As you know, I work in a coal mine. We upgraded the mine last year to double the capacity in order to get more stable revenues. When we asked CN before that and they said "ok" to send more trains. We invested the money and went on with the project. Now that it is done, CN doesn't send more train, they even send less trains. They said that they didn't care about us as we're not really an important client. (we still send 3 millions of tons of coal every year...) So my company will lay off about 50 people for good and will probably stop the operations for some times. No point to produce anything if we can't send it to the clients. We currently have 1.2 millions of ton of coal waiting to be sent to West. Make the calculations...

I know that intermodal trains might make more money than coal, but it's not a reason for not keeping its words... So CN sucks and I'm looking for a new job again...

I had no idea that you worked in a coal mine?

There are always jobs in Calgary

that sucks man

there's tons of jobs in Calgary, but not really your field but you know...you CAN change fields...as i am leaning towards doing now...details to come

ciao

Got that damn DEVO song in my head now...

Wasn't that The Judds?

Or was it Loretta Lynn?

wtf?

ciao

Nah...that was her dad...

Youngsters....

oh yeah...so sad i missed out on this...




CRRRAAAACK THAT WHIP!!!








ciao

Of course it was.

Well duh, even if it sucks, I won't leave a +30$/hour job to work in a McDonalds in Calgray to please you!

i dont work @ mcdonalds...in fact...none of us do



ciao

First thing that I think about when people ask me why I hate my job: I hate office work. I prefer to work in the pit, for me it's as enjoyable to work outside with the real thing than to play with my tonkas when I was a little kid. I doubt that there's a mine in the middle of Calgary!

There's mines west of Lethbridge....you could probably have a job in one tomorrow if you wanted.
VS