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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited December 2010
    exalted512 wrote: »
    ...around 5:30 (we close at 6) that it would be my last day at work. Thank God he gave me 30 minutes notice, it would have sucked otherwise. /sarcasm

    Anyway, if anyone knows of anyone hiring in the Bryan/College Station area....maybe even Houston area, let me know!
    -Cody

    I hope the job hunt goes smoothly and you land one quickly.
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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited December 2010
    WilliamM2 wrote: »
    Sorry to hear that. The company I work for doesn't tell people they are laid off until after they punch out, so don't feel alone. They think people will slack off for the rest of the day if they have any notice at all. I can't figure out why that would matter, if they don't need them anyway.

    Slack Off?? You cant be that naive!

    They think you will steal s@#t, call customers spreading bad rumors and take down the company's server
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  • WilliamM2
    WilliamM2 Posts: 4,773
    edited December 2010
    inspiredsports wrote: »
    Slack Off?? You cant be that naive!

    They think you will steal s@#t, call customers spreading bad rumors and take down the company's server

    None of the employee's have access to the servers, except 2 of us in the IT department. There is really nothing of value for them to steal, even office supplies are locked up these days. Most of the employee's never have any contact with customers. But whatever you think.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited December 2010
    Keep up the positive and realize that the right thing will come along.
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited December 2010
    best of luck to you cody. let's hope that you somehow find something better. it's a tough job market out there. not much room to pick and choose. grab hold of whatever decent job you can but keep looking elsewhere and then plan to hopefully move back up the totem pole!

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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,663
    edited December 2010
    Sorry to hear about the job loss. Good luck on a new job.
    engtaz

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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited February 2011
    Finally...something better came along. I'll be working at the Texas Transportation Institute. I'll be one of the business coordinators there, with a host of different responsibilities, which is good, as I like diversity. Anything from vouchers, to payroll, to paying bills on the business side of things, to directing student employees on other various activities, to setting up and providing technical support for their conference rooms. Its a branch off Texas A&M, so benefits are extremely good, pay is decent for my level of experience, but quite a bit more than I was making at State Farm...and at State Farm I had NO benefits, so thats a HUGE plus.

    Very excited, start Monday!
    -Cody
    Music is like candy, you have to get rid of the rappers to enjoy it
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited February 2011
    Congrats Bro. Very glad to hear.
    Ben
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
    Thanks
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited February 2011
    Congrats!
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,270
    edited February 2011
    Always something going on in TX...congrats
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited February 2011
    Congrats Cody!
    I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
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  • Fongolio
    Fongolio Posts: 3,516
    edited February 2011
    Very cool. Congratulations on landing firmly on your feet!!
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  • dee1949
    dee1949 Posts: 1,425
    edited February 2011
    Sometimes! Good S@#t happens!!!
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited February 2011
    Congrats and good luck I hope you like it.

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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited February 2011
    exalted512 wrote: »
    Finally...something better came along. I'll be working at the Texas Transportation Institute. I'll be one of the business coordinators there, with a host of different responsibilities, which is good, as I like diversity. Anything from vouchers, to payroll, to paying bills on the business side of things, to directing student employees on other various activities, to setting up and providing technical support for their conference rooms. Its a branch off Texas A&M, so benefits are extremely good, pay is decent for my level of experience, but quite a bit more than I was making at State Farm...and at State Farm I had NO benefits, so thats a HUGE plus.

    Very excited, start Monday!
    -Cody
    Good on you Cody, you've seen the light at the end of the tunnel pretty quickly considering the economy is still flaky.
    DARE TO SOAR:
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited February 2011
    Lasareath wrote: »
    Congrats!

    I think I'm going to lay myself off so i can collect unimployment!

