How many people have quit at your place of business?

[LVRebel]

What kind of engineer?

Civil/Structural

 

[LVRebel]

Next door to there

I know several people living in Vegas that work in those places too. May have some similar acquaintances.

 

[AgEngDawg]

Am I the only one who thinks this may not be the right time to change jobs.

If the you know what hits the fan on the economy, you do not want to be the last guy hired at a company at a very high salary.

Layoff decision easy.

 

[shiv]

Am I the only one who thinks this may not be the right time to change jobs.

If the you know what hits the fan on the economy, you do not want to be the last guy hired at a company at a very high salary.

Layoff decision easy.

Seriously good point

 

[shiv]

Civil/Structural

You can pretty easily break into other engineering disciplines, mechanical the easiest, but that’s not really a ton of direct change unless you are moving from industry to defense, or civilian to government.

You can generally push the envelope further as an engineer too and get many other stem jobs if you can write the resume right

 

[MVTPatriot]

I'm a little older than most here (59) and now 5 years into a sales role in a new industry(bedding).
I'm riding this out as I don't have the energy to learn a new sales trade. My window for retiring is out with my 401K going up in flames.
Regarding the OT, we are the #1 company in the industry and are having serious trouble hiring entry level workers. We are losing sales staff due to stress and additional expectations(for same or lower pay, no bonuses going out).
We'll see how it plays out.

 

[tiderollsonu]

I'm a little older than most here (59) and now 5 years into a sales role in a new industry(bedding).
I'm riding this out as I don't have the energy to learn a new sales trade. My window for retiring is out with my 401K going up in flames.
Regarding the OT, we are the #1 company in the industry and are having serious trouble hiring entry level workers. We are losing sales staff due to stress and additional expectations(for same or lower pay, no bonuses going out).
We'll see how it plays out.

Have a buddy that makes 6 figures selling mattresses it is just stupid

 

[PleasureMoose]

I'm a little older than most here (59) and now 5 years into a sales role in a new industry(bedding).
I'm riding this out as I don't have the energy to learn a new sales trade. My window for retiring is out with my 401K going up in flames.
Regarding the OT, we are the #1 company in the industry and are having serious trouble hiring entry level workers. We are losing sales staff due to stress and additional expectations(for same or lower pay, no bonuses going out).
We'll see how it plays out.

I'm in the market. What do you recommend for a stomach sleeper?

 

[AgEngDawg]

Have a buddy that makes 6 figures selling mattresses it is just stupid

Sounds like 1929.

 

[Rube Reaper]

Have a buddy that makes 6 figures selling mattresses it is just stupid

Meanwhile fast food workers, who works harder in one day then this chump does all year combined, make 13$/per hour.

And then he’ll complain when people accurately acknowledge that the system is broken.

 

[tiderollsonu]

Sounds like 1929.

He was doing it 10 years ago, the commission from mattress companies is nuts. He got direct commission to a pre paid visa for every one he sold. Would have like 4-5 with thousands each in his wallet at any given time.

 

[AgEngDawg]

He was doing it 10 years ago, the commission from mattress companies is nuts. He got direct commission to a pre paid visa for every one he sold. Would have like 4-5 with thousands each in his wallet at any given time.

Did he ever cut off the tags?

 

[tiderollsonu]

Did he ever cut off the tags?

He's not an criminal

 

[Deleted member 2886]

I'm in the market. What do you recommend for a stomach sleeper?

Wondering if there's ones with a face hole, or indentation, to allow for the neck to rest in a more straightened position,....coz fr, posture is incredibly important aye bro.

Lol, when I first stumbled upon TFSF, it was about day two, or three, since waking up one morning with a pinched Occipital Nerve.
I think my first ever TFSF post was me whinging about it.
Personally, I'd prefer to yank another tooth out with pliers rather than experience that fuckin Occipital Nerves epic cuntyness again!

 

[MVTPatriot]

Have a buddy that makes 6 figures selling mattresses it is just stupid

I work with our largest dealer, Mattress Firm. If you write $1M in sales annually, you are clearing $100K.
They had 860 $1M writers in their last fiscal year. This year will probably be half that #.

 

[MVTPatriot]

I'm in the market. What do you recommend for a stomach sleeper?

Something firm. But as the poster just put up a pic, it's probably the worst position for neck and head.

 

[AgEngDawg]

Civil/Structural

I thought you guys were riding high now?

 

[LVRebel]

I thought you guys were riding high now?

