From: Dave (gpw1942@verizon.net)
Date: Thu Sep 16 2004 - 04:42:18 PDT
SGT PJ,
Maybe you should find a couple of your customers who are patriotic & or
are in the military. Have them send your boss a couple of hundred e-mail
as to how they will take their business somewhere unless you are not
hassled the next time you are called to your countries aid.
1SG Jenkins
Veteran Corps of Artillery State of New York
MV content: I still need a good repro battery hold down bracket for my
42 GPW? Recommendations.?
Patrick Jankowiak wrote:
> I'm back.
>
> First, thatnk all y'all for the good wishes, but unfortunately, things
> have gone poorly.
>
> Phone call #2: My boss had a seething psychotic fit, and again made
> veiled threats to fire me, gave me a 'choice', and outright (false)
> accusations of poor performance ever since I joined the Texas Guard.
> It is a distraction from my work, you see. I know it was a psychotic
> episode, because he never laughs, but he laughed hysterically between
> sentences and could not stop when I phoned him to let him know I would
> probably be back Friday.
>
> Phone call #3: while I was waiting in the DPS break room he called and
> said he has 300 e-mails from one customer of mine, and was going to HR
> and he was going to do something about it. No attempt to explain about
> emergency preparedness, public service, the honor of military service,
> or any any other placation would do. I am unprofessional, you see. I
> always use any excuse to get out of work, especially any excuse to
> leave the cool clean office with my 21" monitor and desk and telcom
> lab is, and go into the boonies and sweat my butt off doing some real
> work. OOps now I am being sarcastic.. hehe :)
>
> In dire fear of losing my job (I doubt I can quickly get another that
> pays this well), I spoke to the SGM, XO, and then Commander, who
> referred me to the JAG officer. That became an interview, I was
> subsequently relieved and permitted to return to my home of record.
> This would not happen in the US Army but in the TXSG, where enlistment
> is at will and usually unpaid, there are a few concessions to the
> citizen soldier.
>
> That having been said, we were this time in a paid status as the
> disaster relief security duties come under the auspices of FEMA
> (that's where the pay status comes from). So it is the proverbial
> federal case.
>
> According to the JAG, my boss has broken company policy (asI
> understand it and explained it, several state laws, and at least one
> federal law. Also, a form of coercion which is against the law, and
> more so since it was perpetrated on a soldier while on duty, and I am
> not sure what category that falls into -I don't understand all the
> details that well. At this time the matter is out of my hands, and the
> JAG will be taking it up with the company legal department. In the
> meantime, I'll just go in to work tomorrow AM, like an innocent little
> whipped puppy, and let the ton o' bricks fall where they may in a week
> or so.
>
> Most importantly to me, Ye olde bossman has stolen from me the
> experience of my first real life emergency deployment with my unit.
> That I will never forget, and I do not know if I can forgive it.
>
> Documenting all and holding my temper and toungue in check,
>
> SGT PJ
>
> MV content: The deuce ran fine. Slow going up the hills as usual with
> that big box on the back, but otherwise, very smooth. Got to do a real
> 'brake check' too as some dummy in a tiny sports car (miata
> convertible?) swerved in front to exit. I hope the screeching brakes
> and horn made him wet his pants. I wonder if he got a good look in his
> rear view mirror at the spinning drive flange on the front axle. I
> must have been only inches away. I didn't know you could lock up the
> brakes on an M35. I was driving very safely, but sometimes they are
> just out to get ya. Good ole deuce and a half. It's so much truck for
> so little money, how can I not love it! The 1100x20 tires are doing
> great, and I am finally getting the 900x20's on the front worn down
> from all the miles. I have an oil leak on the front oild filter case
> (at the top).
>
> I notice the transmission is harder to shift when hot. Any
> suggestions? It has GL-1 in it.
>
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