Sorry... really not pinball related, but I had to shout it out...

I just got a promotion!!!! I am negotiating the terms tomorrow!

1- WAY more money (25% more)

2- better working conditions

3- will be working 5 minutes from Starburst ( )

4- no more dealing with technical problems... I have crossed over to the Darkside (sales and management)

I will be managing the entire fleet of Cat rental machines for all of Quebec, as well as responsible for sales of used equipment. So if anyone now needs some heavy machinery, I am your man!!

WOOHOO!!! TIME TO CELEBRATE! McDonald's tonight!!!!

Now... time to look for some Sterns...

Congrats!

D

Congrats buddy.

Congrats

Congratulations

Awsome, now get in your van and pick that Viper up !  

Congratulations commander..

Great NEWS!

Cool

I'm happy for you!

Congrats. After taxes you should have a least another five bucks a month to put towards the hobby.

Next time we meet your buying the beer!

I assume a Royal Rumble is in the future.......


Congrats!

Quoted from Tuborg

I assume a Royal Rumble is in the future.......


Congrats!

Nope.

Iron Man? Mehbeh...

Oh man... this is great. I am signing on the dotted line tomorrow...

Quoted from Sparky

Nope.

Iron Man? Mehbeh...

I thought you were getting out?  

Quoted from Monkeybug

I thought you were getting out?  

and only wanting an RFM?

Great news Sparky!

good job man!

Glad to hear most times it's bad news.

Woohoooooo!!!!

Congrats man!!!

Now that you'll have more money for your hobby you'll probably have no more free time!!

Oh wait...  you said MANAGEMENT..  You'll get BONUSES for overworking your people..   JK

Enjoy it!!  Seems well deserved!

Mike


P.S. I really think you'll want a Royal Rumble once you hear/try it next week..  

Congrats Sparky.....management can be fun, but challenging especially if you have to deal with characters like us on MAACA. Enjoy the ride, never know where it can take you.

Quoted from Sparky

So if anyone now needs some heavy machinery, I am your man!!

I don't want to buy it...  Just play with it for a day

Mike

congrats, man

Congrats Ian. That is awesome!

Now, aren't you happy you didnt skip work yesterday to pick up that Viper?  

I'm happy for you, man!

tartagliag

Hip hip hooray! You da man

Damn straight !  Congrats and all that.

So if you will be in Ville St.Laurent more often as your base of operations, does that mean that we will be shooting more pinball at lunch from here on ? Oh wait, we don't get to have lunch. Les managers ne "mange pas".

We'll have to get some older machines in here, oh yeah, we're already on that.

Really good news all around for once.

Quoted from necro_nemesis

and only wanting an RFM?

Ian wants an RFM?  But its not a Stern?

Quoted from Monkeybug

Ian wants an RFM?  But its not a Stern?

It was his most wanted pin Aug 2nd. Wait that was a full month ago he should be switching back to Premier momentarily

Quoted from Sparky

Revenge From Mars.

http://archive.maaca.org/s107351202.onlinehome.us/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?m-1280711159/s-9/highlight-revenge/#num9

Sweet for you!!
Congrats

Great Ian, i wish you all classics Stern you like with the extra money  

OMFG... just before I was to leave work, my boss called me in the office and counter-offered! 18% raise... holy mess...

advantages:

1- I do 40 hours a week, no pressure. (new job might be more hours)

2- my current boss is a fantastic guy (... really.)

3- I am highly respected in what I do.

Oh man... now I have to make a decision... so salary-wise, I would potentially still make more money with the other job, but it works by commission. Wjile my current job, being with a fixed salary, is less of a surprise.

Goddamn it... why isn't it ever easy...

Quoted from MrMikeman

Oh wait...  you said MANAGEMENT..  You'll get BONUSES for overworking your people..   JK

P.S. I really think you'll want a Royal Rumble once you hear/try it next week..  

I will manage a fleet of machines, not people.

And even if I managed to fit the RR in my van (fat chance of that...), where the f*** would I put it at home???? I would have to sell a pin (or two). And mine are not yet shopped...

That's why God invented the coin toss  

Well... more news tomorrow. At 1:15pm, I meet with management from the other job to see what they offer, but I will tell them straight up what my current boss is offering.

Then I will go see my current boss and tell HIM what the others are offering, and to see what he can do to top it.