It's not due to lack of work. Plenty of work. I'm just ready to either try something else, or maybe semi retire for a while. I don't know. Just looking at options. I think it would be great to flip some houses, but it doesn't seem like it's the right time to do that with prices so high and inventory fairly low. Maybe I'll get a job with a contractor to really see all that goes into the construction of a house. I'm pretty handy and have built a fair amount of stuff, but am lacking in some knowledge of trades like electrical.

 

[Edgehollow]

I bought my employer last May. I've been EXTREMELY lucky with turnover. I have a great staff and I do my best to let them know they're appreciated. Gave them the 1st cash bonus they ever got working here last Christmas. We have 3 big sales a year, and the 1st one had a 20% increase in sales over last year, so I gave them each a 250.00 bonus. It also helps I'm easy to work for. As long as your sales are good and the money makes it to the bank, I'm pretty easy-going.

 

[Edgehollow]

It's not due to lack of work. Plenty of work. I'm just ready to either try something else, or maybe semi retire for a while. I don't know. Just looking at options. I think it would be great to flip some houses, but it doesn't seem like it's the right time to do that with prices so high and inventory fairly low. Maybe I'll get a job with a contractor to really see all that goes into the construction of a house. I'm pretty handy and have built a fair amount of stuff, but am lacking in some knowledge of trades like electrical.

We had an offer in on a house we were gonna flip. If we won it, my partner was quitting his job as an auto body tech and go full time into contracting/wholesaling for our company.

We didn't get the house, though. Some people just pay stupid money for real estate these days. Stupid.

 

[LVRebel]

We had an offer in on a house we were gonna flip. If we won it, my partner was quitting his job as an auto body tech and go full time into contracting/wholesaling for our company.

We didn't get the house, though. Some people just pay stupid money for real estate these days. Stupid.

Yeah, but it seems like it's bound to crash at some point. However, I don't know how all of this inflation is going to affect prices. Maybe they keep going up as the strength of the dollar declines. I don't know, but it seems like a risky time to do it. It's a serious consideration that I may do when the right time comes though.

 

[Edgehollow]

Yeah, but it seems like it's bound to crash at some point. However, I don't know how all of this inflation is going to affect prices. Maybe they keep going up as the strength of the dollar declines. I don't know, but it seems like a risky time to do it. It's a serious consideration that I may do when the right time comes though.

Inventory is so low, I'm not sure it's going to slow down in the near future. There was, last I heard (week or so ago), 880K houses nationwide for sale. In 07-08 it was close to 4 million. There's just not enough supply to meet demand.

Interest rates will affect the amount of house you can buy, but people will still buy.

And overextend.

And end up in foreclosure.

 

[LVRebel]

Inventory is so low, I'm not sure it's going to slow down in the near future. There was, last I heard (week or so ago), 880K houses nationwide for sale. In 07-08 it was close to 4 million. There's just not enough supply to meet demand.

Interest rates will affect the amount of house you can buy, but people will still buy.

And overextend.

And end up in foreclosure.

And that's where the better prices come in. When short sales and foreclosures start hitting the market, it will drive the prices down for the other houses as well. Just a matter of when that will be.

 

[LVRebel]

If the price of goods / gas / food / utilities, etc keep going up, some people are not going to be able to afford their houses anymore, and will be looking to sell, or forced to in some cases. Plus, people with 2nd homes, rentals/investment properties, etc. It all will come down to how much expendable income people have, based on how things go with the economy

 

[denn]

Had another one turn in papers today. It is getting ugly. And while everyone else gets stressed out about it I just think the incompetence that is created is hilarious.

But I guess the point being made is that businesses in the software/engineering field in Huntsville, the new greatest city in America, cannot hold on to anyone. And it seems to be happening everywhere and accelerating by the day. I almost just want to quit and find a new job to make it worse lol

We have had a couple quit but not too bad. However we are definitely understaffed and we even are offering a very high hourly wage for jobs that used to be minimum wage jobs. I wish I had the opportunities back when that so many are passing on nowadays

 

[Jtrain80]

Side note: Anybody proficient with Unix command line scripting and database management looking for a job hit me up. C++ would prob be good too. Shitty fringe benefits but lots of travel to the middle of the desert lol

I am at a start up frac'ing company where if you want something done, you do it yourself. I have started programming in VBA and enjoy it. Thinking about a masters in business analytics and data science. The whole pandemic and everyone working from home has changed my attitude towards an office job.

 

[shiv]

I am at a start up frac'ing company where if you want something done, you do it yourself. I have started programming in VBA and enjoy it. Thinking about a masters in business analytics and data science. The whole pandemic and everyone working from home has changed my attitude towards an office job.

