The Decision Helper

[GrnBay007]

007, tell your boss you have an emergecy appointment with your #1 client and need to be there asap. that gets you out of the office and into the tavy! just make sure you don't stop for a drink at the bar next to work. it would blow your cover.

Ummm.....an "emergency" appointment with my #1 "client" would mean big trouble......lol
....and I would never step foot in the bar across the street from where I work....it's in the not so nice part of town. ....but thanks anyway!

[FavreChild]

LW - along with ziggy's suggestion, all you need to do is ask the other participants some really generic questions. "How does this one compare to the last one?" "What might this wine go with?"

Keeps THEM talking, while also making you look social and participatory.

Before long, you will be loosened up and not care too much how you look anyway. Especially if you do not ordinarily drink wine.

[GrnBay007]

Better show up, before they realize they can live w/out you.

You can skip Tuesday, though.

Oh, they know that.....there are vultures all over the place.

Does anyone else experience this...... you take a week off work. It takes till about Monday afternoon/evening before you start to feel relaxed. Then comes Thur. morning and you are counting the hours you have left and feeling stressed about your return.
Something is really wrong with that!!

[CaptainKickass]

007 - It's a uniquely human condition. It stems from something that only we humans have had beaten into our psyche. It's called "responsibility".

Whenever you take a week off you really only get like 4 days.

It's kind of like if you make $20 per hr. You figure that you get $800.00 a week, for a 40 hr work week.

Now factor the time it takes you to get ready in the morning, the commute to and from work, the time it takes you to wind down from the day. Lets say that's another 2hrs per day. (Time " job maintenence")

Then you factor in gas, coffee, lunch everyday and any other daily expenses you incurr that you must spend to maintain your job. Figure about $20.00 a day.(Money "job maintenence)

After taxes you probably only make $670.00 a week. You spend $100.00/week in "job maintenence" - now you're down to $570.00

So you've worked the 40 hr week but you have to add the 2hrs/day in "job maintenence" so your total investment in the job is 50 hours.

Now do the math - $570.00 divided by 50 hrs = your "actual" hourly rate. In this case a $20.00/hr job actually nets you a whopping $11.40/hr.

Depressing isn't it?

[FavreChild]

Must you deal in reality, Cap'n??

Is the cost of stress relievers (think weekend warrior-like) figured into job maintenance? I'd say it's a factor...

[GrnBay007]

It's kind of like if you make $20 per hr. You figure that you get $800.00 a week, for a 40 hr work week.

Now factor the time it takes you to get ready in the morning, the commute to and from work, the time it takes you to wind down from the day. Lets say that's another 2hrs per day. (Time " job maintenence")

Then you factor in gas, coffee, lunch everyday and any other daily expenses you incurr that you must spend to maintain your job. Figure about $20.00 a day.(Money "job maintenence)

After taxes you probably only make $670.00 a week. You spend $100.00/week in "job maintenence" - now you're down to $570.00

So you've worked the 40 hr week but you have to add the 2hrs/day in "job maintenence" so your total investment in the job is 50 hours.

Now do the math - $570.00 divided by 50 hrs = your "actual" hourly rate. In this case a $20.00/hr job actually nets you a whopping $11.40/hr.

Depressing isn't it?

Ugh!!! That settles it.....I ain't goin back!!!

[Little Whiskey]

thanks for all the advice. the weekend went very well. drank and bought a bunch of wine.

[GBRulz]

Next thing to you know, Whiskey will be telling us about this trip he has planned with his whino buddies headed for Napa Valley. to the disappointment of his Nascar buddies, of course!

[CaptainKickass]

Sorry 'bout the dose of reality FC, I have to think for a living and sometimes it carries over to the posting.

And 007 - didja make it back to work?

[GrnBay007]

And 007 - didja make it back to work?

Yeah, yeah.....I wimped out and went back to work....lol

It was a rough day at work too....then had a flat tire on one of the busiest streets in my city at 5pm with all the work traffic.

Good day

....but thanks for asking.

[Little Whiskey]

did you stop over at FC's bar for a couple stress releavers?

[GrnBay007]

did you stop over at FC's bar for a couple stress releavers?

I should have!! I missed my lil buddy hitting a triple at his ball game because of that stupid tire.

[Little Whiskey]

I should have!! I missed my lil buddy hitting a triple at his ball game because of that stupid tire.

too bad you arn't a nascar fan. if you were you would have known how to change that flat tire and fill up with gas in under 14 seconds.

[GBRulz]

that would mean she has to carry around a redneck pit crew around with her

[GrnBay007]

that would mean she has to carry around a redneck pit crew around with her

lol the redneck pit crew would have been more helpful than my ex.