...the power of negotiation. You guys may think I am a shitty negotiator with my fire-sales, but I can make em sweat if I want to.

Quoted from machine.slave

That's why God invented the coin toss  

Believe it or not, I even thought of that...

Keep the current job if you like it...

While the other one can potentially bring more money, you are well respected in the current one and this is a big ++++ imo.

Congrats Ian.

Reminds me last year when I changed job. Except for the being close to Starburst part. lol.

Maintenant, est-ce que ça veut dire qu'on doit tous te payer une bière en guise de félicitations?

Congrats Sparky

Sign the papers then go get that Viper! Make a trip out of it.  

Bravo, Félicitations et Bonne Chance, Ian !

Cheers,
- Sylvain.

Quoted from Sparky

I will manage a fleet of machines, not people.

I think you know which one of the above is less hassle. They usually pay more to manage the human cargo, rightly so, because it takes at least a busload of faith to get by.

Congrats buddy.

  BRAVO IAN !!! I guess you ' ll be on the road all over the province . PM me a couple days ahead when you ' ll go down HWY 40 , towards Quebec city .It ' ll be SS playing "BIG TIME"

Congrats, Ian!

Duane

I will post on this later this afternoon. Like I said, the counter-offer I got is interesting. I have to decide between stability or ambition. My family is a factor in this. The new job would be more demanding time-wise...

If I can help...

Two years ago I bought a second clinic with my partener, we want to see if we can have 2, 3, 4, etc. The second one is for sell right now. Life is too short for me to have big ambition  and no more time...

So If you have enought money to live and be happy right now, take care with your decision.

I also realized that I'm one of the lucky to have  the kind of job I have, If I want to do more, i just have to work more. Most people I know have to work more for the same money!

Also every poeple is different, but don't choose only with your head, choose also with your hearth...

Good luck gino

Take the straight salary raise and stay away from the commission based job. The economy is sucking. Last thing you want is to have your income based on you making sales in a bad economy. Your better with 18% guaranteed of something than looking at sales to give you a potential 7% more, particularly in a bad economy. Commission based you could equally end up with a load of post holes.

Just to be sure I would investigate what happend to your predecessor in that sales position. If he got promoted out of it in a bad economy and now is the King of England maybe not so bad. If he hit the road then there is likely a reason that you may also encounter.

Quoted from necro_nemesis

Take the straight salary raise and stay away from the commission based job. The economy is sucking. Last thing you want is to have your income based on you making sales in a bad economy. Your better with 18% guaranteed of something than looking at sales to give you a potential 7% more, particularly in a bad economy. Commission based you could equally end up with a load of post holes.

Just to be sure I would investigate what happend to your predecessor in that sales position.

I'd take the commission; I have been commission my whole life and if I want more money I just work more. It took a while to get used to swings in pay but overall I have made way more than a straight salary position. If you work more on a salary job your effective wage goes down. More work = same pay on a salary job. More Work = more money on a commission job.

At any rate you will be making more and I can tell you that if the economy weakens more the government will put money towards infrastructure and your business will not be down for long.

Yeah sure. Don't listen to me. I never listen to my own advice because I end up sounding like my Dad so in rebellion I do the exact opposite.

What's the worst that can happen? I hear the food banks are still getting supplies.

It's great to be able to negotiate from a position of power like that, isn't it?  There's something to be said for sticking with the devil you know, and there does come a point where time is more valuable than money.  It's a tough decision though-I went through something similar earlier this year, and ended up deciding to stay where I was and take the counteroffer, rather than the new job.  Maybe see if you can get your current boss to match the 25% from the other offer?

If you like the job you have, better the sh** you know than the sh** that lies ahead. Often there is no going back if things do not work out, so money should not be the motivating factor.

My two cents..and maybe that is all it is worth.

so it's past 1pm, what's the deal??

Quoted from HP5P

If you like the job you have, better the sh** you know than the sh** that lies ahead. Often there is no going back if things do not work out, so money should not be the motivating factor.

My two cents..and maybe that is all it is worth.

Agreed. Working with a guy you know you like is better than 7% more with what may turn out to be an A-hole.

News like this is always great, congratulations Ian. If we need to adopt a cat I'll give you a call for sure!

