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Misc 2021-22 Fall/Winter Whamby Thread

Brent said:
Doordash for me. Say what you want but I'm making double what my retail job paid for years and I'm home for a couple hours each afternoon ? not to mention just work whenever and no boss yeah it has its issues sometimes but the freedom is something else
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That’s it really . Instacart for me , I like it . I signed up for door dash but idk . I like instacart better .
 
Lickwx said:
That’s it really . Instacart for me , I like it . I signed up for door dash but idk . I like instacart better .
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Doordash you just have to watch some of the orders but you also have the freedom to decline it and move on. For me personally I don't do anything under a dollar a mile or under $5(more or less a no tip because doordash pay is bs).

Today i got a $7 cash tip though it's so random and never the same each day like a normal job ?

I literally worked 3 hours yesterday just to hit my goal and had the rest of the day off so yeah
 
metwannabe said:
Honestly this issue isn't even vaccine related though. It just appears nobody wants to work. Fast food restaurants are offering $15-20/hr wages, which is in line with the starting salaries here yet, those establishments are short staffed as well. The road we are heading down is not sustainable, it's just not.
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The jobs wanted section is by far the highest I’ve seen for water/WW operators on the ARWA. One job is offering $26-33hr for a Grade 3 position. My boss heard 2000 operators did not renew their license this year and ADEM was changing rules to try to get them to recertify just in case of emergency.
 
Tarheel1 said:
Our last monthly meeting that was summarizing numbers from September, our attrition rate was 102%!!!! ???
Which means if they brought in 50 new employed, 52 quit! ??
It’s horrible out here too! There’s a Walmart near here that is starting out regular employees at 16$ hr
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I don't know why people would want to work in restaurants when you can make $16 an hour at Walmart. It's a very lopsided market. That's what happens when you demand uneven wage increases.
 
Bham 99 said:
I don't know why people would want to work in restaurants when you can make $16 an hour at Walmart. It's a very lopsided market. That's what happens when you demand uneven wage increases.
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I don’t know how people can survive on $15-20 a hour. Really isn’t that must money. All these jobs people want more money were never meant for long term career jobs.
 
NoSnowATL said:
I don’t know how people can survive on $15-20 a hour. Really isn’t that must money. All these jobs people want more money were never meant for long term career jobs.
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Yes something's wrong when it takes two adults in the household to barely make ends meet in some cases.
 
Currently making 22$ at Miller electrics, but it’s a great place to work for because it goes up as you become a JW/Foreman, and every 8 months there’s a pay raise. And once you go out of state to do jobs for them you can make a crapload of money. Also plan on taking school to become a JW, ---- a met degree and ---- math meant for a met degree, math ------- killed it for me
 
Myfrotho704_ said:
Currently making 22$ at Miller electrics, but it’s a great place to work for because it goes up as you become a JW/Foreman, and every 8 months there’s a pay raise. And once you go out of state to do jobs for them you can make a crapload of money. Also plan on taking school to become a JW, ---- a met degree and ---- math meant for a met degree, math ------- killed it for me
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Haha yeah I hate it too .. I almost gave up on it as well but at the end of the day weather is my passion they try and weed out people who won’t put in the effort to get through those sort of classes so I just have to keep sticking it out until the promise land .. plus NC state just made it so I don’t have to go through physics 2 anymore and I think they eased up on the chem requirement but I don’t know that for sure
 
NickyBGuarantee said:
Haha yeah I hate it too .. I almost gave up on it as well but at the end of the day weather is my passion they try and weed out people who won’t put in the effort to get through those sort of classes so I just have to keep sticking it out until the promise land .. plus NC state just made it so I don’t have to go through physics 2 anymore and I think they eased up on the chem requirement but I don’t know that for sure
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Lucky
 
NickyBGuarantee said:
Lmao I wouldn’t call Calc 1,2,3, physics 1, chem 1 plus another chem class, differential equations easy
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I always excelled in calc. My struggles were more in the chem department. Physics as well. and yeah that is way too easy, apart from going 2 math classes higher than I'm required I still end up doing a ---- ton more difficult classes. I wonder if taking away some of these tougher physics and chem classes has to do with a lot of what meteorologists do these days look more like software developer/computer science type folks.
 
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SD said:
Didn't even know why I had to take physics 2, then I had to take a class called soil physics ughhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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Had to learn about that wet dirt vs dry dirt vs red dirt vs sandy dirt vs dirty dirt vs muddy dirt huh? My buddy is taking a class similar to that now actually. NCSU loves its soil classes man.
 
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Look at this. I had one of the 10 toughest professors in America for orgo. I tell yall she is brutal. She don't care your daddy die, your gon take that test and if you can't oh well. I ended up getting hospitalized when I had her class. Just my luck lol! Tell you the truth imma take her again too. I love a brutal professor, keeps you on your toes and from procrastinating. I absolutely love her.


