California lawsuit settlement rumor - Page 2 - Brown Cafe

Baba gounj · 07-06-2009, 06:07 AM

I wonder has anyone ever joined with the handle of Troll ?
Could someone put up the list of known trolls ?

tieguy · 07-06-2009, 01:19 PM

now up to 5 and 4

stevetheupsguy · 07-06-2009, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by hitman15

Newbie, lurker, shy - all appropriate; Troll - never. I've watched this site for the past 10 years (all that I've been employeed at the brown machine), but never posted.

How many posts do I need to "rack up" before I'm no longer a troll?

3!

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Originally Posted by What'dyabringmetoday???

You will need to get up first thing in the morning and throw together ten or twelve posts. Go to work and wonder what happened on BrownCafe while you were gone. If you have access to a computer at work, go ahead and get a few more posts added. When you get home from work, you must rush to the computer and spend the rest of your evening posting away. It seems that 5,000 posts is some sort of honor around here.
When you get enough posts piled up, then you can become arrogant and judge other people's posts. You can also join forces with some of the other "super posters" and make sure you all approve of each other's posts and work together to makes sure others post to your liking.
Good luck to you.

Less than 2000 to go for me. I think I can, I think I can, I think I can.

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Originally Posted by pickup

Does this bridge have trolls living under it?

Of course, it's a TROLL BRIDGE!!!

trplnkl · 07-07-2009, 01:38 AM

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Originally Posted by tieguy

now up to 5 and 4

"Is there a problem with the info the alleged troll posted? Is it true or is it false?".

trplnkl · 07-08-2009, 03:39 AM

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Originally Posted by trplnkl

"Is there a problem with the info the alleged troll posted? Is it true or is it false?".

What's wrong Tie? Cat got ya tongue?

tieguy · 07-08-2009, 04:00 AM

sorry trp.

I believe we are now up to 7 and 6. thanks for the reminder.

previously you claimed I accused 90 percent of new posters of being a troll. I asked you to prove I actually did that to a mere 10 percent. Still waiting TRP. Has the cat got YOUR tongue?

trplnkl · 07-08-2009, 05:56 AM

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Originally Posted by tieguy

sorry trp.

I believe we are now up to 7 and 6. thanks for the reminder.

previously you claimed I accused 90 percent of new posters of being a troll. I asked you to prove I actually did that to a mere 10 percent. Still waiting TRP. Has the cat got YOUR tongue?

I have no idea what you mean by 7 and 6.
Nice try at your usual spin, but Mr. Tie in post number 13 you will see that the first and second sentences are the questions I have asked you several times. I have even tried to make it easy for you to answer by making it one question. Why should I offer any answer to your question when your are obviously not replying to mine?

oops, sorry I thought I made it one sentence, but I didn't do that.

trplnkl · 07-10-2009, 03:20 AM

How did I know you wouldn't answer? Oh Yeah, it's your M.O.

tieguy · 07-10-2009, 08:39 PM

Its now been 9 days since troll number one cluttered this site with his posting and 8 days since troll number two ( or the same guy) made his. Yet certain posters here ran to their defense.

Jeri Linnert · 07-11-2009, 02:34 AM

Whats a troll

dilligaf · 07-11-2009, 02:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeri Linnert

Whats a troll

Troll (Internet) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An Internet troll, or simply troll in Internet slang, is someone who posts controversial, inflammatory, irrelevant or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum or chat room, with the intention of provoking other users into an emotional response...
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet)

Jeri Linnert · 07-11-2009, 02:44 AM

Thank you. I'm internet retarded. At least I'm not a troll.

dilligaf · 07-11-2009, 02:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeri Linnert

Thank you. I'm internet retarded. At least I'm not a troll.

LOL Welcome to BC. You'll learn. Hope you have as much fun as we do.

trplnkl · 07-11-2009, 02:49 AM

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Originally Posted by tieguy

Its now been 9 days since troll number one cluttered this site with his posting and 8 days since troll number two ( or the same guy) made his. Yet certain posters here ran to their defense.

It's been 7 days since I asked two direct questions of a certain poster that doesn't have the guts to give direct answers to said questions.

hitman15 · 07-11-2009, 12:49 PM

Well, sorry it took me so long to re-post. Next time I'll try to be quicker. I'm a preload full-time supervisor and I don't check this EVERY DAY!!

I'm still waiting on someone to refute the evidence I posted. Ok, tie, the counter is back to zero days.

tieguy · 07-11-2009, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by trplnkl

It's been 7 days since I asked two direct questions of a certain poster that doesn't have the guts to give direct answers to said questions.