OK, here goes:

The new job has a base salary that is 10% lower than my actual salary, BUT... minimum commision brings it up to 6% higher. Maximum commission raises it up to 24% higher. Maximum commission has been attained 4 times in the last 7 years.

My current job is counter-offering. I will know more Tuesday morning, but looks like their hands are somewhat tied.

I will take the weekend to think about it anyways. The higher salary comes with more responsibilities.

I am going for it!

I went to see my boss before leaving for the weekend. I found out he has NO poker face at all.

1- when I showed him the offer, he went bugeyed

and most importantly

2- when he mentioned that the max salary for my job "might" go up, he let slip that my percentage of salary Vs the maximum would go down... translation: you can make more money IF HR agrees, but not for another 2 years.

He is supposed to come back to me with an official counter-offer. I predict a 3% raise (maximum I can make right now).

I have a chance to make 25% more at the other job...

Time to pack my bags!

Hey Starburst... get my Iron Man ready!   

Quoted from Sparky

Hey Starburst... get my Iron Man ready!   

It's a Stern  

Bravo Ian ,
                  J'ai changé de carrière après 15 ans de service avec une position blindé dans la liste d'ancienneté !! et tu sais quoi ? aucun regret c'est le plus beau move de ma vie !!!! En passant mercredi je devrais confirmer la vente de ma maison !!! Donc la shop va réouvrir avant la fin de l'année YAHOUUUUUUUUUUUU !!!!

Quoted from mindstorm88

Bravo Ian ,
                  J'ai changé de carrière après 15 ans de service avec une position blindé dans la liste d'ancienneté !! et tu sais quoi ? aucun regret c'est le plus beau move de ma vie !!!! En passant mercredi je devrais confirmer la vente de ma maison !!! Donc la shop va réouvrir avant la fin de l'année YAHOUUUUUUUUUUUU !!!!

HE'S BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!  

Bonnes nouvelles!!!!!

ENFIN !!!!!!!!!!!

Congratz man! Good luck on the new adventure!

Quoted from mindstorm88

Bravo Ian ,
                  J'ai changé de carrière après 15 ans de service avec une position blindé dans la liste d'ancienneté !! et tu sais quoi ? aucun regret c'est le plus beau move de ma vie !!!! En passant mercredi je devrais confirmer la vente de ma maison !!! Donc la shop va réouvrir avant la fin de l'année YAHOUUUUUUUUUUUU !!!!

hehe good u r back

Quoted from Sparky

I have a chance to make 25% more at the other job...

Time to pack my bags!

Hey Starburst... get my Iron Man ready!   

Getting that pinball ready is no problem, it is just a box from Chicago with a machine inside. Not much to do there. The real concern here remains, -  quality of life. For some, it is more money, others more adventure, others more peace of mind.

The question will persist and remain in the end, and it is - "What is calling you to this quality of life ?"  That is the only question I have ever asked myself and bothered to ever take seriously and as something that truly matters.

Rob (tired again, but overall, quite happy)

this is good news 25% more towards the pin collection.

Are you gonna get that Viper now or what?     Congratulations.

It's official. I have taken the new job and I get a 24% pay hike! The only thing is that have to wait 4 weeks foe a paycheck in October... ouch... but I will make it work. Worst case, I sell a pin as a temporary measure.

And later... IRON MAN perhaps?

Quoted from Sparky

It's official. I have taken the new job and I get a 24% pay hike! The only thing is that have to wait 4 weeks foe a paycheck in October... ouch... but I will make it work. Worst case, I sell a pin as a temporary measure.

And later... IRON MAN perhaps?

What pin and how much?

Quoted from Splitskull

What pin and how much?

How about any one you want, as long as I get a buy-back option after I get my first paycheck.

c est opportuniste...alors moi aussi...laquelle et combien? mais moi je rajoute, elle marches tu???
hey chui capable d en rire!!!

Quoted from Sparky

How about any one you want, as long as I get a buy-back option after I get my first paycheck.

You got pm.

Quoted from Sparky

It's official. I have taken the new job and I get a 24% pay hike! The only thing is that have to wait 4 weeks foe a paycheck in October... ouch... but I will make it work. Worst case, I sell a pin as a temporary measure.

And later... IRON MAN perhaps?

I don`t want any pinballs, just wanted to say congrats again and all the best in this new phase of your career. It sounds like it is what you wanted, and if so, then that's freakin' great !! - all the best Ian.

RAB