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Old 02-23-2017, 4:24pm   #21
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Congratulations Mike!

And I almost feel sorry for the BCBS employee who takes that final call.
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Old 02-23-2017, 5:21pm   #22
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Congratulations Mike!

And I almost feel sorry for the BCBS employee who takes that final call.
Not me...
Giv 'em hell Harry !
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Did you get a corporate jet for you and your buddies to take you anywhere and everywhere? If so don't forget us little people here in VBOT!
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Old 02-23-2017, 5:59pm   #24
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Did you get a corporate jet for you and your buddies to take you anywhere and everywhere? If so don't forget us little people here in VBOT!


And he has that huge problem of what to do with six weeks vacation per year....
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6 weeks?

come visit, i'll show you how to make something you can then take home. it's a 10 hour drive.
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Most excellent news Mike!

Great benefits are a huge point of contention with current market prices being retarded high.
I envy you for that big time.
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Damn Mike. That sounds like a nice deal. Do they need any help where one can work remote from 1200 miles away?
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Congrats Mike!
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Congrats Mike Sounds like a fantastic offer and opportunity
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Congratulations! Nice to hear of good news like this!
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Did you get a corporate jet for you and your buddies to take you anywhere and everywhere? If so don't forget us little people here in VBOT!
If I got a corporate jet, I'd find some floozies to fly around with...not a bunch of strokes.

But I wouldn't forget ya!

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And I almost feel sorry for the BCBS employee who takes that final call.


Actually, there's no final call. All I do is send back a form saying I'm not taking the COBRA plan. The insurance lapses on my last day as a contractor.
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Report to your cubicle, drone.

Congrats on the job. I hope it goes well.
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very cool, indeed
when will the lambo reapear?
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Most excellent news Mike!

Great benefits are a huge point of contention with current market prices being retarded high.
I envy you for that big time.
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Yeah I really fell into a sweet deal here. I'd have liked more money (who wouldn't?), but I was talking to one of the managers here and he said that the benefits package alone is worth $20K per year. We're not even talking about the bonus and PTO. As you get older, and with the current uncertainty surrounding insurance coverage, that has to figure strongly in a decision. I mean...after Obamacare, BCBS doesn't even write individual PPO policies in Texas anymore.

I have completely forgotten what it's like to take time off and still get paid. As a contractor, it's always on your own dime. This year, I'll be taking time off on both sides of the Thanksgiving holiday and the week before Christmas week (week of Christmas and New Year is PTO also) and I'll STILL carry 80 hours into next year!

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when will the lambo reapear?
As I said before, there will be no more Lambos. Not in my driveway anyways. Indeed.
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Old 02-24-2017, 9:22am   #35
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Congrats Mikey.
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Congrats Mike!
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Congratulations; sounds like a great deal.

I went the other way, from employee to 1099, for the last several years of my career. It worked for me, since I had access to health insurance from a former job. If it weren't for that, I probably wouldn't have switched.

Good luck!
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Mike
More Pros than cons, HC is the major one for us
My other half just started in the Shipyard last week, she was done bouncing as well...........not many companies can show they have a 21 billion dollar backlog of funded work.......retire when you want
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Congratulations; sounds like a great deal.

I went the other way, from employee to 1099, for the last several years of my career. It worked for me, since I had access to health insurance from a former job. If it weren't for that, I probably wouldn't have switched.

Good luck!
Sounds real good.
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Just don't get trading BJ's for PTO with Saggy McFloppytits and you'll be fine.

Congrats!!!
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