Here's hoping today is better

"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
09/28/2016 at 08:19 • Filed to: fuggen bullshet

Because yesterday sucked ass.

To start with, work is kinda sucking ass. The guy that hired me totally misrepresented what I’d be doing in RMA and how it would be so basically my job consists of all of the shit that made me leave Don Hattan, but I’m making $1 an hour more. Yay. I fucking hate myself because I chose RMA over Tech support because it was billed to me as “a call center” and because of some sort of weird-ass confirmation bias bullshit I chose RMA over what turns out is Tech Support which is merging with IT which is BASICALLY MY FUCKING DREAM JOB. And the plant manager is denying me transfer because of “the plan” so I’m stuck doing glorified data entry while my friend who chose tech support is sitting in the air conditioning in comfy office chairs (I get a shitty stool) making $1 an hour more than I do and getting loads of overtime.

SO THAT’S THE BACKGROUND FOR TODAY.

Go through my day until my boss and the department manager call me into the conference room. Yesterday (flashback time) I was doing some menial task for them where we take scratched/dented computer cases and refurb them to the best of our ability so we don’t lose too much money. I was told to take the unfixable cases, put them on a pallet, and put them out to be recycled. The fucking CEO is walking through the plant and sees this and gets LIVID we’re throwing out “perfectly good parts” (I could go on about how dumb that statement is) and starts asking me questions. I was just doing what my boss told me, so I answered him and asked what he would like me to do, then I do it. So today I’m called into the office. Fuckin CEO was in a mood and thought I was taking an attitude with him. Even though it was 24 hours later he pulled my boss into his office and screamed at him about me “WHO THE FUCK DOES THAT WHITE BOY THINK I AM?” (CEO is egyptian) and I got written up and very nearly fired.

Also on the way to work my brake fluid light came back on. I just filled it up yesterday, so the NB is now undrivable.

So we talk, my boss understands but tells me I’m on thin-ass ice with the fucking owners, and I go back to work.

Bank messages me saying my bank account balance is low (power steering repairs killed me). No surprise but more stress.

Girlfriend messages me that the Buick has died and won’t start all the fuckin way across town. Que fuckin breakdown at work. She gets it to start and limps it to Fammo where it’s parked. Lesson learned is used fuel pumps = no bueno. So $120 + shipping for a new Riv fuel pump, an as-yet undetermined amount for a Miata caliper, and in the meantime Michaela has no way to get to school/work. So right now I’m gonna give her the Sentra and hope she can drive it and I’ve gotta fix the fucking NA to drive to work tomorrow.

But, hey. I fixed the NA. So there’s that. Have a random throwback picture

DISCUSSION (15)

bob and john > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
09/28/2016 at 08:27

step by step buddy. thats all any of us can really do.

S65 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
09/28/2016 at 08:29

I’m sorry, have a Buick

S65 > S65
09/28/2016 at 08:30

Kinja y

http://www.musclecardrive.com/buick/1970-buick-gs-455.php

Nerd-Vol > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
09/28/2016 at 08:48

Damn Fam. Keep strong brother.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
09/28/2016 at 08:58

Hey, at least the brake caliper on the NB is really easy to change and bleeding it is not bad at all. You should be able to pick one up from Rock Auto for less than $100 shipped. Is it one of the rear or front ones? The rear ones can be a pain in the ass because you have to use an allen key to adjust it rather than a C-clamp. Ive replaced all four calipers at this point (also two of them a second time).

Also, if you want a 5% rockauto discount code let me know. I have one that I am not going to end up using before it expires.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
09/28/2016 at 09:21

Its the rear left. I can tell because the clear coat on the inner barrel of that wheel is all bubbling and coming off. I also have the sport suspension package which for some reason has different brakes (ugh)

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Nerd-Vol
09/28/2016 at 09:22

Thanks fam

The Lurktastic Opponaught > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
09/28/2016 at 09:31

These are universal business truths.

Good luck today. Just keep your head down and stay busy. Hopefully your boss doesn’t throw you under the bus again. Sounds like a wanker.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
09/28/2016 at 09:32

Wow, shitty day man.....good luck! If your CEO gets on your case again, just tell him RallyDarkstrike from Oppo says you’re coo’ and then everything will be fine. :P

mazda616 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
09/28/2016 at 09:55

That sucks, man. I hope things look up soon!

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
09/28/2016 at 10:41

Yup, the sport brakes are just slightly larger - i have the same ones. Also makes NO 14 inch wheels fit and some 15 inch wheels can have issues, I had a set that rubbed the caliper on balancing weights and had to use lower profile ones mounted in a different spot. Anyways, yeah the rears definitely need an allen key to set the brakes. I have had trouble with not making them tight enough to make the ebrake actually work. Also, you might break the allen screw if it gets rusty, make sure you grease it properly. I actually hate the rear calipers.

Danger > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
09/28/2016 at 10:58

Regarding your work issues, it sounds like the kind of place where the lower you are, the more stuff gets blamed on you. I would make a point to be humble or some shit next time you see the owner and say something about getting off on the wrong foot, if you want to keep working there. And then avoid taking orders from anyone but your direct supervisor, if at all possible. If anyone gives you a hard time, say chain of command or something

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
09/28/2016 at 12:05

thats why pre 03 NB are fun to find parts for haha. :) all the diff packages had different things

Spridget > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
09/28/2016 at 23:12

Wow, your job sounds like it sucks and the CEO’s a douche. Are there any other jobs available?

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Spridget
09/28/2016 at 23:26

There’s three CEOs and he’s the *nice* one. Fucking unbelievable. I’ve been trying for four years to get into the computer business at something larger than a mom-and-pop level and this is the first success I’ve had so I’m hoping to play the long game here. I want to get on as an IT guy somewhere (or at this company) but they want you to have a degree. A fucking degree. For IT. That’s the stupidest shit I’ve ever heard of because after you spend 4 years getting sucked dry by the education machine everything you learned will be completely out of date, a new Linux kernel is out, three new mobile platforms have launched, Visual studio has been redesigned, a new WiFi band/frequency/encryption method is out and hard drives have been replaced with biomechanics.

I’m a tad salty.