OT 14: No Luck for Old Men

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Looking like I didn't get that NG job. Bummed.
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Apex wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 11:17 am
Calvinball wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 11:14 am

:lolol:

I think the store brand stuff is actually usually cheaper.


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I buy in bulk at Costco. :lol:
Yup. 18 boxes for like $12 or whatever.
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SAWCE wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 11:17 am Looking like I didn't get that NG job. Bummed.
Many dangs.
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SAWCE wrote: Mon Jul 16, 2018 6:06 pm Scanned through a few different Prime Day deals. Nothing worth buying now. Might snag a cheap portable bluetooth speaker later when some pop up.
Looks like it's basically a lot of cheap garbage that's made in
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And will end up in a landfill in 2 years or less.
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SAWCE wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 11:17 am Looking like I didn't get that NG job. Bummed.
:sad: keep looking, you'll find something eventually
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SAWCE wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 11:17 am Looking like I didn't get that NG job. Bummed.
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Desertbreh wrote: Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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Last night wasn't a very good night.

I got home pretty damn late, like 7PM, so that was a solid 12 hour day.

GF found out that a new :waxer: :millennial: coffee shop is opening 5 doors down from her shop. Could put them out of business due to the competition and decreased sales.

She also found out her bank was giving her the run around with loans. They told her to come in with the sale order and they'd cut a check. Neglected to tell her they need 48 hours to review for some stupid reason. So she can't go get her car today. But has to drive up that way anyway because she ordered a bunch of gluten free bagels from a place near Z's dillership.

So she was :rage:

And then doggie is cuddling me on the couch chewing on an antler. Hear a pop, she sits up, drops the antler. Red dots on the antler..... mopey face dog..... check her mouth and yep she broke a tooth.

:wtf: :rage:
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And now I've gotta make this dumbass 20 page monthly power point presentation and send it to my boss before end of day. The one that literally nobody besides my boss reads or cares about. This is the stupidest fucking exercise I've ever had to do.
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Johnny_P wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 11:32 am And now I've gotta make this dumbass 20 page monthly power point presentation and send it to my boss before end of day. The one that literally nobody besides my boss reads or cares about. This is the stupidest fucking exercise I've ever had to do.
Put a funny word in the middle of the presentation to see how much they pay attention
:doughnut: :narc: :doughnut:
Desertbreh wrote: Thu Oct 17, 2019 3:05 pm DFD. The forum where everybody makes the same choices and then tells anybody trying to join the club that they are the stupidest motherfucker to ever walk the earth.
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Damn Johnny. That's shitty. Maybe the new :waxer: place will price themselves out of business.
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razr390 wrote:
Johnny_P wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 11:32 am And now I've gotta make this dumbass 20 page monthly power point presentation and send it to my boss before end of day. The one that literally nobody besides my boss reads or cares about. This is the stupidest fucking exercise I've ever had to do.
Put a funny word in the middle of the presentation to see how much they pay attention
Auf wiedersehen
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troyguitar wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 11:40 am
razr390 wrote:
Put a funny word in the middle of the presentation to see how much they pay attention
Auf wiedersehen
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FUCK YOU TOO PAL
Desertbreh wrote: Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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Detroit wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 11:43 am
troyguitar wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 11:40 am Auf wiedersehen
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FUCK YOU TOO PAL
I'M NOT YOUR PAL, BUDDY!
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troyguitar wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 11:40 am
razr390 wrote:
Put a funny word in the middle of the presentation to see how much they pay attention
Auf wiedersehen
YOU'RE FIRED!!!!!
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SAWCE wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 11:17 am Looking like I didn't get that NG job. Bummed.
:wat: :(

