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Fill the application. Start a new career

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  • markM Offline
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    mark
    wrote on last edited by mark
    #105

    We met for dinner Wednesday. Sat at the bar at Texas Roadhouse. Had a couple of drinks and steak of course. We were there for almost 3 hours!

    Base pay is the same as I am paid now but with project pay opportunities. A potential software development project is in the works that could provide significant additional income. Work from home 90%. That will be 80% initially until I get to know the processes of daily routine.

    Benefits are definitely better in that they offer an IRA with 3% match and a better health plan although the amount paid by them is a little less.

    This is going to happen. I just need to figure out how to leave my current employer in an amicable way. I don't want to burn any bridges.

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    • George KG Offline
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      George K
      wrote on last edited by
      #106

      Thanks for the update. Sounds like it'll be a good gig for you for a while.

      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      • markM Offline
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        mark
        wrote on last edited by
        #107

        I will also be free to work on my 9-1-1 business during the normal work day. That's something I cannot do currently.

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        • 89th8 Offline
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          89th
          wrote on last edited by
          #108

          That is great. Glad the meeting went well. It’s amazing the connection you can make with a coworker over dinner or drinks.

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          • markM Offline
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            mark
            wrote on last edited by
            #109

            I received an official offer from my long-time business associate and friend tonight.

            Salary is the same as where I am at now. I'm not confident that a meaningful raise is in the cards at the current job.

            It's a lot to think about. The health insurance is awesome. Zero deductible and zero out of pocket expense. IRA with 3% match. Work from home 3 or more days per week. Mileage reimbursement.

            First 3 months he wants me at the office with 80 miles on the car 5 days a week. Ugh. I am going to negotiate that one. I figure I will be just as productive with 3 days per week initially then down to one or two.

            It will be a change for sure.

            I have flexibility to start on December 1 or January 1.

            I am getting very tired of the job I have now. It's mind numbingly boring most of the time and I am well into the thought process that I need to leave. I really like the people where I work but my mental status is not doing so well with the job and the fact that I have to be there all day most of the time.

            It's good to have this option and I am 90% sure I will be moving on.

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            • JollyJ Offline
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              Jolly
              wrote on last edited by
              #110

              You do what's right for you.

              “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

              Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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              • jon-nycJ Offline
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                jon-nyc
                wrote on last edited by
                #111

                What Jolly said.

                Only non-witches get due process.

                • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                • taiwan_girlT Offline
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                  wrote on last edited by
                  #112

                  Same. Money is not everything. Mental health and enjoyment of your job is more important.

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                  • markM mark

                    I received an official offer from my long-time business associate and friend tonight.

                    Salary is the same as where I am at now. I'm not confident that a meaningful raise is in the cards at the current job.

                    It's a lot to think about. The health insurance is awesome. Zero deductible and zero out of pocket expense. IRA with 3% match. Work from home 3 or more days per week. Mileage reimbursement.

                    First 3 months he wants me at the office with 80 miles on the car 5 days a week. Ugh. I am going to negotiate that one. I figure I will be just as productive with 3 days per week initially then down to one or two.

                    It will be a change for sure.

                    I have flexibility to start on December 1 or January 1.

                    I am getting very tired of the job I have now. It's mind numbingly boring most of the time and I am well into the thought process that I need to leave. I really like the people where I work but my mental status is not doing so well with the job and the fact that I have to be there all day most of the time.

                    It's good to have this option and I am 90% sure I will be moving on.

                    89th8 Offline
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                    89th
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #113

                    @mark said in Fill the application. Start a new career:

                    It's good to have this option and I am 90% sure I will be moving on.

                    90% of the time, you'll do it... every time.

                    Make the move, it's where your heart is, too. We only have so many revolutions around the sun.

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                    • MikM Away
                      MikM Away
                      Mik
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #114

                      Yes. You do not owe the company. You worked and you were paid. Period. Do what is best for you.

                      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                      • George KG Offline
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                        George K
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #115

                        I have nothing to add to what everyone else says. At you stage of life, it's simply not worth the aggravation and hassle. To paraphrase Duke Ellington, if it feels wrong, it is wrong.

                        Do what makes you happy.

                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                        • markM mark

                          I received an official offer from my long-time business associate and friend tonight.

                          Salary is the same as where I am at now. I'm not confident that a meaningful raise is in the cards at the current job.

                          It's a lot to think about. The health insurance is awesome. Zero deductible and zero out of pocket expense. IRA with 3% match. Work from home 3 or more days per week. Mileage reimbursement.

                          First 3 months he wants me at the office with 80 miles on the car 5 days a week. Ugh. I am going to negotiate that one. I figure I will be just as productive with 3 days per week initially then down to one or two.

                          It will be a change for sure.

                          I have flexibility to start on December 1 or January 1.

                          I am getting very tired of the job I have now. It's mind numbingly boring most of the time and I am well into the thought process that I need to leave. I really like the people where I work but my mental status is not doing so well with the job and the fact that I have to be there all day most of the time.

                          It's good to have this option and I am 90% sure I will be moving on.

                          CopperC Offline
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                          Copper
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #116

                          @mark said in Fill the application. Start a new career:

                          The health insurance is awesome. Zero deductible and zero out of pocket expense. IRA with 3% match. Work from home 3 or more days per week. Mileage reimbursement.

                          Now is the time to ask for that new turntable.

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                          • markM Offline
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                            mark
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #117

                            I gave notice yesterday. I start the new job December 1. Initially it will be 3 days at the office, working down to 1 or 2 if needed. Really excited about the change. I am switching back to an iPhone 🤣 I don't know how I'm going to like that tbh. I really prefer the Android OS.

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                            • markM mark

                              I gave notice yesterday. I start the new job December 1. Initially it will be 3 days at the office, working down to 1 or 2 if needed. Really excited about the change. I am switching back to an iPhone 🤣 I don't know how I'm going to like that tbh. I really prefer the Android OS.

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                              taiwan_girl
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #118

                              @mark 😍

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                              • markM Offline
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                                mark
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #119

                                We have an office dog! Gordy or Gordo, is a very cool aspect of this job.

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                                • MikM Away
                                  MikM Away
                                  Mik
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #120

                                  That would be. Great stress relief.

                                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                  • 89th8 Offline
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                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #121

                                    Office dogs are the best. Rarely experienced them but man they’re great.

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                                      jon-nyc
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #122

                                      Never heard of an office dog. Who deals with it if it needs to piss at 11pm?

                                      Only non-witches get due process.

                                      • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                                      • JollyJ Offline
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                                        Jolly
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #123

                                        Years ago, I was in a piano store in Dallas. Their office dog was a golden retriever.

                                        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #124

                                          At my elementary/middle school, there was a dog that lived across the street, and we kept the school door open for him to come and go. The office staff left food and water, and he would come in, have something the eat and drink, wander the hallways, leave and then come back later. We called him "Honey"

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