BIC_BAWS Adventure Thread

[HonestTea]

I'm glad you left that shitty place, the owner sounds fucking unhinged.

[Badhobz]

Originally Posted by BIC_BAWS

I got another one LMFAO



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Excellent !!!! You should have fucked their daughter too.

[bcrdukes]

Wow, Badbhoz. That's savage.

I like it.

[EvoFire]

Originally Posted by Badhobz

Excellent !!!! You should have fucked their daughter too.

What if their daughter is now 45 yo integra girl?

[bcrdukes]

[BIC_BAWS]

Originally Posted by westopher

You should put these fucking losers on blast. This is outright harassment and if the person that's sending this is simply management and not the owner of the company they need to be fired.

No.. this is the married-in owner of the company (a man btw), evident that HR skills aren't to standard at all. And as much as I want to put them on blast, only the husband is a gigantic POS. The wife who started the company is also a POS, but it's business. And she actually works quite hard on her business despite her husband dragging her down (dude takes a salary and does nothing for it; wife takes a salary and does both people's work for it).

Originally Posted by Badhobz

Excellent !!!! You should have fucked their daughter too.

That would either be their dead dog or their replacement dog that they occasionally call by the dead dogs name. Damn poor doggo. Gets beat but she's just a puppy.

Originally Posted by HonestTea

I'm glad you left that shitty place, the owner sounds fucking unhinged.

I started balding/thinning out (I'm 27 rn). It could be a combination of being unhealthy and nicotine, but I noticed that it's ever since I started this job 5 years ago LOL. Stress is a real thing. I'm still figuring out what "normal" working conditions are for work. I constantly feel like I'm underperforming because everything's not on fire LOL. I realized, I spent every single work day of the past 5 years, working at like 300% capacity and strung out.

[BIC_BAWS]

Five months in.. Recently, I really questioned whether or not this role was right for me since it's A LOT more networking/socializing than anticipated. For those who know me in person, I know many would say I'm pretty extroverted, but on the other hand man was I drained and I'm constantly questioning do I even want to go to these events? (Tho everytime I do, I leave feeling refreshed and excited for what comes next)

Last week, was fucked.

Friday-Sunday - Work on product launch
Monday - Conference that I was helping run
Tuesday - Integral part of a conversation that involves many different stakeholders (cue: imposter syndrome - seriously who let me in on this convo)
Wednesday - Boothing at WebSummit Vancouver Day 1 + visit from regional leaders to talk about my industry (Mayors, city councillors, etc) (cue: imposter syndrome)
Thursday - Boothing at WSV Day 2 + Running a Masterclass with a Federal partner
Friday - Boothing at WSV Day 3 + Running a Masterclass at WSV in front of 200 people (cue: imposter syndrome)

Between Tuesday and Wednesday, I had probably 2 hours of sleep as I had to finalize updates for a product launch for DAY 1. Wednesday night I had 0 hours of sleep as I had to deal with some damage control things. All in all, that week alone, I had only 16 hours of sleep, ate two meals, survived on London Fogs (courtesy of another booth) and water LOL. On Thursday, I went to go buy a sandwich and I stared at it for 20 mins before gathering the energy to eat haha. I'll take tips on week long dress shoes, suits, etc.

I met with my bosses who flew in from QC for the first time in-person. They were really impressed at my dedication for work and so were every other stakeholder involved in anything I was doing - which is shocking because I just got the job done. Nothing special, just whatever it took. I'm more shocked that everyone's standards are so low, because I would have thought corporate standards would be a lot higher compared to small business standards, but it was the opposite. Or maybe its because of all that BCIT drown you in work + abuse from last job, that makes this all feel very .. light work.

Originally Posted by Eff-1

From my experience, member relations is essentially a sales role. The goal of every B2B business association, say from the Vancouver Board of Trade all the way down to the your local Crackerjacks Association, is to generate membership dues and maintain renewals.

Something to keep in mind that selling these memberships isn't easy. The dues can be high, and in a bad economy (like now) this is very much a discretionary business expense that is at the top of the list of something to cut (unless the business is paying the dues for politcal reasons, etc).

Something that popped up into mind while I was pitching at my booth was that I never wanted to be in a sales role, yet somehow this is technically a sales role but it doesn't feel like it. I don't have KPIs for membership and member retention is more important than onboarding new members. So ultimately for me, it's how do we deliver value with membership?

One thing that I'm exploring nation wide is community driven events - how do we ensure that all SMBs (incl. mom + pop shops) have the basics they need to execute ___ level of standards in ____. I plan on doing this by having member companies in their respective regional areas speak about the 101 to our industry, hoping that it can give regular folks some sense of security in a digital world full of threats.

I also realize a large part of my background is small business advisory. I'm allowed to continue those efforts as part of my day job and it's really nice to be doing something fulfilling (and getting paid for it). Speaking of pay, since I'm full remote with the exception of meetings, events, etc, despite my pay being only $70K, my TC with reimbursements cover a lot more than anticipated. I do two meetings in DT and it covers a full tank of gas. Obv theres the wear and tear component that they're factoring in, and I'm not, but it's still a nice perk that I didn't originally anticipate.

Originally Posted by Tapioca

Larger ones can be valuable, particularly if they actually have the ear of government. That's the main value proposition for members - the associations are effective at lobbying for change that serves their industry.

We aren't officially lobbyists, but yes I would say that we have the ear of the government and seeing that side of things has been an eye opener to how politics works.

