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#3781 Re: The Garden » Companies Hit Hardest by Credit Crisis » 937 weeks ago
Excellent point.
And the thing that sucks is, regular people like me are paying the price. Did you know that I'm having a hard time finding a job that fits my degree b/c they want insanely experienced people, yet when I apply for jobs that are just high school/GED, I'm turned down because I'm overqualified? What a joke. It's discrimination quite frankly. I did everything right. I went to college, graduated on time in 4 years unlike a lot of students in this country, had a high GPA, and ended up getting completely fucked because I graduated right when the economy was about to collapse. The assholes who caused this deserve to be locked away forever.
#3782 Re: The Garden » Companies Hit Hardest by Credit Crisis » 937 weeks ago
Speaking of this, I was talking to a friend (classmate who was also in the Petroleum Land Management program with me at Texas Tech) the other day about any contacts he might have since I'm now unemployed. He told me that he's currently working in South Texas and that Chesapeake recently had one of their checks bounce for a mineral owner. He also said Chesapeake was pulling out of the South Texas region altogether and that he was concerned about his own job. Said that all of the land management companies are in hiring freezes right now. But yeah, Chesapeake is a pretty big player in the natural gas industry. They don't produce much oil but they are huge in the natural gas industry. For them to have a royalty check bounce is incredibly embarrassing but also indicative of the situation with this credit crisis right now.
#3783 Re: Guns N' Roses » Chinese Democracy release date? » 937 weeks ago
tejastech08 wrote:What I wonder is, "Who's paying who?" I mean, it seems that this deal gives a shitload more benefit to GN'R than Best Buy. GN'R needs all the promotion they can get from a major brand like Best Buy. So Best Buy gets all of the sales in the first week? Meh. I think, if they are paying a lump sum upfront for exclusive retail rights, they are getting the lousier end of that deal. GN'R is going to benefit from this deal more than Best Buy, for sure.
on the surface, yes
but best buy is not looking to make money of the cd
they are looking to sell people like us, that will go in to best buy with the sole purpose of buying it, something more expensive that catches our fancy.
LOL. Well, yes it's the same thing Wal-Mart tries to do. I just don't think, after all this time, that GN'R is relevant enough for it to cause some huge mass of people wanting to go there. From GNR's standpoint, though, the release date is perfect. Right in time for Black Friday. Best Buy will have a shitload of people in their store during that time regardless.
#3784 Re: Guns N' Roses » Chinese Democracy release date? » 937 weeks ago
What I wonder is, "Who's paying who?" I mean, it seems that this deal gives a shitload more benefit to GN'R than Best Buy. GN'R needs all the promotion they can get from a major brand like Best Buy. So Best Buy gets all of the sales in the first week? Meh. I think, if they are paying a lump sum upfront for exclusive retail rights, they are getting the lousier end of that deal. GN'R is going to benefit from this deal more than Best Buy, for sure.
#3785 Re: The Garden » Lost my job yesterday... » 937 weeks ago
The good news is, they paid me through next week. Plus I had not put 3 expense checks in the bank and a paycheck as well from a week ago. So I put around $4100 in the bank today. The really shitty thing is I just bought a car in September and signed a new lease with my apartment literally last week (my current lease ends in October). My parents are telling me I should try to get out of it if I can and move back to Houston. My aunt, who works in the medical field, mentioned that X-Ray technicians make pretty good money and the classes only last like a year to 18 months. I might look into that. At the moment I am applying at Best Buy although I am also applying at other oil and gas companies in the Midland area.
Best Buy has a thing asking, "How much do you expect to make per hour?" Well shit. I was making $20 per hour with my former company. What do you guys think I should put in there? I don't want to look like an arrogant prick by demanding something they clearly won't pay me, but I also don't want to lowball myself from whatever they usually pay their people.
#3786 The Garden » Lost my job yesterday... » 937 weeks ago
- tejastech08
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and I work in the oil and gas industry. I figured it would be fairly insulated from this mess but it's not. My former company relies on contracts from large companies in the industry. Well, those companies are losing their asses right now on the stock market. It is the end of the fiscal year, so it is a slow time anyway, but it seems my company grew too quickly and now there's not enough work to go around.
#3787 Re: Guns N' Roses » Chinese Democracy release date? » 937 weeks ago
russtcb, speaking of Best Buy...check your PM's. Thanks.
#3788 Re: The Garden » My fellow prisoners... » 937 weeks ago
Technically he's right you know. We are all prisoners to corporate greed right now.
#3789 The Garden » My fellow prisoners... » 937 weeks ago
- tejastech08
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Here's Johnny!
Even Sarah could tell he fucked up. 
#3790 Re: The Garden » It's over for McCain » 938 weeks ago
LOL, Ginsburg. Horrible judge.
