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Career Changes and Your Last Two Weeks
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03/06/18 03:41 PM
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RO519
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I'm half way through my last two weeks. I have everything lined up to roll over to a new manager, all my t's are dotted and i's crossed.
Time to work on my post count!
Fightin' Texas Aggie '14
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Re: Career Changes and Your Last Two Weeks
[Re: RO519]
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03/06/18 03:57 PM
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BlueNitro
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I can't wait to give my two-week notice - I'm gonna beat the heck out of a pretentious D Head for the fun of it.
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Re: Career Changes and Your Last Two Weeks
[Re: RO519]
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03/06/18 03:57 PM
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elcoyote, esq.
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Eat lots of beans, fart in your office chair a lot, and bring leftover fish to warm up in the office microwave for the rest of the week. You don't want these guys to forget you.
Team wolfs I had to perform. It took a minute to get it all in my mouth and another five to swallow it all.
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Re: Career Changes and Your Last Two Weeks
[Re: RO519]
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03/06/18 04:09 PM
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RO519
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Solid advice.
Apparently brussel sprouts also smell the microwave up real bad.
Fightin' Texas Aggie '14
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Re: Career Changes and Your Last Two Weeks
[Re: RO519]
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03/06/18 04:24 PM
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Trickster
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Burn some Microwave popcorn.
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Re: Career Changes and Your Last Two Weeks
[Re: RO519]
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03/06/18 04:25 PM
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Derek 🐝
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Re: Career Changes and Your Last Two Weeks
[Re: RO519]
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03/06/18 04:28 PM
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Bass_Bustin_Texan
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Make sure to carve your name on something.
You can avoid having ulcers by adapting to the situation: If you fall in the mud puddle, check your pockets for fish. ~Unknown
Open your eyes & look within, are you satisfied with the life youre living.
No matter how good or bad you have it, wake up each day thankful for your life. Someone somewhere else is desperately fighting for theirs.
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Re: Career Changes and Your Last Two Weeks
[Re: Bass_Bustin_Texan]
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03/06/18 04:29 PM
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Der Vorsteher
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Make sure to carve your name on something. Like the guy on Shawshank? Now that would leave a bad smell. Go for it RO!
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Re: Career Changes and Your Last Two Weeks
[Re: Der Vorsteher]
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03/06/18 05:00 PM
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UGLYSHCTICK
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Make sure to carve your name on something. Like the guy on Shawshank? Now that would leave a bad smell. Go for it RO!
Just want to make folks smile, and spit coffee on their keyboard.
If you put beans in your chili, you don't know beans about chili.
God doesn't create temporary people, you will spend eternity somewhere. Choose wisely.
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Re: Career Changes and Your Last Two Weeks
[Re: Der Vorsteher]
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03/06/18 05:01 PM
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RO519
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Make sure to carve your name on something. Like the guy on Shawshank? Now that would leave a bad smell. Go for it RO!
Fightin' Texas Aggie '14
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Re: Career Changes and Your Last Two Weeks
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03/06/18 05:48 PM
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Bob Davis
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Right before I left a job in 2000, I had a bunch of leftover business cards. I started putting them everywhere. Under microscopes, in the SEM, under ESD mats, under chairs. A year later we hired a friend from the company I left. He said they made a game of trying to find my business cards and laughed about how many I had hidden.
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Re: Career Changes and Your Last Two Weeks
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03/06/18 05:49 PM
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Bigbob_FTW
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when you quit here, you don't get last two weeks. You get escorted out.
FJB
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Re: Career Changes and Your Last Two Weeks
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03/06/18 05:57 PM
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senko9S
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Right before I left a job in 2000, I had a bunch of leftover business cards. I started putting them everywhere. Under microscopes, in the SEM, under ESD mats, under chairs. A year later we hired a friend from the company I left. He said they made a game of trying to find my business cards and laughed about how many I had hidden. I did something similar at BPS but had the help of a scissor lift. wonder if my harness is still up there...