    ^^^+1:biggrin:

    Thats great Cody, with change comes opportunity. :tongue:
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  • greyford1979
    greyford1979 Posts: 749
    edited February 2011
    Congrats and good luck!!!
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  • cokewithvanilla
    cokewithvanilla Posts: 1,777
    edited February 2011
    I know someone who runs a business.. he shut his doors on saturday, didn't even tell his employees about closing.... they found out the night before because he invited some friends on facebook for a last day get together.

    People :rolleyes:

    good luck with the new position
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  • JRLowey
    JRLowey Posts: 12
    edited February 2011
    Congrats on the 'upgrade' Cody !!!
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited February 2011
    Thanks for the well-wishes guys. I really liked who I worked with before and I was worried I wouldnt find that same environment, but the people Ive met so far that I'll be working closely with all seem to be great people. And its a diverse job, so I like that.
    cokewithvanilla wrote: »
    I know someone who runs a business.. he shut his doors on saturday, didn't even tell his employees about closing.... they found out the night before because he invited some friends on facebook for a last day get together.

    People :rolleyes:

    good luck with the new position

    My wife had a similar experience, but it was a part time job at an ice cream shop....but still. It was also a PITA to get her last check. Which is the same problem I've been having. I still haven't got my last commission check and its starting to piss me off as the agent SEEMS to be blatantly ignoring me. Its stupid, he's going to lose more commission off of my policies in a year (not to mention every year after that) than he would by just paying my check. Hopefully its a misunderstanding. I'll be calling up there Friday.
    -Cody
    Music is like candy, you have to get rid of the rappers to enjoy it
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited February 2011
    Congrats Cody!
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  • NotaSuv
    NotaSuv Posts: 3,849
    edited February 2011
    Great news Cody...........congrats on the new job..........
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited February 2011
    Congrats on the new job!
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  • devani
    devani Posts: 1,497
    edited February 2011
    congrats on a new job...sure sounds good better than last one
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  • TNRabbit
    TNRabbit Posts: 2,168
    edited February 2011
    Great news! Congrats. There are lots of folks without any employment during these times.
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  • doggie750
    doggie750 Posts: 1,160
    edited February 2011
    Blessings MAN........GODSPEED to you CODY! Happy to know a polkbrother in good hands.
    Godspeed,
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited February 2011
    Good for you man!
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  • miner
    miner Posts: 1,305
    edited February 2011
    Like Good Neighbor State Farm is there...until you make a claim. Right?

    Congrats on your new job. Where should I send the Longhorn shirt?
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited February 2011
    miner wrote: »
    Like Good Neighbor State Farm is there...until you make a claim. Right?

    Congrats on your new job. Where should I send the Longhorn shirt?

    Seems like it! And I never had a problem with the agent, ever. I never thought I'd have to actually pursue a check from him...he always seemed like a stand up guy. And I still havent actually called him on the phone. I give people the benefit of the doubt that they forgot or there's a legit reason for not sending my check yet. And he's a pretty busy guy who can be hard to get a hold of sometimes, so I emailed him. Never heard back, waited a week, emailed him again, no response, waited another week, emailed him AND texted him to ask if he got the email (maybe it was getting sent to the spam folder or something) and got neither an email or a text back. I was getting frustrated and didnt really want to call until I got another job in fear of a prospective employer calling him for a reference on me and him not giving me a good review. I asked him when I left if I could list him as a reference and he said he'd be glad to, but now that hes not answering emails/texts about my paycheck, it makes me wonder.

    I'm still not trying to burn bridges, but the reasoning behind this leaves me intrigued to say the least.

    Oh, and you can send that longhorn shirt to the dump. Or give it to the homeless to stay warm, I'm sure itll work great as a fire starter :biggrin:
    -Cody
    Music is like candy, you have to get rid of the rappers to enjoy it
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  • miner
    miner Posts: 1,305
    edited February 2011
    I had a collegue who went out and bought 200 Longhorn sweatshirts at Academy on closeout and he then went and prodeeded to donate them to the Houston Homless Shelter (nice tax write-off). Now there are 200 homeless people sporting Longhorn sweats near downtown Houston.
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