Welp been telling my leadership last few weeks that I'm goin to be applying for a boat transfer soon . Really it's because I'm want a different schedule that will work a bit better for us since my wife is quitting her job soon. No malice or whatever just " hay man when my wife puts in her 2 weeks I'll need to start the ball rolling on my transfer" told the lead cap, told the pilot, told port captain. Proper channels by company procedure and all that .Well wife put in her 2 weeks today and just so happens my relief cap got on some stuff last few days and said if we don't like how he runs the boat and how he talks to us to get off !
Well I got on the computer ,printed out the proper forms filled them out asked him to review them and what else I'd need to move forward. He looks at me looks at the paperwork and back at me turns pale and asks me what's it's all about ? Why would I leave so on and so on.... Just told him I've told everyone about this well in advance, it's nothing personal. Well now he doesn't wanna look at me talk to me , most he's said was he talked to the lead and port captains and he just doesn't believe it . Fun fun fun

sounds like he really likes you and your work but also , he really likes to complain and he didn't figure it would actually come so soon , people always seem to think it will be farther out than it actually is.

just like they think they have all the time on this planet and they don't have any idea how much time they have.

just when you do talk to him say , it isn't you , I just need a change of schedule for the wife.

but yeah it's like you work for a tiny company that is a part of a much larger one.

Better than last employee who quit on me, text me Friday night that he won't be in Monday, gee thanks.

I've mostly been self employed. Two of the times I worked for other people, they offered me huge raises if I stayed, when I put my notice in, which actually irritated me. In the one case, they offered me $23,000 more to stay. In my opinion, they should have been paying me a lot more before that, if they thought I was worth that much.

Keith

…. Just be happy you ain’t on a boat a couple hundred years ago

…. Got to count your blessings lol

Would you give them 2 weeks notice if you were going to fire them? Just saying.......

Whaddaya mean? Wolfie would have had a free ride and a job waiting for him when he got here,.

that is 50-60 hours better than a no call no show Monday morning.


I had to call in sick a couple weeks ago , I had slept Saturday night , all day Sunday , Sunday night and I ended up sleeping all day Monday and Monday night

they know if I call in sick that I am really bad.
I think the last time I had called in I was being driven to the ER

More I get you did not give them two weeks?
I’d be (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman) too