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[Duston, Hal]

Mike Coleman [mkc at mathdogs.com] wrote:
> 
> Tony Hammitt <thammitt at kc.rr.com> writes:
> > My employer is a small pharmacy software shop.  They have 
> > rather strange policies like no vacation at all the first 
> > year and like a couple of days (as if that's a vacation) 
> > the second year.  Also, they expect you to work 
> > uncompensated overtime nights and weekends, and you're on 
> > call sometimes, too.  And being a private company, when 
> > you bust your ass getting something  working, the only 
> > person that sees any economic benefit is the boss.  It's
> > not a good arrangement.  Funny how people keep leaving...

So, Tony, do I owe you an apology? ;-)
(The checks have cleared, so...)

> 
> 
> I've made my share of mistakes with job choices, so I can't 
> claim to be any sort of expert, but this just sounds bad to 
> me.
> 
> I could see an employer not doing well financially offering 
> their employees less money (which you should only accept if 
> it's in *your* best interest), but not offering vacation 
> time is just foolish, because it harms the company as much 
> as the employee.  Not only that, but they're purposely 
> drawing employees to them that are less good about looking 
> out for their own interests.  A worthy employer treats 
> their employees as adults and expects a mutually and
> equally advantageous exchange of benefits.
> 
> Long term, a company that's being stupid in this way is 
> probably being stupid in a lot of other ways as well.
> 
> Life is short, and you've got COBRA.  If your job sucks, 
> don't just eat it.

COBRA with a pregnant wife.  I've done that.  Not fun.
Unless she isn't on that plan, then doesn't matter as much.

> 
> --Mike
> 
> P.S.  This is easy for me to say, since I'm not you.  :-)

Hal