Data science is the field of the future. That’s the name of the position we are putting a rec out for, but we won’t be able to pay anyone that is good what they are worth.

Best hope is to find a talented young kid looking for adventure with all the test programs

 

[MittRomneysDrawers]

I'm 53, been at my company 17 years. My job title is Software Engineering Lead, but I'm more of a niche skill in e-business not a software engineer and my work-life balance is so good it's hard to imagine leaving right now.

 

[N. Pappagiorgio]

I'm a little older than most here (59) and now 5 years into a sales role in a new industry(bedding).
I'm riding this out as I don't have the energy to learn a new sales trade. My window for retiring is out with my 401K going up in flames.
Regarding the OT, we are the #1 company in the industry and are having serious trouble hiring entry level workers. We are losing sales staff due to stress and additional expectations(for same or lower pay, no bonuses going out).
We'll see how it plays out.

Are you Mike Lindell?

 

[MVTPatriot]

Are you Mike Lindell?

HAHA. No. Just your average old white guy citizen trying to make it through.

 

[PleasureMoose]

I’m trying to get fired and they won’t do it. Boss met me out in the field and said he had to meet up with his purebloods and I was like ok.

He said I need to get vaxx'd and I told him no I don’t give a shit. I then told him his boss should have come out here so I could tell her the same.

30 minutes later he said he had to go and for me to call him if I needed anything

here ya go fify.. many such cases

 

[GPSooner]

I'm 51 and been at the same company 32 years. I am in a spot right now where I am salary but rarely even put in 40, get good pay for the area. I can take off any day I want or work from home whenever needed. Pretty happy with things right now, just need to ride out this recession.

I was giving some thought to the recession. We are expanding currently and looking to add 75 additional employees on top of the 200 job openings we already have. There is no way they are gonna do layoffs unless things drop off a cliff. How do you replace those people?

 

[AgEngDawg]

As I was saying, not the right time to move. This is the top of the market. It is like buying a house in late 2006 or early 2007.

More Companies Start to Rescind Job Offers

The labor market remains hot. Yet companies in a range of industries are pulling back job offers to recruits they were courting just a short time ago.

www.wsj.com

 

[AgEngDawg]

She learned to code.

Is she cute? She could supplement that money with Only Fans if so.

 

[sipsey37]

Something firm. But as the poster just put up a pic, it's probably the worst position for neck and head.

He needs a sleep study. Laying on the belly because he can’t breathe. Fix breathing then he can lay supine on whatever mattress you recommend.

 

[Rebarcock.]

Funny you mention this. I have been going through a similar thought process regarding what I want to do, knowing Tech Recruiting has about burnt out for me. I've been exploring welding classes. A good friend owns a mechanic shop and he has invited me into his shop for some introductory lessons on TIG welding. Hoping to begin that in the next couple of weeks.

Teaching how to weld takes a day. Welding well and knowing what is going on takes a year or two.
Keep a pad and pen. Write down volts/amperage/wire feed/material and thickess and chart what looks good for welds. You'll have a handy reference in no time

 

[9Mounties07]

I'm kind of ready to take on a new trade, but I have no idea what. Got any ideas on a different career path for an engineer who wants to jump into something else?

I'm listening too

 

[Rebarcock.]

It's not due to lack of work. Plenty of work. I'm just ready to either try something else, or maybe semi retire for a while. I don't know. Just looking at options. I think it would be great to flip some houses, but it doesn't seem like it's the right time to do that with prices so high and inventory fairly low. Maybe I'll get a job with a contractor to really see all that goes into the construction of a house. I'm pretty handy and have built a fair amount of stuff, but am lacking in some knowledge of trades like electrical.

The time is coming soon

 

[LVRebel]

The time is coming soon

I've been keeping an eye out. Starting to see some reduced prices, but still significantly elevated from where they were a year ago.

 

[Rebarcock.]

I've been keeping an eye out. Starting to see some reduced prices, but still significantly elevated from where they were a year ago.

My house shot up 150k from Dec 2019
From 248->398k. In the past 2 months it has slid 20k.
There is a ton of pull back bc of rates. I kinda see the inflated pricing as a covid policy aberration. So many were leaving bad policy states it created a blip on demand that builders couldn't satisfy. I think this correction will go on thru next summer.
I've been considering renting out 2 rooms for 900 00 per room. Utilities included. That'd pay my mortgage and all I got to worry about is Utilities. I may wait til my dog is gone to do it as to not upset him.
He isn't a fan of change since the fire. Took hum a year to get comfortable here. Now we are good. I'd like to do that and find a duplex I could rent out.