Behind the Scenes @ Work

[ForeverRoses]

if you are sitting in a restaurant and notice that it is getting especially cold or the background music seems loud, chances are you or someone around you has been sitting at thier table for a very long time even though they are done with thier food. We would jack up the air or the music in a particular zone to try and get people to move on.

[tld221]

Originally Posted by ForeverRoses

if you are sitting in a restaurant and notice that it is getting especially cold or the background music seems loud, chances are you or someone around you has been sitting at thier table for a very long time even though they are done with thier food. We would jack up the air or the music in a particular zone to try and get people to move on.

LOL its like the Academy awards!

[tld221]

Originally Posted by Rudey

Dips on the side? Like do the dippy dip?

-Rudey

you know what i mean. when even the legit folks have side hustles...

[OneTimeSBX]

Originally Posted by ForeverRoses

if you are sitting in a restaurant and notice that it is getting especially cold or the background music seems loud, chances are you or someone around you has been sitting at thier table for a very long time even though they are done with thier food. We would jack up the air or the music in a particular zone to try and get people to move on.

if thats the case, TGIFridays doesnt want anybody lingering long lol!

[PeppyGPhiB]

Originally Posted by tld221

isn't that...sorta like... plagarism?

Actually, PR people love it when our news releases are copied. The reporter wants to print every word we wrote, and how we wrote it? PERFECT! That's why we write in Associated Press style...so the reporter can slip in our press releases without having to re-write anything.

Most of them will change a word or two, or the headline, to make it their own piece. Or they won't sign the article.

[Rudey]

Originally Posted by tld221

you know what i mean. when even the legit folks have side hustles...

What about it? I made a comment on paying in cash to a small business owner. I didn't comment on anything else, whether it's murder or large-scale tax evasion. But there are laws for legitimate offshore income and black market activities, and if there's something beyond that which bothers you I assume someone who likes talking philosophy is good for that discussion.

-Rudey

[ZTAngel]

Originally Posted by tld221

isn't that...sorta like... plagarism?

Yes and no. You essentially become a "ghost writer" which happens a lot in the PR field. Many times when you see a bylined article by a CEO or high-profile executive in a magazine or newspaper, the CEO or executive didn't write the article. A PR person wrote up the article for them and attached the CEO's or executive's name to it. You'd be surprised how many executives just cannot write. They're very business savvy but when it comes to putting their thoughts on paper they have no clue where to even begin. It's essentially the same thing with reporters (except the reporter can write - he/she is just being lazy when putting in a press release directly from the PR rep rather than writing something on their own). When you send out a press release, it's almost an unwritten contract between the PR rep and the reporter that states "use this how you wish". Sometimes the reporter will use the release in its entirety, sometimes they'll use parts of it or sometimes they'll twist the release to fit their own agenda and give a negative 'spin' to your company. (the last one suuuuuucks but, unfortunately, it happens because reporters know that their constituents would like to read a more 'juicier' article)

[VandalSquirrel]

Originally Posted by Kevin

I worked at Radio Shack in undergrad and high school. If any of you have any reason to shop there, (these days, I couldn't think of a reason to) something to remember is that they have a "$50 Rule." It's an unwritten company guideline which says that the store must give store credit (at least) for anything under $50. If they won't, insist on getting the district manager's phone number. If they still won't relent, go to the regional manager. Eventually, they'll suck up to you and give you whatever it is you want.

In my current trade, law, all I can say is that if you have to hire a lawyer, first, don't hire anyone who advertises on TV -- those operations are usually set up as "volume" operations. In other words, they'll take the first settlement offered and move on to the next client. Most of the time your case will receive only a very small amount of attention from an actual lawyer.

Second, consult with several lawyers, don't be afraid to get a second opinion.

Finally, be on your best behavior for any consultation -- dress nicely, behave, don't get emotional. Many lawyers will raise their retainers when they see a potential client is either going to be a high-maintenance client or if the lawyer just doesn't like them.

-- Also, be nice and pay your bill.

Re: the lawyers, I remember advice I was given about divorces. When you decide to get one, call all of the good ones first, tell them your story, and then when your spouse calls they are out of luck because they've already head from one of the parties. Might not be as effective in a metro area, but I recently saw it happen to someone, and it spanned to the next county.

[kstar]

Originally Posted by Rudey

You're not much of a thinker. Again, there are numerous ways to pay upfront. To skip billing and take payment in an untraceable manner, a la cash or say...diamonds...is the clearest sign of keeping something off the books for either tax evasion or something more exotic, like money laundering and, oh say, terrorism financing. I'm glad I educated you. Next time, if you don't know about something you shouldn't make such suggestions.

-Rudey

There are other reasons to give incentives to pay cash, such as not having to pay the percentage that credit companies take out of every transaction. In those cases, a cashier's check is as good as cash.

[Rudey]

Originally Posted by kstar

There are other reasons to give incentives to pay cash, such as not having to pay the percentage that credit companies take out of every transaction. In those cases, a cashier's check is as good as cash.

Hence why I posted about checks and other non-cash methods. But thanks for posting something completely useless and irrelevant.

