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- .RJ - 02-08-2005
ScottyB Wrote:or Hotlanta
Heh. Better equip your ride with spinnerz. 22" chrome baby.
- Dragon - 02-08-2005
.RJ Wrote:not to mention they havent honored a single vacation request since I've started.Well a vacation request is simply that, they don't have to approve it. It's not like NoVA where a turn signal isn't a request to be admitted into a lane, it's a statement of fact "move fucker I'm coming over".
- Mike - 02-08-2005
congrats jack!
JackoliciousLegs Wrote:I was thinking anywhere from a used impreza to a used wrx.
well, that gives you all of what? 2 choices? just poking fun at the way you worded it.
the imprezas are very good reliabilitywise. a manual 2.5rs is pretty hard to come by and will usually run around 9 or 10k from what i've seen.
- .RJ - 02-08-2005
Says the guy that just took two vacations in two weeks.....
- Dragon - 02-08-2005
.RJ Wrote:Says the guy that just took two vacations in two weeks.....Don't be bitter, I can't help it if my manager is cooler than yours. Oh did I mention for the 5.5 days I was gone I only ended up having to charge two days of vacation.
- .RJ - 02-08-2005
Dont worry, I am bitter
- JackoliciousLegs - 02-08-2005
Congrats Scott! That's AWESOME....
any other car suggestions? If anyone says an Explorer... I'll kill them
- Dave - 02-08-2005
why not keep the RX-7 and commit it as a track car? We all know that you want to. Would have a minimal effect on your ability to get a loan or pay the loan and provide you with a car to enjoy on track and have another to rely on for living. Just my .02, not that it matters much, since I've had 2 or more cars for the past 3 years.
oh, and congrats on the job offer
- Feersty - 02-08-2005
Dave Wrote:why not keep the RX-7 and commit it as a track car? We all know that you want to. Would have a minimal effect on your ability to get a loan or pay the loan and provide you with a car to enjoy on track and have another to rely on for living. Just my .02, not that it matters much, since I've had 2 or more cars for the past 3 years.
oh, and congrats on the job offer
Any good road race tracks in the Chicago area?
- .RJ - 02-08-2005
Gingerman, Blackhawk farms, Grattan, Road America, Mid-America Motorplex, Waterford Hills..... I'm sure there are others that I cant remember
- Chris - 02-08-2005
congrats Jack! Best of luck to you up there, and I'd go for a WRX
- Evan - 02-08-2005
Dragon Wrote:Well a vacation request is simply that, they don't have to approve it.Dont know what kind of companies you have worked for, but I expect to be granted vacation when notice is given ahead of time. And Ive never been denied vacation, ever.
Its a pretty damn basic level of treating your employees with a minimum level of respect and decency. Something, from what Ive heard, PEC isnt too good at.
Also, PEC is the only contractor I have ever heard of that does not fly their employees back home every week. In fact, it is written into gubment contracting policies that this must happen, so PEC may be breaking some rules to make more money.
- JackoliciousLegs - 02-08-2005
2 cars in the city...eh... not ideal. I'd track my WRX
- WRXtranceformed - 02-08-2005
WRXehhhh !!!
With a good set of winter tires the WRX will dominate snowy weather. Also fun to drive in the springtime. Plus, AWD donuts are the win.
- Feersty - 02-08-2005
4 doors>2 doors
low insurance> high insurance
Grip> no grip
Reliable turbo> Unreliable turbo
Boxer> Rotary
- .RJ - 02-08-2005
Rob's best post evAr
- Mike - 02-08-2005
Feersty Wrote:4 doors>2 doors
low insurance> high insurance
Grip> no grip
Reliable turbo> Unreliable turbo
Boxer> Rotary
trying to understand your post... are you for or against which car? which doesn't have grip? which has 2 doors? why is a boxer better than a rotary?
- CaptainHenreh - 02-08-2005
I think I'm gonna cry.
I say buy an Evo. Why fuck around? Or an STi.
Congratulations on the job, though!
Happy times.
- .RJ - 02-08-2005
MichaelJComputer Wrote:trying to understand your post... are you for or against which car? which doesn't have grip? which has 2 doors? why is a boxer better than a rotary?
mike = :?:
Pretty obvious the comparison was wrx vs. rx7... boxer > rotary because its not an unreliable, fuel sucking, overheating-prone, vacuum line rats nest oil spewing mess
- Dragon - 02-08-2005
Evan Wrote:I'm not saying any of mine have ever been denied, I'm just stating the simple fact that an employer doesn't have to approve every request you give them. I personally expect to be approved of any vacation request I make that I give reasonable notice for, but that doesn't mean I'll get it. It's just good policy for a company to approve requests that are given with sufficient notice. PEC apparently doesn't care what it's employees think of them.Dragon Wrote:Well a vacation request is simply that, they don't have to approve it.Dont know what kind of companies you have worked for, but I expect to be granted vacation when notice is given ahead of time. And Ive never been denied vacation, ever.
Its a pretty damn basic level of treating your employees with a minimum level of respect and decency. Something, from what Ive heard, PEC isnt too good at.