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Re: HR
« Reply #100 on: February 27, 2013, 10:33:33 AM »
I know a guy who works for a "hip" design firm and was told on his first day that they were not allowed to wear khakis unless they are being "ironic".

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Re: HR
« Reply #101 on: February 27, 2013, 10:33:39 AM »
What's wrong with being happy Emo Seven?

being a cog does not make me happy.  i don't care about money (to a certain point), honestly.

You have to feel ownership in what you are doing. But being a small cog doesn't prevent you from doing that. I work for a super big global company and love the crap out of it. What happens in a certain market in a certain geographic area is mine. I own that. Also makes me better at my job to feel that way I think. Just take whatever it is you can influence and make it yours and take pride in it being good. That's really what you should be doing no matter what size of cog you are or how big your company is.

same for me, pretty much. I think good companies break things down into small groups that have a lot of ownership over their group. I'm in a multi-billion dollar company but I really work with a small team that I like and I can easily see (and show others) the impact I make.

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Re: HR
« Reply #102 on: February 27, 2013, 10:46:05 AM »
What's wrong with being happy Emo Seven?

being a cog does not make me happy.  i don't care about money (to a certain point), honestly.

You have to feel ownership in what you are doing. But being a small cog doesn't prevent you from doing that. I work for a super big global company and love the crap out of it. What happens in a certain market in a certain geographic area is mine. I own that. Also makes me better at my job to feel that way I think. Just take whatever it is you can influence and make it yours and take pride in it being good. That's really what you should be doing no matter what size of cog you are or how big your company is.

same for me, pretty much. I think good companies break things down into small groups that have a lot of ownership over their group. I'm in a multi-billion dollar company but I really work with a small team that I like and I can easily see (and show others) the impact I make.

sounds like you're really out there making a difference!!   a cog?  more like eff THAT!


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Re: HR
« Reply #103 on: February 27, 2013, 10:48:54 AM »
I hated the corporate deal because in my old company gave out raises and bonus based on company goals rather than individual performance.  It was a largish company too, so some group of douches I could have never met before could effect my raise or bonus regardless of my performance. 

Also, they gave no fucks about me or those around me.  Was working crazy hours on jobs that were understaffed while they had ppl down the hall not even assigned to a job.

The best thing about big corporations is the training.  I learned a ridic amount in a very structured environment in a very short time at my corporate job that would have taken me forever to learn otherwise.

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Re: HR
« Reply #104 on: February 27, 2013, 10:52:50 AM »
Pro Tip- there's a reason why the best and brightest don't work in mom and pop shops/small bus


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Re: HR
« Reply #105 on: February 27, 2013, 10:54:22 AM »
Every morning, I mill the paper that I use when developing new mathematical theorems to help me do my job.  Super rewarding, you guys!

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Re: HR
« Reply #106 on: February 27, 2013, 11:00:36 AM »
Every morning, I mill the paper that I use when developing new mathematical theorems to help me do my job.  Super rewarding, you guys!

if you're not millin' then you're worth killin'      <---thats my motto


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Re: HR
« Reply #107 on: February 27, 2013, 11:05:45 AM »
Every morning, I mill the paper that I use when developing new mathematical theorems to help me do my job.  Super rewarding, you guys!

if you're not millin' then you're worth killin'      <---thats my motto

Mine:  If you're not millin' it, then you're not killin' it.  So close!

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Re: HR
« Reply #108 on: February 27, 2013, 11:07:26 AM »
Pro Tip- there's a reason why the best and brightest don't work in mom and pop shops/small bus

When I see someone that is super dominant at what they do, I always wonder why they do it for someone else's company.

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Re: HR
« Reply #109 on: February 27, 2013, 11:09:10 AM »
Pro Tip- there's a reason why the best and brightest don't work in mom and pop shops/small bus

When I see someone that is super dominant at what they do, I always wonder why they do it for someone else's company.

Because starting over sucks balls. That's why.
I think what my friend Mitch is trying to say is that true love is blind.

