Open your eyes, wake up and smell the coffee

• Is there a black list for MT's? I feel like giving up. - teelcee
  • Don't put them down as a previous employer - - say you took time off to raise kids/grand kids
    • And hope & pray the recruiters don't know each other :) - (sm) - A suggestion
  • In an informal way, yes. SM - in a manner of speaking
  • Blacklist - anon
    • Yes, there is a blacklist among recruiters, - Fellow MT
  • and keep it professional and keep a cool head (sm) - A suggestion
  • Do not put down your supervisor as a reference (sm) - A few suggestions
    • There is a "click" among recruiters and - they do not go through the normal
    • There is no such federal law! :) - SM
      • Not so, They can only confirm that you have worked there and for how long. - Thank God...
        • Open your eyes, wake up and smell the coffee - etc. - NM
        • You are very misinformed. - BDTD
        • law - Dawn
          • They can also verify salary and eligibility for rehire. nm - mm
          • Calif is attempting to revoke the "employee shares salary info with another employee" penalty. - That being "your fired." (NM)
          • This is true... - see message
      • I don't have time to refer to reference the law details but (sm) - A few suggestions

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Ever since managed care came into being here, the doctors have been moaning and groaning...and less and less folks are actually entering the medical field today.....becauise nobody is earning the money they were 15-20 plus years ago.....There is a huge shortage of nurses also in this country - it's not profitable enough for anyone today...not like it used to be prior to managed care.....

I have been treated overseas and it IS better.....and I recently read an article that folks here, the elderly, are now relocating to India for long-term care at home....it's nearly free over there....if I ever find that article, I will repost here.....the couple the article was about are in their 80s and they get all their rxs, aides in the home (home health care), and treatment for a miniscule amount compared to here......the article showed pictures too.....all nice and clean and very efficient looking.  Plus, an added benefit is they are just more respectful of the elderly overseas.....in general and everywhere.....whether it be Europe or Asia.....while here, all they seem to be interested in in this country is YOUTH - a youth-oriented society it has been for a couple of generations now.

You *think* we have the best......but it might not always be as it seems and think of *down the road* - while less folks are entering the field(s) here - you'll find there will be less and less *the best*.....

in the morning (used to be 4) w/Nutrasweet, a little regular powdered creamer and a little liquid French Vanilla creamer (yes, I do like it sweet!)  If I'm really sleepy and need the boost, I'll have another cup or two. 

Then I immediately start drinking diet Dr. Pepper, and not the caffeine-free kind.  Love it.  I drink diet Dr. Pepper throughout the day and night, about 6 cans a day (it used to be diet Coke).  I've joked with my friends and family that it might be time for them to hold an intervention for me with the Dr. P. 

I do sometimes worry about the mass quantity of Nutrasweet I consume each day.  Anybody else? 

People who grew up with it and have moved have it sent to them now or stock up when they visit Louisiana.

Just not wanting to deal with the constant worry of feast or famine.  Companies which treat the MT as a big zero if he/she does their job well, although when needed extra, the MT is made to feel guilty if they do not do 10,000 percent in spite of the fact they are previously treated like zero.  Sometimes the paycheck although small, does not seem worth it compared to the quality or lack of quality of life.

No, I am not depressed.  I think this MT has finally wished for some time off to go outside, see the clouds, smell the fresh air, and consider the life passing by.  As well, this MT would like to remember what it was like to have the security of a job which paid halfway decently, actually a boss who showed just a tiny bit of appreciation once in a while for doing a difficult job well, and the days when a person did not flinch when looking at the computer wondering what the day would bring.  Silence, more silence, or an even smaller paycheck.

I tell you, if I were to take 2 weeks off, nobody in my household would even notice the difference in budget, the pay has gotten so low from lack of work.  Used to be a person could make a difference with this job. Wondering if it is time for a change.

Do you ever feel that way?

I can hardly stand getting up every day and looking for a job in this industry.  Now GM wants to make its cars in China and then sell them back here.  HELLO?! What in heavens name is going on?