Anyway, I think I'm happy? My bosses told me not to do any more late night / all nighters to deal with client damage control and instead we'll send a cease & desist next time (in my defense this was necessary as it was a very public post that had several major stakeholders tagged on it, with a pending announcement for the next morn). I'm feeling mixed up about all the networking, events, and LinkedIn posts (acting like a LI influencer lol ugh), but in both good and bad ways. In one way, it feels artificial, but on the other hand I really did see how everything fell into place this past week and could feel the energy in the city - haven't felt this way since 2010.

Oh yeah.. I'm meeting with my previous coworkers (none of which who are still at the previous employer) tomorrow evening to catch up. We'll see what TEA comes out bahaha.

[Badhobz]

You work too hard. I just did squat the whole week and took pictures of garbage in Richmond.

[bcrdukes]

You should buy a Rolex to celebrate.

[Traum]

Food and sleep are important. We can't just run on sugar and caffeine.

(Try and get at least 4 hrs of Zzz every night, you know? Anything less, and we really can't function.)

[CivicBlues]

You should ask for a raise

[BIC_BAWS]

I gotta ask for 3 more days of vacation LOL. Haven't seen gramps in 10 years.

[Mikoyan]

Originally Posted by bcrdukes

You should buy a Rolex to celebrate.

Not you Hobz.

[Badhobz]

I don’t buy Rolexes to celebrate.

I buy timex’s or SpongeBob watches to celebrate

[RabidRat]

Originally Posted by CivicBlues

You should ask for a raise

Even better that they feel compelled to give him a raise, rather than him having to ask for it.

If by the end of the review cycle, he's consistently continued to deliver value (i.e. taking care of yourself and not burning out, BIC!! ), they're going to automatically raise his TC or risk his departure affecting their bottom line. But he does have to consistently and continually deliver value.

I guess BIC the only KPI that really matters for your TC, is how consistently they're seeing their margins go up.

[Badhobz]

This boy works too hard.

He’s not living the Canadian dream. Which is to milk as much money for as little work as possible all the while blaming everyone else for their non productivity. What ? I’m not lazy ! You’re lazy ! That’s not drool on my face! That’s just cum

[CivicBlues]

Originally Posted by RabidRat

Even better that they feel compelled to give him a raise, rather than him having to ask for it.

If by the end of the review cycle, he's consistently continued to deliver value (i.e. taking care of yourself and not burning out, BIC!! ), they're going to automatically raise his TC or risk his departure affecting their bottom line. But he does have to consistently and continually deliver value.

I guess BIC the only KPI that really matters for your TC, is how consistently they're seeing their margins go up.

WTF is this corporate word vomit? No one's going to give you a raise in this country or this day and age without you asking for it!!!

[yray]

are there hot chicks out of all this?

thats the important question

[Badhobz]

Originally Posted by CivicBlues

WTF is this corporate word vomit? No one's going to give you a raise in this country or this day and age without you asking for it!!!

Yah especially not crusty old fucks like me. I dock pay for every single gay utterance I hear.

Ohhh I can’t come in today due to my mother falling down stairs

That’s gay. I’ll make sure to note that for your next performance review.

[badgerx3]

You're working like a dog for 70k TC. Any employer worth its weight will, of course, reimburse you for what you have described as work-related expenses.

These guys are impressed with your dedication because you're giving them free labour that goes way beyond what they expected out of a person in your position.

You're working hard, not smart.

[BIC_BAWS]

Originally Posted by yray

are there hot chicks out of all this?

thats the important question

Yes, I shot my shot at someone who I thought was hitting on me and later got blocked LMFAO

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[RabidRat]

Originally Posted by CivicBlues

WTF is this corporate word vomit? No one's going to give you a raise in this country or this day and age without you asking for it!!!

That's not been my experience.

My first couple years out of school, I just did my job. At the end of every year I asked for a raise, and every year they said "you're doing great! but there's just no budget, it's out of my hands sorry."

At some point, while I kept doing the job tasks, I also started jumping in to do whatever else would make the biggest difference for the bigger picture. Filling gaps that nobody else was addressing, which management noticed and appreciated.

Compensation went up on its own, and if it didn't, I would've left to another job where I could then be doing what I'd just learned how to do, while leaving them with those gaps again. And they know that. The last 10 years, my compensation's gone up by multiples, and I've never asked for a raise. It's just leverage.

Put yourself in your boss's shoes. How are they going to justify to their own boss, that they should pay you more? If the business could easily replace you with somebody cheaper who can do the same job, why should they do a damn thing for you? You have to actually be worth more than the next guy, so they'll pay more to avoid losing you.

[BIC_BAWS]

Originally Posted by badgerx3

You're working like a dog for 70k TC. Any employer worth its weight will, of course, reimburse you for what you have described as work-related expenses.



These guys are impressed with your dedication because you're giving them free labour that goes way beyond what they expected out of a person in your position.



You're working hard, not smart.

If you're new to this thread, my previous employer didn't comp shit "oh it's on the way" or "can you just___ it's just down the road".

Let's just say on average for a conference week, I get comp'd a pretty hefty amount for meals (that I don't even take) so "free money".

I think work is impressed but so is industry from the feedback I recieved. And I'm shocked that industry standards are so low.



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[Gerbs]

Originally Posted by Mikoyan

Not you Hobz.

Hobz only wears Patek's, Rolex is for broke 20 yo's

[badgerx3]

Yes, and I think we all agree your previous employer is insane. As I mentioned, any somewhat professional employer would provide reimbursement for work-related expenses, which include meals during working hours. In your case, it sounds like you're getting per diems.