Olegred
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| 03 Aug 2008 07:54 PM |
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So, basically, either go staff or just sit tight and wait for next Katrina, right. Well, looks like that's what my choices are right now :)
Still, I can hardly believe that you guys do all this work for so little money (as you say) .... Why not just go staff? |
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Mike Kunze
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| 03 Aug 2008 09:53 PM |
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Why haven't more of us gone back staff? Probably because we're no longer spring chickens, and the climate has changed since those days when we were. The rooster in the chicken pen used to be the wise old claims manager who recognized talent, and gave the claim rep some authority to settle claims on the spot after that rep had exhibited coverage knowledge as well as being able to arrive at a true & tested loss amount. But in the past several years those roosters have been replaced by laying hens known as bean counters. They sit on the nest, without any real motivation other than keeping the eggs warm. Without the roosters, those eggs are only warm...no chicks, just a bad smell a few days later. Maybe when the smell gets too bad, it will all come full circle. |
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Medulus
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| 04 Aug 2008 12:29 AM |
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Mike,
You would be surprised where we write policies. We're licensed to write policies in all fifty states. |
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Steve Ebner CPCU AIC AMIM
"With great power comes great responsibility." (Stanley Lieber, Amazing Fantasy # 15 August 1962) |
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Doug
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| 15 Aug 2008 05:21 PM |
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I went staff the first part of '07 --- for 2 months (a prominent carrier with a huge office in the OKC area)
Entry level staff pay, then deductions for insurance, etc. which were almost what i can get paying out of pocket, the tedium of sitting in a cubicle most of the day, suspicious supervisors trying to climb the ladder on the backs of subordinates they can squash, ----
i could go on and on, but won't in this forum
wasn't worth it -- i decided i'd rather deal with a few slow months here and there than deal with corporate america
I will qualify that statement by saying i have a good relationship with a vendor who has kept me busy since then, ---- if staff was my only way , i would have a different view of it most likely, strictly for survival reasons |
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Mike Kunze
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| 16 Aug 2008 10:34 PM |
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Have to say again, I love that little photo you use.....the corporate a-hole supervisor from "Office Space". As Longerman always liked to say "why don't you just go ahead & come in Saturday? Or, why don't you just go ahead and have that report on my desk in one hour?, etc." You, my friend, understandably typify the independent adjuster of our age as long as other options are available to you. But for some, it can be bite the bullet and play along with the game. Gettin' er done just doesn't seem sometimes to be enough. |
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odil1372
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| 06 Nov 2008 11:29 PM |
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Thanks to everyone that has posted to this thread. I am a new member and one of those guys that just got my crisp license recently. I have learned alot just from reading through you comments.
Also, Toll, I happen to live in the Ft. Smith area and got some of that damage you had to come work through a couple of months ago.
Thanks,
Odie |
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BobH
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| 08 Nov 2008 09:05 PM |
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Posted By HuskerCat on 16 Aug 2008 11:34 PM
...that little photo you use.....the corporate a-hole supervisor from "Office Space".
Jeez Mike, you're right! I hadn't put 2 & 2 together, and sort of wondered "what if it's NOT a photo of the office - space guy"... so I did a search on it - sure enough. It's not a self-portrait of our adjuster friend.
Great movie, hadn't seen it in a while. I liked the part where they take the printer out in the field and retaliate with a baseball bat for the paper jams.
In this photo the "a-hole supervisor" is looking at his watch - the guy to the right looks thrilled...
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Ray Hall
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| 29 Jul 2010 10:53 AM |
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This is an old post that has a lot of good advise for new people. Most of you know by now that your first and 2nd year of trying to get out on a storm is the hardest. Now when you get a call, you will have about 2-3 weeks to keep the attention of the vendor who sent you. This is something not talked about a lot, but the carriers can tell a new person, when the read the first report and form an opinion from the first dozen files. Although you never know who is reading your file, this person has a lot to do with your future deployments for their company. Always try to stand out with your files. Never settle for "getting em throught" |
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Kemahsabe
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| 29 Jul 2010 06:11 PM |
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Apparently, this was our friend Olegred's (AKA Alex) first post. The first of many. |
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joe60
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| 30 Jul 2010 08:29 AM |
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Apparently, Olegred posted 278 times from June 11, 2008, when he joined, until August 3, 2008 ( this thread). When did he sleep? Adjusters may not often agree with him, but I must admit, that I miss the excitement when he is not posting. |
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