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[toploader55]

Hey Paul

I need a Lunch Cook until the Restaurant Closes !!!
Good Luck to you and don't worry about anything. It's horrible to be at a job that you dislike. "It will all come out in the wash". Stay in touch, Eddie. Waiting to here from the guy in Salem

 

[whirlcool]

What is this thing with companies killing their employees? I have heard this from a lot of people myself.

They usually describe it as having to do the work of two people, they break their asses getting the task it done on time only to be told later "Well, you did OK on that, but we feel you COULD HAVE DONE MORE!".

I think this attitude that a lot of companies have adopted come from the Reaganomics era. Cut costs to the bone so you can make more profit, if the employees don't like being overworked to death tell them to leave and hire cheaper employees.

Imagine what employees would do if they were told that they were valued by their companies. That wouldn't cost anything.

 

[sudsmaster]

Killing us softly...

I was in a similar position in late 1999... got a blood clot in my entire left leg from a long commute, sedentary job, and too much plane travel. It's the kind of thing that could break off and travel to lungs and kill one. Took 3 weeks to heal and after that I made some lifestyle changes that helped a lot but I also started planning for a career change. When I was finally laid off for the last time from a desk job, I went back to school and got a 2 year certificate (in one year) as a machinist - which involves a lot of standing but which is actually much better for leg blood circulation.

I don't make nearly as much $$$ as I was making in IT, but I think I'm much happier and healthier all around, at least relatively speaking.

Bottom line: going back to school and doing what you WANT to do can be, in the long run, much better for one than sticking with a job you hate and that you feel is killing you. And being in one's 40's or later isn't too late... as they say, one is never too old to learn.

 

[beadsobleach]

God Bless Canada

Good Luck! At least you don't have to worry about health coverage....