I have a new job!!! (Yes, Attention Whoring)

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Just IMO, but this new job seems too good to be true.

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Is there a guarantee that company will be around down the road if it is legit? You aren't making much now, but you may not be making anything in a few months. I'm sure Oklahoma NG is more stable than whatever company you're looking at now.

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Wait, you weren't even interviewed? This is worse than i thought.... Definitely don't quit your job at Ok Natty Gas until you're positive this is real.

I echo Meeker. I don't see this thread ending well. 

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I have the same feeling, gramps.

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All opebo doomsday speak aside, he's right. The worst thing that could happen to you is that you leave OK Natty Gas for this company and it turns out to be a scam. Combine that with the fact that you have a wedding, honeymoon and then a wife who doesn't work to support on top of that, things could turn ugly fast.

If this is what you want, meaning, to move to work for ON-Company, at least wait until you are fully hired, have your first paycheck, etc, before you decide to leave OK Natty. The fact that they didn't even interview you is a huge red flag to me. It's also kind of puzzling that they are hiring you as an assistant manager to work from thousands of miles away. How can you manage anything in that manner?

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Ugh... from the looks of it, BushOK has already quit his job at OK Natty Gas...

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I think I smell the same thing, Gramps. It smells rank for sure.

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Does this company have a website? The New Zealand one seems to be somewhat legit, but I can't find the Australian version anywhere.

I'm going to feel bad when this thing blows up. I'm almost certain it will. Whatever you do, do not, I repeat, do not give them your bank account information.

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I don't know whether to laugh or cry. This is both hilarious, because I saw it coming from a mile away, or sad, because apparently BushOK quit his OK Natty Gas job today.

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I also hope, for your sake, OK Natty Gas will take you back. However, if they know you are actively looking to leave them, that may not be the case.

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This is not good if you're planning on getting married and potentially starting a family. This was like an oncoming train that as all saw coming towards BushOK and he was the only one that didn't or refused to see it.

BuskOK, did you not have to work out a two week notice at OK Natty Gas? How did you quit so soon?

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I think it's as clear as day as to what's going on... you need to go with your backup plan because you'll only lose if you stick with ON-company.

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I think it's as clear as day as to what's going on... you need to go with your backup plan because you'll only lose if you stick with ON-company.

But won't God lead the way to the promised land?

Perhaps, if God wants him to live in poverty with a hungry wife to feed. Then again, some churches do preach that education, money and a decent, enlightened lifestyle is sinful and must be avoided. Maybe this is what God wants!

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Oh lord ... Jeff, why wouldn't you listen to any of us? Gramps is right -- you need to be kissing Patrick and Boris' feet for stopping you from going any further.

As much as you hate to take other peoples' advice, here's a bit:

 - Slow down. Your rush-rush-rush mentality made you quit ONG way too early (a month sooner than you originally predicted just a few days ago!). Now you're banging out applications to a slew of other jobs. Stop. You probably have your ONG supervisor's contact information -- call him / her this weekend and have an honest conversation, and if you can't reach your boss ASAP, call on Monday. If you were a solid employee, there's a good chance they'll let you back in.

 - Share your job desires and ONG job description with this forum. There are -- apparently -- a lot of smart people here. There are connected people, too. If you want to make more than $31k a year, let us know what you were doing and ... who knows? One of us may be able to help you find something better.

 - Don't do the Sprint sales rep job. It's low-paying, the quotas are stressful and the commission isn't worth it.

 - "Faith" is not an excuse for stupidity. God gave you a brain for a reason. Ears, too. Start using them.

And best wishes. We are here for you.

That's what I will do.  I will call my supervisor first thing Monday morning and see if I can get my old job back.  I was one of their best employees, so I don't think it would be much trouble.  I'll just try to go in and act like nothing ever happened.  Plus, we are very near August 1, which means I am just under 8 1/2 months left until a wedding.  It's way too late in the game to be gambling with our futures.

I was trying to tell you that earlier.

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Why don't you try calling your supervisor instead of asking coworkers what they think? It's time to take control and stop relying on prayer when it comes to this. This is your destiny. You can either make or break it. All they can tell you is no. I have no idea why you left with only 48 hours notice considering you said yourself that you would work a 2 week notice.

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Don't be afraid to use connections when you can. As they say, it's not about what you know, it's who you know. But you need to be proactive in this rather than throwing up your hands and saying that God will handle it. You apparently did that last time and look where it got you!

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You're trying to do way too much at once. How much time can you be unemployed before you start having trouble paying your bills etc. 2012 is far out and the world may end then!

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Right. If you start freaking out, she may do the same and your whole relationship may go up in smoke.

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BushOK seems to genuine to be a sock/fake person. He even has a facebook that people post on which seems difficult to do if you weren't real unless he maintains hundreds of fake facebook accounts too. He was just incredibly dense through all of this. It's a learning lesson the hard way.

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BushOK seems to genuine to be a sock/fake person. He even has a facebook that people post on which seems difficult to do if you weren't real unless he maintains hundreds of fake facebook accounts too. He was just incredibly dense through all of this. It's a learning lesson the hard way.

I guess Joe and I are the only two who are having trouble with his genuineness.

I'm not saying I am not having trouble with it! I am having a hard time believing someone can be that dense when it comes to something like this, and it seems like BushOK's life has been one hilarious event after the other over the course of the past year or so which seems almost impossible. You HAD to believe something bad would happen before his wedding, whether it was he moved to Arizona prematurely, eloped, etc... but I didn't see this coming.

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His Facebook does have the story of the scam on it, but I think as people relationships as he has on there, he's a legit person.

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Or more importantly, does she know?

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I wonder how things went today? I'm surprised he hasn't updated us yet with the latest breaking news.

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Mostly because you knew that train was coming, and only BushOK lacked the foresight to notice. I am almost certain there will be another twist to this before it's over. I see a move to Arizona and a shotgun wedding on the horizon if Susan doesn't get cold feet and leave first.

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I have a hard labor job where I make $9 an hour interning at a law firm too. I understand opebo's plight! I haven't had a thing to do productive all day! Just standing and sitting at a computer with occasional request to go to the courthouse which is an unreasonable 2 blocks away!