I hate my job!

Sgt PSN · September 29, 2011, 02:44:35 PM

Yeah, that's pretty much it. Funny thing is that had I submitted my reenlistment paperwork a week or 2 sooner, this wouldn't have been an issue. But I couldn't submit sooner because I was on a limited duty status for a bulging disk in my back (along with a couple other medical issues) and you can't reenlist unless you are on full duty. When I was re-examined in Auguest, I was told that even though my back wasn't complelely fixed, it wasn't bad enough to require surgery so I could not remain on limited duty. My options were either go back on full duty, suck it up and hope the condition doesn't get worse or take a medical separation. I opted for full duty and submitted my reenlistment as soon as I was cleared, but that new policy had just been approved.

So I guess I'll have to see if I can get into the Army or something so I can get my 20. I don't know if they'll take me because I'm so senior but I guess it's worth a shot.

Tomahawk · September 29, 2011, 02:47:08 PM

I'm sorry too. That being said, be a marine and go to war.

PhillyPhreak54 · September 29, 2011, 02:54:52 PM

Sorry to hear that dude

Sgt PSN · September 29, 2011, 02:58:08 PM

Quote from: Tomahawk on September 29, 2011, 02:47:08 PM
I'm sorry too. That being said, be a marine and go to war.

Good advice. A little known secret is that every Marine gets the firing code to 1 nuclear missile. I'm aiming mine towards China.

MDS · September 29, 2011, 02:59:04 PM

ok i just remembered this happened

2 weeks or so ago i get an email from an editor out in cali for a gig i applied for. asked if i could live on the proposed ballpark salary in this area (in between sf/la). said get back to me within a few days. i said yea i can do that the next morning.

thats been it.

so was i a finalist or something, then they just went in another direction and didnt bother telling me? or was this sent to everyone who applied and its bs for me.

my guess is the first...they are just being unprofessional and not letting me know the job is filled.

Sgt PSN · September 29, 2011, 03:00:29 PM

You were looking in Bakersfield, weren't you?

Tomahawk · September 29, 2011, 03:01:03 PM

hahahaha@unprofessional. Be surprised they contacted you to begin with; don't expect them to let you know when you lose

Quote from: Sgt PSN on September 29, 2011, 02:58:08 PM
Quote from: Tomahawk on September 29, 2011, 02:47:08 PM
I'm sorry too. That being said, be a marine and go to war.

Good advice. A little known secret is that every Marine gets the firing code to 1 nuclear missile. I'm aiming mine towards China.

Matthew Broderick advises against such shenanigans

MDS · September 29, 2011, 03:05:49 PM

Quote from: Sgt PSN on September 29, 2011, 03:00:29 PM
You were looking in Bakersfield, weren't you?

san luis opispo...or whatever its called...where cal poly is

and i didnt even interview or anything. so how can i lose when all i do is say yes i can live there on that salary. maybe i should have said no?

Tomahawk · September 29, 2011, 03:13:10 PM

You lose because you obviously didn't get the job and San Luis Obispo is almost an alternate route of the PCH

hbionic · September 29, 2011, 03:19:37 PM

You lose because you are still in texas and didn't bother googling some apartments on the web and doing the math. You deserve Texas as much as Texas deserves you. (if you are still in Texas, I haven't been following).

hbionic · September 29, 2011, 03:21:43 PM

Damn Sarge, what the F? That is a major buttfarg courtesy of the military.

Did they say anything about your bulging package?

Rome · September 29, 2011, 03:26:51 PM

Actually the little guy is right. That's completely unprofessional but all too common behavior these days.

MDS · September 29, 2011, 03:35:38 PM

its one thing to never get back to me....generally you like to a mass email sent to everyone saying we have our finalists, thanks for applying. but you rarely get that.

to get to what i think was the next level and then for 2 weeks to go by without a peep....eh...not good. if they found someone, if its on hold, too busy to touch it, whatever. something should have been sent.

i just emailed the dude...its been 2 weeks since the email he sent to me, so well see. im not expecting anything out of this but i did drive through this part of the country and its off the charts. plus there are loads of smart asians in this town.

PhillyPhreak54 · September 29, 2011, 04:14:48 PM

Quote from: MDS on September 29, 2011, 03:35:38 PM
its one thing to never get back to me....generally you like to a mass email sent to everyone saying we have our finalists, thanks for applying. but you rarely get that.

to get to what i think was the next level and then for 2 weeks to go by without a peep....eh...not good. if they found someone, if its on hold, too busy to touch it, whatever. something should have been sent.

i just emailed the dude...its been 2 weeks since the email he sent to me, so well see. im not expecting anything out of this but i did drive through this part of the country and its off the charts. plus there are loads of smart asians in this town.

Call them as a follow up.

ice grillin you · October 07, 2011, 04:09:52 PM

still cant find the i love my job thread

so i got off three hours early today for columbus day holiday weekend....and now i am off till the 17th and only have to take three days of leave because monday is the holiday and my regular every other monday off day slides to tuesday....phillies tonight then off the the outer banks tomorrow for a week....liver destruction has commenced