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08-24-20, 06:46 AM
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So for the past two weeks I’ve been working on a huge RFP for my company that has severely impacted my ability to ride (have been too busy to do it).
We got it submitted Friday and the wife and I did a little celebrating because if the business lands, I’ll get a bonus of 1.5x my annual salary. As a result, my Saturday 100 turned into 100k. I’ll take it either way though.
We got it submitted Friday and the wife and I did a little celebrating because if the business lands, I’ll get a bonus of 1.5x my annual salary. As a result, my Saturday 100 turned into 100k. I’ll take it either way though.
One of my previous roles at my job was to calculate pricing for machined parts for our customers, after doing it almost exclusively for two years I've finally gotten a bit of a break from it. Most of the time they are single production runs of a single part number, but every once in a while we get a request for quote on 50+ line items on a multi-year contract and I know how time consuming a big RFP is
I'd probably like quoting a lot more if I had potential bonuses tied to what business we were awarded. If we win jobs that just means more work for me
08-24-20, 08:37 AM
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I remember taking the regional rail line during my med school days, and the stop near Villanova went right by the "John Eleuthère du Pont" auditorium/sports building. I imagine they took the name down.
08-24-20, 08:41 AM
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08-24-20, 08:43 AM
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Remember the Tour du Pont? Became the Tour de Trump.
Maybe it was Trump first? Yep.
The race was met by anti-Trump protests in the first-stage finishing town of New Paltz, New York, where demonstrators held placards reading "Fight Trumpism", "Die Yuppie $***", "The Art of the Deal = The Rich Get Richer" and "Trump = Lord of the Flies"
After two editions, Trump withdrew his sponsorship of the race due to his business's financial problems.[1][16] According to Packer, reflecting on the event in 2016, he and Trump "parted as good business friends", although he also explained that Trump's personality and celebrity, as well as the scandals surrounding Trump's marriage and business affairs, distracted from the event and annoyed European riders in the race
DuPont's withdrawal also came months after John DuPont, heir to the Du Pont family fortune, had been arrested for the murder of Olympic wrestler Dave Schultz
Maybe it was Trump first? Yep.
The race was met by anti-Trump protests in the first-stage finishing town of New Paltz, New York, where demonstrators held placards reading "Fight Trumpism", "Die Yuppie $***", "The Art of the Deal = The Rich Get Richer" and "Trump = Lord of the Flies"
After two editions, Trump withdrew his sponsorship of the race due to his business's financial problems.[1][16] According to Packer, reflecting on the event in 2016, he and Trump "parted as good business friends", although he also explained that Trump's personality and celebrity, as well as the scandals surrounding Trump's marriage and business affairs, distracted from the event and annoyed European riders in the race
DuPont's withdrawal also came months after John DuPont, heir to the Du Pont family fortune, had been arrested for the murder of Olympic wrestler Dave Schultz
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08-24-20, 08:54 AM
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Wow! Congrats on getting that done!
One of my previous roles at my job was to calculate pricing for machined parts for our customers, after doing it almost exclusively for two years I've finally gotten a bit of a break from it. Most of the time they are single production runs of a single part number, but every once in a while we get a request for quote on 50+ line items on a multi-year contract and I know how time consuming a big RFP is
I'd probably like quoting a lot more if I had potential bonuses tied to what business we were awarded. If we win jobs that just means more work for me
One of my previous roles at my job was to calculate pricing for machined parts for our customers, after doing it almost exclusively for two years I've finally gotten a bit of a break from it. Most of the time they are single production runs of a single part number, but every once in a while we get a request for quote on 50+ line items on a multi-year contract and I know how time consuming a big RFP is
I'd probably like quoting a lot more if I had potential bonuses tied to what business we were awarded. If we win jobs that just means more work for me
should be fun regardless.
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08-24-20, 09:03 AM
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Remember the Tour du Pont? Became the Tour de Trump.
Maybe it was Trump first? Yep.
The race was met by anti-Trump protests in the first-stage finishing town of New Paltz, New York, where demonstrators held placards reading "Fight Trumpism", "Die Yuppie $***", "The Art of the Deal = The Rich Get Richer" and "Trump = Lord of the Flies"
After two editions, Trump withdrew his sponsorship of the race due to his business's financial problems.[1][16] According to Packer, reflecting on the event in 2016, he and Trump "parted as good business friends", although he also explained that Trump's personality and celebrity, as well as the scandals surrounding Trump's marriage and business affairs, distracted from the event and annoyed European riders in the race
DuPont's withdrawal also came months after John DuPont, heir to the Du Pont family fortune, had been arrested for the murder of Olympic wrestler Dave Schultz
Maybe it was Trump first? Yep.
