Maybe you should google controlled substance. Because you can't comprehend this:
You were caught with a controlled substance. Your defense was two supervisors have to catch you, which is a union thing. So I ask you, where in that paragraph does it say two supervisors have to catch you. Because unless you insert words post copy, it isn't there.
No, I actually wasn't caught with a controlled substance. You're right, it doesn't say two, but it says one, or at least implies it, how else are observations to be made?
YOU WERE CAUGHT USING A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. I don't have to convince anybody it doesn't say controlled substance.
You said that was in reference to alcohol, you disputed that observations had to be made for a controlled substance. I was not caught using anything, drug metabolites stay in your system long after the effects of usage have subsided.
No law firm hires someone before they even go to school. That's like UPS hiring somebody because they're thinking about getting a drivers license.
You may not realize this, but law firms actually employ people besides lawyers. Not everyone has to be a lawyer to work at a law firm, so, imagine a scenario where someone gets a job as a paralegal, as a paige, or some other support staff position. now prepare yourself for this, it actually happens. For the record, I have been to school, I have a batchelor's degree, this is really going to blow your mind, the law firm employed me while I was in school!!!!
Looked throughout the thread. You never said you were a peak driver. Sorry.
I apologize too, I underestimated your reading comprehension, you were able to pick out one key, relevant fact. You get a gold star!!!!
I just find it amazing someone who just got fired out of the blue, was a PTer for 8 years, has at a minimum 45,000 saved to get a law degree.
Let's check your math skills. I'm trying to ballpark this and keep it simple for you. My first year I think I made 13k or so, after progression, raises, driving Saturday air and rtding for 3 years I was up to around 25k last year. So that's an average of 19k a year for 8 years. That's 152,000, let's give the government there cut, say 30%, that leaves me with 106,400. I also bought as much stock as I could, in 2009 I think I was getting stock for 40/50 bucks a share, have you seen the price lately? Turns out, I've done pretty well on that investment. Did you comprehend the part where I said I never needed the money and saved it all? I do wish I could get a law degree for 45,000 and actaully you can at some schools but the school id like to attend will run me closer to 75k.
Even more surprising is that they'd hire someone who swept the floors for them to go to law school.
Why is that surprising? Doesn't ups hire from within? Why would it shock you that people I've worked with for years would like to see me do well, would be willing to help me and would offer me a job upon graduation? Maybe you are not familiar with the law profession but I assure you, it is far from uncommon for someone that started out at the bottom level while they were in school to matriculate, get a law degree and be hired by the same firm they once took out the trash for. You realize that there are a lot of father son practices in the law profession right? So would it surprise you that the son may have swept the floors while in high school and yet was still hired to practice law at the same firm a few years later?
No it's called arrogance.
Call it what you want, I think you're jealous.
You were backed up against a wall. You either had to resign and be able to walk out saying you left on your own accord, or would be fired for it. You were forced in resignation to save face.
To some extent you're right. They were going to try and fire me, I could have chose to continue fighting. I probably would have lost. In the end, I didn't see why I should fight for a job I didn't plan on keeping anyway, like I've said before, always knew I wanted something different, just wasn't sure what it was, became complacent at ups.
I might buy it if you were like a paralegal at a big law firm and wanted to go to law school. I don't buy that a small law firm would pay for it.
Again, you may not realize this but many a small firm lawyer has paid for their son to go to law school. I really don't care what you choose to buy, but I assure you, the small firm I work for has offered. This is really going to blow your mind, the firm has actaully offered to help me with any career choice I make. It's nice getting to know your boss on a personal level, never met the ceo of ups, but I know my boss at the law firm and his family. At Christmas time I don't get a card in the mail, I've got a seat at the table and you still don't think the law firm would help me? Oh well, believe what you want.
Nothing sadder than having to prove to people your life is amazing when it came crashing down because of stupidity.
I truly pity you, I live the life of a king, I'm more fortunate than most, I have the world in the palm of my hand, my opportunities are boundless, leaving ups was simply a wake up call, time to quit being a college kid and choose a real career. You on the other hand are stuck sucking the brown tit. You cant leave because your earning potential has been fully realized at ups, everything you have is dependent upon your weekly check and I'm sure you're living week to week. I'm sorry you got stuck at a thankless job and now you can't leave because you have too many financial obligations. Just because I didn't knock up the first girl to give me some and get tied into the monotony of average that you call a life, thats no reason for you to envy me.
