Need some help

[forgop]

I'm curious-what is the point of the poll other than to stir the pot for the local residents? If your board is making decision based upon a newspaper poll, you're got major problems.

Everyone wants a raise, but at the end of the day, millions have had their salaries actually cut (not held steady, but actual cuts) or lost their jobs in the past 2 years, so those are the people you're not going to win over or gain any of their sympathy.

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Originally Posted by GolfNut

you know if you clear your cookies you can vote over and over......just sayin....I've been busy. Goal is to swing percentages tonight. lol

I thought about that, but I kinda wanted to see if I could get it swung over to our side with different IPs if anyone there knows how to check that.

Originally Posted by forgop

I'm curious-what is the point of the poll other than to stir the pot for the local residents? If your board is making decision based upon a newspaper poll, you're got major problems.

Everyone wants a raise, but at the end of the day, millions have had their salaries actually cut (not held steady, but actual cuts) or lost their jobs in the past 2 years, so those are the people you're not going to win over or gain any of their sympathy.

I am not looking for sympathy, and you are correct in the pot stirring comment. I am underpaid already (yes I understand that millions of others are also) my wife has been unemployed for a year and half with no good prospects now and she has management, supervisory, retail, taxes and other experience and cannot find a job. I think the board is going to give the bonus and the poll wont sway them, but this is just my way of hitting back. I wouldn't ask anyone who doesn't feel comfortable or agree with my position to vote. I don't think the board is making decisions based on a poll, but it will be fun to see them try to figure out how the poll was in our favor.

[forgop]

Originally Posted by ggainey

I am not looking for sympathy, and you are correct in the pot stirring comment. I am underpaid already (yes I understand that millions of others are also) my wife has been unemployed for a year and half with no good prospects now and she has management, supervisory, retail, taxes and other experience and cannot find a job. I think the board is going to give the bonus and the poll wont sway them, but this is just my way of hitting back. I wouldn't ask anyone who doesn't feel comfortable or agree with my position to vote. I don't think the board is making decisions based on a poll, but it will be fun to see them try to figure out how the poll was in our favor.

I wasn't implying you were asking for sympathy from anyone here, but the local people in your area are those you have to concern yourselves with more than people here. At the end of the day, they're footing the bill for your salaries and trying to get by with less themselves.

A lot of us probably don't really appreciate the services provided by our fire, ambulance, and police departments and recognize it's not a path for making big bucks. After 10+ years in the corporate world, I realized I wasn't cut out for it and back to school now for a degree in nursing. There are far more riches in life you can achieve that don't pertain to a dollar sign.

Good luck.

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Originally Posted by forgop

I wasn't implying you were asking for sympathy from anyone here, but the local people in your area are those you have to concern yourselves with more than people here. At the end of the day, they're footing the bill for your salaries and trying to get by with less themselves.

A lot of us probably don't really appreciate the services provided by our fire, ambulance, and police departments and recognize it's not a path for making big bucks. After 10+ years in the corporate world, I realized I wasn't cut out for it and back to school now for a degree in nursing. There are far more riches in life you can achieve that don't pertain to a dollar sign.

Good luck.

I didn't misunderstand Duane, I meant I'm not really looking for sympathy from the folks who are against us in this. I understand where they are coming from, but the whole story is too involved to into here. Suffice it to say they (not all the folks, a very specific group) are using very unscrupolous tactics to try to achieve their agenda and I am trying my best to get our employees this bonus, which is what they voted me in to do. Congratulations on going to school for a degree in nursing, wish I had the good sense to do it myself.

[cort]

DONE.

Anything for my favorite Hillbilly

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Originally Posted by Cort

DONE.

Anything for my favorite Hillbilly

I know I could count on you Gary.

done.