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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Jul 29, 2014 8:07:42 GMT -5
Good to hear things went well hondo. I've had one surgery in my life and that's enough for me. I'm just thankful the doc had enough tact to tell me I could've died after I came out of surgery and it was successful lol. Otherwise I would felt like a punch line in The Far Side.
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Post by Confessor on Jul 29, 2014 8:11:56 GMT -5
Glad to hear that things went well, hondobrode. Bad news about the firing though. Wishing you all the best for a speedy recovery my friend.
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Post by zryson on Jul 29, 2014 11:35:25 GMT -5
Glad to hear that the surgery went well.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Jul 29, 2014 11:38:22 GMT -5
I wouldn't think they'd be able to fire you based on legitimate medical reasons so hopefully you get reinstated quickly.
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Post by hondobrode on Jul 29, 2014 17:52:15 GMT -5
Thanks guys. Doesn't se right to me, so I'll find out after talking wi an attorney.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2014 18:06:25 GMT -5
I was let go from my job after I was prescribed insulin. Couldn't even get disability out of it.
I was a commercial driver, and every year I had to get a medical evaluation to keep my commercial license valid. After being prescribed insulin the doctor was no longer willing to sign me off. I told my boss and there was no talk about moving me into dispatch or training me for some yard equipment or even an administrative position. Just "Sorry, but if you can't get that medical card signed you can't work."
They didn't fight my unemployment, and are willing to hire me back if I manage to get off insulin, but I'm not looking to go back into that field if every year I'm going to have to worry about medical checkups I may or may not pass. Just odd that I couldn't get six months disability while I trained for a new career. It's not like I was a minimum wage earner, applying at McDonalds was not going to fix the situation. That's what I told the EDD when they had me come in to sign up for Caljobs. I said I'm not going back to ten dollars an hour. They said they didn't expect me to and that was completely reasonable. They really don't have a system in place for a situation like that though. They have job training, but only for jobs that make slightly above minimum wage. Seems their entire program is aimed at getting people who were laid off from Taco Bell hired at a TJ Maxx somewhere in town.
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Post by Rob Allen on Jul 29, 2014 19:02:56 GMT -5
Best wishes for a continuing good recovery, hondobrode, and good luck with the attorney as well.
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Post by dupersuper on Jul 29, 2014 20:14:59 GMT -5
It is. I also like Wings more than the Beatles. I think I hear Paul McCartney rolling in his grave. He'd probably be doing a lot more than rolling if you tried to bury him...
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Post by dupersuper on Jul 29, 2014 20:18:14 GMT -5
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Post by Pharozonk on Jul 29, 2014 20:28:30 GMT -5
That show has one of the catchiest theme songs ever:
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Post by dupersuper on Jul 29, 2014 20:28:35 GMT -5
Dang. Sometimes you just feels sorry for folks. I go to the gym fairly late at night, and there is usually one employee managing the desk. The same guy usually. He is pretty quiet and well reserved. Doesn't seem like he wants to talk really. I usually say a quick hello, sign in and go about my business. I arrive last night there is this man talking to him at the desk. I think nothing of it, sign in, and do what I have to do. I walk by the desk in the middle of my session (about an hour) and still see the same guy just talking to the clerk. You could tell it was one of those conversations where one person does the talking and the other just sits there, nods their head and just agrees. But whatever. I'm finished for the night. It's been two hours. I'm leaving and of course the same man is still leaning over the counter talking to the employee. He is probably still taking to him now. And from what little I heard it just seemed like small talk, except this was more like big talk. Just felt bad for the clerk. Not like he can protest. He just has to stand there and take it. Said bye and went to my car. Really though, what middle aged man has two hours on a Monday heading into Tuesday morning to just straight up chit-chat at the gym before/post workout? Just seems weird to me. There's a man at the convience store I go to in the morning that's almost always there chatting up the employees or and customers that might listen. I've talked a minute or two with him once or twice. Seems like a nice fellow. I just wonder what makes people so desperate for human contact. Most days for me, I could do with less than I have to deal with. I'll hazard a guess that these people don't work at call centers...
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Post by zryson on Jul 30, 2014 1:14:45 GMT -5
I was thinking today about how things have changed over the years. One of them is the Internet. The web is a much more volatile environment these days compared to previous years. There are many reasons for this. One of them is that according to experts society is much more stressful. Also unlike previous decades, where people tended to cling to their own emotions and not discuss them publicly (with strangers), many feel more comfortable expressing themselves. So I guess there are pros and cons to the topic.
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Post by DubipR on Jul 30, 2014 7:59:56 GMT -5
Glad you're alright there, Hondobrode. That's all that matters...
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Post by hondobrode on Jul 30, 2014 8:48:43 GMT -5
Thanks guys. It'll all work out.
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Post by shaxper on Jul 30, 2014 9:56:58 GMT -5
I was thinking today about how things have changed over the years. One of them is the Internet. The web is a much more volatile environment these days compared to previous years. There are many reasons for this. One of them is that according to experts society is much more stressful. Also unlike previous decades, where people tended to cling to their own emotions and not discuss them publicly (with strangers), many feel more comfortable expressing themselves. So I guess there are pros and cons to the topic. In general these days, people are far less comfortable with conversations and differing perspectives. Debates always turn hostile, as does any attempt to broaden a person's perspective. In America, even our politicians can't debate civilly. In America, I feel like it all happened after September 11th. We never lost that war-time mania of clinging desperately to our own opinions because there was a perceived lack of time, and every decision/moral belief seemed like a life or death issue. Ironically, in contrast, many polls and studies show that the youth of Palestine and Israel are more moderate and open to discussion/debate than their predecessors, so what does that say?
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