Why do Men act like this?

[BIGUN]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Not too many workers in my ranks have been afraid to voice there opinions (the operators) the people that do the wrench turning and run the process. It generally falls on deaf ears when anything is said,we tell them it is is a bunch of crap,and laugh about it ,but you go ahead and do it,because they are the ones in charge and they sign the paychecks.)</font>

Old Hickory,
You ever get the feeling it works like this slightly cleaned up version of "How Stuff Happens"?

How Stuff Happens...

In the Beginning was The Plan
And then came the Assumptions
And the Assumptions were without form
And the Plan was completely without substance
And the darkness was upon the face of the Workers
And the Workers spoke amongst themselves, saying
"It is a crock of stuff, and it stinketh."
And the Workers went unto their Supervisors and sayeth,
"It is a pail of dung and none may abide the odor thereof."
And the Supervisors went unto their Managers and sayeth unto them,
"It is a container of excrement and it is very strong,
such that none may abide by it."
And the Managers went unto their Directors and sayeth,
"It is a vessel of fertilizer, and none may abide its strength."
And the Directors spoke among themselves, saying one to another,
"It contains that which aids plant growth, and it is very strong."
And the Directors went unto the Vice Presidents and sayeth unto them,
"It promotes growth and is very powerful."
And the Vice Presidents went unto the President and sayeth unto him,
"This new Plan will actively promote the growth and efficiency of this
Company, and in these Areas in particular."
And the President looked upon The Plan,
And saw that it was good, and The Plan became Policy.
And this is how Stuff Happens. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

 

[Old_Hickory]

Thanks Biggun
I am going to take that to work with me. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Old_Hickory]

<font color="blueclass=small"> <font color="blue"> Does your company offer one? </font>

They pay 15% of my base pay,whether I contribute or not ,it is an exceptionally good plan. Paid every 2 weeks.

 

[Bird]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( got paid 12 checks a year )</font>

Yep, I guess that was common long ago, but not so common now. I worked for the post office for 5 years; got paid every two weeks, then when I went to work on the police department in 1964, police and firemen got paid twice a month on the 9th and 24th of the month. I have no idea why since the rest of the city employees got paid every two weeks. And eventually they changed the police and fire to every two weeks also.

 

[Junkman]

I get paid weakly. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif They say that they can't pay me what I am worth. Said something about a minimum wage law. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[BigDave]

We just went from 24 paychecks to 26. I liked the 24 better since it lined up with paying the bills. My wife receives 12 checks per year.

As far as 401k's, my wife get's 4% plus a traditional retirement pension, whereas I get 10.5% matching to my 4% contribution, but no pension, just medical coverage. Both companies match with each paycheck, and our previous two companies when we worked in Texas matched with each check. I think we both have pretty good deals. I just hope it stays that way.

 

[nomad]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Why don't we all learn from the ultimate gentleman BIRD who never gives his opinion with first stating " this is only my opinion". There are several more folks on this form who are humble like BIRD. )</font>

May I tell my humbly opinion?
Looking at the picture of BIRD and his number of posts, I guess he is a retired man who is a "ununu elemis, elegini duvara asmis." So, he isn't worrying about his market competitors, not worrying about how he'll make the bread for his family, not worrying about whether this tractor fits his budget or not, etc etc. To my observations, probably 90% of folks here on TBN are worrying about these and therefore, they are too busy to behave like a gentleman/lady. This was an humble opinion of nomadic gentleman.

Ps: "ununu elemis duvara asmis" is a saying here we use for those who finished the work, and for those raised children and became retired people. Its literally meaning is that; "finished sifting the flour and hanged the sifter/sieve on the wall." Many people still sifting the flour.

 

[higgy]

our 401 k match is $400.00 per year if you participate. I think it is just enough to check a box somewhere on a reporting form for the corp. I wonder what they get for that?

 

[Bird]

I still sift a little bit of flour now and then. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[MikePA]

<font color="blue"> To my observations, probably 90% of folks here on TBN are worrying about these and therefore, they are too busy to behave like a gentleman/lady. </font>
I could not disagree more. Of the 8,561 registered members, 99.9% are not too busy to behave like gentlemen and ladies. Being polite, in life or on TBN, is a choice.