The race was met by anti-Trump protests in the first-stage finishing town of New Paltz, New York, where demonstrators held placards reading "Fight Trumpism", "Die Yuppie $***", "The Art of the Deal = The Rich Get Richer" and "Trump = Lord of the Flies"
After two editions, Trump withdrew his sponsorship of the race due to his business's financial problems.[1][16] According to Packer, reflecting on the event in 2016, he and Trump "parted as good business friends", although he also explained that Trump's personality and celebrity, as well as the scandals surrounding Trump's marriage and business affairs, distracted from the event and annoyed European riders in the race
DuPont's withdrawal also came months after John DuPont, heir to the Du Pont family fortune, had been arrested for the murder of Olympic wrestler Dave Schultz
08-24-20, 09:08 AM
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The bonus is tied to the amount of post award work I’ll have to do. My team will likely grow by 15-20 staff. Most of the deal is centered on access to the analytics platform my team created, but we have to do a significant amount of additional building.
should be fun regardless.
should be fun regardless.
08-24-20, 09:19 AM
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This will be my agenda for tomorrow, but this time it's the left shoulder. Hopefully they will give me a sling that fits this time.
The surgery drama is a piece of cake, the 9-12 months of daily therapy is the part I'm not looking forward to.
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08-24-20, 09:28 AM
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Hope all goes OK BillyD is this arthroscopy or joint replacement?? Big difference BTW.
edit: I am guessing replacement based on long-term therapy.
edit: I am guessing replacement based on long-term therapy.
08-24-20, 09:28 AM
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08-24-20, 09:30 AM
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Remember the Tour du Pont? Became the Tour de Trump.
The race was met by anti-Trump protests in the first-stage finishing town of New Paltz, New York, where demonstrators held placards reading "Fight Trumpism", "Die Yuppie $***", "The Art of the Deal = The Rich Get Richer" and "Trump = Lord of the Flies"
The race was met by anti-Trump protests in the first-stage finishing town of New Paltz, New York, where demonstrators held placards reading "Fight Trumpism", "Die Yuppie $***", "The Art of the Deal = The Rich Get Richer" and "Trump = Lord of the Flies"
I remember one year at the annual Halloween parade some young guy came costumed as GW Bush . . . man, he was booed mercilessly . . . they would have started throwing projectiles if not for fear of hitting innocent bystanders.
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08-24-20, 09:31 AM
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Speaking of bonus, my ***hole partners voted to sell the practice down the river (I voted against this but was overruled) and I am quite unhappy about this, but the good news is there is likely to be a decent-sized lump sum coming my way in the 4th quarter of this year....and if that happens I might be able to justify some new bike schwag. Maybe the new Dura-Ace groupset will be announced/out by then and I can get the Habby a new drivetrain!
08-24-20, 09:35 AM
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Hope all goes OK BillyD is this arthroscopy or joint replacement?? Big difference BTW.
edit: I am guessing replacement based on long-term therapy.
edit: I am guessing replacement based on long-term therapy.
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08-24-20, 09:36 AM
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Man, that sling looks like it would cause its own issues after not too long. Fingers crossed, and please keep us posted when you’re up to it!
08-24-20, 09:37 AM
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Speaking of bonus, my ***hole partners voted to sell the practice down the river (I voted against this but was overruled) and I am quite unhappy about this, but the good news is there is likely to be a decent-sized lump sum coming my way in the 4th quarter of this year....and if that happens I might be able to justify some new bike schwag. Maybe the new Dura-Ace groupset will be announced/out by then and I can get the Habby a new drivetrain!
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08-24-20, 09:37 AM
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I hope all goes ok and the healing/therapy is not too drawn out. The shoulder is a tough joint.
08-24-20, 09:38 AM
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08-24-20, 09:39 AM
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My driveway is "just" 25% but I've never tried to mess with that.
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08-24-20, 09:40 AM
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Speaking of bonus, my ***hole partners voted to sell the practice down the river (I voted against this but was overruled) and I am quite unhappy about this, but the good news is there is likely to be a decent-sized lump sum coming my way in the 4th quarter of this year....and if that happens I might be able to justify some new bike schwag. Maybe the new Dura-Ace groupset will be announced/out by then and I can get the Habby a new drivetrain!
08-24-20, 09:45 AM
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Can long rides make you hot? I woke up during the night and didn't need to be all covered up (unusual), and then this morning the nurse checked my temperature three times. One of the was 100.2F.
Maybe I have the virus?
Maybe I have the virus?
08-24-20, 09:47 AM
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Positive thoughts, Bill! You getting some new used cadaver bits, or are they going a different route? A friend went down hard, and it took a Vail doctor to get him going, using stuff from other people.
08-24-20, 09:49 AM
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08-24-20, 09:49 AM
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The company is owned by a big insurance company. The whole thing is a mess but I will do my best to ride it out and hope it works out ok. This is my first job since residency and I have been here for almost 20 years, I don't really want to have to make a big change.
08-24-20, 09:53 AM
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it was a pretty interesting story, sad, but interesting.