gisco Posted March 18, 2013 Posted March 18, 2013 Going to have to defend an attack on me doing my job too well tomorrow... Missing my way more laid back and less numbers obsessed coworkers in LA. Someone upset because you are doing your job and making them look bad?
christianscoasters Posted March 19, 2013 Posted March 19, 2013 So many of my peers get involved in those pyramid scheme things that target college kids and they think that somehow they're going somewhere in life with it. Then they're always like "You should join! It's the best! Do it!!!" Um. No. It's called a JOB. Get one.
SuperShawn Posted March 19, 2013 Posted March 19, 2013 Someone upset because you are doing your job and making them look bad? It's not that she is looking bad, but that her priorities as the manager are that of a sales associate which is causing friction between us. Dreading dealing with her "wanting to talk" tomorrow
J man Posted March 20, 2013 Posted March 20, 2013 I found out today that I really hate shopping for cars. I literally ran out of a dealership today cause the salesman was forcing me into buying a car I could not afford. When I wouldn't sign the papers he brought over one of his buddies to bring on even more pressure. When they both got up to go run some numbers I ran out the door. It was stressing me out hardcore! There has to be an easier way to buy a car. Sheesh!
SharkTums Posted March 20, 2013 Posted March 20, 2013 ^It's terrible. We've had salesman lie to our faces, forget the lie, then tell a different lie when they come back! For the last few cars we basically do it all online with a dealerships 'online' sales person and when we get close to what we want we write that we will come in for THIS amount and THIS amount only and if anything changes we walk. We've had really good luck with this and it makes it a much better process.
gisco Posted March 20, 2013 Posted March 20, 2013 I found out today that I really hate shopping for cars. I literally ran out of a dealership today cause the salesman was forcing me into buying a car I could not afford. When I wouldn't sign the papers he brought over one of his buddies to bring on even more pressure. When they both got up to go run some numbers I ran out the door. It was stressing me out hardcore! There has to be an easier way to buy a car. Sheesh! I love buying cars. The internet has made it so much easier to get a deal. Do your research before hand and be prepared to walk out. I lot of dealerships have a person that does only internet sales. I have traveled a few hours away when the local dealer wouldn't deal. Dealing with more than one person when negotiating price is a sales ploy. I don't stand for it and it means I'm dealing with the wrong guy. I offer a set price over their cost and that is it. I always negotiate price first and I never trade in a vehicle. A lot of times they will ask you what you can afford to pay each month and that is a mistake if you play that game.
Meteornotes Posted March 20, 2013 Posted March 20, 2013 Yeah, the internet makes it so much easier. And stay away from Carmax, who wanted us to put in writing that we were going to buy a car that day before they'd let us test drive anything. Yeah... dt
jray21 Posted March 20, 2013 Posted March 20, 2013 I agree with everything posted above. I worked at a car dealership for a few months and had to get out because of how terrible those people are. I totally agree that you should only go through the internet or phone to get a car, and agree on the price before you arrive. Sometimes the internet/phone salesperson can get a better deal than anyone else. I worked for a Honda dealership and no one was allowed to discount the price on the Odyssey except for the internet guy. . Using the monthly payments route is the biggest scam in their book. If you start haggling over monthly payment, you have already lost. Also, a lot of people visit car dealerships at night, right after they close so they can at least see a car without the vultures circling them. Do your research, and good luck!
J man Posted March 21, 2013 Posted March 21, 2013 Thanks for all the tips! The dealer had me playing the monthly payments game. I know that had I signed the paper and taken his offer I'd probably be paying off that stupid car for the next 15 years. Not really something that I wanna sign up for. I do have a car that I spotted online in my price range and looks legit. Gonna go check it out this weekend and I'm gonna bring my Dad for reinforcements. Hopefully this one will work out, but if anything weird goes down I'll be ready to run back out the door again.
