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No fun! Hope you find a way to land on your feet. - Max Charleston SC On Sat, Aug 14, 2021 at 1:24 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Had a meeting yesterday. Our research center is shutting down. Not > entirely surprising as the head of the center moved

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Yea that’s why I liked the once or sometimes twice a month deal. I am sure I will still be gone at times but won’t get to see different parts of the country. I am sure there will be a mass exodus of people who will not like the new situation as some of them did not want to be put on the

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I am not sure yet. I currently cover west Texas and Little Rock and I fly to those areas. I may be going further out which will require flying but otherwise I drive my 210 diesel. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 14, 2021, at 12:55 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > On 2021-08-14

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Yeah, I enjoyed the twice monthly traveling I did when I was doing the recruiting of operators for the old nuke plant, but it grew tedious after ten years. Eventually, I had to pass it off to the younger, fresher faces of nuclear power. You can help in the bakery if you run out of things to do

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Good luck, Allan. Slim pickings around there unless it’s something else with the University, I would think. Kaleb, at least you’ll be closer to home. While the road warrior thing can be nice for a bit, it starts to get tedious and causes major interruptions in your “normal” life, for sure.

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On 2021-08-14 13:31, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: I remained in my existing job but will most likely have a lot more area to cover. I will no longer be flying to different areas for installs. This trip to NYC in a couple of weeks will be my last. No idea if or how often I will be traveling

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That sucks. Rick From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: August 14, 2021 12:24 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: astr...@fastmail.fm Subject: Re: [MBZ] It’s hitting the fan Had a meeting yesterday. Our research center is shutting down. Not entirely surprising

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Wow, that sucks. After weeks of complete silence, they had a call last monday to basically say they knew nothing and anything we have heard is just rumors. By Thursday they sent out an email saying our new managers would be reaching out to let us know what our new jobs would be. Apparently

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Had a meeting yesterday. Our research center is shutting down. Not entirely surprising as the head of the center moved to Virginia. We will all have to interview for new positions. Allan On Wed, Jul 21, 2021, at 2:49 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > They had a big all hands call today

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That’s true in some states, but not all. In Florida, you’re vested in the pension plan after 8 years. The whole time you’re employed, you contribute 3% of your salary and your employer contributes 3%. My youngest son works for the City of Flagstaff and in Arizona you contribute 12% and your

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Yeah. Around here the highway patrol, fire and police are the good jobs. And LADWP. And the schools are teachers union first, kids second. I think 20% of the city budget goes to pay public employees' pension obligations. They way overcompensated the benefit program under Riordan before the dot com

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Yeah the Enron execs did that too right before the SHTF. It means you’re fd. --FT Sent from iPhone > On Jul 21, 2021, at 11:49 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > They had a big all hands call today with the executives who were all excited > about the company and the future,

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I guess that makes sense but that hadn't occurred to me. Is it still possible to buy an "individual" plan from a local agent? I had that when I worked for a company that didn't offer an employer plan. It was fairly reasonable in cost, notably it did not cover maternity but that was no longer

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They had a big all hands call today with the executives who were all excited about the company and the future, bla bla bla. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 21, 2021, at 1:41 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes > wrote: > > Just a quick reminder: COBRA doesn't apply if the company > itself goes down.

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Just a quick reminder: COBRA doesn't apply if the company itself goes down. BTDT. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

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  Civil service, baby. https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/0d538925-f918-434e-b3b7-3f3b28a76997 -D On Jul 20, 2021, at 10:06 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: It’s sickening really. I just need to figure out something outside the corporate world. Unfortunately health insurance is a huge

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Civil service, baby. https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/0d538925-f918-434e-b3b7-3f3b28a76997 -D On Jul 20, 2021, at 10:06 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: It’s sickening really. I just need to figure out something outside the corporate world. Unfortunately health insurance is a huge

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Hmm, that’s a good idea Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 20, 2021, at 1:55 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > > Drive your income below the threshhold for ACA and go on the dole. > File for work related disability (blood clots) and retire. > > Rick > >

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Yep, it's expensive as you pay the fully loaded cost but better than a gap in coverage in a transition period like that. Also, this would qualify as a life change so I would think they should be able to get onto one of the public options without waiting for annual enrollment. On Tue, Jul 20,

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Drive your income below the threshhold for ACA and go on the dole. File for work related disability (blood clots) and retire. Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options

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On 2021-07-20 14:41, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: Speaking of insurance one guy who got whacked yesterday has a wife in 3rd trimester and their insurance ends in 2 weeks. COBRA https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/health-plans/cobra ___

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Speaking of insurance one guy who got whacked yesterday has a wife in 3rd trimester and their insurance ends in 2 weeks. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 20, 2021, at 1:39 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > wrote: > >  A self-employed friend just took a teaching position at a university for >

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A self-employed friend just took a teaching position at a university for this very reason. He was making enough money to live on but not for health insurance with a 3yo and a newborn... -Curt On Tuesday, July 20, 2021, 2:34:28 PM EDT, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: On 2021-07-20

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Yes Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 20, 2021, at 1:34 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > On 2021-07-20 13:05, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >> Unfortunately health insurance is a huge >> consideration though. > > Regina needs an office job in a medical facility owned by a large

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On 2021-07-20 13:05, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: Unfortunately health insurance is a huge consideration though. Regina needs an office job in a medical facility owned by a large hospital. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

