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partyandBSyooo i had a check engine light come on for a diesel particulate filter. did some digging and looks like it needs to be hooked up to a computer and it will burn off the soot by high revving for 45 minutes while hooked up to the computer. so sounds like a service center visit at the dealership to me especially since its still under warranty. i call and make the appointment for today at 10:45. drive 1.5 hours down to denver and get there at 10:30. the lady said they can't service the vehicle today and i could drop it off. wtf was the point of the appointment then?! what am i supposed to do? uber back to the mountains?! so now im just cruising around with the check engine light on and wasted like 5 hours of my dad and missed a shit ton of work. fuck stevinson chevy yo. all my homies hate stevinson chevy

maaatttThere's always a god damn wreck between Everett and Marysville what the fuck

partyandBSyooo i had a check engine light come on for a diesel particulate filter. did some digging and looks like it needs to be hooked up to a computer and it will burn off the soot by high revving for 45 minutes while hooked up to the computer. so sounds like a service center visit at the dealership to me especially since its still under warranty. i call and make the appointment for today at 10:45. drive 1.5 hours down to denver and get there at 10:30. the lady said they can't service the vehicle today and i could drop it off. wtf was the point of the appointment then?! what am i supposed to do? uber back to the mountains?! so now im just cruising around with the check engine light on and wasted like 5 hours of my dad and missed a shit ton of work. fuck stevinson chevy yo. all my homies hate stevinson chevy

maaatttWhy is a full summit/Alpental pass a thousand dollars??

BallClapperProfits > people.

maaatttWhy is a full summit/Alpental pass a thousand dollars??

Non_State_ActorThat's what passes to decent sized resorts cost before Epic/Ikon got into the game. I'm not really sure what the pricing strategy looks like resorts that size.

SteezyYeeterthanks for the computer dad! can't visit any website without requesting for access from him! literally none, not even YouTube. typing this from my school Chromebook right now, which is already insanely restricted, and yet is infinitesimally better than the thing you just spent 300 dollars on. fuck you 1000x over! I don't watch porn so how about you chill the fuck out!!!

GayWolf420Your entitlement is off the charts, dude.

SteezyYeeteryeah

GayWolf420At what point in time do managers realize that people just work jobs to pay their bills and actually don't give a shit about what they do?

1spliff2guinniesI'm going to counter this. People who don't give a shit about their job make work unbearable for everyone else. If a manager can get those people in line, in my experience it creates less work for everyone else. Fixing simple fuckups is the most draining shit around.

1spliff2guinniesI'm going to counter this. People who don't give a shit about their job make work unbearable for everyone else. If a manager can get those people in line, in my experience it creates less work for everyone else. Fixing simple fuckups is the most draining shit around.

SteezyYeeteryeah you're definitely right. I just want SOME freedom to live as a normal person. Im more sheltered than the weirdo kid that used to be homeschooled in my grade. and if my dad doesn't want to buy me a computer than that's fine, but DONT buy me one, and especially don't make me pay for half of it, and then give me this shit. he said he would put music on my phone back in ninth grade and I only got it two months ago before my senior year, with the explicit music blocked, even though i've been watching movies with hella swears since second grade, which is so inconsistent. every fucking week for the past 4 years i've had to explain to someone, through their laughing and their horror, why I don't have the internet on my phone. I literally do not have safari. it's wiped off of the phone. I don't have Snapchat, which actually has alienated me from my friends and peers. whatever screentime that was saved by not having social media on my phone has just been spent resenting my dad. and after 4 years of this I'm tired of pretending like it's "objectively good" to not have internet access or social media. I just want to be normal, and I don't know how he thinks I'm gonna adjust well to having complete freedom in college when i've had nothing my whole life. this is like one of a hundred things that I hate about him, it's not just about this.

SlushSeasonDid you miss the part where i said they've been offered a 50% raise? That was after several other offers to them. The ports have made many concessions and the union has refused to budge on their absurd maximalist demands. "Negotiations" have been ongoing for months and they're intentionally avoiding any progress.
Do you think 77% (total payscale!) raise is reasonable? How much has your salary increased in the past 6 years?
Normal jobs give a couple percent for inflation and a couple percent for performance/promotion each year. Now consider that they're demanding 10% per year just for inflation!
Do you think it's reasonable to cease all technological development at our ports? Are garage door clickers too high tech to be used there?
This union is not in the interest of normal people. They have a near monopoly on exports from our country (yes most of our valuable exports leave from the east coast). They should be treated like any business that holds a monopoly and price gouges the country, forced to break apart under the Sherman antitrust act.

GayWolf420At what point in time do managers realize that people just work jobs to pay their bills and actually don't give a shit about what they do?

1spliff2guinniesI'm going to counter this. People who don't give a shit about their job make work unbearable for everyone else. If a manager can get those people in line, in my experience it creates less work for everyone else. Fixing simple fuckups is the most draining shit around.

