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Title: My wife got a new job!!!!
Post by: Monkeyleg on July 19, 2006, 02:04:15 PM: For over five years, my wife has been working at an utterly mindless, low-paying job for a major bank. The supervisors and department managers are absolutely fruitloops, the rules (no open-toed shoes, etc) are mind-boggling, and she's hated it. She's hated it so much that she gets depressed on her days off, knowing that she will have to go back in a day or two.

The only reason she was there was for the insurance. Previously, we'd had an individual policy, but the premiums rose out of sight.

On Friday night, she's going to give her notice. I've never seen her so happy.

She'll be going to work for the plumbing/heating company that her sister and her sister's husband started not long ago. It's growing so fast that there's no way her sister can keep up, and still raise two young children.

My wife will be making more money, and she'll even be able to wear open-toed shoes!

I'm just so happy for her that I had to post this.
Title: My wife got a new job!!!!
Post by: SpookyPistolero on July 19, 2006, 02:10:54 PM: Congrats to her! It's always crappy watching people work jobs they hate. Seems a nothing but bad news has been cropping up lately, so this is great to hear.
Title: My wife got a new job!!!!
Post by: Guest on July 19, 2006, 04:27:22 PM: Congrats. Wish I could have made it over to meet you two yesterday.

I hope she's very happy with the new position!
Title: My wife got a new job!!!!
Post by: aguyindallas on July 19, 2006, 05:55:15 PM: I know what you mean. My wife was working for a construction company doing payroll and it was a whipping for her. All the guys, which was 95% were jerks to all the women because as they say, its a mans business....whatever....

Anyway, she got a job at Southwest Airlines last year and just loves it. Cant beat the benefits and in case you have not seen....they posted HUGE profits today in their quarterly annoucement.

Congrats to your wife!
Title: My wife got a new job!!!!
Post by: Strings on July 19, 2006, 08:58:32 PM: Like I said last night Dick: good for her!

BTW: we're having a house-warming party/wedding reception next saturday, which might be including a range session. You and the missus are invited (if she doesn't want to shoot, maybe Spoon could take her shoe shopping?)...
Title: My wife got a new job!!!!
Post by: K Frame on July 20, 2006, 03:36:12 AM: What is it about working in financial institutions that make so many people want to open their veins?

I worked for Navy Federal Credit Union for 3.5 years before I couldn't take it any more. The benefits were GREAT, but the pay and atmosphere were just horrific.

We actually did have one guy commit suicide while I was there...

Glad to hear that she's going to be in a better situation.
Title: My wife got a new job!!!!
Post by: K Frame on July 20, 2006, 03:37:23 AM: "BTW: we're having a house-warming party/wedding reception next saturday, which might be including a range session. You and the missus are invited (if she doesn't want to shoot, maybe Spoon could take her shoe shopping?)..."

What? No invites for the rest of us?

FINE!

No spicy buffalo chicken dip for you!
Title: My wife got a new job!!!!
Post by: charby on July 20, 2006, 06:38:28 AM: Awesom, tell her congrats! I've had my fair share of working in toxic environments and I am not talking about chemicals. Glad things are on the up and up.

-C
Title: My wife got a new job!!!!
Post by: Stickjockey on July 20, 2006, 11:09:44 AM: Congrats frm Portland, as well!
Title: My wife got a new job!!!!
Post by: Strings on July 20, 2006, 11:50:27 AM: >What? No invites for the rest of us? <

Sure Mike... you're MORE than welcome to come on up! We have PLENTY of young ladies here that need a punching bag! :neener:
Title: My wife got a new job!!!!
Post by: 280plus on July 20, 2006, 02:50:34 PM: 280 quietly begins removing funds from his NFCU accounts and shifting them to hopefully less neurotic financial institutions...
Title: My wife got a new job!!!!
Post by: 280plus on July 20, 2006, 02:51:37 PM: Oh and congrats to the wife and well wishes to her newly freed toes!
Title: My wife got a new job!!!!
Post by: roo_ster on July 20, 2006, 06:56:21 PM: Congratulations.

I know a little something about holding on to a job longer that you would normally, because of health insurance.