The Ultimate Working Saturday Sucks Thread

[Low Tone]

We're back and we're live! I think..... It's too damn early in the morning and I'm running on 2 hours of sleep. Only been here an hour and it feels like 8.

[tim the enchanter]

at least you're making money.

i'm getting ready to head out in the rain to do more truck shopping. venturing far afield (outside 495!:eek: THE HORRORS!) to check out a couple of used vehicles,and then i'll hit two more dealerships.

and Smackdown sucked last night. totally predictable.

[Inazone]

I hate working saturdays.:angry:

[Drippin' Robin]

at least you're making money.

i'm getting ready to head out in the rain to do more truck shopping. venturing far afield (outside 495!:eek: THE HORRORS!) to check out a couple of used vehicles,and then i'll hit two more dealerships.

and Smackdown sucked last night. totally predictable.

Would you rather

a) spend 1.5 hours talking to a car salesman?

OR would you rather

b) be dragged nekkid over a cactus field tied behind a greyhound bus?

OR would you rather

c) sandpaper the asshole of an alligator in a phone booth?

...


What was that second option again?

[burdizzos]

I'm fixing my singer's guitar today. Does that count?

[Low Tone]

I'm fixing my singer's guitar today. Does that count?
Only because it's a guitar and it's for a singer.
Now if it were a bass for another person, I would say that's hobby time. :D

[burdizzos]

Only because it's a guitar and it's for a singer.
Now if it were a bass for another person, I would say that's hobby time. :D

It's a Jackson, apparently one of the pickups doesn't work and the other only half-assedly works.

I repaired both of my guitarist's guitars Thursday night. The jacks cam loose on both and rather than removing the jack plates, he just started turning the jack nut. After about ten turns, snap. Dumbass.

[Low Tone]

I repaired both of my guitarist's guitars Thursday night. The jacks cam loose on both and rather than removing the jack plates, he just started turning the jack nut. After about ten turns, snap. Dumbass.
You expect something different from a guitard?

[bill]

I'm going to eat bacon and eggs at the local spot, then go get stuff for halloween costume, I also have to help my brother pull out a dock and boatlift. Then I go to a costume party and drink beer like a mofo. I don't feel bad for you peeps who have to work. :super I like my day better:super:

[burdizzos]

You expect something different from a guitard?

Says the guy who couldn't wire up his amp correctly.



Zing!



;)

[Jugghaid]

I'm here, like always. 7-12. Today however, I'm takin my whole crew out after work for beers and billiards.

[bill]

I'm here, like always. 7-12. Today however, I'm takin my whole crew out after work for beers and billiards.

you got a job for a guy like me?

[Jugghaid]

you got a job for a guy like me?

You're probably too nice for my line of work. :D

[Low Tone]

Says the guy who couldn't wire up his amp correctly.
Zing!
;)
That's wiring
At least I'm smart enough not to twist a loose jack.
That puts me a step ahead of the guitarist.
......And about 3 rungs higher on the evolutionary scale from the drummer. :D

[Low Tone]

You're probably too nice for my line of work. :D
I'm still trying to figure out how to get into your line of work. :(

[i_wanna_les_paul]

I'm working later today...but that just entails driving a couple hours and watching cotton harvest, shooting some video and taking some photos.

I love my job! :cool:

[Jugghaid]

I'm still trying to figure out how to get into your line of work. :(

Apply at a collection agency. Learn the legal end of it. Get some experience. Get good at it. Good collectors can easily make 6 figures.

[Low Tone]

Apply at a collection agency. Learn the legal end of it. Get some experience. Get good at it. Good collectors can easily make 6 figures.
hhhmmmm.....
Are you taking applications? :D
More seriously, I have thought about doing something along that line.
Did you have any schooling behind it or was it learn as you go?

[Thunderbroom]

I'm heading to the store to get some half & half for my coffee.

I'll then be loading the van up for my gig tonight. Around noon, my family and I are headed in to Chicago to see a movie and then my daughter is performing at Second City late afternoon. When we get back, I'll throw the basses in the van and head to the gig.

Work? Nah.....
Not today!!
:D

[Thunderbroom]

Apply at a collection agency. Learn the legal end of it. Get some experience. Get good at it. Good collectors can easily make 6 figures.

Low Tone: Bounty Hunter

[Low Tone]

I'm heading to the store to get some half & half for my coffee.
I'll then be loading the van up for my gig tonight. Around noon, my family and I are headed in to Chicago to see a movie and then my daughter is performing at Second City late afternoon. When we get back, I'll throw the basses in the van and head to the gig.
Work? Nah.....
Not today!!
:D
What movie ya' goin' to?

[Jugghaid]

hhhmmmm.....
Are you taking applications? :D
More seriously, I have thought about doing something along that line.
Did you have any schooling behind it or was it learn as you go?

