I quit. No, literally...I did.

[Tama]

Yes, the native american way is very practical. I remember reading how they used every part of the animal they killed.

[elsporko]

The easiest thing to remember is There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch. If it was so easy and so profitable that anybody could do it in their spare time (i.e. NOT 80 hours a week), then the person selling the scheme would instead be hiring somebody to do the job, paying them peanuts (jobs that anybody can do pay little) and then hold onto the profit.

The idea that if you work insane hours at a home business you can make decent money is not new and not necessarily a scam. A business you can spend only a couple of hours a day on that requires no skill or experience, yet still pull in thousands a month is not something you are going to get via some "system" advertised by a banner ad.

SirWired

In my case the work looked pretty mind numbing, it was basically stuffing envelopes. What made it a scam is that they paid you per envelope, but also paid in advance. How would they know how many I stuffed if I was paid in advance?

[Geek King]

Also, in the case of the killed deer being picked up so quickly, where I grew up, there were a couple guys known to the local PD that would get a call if the hit deer was recent. These guys would come out and get the carcass, clean it, and butcher the deer for the local county orphanage in return for a 10-25% "cut" of deer meat. I'm not sure if they can do that anymore, though.

[Andara Bledin]

Yes, the native american way is very practical. I remember reading how they used every part of the animal they killed.

Yup. If it isn't food or tool, it becomes decoration.

^-.-^

[Kristev]

Part of their respect for the life and essence of the creature.

[Seraph]

Well, small update. Found out today I was pretty much secretly fired when my notice was received.

I sent it in on Saturday morning, of course informing them next friday was my last day. Important Note: I spoke with the wife of the owner on TUESDAY, asking about the projects I needed to finish. She informed me she would send the info later that evening. Nothing was ever received.

Today was supposed to be my last meeting with them, so I could get everything wrapped up. I waited and waited for my e-vite to the teleconference...nothing.

I briefly spoke with one of the supervisors, and he told me that the invites went out the day before....and on top of that, the owner's wife had been telling everyone I quit the Friday previous. Man, that would be hard to do, considering I DROPPED MY NOTICE ON SATURDAY. Oh, and of course, the Tuesday thing. So yeah, she cut me out of all my current projects in a fit of angst. Great. Especially since I just lined up a new part time job, and had told them I'd start next week since I needed to wrap up stuff for the other guys first.

The owner told me he was really sorry, but of course, he'd been misinformed. I told him no problem, I knew he wasn't upset with me, but that I sure as heck knew who was.

I then sent them an invoice for all unbilled hours, and told them they needed to send me payment TODAY, as I had decided that I wasn't even going to deal with her childishness.

Seriously, I'd bent over backwards to help those guys out for two years, and they treat me like that on my last week? Wow. If they ever come back to me asking for a design (which they will, I know they're backed up) I am definitely going to bill them at my current rate I'm getting at the new job. Which....is double what I was making there. >

[EricKei]

Wow. If they ever come back to me asking for a design (which they will, I know they're backed up) I am definitely going to bill them at my current rate I'm getting at the new job. Which....is double what I was making there. >

If they actually come to you again...ever...I think you would be fully justified in charging them Asshole Tax. An extra 50% should be reasonable.

[georgie]

If they actually come to you again...ever...I think you would be fully justified in charging them Asshole Tax. An extra 50% should be reasonable.

i agree with EricKei. charge em an asshole tax plus an inconvieniance and stress tax

[BlaqueKatt]

Creeped me out. Who would...well....would want a pre-grilled deer? (cringe and rimshot)

who wouldn't want 100-200 pounds of free meat?

[Magpie]

who wouldn't want 100-200 pounds of free meat?

Not everyone has a chest freezer, and what else are you going to do with a couple of year's supply of meat? (I had to live three years without one. It was horrible.) And I think the issue was more with the fact that us city folks are used to seeing roadkill of the "extremely flat squirrel" kind. It's very hard to not get grossed out by the idea of eating roadkill when that's what you're used to.

[TheSHAD0W]

A small chest freezer costs less than the amount of meat you can pack into it; after that point it's pure win. Assuming you have the space for it.

[eltf177]

BTW, did you ever get your final check from these idiots? Or any sort of explanation/apology?

[Seraph]

I actually did, thank goodness. It was extremely small but...no surprise there, considering I lost an entire week's worth of work.

No apology/explanation either. In fact, the only people who have come to talk to me were a couple of the employees there, making sure I would be alright. They're also thinking about leaving the company now, lol.

[EricKei]

They're also thinking about leaving the company now, lol.

Good for them! I'm sure you could suggest a web forum where they might wanna come hang out and maybe share horror stories about that place...I dunno what it's called...something about dislikable clientele...It's on the tip of my tongue, I'm sure it'll come to me eventually >_<

[bsaana]

Not everyone has a chest freezer, and what else are you going to do with a couple of year's supply of meat? (I had to live three years without one. It was horrible.) And I think the issue was more with the fact that us city folks are used to seeing roadkill of the "extremely flat squirrel" kind. It's very hard to not get grossed out by the idea of eating roadkill when that's what you're used to.

Deer Jerky, Deer Salami, Deer Sticks (similar to the processed sticks you'd find in stores), Deer Steaks.... All kinds of goodies. My uncle even likes Deer Hot Dogs (they taste like cooked salami...)

As long as the deer is picked up and processed close to the time of kill, and not too much damage was done, like say half of the deer completely exploded like what happens when a big truck hits it.