[OpTard]

does demko have any updates on his firing or any new hirings? i don't know, and demko can't tell us cuz his thread got locked. well here's everyone's second chance. talk about demko and his employment.

oh, and play nice!

[Tommy]

Bored, Zig?

[salmonjunkie]

Zig wants to lose his mod powers like the rest of us did. Hayo!

(jokes jokes)

[OpTard]

just following through from my post in the issues thread.

[Demko]

Still no job yet. I had two interviews with the same company last week, and they're supposed to be making a decision by tomorrow, so we'll see.

Otherwise, I've just been keeping my head down and packing up our apartment, since we're moving into my grandmother's former house this weekend.

[punk/core]

Eh, sounds like things aren't too horrible if you're moving into a house.

[Habs]

planning to turn the basement into a dungeon?

[Demko]

May 14, 2009 15:33:37 GMT -5 punk/core said:

Eh, sounds like things aren't too horrible if you're moving into a house.

Actually, it's rather fortunate for us that we have a house to move into. It's my grandmother's house, that was left to my dad in the will. We're moving in there, rent-free, for at least the first year. Once I get my credit back in shape, we're going to buy the house from my parents (since it was supposed to be their retirement fund) for about half of its value.

The no-job situation is not really panic time for us, since we're still sitting on a nice nest egg that grandma left us (minus the CC debt I paid off), so with the unemployment (which my former company hasn't tried to block thus far) and my wife's paychecks coming in, and the reduction in rent, we're actually safe from panic until later this year. Of course, this doesn't mean I'm slacking on the job search, just that I'm not forced to take a huge pay slash just to have a job. I am fortunate enough that I can be at least a LITTLE selective in my job hunt.

[OpTard]

so what's the value of the house?

[Demko]

Current value? Probably about $95-110K. Value in a good market? Easily $225K.

[Habs]

Does it need renos? If so, word of advice, wanting a kick ass bathrood is fucking expensive. Even more so than Def Lepard's drum set (wich everyone knows costs an arm).

[Demko]

Nah, the house is in great shape. It's a nice 2bd/2br place, with a nice big sunroom/back porch, plus a huge patio and a screened-in pool out back. In addition to this, the garage was converted into an extra den room with full AC/wood paneling. It's a really nice place, and needs very little in the way of renovations. It's just that the housing market down here in Florida is especially bad right now.

We put about $2k worth of updating into the house (painted the inside, new carpeting), but otherwise from that, the place is perfect.

[Byrntrigan]

And it gets you out of the nudist colony, so kudos...

[Fire-Babe]

why would someone leave a nudist colony?

[Demko]

May 15, 2009 16:02:52 GMT -5 Byrntrigan said:

And it gets you out of the nudist colony, so kudos...

Wow, I'm really surprised you remembered that. Haha!

Yeah, that idea never really got off the ground. Apparently, there was just enough negative feedback from the neighborhood, that the idea got scrapped. I feel sorry for people who bought condos here on the premise of nudie pools.

[Outback Frito Pendejo]

Sounds like you should hang onto the house, as it should take a while for Florida to come back thanks to overdevelopment. Rehab your credit, and also consider having your parents either be the lender to you or set up a rent to buy deal. You'd need a decent lawyer and maybe accountant as well, but you and your parents might all come out ahead versus you going to a bank.

[Batman]

By "rent to buy" I assume you mean a contract-for-deed? If so, yeah, that's a great option if the buyer and seller have a relationship of trust like in this case. You should look into that option with your parents, Demko, it could save both households a lot of money in closing costs and interest (see: Extortionary rates thereof...)

[Demko]

Thanks for the advice, guys. The move went pretty smoothly this weekend, besides the fact that I think I fucked up my knee somehow on Saturday, since it's swollen and really REALLY warm to the touch. I don't remember hitting my knee on anything hard enough to cause bruising, and in fact, it doesn't actually look bruised, just red and puffy. Anyone have any thoughts on what it might be?

Yeah, I know it's off-topic, but fuck it, it's about my life, so why not?

Back on topic, I have an interview with a temp recruiter tomorrow morning, so I guess that's some progress. I never heard back from the position I interviewed twice for a few weeks ago, but I e-mailed my contact to find out what the fuck happened, because I thought I would at least hear if I didn't get the position, since they called me back for a 2nd interview.

I specifically hooked up the computer tonight in order to continue my job search tomorrow.

[Byrntrigan]

Ice it for 20 minutes. If you have a frozen bag of veggies that works awesome. No more then 20 minutes. I like using that for my training.

After 20 minutes use a compression wrap wrapped tightly around your knee (not too tight to cut off circulation) and leave it there for a couple days, and presto chango.

Just don't put heat on it, as that will not help the swelling. Ice Hot works really well as well. and Advil. or in a pich midol.

[punk/core]

May 18, 2009 22:56:20 GMT -5 Byrntrigan said:

or in a pich midol.

Fag.

[punk/core]

Or was that a total burn? In which case, well done!

[Habs]

Your place seems cool Demko, Congrats!

So when is the grand opening where we all meet up at your place and party like it's 1999! I'll bring a house warming gift, like handcuff or floggers! And I can bring some Canadian beer!

[Byrntrigan]

May 19, 2009 2:23:01 GMT -5 punk/core said:

Or was that a total burn? In which case, well done!

I might not get alot - but when I do...

BAZZIINGGA~!

[Demko]

Job update: The Demko is employed, through a strange set of circumstances.

I interviewed twice with a company about a month ago, for a technical support position. I kept calling them back for an update, but never heard if I got the job or not. They kept telling me that they would be making the decision in a few days.

So last night, I get an e-mail from the hiring manager I interviewed with at that company, offering me a job as a sales support person. The job pays about $4 less than the tech job, but they offer a 4% commission on all sales. I have no idea if I'd be good at sales or not, so the commission doesn't really enter into it for me. It just seemed strange to me that they would offer me a job that a) I hadn't applied for, and b) I wasn't really qualified for (only had one telemarketing job in my life, and that was nearly 6 years ago now).

So I called the hiring manager back, and she advised me that this position would be perfect for me, because it would get me adjusted to how their software works, while making money selling it to people. She told me that if another tech support position opened up, I'd be able to apply for it. And to me, that means I'd probably get more consideration, because I'd be applying internally at that point.

I'll get an overview of how their company works, and I'll make money doing it. It's a weird set of circumstances, but I thought it was actually kinda flattering that even though they couldn't hire me for the position for which I applied, they wanted me on the team enough to offer me another position instead.

Plus, this keeps my perfect record of never having interviewed for a job and not getting one.

[Habs]

Good for you Demko.

Now remember, in sales, first price is a cadillac, second price a set of steak knives, third place your fired.