I need to share my joy! (aka the Happy Thread)

[Cat]

Also depends how much money you're talking about.

But it can really pay off.

If we're talking a decent amount, then most banks offer a free first consultation with a financial planner. They can be very useful. Just ignore the product pushing.

[SkyWarp91]

Won a match of League Of Legends of 4v5 where I'm on the minority team and the opposition was constantly taunting me.

Oh yeah small victory big injection of happiness

[Golden Phoenix]

Won a match of League Of Legends of 4v5 where I'm on the minority team and the opposition was constantly taunting me.

Oh yeah small victory big injection of happiness

Those wins are always the most satisfying.

[UltraMarginal]

Played Baseball yesterday morning, we only had 8 so our ninth batting position was an automatic out.

We still won the game 10-3. Very satisfying.

[kup]

Not to take pleasure in another's suffering, but... kinda to take pleasure in another's suffering.. i'm pleased today because after 2+ years of trying to convince my boss to fire someone, it's finally going to happen next week.

Good news, but it's a bit bittersweet in that it took so long, and in no way signifies a change in attitude towards the speedy firing of incompetent morans instead of letting them slowly destroy the company.

Unfortunately due to HR laws and silly modern bureaucracy, it is very difficult to fire someone if they are incompetent. It is easier to do so if they did something really bad like harassment or fraud but incompetence is not really something you can get them on. It is too much of a massive bureaucratic hassle that may proof more of a burden and risk to the manager than the 'unreliable' employee. As a result, many managers would rather suffer an incompetent or lazy employee than do something about it. My previous company was notorious for that.

I say you are lucky it's being done at all. I know of 'lifers' who have been doing a half assed job for maybe 10 years and still there.

[kup]

2 posts in a row, this one's a big'n though!

Just completely paid off my house & land mortgage and am now 100% debt free ... if i don't count the MP Prowl postage that i owe Llamatron

Congratz! Once you are debt free, you pretty much have free reign on all your income.

[kurdt_the_goat]

Unfortunately due to HR laws and silly modern bureaucracy, it is very difficult to fire someone if they are incompetent. It is easier to do so if they did something really bad like harassment or fraud but incompetence is not really something you can get them on. It is too much of a massive bureaucratic hassle that may proof more of a burden and risk to the manager than the 'unreliable' employee. As a result, many managers would rather suffer an incompetent or lazy employee than do something about it. My previous company was notorious for that.

I say you are lucky it's being done at all. I know of 'lifers' who have been doing a half assed job for maybe 10 years and still there.

The company i work for is pretty small and so the main reason incompetent people get to freeride for a while is due to cash flow (he was in sales and the company has the mindset "any sale's better than none", sigh) or the fact that in this case, the 'boss' is the person who has to pick up the slack of the fired individual.

They have less problems firing someone when it results in more work for everyone else, but when he has to pick up the slack? Very reluctant! In the end it seems the staff member who got the boot was just made redundant 'amicably', ie just the nicer, easier way out. However it happened though i'm glad it did! The positive effects of just losing a strain on the company is seen immediately.

Congratz! Once you are debt free, you pretty much have free reign on all your income.

Tell me about it! I remember discussing with you several years ago the pro's and con's of renting versus home owning. It didn't dawn on me until i realised how quickly we could pay off the mortgage, that that is the true benefit of going from rental to home owner. For a while we were paying more than we did while renting of course, but now i don't have to pay anything!

It's a bit daunting to be honest, i intend to keep saving so i can safely move to Japan and live the easy life one day, but knowing how quickly my savings are going to go up, already i'm eyeing up things to buy that i shouldn't be!

[Kazza]

I wish my post was about the acquisition of TRU MP Soundwave and Acid Storm. Instead its about my chance of a promotion at work. I've been offered an interview for a managing role in my current department. Hope I can blitz the interview.

[jazzcomp]

Goodluck!

[lancalot]

I wish my post was about the acquisition of TRU MP Soundwave and Acid Storm. Instead its about my chance of a promotion at work. I've been offered an interview for a managing role in my current department. Hope I can blitz the interview.

all the best !! good luck