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In making cold calls yesterday morning, I came across a guy looking to refinance, a real keeper.

Me: "What we like to do is compare what we can do to what you have know. what is your current rate?"

him: "I don't own a house, I rent"

Me: "Oh, ok, so you are looking to purchase then?"

Him: "No, I want to refinance."

Me: "Ok, so do you own a property at all?"

Him: "No, I just rent, but I want to refinance."

Me: "Well if you don't own any properties, then there is nothing to refinance."

Him: "Ohhhhhh"
Click.

:retarded:
 
Shit is going extremely well in Harmony's absence so far, I gotta say. There has been a merciful lack of really cockamamie situations - so that's just lucky - but also, I know more than I realized. Being thrust into having to take charge and make decisions and follow-through on more long-term situations than I usually face, I am doing it - and doing it well.

One thing I should maybe consider: less talking to myself. People walk in and I am all alone, gabbing away, chuckling and chortling like a crazy person.

Might want to scale back on that stuff. :dunno:
 
Mudcat
Shit is going extremely well in Harmony's absence so far, I gotta say. There has been a merciful lack of really cockamamie situations - so that's just lucky - but also, I know more than I realized. Being thrust into having to take charge and make decisions and follow-through on more long-term situations than I usually face, I am doing it - and doing it well.

One thing I should maybe consider: less talking to myself. People walk in and I am all alone, gabbing away, chuckling and chortling like a crazy person.

Might want to scale back on that stuff. :dunno:
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Like that LL Cool J song.
 
Matty
This guy in our Montreal office really hates that my job is in Toronto and he's been pushing for me to get replaced by a local Quebecer (I'm seen as an evil Ontarian, which is hilarious in itself)

Anyhoo, this week my counterpart at our main competitor's was let go. So this same Montreal guy who hates me sent a long email to our head of marketing, explaining how this guy would be the perfect hire to replace me (he didn't explicitly name me, he just used my job title.)

Head of marketing's reaction was to forward me that email and ask me to get in touch with the guy who was let go by our competitor, see if he would like to join my freelance team. $125 per article, take it or leave it.

Boys sometimes it's good to be on the dark side.

:mrquincy:
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Update - I hired the guy. I am now a rock star in the Montreal office. Those fuckers are notoriously hard to please.

Good day at Matty Rain Enterprises.

:pope:

I did have to overspend a bit. Fok it, it's not my money.
 
Boner_18
A buddy of mine at work just announced he's leaving. We all knew he was interviewing but he has before so I guess this is more of a reality check.

I'm really happy for him, but there is always an awkward feeling here when someone leaves. See, we are technically temps though we've been here for 2+ years. There's a perception in the industry that the traditional practice of law is what we're supposed to do, that its a "real job." When someone leaves I think we all feel a little like under achievers with a little jealousy... despite that fact that not one of us has made any efforts to mitigate that. I guess we're all kinda happy with the status quo.
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Project manager calls me into his office and says, "you know this guy is leaving, i wanted to ask if you would be interested in filling his role as second in command? Youd manage the attorneys when im away, validate time sheets and be the next point of contact for the law firm whenever im not here." Having done most of this stuff already at times over the last two years i respond, "yeah sure, no problem." On my way out of the office the PM says, "oh yeah, it comes with an additional $1/hr."

At this point, i think... Ok, i bill 2000+ hrs a year, maybe 200-500 ot hrs, this is a decent raise all told. But part of me thinks... Realy $1? Is that what my additional responsibilty is worth? Im going to have to answer emails, sometimes do some light bossing of my peers, maybe ill even have to give the law firm my cell phone #... Im a little tempted to say no thanks... But i guess not really.
 
Boner sometimes they ask me to translate legalese and I always tell them that I'm not a legal translator and they shrug and then I tell them that my words are likely not legally kosher and then someone with a law degree has to unfuck my translations.

All that wasted money.

Had to share.
 
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