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I agree totally
INCLUDING the jobs I worked in high school and during summers of college and EXCLUDING the 6 months I was doing temp job or on unemployment (after losing my job in restaurant mgt shakeup one month before my daughter was born-THAT was a rough time), I've only worked for 4 companies in my life- 1 grocery store during HS and some summers; two restaurants during college summers and immediately post grad; and my current company (in large bank) for 32 years come next March, At each stop I've done many different positions across the entire spectrum of restaurants(from utility cleaning/dishwasher to assistant general manager and in most every aspect of mortgage banking and data governance) . Every job I've past my initial hire was for someone who ASKED me to come work in their area.
In restaurant work, there is a lot of turnover but you do have to have SOME way to winnow 100 applications for say 3-5 open positions; so if there are typos or logical inconsistencies on the application/resume(like saying you currently live here in VA and have been here 2 years but ALSO say you're currently employed as a line cook in Phoenix now, your application will go in the folder without a second glance (you have to keep all applications for 13 months regardless).
But there is also definite value in "tribal/corporate" knowledge which is why my value at my current company is way higher than it would be at a competitor- I know the ways we have done things in the past vs. now, I know where the bodies are buried, and I know who to ask when I need an answer that I can trust. I can't always tell you all the things I know because they only come to the forefront of my mind when they apply to a situation. My largest single talent is to recognize patterns and anomalies (e.g. "this happened 10n years ago and THIS was the issue" and turns out the issue reoccurred; or "this only happens when it rains on Tuesday afternoons") .Thankfully my peers, and management from my level up 3-4 levels KNOW my reputation and value me as an employee.
As someone that owns not one, but two businesses I get making decisions based on cash flow. I'm a sole proprietor for both but if I owned businesses that required me to hire employees (I do hire subcontractors), I'm focusing on if they can do the job I need and effectively. I'm not going to knock someone's job history for jumping around for doing what is best for that person. Maybe they had the same work experiences I have that show me that an employee should put their interests first, like companies do. If said potential hire can do the job I need and effectively, I'll hire them, treat them well and do what I can to keep them. But I won't be surprised if they leave for whatever their reason is, nor do I judge them for it.
I've hired 10 subcontractors for my art business so I have a small bit of experience in hiring, but I'm not hiring full time employees. I will say that I pay them an exorbitant amount of money for what they are hired to do because I want them to do a good job. Most of them have come and gone for various reasons and I just understand it's the name of the game.
Do you want stability or uncertainty?
Absolutely nothing with owning a business is stable. There are constant changes, problems, frustrations, etc, even from the most seemingly dependable things.
Picture you own a business
I feel like people love to do this but hardly any of them will ever come close to owning a business
Picture you own a business and the reason you're in business is to make money; it's how you make a living. What decisions are you going to make? When business is slow/down are you going to keep the size of your workforce the same and pay them money/benefits when it puts you in the red?
Owning a business isn't a person's god-given right. Why is the business owner's livelihood more important than the employee's who they're going to fire to preserve the bottom line? I'm not naive, I know this is how things work in the US. But it's also why people increasingly don't feel they need to be loyal to their employers.
I lived in The Mill off of South Main my sophomore year (2011-2012).
Pros:
- one of the cheapest apartment complexes we could find. Which was our main focus when finding housing.
- It was a functional place to live as a 19/20 year old with a decent amount of living space.
- Bus access
Cons:
- a bit further from campus
- older and pretty out of date. Which isn't a huge deal, except it meant baseboard heating (higher energy cost), pipes weren't insulated (meaning freeze risk during cold snaps), and some of the mechanicals are older.
I remember maintenance being decently responsive, but it could take some time. We discovered water damage in our bathroom shortly after we moved in and it took multiple weeks before we could use the shower again because they had to rip out the floor, repair it, and refloor the space.
There was a dedicated laundry facility when I was there. Not the most appealing thing when it's 10 deg F outside and you're out of underwear. Unless your son has a disability this is more an inconvenience than a real problem.
