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    • thanksajdotcomT
      thanksajdotcom
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      Got the job. Now I need sleep. I'll keep everyone updated.

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      • scottalanmillerS
        scottalanmiller @thanksajdotcom
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        @thanksajdotcom said:

        Got the job. Now I need sleep. I'll keep everyone updated.

        Congrats. Did you negotiate much of a raise?

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        • mlnewsM
          mlnews
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          Are you starting tomorrow? What's the schedule like?

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          • StrongBadS
            StrongBad
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            Good luck.

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            • thanksajdotcomT
              thanksajdotcom
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              Raise is TBD. I go in Monday to do paperwork.

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              • JaredBuschJ
                JaredBusch @thanksajdotcom
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                @thanksajdotcom said:

                I have gained a lot of humility over the past two months.

                Doesn't read like it.

                @thanksajdotcom said:

                Overall, my values and methods line up with the ship's captain, aka the GM.

                He is not your boss. You are already disrespecting the chain of command.

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                • thanksajdotcomT
                  thanksajdotcom @JaredBusch
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                  @JaredBusch said:

                  @thanksajdotcom said:

                  I have gained a lot of humility over the past two months.

                  Doesn't read like it.

                  @thanksajdotcom said:

                  Overall, my values and methods line up with the ship's captain, aka the GM.

                  He is not your boss. You are already disrespecting the chain of command.

                  He is everyone's boss.

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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller @thanksajdotcom
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                    @thanksajdotcom said:

                    @JaredBusch said:

                    @thanksajdotcom said:

                    I have gained a lot of humility over the past two months.

                    Doesn't read like it.

                    @thanksajdotcom said:

                    Overall, my values and methods line up with the ship's captain, aka the GM.

                    He is not your boss. You are already disrespecting the chain of command.

                    He is everyone's boss.

                    I understand your point but Jared means he is your boss' boss. Keep that in mind. Yes, he overrides your boss, but you have a boss and it isn't him.

                    I have a boss too, it's @art_of_shred, yes @Minion-Queen is over me too, but the chain of command means my direct boss, the person called "my boss" is @art_of_shred

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                    • JaredBuschJ
                      JaredBusch @thanksajdotcom
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                      @JaredBusch said:

                      He is not your boss. You are already disrespecting the chain of command.

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                      • thanksajdotcomT
                        thanksajdotcom
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                        Whoever the MOD (manager on duty) is is my boss. And from what my GM was saying yesterday, he plans to mostly schedule me when he is the MOD.

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                        • thanksajdotcomT
                          thanksajdotcom
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                          Not all managers are there all the time.

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller @thanksajdotcom
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                            @thanksajdotcom said:

                            Whoever the MOD (manager on duty) is is my boss. And from what my GM was saying yesterday, he plans to mostly schedule me when he is the MOD.

                            That's viable, but when someone other than the GM is the MOD, make sure your brain says "that's my boss", even when you don't like who it is.

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                            • thanksajdotcomT
                              thanksajdotcom
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                              @scottalanmiller I know and I agree.

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                              • scottalanmillerS
                                scottalanmiller @thanksajdotcom
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                                @thanksajdotcom said:

                                Not all managers are there all the time.

                                Of course, we understand how that works. But there is a boss for your department, one over the departments for the store, a district manager, etc. Your department manager is, we assume your boss in the generic sense.

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                                • thanksajdotcomT
                                  thanksajdotcom @scottalanmiller
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                                  @scottalanmiller said:

                                  @thanksajdotcom said:

                                  Not all managers are there all the time.

                                  Of course, we understand how that works. But there is a boss for your department, one over the departments for the store, a district manager, etc. Your department manager is, we assume your boss in the generic sense.

                                  That would be the sales manager. Her and I get along great. The tech supervisor and I also get along pretty well.

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                                    Jason Banned @JaredBusch
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                                    @JaredBusch said:

                                    @JaredBusch said:

                                    He is not your boss. You are already disrespecting the chain of command.

                                    Exactly. My Boss's boss is the CEO/COO you know how many times I've talked to either one of them? Zero. Not a once. They would not be too happy if we started calling them up instead of our boss.

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                                      Jason Banned @thanksajdotcom
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                                      @thanksajdotcom said:

                                      @scottalanmiller said:

                                      @thanksajdotcom said:

                                      Not all managers are there all the time.

                                      Of course, we understand how that works. But there is a boss for your department, one over the departments for the store, a district manager, etc. Your department manager is, we assume your boss in the generic sense.

                                      That would be the sales manager. Her and I get along great. The tech supervisor and I also get along pretty well.

                                      He's referring to your direct report boss/supervisor.

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                                      • thanksajdotcomT
                                        thanksajdotcom
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                                        Talked to my sales manager today, as well as my GM, but my sales manager basically told me I'm being brought in to drive sales and clean house, as well as basically do the job my tech supervisor isn't doing. She wants him gone, so assuming I prove myself in a few ways, my guess is I will be taking his place.

                                        Oh, and I did get a little bit of a raise but I'm going to push for more. This was kind of a in-passing starting raise but I'm going to push for at least a bit more. I've proven that I am worth it. Very fulfilling to be needed. Very validating.

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                                        • scottalanmillerS
                                          scottalanmiller
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                                          Congrats, glad to hear that it is going well.

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                                          • Reid CooperR
                                            Reid Cooper
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                                            Congratulations on being back at work.

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