Sometimes you just need to scream!!!

[pbrme]

I asked a contractor about that yesterday. He said everyone is tucking tail until November. After that, they'll either close up shop, or start building again.

Leastwise, that's the message he was getting from the construction world.

Same for job postings. Keep your head down until after November, I think.

I'm hearing January. There's also that 2012 thing.

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

It's scary b/c this election might just will probably go the wrong way.

I personally don't think there's a "right way" choice this year...

 

[blybrook PE]

and it doesn't really matter what we "pieons" think about it anyway, the electorial college will vote their own votes completely seperate of what the public thinks.

Hell, by the time the polls close in Alaska & Hawaii, the election is already decided by everyone else!

 

[Capt Worley PE]

It's scary b/c this election might just will probably go the wrong way.

I personally don't think there's a "right way" choice this year...

QFT.

 

[snickerd3]

and it doesn't really matter what we "pieons" think about it anyway, the electorial college will vote their own votes completely seperate of what the public thinks.

Hell, by the time the polls close in Alaska & Hawaii, the election is already decided by everyone else!

I think IL is a good example of this. It doesn't matter what most of the state thinks because Chicago is a very demcoratic area and the state electoral votes will follow suit.

Popular vote doesn't really matter

 

[envirotex]

^^^The same in Texas. And all the state-wide offices are the same way. Only time there is really any heterogeneity along party lines is at the very local level.

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

The Denver metro area is very Democratic, whereas the rest of the state is primarily Republican. As a state, the electoral college leans very much to the D side.

 

[Master slacker]

Well, the engineers in my group got dealt a bag of dirty dicks today. Overtime will no longer be paid to us. That was one of the big selling points for me coming here back in April. We have a three week turnaround in December that was looking to be a good overtime pay generator which, in a way, pays for the time I wouldn't SEE my family (80+ hour work week for three weeks = $$$). Now that's all gone. Big, big bag of dirty dicks.

 

[Supe]

Quit, or work your 40.

 

[wilheldp_PE]

Ditto. I can't see how they would make an announcement like that in September then expect everybody to work double time for no extra pay in December. If they fail to meet their deadline, maybe they'll reconsider their decision.

 

[Master slacker]

This all stemmed from a VERY big case of fraud discovered and investigated at my site. I won't go into details, but HFS, how can anyone be so stupid? The decision was made by the company's board of directors (yeah, that high). We'll see how it plays out in the end.

 

[Capt Worley PE]

Is it going to be one of those deals where everyone gets punished except the folks who abused the system?

 

[Flyer_PE]

No way in hell would I be staying there. My employer isn't a charity organization and neither am I.

 

[OSUguy98]

^ That happens quite a bit around here........

 

[envirotex]

Welcome to the world of "consulting", MS...

 

[cdcengineer]

Only heroes work for free.

And fools

 

[envirotex]

^^^Welcome to the world of consulting.

 

[snickerd3]

One of the many reasons I didn't want to work for consulting firm

 

[pbrme]

This all stemmed from a VERY big case of fraud discovered and investigated at my site. I won't go into details, but HFS, how can anyone be so stupid? The decision was made by the company's board of directors (yeah, that high). We'll see how it plays out in the end.

When you asked them how long this was going to be, were they like...?...

 

[Master slacker]

Is it going to be one of those deals where everyone gets punished except the folks who abused the system?

Everyone gets punished for one person's system abuse. This one jack off is in serious sh*t, like, jail time sh*t and he just ruined his family sh*t.