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Lickwx said:
Had to learn about that wet dirt vs dry dirt vs red dirt vs sandy dirt vs dirty dirt vs muddy dirt huh? My body is taking a class similar to that now actually. NCSU loves its soil classes man.
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It's soil not dirt and yes. Thing is though soil classes make a lot more sense in real world applications than most of the classes offered at a school to the west
 
SD said:
It's soil not dirt and yes. Thing is though soil classes make a lot more sense in real world applications than most of the classes offered at a school to the west
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I had to take a few of those too, we have to modify our drainage plans depending on soil types in a lot of cases. Thought they were interesting.
 
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I can't say enough how much I fricking hate severe weather, I have a huge phobia of tornadoes and not to mention my house isn't exactly built for those situations. Like every time a severe weather setup is mentioned for here, a voice in my head goes "I might die today".



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Lickwx said:
Be careful @Thor has a thing for building neighborhoods and freeways on pretty open places like that !modernweenie
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Here you go, the guys found this on one of my sites here in Raleigh the other day. Second largest inventoried Pine Tree in the state of NC. Better go chain yourself to it(we will probably spare it)
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Thor said:
Here you go, the guys found this on one of my sites here in Raleigh the other day. Second largest inventoried Pine Tree in the state of NC. Better go chain yourself to it(we will probably spare it)
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I hope it stays! There’s only a few trees older than Jburns, and you found one! It’s a national treasure!
 
Thor said:
Here you go, the guys found this on one of my sites here in Raleigh the other day. Second largest inventoried Pine Tree in the state of NC. Better go chain yourself to it(we will probably spare it)
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All those trees ought to be spared . I think we have enough chain brand stores restaurants and generic ass neighborhoods named pine meadow on streets named morning star or grey goose or some crap . Man I swear y’all developers have the personality of wet cardboard. How is a house and street more exciting than a forest ?I blame it on the mass consumerism taught to us in our schools and everyday lives and media .I’ll chain myself to that tree -------- it . A tree like that likely only exists in 2 spots . North Raleigh , or south Raleigh . Imma guess the second one . I’m otw . Was it shortleaf or loblolly ?
 
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Lickwx said:
All those trees ought to be spared . I think we have enough chain brand stores restaurants and generic ass neighborhoods named pine meadow on streets named morning star or grey goose or some crap . Man I swear y’all developers have the personality of wet cardboard. I blame it on the mass consumerism taught to us in our schools and everyday lives and media .I’ll chain myself to that tree -------- it . A tree like that likely only exists in 2 spots . North Raleigh , or south Raleigh . Imma guess the second one . I’m otw . Was it shortleaf or loblolly ?
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Bring Birdman
 
It may have not gotten that warm today (low 80s at most), but sheesh, it was humid outside and how it felt to me was a bit of a surprise.

Glad the front is going to wipe that out for tomorrow and for a while after that.
 
Lickwx said:
You know , you and a line of your 300 pound cuties would suffice . Ain’t nothing getting through that.
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True story! And we celebrate the victory at Pizza Inn buffet!
 
Bham 99 said:
I don't know why people would want to work in restaurants when you can make $16 an hour at Walmart. It's a very lopsided market. That's what happens when you demand uneven wage increases.
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Unless something has changed very recently most people at Walmart do not make $16 an hour. When I quit in June I still made a bit over $12 after 6 years there. I know there was controversy brewing because certain areas in the store were getting a raise towards $15(but losing the bonuses) while others weren't back then

Now that being said I used to work fast food and yeah Walmart is a better job but it definitely could be better ?
 
Brent said:
Unless something has changed very recently most people at Walmart do not make $16 an hour. When I quit in June I still made a bit over $12 after 6 years there. I know there was controversy brewing because certain areas in the store were getting a raise towards $15(but losing the quarterly bonuses) while others weren't back then
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People are desperate for employees!
 
Tarheel1 said:
People are desperate for employees!
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Oh I know that is one thing I see with doordash daily short staffed restaurants some are drive thru only depending on the day

What gets me is the people outside of them begging for money when they are all hiring ? I mean I get its not a great job but it's money
 
Brent said:
Oh I know that is one thing I see with doordash daily short staffed restaurants
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I think it may have been for night stockers, but still 16$ an hour, at a small Walmart in Manchester, IA. That was my first job ever at Winn Dixie
 
Tarheel1 said:
I think it may have been for night stockers, but still 16$ an hour, at a small Walmart in Manchester, IA. That was my first job ever at Winn Dixie
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Overnight might be different yeah but I know the only areas in June on day shift making $15 was like bakery deli and automotive cashiers fresh where I was nope lol

The fresh thing was a problem because there was a time at Walmart we were doing some of bakery and delis work and yeah then all the sudden they get the raise
 
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