us can or will relate to at some point. And imo you set a high standard with the post.
for me it hits close to home. As shaky said its a rough world out there. When you're trying to find your way while carrying a family all you have is your integrity and will.
as a fellow taxpayer it was also good to know that you didn't take the easy way out by collecting EI and doing some cash work to abuse the system.
I was on EI for a couple of weeks until I found the job I am at now. Not only did it only pay $464 a week, but it felt wrong to be sitting at home looking for work while my fellow taxpayers paid me to do so. However, by using that same logic, is it not also wrong for me to do what I am doing to this company? Essentially I am abusing this private company for money instead of the public (ei. taxpayers). Either way I am negatively effecting others in order to try to limit the amount that I am losing by not being at my original higher paying job. But I know what you and Shaky are saying. I just don't feel right about it. Like I said, I hope I find a job at the level I am accustomed to soon so that I can support my family without feeling like I am taking advantage of people in order to help myself (and my family). But like you and Shaky said, it's a tough world out there. Thank you for helping me feel a bit better about it though.
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15 minutes ago, riffraff said:
Thanks for being so honest and full of integrity. You're not the only one who has dealt with similar situations - myself included.
im sure you know this but doing what is best for your family is if the ultimate importance.
one day you may have to counsel your child over a similar situation and you can count on your clear conscience to guide him/her in the right way.
sounds like your family is in good hands.
Thank you very much. Greatly appreciated.
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1 hour ago, ThrustyPrusty89 said:
Isn't that true of almost any job, though? I mean, I like where I work but I am still here primarily for myself (because I want/need money). If people wanted to work for free because they care well that's what volunteering is for.
I suppose that's true to some extent, but I'm not sure it applies to my situation since I took the job under the false pretenses that I wanted to be here and that I was going to work hard for them, otherwise they wouldn't have hired me. Which I think is a little different than just taking a job for the money over volunteering for a cause.
1 hour ago, ThrustyPrusty89 said:As long as you do your job to earn your check then I don't think you're taking advantage. This is a business relationship: if you show up and do what they ask then you're more than justified in accepting their money. And as far as taking time off for interviews, unless you've just gotten up and left without saying anything then I take it these absences were approved- you shouldn't feel bad about that. If they approved you to take personal time then what you do with that time is your business.
That's the thing. I don't feel I'm earning my paycheque considering I spend most of my day looking for a better higher paying job. I've also never asked permission for any of the time off that I have had to take for interviews or job hunting. I've had to come up with excuses that wouldn't be questioned or needed to be approved. Between making up lies about the work I'm not doing and the time I am missing I'd say 75% of my day is disingenuous.
1 hour ago, ThrustyPrusty89 said:You sound like a nice guy, and one with integrity at that. It sounds like you're doing the best you can in a tough situation. At least you are doing some work (even if it's not up to your abilities) instead of idly collecting benefits. Give yourself a break.
I appreciate that. Perhaps I am being a bit hard on myself. It's just that it's a smaller business that I am working for and I feel like my dishonesty and eventual departure will effect them more than a larger company. I just have to keep telling myself that I am doing what I have to do to get myself and my family through a tough situation. It is still hard on me though because I feel what I am doing is wrong. I used to consider myself as an honest man of integrity. Now I'm not so sure. Thanks for the kind words though.
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9 minutes ago, ShakyWalton said:
Welcome to the real world...you have to do what is right for you..no one else will...its not like the old days when you could go door to door looking for work...now you have to send emails and faxes and hope for the best...its a tough world out there.
I know Shaky, and I can appreciate that. I'm familiar with the real world and having to do what you gotta do. I'm just saying that it doesn't feel very good to take advantage of people for your own gain and/or needs. I wish I didn't feel like I have to do it this way. It feels like I'm living a lie with these people who think that I'm here to help the company when in reality I am essentially here to take advantage of it. Making excuses for being late or leaving early because I have an interview. It all feels wrong in my heart.
