tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149193.post2537925360404324569..comments2024-03-28T19:11:42.225-05:00Comments on Marshal Art's: A Test Of ResolveMarshal Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01054268632726520871noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149193.post-78840117062810525302009-11-05T00:46:23.771-06:002009-11-05T00:46:23.771-06:00There's a "could be worse" scenario ...There's a "could be worse" scenario for everyone, Walmart employees included. Unfortunately, "could be worse" doesn't do a whole lot to assuage my anxiety. Thus, my newest post...Marshal Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01054268632726520871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149193.post-5827535769423347702009-11-04T23:22:20.499-06:002009-11-04T23:22:20.499-06:00Could be worse. You could have to settle for worki...Could be worse. You could have to settle for working at Wal*Mart, because there just isn't anything else available. Sure, you're home more often, but you can't afford to do anything but stay home on Wal*Mart wages.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15633208787250567256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149193.post-6476938664580555002009-11-02T23:38:40.359-06:002009-11-02T23:38:40.359-06:00Dan,
Thanks for caring, truly. Once again, the h...Dan,<br /><br />Thanks for caring, truly. Once again, the horrible part isn't so much the work, but what it will demand of me. The time away is bad enough, but the uncertainty of it all as regards planning personal time once home compounds it. At least if a defined home arrival could be guaranteed, one could create some kind of routine. <br /><br />My trainer said he never has had any problems getting specific times off, that is, major events in his life. And I appreciate that the company would be considerate of such. But that still leaves the rest of the year. Once home on a Friday, the next mid Saturday, the next perhaps in the middle of the week. It'd be like getting home late from the office after working a 336hr day.Marshal Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01054268632726520871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149193.post-62033496256646944262009-11-02T23:31:45.509-06:002009-11-02T23:31:45.509-06:00Perri,
A YEAR??!! Thanks. Now I feel like a whi...Perri,<br /><br />A YEAR??!! Thanks. Now I feel like a whiner. <br /><br />Seriously, I know many are making similar decisions due to the current state of affairs. My wife speaks of people in the trades going out of state for work. Of course here in the People's Republic of Illinois, where I believe the unemployment rate is a bit higher than the national, the scrambling for work is heavy indeed. I think our "leaders" are trying to compete with Michigan for scaring off corporations from doing business here. Right now, we have what appears to be a fine candidate for governor who seems as hacked off as I am, Adam Andrzejewski, who is chomping at the bit to enact some serious CHANGE (the left loves that word during campaigns) for better. <br /><br />But I can't wait that long, nor can I help the feeling that his efforts could be stymied by the incompetency of the current administration and Dem led Congress. With each passing day I hold more in contempt those I know who voted Democrat in the last election, especially after all that bitching about Bush.Marshal Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01054268632726520871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149193.post-67124559080323884542009-11-02T15:13:49.423-06:002009-11-02T15:13:49.423-06:00sorry. Sounds horrible.sorry. Sounds horrible.Dan Trabuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14303597141397042669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149193.post-64208028222805133672009-11-02T14:55:33.462-06:002009-11-02T14:55:33.462-06:00I know how you feel.
"thanks to buttheads in...I know how you feel.<br /><br />"thanks to buttheads in power, the job market is crap and I'm left to consider something like this or no job for now"<br /><br />I'm in a similar boat. The "something like this" for me though involves a year away from home working in another state.<br /><br />I'm looking forward to it for the improved income, but I'm not looking forward to being away from home for that long.Perri Nelsonhttp://perrinelson.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149193.post-83450850292962143952009-11-02T10:49:51.776-06:002009-11-02T10:49:51.776-06:00Thanks for the thought, Neil. I'm really frea...Thanks for the thought, Neil. I'm really freaked about the whole thing. I thought I was onto something with this driver training and all, but thanks to buttheads in power, the job market is crap and I'm left to consider something like this or no job for now, which doesn't please the missus either. I can't stop wondering how I got here.Marshal Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01054268632726520871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149193.post-33897213872818889642009-11-02T06:59:27.308-06:002009-11-02T06:59:27.308-06:00Ugh. Sorry to hear about all the hassles. Prayed...Ugh. Sorry to hear about all the hassles. Prayed that it works out quickly and that you can do something local, whether trucking, your old job or anything else. That gives me an appreciation for what those guys do every day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com