KC I was so gutted to hear your news but very happy to hear your more recent news. I think you'll be great in your new role!

PS move to Oregon

KC @ 8/4/2024 21:38

Got a job offer today for store manager of a GNC! They actually raised the pay up from their original offer, which was really unexpected and appreciated. Signed already and when my background check comes through, I'll be official. Still making a looooot less than I was, but my severance was pretty fat so as long as I budget properly, I should be fine. Excited! I'm glad to be staying in the retail realm and running my own store is going to be fun. Much smaller scale should equal a lot less stress. Only issue with this place is the commute is going to be over an hour long as it's in a bigger town. But the more I think about it, the more I'm with it.

Just an update on this. Been with GNC now two months officially!

I really, really enjoy it. I've been told by several people that losing Walmart is the best thing to ever happen to me and you can tell how happier I am. I get off at normal times now, have a hell of a lot less stress and since I'm no longer salary, don't constantly worry about work on my days off or get my phone blown up by them literally every few hours ever day. My boss doesn't micromanage at all and only checks in on my store periodically simply to say thank you really. He had me cover conference calls this week for him while he was away because apparently I'm the only one he trusted to do it, which I took as an enormous compliment. I was never, ever made manager-on-duty at Walmart ever despite constantly being told I was ready to be a SM.

I took over an awful, failing store that was doing virtually no business and I already turned it around to be the only store in the entire market to make profit goal for the month of May, so I consider that a really great accomplishment. Only thing that bites is the commute is killing me on gas and the housing market makes it extremely difficult to sell my house and buy a new one in a much more affluent area. I just have to be careful with budgeting and I should be fine, I'm very use to not having to pay attention to finances at all which I realize is very spoiled and irresponsible of me. I really should have been building my wealth while I was making good money instead constantly spending on shit. Live and learn.

Just put Paws down. She just turned 11 and fir a great Dane that's amazing. Was the hardest thing I've ever had to do. Been a couole days full of cries but when the girls lost it when we were loading her into the car it really hit hard. Sucks being a parent and seeing your kids in pain. I'm sure the cries will last throughout the day but at least paws isn't in pain and the healing cam start

sorry hoda :( I'm really dreading that day with Ellie

Always brutal, sorry buddy

Losing Rumsey a few years ago was probably the hardest I ever cried. One of the very very few times I've seen my dad cry too. Fucking brutal. Trosper is going to be 10 soon and I think about that shit every day. They just aren't around long enough man.

So sorry for your loss :( . For her to make it to 11 I’m sure you took great care of her and she was obviously loved dearly.

My news is THAT bad in the grand scheme of things especially relative to most of what is posted here but it is a big bummer to me

Last weekend my car (Amelia) got stolen. Cops found it Monday at a local mall, apparently they had just robbed a store and were trying to get away. It ended up colliding with a cop car. Yesterday my insurance adjustor called it totaled.

I’m really going to miss her - she was my first car and meant a lot to me.

Going through this has been kinda tough - it has sucked to sorta be in limbo not being sure if I’ll get it back, worrying about what insurance will cover, etc. I also hate asking other people for help so that has been hard too (even though my friends are great and have been SO helpful in rides, lending a car, being a soundboard). Over the last few years I’ve really tried to be better with my money so I’m not in a bind financially but at the same time I’m very bummed about having to use my savings (though I get this is exactly why I have it) and just the process of looking for a car, a car loan, etc is weighing kinda heavily on me. But oh well, it’ll be fine. But right now it sucks.

Putting my guy King Louie down on Monday. My OG from back home. Started acting off recently, vet said cancer the other day, lungs are full of fluid, having trouble breathing and eating, etc. Things happening fast. Brutal



He's 16, had him for half my life. 10 years difference between these two pictures, he's grown into a mangy mutt but he's always been the gold standard pet, always sweet. Poor Remy too, about to be alone for the first time. Pets should be bulletproof

Curtis @ 3/8/2024 11:36

Putting my guy King Louie down on Monday. My OG from back home. Started acting off recently, vet said cancer the other day, lungs are full of fluid, having trouble breathing and eating, etc. Things happening fast. Brutal He's 16, had him for half my life. 10 years difference between these two pictures, he's grown into a mangy mutt but he's always been the gold standard pet, always sweet. Poor Remy too, about to be alone for the first time. Pets should be bulletproof

Fuck man I'm sorry. I always wondered if King Lou was ok since I haven't heard about him in so long and knew he was already pretty old when you actively talked about him. Never dared ask though. Glad to hear he got a full life, 16 is a long time. Not long enough.

Sorry about your car Brian

Curtis, I'm very sad to hear about King Lou. :(