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TridenT said:
Well, boys, I got fired today! Poor fit, so to speak. It was clear to them (and me) that I didn't want to be there and do things the way they were doing them. (It was quite poorly managed at many times; lack of vision, direction, initiative and so forth) So they fired me because we came to a large crossroads where it was obvious that the methodology they were using wasn't working. I don't think firing me will have fixed their problems.
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Yeah, because you have SO MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE to be able to make a sound and accurate evaluation.
 
TridenT said:
Well, boys, I got fired today! Poor fit, so to speak. It was clear to them (and me) that I didn't want to be there and do things the way they were doing them. (It was quite poorly managed at many times; lack of vision, direction, initiative and so forth) So they fired me because we came to a large crossroads where it was obvious that the methodology they were using wasn't working. I don't think firing me will have fixed their problems.
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obviously it works for them. just seems you couldn't see it.
 
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TridenT said:
Well, boys, I got fired today! Poor fit, so to speak. It was clear to them (and me) that I didn't want to be there and do things the way they were doing them. (It was quite poorly managed at many times; lack of vision, direction, initiative and so forth) So they fired me because we came to a large crossroads where it was obvious that the methodology they were using wasn't working. I don't think firing me will have fixed their problems.
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No, the problem is you. And they fixed their problem by addition by subtraction. Thank god you bought that $800+ vacuum cleaner!!!! :biggrin:

And if you get another job, you'll soon be fired again til you change that shit of an attitude you have.
 
Well, at least now you have time to pursue all the other worthwhile options that you couldn't before due to this full time job.

Anyways, who won the ATOT "trident will be fire when?" pool?
 
Capt Caveman said:
No, the problem is you. And they fixed their problem by addition by subtraction. Thank god you bought that $800+ vacuum cleaner!!!! :biggrin:

And if you get another job, you'll soon be fired again til you change that shit of an attitude you have.
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I really have to believe Trident is a master troll - it is almost unfathomable that someone can be that clueless and have such a huge lack of self awareness.

And yeah, lol at the vacuum and that $100 trash can he bought. Again, that isn't something you do when starting out, but once again, Trident shows he just doesn't get it.
 
IndyColtsFan said:
I really have to believe Trident is a master troll - it is almost unfathomable that someone can be that clueless and have such a huge lack of self awareness.

And yeah, lol at the vacuum and that $100 trash can he bought. Again, that isn't something you do when starting out, but once again, Trident shows he just doesn't get it.
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He could've done far worse. At least he didn't buy $30,000 new car. I heard on the radio yesterday the average new car now cost over $30,000 and 30% of the buyers finance the car for 7 years or longer. That's 2x longer than being indentured servant in the 17th and 18th century.
 
ponyo said:
He could've done far worse. At least he didn't buy $30,000 new car. I heard on the radio yesterday the average new car now cost over $30,000 and 30% of the buyers finance the car for 7 years or longer. That's 2x longer than being indentured servant in the 17th and 18th century.
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If you have good credit and qualify for low/no interest promos, why wouldn't you finance on the longest terms possible and just pay it off at your leisure?
 
loki8481 said:
If you have good credit and qualify for low/no interest promos, why wouldn't you finance on the longest terms possible and just pay it off at your leisure?
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First, I don't know of any zero interest 7 years auto loan. The longest I've seen is 5 years. Second, the type of people who are getting these 7 yr auto loans are doing it out of necessity and not out of leisure. New cars are expensive and they can only afford certain amount of monthly payment so they're stretching the term length out to hit the monthly payment target. These people are not savers or investors and live paycheck to paycheck. Third, 7 years is a long time. They're guaranteed to be upside on the loan pretty much the entire life of the car loan.

I had a zero interest auto loan of 3 years. Three years felt like an eternity. I had the cash to pay for it upfront but decided to take the free money. I had to fight myself multiple times not to just cut a check and payoff the loan because I was sick of paying each month. I can't imagine paying 7 years on a car.
 
ponyo said:
First, I don't know of any zero interest 7 years auto loan. The longest I've seen is 5 years. Second, the type of people who are getting these 7 yr auto loans are doing it out of necessity and not out of leisure. New cars are expensive and they can only afford certain amount of monthly payment so they're stretching the term length out to hit the monthly payment target. These people are not savers or investors and live paycheck to paycheck. Third, 7 years is a long time. They're guaranteed to be upside on the loan pretty much the entire life of the car loan.

I had a zero interest auto loan of 3 years. Three years felt like an eternity. I had the cash to pay for it upfront but decided to take the free money. I had to fight myself multiple times not to just cut a check and payoff the loan because I was sick of paying each month. I can't imagine paying 7 years on a car.
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I've never heard of 7 years either. I landed my first job out of school and one of the first things I did was buy a car (I was using the extra car my parents had throughout most of school - 99 Chevy Lumina.... BEAST). Anyway, I barely had any credit built and what the dealership offered me was either a 4 or 5 year loan. 7 seems ridiculously long to me. I took the 5 year to have extra cash to throw at the (far worse) student loans. My last payment for the car is August of this year. I can't wait until it's paid off... It'll be alllll mine 😀
 
ponyo said:
First, I don't know of any zero interest 7 years auto loan. The longest I've seen is 5 years. Second, the type of people who are getting these 7 yr auto loans are doing it out of necessity and not out of leisure. New cars are expensive and they can only afford certain amount of monthly payment so they're stretching the term length out to hit the monthly payment target. These people are not savers or investors and live paycheck to paycheck. Third, 7 years is a long time. They're guaranteed to be upside on the loan pretty much the entire life of the car loan.

I had a zero interest auto loan of 3 years. Three years felt like an eternity. I had the cash to pay for it upfront but decided to take the free money. I had to fight myself multiple times not to just cut a check and payoff the loan because I was sick of paying each month. I can't imagine paying 7 years on a car.
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0% loans are fake, probably you're aware of it ... all it means your interest is already included in the price. And God knows how much of your price went to cover the 0% financing.
 
I just rediscovered this thread I had long forgotten about, and here I thought you actually had a stable job when you decided to "invest" on a stupid trashcan.
 
This is a great thread for kids just getting out of college.
You are NOT a special snowflake.
You do not know more then people who have been working at the job for years and you will not change it.
Jobs want you to fit them. not them fit you!

again..YOU ARE NOT A SPECIAL SNOWFLAKE.
 
waggy said:
This is a great thread for kids just getting out of college.
You are NOT a special snowflake.
You do not know more then people who have been working at the job for years and you will not change it.
Jobs want you to fit them. not them fit you!

again..YOU ARE NOT A SPECIAL SNOWFLAKE.
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Trident isn't smart enough to be embarrassed about getting fired, unfortunately. It is REALLY bad to get fired this quickly on your first job. I've had a long career and the people fired that quickly were always really, really bad.
 
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ponyo said:
He could've done far worse. At least he didn't buy $30,000 new car. I heard on the radio yesterday the average new car now cost over $30,000 and 30% of the buyers finance the car for 7 years or longer. That's 2x longer than being indentured servant in the 17th and 18th century.
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At least a car is something he could use (IIRC, his car was on its last legs). An $80 trashcan or a $1000 vacuum? Not so much. OK, yeah, I have an $80 trashcan my wife bought, but I also make a ton more than he does and even I wouldn't buy a $1000 vacuum.
 
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