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@svk whats a job you can turn off??

I’ll be on “vacation” in a deer blind and get phone calls from work. Or be at the beach with the wife and kids.

One time, I pulled the car over and got out because I didn’t want the family to hear my vocabulary

The worst, I was pulling into the cemetery to bury my grandmother, boss calls with “where are you, I have Mr XYZ in my office and he is upset”

I came uncorked. Lost my mind!!! The day prior he and I drove his truck towing my trailer showing him the trailer brakes work just fine and it’s not his truck but his trailer. He went home, tied his broken trailer again and then came back convinced it’s his truck.

I must have dropped the F bomb 20 times all F him, that mother F

Whole time boss had me on speaker. Never had to deal with Mr XYZ again. Boss asked him if he and I really took that drive together then excused him from the dealership then apologized for forgetting why I took the day off. I hung up and the. Apologized to my wife and kids for daddy talking like that.

I wish, WISH I could turn it off for a week….
 
@svk whats a job you can turn off??

I’ll be on “vacation” in a deer blind and get phone calls from work. Or be at the beach with the wife and kids.

One time, I pulled the car over and got out because I didn’t want the family to hear my vocabulary

The worst, I was pulling into the cemetery to bury my grandmother, boss calls with “where are you, I have Mr XYZ in my office and he is upset”

I came uncorked. Lost my mind!!! The day prior he and I drove his truck towing my trailer showing him the trailer brakes work just fine and it’s not his truck but his trailer. He went home, tied his broken trailer again and then came back convinced it’s his truck.

I must have dropped the F bomb 20 times all F him, that mother F

Whole time boss had me on speaker. Never had to deal with Mr XYZ again. Boss asked him if he and I really took that drive together then excused him from the dealership then apologized for forgetting why I took the day off. I hung up and the. Apologized to my wife and kids for daddy talking like that.

I wish, WISH I could turn it off for a week….
If you can do it without losing your job ignore the calls. If I feel like answering a call I will, if not go pound sand. I'll call back when I feel it. Being out in the sticks helps, I can always say the call didn't go through. Until you pay my phone bill and pay me for all the time I spend on your phone call you can "I have a potty mouth". My time is exactly that, my time. I'll gladly answer phone calls from coworkers but the "bosses" hell naw. My immediate boss and several other local managers are plagued by stupid, pointless cellphone calls from a stupid, pointless manager night and day, no way in hell will I sign up for that.
 
Thanks man! Ruffies are probably my favorite wild table fare. Very close on the shotgun and to be fair the pic was not focused on it. Browning Citori 525 sporting in 12ga. View attachment 1215798View attachment 1215799
Nice looking shotgun. Just picked up a Weatherby Sorix yesterday. Been eying it for a couple days at the store. Pulled the trigger, metaphorically speaking, yesterday, cause I sold three guns to a buddy that I never shoot anymore. Hopefully I can go get two cords of wood today, so I can go duck hunting tomorrow. Hopefully my second elk tag comes in by next weekend so I can get another elk in the freezer for the winter as well.
 
If you can do it without losing your job ignore the calls. If I feel like answering a call I will, if not go pound sand. I'll call back when I feel it. Being out in the sticks helps, I can always say the call didn't go through. Until you pay my phone bill and pay me for all the time I spend on your phone call you can "I have a potty mouth". My time is exactly that, my time. I'll gladly answer phone calls from coworkers but the "bosses" hell naw. My immediate boss and several other local managers are plagued by stupid, pointless cellphone calls from a stupid, pointless manager night and day, no way in hell will I sign up for that.
After the first couple of times my boss called me wanting me to come in on my day off I just stopped answering the phone. Worked like a charm.
 
@svk whats a job you can turn off??

I’ll be on “vacation” in a deer blind and get phone calls from work. Or be at the beach with the wife and kids.

One time, I pulled the car over and got out because I didn’t want the family to hear my vocabulary

The worst, I was pulling into the cemetery to bury my grandmother, boss calls with “where are you, I have Mr XYZ in my office and he is upset”

I came uncorked. Lost my mind!!! The day prior he and I drove his truck towing my trailer showing him the trailer brakes work just fine and it’s not his truck but his trailer. He went home, tied his broken trailer again and then came back convinced it’s his truck.

I must have dropped the F bomb 20 times all F him, that mother F

Whole time boss had me on speaker. Never had to deal with Mr XYZ again. Boss asked him if he and I really took that drive together then excused him from the dealership then apologized for forgetting why I took the day off. I hung up and the. Apologized to my wife and kids for daddy talking like that.

I wish, WISH I could turn it off for a week….
As others have said you need to turn it off if possible. You're gonna have a heart attack getting that angry. Just don't answer if it won't get you fired. I had to get it through my thick skull that it can wait or they'll figure it out when I'm gone.

I am the shop manager so I only have to deal with the 3 techs. My brother is the service manager so he gets to deal with John Q Public and that sucks...there are some real dandies out there. If they have an issue but treat us with respect we're gonna bend over backwards to fix it. However, if people are a**holes my brother tells them he doesn't appreciate being treated like that and offers a complete refund and tells them we don't want/need their business. 90% of the time they change their tune and let us help them and make it right.

The public sucks to deal with and I feel for you. I'll send a prayer your way.
 

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