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Confession: I was downsized from my job just over a month ago. EI pays next to nothing and I have a Mortgage and bills to pay, not to mention a Wife and our first child on the way. I looked for work at my needed salary level which I was making and couldn't find anything. I began to look below my needed level and took a job that pays WAY less than my experience level and needed salary, which I have no intention on keeping, just so that I could collect a paycheque that is much higher than collecting EI and allows me to be in front of a computer all day so I can look for work at my level. I'm basically just here at a job that I hate collecting a cheque and I barely do any work at all, but my manager is too nice and naive to realize what I'm doing. I feel really bad about it. I just keep telling myself that I'm doing what I need to do for my family. Still feels really crappy though. I don't like compromising my integrity like this. I hope a find a new job soon so things can go back to normal. But at the same time everyone here is really nice and I will feel bad for leaving them in a bind when I go, but I also really can't afford to stay.
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1 hour ago, Standing_Tall#37 said:
Lol! Out of fear?
I usually do the same but it's because I got s*** to do. Time spent on stairs is not time well wasted.
Just a habit from when I was a kid that I never grew out of I guess. It's not like I am legitimately afraid of the stairs or anything. Lol
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57 minutes ago, ShakyWalton said:
Its so the people who live under the stairs dont get you...
Exactly! Glad to know it's not just me.
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1 hour ago, ThrustyPrusty89 said:
Your wife's so pretty! *thumbs up emoji*
Thank you. I agree. I tell her every day.
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Confession: I'm a grown ass man and I own my own house, but I still run up the stairs as fast as I can as if a monster or murderer was chasing me. I don't know why.
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My wife and I at my best friends wedding a couple weeks back... Love her!
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I had a horrible day today and now I've drunk enough Whiskey to kill a small horse... Yep... I'm shmammered...
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11 minutes ago, Salacious Crumb said:
Fireball. Head hurt now.
Yes, Fireball can be a fickle b!tch sometimes.
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Why is this thread still a thing? Isn't he a Calgary Flame now?
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I AM THE LIQUOR!
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On the liquor tonight boys
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So many people complaining about term. He wouldn't have signed for less than 6 years. Then everyone would have been complaining that Benning failed to sign anyone.
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Good signing. Best player to play with the Sedins. Welcome to the team Loui!
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The Hall trade makes this trade look fantastic! I was a fan of the trade then, and even more so now. So glad we got Guddy when we did! Benning really was ahead of the game here. Well done! Excited to see him play!
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Thirsty Thursday....... I'm a little belligerent right now....
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7 minutes ago, theminister said:
No kids.
But because of how I whore myself out for money I have seen many, many shows that I don't care for. Including GaGa four times, Britney thrice, and Taylor Swift five times.
OTOH, I do get paid to watch some pretty amazing shows.
I've seen many many shows over the years as well working private security. Some good, most bad. Not sure if that's the industry you are referring to but I can relate.
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1 minute ago, ThrustyPrusty89 said:
Does peer pressure count as a valid excuse? I live in Sharks territory...
If all of your friends were jumping off of the Bay Bridge, would you do it too?
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Just now, ThrustyPrusty89 said:48 minutes ago, chon derry said:
last week i cheered for these guys
sorry bout that .. i have no answers?
Me too...and I felt so dirty afterward
This is inexcusable. I'm very disappointed in both of you.
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Just now, Twilight Sparkle said:
germany wasn't satisfied after invading poland D: protect your throne!
I know what you mean. She decorated it and made it smell all nice in there. A little piece of me died that day....
sorry bout that .. i have no answers?
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Thank you. Your words are wise and make me feel better about my situation. I'm probably being too hard on myself. I'm still a young man (31) and I am still learning valuable lessons about responsibility and humility. I can only hope that I come out of this situation better than I went into it and take those lessons forward in life.
At the end of the day I am doing what I have to do for my family, and that's all that matters. Sometimes you just have to nut up and do what needs to be done, even if you aren't proud of it. Sometimes when you do what you gotta do for your family, personal pride has nothing to do with it. Providing for my family is all that matters.