My Newest "Want"
So I have a list of "wants" it is not too big but big enough that I can not just go out and buy them all. So a little at a time. I was going to focus on getting a laptop, so I could be on it while Eddie is watching TV and at least be able to be in the same room ( let alone in the same building). That was at least until yesterday....
We got the oh so lovely news that Arni is for sure taking away 10% of our paychecks. Now for some people that means that means that they will not be able to work 2 days a month, equaling 10% cut in pay because they are not working it. But for us lovely people in jobs that can not close down for 2 days a month, that means 2 days of working without pay. Yeah nice huh. How they plan to make this "legal" is to then put 2 days of "furlough" on your books each month. What that means is that once this 18month long pay cut is over with, you will be able to take the days off that you have already worked but did not get paid for. These days on the books will not increase in value (smart move on the states part but not good at all for us people who will get pay raises in the mean time.) These days are only valid for 2 years. at the end of the 18 months you will have 36 days of "furlough" on the books to use. In order to use your "furloughs" you have to write a memo asking for the days off. If granted great you can have a day off and not worry cause you will still be making your full paycheck. So it sound fair right? yea sure sounds good, now stop and think about it.... at our location we have 839 guys working there. We have 819 positions to fill each day. That leaves an extra 20 guys to fill in for people who are sick, on comp, or who have taken a hospital. That is not many extras so there is still some OT not much though. ( ok I got off track with that) There are 839 people they will each get 36 "furlough" days. 839*36=30,204 days to be taken off. Now they can not let everyone take off the days at the same time so of course that would be asinine. So say they let 20 people a day take off, because there are 20 "extra" guys to fill in those positions that will not create the OT to replace people for those "furlough" days. so 20*365= 7,300 so 7,300 days will be able to be used in one years time. You only have 2 years to use your days in so 7,300*2= 14,600 only 14,600 days will be able to be used. That is less than half of the 30,204 available to be used so you will loose most likely half of your "furlough" days. So you are working for FREE. Granted during this time variables will change, people will get fired people will die and some will retire all changing variables here and there. Notice I did not say people will be hired... because they are putting hiring freeze on again ( or maybe it is still I can not keep up with it) I agree you should not taken on more mouths if you can not afford to pay them. But by doing all this you are creating more OT and now do we make our money OT. Sure we make a decent wage without OT, you can live but if you want anything extra you work the OT. Put the life of your childrens father or mother at risk everyday and see if you feel we are overpaid. Most people have no clue what goes on behind those walls or out on the streets and until you live it you do not understand it in the least.
Ok, now back to me real post....
I was going to get a laptop but then I decided that maybe I should wait on that I have a puter that works great so why do I need a laptop right now. So here is what I do want though...
It is a shelf to put your canned food on for food storage. It is 18 inches wide which is perfect I have a spot in my pantry that this would fit perfect in. I just have to take out 4 little shelfs ( which could then be used in Dallen's room so they would not be wasted) But Costco has a bigger one that is 36 inches wide ( so double wide) it too would fit in my pantry well. The one from Costco is only 65 bucks more too. Now I just have to talk Eddie into it and find the money. Anyone want to pitch in for it?
