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Any recent Civil Engineering grads around? My niece is starting Civil/Structural at Utah State and wants a

Radioactive Coug Sometimes Coherant

5:31pm

Why oh why when Costanza was on a date with Marisa Tormei

TNT

5:24pm

You're forgetting the episode called The Opposite, where he walks up to a woman

Cougar Junkie

5:27pm

TNT tried that. It didn't work

TNT

5:29pm

You live with your parents in a cardboard box?

Cougar Junkie

5:30pm

Purdue coach had something to say about Kanon decommitting

ProvoProwler

5:24pm

Them grapes is sour.

byubyu

5:25pm

Ok hockey guys. Who should the Utah Hockey Club select in the upcoming NHL Draft

bob falfa

5:22pm

I'd select Bronny with the first pick tbh

machete

5:24pm

BPA

DieHarder

5:24pm

Gotta protect the tots

DJROSS All-American

5:21pm

"Hey Napoleon, give me some of your tots."

Cougar Junkie

5:23pm

Favorite tots are Taco Time's stuffed mexi-fries.

ManicBlue

5:29pm

Preston is nowhere near the Oregon-Idaho border

AZ Coug

5:32pm

Kuest finishes with a 7 under 65. Good for T7. He really needs a big week this week.

HarlemCoug Truly Addicted User

5:17pm

What’s the best universal remote? We just picked up a bunch of home theater

SuperTank

5:11pm

RE: What’s the best universal remote? We just picked up a bunch of home theater

Niiineteeen84

5:14pm

RIP Harmony

scootsy

5:16pm

The Logitech Harmony remote was the gold standard for years, but they decided to close down Harmony

KingDave

5:18pm

The universal remonster

vagabonder

5:27pm

Video: Do you agree?? #big12 #nba #byusports #kevinyoung #byubasketball View

[BYUtv Sports]

5:10pm

Love to see it

AggieWeekendCougar

5:07pm

POLL: CALLING ALL UTE FANS (again) Do you accept Ute Twitter users as your own?

CycloneCoug

4:53pm

What does “accept” even mean? Do you “accept” all the fans from all your teams?

Medute

5:15pm

Easy. Do you denounce Cheesefries and all that he says? Also do you denounce

ChiCityCoug

5:30pm

I do not use X. I have heard that there are some obnoxious Ute fan there.

ImaFBfan

5:34pm

At least TNT hasn't said anything about Mother Nature lately

TNT

4:47pm

Don't poke the bear!

Cougar Junkie

4:48pm

Jazz bear?

TNT

4:53pm

I'm sorry, but I have stopped following the Jazz.

Cougar Junkie

5:04pm

Well they have no plan

TNT

5:25pm

They may have a plan, but I have no patience.

Cougar Junkie

5:28pm

Am I old school and out of touch or pretty reasonable?

CrimWalCoug All-American in practice

4:45pm

Probably should get some time off, even kids at In n Out get paid time off

SwanSong

4:47pm

Hourly employees?

Great38

5:13pm

In N Out gives PT hourly employees PTO?

fattycoug

5:16pm

Yes this isn’t North Korea. Costco gives PTO also, Chipotle etc

SwanSong

5:30pm

He’s an hourly position I take it? If he’s easily replaceable tell him no,

4mack

4:48pm

My philosophy

Knee Brace

4:50pm

RE: My philosophy

CrimWalCoug

4:55pm

That’s part of contract life. Welcome to self employment kid.

molodyets

4:50pm

Don’t most companies provide pto?

conetah

4:50pm

RE: Don’t most companies provided pto?

conetah

4:52pm

I don't think Contract Employees typically get PTO...

UpsideDown

4:54pm

You’ve never taken two consecutive weeks off in your career? I’m so sorry

Junior Deputy

5:20pm

I think it's time for a poll, I am genuinely curious.

UpsideDown

5:35pm

another idea. accrue PTO with hours worked

insanobueno

4:54pm

I think this is fair even for contract work. He probably won’t accrue

arnold palmer

4:58pm

No way in heck do u pay it unless it was part of his original comp package

BR549

4:56pm

You’re talking about a cb mod aren’t you. Didn’t realize you and EJ were tight

Longseason

4:56pm

he asked for it you say sorry no.

Mayor of Cougartown

4:57pm

Contract workers get paid for the work they do. That is it

chismoso

4:57pm

Exactly. That’s the breaks for a contractor

Longseason

4:58pm

If PTO isn't in his contract, then I would say no. Like others have said,

TheNerd

4:59pm

Kick him to the curb. Pour salt in his wound. He doesn’t deserve anything. He’s not a child of God worthy of treatment

Haysom Till

5:00pm

I would say you are being unreasonable. Offer to pay for the trip expenses as

777

5:02pm

Are you 24 years old? Asking for a friend

md7Coug

5:19pm

You’d earn lots of goodwill from the heavens. Think how many people in your position would do that. No one. World full

Haysom Till

5:19pm

Could TNT have some money?

