NoWake posted:

I don't frequent the BFC section of these fine forums but I just gotta vent about my poo poo-rear end company - this winter to pinch pennies on low order volume (not unexpected - we sell material for RR track construction so it's historically slow every winter) the owner is making all us salaried employees go hourly or use vacation time for two weeks while he shuts the company down. Hourly employees can go pound the pavement for their Christmas bonus, and I sincerely don't expect many to return in January.

I wrote an email to my direct boss and the controller, copying the owner, asking "even if it's because of operational reasons, shouldn't there be something we sign to switch between overtime-exempt & hourly, describing what's happening and for how long and that both parties agree to it?"

15 minutes later I get a call from the controller saying they'll have a sit-down with me to discuss my pay schedule and that I'll likely go hourly permanently.

Okay. Gonna be cool when I'm out at a site 12hrs/day or whatever. Planning to put a big raise demand in too, as long as we're renegotiating my employment contract. I've been there 8 years, currently making $32/hr, no pension or retirement, I pay $260/mo toward the company healthcare plan for one single person, and averaging $1,500/year in bonuses.

Gonna put down I'll need $40/hr to go hourly, on the basis that I need to protect my only source of income. What's to say they don't take me down to 32hr/week to pinch pennies when they decide the business is about to go under again? (and we won't - after labor & overhead, we clear ~1.5 million in profit off of ~8.5 million in revenue per year, and we have been steady like a metronome for 20 years) $32 * 40 is the same as $40 * 32.

If they balk, I walk. gently caress em. This part of me is now happy am sitting on 6 months of living expenses and I didn't throw Stage II money at a car I barely drive anymore.

e: not gonna delete my post but gonna also say I understand I've been blessed to have a job that pays as much as it does and blessed to be able to support myself and have money in savings, and in reality my drama is sooooo miniscule its ridiculous I even posted what I did. Happy Holidays to you all, and those in your lives, be merry and well.

KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:

also you should post in BFC because the people are nice and smart

KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:

also you should post in BFC because the people are nice and smart

tinned owl posted:

You're a fool if you think big auto makers aren't looking beyond the point they make cars to sell to the golden future of selling and endlessly reselling the same vehicles as services. It's going to suck.

builds character posted:

For cars, I have a hard time seeing how performance vehicles are going to maintain their appeal when EVs are prevalent at much higher performance levels. There's always nostalgia, yes. But.... nostalgia doesn't make up for higher performance at high levels of availability on large scale. Small scale, yes. But if, in ten years every electric aztek equivalent is faster than an m5 then the appeal of the m5 becomes solely the nostalgia and as I type this I'm thinking about all the other nostalgia products and I'm definitely wrong about this, aren't I?

BigPaddy posted:

Going to be interesting how much the last year of Hellcats sell for and are never driven.

builds character posted:

For cars, I have a hard time seeing how performance vehicles are going to maintain their appeal when EVs are prevalent at much higher performance levels. There's always nostalgia, yes. But.... nostalgia doesn't make up for higher performance at high levels of availability on large scale. Small scale, yes. But if, in ten years every electric aztek equivalent is faster than an m5 then the appeal of the m5 becomes solely the nostalgia and as I type this I'm thinking about all the other nostalgia products and I'm definitely wrong about this, aren't I?

You are super helpful in there, it's true.

KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:

also you should post in BFC because the people are nice and smart

everdave posted:

Hey anyone use Sirius in here?

My mom and step dad both have brand new does vehicles. My Amex will reimburse me up to $20 a month for it is there any better deal than the 5.99 a month I’m seeing? Is there one that covers 2 vehicles? If not that’s fine my stepdad probably would barely use it.

CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:

Matrix : Resurrections quick review

I'm 100% with Rhyno. This is not a good movie at all and def not worth risking Covid in a theatre to see.

Ferremit posted:

KozmoNaut posted:

Condolences.

I assume you've lost all sense of taste due to COVID-19?

everdave posted:

Hey anyone use Sirius in here?

My mom and step dad both have brand new does vehicles. My Amex will reimburse me up to $20 a month for it is there any better deal than the 5.99 a month I’m seeing? Is there one that covers 2 vehicles? If not that’s fine my stepdad probably would barely use it.

KozmoNaut posted:

How many in a case? A crate of 30 costs the equivalent of 63 AUD in Denmark, slightly less if you go for cans over bottles.

Ferremit posted:

Remember, if it fits, it ships!

Ferremit posted:

24x330ml. Your normally paying more than $50 per case, most craft beers with flavour are north of $70-80

wesleywillis posted:

Ramps look pretty sweet, What are they 2x2? Whats the wall thickness?

Its hard to tell but how did you secure them to the trailer when loading?

STR posted:

Nabbed some stuff from Direct Tools Outlet during black Friday, finally showed up yesterday. They insisted on throwing in a free Ryobi electrostatic sprayer.

I don't see myself needing it unless I get into car detailing or building disinfecting (no) - these things worth anything, or did they just find a creative way to unload a bunch of them?

BigPaddy posted:

Time to start prepping the meat for tomorrow.

meatpimp posted:

Hell yeah, I've got a 13 pounder in the fridge now. Any hot tips? I'll just be partially crusting with salt, pepper, and garlic and taking it to 122*