-Rudey

[kstar]

Originally Posted by Rudey

Hence why I posted about checks and other non-cash methods. But thanks for posting something completely useless and irrelevant.

-Rudey

Um, you really didn't touch on those reasons, you automatically assumed that small business owners are tax-evading losers. Thanks for being a dick, like you always are.

[Rudey]

Originally Posted by kstar

Um, you really didn't touch on those reasons, you automatically assumed that small business owners are tax-evading losers. Thanks for being a dick, like you always are.

I discussed why someone would use cash as an untraceable method as opposed to several other upfront payment methods.

I didn't post something completely irrelevant like you did. Thanks for being so insulting. Your anger probably stems from talking your mouth off so often about things you know little about. Perhaps this is why you've had such unfortunate luck with the gentlemen in your life. Take care.

-Rudey

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by honeychile

But if you have a small business, and have another small business do some service (plumbing, electrical, roofing, etc), and offer to pay cash up front, you can usually save at least 20%.

Originally Posted by Rudey

So basically you're aiding and abetting a crime? The reason why it's cash is because it's off the books and there are no taxes paid on it.

-Rudey

Originally Posted by AlphaGamUGAAlum

Or because it's payment up front with no need for billing.

Originally Posted by Rudey

That's a whole load of crap. Payment up front? It's not an AR issue. Pay with a credit card and it's paid up front. Pay with a bank check and it's up front. Pay with an online funds transfer and it's upfront. There are numerous ways to pay upfront that are trackable. Cash is not trackable. Contractors and small businesses stick to cash so that they can cheat on their taxes. It's not an issue of payment dates.

-Rudey

Originally Posted by AlphaGamUGAAlum

I don't have a small business, so I don't know. It seems like the business getting the work done would have a tax incentive to claim money that went back into the business, but I have nowhere near the experience with tax fraud that you apparently do.

Originally Posted by Rudey

You're not much of a thinker. Again, there are numerous ways to pay upfront. To skip billing and take payment in an untraceable manner, a la cash or say...diamonds...is the clearest sign of keeping something off the books for either tax evasion or something more exotic, like money laundering and, oh say, terrorism financing. I'm glad I educated you. Next time, if you don't know about something you shouldn't make such suggestions.

-Rudey

Originally Posted by Rudey

What about it? I made a comment on paying in cash to a small business owner. I didn't comment on anything else, whether it's murder or large-scale tax evasion. But there are laws for legitimate offshore income and black market activities, and if there's something beyond that which bothers you I assume someone who likes talking philosophy is good for that discussion.

-Rudey

Originally Posted by Rudey

Hence why I posted about checks and other non-cash methods. But thanks for posting something completely useless and irrelevant.

-Rudey

Originally Posted by kstar

Um, you really didn't touch on those reasons, you automatically assumed that small business owners are tax-evading losers. Thanks for being a dick, like you always are.

Rudey,

Someone pointed out that you could save 20% a certain way. You immediately sprang to tax fraud, and even when no one disputed that tax fraud was a possibility, just suggested other possibilities, you lapsed into insulting people.

How does this communication strategy work out for you generally?

What are you looking for here?

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by AlphaGamUGAAlum

Rudey,

Someone pointed out that you could save 20% a certain way. You immediately sprang to tax fraud, and even when no one disputed that tax fraud was a possibility, just suggested other possibilities, you lapsed into insulting people.

How does this communication strategy work out for you generally?

What are you looking for here?

Step 1: Calm Down

Step 2: Click on Rudey's username

Step 3: Click on "view all posts by this user"

Step 4: Read

Step 5: Comprehend how Rudey works, and apply here

[Rudey]

Originally Posted by AlphaGamUGAAlum

Rudey,

Someone pointed out that you could save 20% a certain way. You immediately sprang to tax fraud, and even when no one disputed that tax fraud was a possibility, just suggested other possibilities, you lapsed into insulting people.

How does this communication strategy work out for you generally?

What are you looking for here?

You edited your first post because, in your own words, you didn't want to be a jerk. Hence you did the first insult. When kstar replied to me, she called me a dick (perhaps why her fiance dumped her - an attitude she has exhibited in multiple threads on multiple topics from USC football to politics). I believe that pretty much shuts down your argument on insulting. Regardless, insulting has nothing to do with the topic at hand.

The topic was saving money by paying in cash. Here's another way to make money. You have someone kill the person you owe money to. A bullet is really cheap actually. You didn't pull any trigger so you didn't commit a crime. Oh wait, you may just have. Again, the reason why people are so willing to accept cash is to cheat on taxes. It's a crime. I just gave you that information. Here's another analogy. Someone in the Congo cuts off a 12 year old boy's hand, enslaves his older brother to work in a diamond mine, then uses the diamonds to buy more machetes to cut more hands. You can get these blood diamonds at a substantial discount. 20% even maybe.

You made some ridiculous remark, realized you were wrong, said you weren't an expert, and instead of shutting up at that point you kept going with it. Do you think that perhaps now is the time to shutup?

If honeychile actually believes she's a good Christian, I'm sure she won't go around being an advocate of such a heinous act.

If you've got even an ounce of intelligence in you, you'll shutup now.

-Rudey