Man of leisure

MacLeod
MacLeod Posts: 14,358
edited April 2024 in Clubhouse Archives
Quit my job today. No more 13 hour days of back breaking labor!

An old job called me up a while back and offered me a job paying basically the same Im making now but working half the hours and doing a third of the labor. Ill still be rollin' beer but this company distributes the imports so I wont be handling anywhere near the amount I have been working my gonads off on for the last 2 years! Plus Ill be maintaining and servicing draft lines too so I wont be delivering as much!

The best thing about this new job is about 3 times a year one of the breweries, usually Newcastle or Sierra Nevada, will treat us to a day of golf. Itll be on a workday so everybody pitches in so we all get done early then we all head out to the golf course for free golf, beer, food and beer!

I feel like I just got out of jail!

Gonna celebrate tonight too! About to head out and grab a 5th of Seagrams Lime Twisted Gin, Mountain Dew and Tostitos! Gonna sit around, get mellow and listen to some old 80's hairbands and think about the good old days!

Here's to ya my brothers (and sisters)!

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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited October 2005
    Congrats, Mac :)

    I'm just getting ready to pick up a second part-time job for a while... Enjoy your free day of golf when it comes around :D
    Ludicrous gibs!
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,124
    edited October 2005
    Beer for Polkfest '06........CHECK.

    BDT
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  • hoosier21
    hoosier21 Posts: 4,415
    edited October 2005
    make new freinds....check
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    Where is the remote? Where is the $%#$% remote!

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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited October 2005
    Thats very cool. Congrats.
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  • HBombToo
    HBombToo Posts: 5,256
    edited October 2005
    Congrats Mac and I'll have my beer flowing tonight with ya.
    ***WAREMTAE***
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited October 2005
    hey congrats MacLeod. Nothing sucks worse than a **** job. I'll be drinking a pumpkin ale tonight just for you. =0
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited October 2005
    Congrats Mac! Enjoy your evening! I'll drink a toast to you with my glass of wine!
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited October 2005
    sounds like a really good deal! nothing relieves stress like getting something off your back and turning a new page...kind of like me getting my new helix 6-channel:D
    -Cody
    Music is like candy, you have to get rid of the rappers to enjoy it
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited October 2005
    congrats on the new job..

    sounds like you are gonna be able to get those SR`s soon...no?!!!
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  • swerve
    swerve Posts: 1,862
    edited October 2005
    beardog, he has them. lol
    cats.vans.bag...
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited October 2005
    oh..!
    my bad...

    looks like you`ll be able to get beardog some SR`s pretty soon..!!

    :D
    Cary SLP-98L F1 DC Pre Amp (Jag Blue)
    Parasound HCA-3500
    Cary Audio V12 amp (Jag Red)
    Polk Audio Xm Reciever (Autographed by THE MAN Himself) :cool:
    Magnum Dynalab MD-102 Analog Tuna
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    :cool:
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  • swerve
    swerve Posts: 1,862
    edited October 2005
    swerve too.
    cats.vans.bag...
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited October 2005
    beardog03 wrote:
    oh..!
    my bad...

    looks like you`ll be able to get beardog some SR`s pretty soon..!!

    :D

    WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAH!!!

    LMAO!! Id love to man but I actually dont start til next Monday. I was so sick of that job I quit a week early! I kinda planned on doing this anyway and had a couple big weeks so I got bigger than usual paychecks (I got paid on commission) so I would have enough to cover the week.

    The downside is the new company pays every 2 weeks and payday is the week I start so I wont get one from them for 3 weeks! I should still be ok but its gonna be tight!

    Ugh. The only thing bad about drinking gin is tasting it all the next day. :(
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  • Toxis
    Toxis Posts: 5,116
    edited October 2005
    Congrats Broham!! I always thought it was a little strange to have someone who likes to drink deliver beer. "I dunno... I thought I only picked up 5 kegs, not 6..." hehehehe
    Never kick a fresh **** on a hot day.

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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited October 2005
    I thought you were starting this job a good while back? Did take this long to materialize?

    Anyhoo, congrats. Hope ya like it.
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    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
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  • kingtut
    kingtut Posts: 813
    edited October 2005
    congrats.
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  • Strong Bad
    Strong Bad Posts: 4,278
    edited October 2005
    Congrats my man!!! I bet it was a nervous decision at first, but a huge relief afterwards when you did it.

    I'm down to the final 3 days at my current job. This one lasted a year and 9 months. Start my next one on the 17th.

    4 years ago when I left a job of 14+ years, I swore I would never trap myself in a deadend shithole job again. This job I'm leaving is good, but for an IT career person, it's a stepping stone. Learn what you can, then take off for the big time.

    F***ing great to have options!

    Again, CONGRATS!!!
    No excuses!
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited October 2005
    Yes it was. You get used to a job and with that comes security. Even tho I hated this last job more than any Ive ever had I was still skeered to quit cause you feel secure in what youre familar with and it makes you a little leary leaving that especially when that is what is putting a roof over your head.

    Still, I worked at this new place from 2000-2002 so I know what Im going back to and that makes it easier.

    One thing thats nice, no more Post Weekend Depression. Sunday about 5:00 is the worst time of the week for me. The sun starts setting and you know your weekend is over and its back to 12 hours of pain the next day.
    polkaudio sound quality competitor since 2005
    MECA SQ Rookie of the Year 06 ~ MECA State Champ 06,07,08,11 ~ MECA World Finals 2nd place 06,07,08,09
    08 Car Audio Nationals 1st ~ 07 N Georgia Nationals 1st ~ 06 Carl Casper Nationals 1st ~ USACi 05 Southeast AutumnFest 1st

    polkaudio SR6500 --- polkaudio MM1040 x2 -- Pioneer P99 -- Rockford Fosgate P1000X5D
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