The falling prices of petrol here in Phoenix.
I have been noticing a slow decline in the price of gas over the last month. Not sure where you are at but here in Phoenix, AZ. We hit a high of about $2.67 and it has dropped steadily to the current price of $2.35 today.
I know the major oil refineries all posted major profit earnings this year, go figure! Who’d of thunk it! Sheer genius their guys! Well at least the price is dropping my only concern is that we have set the stage for the major companies to raise their prices once or twice a year and we will pay it and they again will post major profit earnings for the year! It truly is a vicious cycle.
Out of gas post more later!
Mr. Mean
Monday, November 28, 2005
Today is the day
Today is the day!
Ok so today I am supposed to start a new job with a nationwide web hosting company that is setting up shop here in Phoenix. Now first off let me say that this job was supposed to kick off last week early, it did not! Because of that I had to miss GenCon SoCal and my best friend Brian. I was not pleased at all!
So I should get a call soon telling me when and where to report and then I will be employed again. I am supposed to run their helpdesk and have about 10 techs under me to supervise. Now I must say I am not a fan of helpdesk at all. I do not have the patience to sit there and listen to someone bitch about whatever it may be that they think they have a problem with! Hence why I have the nickname “Mr. Mean” given to me by my best friend Brian! Now you ask why did I take this job, simple economics…. I NEED MONEY! (
With the mortgage and the bills I just cant afford to be picky about work at the moment. I did however inform my agency that I would not be happy as a manager of a helpdesk and she assured me that I would not be on the phones. I would be helping my techs answer calls and providing guidance! Hah me giving guidance! Oh that is funny! …. Ahem! Sorry, lost it there for a minute, better now. Really though I am looking forward to the challenge as I was able to get one of my friends from my local gaming group a job there as well! So can’t be all that bad. At least for him, he went from working at the local discount electronics store making barley above minimum wage to almost double if not more. So even if I do not stay there at least I know Andy will have a job. So I feel good about that.
Well will post later. Lets hope I get the call and go to work today!
Mr. Mean
Ok so today I am supposed to start a new job with a nationwide web hosting company that is setting up shop here in Phoenix. Now first off let me say that this job was supposed to kick off last week early, it did not! Because of that I had to miss GenCon SoCal and my best friend Brian. I was not pleased at all!
So I should get a call soon telling me when and where to report and then I will be employed again. I am supposed to run their helpdesk and have about 10 techs under me to supervise. Now I must say I am not a fan of helpdesk at all. I do not have the patience to sit there and listen to someone bitch about whatever it may be that they think they have a problem with! Hence why I have the nickname “Mr. Mean” given to me by my best friend Brian! Now you ask why did I take this job, simple economics…. I NEED MONEY! (
With the mortgage and the bills I just cant afford to be picky about work at the moment. I did however inform my agency that I would not be happy as a manager of a helpdesk and she assured me that I would not be on the phones. I would be helping my techs answer calls and providing guidance! Hah me giving guidance! Oh that is funny! …. Ahem! Sorry, lost it there for a minute, better now. Really though I am looking forward to the challenge as I was able to get one of my friends from my local gaming group a job there as well! So can’t be all that bad. At least for him, he went from working at the local discount electronics store making barley above minimum wage to almost double if not more. So even if I do not stay there at least I know Andy will have a job. So I feel good about that.
Well will post later. Lets hope I get the call and go to work today!
Mr. Mean
Tuesday, November 15, 2005
OK Unemployment suck
OK Unemployment sucks!
First off let me say sorry for the lack of posting, the last two weeks have been hell! Here is what’s been happening….
So I leave a semi perm job to take a better paying perm job direct hire and closer to home, all sounds great so far right? Wrong! There is this big miscom between the agency and the company and it turns out they do not need a full time IT person but a one day a week person. Well no biggy I say, I left the other job on good terms I will see if I can go back so I contact the other temp agency to see if I can go back, nope! They already filled my position. ARGH! And the worst part is now I am completely out of a job! And I had to look my 6 and a ½ year old in the face and tell him we cannot go to www.gencon.com oh man when he started crying it really hit home. Needless to say I am back on the market looking for work. Life sucks!
Mr. Mean
First off let me say sorry for the lack of posting, the last two weeks have been hell! Here is what’s been happening….
So I leave a semi perm job to take a better paying perm job direct hire and closer to home, all sounds great so far right? Wrong! There is this big miscom between the agency and the company and it turns out they do not need a full time IT person but a one day a week person. Well no biggy I say, I left the other job on good terms I will see if I can go back so I contact the other temp agency to see if I can go back, nope! They already filled my position. ARGH! And the worst part is now I am completely out of a job! And I had to look my 6 and a ½ year old in the face and tell him we cannot go to www.gencon.com oh man when he started crying it really hit home. Needless to say I am back on the market looking for work. Life sucks!
Mr. Mean
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