TNT

5:28pm

Maybe he'd like a more permanent, salaried position. Do you want to keep him?

ochobeeguy

5:06pm

What do you mean by contract employee?

Rivers Cuomo

5:09pm

If you're paying him as a 1099 contractor, giving PTO might create legal risk

Jack Burton

5:09pm

RE: Am I old school and out of touch or pretty reasonable?

Niiineteeen84

5:10pm

Depending on age this kid has most likely been taught to behave like this

Recipefordisaster

5:10pm

Since we are getting your story I’m trying to think from his side: is this a

TO11

5:10pm

It's actually illegal as well in many cases. There's lots of laws around contract workers and dictating work and hours

P-Boy Squad

5:16pm

Him asking for it is okay. But it's up to you to decide if it's granted. Given

OldFogey

5:14pm

My experience is contract employees make way more per hour than a salaried

septicpumper

5:17pm

He’s really asking - Am I worth it to you to treat me as an FTE (with benefits like PTO) in the future?

cougXor

5:20pm

Agreed. I coown a business as well. If he is valuable then 2 wks pto is worth it

YoungstownCoug

5:26pm

yep. the truth is that when you have someone valuable its worth keeping them

Don Carlton

5:28pm

Tell him you have some extra work that you would like him to do for free

cougarmeister

5:27pm

Sounds a little like this, and yes there are days I feel like this.

specsauce

5:28pm

One thing I will caution…how long has he been a contract employee, do you expect him to work certain hours and tell him

specsauce

5:33pm

What does co-founding w another CBer have to do w this?

Forbidden Fruit

5:33pm

So your employee is asking for a compensation/benefits increase?

Mitty

5:34pm

Saw a dumb video of a dude ordering onion rings at In-N-Out but I don't believe

Ted Lasso

4:41pm

Thats popular right now on social media, to say a restaurant is selling things

carlstud

4:43pm

When fries are that bad, always ask for onion rings…

ochobeeguy

5:06pm

They should really sell them

mokelembembe

5:10pm

They'd butcher them just as bad as their "fries". Styrofoam rings.

Hoid

5:29pm

"All of our food sucks, so buy our nasty onion rings to go with our meh fries"

OldFogey

5:17pm

Where can I find the ooc schedule so far?

CougarGuy84

4:31pm

you could search cougarboard. Cougarboard has searching features. BYU hasn't

cwilke1

4:39pm

Donors and boosters have come out to support SMU athletics.

Everyman

4:27pm

Should’ve taken them over Houston

molodyets

4:38pm

But will they even get 30K fans out to there home games?

thewaterboy

5:11pm

They will need to keep doing this because of their arrangement. I am not sure how sustainable it is. You cannot stay an

Lynk

5:31pm

What is something you always purchase on impulse?

Huge Manatee

4:27pm

Alex, what is 'everything'?

Bob Vance

4:28pm

Any Blu Ray I might watch at least once under 5 bucks, any 4k under 10

paulb

4:28pm

Pretty much anything less than 50 bucks

Jimo Dashen

4:29pm

Stuff from the new items section at Trader Joe's

Cougar Junkie

4:29pm

Dr. Pepper

JimmyZ

4:29pm

Gardetto’s Special Request garlic-roasted rye chips

Ray Shoesmith

4:32pm

Golf stuff

kotacoug

4:32pm

Gum / mints

Pretorian

4:35pm

Engagement rings

Knee Brace

4:35pm

Name checks out

Mexicougazul

4:38pm

If only you knew

Knee Brace

4:45pm

chocolate milk

BYU Grounds

4:41pm

Nerds gummy clusters…

Adam_Pontipee

4:42pm

Food because I get hangry.

TO11

4:46pm

Maps are something I sort of collect but never conciously seek. But if I see a cool one somewhere, I'm always tempted.

mokelembembe

4:55pm

Ice cream. Cereal.

Hambone

4:59pm

Tools. I might need it someday, right?

TLCougar

5:24pm

Only 4/15 national league teams are over .500. Math is interesting

BaseCoug

4:14pm

A ton of parity right under .500 and then 4 teams way above it

Warner

4:22pm

I can’t wait for Roberts to overthink things and allow for a sub .500 team to

BYUheaven

4:37pm

There's the 3 division leaders, the Braves (who finally came back to life), and

Corn Pop

4:49pm

5 Billionaires within 20 miles of LES? If Utah fans would pay tithing…

ColdFusion1989

4:09pm

Five?