:D

I only hire people with a minimum of 5 years in the biz. But there is bound to be a 3rd party agency somewhere near you. No schooling necessary, it's not like you can get a degree in collections. OJT is what it's all about. It's one of those strange jobs where it's based on personality. Not everyone can do it. You have to be a real type A personality, self-motivated, self-managed money hungry bastard to do well. ;)

[Thunderbroom]

What movie ya' goin' to?

If I post it, it will likely open up a heated discussion. I'm not ready to open that can.
:)

[burdizzos]

If I post it, it will likely open up a heated discussion. I'm not ready to open that can.
:)

*reports post to mods*

Someone has obviously stolen TB's password.

[burdizzos]

So where is Jesus Camp playing?


That won't stir up anything here, ebassists are known to be godless liberals.

The evangelicals are over at HC.

[78pbass]

at least you're making money.

i'm getting ready to head out in the rain to do more truck shopping. venturing far afield (outside 495!:eek: THE HORRORS!) to check out a couple of used vehicles,and then i'll hit two more dealerships.

and Smackdown sucked last night. totally predictable.

you're still all over the Tacoma right?

Here's how I negotiate (I was in the business briefly, if that counts for anything)...

-test drive previously

-commit to the sale up front firmly, but with the caveat that any misstep will blow the sale. My line is "you've already got the sale, all you've got to do is make the numbers work and not do anything to blow it"....then grin.

-if you talk trade, dont let the salesman do his 'silent walkaround' its a phsychological trick, not part of the appraisal - that's what the appraisers job is.

-sit down with a calculator and a stopwatch and inform the salesleach that he has exactly 60 minutes then you're leaving. tell him to bring over his sales manager and the finance manager to the negotiation table so he doesnt have to run laps.

-[if you feel comfortable doing this, cool if not, hypothesize] knowing the nuts and bolts of your trade, your down, your finance eligibility and the invoice price, make an educated guess on the holdback funds and put together a fair price/pymt that you're happy with and that they will take and tell to make it jive.

-at 60 minutes, pack up and leave, tell the salesman that he's got your number, when should you expect the call to pick up your car.

In my case, they called telling me their still working on it at 10am the next day, 4pm, 10am the following and I picked it up that evening.

my not work for everybody, but it has for me hansomely.

[Thunderbroom]

So where is Jesus Camp playing?


Piper's Alley.
;)

[burdizzos]

Piper's Alley.
;)

Nice! :D

It isn't playing around here. Fucking Pat Robertson! :mad:

[Low Tone]

:D
I only hire people with a minimum of 5 years in the biz. But there is bound to be a 3rd party agency somewhere near you. No schooling necessary, it's not like you can get a degree in collections. OJT is what it's all about. It's one of those strange jobs where it's based on personality. Not everyone can do it. You have to be a real type A personality, self-motivated, self-managed money hungry bastard to do well. ;)
Type A- check
Self Motivated/Managed- Gotta work on that
Money Hungry- definately
Bastard- I've had my momments.
*starts looking for job applications*

[Thunderbroom]

Nice! :D

It isn't playing around here. Fucking Pat Robertson! :mad:

The teen's in my daughter's homeschooling group organized this. We're meeting at the theatre (which is in the same building as my daughter's Second City performance) to watch the movie and then heading over to her show.

[Thunderbroom]

Self Motivated/Managed


This is the deal-breaker for many folks that want to make decent coin. They talk a good game, but when it comes down to working 70, 80 or 90 hours a week to make the move they can't hang.

I'm not in Jugg's league, but I do pretty well. I hustle...all the time. I never thought I'd make six figures in my life but have done it the last two years running.

Bill, if you want to make it happen, you can. It's going to require hard work and lots o' sacrifices.

[burdizzos]

The teen's in my daughter's homeschooling group organized this. We're meeting at the theatre (which is in the same building as my daughter's Second City performance) to watch the movie and then heading over to her show.


Awesome.

[Thunderbroom]

Awesome.

Yeah!

AND I've got a gig tonight!!!

I love Halloween shows. I'm meeting some new HCBF formumites tonight: bassplayer2001 (and his wife) and the husband/wife duo of SARios and MrsSvi. Rumor is that bpocall might just make it out as well.
:cool:

[Low Tone]

So where is Jesus Camp playing?
Man.... The three kids they talk about on the website are all from Missouri. :smack:
I'm still waiting for a movie about Rev. Fred Phelps to come out.

[78pbass]

I never thought I'd make six figures in my life but have done it the last two years running.


Aren't you a college prof? if so, how do you pull that kind of bread?

