What have you done to your P5 today?

[CTt3P5]

Those are some long weeks Rob....when do you sleep other than when behind the wheel delivering pizzas? lol

I'm putting about 60hrs a week in currently and that sux.

 

[mx-p5]

i'm 40 and Callie's 39.5(just shy of full time) ghey

 

[CTt3P5]

Callie's not "full time"? It was my understanding that full time was anything over 36.5hrs a week?

 

[shane02pro5]

I think you need a new career if you ever plan to enjoy life! I hope you don't have a wife and kids with all those hours!

I had an Engineering Director who's philosophy was if you can't get the job done in a 40hr work week find a new career. I am lucky enough to get it done in about 20hrs/wk and play around the rest of the time with my car!

(headbang)

I work 80 hours a week and don't have a garage. This was my first Sunday off in months. I get 1 day off from both jobs every other month and with delivering I usually don't want to look at my car those days

 

[THE Phen]

50ish on average here. Guaranteed 48. Sometimes I gotta go more.

 

[mx-p5]

She works for a UPS Store, so, even if she were full time, there are no benefits as they are all franchises

She is assistnat manager pullin in a whopping $9 an hour too

She doesn't understand she can work part time at Starbucks making the same per hour and only work part time and get full benefits

 

[shane02pro5]

That still kinda sucks! You can walk in off the street and as long as you can pass a pee test and pick up a 30lb box make $14/hr at Walmart Distribution!

 

[Salmon_Rob]

I think you need a new career if you ever plan to enjoy life! I hope you don't have a wife and kids with all those hours!

I had an Engineering Director who's philosophy was if you can't get the job done in a 40hr work week find a new career. I am lucky enough to get it done in about 20hrs/wk and play around the rest of the time with my car!

(headbang)

i made some stupid financial decisions and now im paying. my 40/week would pay my normal everything. but im maintaining a long distance relationship, have debt etc

 

[sube]

She works for a UPS Store, so, even if she were full time, there are no benefits as they are all franchises

She is assistnat manager pullin in a whopping $9 an hour too

She doesn't understand she can work part time at Starbucks making the same per hour and only work part time and get full benefits

Yeah that UPS is the pits in all respects, want more for less, and pay just above the poverty line.
With the economy in the crapper it is gonna get worse, puts the ball in the court of companies that don't want to pay a decent wage. Just watch the attitude now, you will be told suck it up cause people are lining up for your job.

Pat.

 

[mx-p5]

It's a "UPS Store" so it has no affiliation to UPS other than they pick up there and UPS takes over half the profits the store makes but doesn't offer ANY of the benefits


And the worst part of it is, she's teh assist. mang. under the owner, and, she runs the store. She's training him

 

[sube]

It's a "UPS Store" so it has no affiliation to UPS other than they pick up there and UPS takes over half the profits the store makes but doesn't offer ANY of the benefits


And the worst part of it is, she's teh assist. mang. under the owner, and, she runs the store. She's training him

It's the same up here, basically all franchises operate the same way, you have to toe the parent company line, you pay a big fee up front to get the franchise in the first place, but the franchise operator, in this case UPS, still basically runs the show.

Pat.

 

[CTt3P5]

It's a "UPS Store" so it has no affiliation to UPS other than they pick up there and UPS takes over half the profits the store makes but doesn't offer ANY of the benefits


And the worst part of it is, she's teh assist. mang. under the owner, and, she runs the store. She's training him

That does suck....I worked part time for UPS loading trucks and had two raises within three months and they offered benefits for my entire family.

IMO the owner is a douche. So he has the money to start the franchise but then pays someone $9hr to train him and run the place. Her value is def. more than that and he should recognize it and pay up.

 

[mx-p5]

I'm back on the market for another Protege5 for the little sis

Her Tiburon has been nothing but problems (shocker) and wants me to look for a pro5 again

Only down side is she wants auto still and only has $5k to spend

 

[lanny709]

I'm back on the market for another Protege5 for the little sis

Her Tiburon has been nothing but problems (shocker) and wants me to look for a pro5 again

Only down side is she wants auto still and only has $5k to spend

ouch thats gonna be tough find my man

 

[mx-p5]

i know, i already told her that is gonna be a hard find, esepcially if she wants it to be ni good shape.

Plenty of cars for $5500 to $7000 range that are in good shape with around 100K miles or so


oh, and, 2nd set of TL's just showed up!! Holy crap they are huge!!

 

[ScratchNSniff]

Paid for my "new" engine this morning...also have found someone on the local Mazda forum that is going to put it in for free...

 

[brentmc79]

Paid for my "new" engine this morning...also have found someone on the local Mazda forum that is going to put it in for free...

Where'd you get the engine from? Was it somewhere local, or are you having it shipped?

 

[mx-p5]

I should be removing the bumper tonight to install new goodies.

 

[AlturredMP5]

washed it today, but i still wont post pics til i get the coilovers on. the wheel gap is embarassing. coilovers have been shipped already, too, so i should have them on this weekend.

im also picking up a MSP lip this week, so itll go on while we have the front end up to install the struts.

 

[ScratchNSniff]

Where'd you get the engine from? Was it somewhere local, or are you having it shipped?

Coming from Ohio...it is getting shipped...

Also loving the Circuit City closing right now...Pioneer AVIC-F500BT GPS Unit...Regular cost: $600...Sale cost: $150...