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Good morning Jim.
Thanks for your good wishes regarding my interview yesterday.
......... < snip!>....but I have a feeling the position is more of a 'junior position' offering 'junior pay'.
Reminds me of one annual review I received. I was told that they knew I wasn't being paid as much as others in my area of expertise. But they weren't going to do anything about it, ( the old time for you to leave syndrome)
Anyway, I stayed for a while and was eventually pulled in for another meeting after a couple weeks. They asked why my work had slacked off. Late, incompletes, errors, etc...
I asked them, "What do you expect?! From a rookie!?"
They informed me I was no rookie! I had the most experience in the company!
I said, "Can't prove it.....by my paycheck!"
Push to shove and finally, after another month or so....they informed me I was no longer needed.
I said, "Good! My advisor told me he had the forms ready to file."
"File for what!?!?"
"My age discrimination suit."
A week later I was offered a buy out. I took part of that and bought my AT. Then, retired from the rat race and went for a "walk".
Barump bump!
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Good morning wif and well played on getting the buyout. I did something similar and offered myself up for a buyout.
When they asked if I was happy in the service my response was it's like running a marathon every day. I know you want my job in Calgary and I'll be taking my pension in 3 years anyway.
Not worth the expense to the company and the hassle of me moving, selling and buying a new home, etc....also you can save one of my younger team mates from University on the next round of cutbacks.
Poof and here I am.
When they asked if I was happy in the service my response was it's like running a marathon every day. I know you want my job in Calgary and I'll be taking my pension in 3 years anyway.
Not worth the expense to the company and the hassle of me moving, selling and buying a new home, etc....also you can save one of my younger team mates from University on the next round of cutbacks.
Poof and here I am.
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Good evening everyone! Yes, I survived my procedure. You still have to put up with me. 
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Good evening everyone! Yes, I survived my procedure. You still have to put up with me.
Did the doctor prescribe Rum ? ? ?
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WD,
Great having your nasal oriface violated ain't it.....
Great having your nasal oriface violated ain't it.....
Good evening everyone! Yes, I survived my procedure. You still have to put up with me.
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Missy! Were you brown nosing? Againe!?!?WD,
Great having your nasal oriface violated ain't it.....
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wif,
Now that's funny.....
Now that's funny.....
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Well I had my lung specialist appt yesterday by phone, I was hoping I was going to be asked to breath hard into the receiver-but it didn't happen.
I was kind of good to hear his voice again as I was booted downstairs to the infectious disease clinic (3yrs ago) as they thought I had MAI/MAC something along that line.
4 cat scans, numerous X-rays, more sputum tests than I can count as this thing is almost impossible to grow in a lab.
The frightening part was the three medications they wanted to give me at a $90K bill a year. The side effects were the liver/kidney/loosing the ability to see colour.
Some really scary stuff-and I'm so glad I don't have to go down the road.
So he said after COVID I'll have a cat scan, lung function test, a standing order at the pharmacy if the need comes up and I need some strong antibiotics.
(He warned me that I was on the top of the ladder for a bad ride if I get the virus-so isolate as much as possible)
So life is good back on track-no worries about something that will either kill me or bankrupt me.
So we went for a 505km/303mi. drive today, saw the fall colours, got pizza, cheesecakes, croissants, meat, cheese. Just a great day.
I was kind of good to hear his voice again as I was booted downstairs to the infectious disease clinic (3yrs ago) as they thought I had MAI/MAC something along that line.
4 cat scans, numerous X-rays, more sputum tests than I can count as this thing is almost impossible to grow in a lab.
The frightening part was the three medications they wanted to give me at a $90K bill a year. The side effects were the liver/kidney/loosing the ability to see colour.
Some really scary stuff-and I'm so glad I don't have to go down the road.
So he said after COVID I'll have a cat scan, lung function test, a standing order at the pharmacy if the need comes up and I need some strong antibiotics.
(He warned me that I was on the top of the ladder for a bad ride if I get the virus-so isolate as much as possible)
So life is good back on track-no worries about something that will either kill me or bankrupt me.
So we went for a 505km/303mi. drive today, saw the fall colours, got pizza, cheesecakes, croissants, meat, cheese. Just a great day.
bill from lachine
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Jim,
Well glad you can ride with the punches....like you I'm being cautious but let's face it we all have to live a little so no need to get paranoid.
Well glad you can ride with the punches....like you I'm being cautious but let's face it we all have to live a little so no need to get paranoid.
WannaDig3687
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Whoever coined the phrase, “Getting old ain’t for sissies,” knew what they were talking about.
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Better, he gave me some through the IV.
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