(OT) my job

well if anyone has had some experiences in the win and lose colum I wouldnt mind hearing about them to pick me up. bill

bg keep to yourself i know my spelling isnt good and you and your friend call me trailer trash and stuid a_ _ but let me say that i work hard to do what is right for my family and i dont care what you say so just dont reply. "little b-bill to you"

How come is it that everyone has more tractors more money, more land than I do? I didn't come froma family with any money and I work hard at my mediocre job to make ends meet and sometimes I get discouraged because it seems lime everyone has more of everything than I do and I wish I had more. I'm not the smartest person in the world to have a multi thousand dollar job or own a business and company and inherited a lot of land that was in my family. I do everything by doing whaty I can. I just wish I could have a line of Ford tracotrs all painted and new and show everyone that I am also making it in this world. Bill"

Sometimes my kids yell, "That's not fair"! My reply is "Who told you life is fair"? I work for my living and support of my family. So do you and when you get home your family still loves you and respects you no matter what you did at work that day. Store manager or store clerk is still working at a job. I know it seems bad, but there are some people out there that are much worse off than you. In Oregon the unemployment rate went to 7.1% this month. Unfortunately our company laid off three or four guys just yesterday due to lack of work. (I wasn't one but I saw a friend go) I may have a job this week but I never know sometimes what will happen next.

I have always made my decisions and then stepped forward, sometimes it seems like a small step, but I always thought that I was moving in the right direction. Keep stepping forward and you will get somewhere.

BTW My spelling can be bad because I have big fingers that hit the wrong keys sometimes. I backspace quite a bit and it takes me forever to write.

Like Kasey Kasem used to say, "Keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars"!!!

Good Luck

Marvin

WHAT IS A "HERO?"

Is it a highly-paid sports athlete who can't stay off of drugs, and who is therefore a poor role model for kids? NO!

Is it a grossly-overpaid CEO that steals from his company and the stockholders that own it to establish a lavish lifestyle and to impress others he thinks he needs to impress? NO!

Is it someone who always, somehow, someway, tries to make himself appear better than everyone else, with titles from work, with money, with fancy clothes, with expensive cars, with educational status, with PhD/Esq at the end of his name, and so on? NO!

A hero is none of these people. Yet, in our society, these are the sort of people who are looked up to. Don't ask me why, because I just don't know why.

AGAIN, WHAT IS A "HERO?"

A hero doesn't ask for people to look up him (or her).

A hero works a long, hard day, and comes home to make supper for his kids, and to read to his kids, and to spend tiem with his kids, and so on.

A hero drives his kids to their baseball games, football games, and so forth, AND THEN sits there and watches his kids, and roots for his kids, and then takes his kids for a meal (win or lose) to McDonald's.

A hero tries to get a few more months out of a pair of shoes, or a pair of pants, or whatever, so he can spend money on getting his kids the clothes they want... even if they are rather expensive clothes and are wanted just to impress his kids' friends.

A hero gets up at night to deliver glasses of water, or to turn on a night light, or to check under the bed, or to stay up all night when someone gets sick and is scared to be all alone sick, even if it means being dog tired at work the next day.

A hero smiles to his kids, even when he had a bad day at work, or when they did something bad & they are afraid their parent will get angry at them.

A hero is, and always should be, just "regular folk." What's important is, who he (or she) is a hero to.

Bill... you're somebody's hero.

Take care my friend.

Bri

Little-b-bill, I never called you a stupid-a** or anything else. If you have that attitude, I guess the shoe must fit or you wouldn't be trying to wear it. Stop feeling sorry for yourself, go after your new job, earn some respect, develop some self-esteem.

As far as my tractor goes...I will finish it when it suits MY schedule. I don't need it, so there's no reason to work on it except when I feel like it. It's just a toy, no longer a needed tool. It's convenient having it incomplete, because I can always take a picture of an assembly someone needs to see. ;^) Call it an educational exhibit....I rebuilt the engine 11 years ago, used it until I no longer had a need for it, and have no compulsion to finish the rest of it. I have plenty of other activities, hobbies and interests to keep me busy. That's part of being a multi-dimensional person: I have a social life, a family life, a business life, a church life, a personal-edification life, a tractor-board life. I try to keep these in balance as much as possible.

If you had enough gumption to post an email address, I would have responded to you in private. But as it is....oh, well.

Tyman

There's 2 and only 2 ways you could have that low opinion of yourself: either you're listening to others who don't have your best interest at heart, or you're listening to yourself too much.

First, forget about those who can't do anything but point out a person's faults. People do not better themselves by making others look bad. Shame that all people don't understand that little truism.

You say that you are proud of your accomplishments but when you turned in your resume you felt small. Why is that? Because you're second-guessing yourself? That's not a good habit to fall into. Quit trying to live for what you think others expect, and live for what you KNOW and DEMAND: the truth, honesty, and best effort. Others be damned if they will minimize your achievements. Look, I'd be lost in a convenience store trying to make heads and tails out of the paperwork. On the other hand, if you were plopped into my life, you'd be lost. Each of us chooses our own path, and sets our own goals. If those goals are high enough to cause us to work to make it happen, then we (each of us) has set the right goals.

By applying for the position of manager, you have set one of your goals. You want to achieve something with this opportunity. (It does, incidentally, speak volumes that your current manager encouraged you to apply.) There are many in this world who are content just to sit on their butts and let the world go by, and then whine later. I applaud you for not doing that.

For the second point: You probably do not have the same interests and life goals as whoever will make the hiring decision. That could be why, to you, your resume seems weak: you're looking at it from his point of view. If it does look weak to him, that's his decision, and not yours to assign to him. If he passes you by, it's his loss, not yours, if he's too narrow to see your abilities and achievements. As far as the resume goes, it's truthful, it's YOU. There you are, take it or leave it.

So what if you have to work for Ed. Learn from him, even if he gives you nothing to learn from except mistakes and how not to do the job. If it's that unbearable, find another job. If there isn't one to be had, MAKE ONE.

That's the beauty of this wonderful country of ours: any one of us, at any time, can jump off with both feet and make his own job. I have worked for other people for wages, and I have worked for myself. Takes a lot of dedication to do it yourself, but you wouldn't be applying for a management position if you weren't prepared for the dedication.

My hat is always off to a man who puts his family first and does the right thing.

Email me if you like, I could go on for another couple pages...

Bill Priday
41 9N88110

I myself have been self-employed for 2 years now, and my brother, with whom I have been working as an independent contractor, has quit the monument business and gone back into computer administration at East Carolina University. Now, I face the prospect of no income until I can find something lucrative to do. I have a Bachelor's degree in business administration, but my area is economically depressed and good-paying jobs are few. I still drive tractor-trailer part-time because it pays well when I can drive, but there hasn't been much work for the casual drivers lately. I don't know how I will pay my bills this month, but I have faith that I will be able to.

BTW, I don't think it was me who called you trailer-trash. You must be thinking about someone else. I have no animosity towards you personally. Sometimes internet stuff gets misconstrued and people develop attitudes about the way things are said and done. Don't feel bad about the spelling. Dell, Dave #1, and Willy-N can't spell, either... ;^)

Charles

Another thing that you have to remember is that there are as many failures in our life as there are successes. There have been many times when I wanted something and fell short. But like a cowboy riding a bull, I got back up, brushed myself off and tried again. Eventually through persistance and patience I achieved what I wanted. So can you.

I wish you the very best. Keep us posted!

MikeC

fwiw
-kevin