SoCalCoasters Posted March 21, 2013 Posted March 21, 2013 All this stuff regarding MyMagic+ and Fastpass+ Either everyone is endlessly praising it or vehemently condemning it. There's no middle ground and I have yet to encounter an article written about it that seems to address both the pros and the cons of the system fairly.
gisco Posted March 21, 2013 Posted March 21, 2013 All this stuff regarding MyMagic+ and Fastpass+ Either everyone is endlessly praising it or vehemently condemning it. There's no middle ground and I have yet to encounter an article written about it that seems to address both the pros and the cons of the system fairly. I think the system needs to be out for a while before we will get any good pros and cons. Right now most of the negative stuff I'm hearing is from people who have no clue of how it works and they are making assumptions.
SoCalCoasters Posted March 21, 2013 Posted March 21, 2013 ^Yes, it does need to be out for a while before people make such grandiose assumptions about it, positive or negative. I'm just sick of the back and forth between both sides. There's heavy bias on both fronts, and separating pros and cons is extremely difficult as a result. It's hard to talk to either side about the issue from a neutral perspective, because any time you try to establish middle ground, it devolves into fighting and arguing over trivial stuff.
SharkTums Posted March 21, 2013 Posted March 21, 2013 ^You should really just stop posting. If it annoys you so much, don't read it.
RideTheEdge Posted March 22, 2013 Posted March 22, 2013 One of my classes at school required us to do a presentation on a travel product (I did TPRs Mid-West tour), and someone did Canada's Wonderland. They talked about how Leviathan was "the tallest and fastest" coaster in the world...Like really? If you're going to do a presentation on a product, at least get the facts right. >.>
gisco Posted March 23, 2013 Posted March 23, 2013 It is almost 6:00 on a Friday night and I'm still at work!
JRHcoasterki Posted April 2, 2013 Posted April 2, 2013 Pretty much everyday the past 2 weeks the weather has been beautiful in the morning, but then at around noon it becomes very overcast and sad.
the ghost Posted April 5, 2013 Posted April 5, 2013 Why must people mess with chat? I don't get it. I hate spammers. I troll back, but still, just a waste of time for everyone.
XYZ Posted April 5, 2013 Posted April 5, 2013 Why must people mess with chat? I don't get it. I hate spammers. I troll back, but still, just a waste of time for everyone. Some people do stupid stuff that makes no sense. At least all the spamming lately has been just from one person.
cmullin Posted April 16, 2013 Posted April 16, 2013 One of my classes at school required us to do a presentation on a travel product (I did TPRs Mid-West tour), and someone did Canada's Wonderland. They talked about how Leviathan was "the tallest and fastest" coaster in the world...Like really? If you're going to do a presentation on a product, at least get the facts right. >.> I know! When that happens to me it makes me so mad when people are trying to brag about how much they know about coasters and they get it all wrong! I really want to tell them but it would be rude.
SuperShawn Posted April 18, 2013 Posted April 18, 2013 Reslly pisses me off When people are doing stuff on Facebook via their phone but don't return your text....
Homeboy23 Posted April 18, 2013 Posted April 18, 2013 ^ Especially when they tell you they were too busy.
Blind Idiot God Posted April 18, 2013 Posted April 18, 2013 The next college kid who tries to rip me off under the assumption that pizza delivery personnel are too stupid to notice that they're getting screwed is going to get several jugs of Clorox poured straight into the gas tank of the brand new Lexus that their worthless parents bought them. If my generation is the future, then we really are boned beyond belief.
Tanks4me05 Posted April 21, 2013 Posted April 21, 2013 Another piece of crap just puked in my bathroom and apparently on the stairs as well yesterday. Finally got cleaned about an hour before. My dorm door got egged three weeks ago, and it still smells a little. This sucks.
PalmTree55 Posted April 24, 2013 Posted April 24, 2013 The sheer amount of stupid things and advice people give about Theme Parks and Rollercoasters when they have no Idea what they are talking about drives me insane!! If you don't know what it is, don't act like you do!!!
SuperShawn Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 New rule from Manager, if we are even 1 minute late for clocking in we have to write ourselves up. This is one of a few policies she is about to change. She is the ultimate person in not understanding shit happens.... Might not be working in DC as long as I intended...
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