Blueto

4:13pm

RE: 5 Billionaires within 20 miles of LES? If Utah fans would pay tithing…

Coug

4:20pm

So that’s what not having the windows of heaven opened looks like

puntersarepeople

4:34pm

POLL: Best tool company

carlstud

4:09pm

If you mean the company that produces the most tools

SalmonOfCapistrano

4:11pm

Drills? Impact wrench? Driver?

Division Bell

4:11pm

Rigid does lifetime guarantees, even on their batteries

SWKTNative

4:11pm

I thought that ended

DiamondMo

4:13pm

Perhaps. Last time I bought was about 3 years ago. Still had it then

SWKTNative

4:23pm

My son-in-law's cabinet manufacturing/installation company swears by DeWalt

Hoopster

4:13pm

Snap on, but

cruiserhead

4:18pm

I heard that John Bobbitt has endorsed Snap-on tools.

Cougar Junkie

4:27pm

RE: I heard that John Bobbitt has endorsed Snap-on tools.

mvtoro

4:28pm

Extra points if you can remember the name of his penis-slicing wife

Cougar Junkie

4:40pm

Lorenna!

cruiserhead

4:52pm

Lorena. What do I win?!

gmj81

4:53pm

Doh! Beat by a razor thin margin

gmj81

4:53pm

You win because you spelled her name correctly. Your prize is

Cougar Junkie

5:02pm

Vivint

4mack

4:19pm

For hand tools, warranty and ease of exchange is big deal. Craftsman.

Madam Pattirini

4:24pm

Craftsman warranty is nice, but quality of tool seems lacking compared to other

cougarfan84

4:54pm

U of U Athletic Dept

Ray Shoesmith

4:24pm

Baron

4:28pm

Are any of them bad? Like you'd never want to own one?

lightmann

4:55pm

First 4 are all good - but also cost more than others

RWaters

5:15pm

After watching probably 13-15 comparison tests on YT, I am going with Milwaukee

OldFogey

5:23pm

If you live in Utah County and have softwater, please kindly share with me who installed yours? I have to get softwater

BYU Grounds Intervention Needed

4:05pm

I did it myself. Easy just youtube

BYUBuckeyeGoCougs

4:10pm

Same but I was replacing one so the pipes were already there. Easy with Shark

O Gaucho

4:16pm

Thanks but I don't want to mess with it. I want a professional service.

BYU Grounds

4:43pm

Bert’s water works.

Tank's Dad

4:52pm

Oh hey, it's a national media guy saying what is obvious. It's more likely

Hypnotoad

3:59pm

Yes. This is actually a good year to be bad so we're in the Cooper Flagg race.

Cougs4Lfe

4:10pm

Ainge said he doesn't want to have 6 young guys (7 with Walker) entering

Hypnotoad

4:11pm

Better than a bunch of average old guys though.

ochobeeguy

5:08pm

Fantastic year. Next year’s draft is loaded. I hope they tank and develop youth

insanobueno

4:41pm

Prepare to be disappointed. 😉

ManicBlue

4:45pm

I’m prepared for another #10 pick next summer

insanobueno

4:55pm

Don't we have to be worse?

rcbyufan

4:11pm

RE: Oh hey, it's a national media guy saying what is obvious. It's more likely

ManicBlue

4:13pm

To everyone but you

Hypnotoad

4:22pm

Yeah, I'm sure that I'm all alone on that island. smh

ManicBlue

4:24pm

Bad stat leaders for the NBA 2023-2024 edition:

Huge Manatee

3:58pm

Most of those I wouldn't consider bad, per se. I'd care more about blocks

Hypnotoad

4:02pm

Probably not to be taken too seriously. Just interesting to look at

Huge Manatee

4:06pm

Ya these stats are dumb.

boctabulous

5:09pm

This confirms it. Steph is a bad 3-pt shooter.

Cougs4Lfe

4:11pm

Wow the Giannis missed free throws stands out.

kimdaddy35

4:17pm

Dang. Doncic filling up all kinds of stat sheets!

squidmark

4:28pm

My 2 Hopes for FB & Basketball upcoming seasons...

lbmango

3:57pm

I agree with #1. #2 I want at least 3 tournament wins.

Dark Forest Green

3:59pm

How about beat Utah,

BaseCoug

4:12pm

I’d be mostly satisfied with your football hopes. I’d love to see more wins but

Blew

4:32pm

Approved

Pretorian

4:37pm

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