Ended a ten year job ,Because of.Stevie...........

[StandbackStevie]

Originally Posted by Macfanforever

Today I just gave my boss my two weeks notice because of bickering for my vacation time for the end of August for the up coming tour of Stevie's doing.I handed the dates to him and try to work a deal out for geting four days off .I could not take off the whole week off because of the company rules goes as follows.I cant take a vacation between Aug 15 thru Dec 20 because of the holiday season.He gave me 3 days which would of been monday 29 Boston Show ,tuesday 30 SPAC show.I come to work wednesday the 31st.Take off sept 1st for the PNC Holmdel show .and come back to work friday sept 2 .He said .he cant give me friday,but agreed on me having those three days off.but work for two.So I said today I did not mind rushing home from Saratoga NY to come in on wednesday .I not going to have a problem on doing so.but I would be beat and tired all day to work safely..Last 9 years they know I go out on the road to see Stevie .I do understand the rules of the company because I got stuck alot of times shorthanded with help on the job.I did not have any conflicts with the vacation time scheduling.On last years mini-tour which was about the same dates.At that time he did groned about the three days that I taken off for the Turningstone and the Atlantic City show dates .He said go ahead .take them off. So at the end of todays talks the big bubble burst about the friday after the PNC show because I needed some R'n'R time after runing around.He said NO you got to come into work friday.OK by that time I said to him that will be it then.So today I'm stepping down from my 10 year job over for one day I could not take off .
Ok Sorry about the longwinded airing out my problems out here on the Ledge.

I hope you can get another job some where else soon, sorry to hear that you had to quite to get Stevie time from work I can understand that but I can't lose my job over her and I am a big fan like everyone else here but I have to pay my bills and eat and have shelter and Stevie ain't going to support me so you did what you had to do I hope you can find a job soon too because CT is not doing that well probably why she doesn't have a date here yet either who knows but I do see date or feel she would play here too. I am hoping a CT date if not will go to the Jones Beach show or Boston not sure but I am holding my breathe until a ct show comes I do feel there will be a date there is room for ct date I do see her performing at Mohegan Sun Arena though I am not ruling out Foxwoods, Comcast Thearte and Oakdale Thearte and Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport. I am looking and there is dates open for her to play here.

[fumidesigns]

in this economy............................ smmfh!

best of luck to you!

[Macfanforever]

Originally Posted by fumidesigns

in this economy............................ smmfh!

best of luck to you!

Thank You.

[Morgana]

Originally Posted by Macfanforever

Thank You.

Remember the Universal Law: To receive something better from the Universe in our lives we have to make room for it! Keep that in mind and the, "Crystal Vision" and you'll be fine! Blessings!

[markolas]

Sounds like this was less about Stevie and more about an employer who only grudgingly let you take time off. I've never been a fan of that Puritan work ethic BS, so eff 'em.

[David]

Money is the root of happiness.

I'll tell you what the best feeling in the world is: To be unhappy in one job, to find yourself another job with a better compensation package & better work conditions while still employed at the first job, & then to GIVE NOTICE to the mofos -- professionally & tastefully. Your final two weeks at the crappy job will be two of the best weeks of your life: you'll be high as a kite, you'll sleep like a baby, & you'll be as giddy as a giddyap.

[markolas]

I dare anybody to try to make me feel bad about any of the jobs I've quit, or the way I quit them.

[carrie721]

Originally Posted by markolas

I dare anybody to try to make me feel bad about any of the jobs I've quit, or the way I quit them.

you haven't advertised your quitting & reasons for doing so on a public message board so ... people probably won't.

[markolas]

Ya know, workers aren't indentured servants in this country. Anyone can quit a job for any reason. Why is it okay for an employer to just up and let an employee go when they decide he or she isn't working out, but if an employee decides the job isn't working out, that person is vilified for leaving? What's good for the goose is good for the gander, afaic.

As far as I know, unemployment insurance is paid for by the employer's payroll taxes - not the taxes of the general public. It's not welfare.

[skcin]

Originally Posted by markolas

Ya know, workers aren't indentured servants in this country. Anyone can quit a job for any reason. Why is it okay for an employer to just up and let an employee go when they decide he or she isn't working out, but if an employee decides the job isn't working out, that person is vilified for leaving? What's good for the goose is good for the gander, afaic.

As far as I know, unemployment insurance is paid for by the employer's payroll taxes - not the taxes of the general public. It's not welfare.

I didn't say it was welfare. But you're right, I made a hasty comment that wasn't correct - unemployment insurance is not directly paid for by those of us who are working.

As for your first comment - of course you aren't forced to work anywhere & should be able to choose. But some people do consider it irresponsible to quit a job without another one lined up, esp. in this economy.

[sara1998]

I'm in the middle of being let go from my job. I've been off 6 months after a (work comp) shoulder surgery. They called me a month ago and told me that my position has been back filled and I have 16 weeks to find a job internally. After that, if I don't find one internally, they'll give me severance and send me out. I've been there 11 and a half years... Scary. But I've put up with some really bad **** in the past 3 years there, and I don't think I should let myself get worked up about it anymore. So, I'm fulfilling what I've always said I'd do if I ever quit my job... I'm going to school in the fall. No one should have a job that they absolutely hate.