We ended up going to Sturbridge the next year. It was a little nicer and had been recently renovated (I think it has since been torn down and rebuilt as Union apartments). My last two years I was in Pheasant Run. I don't recommend this for a sophomore. Back then it was basically a party townhome complex. I had a great time, but my grades suffered one of the semesters I was there.
Another fucking wahoo on staff??? ughhhhh :)
We all know what is going on here. Pry brought himself one more year by throwing a dart at the wall and firing some coaches. Yeah, fire the strength coach.. shows you are doing something other than running it back- which was not an option for him. So if you are going to fire Crook- you better fucking bring in someone better- for 1 year or not.
They also reversed every precedent in the book and took back his signing bonus sending him into bankruptcy. Even murderers families got to keep their signing bonuses.
I agree but look at the situation we are in. We're not a big dog football program. He may have to take a chance on another one of those coaches. We already had a one and done with Joe Rudolph. It wasn't great that he left after one season, but are you telling me Pry wouldn't hire a top flight O-line coach with the chance he leaves later? You at least have to consider hiring him.
And here I was trying to see if it was a Super Bowl commercial (it wasn't, just a regular one that Nike ran for a season.... ad quality has fallen so far) and there you go with this bomb. Not cool!
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# | Michael Vick in discussion to become Norfolk State head coach it has been almost a quarter century since that commercial ran.
With one sentence you have ruined my day.
...because he lied. He lied to the feds multiple times. That's why they threw the book at him. If he was honest with them they would have offered him a better deal.
We fucking suck, we lose to any good team we play, we can't beat Duke. We don't "recruit over" any fucking one. If we did, we would ummm win? no?
Unless there are hard changes made to NIL, payments, transfers - hard changes- VT is done competing at the top level in college football and basketball- done, finished. I hope everyone enjoyed the "glory years"- they are over.
^^This^^
Keep thinking that wasn't very long ago but the face looking back in the mirror reminds me it has been almost a quarter century since that commercial ran.
Great decision by him. The NFL doesn't scout the SEC as hard. the strategy is oh, he played at LSU? He's good- draft him. He will get much more benefit of the doubt playing for them in terms of draft position.
Did more time for his crime than almost anyone else. I remember after the trial they discussed normal sentencing for the same crime and it was an average of 8 months at a low level correctional facility.. Vick got over 2 years at a Maximum security prison. They made an example of him.
While it sucks right now, one thing this does is that players are less likely to go to the NFL early because a 4th round pick isn't good enough so college football will have more talent staying in college, which is a good thing at a macro level. At the micro level the SEC can eat a dick.
7 guys in the portal. Only 3 are contributors. One starting offensive lineman.
Looks as if most of their starters are opting in. One offensive lineman declared for the draft but appears to be playing in the bowl. Their QB has also announced he will play.
They actually have 10 commits from the portal. Six of those are from P4 schools.
First company I worked for out of college got bought out < 3 years into working there. Watching what the purchasing company did to not only employees but an entire town of people changed my perspective quickly. Luckily I came out ahead there and had no ties to the area but I did end up with a stint of quick job hops as a result. More or less settled in at my current company now though for the past 3 years
Rich Rod was totally overmatched and incompetent at Michigan- unlimited resources. Total failure in every aspect. Then he gets the Arizona job and fosters a toxic sexual harassment environment and is fired in disgrace. If he can coach at a P4 program after that, then Vick can coach wherever the fuck he wants. Morals went out the window long long ago in major college football.
Ive never been a job hopper. Unless its a crazy deal, I will stay at a place 4-5-6 years or more. My dad's head exploded when I changed jobs ONCE. lol. He was very old school.
The business owner has more in the game than the employee. Most have to invest their personal savings to get a business off the ground, and are risking losing it, if the business folds. I have friends that owned businesses that ended up forgoing their salary in tough months to make payroll, because if they didn't the business wouldn't survive.
A good business owners cares for his business because, if he doesn't, his employees aren't going to have jobs. Most of them work much longer hours than their typical employees because they have to. And if the business does fail, a lot of business owners take that failure as a reflection of themselves. And a failure might make it difficult to start another business.