josie Posted September 3, 2015 Report Posted September 3, 2015 I'm sorry Joe. That's truly awful :( I am so fed up with feature creeping producers. It takes 2 weeks to make a character in the one game I'm on- they requested 5 in 3 weeks. And they are not backing down. This. Can't. Happen. In my other game, it went from a quickplay toy kind of game to " Can you make it like P.T. and Five Nights at Freddy's?". Then they cut a week and a half off the deadline so it's less time... And now they want 3 times the content I had planned. And I'm the only artist. All the environments, all the UI, all the characters and animations... Yeah guys, because I'm really enjoying these 14 hour days I've been pulling more and more frequently ALONG with teaching and freelance. If you're going to start requesting AAA hours, better pay AAA wages. OR start saying no to ridiculous requests that screw your employees in the ass! OR hire more artists! Oh wait, I forgot, we never answer people who come in for interviews, and now have a bad reputation amongst the potential employee pool, and oh, wait, the kind of talent we need would NEVER work here because the pay is too low.
MattPie Posted September 3, 2015 Report Posted September 3, 2015 I'm working at home today, so it feels like Friday. What's the problem? Tomorrow when I wake up I'll be pissed that I have to work.
TrueBlueGED Posted September 3, 2015 Report Posted September 3, 2015 Had to use my personal credit card to purchase my plane ticket and hotel for a business trip (corporate policy now). Did so, with the assumption that I would be paid back within a week, as I was/am worried that the $1,800 will be on my card when the billing cycle ends, meaning I get slapped with the interest. I was assured that the check would be in today. Guess what! no check! And Corporate policy is also to not reimburse for interest you accrue on your credit card. I'm so pissed. I didn't even want to go on this trip. I'm shocked that your company's bureaucracy didn't move quickly enough to accommodate your situation. Shocked, I say.
nfreeman Posted September 3, 2015 Report Posted September 3, 2015 My wife's brother was a delivery driver for Home Depot. 3 years ago a woman went through a stop sign and totaled his truck. He ended up with a painful back injury and had to stop working. Doctors couldn't ease the pain, so prescribed OxyContin. He got hooked on them and drinking to kill the pain. Despite his wife trying to regulate, he found ways to get them. It destroyed his liver. We got a call Monday night that he was in hospital. When we got there he was removed from life support and died after 4 hours. 51 years old, wife and 3 kids, member of Christian rock band at church. All because someone ran a stop sign. Very sorry to hear that PJ. In a similar story, my friend's brother also became addicted to painkillers after hip surgery, his addiction progressed to include heroin, and he OD'd and died on my friend's bathroom floor a few weeks ago -- age 41, with a wife and 2 young kids. Just awful.
darksabre Posted September 3, 2015 Report Posted September 3, 2015 (edited) My wife's brother was a delivery driver for Home Depot. 3 years ago a woman went through a stop sign and totaled his truck. He ended up with a painful back injury and had to stop working. Doctors couldn't ease the pain, so prescribed OxyContin. He got hooked on them and drinking to kill the pain. Despite his wife trying to regulate, he found ways to get them. It destroyed his liver. We got a call Monday night that he was in hospital. When we got there he was removed from life support and died after 4 hours. 51 years old, wife and 3 kids, member of Christian rock band at church. All because someone ran a stop sign. That's brutal :( Edited September 3, 2015 by d4rksabre
X. Benedict Posted September 3, 2015 Report Posted September 3, 2015 My wife's brother was a delivery driver for Home Depot. 3 years ago a woman went through a stop sign and totaled his truck. He ended up with a painful back injury and had to stop working. Doctors couldn't ease the pain, so prescribed OxyContin. He got hooked on them and drinking to kill the pain. Despite his wife trying to regulate, he found ways to get them. It destroyed his liver. We got a call Monday night that he was in hospital. When we got there he was removed from life support and died after 4 hours. 51 years old, wife and 3 kids, member of Christian rock band at church. All because someone ran a stop sign. Missed this. Sorry for your loss, brother. That's heartbreaking. I can't believe that doctors are prescribing that stuff without a regulated plan to stop.
WildCard Posted September 3, 2015 Report Posted September 3, 2015 If there is a sidewalk, or even some grass on the side, don't walk in the f*cking road.
dEnnis the Menace Posted September 3, 2015 Report Posted September 3, 2015 I'm shocked that your company's bureaucracy didn't move quickly enough to accommodate your situation. Shocked, I say. yeah...me too <_<
ubkev Posted September 3, 2015 Report Posted September 3, 2015 Sorry for your loss, pasta. Small complaint. They just put a metal detector in my kids elementary school. Are you kidding me? This is the world we live in now? Elementary students need metal detectors and ARMED POLICE patrolling the halls. This is fu#ked!
