What do you do for a living?

[bbobb]

Originally posted by Zerodash
*gazes into crystal ball*

...I forsee bbobb one day seizing ultimate power and overthrowing the lords of VGD. He will then usher in a new era under his iron fist...

*passes out*

Bwa ha ha ha ha!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bandit]

Originally posted by Stone
I dunno, but to me this seems like a pretty basic application of a noncompete clause...I didn't know they put those in EB contracts, but, might as well, and it makes sense.

If you won a judgment against EB, at best you'd get back the lost wages that you would've earned (I think), which probably wouldn't be enough to justify doing anything.

Also, EB doesn't seem to have done anything wrong - think about it, you're competing with EB while being paid by them. You also could've been profiting from your employee discount or your contact with incoming EB used games.

well i dont blame EB for firing me..i did make a boo boo..i used my discount on a GC bundle and sold it. that i blame myself for

Originally posted by TracerBullet
Yeah - Gamestop has the same policy. I don't know for sure if you can fight that. Whether or not you're buying the games from EB or Gamestop you're still comptetinhg with the employeer. It's much the same as buying items directly off a cutomer from your pocket -- EVEN IF THE STORE DOESN'T SELL THE BOUGHT ITEM -- I know this because I recived a stern warning about it from my DM (I bought a TG16 from a customer since Gamestop doesn't buy them). He told me I should get fired for it, but as it was, I was a fixture there and he had to know as well as anyone else that if I was fired that store would lose many customers as a result There were cheaper prices all around that store (11 diffrent locations to buy games within a 2 mile radius) and lots of cutsomers stayed at mine because I was a good guy so to speak.

But I digress... you likely won't be able to contest that - but I'm not a lawyer.

the thing is i wasnt buying. and if i was, there isnt anything wrong from buying from another store if i was working for them. its the part that me selling something on ebay that wasnt complete (cart only), 2 months before i worked there. than me buying the same item that was complete for myself and them firing me saying i used my discount to buy it and sell it.

the only things i bought since i worked there was FFII and FFIII..both complete for the snes, and a bunch of anime dvds..thats it

Originally posted by Prince Planet
DISCLAIMER: THE FOLLOWING IS LAY OPINION ONLY, AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS LEGAL ADVISE, NOR SHALL IT SERVE AS A BASIS FOR LIABILITY OF THE OPINION GIVER. RECIPIENT OF OPINION ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE IS FREE, AND ENCOURAGED, TO CONSULT WITH A LEGAL PROFESSIONAL OF HIS CHOOSING.

Here's my lay opinion, Bandit, even without knowing all of the facts. (1) I'm sure it seems unfair that Gamestop fired you; (2) Valid arguments could be made on your behalf; (3) You would, in all likelihood, still lose the case for a variety of reasons (not the least of which would be that you were probably an at-will employee who could be terminated at any time, for any reason, so long as it did not violate a fundamental public policy); (4) even if you could win, it would not be even remotely financially worthwhile to pursue (for either you, or your lawyer.)

Sorry, man, but I would recommend putting your efforts into finding another job, or making equivalent money off of continued e-bay sales. Alternatively, you could start a one-man rally outside that particular Gamestop, and repeatedly yell "No justice, no peace!!"

Good luck.

thanks for the input. within a couple days of me being fired, i went and got a security guard job. getting paid better and if i can get into the security guard job, i can get into anything, their extensive background check is as extensive as the FBI (the head-honchos work in the FBI as well)

i said the same, if i did win, all the money would just go to the lawyer. unfortunately, none of my relatives are lawyers..either doctors, postal employees, and other types

[Hero]

Originally posted by sggg
http://snografx.ca

^ My graphic and web design company. It's a small company and we're just launching everything now. The new website will be online very very soon - there is just a placeholder logo there now.

If you're ever looking for talent, would you send me word? ^^

*would love to be in a design studio*

Right now, I work at the computer store on the campus of CSU Long Beach. I do grunt work, paper work, and take a lot of phone calls. Outside of that, I'm the usual full-time college student, do lots of drawing (I can't wait to show you guys what I've done this semester in class), and even started doing small comic strips.

Um....live at home + no car = long commute. I've heard of a few places on campus that are looking for graphic artists, yet I don't know if what I do would be considered as design as true design works.

and...that's it.

[Brisco Bold]

I'm a history and politics double-major at the University of Toronto. (T-Dot!!)

I work at EB and love/hate every minute of it.

In my spare time, I write bad pieces of fiction, think of counter-factuals (example, what would happen if I wasn't a loser?), push the elderly down tall flights of stairs, and think of ways to remix Mega-Man songs.

[Jeremy]

Woah, you seem... busy.

[station82o]

we all "seem" busy mate, but we're not.

[OmegaFlareX]

Originally posted by Gongos
cool, so you are one of those poor guys that i drive insane by shifting off for cleaning/getting carts/doing reshops any time they get a spare second to breath. cool. do you guys have one of us, or are your breaks/duties ? If its any consolation i annoy the cashiers and service desk as much

NOW GO GET CARTS!!!!!!!!!!!

Hahaha, I actually like cart duty. It's completely brainless (even moreso than packing bags) and it's good exercise coupled with fresh air, so it's a nice break from standing in one spot and trying to be nice to the fat, ugly, smelly, inbred locals. Also, all our baggers have a schedule for their shift, so our cart duties (usually 1 hour at a time) are pre-determined by the manager in the morning.

Yeah, we have shiftleaders like yourself, and they *still* have to tell some people to get their asses outside and bring the carts in (among other essential duties of the position). I may have a stupid job, but I myself am far from it, yet there are others I work with who fit the position, if you will.

I dunno about any of your underlings, but I *like* doing the cleaning chores. I'm usually first to volunteer to crush bottles (recycling stuff), clean the break room, re-stock the bags, etc. Bagging groceries gets old *fast*, and there's no sense of accomplishment at all... the customers keep on coming. Stupid customers. Really, my job isn't that bad, considering I make decent money given my location, there isn't much responsibility on my part, the hours are flexible, and it's just so wicked easy.

[The Ampersand]

Originally posted by innova
High School student
leech off parents
looking to go work for an IT company in near future.

Quit copying me.

[Tones]

I'm supposed to be a stocker (dry goods) at a grocery store (they use the PT'ers during store hours to stock... probably saves 'em money), but I am often called up front to bag groceries on real busy days such as today. It's not too bad; I prefer to stock some days, and bag on others. Variety makes work go by faster.

For you other grocery store employees: Do your stores require that baggers take out groceries with customers? It has been a policy that has been increasingly pushed for as long as I've worked there, and I know before then also. In fact, we had a meeting today about it. I work at Winn-Dixie, which I believe is east of Texas and south of NC.

[OmegaFlareX]

Busy for you today, too? Man, we were slammed. My entire shift (I got off at 7:30), and they're probably still busy. I hadn't seen it that busy since the holidays last year.

We're not required to help customers out, but we are supposed to ask if they'd like us to. Common sense applies here: if a customer has more than one cart of stuff, they'll need help out, or if a lady (or guy, whatever) with 6 kids comes through, she might want someone to load her groceries while she situates her offspring.

I hail from Hannaford/Shop 'N Save, one of the largest (if not the largest) supermarket chains in New England.