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Old 10-17-2018, 06:20 AM
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Oh no I am keeping the the Ford tractor. It's a one year only tractor and it's paid for. Way cheaper to fix it up than buy a new one. Now I might be in the market for a zero turn next year if I get a good discount. .
zero turn, a gator there will be green in the shed. The Ford will go on the restore list along with the 79.
 
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Old 10-17-2018, 01:15 PM
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I got the job! I got the call at lunch. A dollar an hour more than I make now and an hour closer to the house! I put in my notice and my direct boss was not surprised.
The big Yancey boss will be back tomorrow and wants to talk to me, I know they are going to offer me more money to stay. But it's not really about the money.
 
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Old 10-17-2018, 01:47 PM
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Congratulations Stephen and don't let the sweet talk you into staying without a written notarized contract! Stick to your guns! LOL
 
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tell them open a satellite shop in Rome and 3.00/ hour more
 
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My boss wanted to know if i would be happy if I went to work for Yancey in Calhoun, still about an hour.away. I like the idea of working on smaller equipment and being a lot closer to home better.
 
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My boss wanted to know if i would be happy if I went to work for Yancey in Calhoun, still about an hour.away. I like the idea of working on smaller equipment and being a lot closer to home better.
if were me I still green. You have hinted you are tired of doing the truck transmissions
 
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Old 10-18-2018, 03:26 AM
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I can do the transmissions but the checklist of stuff to do is getting longer and longer. It just went from a 60 hour job to an 85 hour job. The regional service manager wants to talk to me today, he was out for a meeting yesterday. He told my boss that he was just looking over my pay and he realized they we not paying me enough. He knew how much I made because he just approved my annual appraisal back in August. They acted funny about giving me a dollar an hour raise back then. It's not about working there or more money, it's smaller equipment and most of all a lot closer to home. The wife is ecstatic, she likes the fact that I will be a lot closer to home and thinks I work way too hard there.
 
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Happy wife Happy life. Just tell them your wife needs you closer to the house. You missed alot of your daughter growing up because of Army. You got a second chance with your son, being gone 12+ hours a day you are missing it again
 
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Happy wife Happy life. Just tell them your wife needs you closer to the house. You missed alot of your daughter growing up because of Army. You got a second chance with your son, being gone 12+ hours a day you are missing it again
DITTO! Lost one daughters growing up due to work! Never again, Grandson comes first and work will get over it!
 
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DITTO! Lost one daughters growing up due to work! Never again, Grandson comes first and work will get over it!
the 2 grown kids and 5 grandkids 862 miles away in Tx. The 2 oldest 1 a jr the other a sophomore in high school.
 
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The big boss didn't fire me, not yet anyway. They are throwing a pay increase or positions doing something else not as a tech at me.I reiterated my position about it's not money it's being closer to home.
 
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Why would they fire you? Are you screwing off? Messing things up? If they fire you for giving them notice you are leaving sue them for wrongfull termination. 2 weeks would have been better but a week is better than waiting to Friday when you load your tool box and say I quit.
 
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None of the above.
They have a habit of letting people go on the spot. If you don't want to be here then there is no sense in waiting the 2 weeks. It does make me feel better they are at least trying to keep me.
 
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None of the above.
They have a habit of letting people go on the spot. If you don't want to be here then there is no sense in waiting the 2 weeks. It does make me feel better they are at least trying to keep me.
that makes sense. So you driving the truck tommorow and load your tool box?
 
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They offered me a rental coordinator position in Calhoun and they offered me a lead man position too. I have not officially turned them down but the guys on the floor say they court you for a day or so with offers and then when they realize you are still leaving they go ahead and let you go. If they do I can start on Monday for AG-Pro. I'll just come home and get the trailer and go back and get my tools, way too big for just a truck bed. I am good either way. The wife says it's up to me but I know she wants me to take the job in Rome.
 


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