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On 2021-07-20 12:58, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: It's the MBA mindset, "Maximize shareholder profit, get paid yourself, get a golden parachute, repeat." I swear getting an MBA is just repeating "Layoff anybody who makes more than the minimum" over and over. Buying market share until

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It’s sickening really. I just need to figure out something outside the corporate world. Unfortunately health insurance is a huge consideration though. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 20, 2021, at 11:59 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > wrote: > >  It's the MBA mindset, "Maximize shareholder

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It's the MBA mindset, "Maximize shareholder profit, get paid yourself, get a golden parachute, repeat." I swear getting an MBA is just repeating "Layoff anybody who makes more than the minimum" over and over. -Curt On Tuesday, July 20, 2021, 9:55:18 AM EDT, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote:

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Two tickets' worth is MORE than I paid for one car I drove for years: the Frankenheap. I do miss that car. Fing road salt. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery

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Haha Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 20, 2021, at 11:36 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes > wrote: > > Jim will trade you. Bring him a decent used Mercedes and he will provide you > with a couple of tickets. > > Randy > >> On 20/07/2021 11:31 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >> I guess

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Jim will trade you. Bring him a decent used Mercedes and he will provide you with a couple of tickets. Randy On 20/07/2021 11:31 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: I guess you could provide free passes if one happened to be in the area. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 20, 2021, at 11:17 AM,

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I have a few free tickets. Part of the compensation package. Our family/friends never seem to use quite all of them. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go

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> So, if you had bought, on the day you learned of that decision (a prime > example of both stupidity and snobbery in management), $1000 of an S > tracking fund, while shorting $1000 worth of the acquiring company's stock, > where would that investment stand today? > Or, better yet, buy $1000

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I guess you could provide free passes if one happened to be in the area. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 20, 2021, at 11:17 AM, Jim Cathey wrote: > >  >> What theme park do you work for? > > Silverwood. > > http://www.silverwoodthemepark.com > > -- Jim >

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> What theme park do you work for? Silverwood. http://www.silverwoodthemepark.com -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go

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That’s pretty much how it is here right now. What theme park do you work for? Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 20, 2021, at 8:55 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes > wrote: > > Our company was bought, and really _was_ a valuable acquisition in > that our products, added to their line, were highly

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So, if you had bought, on the day you learned of that decision (a prime example of both stupidity and snobbery in management), $1000 of an S tracking fund, while shorting $1000 worth of the acquiring company's stock, where would that investment stand today? Or, better yet, buy $1000 of their

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Our company was bought, and really _was_ a valuable acquisition in that our products, added to their line, were highly successful. Yet, there were multiple layoffs. We were continually told that we were valued by corporate, and not to worry. That is, until they decided to close the office

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Sorry it's happening to you.  Time to contact the competitors and make a new deal? Max Dillon Charleston SC Jul 19, 2021 9:14:45 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes : > Oh they are. This is about being acquired and new company trimming the fat. I > have a feeling they are going to try not having

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Oh they are. This is about being acquired and new company trimming the fat. I have a feeling they are going to try not having people in the field and just doing everything over the phone. They tried this when it was acquired the last time and it resulted is much lost talent and customers.

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This has nothing to do with that. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 19, 2021, at 7:06 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > > Makes me wonder what the hell is going on? > I mean car makers are starting to get chips to build cars again. > > > Rick > ___ >

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That stinks. I’m self-employed as a landlord. Has its disadvantages as you all know but nobody can fire me! Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 19, 2021, at 5:32 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > If you recall I mentioned a few weeks back about my company being sold. The > big worry at

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I read this AM that car dealers are raking in the cash with the shortage of new cars and increasing demand for used cars. Kaleb's company should be in a really good position now. On Mon, Jul 19, 2021 at 7:06 PM Rick Knoble via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Makes me wonder what the

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Makes me wonder what the hell is going on? I mean car makers are starting to get chips to build cars again. Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

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des > wrote: > > So you are still employed, at least until October. That's good. No time to > waste though. > > > Rick > > From: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Sent: July 19, 2021 6:48 PM > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Cc: ka

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So you are still employed, at least until October. That's good. No time to waste though. Rick From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: July 19, 2021 6:48 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: ka...@striplin.net Subject: Re: [MBZ] It’s hitting the fan The bad part

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The bad part is there were several folks traveling and didn’t find out they were fired till their plane landed. I guess they just turned around and flew back home. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 19, 2021, at 5:18 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > That sucks, welcome to the new

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Sound like "Hatchet Al" destroying companies right and left. Send out your resume, no need to wait. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

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That sucks, welcome to the new world of corporate life, or maybe the old world but new to you here.  The execs will make it OK, the rest of y'all not so much.  You might want to seek a package ASAP and get some payout before things totally implode --FT On 7/19/21 5:32 PM, Kaleb Striplin via

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That totally sucks. Rick From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: July 19, 2021 4:32 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: ka...@striplin.net Subject: [MBZ] It’s hitting the fan If you recall I mentioned a few weeks back about my company being sold. The big worry at the

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Sorry to hear it. These consolidations/downsizings suck. I've only been through it once. Survived the first round but a few months later the money ran out and they just shut everything down. On Mon, Jul 19, 2021, at 5:32 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > If you recall I mentioned a few