I think if our grandparents and their grandparents were faced with what we are now, they never would have immigrated here.  We are going backwards. 

I am tired, getting older by the minute.  Somebody wake me when it's over. 

Exactly how long does it take for Americans to realize the only benefit in outsourcing is the benefit the fellow in India (or elsewhere) receives when he/she snatches your job!!    

Of course there are factions in our government that want to keep us ignorant and keep us suffering from chronic disease. For one, the pharmaceutical industry has a lot of clout in government, especially with regards to financially supporting medical schools, politicians, etc.

Thank about it.  For instance, why do you think they keep telling diabetics that it's okay to keep eating a little sugar?  Because diabetes is a big industry!!  They need for the diabetics to keep taking SOME medication; what would the industry do if the diabetics no longer needed medication, glucometers, test strips, nutritional counseling, blood tests, etc., etc.???  THIS IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE...

I can't sleep in if I know I can, but wish I could when I can't. I set my alarm (which I never have to do) for 8:30 this morning and got up at 5:20. If I hadn't set it, I might have slept until 7:00, but I highly doubt it.

Funny thing is it never matters what time I go to bed, whether it's 8:00 p.m. or 1:00 a.m

Hubby was born around midnight and has worked the graveyard shift for nearly a decade, as he could never get out of bed in the morning for work. He goes to bed between 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. and sleeps until dinner.

Two sons, both born at night who would sleep until 4:00 p.m. if they could.

Two daughters, both born in the a.m. that "sleep in" when they can, but never past 9:00 a.m.

This is too weird. Now I'm thinking I should have been born around 9:30 a.m. Then I could sleep until 7:30.

I can, however, nap on demand. I say to myself, "Okay, time to sleep for an hour now" and I'm zonked out for an hour, never longer, no alarm clock. Weird.

I always use vinegar when I need to get a smell out. 

Whenever I burn popcorn in the microwave, I fill a coffee cup full of vinegar and set it in the microwave.  It always takes the smell out.

I've steam cleaned pet soil out of my carpet using vinegar and baking soda, and the odor always goes away.

OP,

I agree with Katz.  No need to use profanity however.  Don't risk your dignity and self-respect by stooping to her level. Yet, I agree with everything else, like telling her to shut up in a nice way -- let her know you are working and you suggest she does the same.  She feels threatened obviously, so don't make it easy for her by quitting which is probably what she wants.  I don't think the boss wants you to quit, however.  It sounds like she just wants to skip out on the pay increase and manipulate the situation to her benefit (according to what you have said so far). 

As for Ms. Obnoxious, sounds like she has figured out the only one she needs to get along with is the boss.  And if she can get you to leave, then more work and job security for her.  It's an awful mess of a situation you are in.  I don't tolerate bullies and neither should you, and that is exactly what she sounds like -- a bully.  You will have to give her the silent treatment instead of her giving you the silent treatment and even if she does give you the silent treatment, good.   It doesn't sound like she has anything worthy to say anyway.   In the meantime, if you want to be there for any reason -- to pay off a debt, to go back to school, to gain more experience before leaving, etc. -- then stay as long as you want.  When you are ready, find the new job, test it out, then make the switch at your own pace.  With your typing speed, I don't doubt you will be able to find something better.  Just don't make it easy for anyone by quitting. 

You are all that matters, especially on a job.  Workers are not your friend. You have to find that outside of the workplace.  I don't think talking to either one of them is worth anything.  They already know they are in the wrong. 

Best of luck to you.

me

baking soda to the vinegar.  It works really well. 

I use vinegar for anything with a smell.  If the trash can starts to smell, I pour vinegar in the bottom and let it sit overnight.  Then I just rinse it out in the morning.

Also, if you burn popcorn in the microwave, you can pour vinegar into a coffee cup and put it in the microwave.  Then let it sit in the microwave overnight.  By morning, the smell will be gone. 

This sinus cold has been dragging on for nearly 2 weeks now..going on day 5 of absolutely no sense of taste or smell....soooooooo tired of this