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I hear thats a mess of a 1099 you have to fill out in tax season....

got another shipment of "special cigars" ... I can make samplers to fit any budget! Aged and Rare too!

I don't even know what to... To call me an idiot an weak-minded is something that only someone who doesn't know me personally would say. You also associated that being "weak minded" was a by-product of being "money driven". I couldn't disagree with you more. What is it that you do again? You are quite the people-person! I guess I just have it made then (roll eyes).. I am money driven AND I like what I do. Sure the hours are long, sure the demands of the job are there.... But in the end, I love business/sales/business development. Happy as can be, and I still enjoy cars, golf, cigars, art, music.... on the side. Call me money driven, call me weak minded, call me an idiot. Yuo are right about one of them and i am not ashamed. at the same time. I wouldn't ever step on or over anyone to get far because I was raised well. Hal, My Final thought before happy hour - "My advice may be worth exactly what you pay for it"

You can play devil's advocate all you want.... I work 60 hours a week because I like the paycheck, earning capability, and the freedom that "said" money will give me before AND after I retire in my mid 40's (given i make the right moves). Work hard at work, play hard outside of work. to me that is the only work-life balance i know of. I love art, and i'll do it as a hobby. I am not an artist I love cars, And i'll build them as a hobby. I am not a tech. See, i could go on and on too

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took me 80 minutes to get home today as opposed to the regular 15....

VERSE - right on man, i feel you 110% (and we NEVER agree, wierd huh?) Jcroz, very funny, but dont you have to start out in porn doing gay stuff, or is that a myth? MRss, i appreciate the redemption.

Entrepreneurship! If i could do it all over again I would have done that. Orion, thanks for keeping it clean, and I appreciate your PM's. I (recently) used to place them, I work for a Headhunting firm. You have to know the in's and out's of their existence!

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compartmentalizing has very little to do with your style of managing. I don't believe that there is a person on this earth that wouldn't want to be better at it. Thats a very good point and i agree with it totally. i believe that's "if you are goign to lead, make sure your followers are following". Not sayign it was that you were too hard t owork with, it may have been that they could not meet your standards (in any or all areas) That's called good work ethic and determination. It also shows that you care abotu peopel and the ensuing retention that comes with it. I hate that term, not because of you, but for other reasons. So i find it to be very blue sky, generic, and general filler. So i can earn my credibility back when: 1. give career advice? 2. Show some sort of documentation (what do you mean by this?) 3. Explanation of expertise?what are you asking for? what i've done since i've been out of school? a resume? haha Answer me 5 questions (though i think i have some of the answers) because there's something here that I'm identifying ...and i want to make sense of your accomplishments. 1. how many FTE's do you have? 2. What is your title exactly? 3. What type of business are you in? 4. how many employees are there at your facility/branch? 5. what is your age I'm not going to be a dick when you answer them, i'd just like to know. By no means do you have to tell me where you work, but i'd like to know in which industry, be specific.

You are comparing stress to job duties/work load..... which are notably different My advice to you would be to learn to compartmentalize better. Additionally & Obviously as a manager you are in charge of your employees livelyhood as well as creating a good track record for leadership (including securing your own path).. Of course it's stressful. I was commenting on "starting out" versus as an "established" sales/beginning role. And my statement towards it getting easier as it hoes and the "uncapped" earning potential was in reference to being at the top. At a certain point the mahority of what you do is delegate... Sure, you get your ass kicked if your team/employees fail.... but thats what comes with responsibility. No doubt management is a tough role on different operational/detail/emotional levels, But getting to a management role is a very work-intensive process. Second-to-final-note: Michael, no one is saying that you aren't good at what you do. But your post seems to give belief that you have something to prove by pontificating about the titles you've held in the past. Buddy, we believe you and you should be proud of the accomplishments in your life. No one becomes a director, GM, or further without being a smart & successful individual. But thanks for telling me that I am not credible! Long day at work, I needed a good laugh.

No one ever said it was a bad industry to be in. I just don't know of any (in 4 years) non-mgmt clinical positions that pay 150K a year as a new grad. I challenge you to do some research and back it up. Regardless, enough of this shouting match. I'd rather spend my time helping this dude out.

VS. ^^^ Here you are misleading people, you never led on that she was an OTA originally, you are giving people false numerics and metrics. NEver said she was, maybe someone is feeding her bullshit as a new grad/in-school OTA? Doubt it, even if she's a traveler, is she a traveler? Even a new grad traveler (is she a traveler?) wouldn't sniff 110k... You can tell me you've "seen her paychecks" but to me it seems like a lie that you are going to stick to because someone called you out and the only word you have against it is mine. Let me see.. i would put up my 3+ years of industry knowledge in allied health and multiple searches on national salary averages over the fact that you are What you continually? hear? who are you hearing it from? what side of the chalk do they work on? So that "bigger and bigger" need will take the average income from 75K to 150k? I'm simply asking you to be realistic about this, that's all! Google.com <--- a Simple salary search will yield your results... or you could take my word for it since i work in the healthcare industry in a realm that is focused (i must know) what people get payed... I guarantee, GUARANTEE, there's not a travelling Ot that makes 150K a year and that there won't be one that does in 4 years. But hey, let's make a bet, in 4 years, when she's a new grad, tell me how much she makes. The big need right now is for PT's. But i guess it comes down to a matter of scope... In the world, if there are 100 PT's and 500 open PT spots and 10 OT's and 50 open OT spots which industry has more demand?

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Not a shot, The cap for an OT is about 84K/year with about 20 years experience. A new grad might sniff 55k/year. Only way to make 150k (let alone 90k) as an OT is to be a director of a rehab department (which still in most cases caps at 120-130k) or you must own your own practice. Also, you MUST have a masters degree to practice as an OT. MUST! I don't know if you are feeding us bullshit. I don't know if your Girl is feeding you bullshit. I don't know if someone is feeding your Girl Bullshit. But someone's talking some bullshit. Take 5 mins and google average salaries and Minimum education requirements for an OT. I worked in that industry in the recruiting business, let me know if you have any more questions about it. BTW< if she has a two-year degree then she msut be an OT assistant.

Its actually do to the fact that most places prefer male nurse managers and it's tough to find them. The other thing is that nursing is a high-drama occupation where people die head first into hospital politics and get outcast quite easily. Hence why a nurse changes jobs (location of hopsital) about 2wice a year.

The degradation of women is superb in your post! SUPERB!!

Fuck the Steelers, Go Browns! Big Run today!

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