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Re: Career Changes and Your Last Two Weeks
[Re: RO519]
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03/06/18 05:58 PM
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Icepick
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Apparently brussel sprouts also smell the microwave up real bad.
Just came back from lunch and one of the guys had brussel sprouts. You can make the smell worse by using a big bowl and boiling the suckers in water.
This thread needs more cowbell ...
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Re: Career Changes and Your Last Two Weeks
[Re: Bass_Bustin_Texan]
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03/06/18 06:05 PM
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elcoyote, esq.
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Make sure to carve your name on something. Someone spray painted his name on a finished wall a while back.
Team wolfs I had to perform. It took a minute to get it all in my mouth and another five to swallow it all.
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Re: Career Changes and Your Last Two Weeks
[Re: RO519]
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03/06/18 06:16 PM
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me and the boys
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When I got hired here at the FD, I was working at Dannon yogurt, I gave my boss a two week notice. He said hail no!!!!
Paid me two weeks to leave, guess he knew I wasnt going to work either way.
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Re: Career Changes and Your Last Two Weeks
[Re: Icepick]
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03/06/18 06:34 PM
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COFF
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Apparently brussel sprouts also smell the microwave up real bad.
Just came back from lunch and one of the guys had brussel sprouts. You can make the smell worse by using a big bowl and boiling the suckers in water. If you have a toaster oven, burn some garlic toast. A little garlic smoke spreads through the entire office and youll still be able to smell it the next day.
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Re: Career Changes and Your Last Two Weeks
[Re: RO519]
#12660976
03/06/18 07:28 PM
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RayBob
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I'm half way through my last two weeks. I have everything lined up to roll over to a new manager, all my t's are dotted and i's crossed.
Time to work on my post count! Tex Dawg beware !
Advice? Wise men don't need it. Fools won't heed it.
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Re: Career Changes and Your Last Two Weeks
[Re: me and the boys]
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03/06/18 07:28 PM
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RO519
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When I got hired here at the FD, I was working at Dannon yogurt, I gave my boss a two week notice. He said hail no!!!!
Paid me two weeks to leave, guess he knew I wasnt going to work either way. I made sure everything was taken care of and in line for who ever takes over. Now that all of that is done, I wish I was fishing.
Fightin' Texas Aggie '14
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Re: Career Changes and Your Last Two Weeks
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03/06/18 07:48 PM
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I'm The Dude
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What's the new job going to be?
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Re: Career Changes and Your Last Two Weeks
[Re: RO519]
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03/06/18 07:57 PM
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Duck_Hunter
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We had a sales guy put in his notice at the beginning of the calendar year. His boss told him to stay on until the end of the fiscal, which ends this month, and made him go to an industry conference to meet with all of his accounts, which also allowed him to network and discuss all of our companys plans with competitors while being a sitting duck employee.
He quit because he hates our company, by the way, doesnt have a new job lined up, and he was in charge of arguably our most important and competitive territory.
Terrible decision by his boss and upper management.
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Re: Career Changes and Your Last Two Weeks
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03/06/18 08:07 PM
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Take this job and shove it I ain't working here no more
It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to.... W.C.Fields
I know a little about a lot of things but not a whole lot about anything....CGD
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Re: Career Changes and Your Last Two Weeks
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03/06/18 08:33 PM
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DI
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Take this job and shove it I ain't working here no more When is the last time you held a job?
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Re: Career Changes and Your Last Two Weeks
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03/06/18 09:41 PM
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Fishin' Nut
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when you quit here, you don't get last two weeks. You get escorted out. Yep, in IT you are allowed 1 box to remove personal items and walked to the door. But put in your retirement notice and my employer begs you to stay on and usually sweetens the pot as incentive.
He is truly a sick individual.