TrueBlueGED Posted September 3, 2015 Report Posted September 3, 2015 Every elected official involved in the changes to 198 should never win another election.
darksabre Posted September 3, 2015 Report Posted September 3, 2015 Every elected official involved in the changes to 198 should never win another election. I like it better this way.
biodork Posted September 3, 2015 Report Posted September 3, 2015 My wife's brother was a delivery driver for Home Depot. 3 years ago a woman went through a stop sign and totaled his truck. He ended up with a painful back injury and had to stop working. Doctors couldn't ease the pain, so prescribed OxyContin. He got hooked on them and drinking to kill the pain. Despite his wife trying to regulate, he found ways to get them. It destroyed his liver. We got a call Monday night that he was in hospital. When we got there he was removed from life support and died after 4 hours. 51 years old, wife and 3 kids, member of Christian rock band at church. All because someone ran a stop sign. So sorry, joe. :( I'm working too damn much and I hate what I'm doing right now. A junior technician with a little bit of experience and attention to detail could do what I'm currently doing. And I hope to God the salary listed on my "intent to employ" letter is wrong, because it's $13,000/yr less than I was offered when I accepted back in June. Home inspection went mostly okay, but the buyers want me to have a basement wall with a step crack verified as structurally sound. It was there when I bought the house and has been unchanged through 9 years, but I have no proof and no idea what the certification would cost. And my dad had his first radiation treatment today. It went well, but he was wiped out after one so I'm nervous to see how he does getting these 5x/week for 6 weeks.
TrueBlueGED Posted September 3, 2015 Report Posted September 3, 2015 I like it better this way. You're messed up.
biodork Posted September 10, 2015 Report Posted September 10, 2015 Today is one of those days that it feels like a rainforest outside. To make matters worse, the "climate control" in this building at work is so F'N bad that it's actually MORE humid inside the lab than it is outside! It's gotta be at least 80% humidity and pushing 80 degrees in here right now.
biodork Posted September 10, 2015 Report Posted September 10, 2015 Oh, and the other thing that came up on the buyers' home inspection last week was the need for repair and/or replacement of some termite damaged floor joists in the basement. This was irritating because I asked the Terminix people whether there were any areas that needed repair, and they said no. But I figured this is a relatively inexpensive thing to do, so I had a handyman come out Mon. morning to get an estimate on repairs. When he looked, he told me the damage cannot be easily repaired because it'd be almost impossible (or extraordinarily expensive) to fix because the damage goes full width of the basement and there's so much existing plumbing and wiring to work around. His only suggestion was to potentially add a new load-bearing wood frame at each end of the basement that spans the damaged joists and adds support at the middle. So now I'm paying a structural engineer $600 to come out tomorrow afternoon and evaluate both the step crack in the wall and the floor joists to see if the handyman's plan would suffice, and then if he does we have to ask the buyers if they are okay with this (and hope to God that they are). This house is the gift that keeps on giving.
dEnnis the Menace Posted September 10, 2015 Report Posted September 10, 2015 Every elected official involved in the changes to 198 should never win another election. I haven't driven it in quite some time...is this in regards to the speed limit change?
Derrico Posted September 10, 2015 Report Posted September 10, 2015 Oh, and the other thing that came up on the buyers' home inspection last week was the need for repair and/or replacement of some termite damaged floor joists in the basement. This was irritating because I asked the Terminix people whether there were any areas that needed repair, and they said no. But I figured this is a relatively inexpensive thing to do, so I had a handyman come out Mon. morning to get an estimate on repairs. When he looked, he told me the damage cannot be easily repaired because it'd be almost impossible (or extraordinarily expensive) to fix because the damage goes full width of the basement and there's so much existing plumbing and wiring to work around. His only suggestion was to potentially add a new load-bearing wood frame at each end of the basement that spans the damaged joists and adds support at the middle. So now I'm paying a structural engineer $600 to come out tomorrow afternoon and evaluate both the step crack in the wall and the floor joists to see if the handyman's plan would suffice, and then if he does we have to ask the buyers if they are okay with this (and hope to God that they are). This house is the gift that keeps on giving. Wow Bio, sorry about the bad news. Any chance you could just knock $1,000 off the price and have the new owner do the work?
