I am being laid off tomorrow

Buster's Dad · 08:58 PM

Although I am semi-retired, I was working 20 -25 hrs a week at the local hardware store. Yesterday they informed me that as of Fri. I was gone, business to slow they said.
Last spring we got the same story from the boss, we all deserved raises, buT due to business being slow he was cutting everyone's hours, cut a total of 40 to 50 hrs off of the entire crew.
2 days later he shows up driving a new $36,000.00 g.m.c pick-up pulling a new $18000.00 Lund boat, needless to say there were some very pissed off employees.
So I guess I will just putter around the house till something else pops up.

Mr. Laz · 01-27-2005, 06:49 PM

that sucks ... sorry to hear it

01-27-2005, 06:55 PM

That sucks for you. Really, it does. I hope you find something else.

But he's the boss. He assumes all the risk and liability.

A $36k and $18k boat really aren't really wasteful. He could have taken it much further than that. Maybe his store isn't profitable, but he had a windfall elsewhere. You shouldn't dwell upon your former bosses belongings. Look at the big picture.

PastorMikH · 01-27-2005, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Phobia

A $36k and $18k boat really aren't really wasteful.

You haven't been to SW Kansas have you? He will need the new pickup to haul the boat those long distances to water.

Over-Head · 01-27-2005, 07:55 PM

Sorry to hear the news.

Try taking a hobby and making a "part time" out of it.

I worked for a man like that once just after I came off the road from long haul trucking,,,
He paid $38,000 CASH (my better half's god son works at the dealership) for a 5th whell trailer, to pull behind his 2002 Chev duley, (his 2001 had 22,000 miles on it so it quote un quote "had to go, too many miles on it")
Then I worked for another guy who "never made a dime more then his men" but paid CASH (the bass plaer in my band workes at teh Harley shop) for a 2004 Harley soft tail.
Then I said to m'self...why the hell are you working for someone else anyway?
Didn't grandpa always say.."you'll never do more than get by if ANOTHER MAN signs your pay cheque"
He was right,,,the first year is a bit rough, but after that it's all good.

go bo · 01-27-2005, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Over-Head

Sorry to hear the news.

Try taking a hobby and making a "part time" out of it.

I worked for a man like that once just after I came off the road from long haul trucking,,,
He paid $38,000 CASH (my better half's god son works at the dealership) for a 5th whell trailer, to pull behind his 2002 Chev duley, (his 2001 had 22,000 miles on it so it quote un quote "had to go, too many miles on it")
Then I worked for another guy who "never made a dime more then his men" but paid CASH (the bass plaer in my band workes at teh Harley shop) for a 2004 Harley soft tail.
Then I said to m'self...why the hell are you working for someone else anyway?
Didn't grandpa always say.."you'll never do more than get by if ANOTHER MAN signs your pay cheque"
He was right,,,the first year is a bit rough, but after that it's all good.

what business are you in?

do you run a deep sea fishing boat or something?

Over-Head · 01-27-2005, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by go bo

what business are you in?

do you run a deep sea fishing boat or something?

No I started a Plaster and painting company (I owned J&J Dry-Wall back in the late 80's with my dad, and got out of it due to lack of work at the time) which is flourishing quite well.

My hobby was music, my passion is drumming, which gets me about $200 a weekend playing

01-27-2005, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by PastorMikH

You haven't been to SW Kansas have you? He will need the new pickup to haul the boat those long distances to water.

My point is that the bossman didn't really go nuts on the purchases. If his boat and truck were ice cream, he'd have bought the store brand on sale rather than the Breyers deluxe....

go bo · 01-27-2005, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Phobia

My point is that the bossman didn't really go nuts on the purchases. If his boat and truck were ice cream, he'd have bought the store brand on sale rather than the Breyers deluxe....

mmmmmm...

ice cream...

dtebbe · 01-27-2005, 08:40 PM

Something I learned a long time ago is not to let your employees see your toys.... it's hard for me, because my boat, racing karts, and 4 wheelers are all stored at my warehouse. I have a fettish for vehicles and some toys, but I buy everyting used for the most part, and I almost always buy at a price where I can drive something a year or two and get what I paid out of it, or I don't buy it.

I would relax a little on the truck, it was a very good business decision. With the tax loopholes right now that truck was 40% off, and you get to take that the first year. So his $38k truck cost him $22k, and if he didn't do that he would have paid that 40% to the IRS anyway. Now, you give me a choice of paying the IRS $15k and getting nothing, or paying the Ford/Chevy dealer $22k and getting a new truck, I'll take the new truck ANY day.. and I'm sure you would too. So let off on the truck deal, it's a non issue.

The boat is another story, but it's his money.

I 2nd the notion.. if you don't like it take the risk and start your own business.

DT

**Skip Towne** · 01-27-2005, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Phobia

My point is that the bossman didn't really go nuts on the purchases. If his boat and truck were ice cream, he'd have bought the store brand on sale rather than the Breyers deluxe....