So my employer has been ignoring my emails for over a week now

[hobo_baggins]

should i consider myself terminated, or just keep collecting paychecks?

I'm thinkin of calling him, but im afraid he might yell at me.

[Susang]

1. I thought you had your own business?

I guess I must have misunderstood. :shrug:

[Blue-Jay]

2. Maybe he fired himself?

:shrug:

[hobo_baggins]

12. hmm...thats possible, maybe my boss quit and no one told me

i should call

[billyskank]

3. While the paychecks keep coming

don't worry. :)

[Misunderestimator]

4. What happened to the company you run?

[hobo_baggins]

5. i told you i don't make any money off it...sheesh

you'd think if you're gonna badger me, you could at least pay attention

[Misunderestimator]

7. Cute. You also said that business had picked up in the past two months.

Which his why you could afford that $4,000 TV. Sheesh... You'd think if you were gonna be so sensitive, you'd keep your stories straight.

[hobo_baggins]

11. business has picked up, for me...not my company...

my company is still broke..

[Misunderestimator]

14. well, great then... you have nothing to worry about

:thumsbup: :poopcorn:

[DS1]

hahahah

nice, err, slip

:poopcorn:

I LOVE IT

[baldguy]

6. Milton, is that you?

Have you seen my stapler?

[hobo_baggins]

9. yeah, i think im being phased out...

my plan is to call and leave a message after hours, so i don't actually have to talk to them

[XNASA]

8. How you gonna make your TV payments......

...if you've got no money coming in?

I say, keep drawing the paychecks until they find out.

[hobo_baggins]

10. well this is my primary employer

so the tv won't be in jeopardy, but still, im gonna grab up as much money as I can before they realize it.

[progmom]

13. what kind of work do you do?

[hobo_baggins]

15. computer programming...web based stuff mostly

[progmom]

16. do you work in an office?

or do you telecommute?

[hobo_baggins]

17. nah, outta the house...which is why i haven't heard much

i suppose calling would be the wise thing to do, but as i said before, im scared!

[progmom]

19. ah - do you get paid per project? or is this a salary type thing?

just wondering when the paychecks might dry up.

[hobo_baggins]

21. i send in my hours every week and they pay based on that

im thinking i'll just keep sending them in till they stop paying.

[progmom]

22. but no one is giving you any work to do?

[hobo_baggins]

23. nope, i wrote about 4 different emails asking them to call

and to give me some work, etc...but they haven't responded...

[progmom]

24. are there other managers you can contact?

or is there just one you deal with?

[hobo_baggins]

26. one guy...but sometimes i handle requests from other people

none of them have written me either...maybe my emails fucked up

[progmom]

28. weird

yeah - you should call them. if you're not working, you shouldn't be getting paid.

[Misunderestimator]

27. You're sending in timesheets for work you aren't doing?

You should be careful posting about that. People have been fired from their jobs after posting stuff like that here. Seriously. Besides which... it doesn't show a lot of integrity.

[hobo_baggins]

31. eh, it looks like im already fired anyway, can't be much worse

and you never thought i had any integrity anyway, so what do you care?

[Misunderestimator]

33. I care, because integrity is an important thing.

And... because DU is a place where some people come simply to paint liberals as having none.

[hobo_baggins]

34. I prefer to think of it as sticking it to the man

and stick it to him I shall

[Misunderestimator]

35. You are a consultant working from home... there's no man to stick it to.

And saying that... just makes it sound more like your sole intent is to make liberals look dishonest.

[hobo_baggins]

36. Theres a man...the corporation

and my sole intent is to keep getting paid, its not my fault if they ignore my requests for work...

[progmom]

37. no...if you actually turn in a time sheet

and claim hours you didn't work...

then that's really not cool.

[hobo_baggins]

39. its hours i would have worked had they given me the work

my time is important, and i have that time set aside for them, if they choose not to use it, they get billed for it anyway.

[progmom]

41. is this the same company...

...where you were in trouble for only working two hours a day?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=4578614#top

[hobo_baggins]

47. its one of them, yeah

but that was more referring to the other company i work for

[progmom]

49. ah

so you only have trouble concerntrating at the one job.

:shrug:

[hobo_baggins]

53. nah, both, but the one that was upset was the other company

i have trouble concentrating on this one too, but they don't get pissy about it

[Misunderestimator]

Doh!

:spray:

[Misunderestimator]

51. Oh right... I remember that now... his work was piling up... and he feared

that he would be fired. Imagine that. Sounds to me like they he did himself in on this one.

[hobo_baggins]

54. strangely enough, all my work was done for the week

which is why this is odd...

[Misunderestimator]

55. Odd doesn't begin to describe this!

:rofl:

[Misunderestimator]

38. If you are not on a salary, and they are not giving you work...

then you are cheating. In fact, I bet they could sue you.

[hobo_baggins]

i suppose i could make up some work...it might not be what they want...

but it'll be work none the less.

[Misunderestimator]

43. Still not honest. If they have no work for you, you shouldn't charge them

[hobo_baggins]

46. if they dont' tell me they have no work...

i can assume they want me to take initiative and find some!

[ScreamingMeemie]

18. Why would you be afraid? Of your boss? If he's still paying you?

I work out of my home and sometimes my "boss" doesn't answer my emails, but it is because he isn't a computer person. :shrug:

[hobo_baggins]

20. my boss is a tech guy...and this problem never happened before

which is why im concerned.

[ScreamingMeemie]

25. did you do something wrong? Did you try actually calling?

This is a very odd post.

[hobo_baggins]

29. well i didn't do anything wrong that i know of...

i've just been ignored for over a week now...i'll try calling tonight, and leaving a message...i fear confrontation

[LSK]

30. you are confusing me dude!

Take the green pill!

:popcorn:

[DS1]

32. Can I have your boss' number?

I'll only charge him for hours I work :crazy:

[bettyellen]

42. i'm his boss, and i'm scared to tell him he's fired....

would you tell him to stop emailing me?

[progmom]

44. OMG

:spray: :rofl:

[Misunderestimator]

45. ROFL!!

[Call Me Wesley]

48. ROFLMAO! (nt)

[hobo_baggins]

50. there you are...damn, it takes a DU thread to get through to you

lets not fight anymore, lets make up.

[bettyellen]

56. bitch, my coffee cup is empty! and this biscottis has HAZELnuts, WTF???

[DS1]

52. I already told him he was fired via email. It took 5 hours to write.

Didn't you get the invoice?

[bettyellen]

57. great email, slice! we' ll talk friday ove 4 hour martini fueled lunch....

followed by a nice scvitz!
i'll send a car around for you.

[DS1]

58. What's a scvitz?

Ahh nevermind, you can tell me in the car

[bettyellen]

59. schvitz: an essential pre happy hour ritual, preferably russian in the

loisidia of nyc.
ahh, they have room for us!

[Texasgal]

40. This is the weirdest thread

I think I've seen in some time....

Is mercury in retro grave?