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Re: Career Changes and Your Last Two Weeks
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03/06/18 09:47 PM
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UGLYSHCTICK
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when you quit here, you don't get last two weeks. You get escorted out. Yep, in IT you are allowed 1 box to remove personal items and walked to the door. But put in your retirement notice and my employer begs you to stay on and usually sweetens the pot as incentive. this is why I don't keep personal items at work....I'm leaving with 2 fingers of fate flying high....
Just want to make folks smile, and spit coffee on their keyboard.
If you put beans in your chili, you don't know beans about chili.
God doesn't create temporary people, you will spend eternity somewhere. Choose wisely.
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Re: Career Changes and Your Last Two Weeks
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03/06/18 09:52 PM
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Pintail711
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What is your current field and what are you going into?
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Re: Career Changes and Your Last Two Weeks
[Re: DI]
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03/06/18 09:57 PM
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grandpa75672
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Take this job and shove it I ain't working here no more When is the last time you held a job? November 1, 2013. Why do you ask?
Last edited by grandpa75672; 03/06/18 09:59 PM.
It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to.... W.C.Fields
I know a little about a lot of things but not a whole lot about anything....CGD
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Re: Career Changes and Your Last Two Weeks
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03/07/18 12:57 AM
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blooper961
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When I have had my last 2 weeks, I have told employees the truth. Companies hide things from employees and I would spill the beans. I would say to a new guy remember the company said you would never lose money in your 401k. Lie. Or the prizes at the company picnic are not random,mgt decided in advance who wins.
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Re: Career Changes and Your Last Two Weeks
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03/07/18 12:58 AM
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RO519
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Moving from a sub to a GC. Im excited for a positive career change.
Fightin' Texas Aggie '14
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Re: Career Changes and Your Last Two Weeks
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03/07/18 01:22 AM
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Pintail711
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Moving from a sub to a GC. Im excited for a positive career change. Submissive?
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Re: Career Changes and Your Last Two Weeks
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03/07/18 01:26 AM
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LoneStarSon
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I gave one month's notice at my last office, so they could find another therapist. They found one in 3 weeks and I happily moved on. It's been 3 years and I'm very glad I made the move.
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Re: Career Changes and Your Last Two Weeks
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03/07/18 02:45 AM
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When I have had my last 2 weeks, I have told employees the truth. Companies hide things from employees and[color:#FF0000][/color] I would spill the beans. I would say to a new guy remember the company said you would never lose money in your 401k. Lie. Or the prizes at the company picnic are not random,mgt decided in advance who wins.
Sometimes what didn't work out for you, did in fact, work out for you.
Haters going to hate and believers are going to believe.
Every man has two lives,The second one starts when he realizes that he has only one.
“Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times.”
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Re: Career Changes and Your Last Two Weeks
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03/07/18 02:51 AM
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RO519
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Moving from a sub to a GC. Im excited for a positive career change. Submissive? Subcontractor to a general contractor.
Fightin' Texas Aggie '14
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Re: Career Changes and Your Last Two Weeks
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03/07/18 02:53 AM
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Moving from a sub to a GC. Im excited for a positive career change. Submissive? Subcontractor to a general contractor. I was pretty sure that since the g was capitalized that it was a ghey contractor.
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Re: Career Changes and Your Last Two Weeks
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03/07/18 02:55 AM
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RO519
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Its been an interesting and eye opening process. Im young and had to made a career change. I left my first real job. I worked through high school and college, but this was the starting point for my career. I wanted to leave the company I left on good terms.
Fightin' Texas Aggie '14
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Re: Career Changes and Your Last Two Weeks
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03/07/18 02:59 AM
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Billy Blazer 300 HPDI
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I turned in my two weeks a few weeks back and at the same time put two weeks in the system for two weeks off to help my wife with a torn ACL. 27 Years I didnt figure they would push back when I put in for my retirement. I took 5 days off and went to work as a busness development manager for another company, started yesterday.
They had a retirement party for me even though I had all I could stand and pretty much quit. Getting my retirement out of them is another story but hope to have that straightened out in a few more weeks.
Thanks, Billy
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