11 and 10 now trp.

sorry your panties are getting all bunched up but You still have to support your statement that I accuse 90 percent of all new posters of being trolls. I dropped the number you had to prove down to 10 percent yet you still have not produced. You then tried to defend your unprovoked attack in defense of trolls by doing the whats wrong with trolls routine.

you first honey buns.

pretzel_man · 07-11-2009, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by hitman15

Well, sorry it took me so long to re-post. Next time I'll try to be quicker. I'm a preload full-time supervisor and I don't check this EVERY DAY!!

I'm still waiting on someone to refute the evidence I posted. Ok, tie, the counter is back to zero days.

As far as I know, UPS never tried to pretend this didn't happen. Aside from that, the post is accurate.

Of course, what you posted is a statement from the law firm that stands a lot to gain from this case and the others that were filed.

From my perspective, this is a BS California case. Its not the first.

The claim is that these supervisors are hourly employees, not part of management. I think it was originally filed back in 2005.

P-Man

tieguy · 07-11-2009, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by hitman15

Well, sorry it took me so long to re-post. Next time I'll try to be quicker. I'm a preload full-time supervisor and I don't check this EVERY DAY!!

I'm still waiting on someone to refute the evidence I posted. Ok, tie, the counter is back to zero days.

back to zero? are you admitting to being both trolls?

hitman15 · 07-11-2009, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by tieguy

back to zero? are you admitting to being both trolls?

No. Have an admin do a simple IP check and you can verify I'm not..

trplnkl · 07-12-2009, 03:29 AM

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Originally Posted by tieguy

you first honey buns.

Oh Nay Nay sweat cheeks, I ask you two questions before I ever mentioned a % of anything, You answer first and then I might address YOUR questions.

tieguy · 07-12-2009, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by trplnkl

Oh Nay Nay sweat cheeks, I ask you two questions before I ever mentioned a % of anything, You answer first and then I might address YOUR questions.

my you are obsessed. 10 percent there tex. You said I accuse 90 percent of the new posters here of being trolls. I asked you to prove I do so to 10 percent. Put an iron to those panties and cough up the goods.

12 days on troll number 1 now unless number 2 posted as both which is possible.

I would also like to go on record for our next big blow up that once again you and your girlfriend jumped onto this thread to defend the trolls when you really had no reason to do so.

Lets go have a golly gee ain't you great for hitting 600 posts for your girlfriend now while I wait for you two to gang up on me the next time....

UPS Lifer · 07-12-2009, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by tieguy

first poster has two post to his credit with the same question. Second poster has one.

I think we have our first double troll alert.

I thought the same thing as you Tie. The first poster talks about harassment - I don't know anything about that!

The second poster has referenced a case that was settled. I read about it and it stuck in my mind because the law firm who represented UPS has contacted me through my former district HR manager.

The class action lawsuit for full-time supervisors regarding salary vs overtime was thrown out, BUT the court opened the door on individual lawsuits by each supervisor based on the merits.

Three supervisors who have worked for me have filed lawsuits and I have been contacted by the law firm representing UPS out of LA and San Francisco to make a declaration for a summary judgment in those cases. I should state also that these are all seasoned supervisors who have worked for many different managers over their career.

This is oversimplifying it but it will give you an approximation of what the lawsuit would entail.

Basically, the supervisors have to prove that they were/are nothing more than following direction for the company and should be paid for overtime and additional meal time for hours worked. (non-exempt)

The UPS lawyers would argue that the supervisors are exempt employees and do not fall under the California guidelines for non-exempt status.
The company would have to show that their job description entails making decisions and performing tasks that qualify the employee for exempt status. (The supervisors get paid a salary and no overtime)

I will not comment about the specifics of cases I am involved in but I can see that there are merits on an individual basis where a supervisor may be able to show cause for non-exempt status.

Also, I did not ask how many cases are pending. I can tell you that I have been involved with this process since last February and the cases are only at the summary judgment stage as I write this.

trplnkl · 07-12-2009, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by tieguy

my you are obsessed. 10 percent there tex. You said I accuse 90 percent of the new posters here of being trolls. I asked you to prove I do so to 10 percent. Put an iron to those panties and cough up the goods.

12 days on troll number 1 now unless number 2 posted as both which is possible.

I would also like to go on record for our next big blow up that once again you and your girlfriend jumped onto this thread to defend the trolls when you really had no reason to do so.

Lets go have a golly gee ain't you great for hitting 600 posts for your girlfriend now while I wait for you two to gang up on me the next time....

All I want is for you to answer two simple questions I asked you in my first post on this thread. Other than that I really have no interest at all in addressing anything else you say before that point.
It's really simple, answer the questions and we can move on.

tieguy · 07-12-2009, 06:31 PM

trp for a big bad texan you sure whine and cry like a little girl.

trplnkl · 07-13-2009, 12:04 AM

Just want an answer to the questions from you.

Although, I am wondering how long it's gonna take before you start a poll. LOL