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Blizzard started this morning. Lost power for a while. We were able to get cattle fed and get the generator set up.
I am currently in ogden, ut. For the night. Looks like ill be comin into lincoln on its coat tails tomorrow night.
This is where a normal person would leave well enough alone, but never been accused of being normal.....Nate, El Paso, weird wedding, been gone a few days, went from a Man's truck to a vw jetta. Need I say more?
So, for the last 4 days, i have had a lot go on.Sat, i had to fly to WA. Sun, repo my car from the ex-wife..... (luckly she gave it back with no issues or fighting)Mon started the drive back to NE...had some snow around tremonton....and stayed for a few hours rest in ogden, ut.Tue i made it home safely.All in all the trip was roughly 2k miles, and 25 hours drive time. My car used 2.5 tanks of fuel and got 51.5mpg at an average speed of 79mph......too bad i am turning that VW Jetta in (it is one of the vw dieselgate models)I had a bowl of soup and now have to go get after a little snow blowing of the drifts in the driveway and walk.Heres a pic for proof of said mpg'sKen, ill deal with those shenanigans later...............
Hey, is Norm missin' again?Someone check on that boy, make sure he isn't frozen inside one of his barns or sheds...
Quote from: nmeyer414 on January 23, 2018, 07:57:44 PMSo, for the last 4 days, i have had a lot go on.Sat, i had to fly to WA. Sun, repo my car from the ex-wife..... (luckly she gave it back with no issues or fighting)Mon started the drive back to NE...had some snow around tremonton....and stayed for a few hours rest in ogden, ut.Tue i made it home safely.All in all the trip was roughly 2k miles, and 25 hours drive time. My car used 2.5 tanks of fuel and got 51.5mpg at an average speed of 79mph......too bad i am turning that VW Jetta in (it is one of the vw dieselgate models)I had a bowl of soup and now have to go get after a little snow blowing of the drifts in the driveway and walk.Heres a pic for proof of said mpg'sKen, ill deal with those shenanigans later...............50 freakin miles per gallon!!!!!!!!!!!How much you want for that worthless POC?Couldn't be worth a hundred, but I'll give ya two hundred!
How much you want for that worthless POC?Couldn't be worth a hundred, but I'll give ya two hundred!
So, Bobby...being the calculating trained warrior NCO that you are. Take the appropriate action, Execute!
your standard grunt level CQB is just putting rounds and rounds on scary stuff till it stops scaring you!
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That's awesome man. My dream for Sophie's first is an 01 XJ but we'll see how that pans out. looking forward to this build.
NATHANIEL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TRN?
I don’t understand. Maybe I’m a window licker??Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
It hurts my brain just reading this. Sent from my P008 using Tapatalk
Those are tough conversations all around. I prefer to hit them head on and pulled my team in to a room to address them all.We have a rating system from 1-5 with 3 being "meets expectations". The company expects us to have the bell curve centered over the 3, meaning most employees are meeting expectations and then a smaller percentage slightly higher and even a smaller percentage a "5" meaning exceeded expectations and likely a really small percentage a "2", meaning needs improvements.Those are guidlines and the 1-5 rating is our performance relative to our expectation of each employee. That's the key. We have high expectations as a high performing company and when an employee performs at a high level those expectations go up. In essence the bar, gets raised. So two poeple dong the same job, one a very high performer and one an average performer, can get ratings that on the surface seem odd. The high performer can get a 3, because they've shown they are really good at what they do and the average performer could get a 4 or 5 if, in a given year, they really step up their game and exceed expectations.Now, here is the real trick. Our numerical ratings does not dictate salary increase, except that if you are rated a 2, needs improvement you would not get a rate increase.On average, over time, the individual's performance dictates there relative salary level compared to their peers. While those same two employees might have the ratings discussed above, the higher performer , on an absolute basis, should be higher compensated.Now for me, the real trick is that I usually only get about 2% of my total salary pool to spend on salary increases. That makes it tricky to give out increases that are meaningful. That means some people get less, or none and some get more. Tough messages, but that's what they pay me for and why we are an "at will" employer.
People always complain but few really find a better job. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Quote from: TexasRedNeck on January 26, 2018, 08:41:20 AMPeople always complain but few really find a better job. Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkThis is true in the steel industry, not so much in medical. However, my wife has it down to a science. She has somehow figured out how to keep the good employees happy and the chit stirrers finding other employment willingly.....
Quote from: cudakidd53 on January 25, 2018, 07:06:44 AMTRN?When there's a new red truck,power tool, firearm or etc on the other side of the window...
So I'm close to being done with my employee evaluations.....mentally brain dead but I did meet one of my sales guys and took posession of his resignation letter today. 4 months in the making. Tried to give him the respect of exiting on his feet instead of on his back.I have about 4 more employee review and then I can take a breather......
Quote from: TexasRedNeck on January 25, 2018, 09:01:28 PMSo I'm close to being done with my employee evaluations.....mentally brain dead but I did meet one of my sales guys and took posession of his resignation letter today. 4 months in the making. Tried to give him the respect of exiting on his feet instead of on his back.I have about 4 more employee review and then I can take a breather......So you have an opening then?
Shawn I have that same talent. It’s really about helping people. Sometimes it’s about helping them to understand that the role they’re in is not the right fit. One other thing as a leader I believe. Always have bullets in the gun. I always have 2-3 active relationships with candidates so that when an opening happens I already have someone to put in the job. It keeps you from making a hire out of desperation which haunts you for years. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Recovering from a bad fall, bruised brain, head trauma, and general confusionIts awful!Started last nightWife and I were watching Jay Leno's garage showHe is driving a Dodge Demon on the street and at the trackIts a beastKat asks me, "If you could have any car in the world, which one would it be?"Me: "That one"Her: "You should get one"I don't recall what happened after that!