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06-13-2008, 08:31 AM
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New job
So I was offered a new job which I accepted. I'm sitting at my desk writing up my resignation for my current employer and I'm trying to decide on a "last day". I decided on:
"..... and my last day will be June 18, 2008". When I handed it in the Human Resources lady said, "June 18? That's a Wednesday, right? Kind of an odd day to pick as your last". To which I replied, "You wouldn't understand".  |
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06-13-2008, 09:35 AM
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That may be the best marketing testimonial in OOTP history.
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06-13-2008, 09:58 AM
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I may have gone with the 17th just to make sure I can be nice and lazy about waking up on the 18th and looking for the OOTP download, but I suppose that works too.
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06-13-2008, 09:16 PM
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Good luck Kemp. I hope you told your new employers that you had to give two weeks notice at your old job, starting June 18 . . . 
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06-13-2008, 09:29 PM
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very nice - I would like to quit on Wed too, but I work for myself.
I usually take off the first couple of days after a release, but have been slammed with projects so it doesn't look like it is going to happen this year.  at least my wife knows that when "OOTP comes out" she is on her own for a few days.
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06-13-2008, 09:54 PM
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06-14-2008, 10:39 AM
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I actually had a similar situation. As a college student being off for the summer, there's a growing pressure from the parents to find a summer job. With the economy on a downturn and me with little marketable skills, I cannot bring myself to work in fast food.
When asked once again about what I intended to do for a summer job, I told them coming June 18th, I would be the GM of a club of my choosing in OOTP. This would be my summer job. "You're going to play a baseball game for nearly 3 months?" I could tell at this point they weren't amused. Of course, I told them with my fantasy drafting skills, it could take a good 4-5 seasons before I'm ready to compete for a playoff run. The parents, armed with sarcasm, then asked me how much this would pay towards my college education. "It really just depends how much the owner offers me," I explained. "Sometimes there just isn't a whole lot of budget room after free agency." The conversation abruptly ended there and I was forced to clean the basement for a good few hours  The moral of the story is...just tell your parents you have a summer job, invest in a decent laptop, and go out to the park every day from 10-5ish and play OOTP. Come back sweaty, demotivated, and tired, and they'll never suspect....mwahaha. |
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06-14-2008, 10:55 AM
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