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11-15-2008, 12:03 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: In the Desert
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The mega work thread
My dad and I bought a business, a little store in Utah not that far from the border. We took it over a week ago, we were supposed to have done so the first of October, but we hit a couple of snags.
I work as a cashier at the store, it's pretty cool I haven't had any troubles so far, none that were too bad. Instead of listening to a tape that loop I get to listen to my cd player, provided it's quite enough so the customer doesn't have to scream at me to get my attention. I haven't yet I prefer to read and draw.
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11-15-2008, 12:04 AM
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#2
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: At work.
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business*, and good luck wit'cho sto'!
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11-15-2008, 03:48 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Bangkok
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Sound nice!
Did your dad pay you ?
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11-15-2008, 07:17 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 690
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Duane
My dad and I bought a business, a little store in Utah not that far from the border. We took it over a week ago, we were supposed to have done so the first of October, but we hit a couple of snags.
I work as a cashier at the store, it's pretty cool I haven't had any troubles so far, none that were too bad. Instead of listening to a tape that loop I get to listen to my cd player, provided it's quite enough so the customer doesn't have to scream at me to get my attention. I haven't yet I prefer to read and draw.
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You have my pity...
We are entering into a recession...
Obama is going to tax the fuck out of small business... much like the Labour Government has done in the UK...
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11-15-2008, 11:17 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: In the Desert
Posts: 4,270
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So what do you people do for a living?
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11-15-2008, 11:22 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: northeast us
Posts: 887
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir. Helpmann
You have my pity...
We are entering into a recession...
Obama is going to tax the fuck out of small business... much like the Labour Government has done in the UK...
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If the business manages to net more than 250k profit in their first year, then I think they can handle the taxes that come their way.
As for me, I the hold people's hands while they try to make use of a buggy piece of software. Most of the time I'm telling them how to do basic stuff they should already know, the rest of my problems are either due to program needing more work, or inherent problems due to the company's business model. In short, I need a new job.
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11-15-2008, 01:06 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: In the Desert
Posts: 4,270
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Uh ohs.... our store in trouble...
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11-15-2008, 10:08 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: In the Desert
Posts: 4,270
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I got my first check today.
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11-15-2008, 10:14 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Bangkok
Posts: 1,921
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Congratulation!!!
How much he'll give you ?
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11-15-2008, 10:17 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Namibia
Posts: 2,526
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Quote:
Originally Posted by $haDe
Congratulation!!!
How much he'll give you ?
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Hopefully not $250,000.
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11-15-2008, 10:22 PM
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#11
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: In the Desert
Posts: 4,270
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455 Dollars and 5 cents. I get paid once every 2 weeks.
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11-15-2008, 11:59 PM
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#12
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: elsewhere
Posts: 2,015
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Duane
So what do you people do for a living?
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I mooch off my parents.
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11-16-2008, 12:37 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Bangkok
Posts: 1,921
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Duane
So what do you people do for a living?
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I always enter any cosplay competetion.
And, I often get a popular vote reward.
That's what I do.
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"Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are good is like expecting the bull not to charge because you are a vegetarian."
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11-16-2008, 05:42 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: London, UK
Posts: 2,065
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My living is based on a combination of generous parental allowance, minimum wage restaurant work and occasional DJ-ing. I also sell pins and random shit on eBay every once in a while.
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11-16-2008, 08:57 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Namibia
Posts: 2,526
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Quote:
Originally Posted by $haDe
I always enter any cosplay competetion.
And, I often get a popular vote reward.
That's what I do.
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Pics plz?
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11-16-2008, 09:18 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Luxembourg
Posts: 1,138
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I'm still a student so I don't have the time for full time employment. At the moment I have a few "jobs" but the hours are quite irregular as they only call me in if needed. I sometimes do some welding at a friends garage, or I wash beer glasses at a bar.
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11-16-2008, 10:30 AM
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#17
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: In the Desert
Posts: 4,270
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The people I work with are great, though one asked if I was okay when I was okay when I was spinning around on the floor palying air guitar, while listening to some AC/DC.
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11-16-2008, 10:33 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: In the broken temple bells, in the ringing...
Posts: 5,979
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I work in a warehouse assembling and packing welding masks. Not a spectacular wage but more than the minimum. I'm not intelligent enough to do anything else apart from waitressing and there aren't any suitable part time evening jobs for that around here since my old place of work closed down.
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11-16-2008, 10:37 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: In the Desert
Posts: 4,270
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I'm not intelligent enough to do much more than I'm doing now, though, I'm sure I could be a radio personallity. Check it out... "Helloooo America this is the Duke of Rock, the Baron of Darin, and the lord of Zane Zaney Duane!! We have a long block of 'DC tunes for you with a bit of Sabbath, Priest and the led comin your way!"
Yeah.... I so want to be a radio personallity or whatever.
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01-17-2009, 06:30 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: In the Desert
Posts: 4,270
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Cashierin' is really thankless work, we don't do much compared to others, but god damn people.
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01-17-2009, 07:35 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: CA
Posts: 667
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just keep in mind the truth : they are not real
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01-18-2009, 08:33 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: In the Desert
Posts: 4,270
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I'm not a dog, either... you want to get my attention, say the magic words. "Excuse me, sir." "Could you service me, sir?", don't whistle at me...
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01-18-2009, 03:17 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: elsewhere
Posts: 2,015
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Ugh. I hate it when people whistle.
And we're not creeps when we won't let you out of the store through the garden centre when the garden centre is closed.
And we don't care if you have shares in the store. If you're a fucking jerk, we're certainly not going to be more than civil. And stating that you're a shareholder before you say anything else automatically qualifies you for fucking jerk status.
I hate customers. I wish I could just hide in my studio and paint instead of having to fund my art habits with retail jobs.
Though I can't say I'd like people saying "Can you service me?" either. My mind is too dirty for that.
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Twinkle, twinkle, little bat
How I wonder where you're at.
Up above the world you fly
Like a tea-tray in the sky.
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01-18-2009, 03:22 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 9,548
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I hate call center jobs when I have to deal with people who didn't pay and got their services shut off, particularly when I worked for Rogers.
I actually had a fourty year old man throw a tantrum on the line with me. "I WANT MY CABLE AND I WANT IT NOW!"
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01-18-2009, 03:27 PM
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#25
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: elsewhere
Posts: 2,015
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BAHAHAHA. People being addicted to cable. I only get what I get on the bunny ears.
This is a bit of idiocy on my part: there was a guy at the garden centre who wanted one of the pots of garden mums that were out front on the sidewalk. He asked "If I want one of the mums, how do I get one?" and I responded with "Ummm... you buy it?"
What he actually meant was "Do I pay for it now and then pick it up on my way out to my car, or do I bring one in and pay for it?"
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Twinkle, twinkle, little bat
How I wonder where you're at.
Up above the world you fly
Like a tea-tray in the sky.
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