Grrr...SAT Scores...

[USSEnterprise]

No, I'm making $7.50 because I'm on mateninence, as opposed to regular crew, but unlike the other job, I'm taxed at McD's. BTW, the distance is not the only reason I quit. The behavior of my coworkers made me... uncomfortable. Basically, smoking weed and then working on pinball machines really doesn't mix well. Thats really why I left. I didn't want to be stuck fixing things they broke, or cleaning up messes they made, or be tempted to try it myself.

[ChadTower]

Hate to break it to you, bro, but your McDonald's coworkers are gonna be on a lot more weed.

[USSEnterprise]

not on the job

[ChadTower]

not on the job

Erm, yes they are.  That's why they work at McDonald's and not someplace better.

[USSEnterprise]

So someone is going to be working at the grill and smoking a joint? Not something I've ever seen.

[ChadTower]

Cig breaks.

[USSEnterprise]

All right, but at the pinball place, they weren't even going outside. They were smoking and working at the same time, in an unventilated building.

[ChadTower]

Which does make it pretty much impossible for you to not get high with them.

[USSEnterprise]

which is why as soon as they lit up, I said I was going for a walk, got into my car, and went home. I sent my letter of resignation to the boss via email. The boss was out on a delivery, so I told him some BS reason as to why I had to leave.

[ChadTower]

Did you try telling them you didn't want the contact high?  If you weren't a dick about it they may have just gone outside.

[shardian]

Did you try telling them you didn't want the contact high?  If you weren't a dick about it they may have just gone outside.

I think the point is he didn't want to be around that kind of situation in the first place. I was under the impression it was only you and the owner anyways - never remember other employees being included. Anyways, kudo's to you. You may bounce off the walls a little bit when it comes to projects, but you seem like a good kid.

[ChadTower]

Oh, I'm with him on the decision to not smoke up with them.  Good move.  It's not easy to find a really enjoyable job from which you also learn a ton, though, and every job has its problems with coworkers.  I'm wondering if he actually tried to alleviate the situation or just left without saying anything. 

[USSEnterprise]

I tried to tell them that I wasn't comfortable with it, but they didn't catch on. I suggested they go outside "as to not have the boss catch on" and they said they had done it before inside. I gave up at that point, and left. I really enjoyed working there, and I did learn a considerable amount, but the job was relatively dull, with no real opportunity for advancement beyond cleaning machines. I wasn't going to be doing board repairs or anything.

[ChadTower]

Experience is advancement.  Don't forget that.  People call in sick or get fired or quit and the work still needs to be done by someone. 

[USSEnterprise]

In the month that I worked there, I learned as much as I was going to, with the exception of how to take apart and reassemble each and every DMD machines that exist individually. I know know how to shop a machine's PF. And personally, some of the methods they used I strongly disagreed with. He would list machines on ebay as being in like new shape. However, he never replaced all the PF bulbs, he would leave cracked plastics in place, and he would use washers to cover up cracked slingshot plastics. Take a little extra money and buy new plastics. He would never rebuild flippers, pop bumpers, or the like. He used white rubbers on all the newer machines as opposed to black. He used a bleach cleaner on PFs and cabinets that would sometimes remove paint. It was not a good operation IMO.

[ChadTower]

It was not a good operation IMO.

We were afraid of that when you took the job.  Good call in not hitching your rep to his.

Don't ever assume you've learned all there is to learn about a job.  Even if you're just coming up with ways to do things faster, you're still learning.

[USSEnterprise]

If I were allowed to do things my own way, even if I found them to be faster, I would have. However, I was told not to.

[shardian]

In the month that I worked there, I learned as much as I was going to, with the exception of how to take apart and reassemble each and every DMD machines that exist individually. I know know how to shop a machine's PF. And personally, some of the methods they used I strongly disagreed with. He would list machines on ebay as being in like new shape. However, he never replaced all the PF bulbs, he would leave cracked plastics in place, and he would use washers to cover up cracked slingshot plastics. Take a little extra money and buy new plastics. He would never rebuild flippers, pop bumpers, or the like. He used white rubbers on all the newer machines as opposed to black. He used a bleach cleaner on PFs and cabinets that would sometimes remove paint. It was not a good operation IMO.

If he was gonna do that bad of a half-ass job, he might as well just have taken the glass off, grabbed a bottle of windex and a roll of paper towels and called it done. What a crappy operation. It appears that all you really gained from the experience was what not to do.

[USSEnterprise]

They did do some things right. They did novus the PF. They did remove mylar pretty well without paint loss, but what they did do that was wrong strongly outweighed what they did correctly.

[USSEnterprise]

I'm not a pothead 

[ChadTower]

For a kid who is on the cusp of breaking out in the world, it's also the exact dead end nowhere position he wants to avoid.  Right now the entire freakin world is at his feet.  He just has to figure out how to grab it.

[USSEnterprise]

I haven't stopped looking for jobs. I'm not thrilled with McDonald's myself. If I can find something that pays a little better, or a job where tips are something you get, I'll take it if possible. At least waitering, you might have the opportunity yo get into the kitchen at some point.

[kkingsto]

Even waiting tables at a fine dining establishment will get you some amazing tips. (go where the money is!)

Sure does.  And you also get to meet some interesting people!

My brother once waited on Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger.   There was probably more of the Baldwin family there as they were in town visiting their mom.  My brother said he got a really NICE tip!

[tommy]

Is this one of your helpfull comments i've been hearing you go on about on BYOAC?

I can't get better word-of-mouth myself if i tried. Do you think you can make a nice paperback book with some of these in there?

[CheffoJeffo]

Is this one of your helpfull comments i've been hearing you go on about on BYOAC?

I can't get better word-of-mouth myself if i tried. Do you think you can make a nice paperback book with some of these in there?

I prefer to wait for one of my fans to reply. If there is such a person.

[tommy]

It seems there is such a person.

[CheffoJeffo]

I've checked every possible place i could with no luck

[tommy]

If you care to follow i will be spending some time in the console section. 

[CheffoJeffo]

dont bring your rent or motgage money with you 

[tommy]

I don't think he's allowed to be a fool in other sections not marked "EE" 

[CheffoJeffo]

So the guy is excited about the new console, no need to call him gay. 

[tommy]

So the guy is excited about the new console, no need to call him gay. 

I think that one rings true to everybody.

[CheffoJeffo]

What kind of comment is that supposed to be? Have the balls to say what you mean and mean what you say or don't bother.

[tommy]

What kind of comment is that supposed to be? Have the balls to say what you mean and mean what you say or don't bother.

That's like a "don't beat around the bush" sorta saying witch i live by.

[CheffoJeffo]

I think the guy ran out of things to write and just made up some things for no reason.

[tommy]

I think the guy ran out of things to write and just made up some things for no reason.

That holds true for more members than i can count on one hand around here.

[CheffoJeffo]

Who are you? I don't think noobs qualify to make comments such as yours.

[tommy]

Even that was put in a gently but to the point sort of way... i'll have to see what that was from.

[CheffoJeffo]

If you want to be the first to start a deep conversation i will gladly comment.

[tommy]

If you want to be the first to start a deep conversation i will gladly comment.

Pick a date and time and i'll surely come. I have to take a break jeffo, my mouse finger is getting abit red and bloddy at the moment.