Alpha's new job (56k warning)

[yamahonkawazuki]

i'd offer my soul too but it was automatically removed when i first got elected 

Ummm okaaaaaaay?

[Alphamazing]

Sweet.

[NiceGuysFinishLast]

Nobody likes you.

[GeeP]

Go to hell!  While you're at it, wipe that damned smile off your face.   

[natedawg120]

You're a whore

[spc]

I don't know why but when I see the hypertard I laugh   Maybe it's cause I saw it right next to a dead sexy 910r    I was drooling everywhere in that dealership    Mostly in the direction of the 1098s tri and the MV F4's

[NiceGuysFinishLast]

See? Nobody likes you! Really! Send me my bolts!

[Alphamazing]

My job duties will include uncrating and setting up new bikes that ship in from the various factories, washing customers' bikes before the techs work on them and before they go back to the customer, sweeping, taking the trash out, moving bikes around the shop and organizing shelves, parts, etc. I'll also probably be tasked with test riding the bikes to make sure they are put together right, as well as riding them to an inspection station to get them inspected for licensing purposes.

Well, for those of you who don't know, my job duties were changed as soon as I actually started working. I was no longer their set-up/prep person, nor was I a test rider, nor did I get to do the basic oil changes, tire changes, etc, that I was told I would be doing. Instead, I was manual labor and nothing more. I was taking orders from three different people with no hierarchy as to who had priority, and getting grief from those who got put on the back burner. I was doing the menial crap no one wanted to do, I was picking up garbage around the dumpster that other people threw there. When bikes came in and it was sunny, my manager and a tech came out to help unload, but when it was pouring down rain it was my job to unload.

I did my basic duties and when I was done, I asked them what else I could do. I got griped at for not taking initiative. When I did take initiative, I got griped at for taking the wrong initiative. After a while I just gave up and asked them specifically what they wanted me to do. In short, nothing I did was good enough for them. They wanted stuff cleaned quickly, but they also wanted it spot free and perfect. They didn't want to compromise, they wanted everything done really really well, really really fast.When they told me stuff to do I was never given enough instruction as to what they wanted, nor given the proper tools or help to do the job. It made me feel like I wasn't really wanted there. To be honest, I didn't really want to work there anymore with how they were treating me.

So as of today, I am no longer with Ducati Austin, and I feel so much better. No longer do I hate waking up in the morning to drag myself to work to push a broom around all day and get treated like I'm just some dumb kid they pulled in off the street. I'm better than that.

Now, don't let this deter you from buying a Ducati. If you really want one then by all means get one! They make some really cool bikes, and the air cooled 1000DS motor is an absolutely fine engine. I'm just sharing my experience with a single shop undergoing some pretty major changes.

[NiceGuysFinishLast]

Sucks, dude. Send me my bolts.

[Unnamed]

So I guess I'll have to find the shirt elsewhere? 

Sorry to hear that it didn't work out, sounded sweet at first but I can really sympathize with your reasons for leaving.

(Don't worry about the shirt, I'm sure I can find it somewhere with a little effort. Thats what my parents get for dragging their feet.)

[Alphamazing]

Sorry to hear that it didn't work out, sounded sweet at first but I can really sympathize with your reasons for leaving.

Yeah, they wern't challenging me, and that's pretty much what I've lived on since I started school way back when. Even when I worked at the grocery store I was at least partially challenged since I had a bunch of things I needed to get done in a short time span.

[makenzie71]

sooooooo...alpha...how much could you get a sport 1000 for after your discount stuff kicks in?  I want a biposto sport 1000 sooooooo bad it hurts a little.

[Alphamazing]

sooooooo...alpha...how much could you get a sport 1000 for after your discount stuff kicks in?  I want a biposto sport 1000 sooooooo bad it hurts a little.

Well, if I was still with the company, probably $8,500, maybe $8000. I dunno.

[spc]

Hey, Mak I can get ya one for 25% over retail

[Alphamazing]

My mother brought up an interesting point. Since it's a small business, many times they hire people to get stuff done, and once everything they needed is done, they fire them. Our shop hired a girl to work in the apparel department, cataloging stuff we had in storage, organizing all our apparel, and cleaning up the showroom. After three weeks of working there (and leaving a good paying job to work there) she came in one day, they handed her a paycheck, and essentially said, "Thanks, we don't need you anymore. Bye."