[Jugghaid]

This is the deal-breaker for many folks that want to make decent coin. They talk a good game, but when it comes down to working 70, 80 or 90 hours a week to make the move they can't hang.

I'm not in Jugg's league, but I do pretty well. I hustle...all the time. I never thought I'd make six figures in my life but have done it the last two years running.

Bill, if you want to make it happen, you can. It's going to require hard work and lots o' sacrifices.

I actually limit my people to 45-50 hours. Most of 'em only work a straight 40. The rest is optional. I don't want them burned out. This job is tough enough without that kinda stress. I do the 60-70 thing but I want them sane.

[Thunderbroom]

Aren't you a college prof? if so, how do you pull that kind of bread?

I also run my own business...plus...profs get paid well.
;)

[Thunderbroom]

I actually limit my people to 45-50 hours. Most of 'em only work a straight 40. The rest is optional. I don't want them burned out. This job is tough enough without that kinda stress. I do the 60-70 thing but I want them sane.

I guess I'm speaking from the "making things happen" point of view. I rarely work 75+ hours a week any more, but I don't work 40 either. I guess my point is more that it's an inner drive kinda thing.

[78pbass]

I guess I'm speaking from the "making things happen" point of view. I rarely work 75+ hours a week any more, but I don't work 40 either. I guess my point is more that it's an inner drive kinda thing.


yep...other reps at my work wonder how I out perform all of them. The average rep pulls in 80-120k in rev...I did 440k last month. this month'll be lighter at 200k. Its all about desire to do the job right, do it well and do it complete. My day rarely ends at 5 and never starts at 8am. Im there between 7:20-7:40 and leave when the day is done, often past 7 - especially on Fridays.

I have quadrupled my income in the last 4 years. 07 should be my first 6 figure year.

[Thunderbroom]

I have quadrupled my income in the last 4 years. 07 should be my first 6 figure year.

That's what I'm talking about!!!
:thumbsup::thumbsup:

[Low Tone]

This is the deal-breaker for many folks that want to make decent coin. They talk a good game, but when it comes down to working 70, 80 or 90 hours a week to make the move they can't hang.
I'm not in Jugg's league, but I do pretty well. I hustle...all the time. I never thought I'd make six figures in my life but have done it the last two years running.
Bill, if you want to make it happen, you can. It's going to require hard work and lots o' sacrifices.
I hear ya' and I admit I'm a great procrastinator.
I have to really push to get myself motivated for anything sometimes.
Lately I've started noticing I need to push harder about a lot of things.

[Jugghaid]

I guess I'm speaking from the "making things happen" point of view. I rarely work 75+ hours a week any more, but I don't work 40 either. I guess my point is more that it's an inner drive kinda thing.

Yup. It goes a long long way. I know a lot of people in my industry who are good, but don't really have any drive that still make $30-$40k a year. I'll probably make 8-10 times that next year and it's not because I'm that much "better" than them, just a lot more motivated.

[Jugghaid]

yep...other reps at my work wonder how I out perform all of them. The average rep pulls in 80-120k in rev...I did 440k last month. this month'll be lighter at 200k. Its all about desire to do the job right, do it well and do it complete. My day rarely ends at 5 and never starts at 8am. Im there between 7:20-7:40 and leave when the day is done, often past 7 - especially on Fridays.

I have quadrupled my income in the last 4 years. 07 should be my first 6 figure year.

It will serve you well. Keep doing that and in a few years you will probably be making many times that even.

[Jugghaid]

I hear ya' and I admit I'm a great procrastinator.
I have to really push to get myself motivated for anything sometimes.
Lately I've started noticing I need to push harder about a lot of things.

I always tell my people life doesn't happen to anyone, it's what they make it. If you want something, go after it. Doesn't matter what it is.

[78pbass]

Juggs,
what do you do - I thought you were a PI?

[Jugghaid]

Juggs,
what do you do - I thought you were a PI?

I'm back in collections. I used to do investigative work, run law firms, etc etc. Now I'm back into straight collections and I own a big chunk of the company this time. A little over a year now.

[El Duderino]

Not working, but damn I need to get something to eat so that my stomach isn't running solely on the drinks I had before I fell asleep this morning.

[Low Tone]

Woooooo...... time to bail!
See y'all next Saturday.
(And likely sooner than that. :P)

[bassmama]

Just got home from work. Saturdays I work 12 to 9. :(

[Low Tone]

It's Saturday again.
I'm at work again.
It still sucks. :(

[basshunter]

:mad: :angry: :( :angry: :mad:

[Low Tone]

:mad: :angry: :( :angry: :mad:
Bad day at the office, Dear?

[basshunter]

Bad day at the office, Dear?