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Re: HR
« Reply #110 on: February 27, 2013, 11:10:33 AM »
Pro Tip- there's a reason why the best and brightest don't work in mom and pop shops/small bus

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Re: HR
« Reply #112 on: February 27, 2013, 11:38:35 AM »
I recently heard back from a medical sales gig  :crossfingers:

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« Reply #113 on: February 27, 2013, 11:44:42 AM »
I recently heard back from a medical sales gig  :crossfingers:

I have an soon-to-be in-law who sells some piece of medical equipment. She is :kstategrad: and she gets to travel to really awesome, exotic locations every six months where she gets to stay in amazing hotels in the presidential suites.

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Re: HR
« Reply #114 on: February 27, 2013, 11:47:22 AM »

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Re: HR
« Reply #115 on: February 27, 2013, 11:48:50 AM »
I recently heard back from a medical sales gig  :crossfingers:

I have an soon-to-be in-law who sells some piece of medical equipment. She is :kstategrad: and she gets to travel to really awesome, exotic locations every six months where she gets to stay in amazing hotels in the presidential suites.
Yeah, it would be equipment. Sounds super elite.
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Re: HR
« Reply #116 on: February 27, 2013, 11:49:51 AM »
I don't know any poor ppl that sell med equipt.  I do know two very wealthy ppl that do, though.

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Re: HR
« Reply #117 on: February 27, 2013, 11:50:48 AM »
Like no crap every big business started as a small business, that doesn't mean you can do it. A lot of those people are really rough ridin' smart and had great business sense. Not to mention it takes a little luck, too.
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Re: HR
« Reply #118 on: February 27, 2013, 11:53:37 AM »
I recently heard back from a medical sales gig  :crossfingers:

I have an soon-to-be in-law who sells some piece of medical equipment. She is :kstategrad: and she gets to travel to really awesome, exotic locations every six months where she gets to stay in amazing hotels in the presidential suites.
Yeah, it would equipment. Sounds super elite.

that does sound super elite fanning

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Re: HR
« Reply #119 on: February 27, 2013, 12:06:09 PM »
What's wrong with being happy Emo Seven?

being a cog does not make me happy.  i don't care about money (to a certain point), honestly.

You have to feel ownership in what you are doing. But being a small cog doesn't prevent you from doing that. I work for a super big global company and love the crap out of it. What happens in a certain market in a certain geographic area is mine. I own that. Also makes me better at my job to feel that way I think. Just take whatever it is you can influence and make it yours and take pride in it being good. That's really what you should be doing no matter what size of cog you are or how big your company is.

Sounds awesome, I hope to find something similar when I look for a job.   I was just disagreeing that money is more important than being a drone.
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Re: HR
« Reply #120 on: February 27, 2013, 12:58:05 PM »
there's a lot of small shops found in these lists-

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/best-companies/
http://money.cnn.com/gallery/news/companies/2013/01/17/best-companies-highest-paid.fortune/index.html?iid=bc_sp_lead

You would probably be surprised at how many of those started as small businesses.

i wouldn't.  and it doesn't matter in the context of this discussion.


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Re: HR
« Reply #121 on: February 27, 2013, 02:25:28 PM »
I also got another email just now by a company i'd like to work for. A couple of goEMAW'rs work there and linked me to it. T's & P's you guys.  :crossfingers:

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Re: HR
« Reply #122 on: February 27, 2013, 02:45:48 PM »
Someone included you in their 300 names they had to give their boss.   :thumbs:

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« Reply #123 on: February 27, 2013, 03:50:38 PM »
LOL, I bet they did. Next time somebody shows up at my doorstep trying to sell a vacuum cleaner, I'll send them Fanning's way.

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Re: HR
« Reply #124 on: March 04, 2013, 02:31:23 PM »
The HR woman called my boss.  He told her thay they've been working on the problem.  And that was about it.  I was like, "so, they can just say that they're working on the problem indefinitely while never really needing to address it?" She gave me some non-answer bullshit in response.