Are you sure? How do you know?
:wap: Where are these mangos?
Detroit wrote: Fri Apr 16, 2021 1:19 pm I don't understand anything anymore.
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SAWCE wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 11:39 am Damn Johnny. That's shitty. Maybe the new :waxer: place will price themselves out of business.
:dat:
Or maybe the locals will remain loyal to your GF's place.
:wap: Where are these mangos?
Detroit wrote: Fri Apr 16, 2021 1:19 pm I don't understand anything anymore.
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datgrundle wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 11:46 am
troyguitar wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 11:40 am Auf wiedersehen
YOU'RE FIRED!!!!!
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:wap: Where are these mangos?
Detroit wrote: Fri Apr 16, 2021 1:19 pm I don't understand anything anymore.
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SAWCE wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 11:39 am Damn Johnny. That's shitty. Maybe the new :waxer: place will price themselves out of business.
:dat:
Or maybe the locals will remain loyal to your GF's place.
Hopefully.

There's major risk with opening something like a coffee shop. Low barriers to entry mean competition can pop up at a moment's notice (can also disappear just as fast), margins are tight so being profitable is an epic challenge, products are pretty close to commodity, lots of massive corporate competition can crush you with market saturation should they chose.

I say this because hopefully the new place will be greedy and over-price themselves for the market and be out of business within 6 mos.
Desertbreh wrote: Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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wap wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 12:04 pm
SAWCE wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 11:17 am Looking like I didn't get that NG job. Bummed.
:wat: :(

Are you sure? How do you know?
Checked my taleo profile for job submissions there and the req is now closed and I'm "no longer under consideration". Yesteray my status was "interview". Told my buddy there who was trying to get me in. He's gonna talk to his boss to get more feedback for me to apply next time something opens up.
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SAWCE wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 12:30 pm
wap wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 12:04 pm

:wat: :(

Are you sure? How do you know?
Checked my taleo profile for job submissions there and the req is now closed and I'm "no longer under consideration". Yesteray my status was "interview". Told my buddy there who was trying to get me in. He's gonna talk to his boss to get more feedback for me to apply next time something opens up.
Beard discrimination.

Muscle intimidation.

SUE!
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CorvetteWaxer wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 12:37 pm
SAWCE wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 12:30 pm

Checked my taleo profile for job submissions there and the req is now closed and I'm "no longer under consideration". Yesteray my status was "interview". Told my buddy there who was trying to get me in. He's gonna talk to his boss to get more feedback for me to apply next time something opens up.
Beard discrimination.

Muscle intimidation.

SUE!
:dat:
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CorvetteWaxer wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 12:37 pm
SAWCE wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 12:30 pm

Checked my taleo profile for job submissions there and the req is now closed and I'm "no longer under consideration". Yesteray my status was "interview". Told my buddy there who was trying to get me in. He's gonna talk to his boss to get more feedback for me to apply next time something opens up.
Beard discrimination.

Muscle intimidation.

SUE!
HULK SMASH!
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razr390 wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 11:37 am
Johnny_P wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 11:32 am And now I've gotta make this dumbass 20 page monthly power point presentation and send it to my boss before end of day. The one that literally nobody besides my boss reads or cares about. This is the stupidest fucking exercise I've ever had to do.
Put a funny word in the middle of the presentation to see how much they pay attention
I would, but he reads it like a hawk and grills me on stupid shit like word choices and whatnot. I'd love to just put a bunch of stupid shit in the presentation and see if anyone comments on it. I flat out stopped sending it for 4 months and it was crickets until he asked me to start sending it again.

:butwhy:

Not value added. Pointless busy work exercise. Wasted time.
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Detroit wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 12:12 pm
wap wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 12:06 pm

:dat:
Or maybe the locals will remain loyal to your GF's place.
Hopefully.

There's major risk with opening something like a coffee shop. Low barriers to entry mean competition can pop up at a moment's notice (can also disappear just as fast), margins are tight so being profitable is an epic challenge, products are pretty close to commodity, lots of massive corporate competition can crush you with market saturation should they chose.

I say this because hopefully the new place will be greedy and over-price themselves for the market and be out of business within 6 mos.
I think what will happen is the neighborhood locals will harass the new shop and be very vocal about it. We'll see.
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