biodork Posted September 10, 2015 Report Posted September 10, 2015 Wow Bio, sorry about the bad news. Any chance you could just knock $1,000 off the price and have the new owner do the work? As it stands I'll already have to write a check for about $5600 at settlement, so decreasing the sale price would just mean paying more then vs. now. I've lived in this house for 9 years, improved a number of things, and yet have no equity and am selling it for less than I paid 9 years ago (and far less than it is worth because I'm in a time crunch). At this point I'm mostly worried with the buyers backing out of the sale if they become concerned with the structural integrity of the house. If those MFers at Terminix had either told me the truth or recommended I have a contractor evaluate the situation I would've handled it back in May/June rather than wasting money on cosmetic fixes like window screens and pressure washing the house.
Derrico Posted September 10, 2015 Report Posted September 10, 2015 As it stands I'll already have to write a check for about $5600 at settlement, so decreasing the sale price would just mean paying more then vs. now. I've lived in this house for 9 years, improved a number of things, and yet have no equity and am selling it for less than I paid 9 years ago (and far less than it is worth because I'm in a time crunch). At this point I'm mostly worried with the buyers backing out of the sale if they become concerned with the structural integrity of the house. If those MFers at Terminix had either told me the truth or recommended I have a contractor evaluate the situation I would've handled it back in May/June rather than wasting money on cosmetic fixes like window screens and pressure washing the house. Man that's frustrating. Having someone come out for $600 just to assess the situation is obviously a huge kick in the pants. That's why I was thinking if you took some cash off the price it would reduce the risk of there being exponential costs if something is structurally wrong. Personally, if I found out there may be something structurally wrong with the place but didn't want to back out from the sale, I would prefer to have my own guy in there to fix it to ensure warranties etc.
biodork Posted September 10, 2015 Report Posted September 10, 2015 Man that's frustrating. Having someone come out for $600 just to assess the situation is obviously a huge kick in the pants. That's why I was thinking if you took some cash off the price it would reduce the risk of there being exponential costs if something is structurally wrong. Personally, if I found out there may be something structurally wrong with the place but didn't want to back out from the sale, I would prefer to have my own guy in there to fix it to ensure warranties etc. Yeah, and I'm not sure what installing those frames would cost if he (and the buyers) okay that fix. Shouldn't be too bad, but I'm just hemorrhaging money on this damned house. If I weren't moving so far away I'd take my chances on renters, but I'm banking on the idea that by spending (a LOT of) money now I'm saving myself from spending it later on fixing stuff renters would mess up or doing more house repairs that will inevitably come up down the line.
Derrico Posted September 10, 2015 Report Posted September 10, 2015 Yeah, and I'm not sure what installing those frames would cost if he (and the buyers) okay that fix. Shouldn't be too bad, but I'm just hemorrhaging money on this damned house. If I weren't moving so far away I'd take my chances on renters, but I'm banking on the idea that by spending (a LOT of) money now I'm saving myself from spending it later on fixing stuff renters would mess up or doing more house repairs that will inevitably come up down the line. Ya that's probably a good move. My sister-in-law rented her place for 3 years and decided to move back and live in the house. The place is a near write-off. Mold issues in the basement, junk everywhere, holes in several of the walls. A lot can go wrong with renting. Sorry to hear of your troubles, best of luck figuring out this (hopefully) last issue/expense.
biodork Posted September 10, 2015 Report Posted September 10, 2015 Ya that's probably a good move. My sister-in-law rented her place for 3 years and decided to move back and live in the house. The place is a near write-off. Mold issues in the basement, junk everywhere, holes in several of the walls. A lot can go wrong with renting. Sorry to hear of your troubles, best of luck figuring out this (hopefully) last issue/expense. Thanks, man. It's incredibly painful in the short-term, but hopefully it's the right move.
Derrico Posted September 10, 2015 Report Posted September 10, 2015 Thanks, man. It's incredibly painful in the short-term, but hopefully it's the right move. I'm sure it will end up being the right move.
TrueBlueGED Posted September 10, 2015 Report Posted September 10, 2015 I haven't driven it in quite some time...is this in regards to the speed limit change? Primarily. But there are also stop signs when merging on rather than yield signs.
biodork Posted September 17, 2015 Report Posted September 17, 2015 Listening to a webinar at work. It's kind of boring to begin with (only listening because my boss had a small part in it), but the girl two rows down in the lab has her speakers up so GD loud I was getting an echo from my earphones and had to resort to listening from her computer. Good grief, how is she not deaf?
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