Originally Posted by KarmaContestant

That said...I have quit many jobs in my youth. Sometimes I just left without saying anything to anyone. One time I was on my way to work when I stopped at a pay phone and called them to say I wasn't ever coming back. One time I walked out in a flurry after telling my cocaine-addled boss to fu*k herself in front of customers and co-workers. Another time I wrote a resignation letter saying I was wasting my life, and that there was no point in being miserable for a paycheck. I still believe this, by the way - yes - money is important and necessary in our modern world, but later in life when you're old or dying, one of the worst things possible would be to look back and feel like you wasted your life doing something you hated, for someone you didn't even like only to feel unrewarded at the end of it all. You can never make up that time. You only get this one life. Make the most of it. No job is worth being unhappy for, and no job is worth looking back years later and feeling regret over, regardless of economic conditions.

Yes. Someone finally summed up exactly how I feel.

Originally Posted by skcin

As for your first comment - of course you aren't forced to work anywhere & should be able to choose. But some people do consider it irresponsible to quit a job without another one lined up, esp. in this economy.

I agree with this as well. I've planned to leave my job for almost 3 years now. I was just waiting for the opportunity and the right time to leave. RIGHT NOW is my opportunity and right time. And I'm SO looking forward to it. I feel like I can't plan anymore than I already have. It's go time.

[darklinensuit]

Originally Posted by sara1998

I was just waiting for the opportunity and the right time to leave. RIGHT NOW is my opportunity and right time. And I'm SO looking forward to it. I feel like I can't plan anymore than I already have.

Meaning you'll still have enough to send me palimony checks, right?

- Jake

[sara1998]

Originally Posted by darklinensuit

Meaning you'll still have enough to send me palimony checks, right?

- Jake

Yes, of course. The check's in the mail.

[SuzeQuze]

Originally Posted by sara1998

I'm in the middle of being let go from my job. I've been off 6 months after a (work comp) shoulder surgery. They called me a month ago and told me that my position has been back filled and I have 16 weeks to find a job internally. After that, if I don't find one internally, they'll give me severance and send me out. I've been there 11 and a half years... Scary. But I've put up with some really bad **** in the past 3 years there, and I don't think I should let myself get worked up about it anymore. So, I'm fulfilling what I've always said I'd do if I ever quit my job... I'm going to school in the fall. No one should have a job that they absolutely hate.

I hope the shoulder is good now. Was the injury job-related? In the words of my new favorite, Kathy Griffin, they can "Suck it."

Originally Posted by sara1998

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I agree with this as well. I've planned to leave my job for almost 3 years now. I was just waiting for the opportunity and the right time to leave. RIGHT NOW is my opportunity and right time. And I'm SO looking forward to it. I feel like I can't plan anymore than I already have. It's go time.

I'm so excited for you. Sometimes getting let go truly is a blessing. I was laid off from a job at a dying company in the past, and once my round of layoffs was over, morale was awful. I knew I wouldn't have wanted to be there. It was scary and I was off for a long time. But I found another job, much better suited to my skills and talents, and life is better for it. One day you will look back on this and be so glad the nightmare is over.

It's go time! I like that. So many of us are struggling with doing the work of 2 or more people, flat pay or even pay cuts, and the looming fact that we could lose our jobs at any moment. We really do have to live for right now and not some hazy point in the future. There is no such as job security but we can find security in our own abilities and persistently find ways to create income. Once we find our cojones it all falls into place.

I have a friend on FB who is training to be a nurse and I'm sure she'd lend an ear when you needed it. I think you're talking about nursing, is that right?

I've been thinking about going back to school myself. I like what I do but I think I am supposed to be serving the greater good better than by editing computer software textbooks. I definitely don't want to be a nurse because of the lack of respect and inherent sexism. That would drive me out of my mind and I have the utmost respect for nurses. With all of that responsibility nurses deserve all the respect in the world as far as I am concerned.

[sara1998]

Originally Posted by SuzeQuze

I hope the shoulder is good now. Was the injury job-related? In the words of my new favorite, Kathy Griffin, they can "Suck it."

It is job related. And yes, they can surely suck it! 11 and a half years, and this is what I get to put up with.

Originally Posted by SuzeQuze

I'm so excited for you. Sometimes getting let go truly is a blessing. I was laid off from a job at a dying company in the past, and once my round of layoffs was over, morale was awful. I knew I wouldn't have wanted to be there. It was scary and I was off for a long time. But I found another job, much better suited to my skills and talents, and life is better for it. One day you will look back on this and be so glad the nightmare is over.

It's go time! I like that. So many of us are struggling with doing the work of 2 or more people, flat pay or even pay cuts, and the looming fact that we could lose our jobs at any moment. We really do have to live for right now and not some hazy point in the future. There is no such as job security but we can find security in our own abilities and persistently find ways to create income. Once we find our cojones it all falls into place.

I have a friend on FB who is training to be a nurse and I'm sure she'd lend an ear when you needed it. I think you're talking about nursing, is that right?

I've been thinking about going back to school myself. I like what I do but I think I am supposed to be serving the greater good better than by editing computer software textbooks. I definitely don't want to be a nurse because of the lack of respect and inherent sexism. That would drive me out of my mind and I have the utmost respect for nurses. With all of that responsibility nurses deserve all the respect in the world as far as I am concerned.

Thank you so much, Suze... Yes, I still want to be a NICU nurse. I could work with the preemies all day long.