Text 26944, 89 rader
Skriven 2009-01-28 09:48:24 av Roy Witt (1:397/22)
  Kommentar till text 26916 av Joe Bruchis (1:3828/12.0)
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27 Jan 09 14:34, Joe Bruchis wrote to Roy Witt:

 RW>>> I didn't need the income. I was more interested in staying busy.
 RW>>> When that job got to the point where it interfered with my idea of
 RW>>> having fun while working, I quit. Besides, it started out as a
 RW>>> local job, where I serviced the town where I live. Then they began
 RW>>> to add on places that were sometimes 30 miles away for the same
 RW>>> pay. That got to be a real pain and one of the other reasons I
 RW>>> quit. The day I put in my notice was the worst day I had ever had,
 RW>>> having to change 4 tires in the cold and rain. One of the other
 RW>>> reasons I quit was that they wanted me to work over-night on top of
 RW>>> my day job. Meaning I'd have to get out of bed and go out at 3am
 RW>>> to, worst case; change a tire.

 JB>> Well, that's a young man's work.

 RW>> Nahhh. That's an able bodied man's work. I had no problem with the
 RW>> labor part of the job.

 JB> That's a good thing at our ages.

In the summer heat, I actually lost weight doing that work. Most of it in
sweat. :o)

 JB>> I could never do that and enjoy it now, even in my late 50's which
 JB>> is
 JB>> not that old.

 RW>> I enjoyed the work as I was on a salary. When I quit, those I left
 RW>> behind were taken off of salary and put on commissions only. One of
 RW>> them was transferred to San Antonio for part of his work week,
 RW>> leaving only one tech to cove the 625 square miles that two of us
 RW>> used to cover together.

 JB> That's a little over-demanding... ouch.

In exchange for driving the long distances to service a locked car, my
partner got to do all of the tire changes, even in my territory. :o)
Unfortunately, there were days that he and I worked the area alone, or I
wouldn't have had to change any tires. :o)

 JB>> I'm fortunate to have a job where I work from home at a desk, with a
 JB>> computer. That's as hot and sweaty or as cold and wet as I won't
 JB>> get. (-:

 RW>> I'd like that, for about one nano second. Got to be free to roam.

 JB> HaHa! I am free to roam.  I have an AT&T wireless card in my work
 JB> laptop.

The other managers in San Antonio get one of those, paid for by the
company. I didn't rate one of those.

 JB> I know what you mean, though.  The most fun job I had was when I
 JB> drove a delivery truck in College. All I had to do was load
 JB> up, jump in, crank up the music and run my route for the day. I was
 JB> always out of bed and ready to go to that job.

Company supplied delivery truck? Cush job...

 RW>> Paperwork has it's moments. I served as a 'Manufacturing Planner'
 RW>> for a company where I was hands-on building the prototypes which
 RW>> later went into production. I created travelers that started a job
 RW>> down the line and explained each operation to the workers. I really
 RW>> liked that job, as it allowed me to get out of the office and roam
 RW>> the plant's manufacturing area.

 JB> It helps to get out. I can travel nation wide when I determine I have
 JB> a need. I try to keep travel costs to a minimum and only go when
 JB> absolutley necessary.

I had a friend in San Diego with a job like that. He only had to go into
the office on pay day. I think that was so the company could make sure he
was still kickin'...

 JB> Well, I'll probably give it 10 more years. According to an actuarial
 JB> table I was using, to determine how much I should save for the golden
 JB> years, I learned if I retire at 65 I am expected to live till 80.
 JB> Ain't that a slap in the face? I'm staring death right *in* the face!
 JB> (-:

Guess what it looks like from my vantage point. Looming overhead!

                R\%/itt



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