THe fact that I'm here at all is bad. The fact that it's beautiful out is worse. THe fact that I'm here and there is absolutely no reason for it is hell. :mad:

[Low Tone]

THe fact that I'm here at all is bad. The fact that it's beautiful out is worse. THe fact that I'm here and there is absolutely no reason for it is hell. :mad:
At least your Veep isn't there to annoy you. ;)

[basshunter]

At least your Veep isn't there to annoy you. ;)

So true, so true!

[Eatapita]

Arrgh... woke up with no water.... got it working right before leaving for work... Arrgh! :mad: :mad: :mad:

[basshunter]

Arrgh... woke up with no water.... got it working right before leaving for work... Arrgh! :mad: :mad: :mad:

D'OH! :smack: THat sucks, what happened?

[Eatapita]

The popper fuse wasn't in tight enough, and shorted. It's been in there for years.

[basshunter]

The popper fuse wasn't in tight enough, and shorted. It's been in there for years.

ah, gotcha. Glad you got it fixed.:)

[Les Izzmor]

:wave:

[Thunderbroom]

No work for me today. I'm actually feelin' out of it. I'm planning on laying around the house all day.

[Croissant Seven]

Things I have to accomplish today:
-Pack my suitcase for Alaska. Harder than it sounds considering it's November.
-Bump all the music from last night's rehearsal recording to mp3 and upload it.
-Finish the bottle of cheap Malbec I opened last night. Harder than it sounds.:D
-Keep an eye on the short ribs simmering in the crock pot

It's gonna be a rough one but as usual I'm in for the long haul. Hey Harry, wanna get stoned?:cool:
C7

[Droplede]

Another long-ass Saturday for me. In at 7, out at -- well, around 7. :(

Thank God for the Internet, the ultimate deadline killer.

[Low Tone]

Welcome back!
We're live and almost awake!
Just 3 or 4 more cans of Mt. Dew and I should be capable of at least a vaguely coherrent thought process!

[Les Izzmor]

I actually had to work today.

I had to put up three shelves in our pantry. Took me about 3 hours.

Time to start drinking.

[Low Tone]

I actually had to work today.
I had to put up three shelves in our pantry. Took me about 3 hours.
Time to start drinking.
I hate you. :mad:
:P

[NotFSI]

I have a presentation on Tuesday for my honours group project, so I'm preparing that

[Weirdocat]

I've went to work, then went to rehearsal for 4 hours.

I'm very tired. Tomorrow I have another rehearsal, then Monday I have an 11 hours rehearsal and meeting with the stylist. Then Tuesday is running the set once, then a gig.

:( This had better be the best damn gig in the world.

[BassMaster General]

I woke up, made some coffee and sat in front of the computer to try and catch up on two weeks of e-mails and other assorted shit I missed with no internet access. My kind of work:)

[GrooveMonkey]

I'm still working and it's 6:30pm here...

I hosted an open house for one of my clients, stopped down to the cigar shop to spark one up with the owner, and now I'm at my part-time job working at the local liquor store.

I'll be here 'till 9 if anyone wants some booze :D

[oldivor]

It does suck but I don't have to do it. I slept in until 3:30 today.

[El Duderino]

Yesterday was an excercise in futility. From about noon until 3, I was moving stuff from one of my now housemates' houses into the big house that we're moving into, then I had to go into work at 5. I was working closing shift, so I didn't get out of that damned place until 11:30, and I never had a chance to sit down all night, and yet, I still wasn't finished. After work, we had to take two more loads of stuff from the old house to the big house, including a rather large aquarium and a ferret cage that had to be tied on top of her station wagon. The ferret cage had to be taken up a narrow stairway, and after the last load was unloaded, it was about 2 in hte morning, so I finally sat down, and started to fall asleep. I think I got home around 3, and just passed out for good.

When I woke up, my knees were killing me, and my throat and sinuses were feeling icky. Needless to say, I called in sick, especially considering that I found out last night that my manager is fucking around with the reported tips in the computer so that the store won't have to compensate anyone. :mad:

[Eatapita]

Working on Saturday SUCKS!!!

[Low Tone]

Just when you thought the damn thing was dead and gone, the Ultimate Working Saturday Sucks thread has risen from the grave once again!

Because working on Saturday SUCKS!!

:mad:

[Thunderbroom]

No worky for me.

We're having a HCBF meet in Chicago today...food...beer...basses.
:love:

[Low Tone]

No worky for me.

We're having a HCBF meet in Chicago today...food...beer...basses.
:love:

What? No strippers? :confused:

Have fun and watch out for brown notes. :D

[Les Izzmor]

My wife is volunteering at Little League today.

So. I'm working today.

[Mrs.Tone]

My wife is volunteering at Little League today.

So. I'm working today.

your a parent, you work everyday 24/7

[basslord1124]

Not here....for about the next month and a half I will have my weekends free.