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I am excited so figured I would share my good fortune. As of today I am the new service manager of my shop.
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
Eat right ,Exercise ,Stay fit, Die Anyway!
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Congratulations Ian! Well done!  (sooooo, does this mean you'll get enough of a raise to finally fix up that old Studebaker that's been sittin' out there by your barn since like forever?)  
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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Does that make you the Boss?
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That makes me 2nd in command of my department, and no all I get is 80 cents more. Thing is I also get a pension and a few other fringe benefits.
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
Eat right ,Exercise ,Stay fit, Die Anyway!
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Well deserved! 
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Yay
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Congrats and the very best to you. 
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Should be Riding
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Great to hear this Ian. The pension and fringe benefits add up so good for you. 
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Congrats man!
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Thank you all and those who post after my thanx, thank you too. When I get back from my vacation I start right in learning the new position. I have to learn some computer tasks that I don't know now.
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
Eat right ,Exercise ,Stay fit, Die Anyway!
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Good for you Dog! Good job
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Wow, now that didn't take long. Sometimes age and experience DO trump those dumb kids you're probably working with. Now, crack that whip!!!
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congratulations on the promotion. reading through a lot posts, you must really enjoy what you do.
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Nice going Ian! The best to ya on your new position!!!
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Congrats!  ~Brent
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Good show in these times!
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That makes me 2nd in command of my department, and no all I get is 80 cents more. Thing is I also get a pension and a few other fringe benefits.
MORE IS MORE! Every little bit helps. Congrats on the promotion.
Erwin
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That makes me 2nd in command of my department, and no all I get is 80 cents more. Thing is I also get a pension and a few other fringe benefits.
A couple of decades ago, some of my co-workers blasted me for taking a foreman's position that only paid 50 cents an hour more, saying they wouldn't want the added responsibilities for $20 a week.
I told them I would have taken the position even if there were no additional pay.
I told them "I'm so sick and tired of listening to the a-hole, I want to BE the a-hole!
(and I've been an a-hole ever since!)
And you may see me tonight
With an illegal smile
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Congratulations! Your hard work has paid off, and my best to you in your new position!
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Good news man! Go be the boss you always wanted to have.
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Congrats Ian! Its great to see hard work paying off!
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Good to hear Ian...especially now-a-days with employment. 80 cents dont matter in the long run cause you'll have that manager title in the future should you decide to work somewhere different.
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Well done, my friend.
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Not me....was demoted to basic mechanic back in September, after being a maintenance supervisor for over 12 years..Best move I've ever made!!! The idiots that are supervisors now, really have no clue, and don't care at all about the aircraft. All my supervisor wants me to do is to make sure my airplane is on APU power with the right air conditioning pack on full cold, so he can get his 3 hour nap....UN believable....
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Wow I go on vacation and miss so much here. Thank you for all your well wishes. I hope I can be the boss I always wanted, I'm not sure what I can and can't do within my powers.
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
Eat right ,Exercise ,Stay fit, Die Anyway!
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Good job Ian!
If you help the folks out at your place as much as you help us out here, it's no wonder you got the promotion. Congrats.
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Congratulations!
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"Despite all the amputation, you could dance to a rock 'n roll station..."
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good for you Ian, now go out there burst some a$$ ,lower morale,dock some pay and generally be a complete basstard to every employee ............oops thats management skills, sorry disregard that advice
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good for you Ian, now go out there burst some a$$ ,lower morale,dock some pay and generally be a complete basstard to every employee ............oops thats management skills, sorry disregard that advice
Naah Gordie. I don't think Ian is gonna be one of THOSE kind of Management Types. You see, I'm sure Ian has many many years of experience and knowledge working in that field, and so I'm sure he'll know what he's talking about and make wise and thoughtful choices whenever he'll have to make any of those managerial decisions he'll be called upon to make now and then!
(uh huh, you see I always found it was those wet-behind-ears kids with a "sheepskin" hangin' on their office walls which reads: "I is now a smart person", who are the ones who come into businesses and perform that "valuable" function of, as you said, "burst[ing] some a$$ , lower[ing] morale, dock[ing] some pay and generally be[ing] a complete basstard to every employee"!!!
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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Congrats Ian on the promotion. Your selfless contribution to the forum confirms the character and leadership skills your management group saw in you.
Best of luck and remember to always treat people the way you would want to be treated (not that you aren't already doing that now).
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Man, thanx guys,I hope I can live up up your confidence in me. I'll also add it has always been my pleasure to try and help the guys here out. Glad to know it is appreciated, not that I don't get a thank you when I do but nice to just hear it when I hadn't offered any at that time.
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
Eat right ,Exercise ,Stay fit, Die Anyway!
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Nice, not many promotions happening these days. Savor it!
Where's the shop?
Al
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It's the Dickson City Wal Mart Tire and Lube Express.
I didn't think I would get the position, one guy up for it used to be the service manager a few years ago and went to a different job. Couple others had been there longer than me. Thing is I follow the procedures they want and know more about my job than anyone there. I am also the guy everyone comes to when they don't know something or need help with something. I am also the guy teaching new guys what to do. Our best techs are the ones I trained so I guess management sees all that.
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
Eat right ,Exercise ,Stay fit, Die Anyway!
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Sounds like you were doing much of the job even without the title or extra pay. Might as well have both. You'll do well.
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Woof Woof!
Good on ya Ian.
A word to the wise is not necessary. It is the stupid ones who need the advice.
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