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Ex-Employers/Burning Bridges.....
Non-Beer Discussion by OIZNOP
C'mon, MAN!...we've all had ex-employers we'd just love to see evil things happen to....give us your not so pleasant experiences in life's job fiascos and your feelings toward those who you had to deal with to survive....and have you ever lashed out and burned bridges after what you felt was wrong treatment?...... and would you ever go back to work for such an ex-employer? I most certainly would not, unless the management changed and the undesirable boss were gone...... As for burning bridges, I know you are not supposed to because "you don't know when you might need that person" (paleez), but there have been a few instances where I not only burned the bridge, I FEAK'N NAPALMED IT!......[:0][:0][:0][:0][:0].....Sometimes you just have to stick up for yourself...... P.S. if you are the parent of a college age child planning a career in writing, journalism, broadcast media, or anything remotely similar to those fields, beat them with reeds until they come to their senses and pick another field!.......
11 years ago
SUDSMCDUFF
62727
well, the last job i had was as a bridge builder, and i got fired for burning it down.... [B)]
[:D] Love it!...You go, Girl!....[:D][:D][:D][:D].....
quote: Originally posted by Gezatron
I'm the Queen of Burning Bridges. I've quit (& been fired from) jobs in several creative ways. The one I'm most proud of involved me walking out through a retail store full of customers in just my bra & dress pants after I threw my uniform shirt at my boss & told her to go f'k herself.
Like most colleges, they will tell you what you want to hear to get your to enroll...and I got news for ya, not everyone is Ivy League....So again, excuse my cynicism, but I am not buying it....as for the examples given before (Hazel and that other dude)....Hanky Panky?.....Hooked up???......Nepotism????...a slick talking agent????......Neeeeya (crunch crunch crunch)...could be!....Look, I denied that it doesn't happen at such a young age, but occasionally it does....it's an extreme rarity in that field.....The majority who enter that field out of school do so with a very poor salary (burger flipper in a lot of cases) in a small market after J school before ever making it big..some don't make it big.....some don't even get beyond part time status....to use a baseball scenario, most people start out in the minors.....and may actually be stuck in the minors for a very long time before ever going to the "show."...and a lot of those people are highly talented.....many are called, few are chosen.....as for the starting wage mentioned in the Columbia (la di da) brochure, you try living on 31K in DC or NYC....and then tell me how great a field it is.....Money, staying in one place, and sleep....if you like either one of those things, DON'T go into the Journalism/Media fields (unless it's sales, IT, or business where at least you'll have a decent chance at earning a living)..... [:0][:0][:0][:0][:0]..........
quote: quote: quote: quote: Originally posted by treborius From the Columbia University School of Journalism Admissions Guide, Page 16 "Graduates of the program can expect to find employment with a broad array of companys. Salaries for first year graduates from the 2009-10 academic year ranged from $31,000 to $117,000 with an average of $73,766 (41 graduates) and a median of $76,471. After 5 years of employment, Columbia Journalism graduates rank 2nd in the country with an average salary of $107,638. After 10 years of employment, Columbia Journalism graduates are at the top of their field with an average annual salary exceeding $130,000." The only other website that talked about salary for journalism graduates was Syracuse University and they claim that graduating journalism students make $61,000 per year in their first year. So, it seems like a decent career choice to me.
quote: quote: quote: quote: quote: Originally posted by Oiznop
Geez. How does one go about saying I don't believe what you plainly wrote without offending? Isn't that akin to calling someone a liar? REPLY: In this case, Fan, no it does not. Clarification is needed as to what job it is our Canadian friend's daughter has. Like I said, unless it's some kind of Account Executive/Sales/Business position, or even something in technology, that described wage very rarely happens in that field at that age at such a large television network news operation....not without considerable years of experience, and working in major market TV news for X number of years....and in the very rare occurrence it does happen, that employee is either engaging in hanky panky, or nepotism, or is somehow very well hooked up. (NOTE: THAT WAS A HYPITHETICAL COMMENT AND IS NOT TO INSINUATE OR ACCUSE ANY ONE PERSON OR PERSONS MENTIONED IN THIS TREAD ENGAGES IN SUCH ACTIVITY IN GAINING THEIR EMPLOYMENT).....I am very curious to know what employment this girl has to warrant such a large wage....the mere mention of "bonuses" tells me its a sales position with ABC which would be believable, as opposed to a behind the scenes/on the air newsroom job at that stage of such a young person's career.....Nobody goes from fresh out of J-School to the Network Anchor Chair.......that may be an insulting comment, but it's the hard core truth.....
What kind of shit is this? lol You know a two week notice wearing clothes is the best way to leave a job [^]
quote: Originally posted by Gezatron Oh c'mon. He was f'd up when I found him. I had nothing to do with that. [:D]
quote: quote: Originally posted by bluesandbarbq No wonder Clash is so f'd up. [;)]
BLUESANDBARBQ
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Yes, my dear beelpal brothers and sisters, as I have always said...THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE. Here's a lil more evidence, by the by: http://journalism.about.com/od/careersinjournalism/a/A-Reality-Check-For-Journalism-School-Grads.htm [;)] Forgot to add, if your kid likes sharing the holidays with you and the rest of the family, encourage them to again NOT go into this field. In short, I will let Ringo sum it all up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZfAik7wP8U
quote: quote: quote: Originally posted by heemer77
This will make Oiz happy. [url]http://washington.cbslocal.com/2013/08/17/study-more-than-25-of-journalism-grads-wish-theyd-chosen-another-career/[/url]
SLOWRUNNER77
84439
I was there a couple weeks ago!! Tasty Weasel. Love their brews. A lot of places have multiple locations (like Pizza Port) but they may or may not brew beers out of each of them...they can still be reviewed. So if you didn't go to Lyons, you can add the location you did go to and review it as a place. I think. Cheers.
quote: Originally posted by Qatfish
I recently visited Oskar Blues' Brevard brewery and would like to post a review. How's it done when a brand has more than one brewery? Obviously it's not a different brewer than Oskar Blues, but it's not Lyons, either. Help me out, Beerpals! [:)]
OK, I did it, but my concerns were realized: Now there are two "Oskar Blues" entries for Brewers. [B)] The problem is this: OB Brevard is, on the one hand, not a different brewer. OB Brevard and OB Lyons are the same brewer producing the same beers. It doesn't really make sense for some people to be reviewing "Dale's Pale Ale Lyons" and others to be reviewing "Dale's Pale Ale Brevard": Dale's Pale Ale is one beer, it's just made at two different facilities. On the other hand, OB Brevard is not merely a bar or retail shop. It's a real brewery now producing the OB beers for us folks east of the Mississippi. It would not really make sense to call it something other than a brewpub. How does this work for other brewers with multiple brewery locations? [:I]