BallClapperThis. When I was first brought on to my current job there was this guy who didn't give a fuck about his job. Dumbass DOUBLE REFUNDED A $12,000 BIKE. How the hell is that even possible. Also had a habit of ordering shit for himself and not paying, smoke breaks every 10 minutes and even going to smoke while in the middle of talking to a customer. Also in 3 months of working there never got close to completing the mandatory training. All employees are expected to build at least one bike a week (except for me, I'm the builder), all the ones he did had to be checked over (loose bolts, shit on backwards. Could barely do a kids bike.) His ass got sacked. To be clear, he wasn't legally slow or disabled in any way. Was a fucking idiot though.


End rant.

BallClapperok

Non_State_ActorEmployers also have to realize how to incentivize performance. If you're in a position with low pay, no benefits, bonus structure, or possibility of advancement, there's no reason to do a good job except for pride which people have in various amounts.

Non_State_ActorEmployers also have to realize how to incentivize performance. If you're in a position with low pay, no benefits, bonus structure, or possibility of advancement, there's no reason to do a good job except for pride which people have in various amounts.

BallClapperPay is good, perks are also very good, flexible hours. Idk what isn't to like.

Non_State_ActorThen leadership needs to prune out the dead wood and hire or promote some new talent. If the incentives are there and the workplace isn't totally toxic there should be no problem attracting qualified candidates?

BallClapperThis. When I was first brought on to my current job there was this guy who didn't give a fuck about his job. Dumbass DOUBLE REFUNDED A $12,000 BIKE. How the hell is that even possible. Also had a habit of ordering shit for himself and not paying, smoke breaks every 10 minutes and even going to smoke while in the middle of talking to a customer. Also in 3 months of working there never got close to completing the mandatory training. All employees are expected to build at least one bike a week (except for me, I'm the builder), all the ones he did had to be checked over (loose bolts, shit on backwards. Could barely do a kids bike.) His ass got sacked. To be clear, he wasn't legally slow or disabled in any way. Was a fucking idiot though.


End rant.

Non_State_ActorEmployers also have to realize how to incentivize performance. If you're in a position with low pay, no benefits, bonus structure, or possibility of advancement, there's no reason to do a good job except for pride which people have in various amounts.

SteezyYeeterI think there just needs to be a little better balance. I very much appreciate my dad's attempts to protect me from the dangers of the internet. But I think after a certain point it's hurting a little more than helping. And on a personal level, I really don't appreciate the social isolation that comes with it. I'm gonna be strict with my kids! But I'm also going to try and teach them to be responsible, instead of just revoking everything from them. Idk. I love my dad he is just very annoying a lot of the time.

1spliff2guinniesI understand the sentiment completely and businesses should do their best retain and train up their workforce, however, at what point do we agree on what is a fair wage for the job someone is doing? We can't have baristas' making coffee for 30 dollars an hour?

1spliff2guinniesI understand the sentiment completely and businesses should do their best retain and train up their workforce, however, at what point do we agree on what is a fair wage for the job someone is doing? We can't have baristas' making coffee for 30 dollars an hour?

SteezyYeeterFUCK YOU ENGLISH TEACHER. I hope your cancer comes back and you die :) also, you're fat and ugly after only two kids. my mom had five kids and is still fit and active and ur over here looking like fucking Mr. toad

sorry not sorry babes!

Non_State_ActorWhy not?

I'm familiar with restaurant/cafe management. If you had one skilled professional barista and a good machine they could easily double the production of two kids making minimum wage who don't really have very much training or practice? That would surely be preferable from a management perspective?

TOAST.Let's keep wishing death on people out of the rant thread.

GayWolf420At what point in time do managers realize that people just work jobs to pay their bills and actually don't give a shit about what they do?

Non_State_ActorEmployers also have to realize how to incentivize performance. If you're in a position with low pay, no benefits, bonus structure, or possibility of advancement, there's no reason to do a good job except for pride which people have in various amounts.

ReturnToMonkeyIt really bothers me how many people take no pride in their work, especially amongst younger people.

**This post was edited on Oct 7th 2024 at 4:29:50pm

ReturnToMonkeyIt really bothers me how many people take no pride in their work, especially amongst younger people.

**This post was edited on Oct 7th 2024 at 4:29:50pm

270on420outPay me enough to give a fuck then.

armchair_skierFor others I think it’s because they feel like there is no future for them

ReturnToMonkeyThis is a bad, cheap, regurgitated take. Sure the future ahead may look bleak, especially for people who weren't born with a silver platter. But you really won't have a good future if you have this attitude. If you have an attitude that lets you work hard and do good no matter what the task may be, you will have a solid future.

Also an addendum to my above post, what YOU get paid shouldn't be all that matters. It's about a job that needs to get done and if you do less work, your coworker who gets paid exactly the same as you will have to do more work. Jobs are a team effort. Support your teammates.

**This post was edited on Oct 7th 2024 at 11:58:16pm

armchair_skierLiterally the most b00mr take I’ve ever read from someone under 30

Bless your ignorance, I’m glad life is treating u well.

armchair_skierLiterally the most b00mr take I’ve ever read from someone under 30

Bless your ignorance, I’m glad life is treating u well.