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it's been a long and arduous journey * 8
    #18776245 - 08/30/13 06:44 AM (10 years, 5 months ago)

but it's worth it

so I started working for a company in april through a temp service, it's a
large company and they do a lot of government contracts and stuff so I have
like 4 interviews and beat out several hundred candidates for the job, only
about 25 people made it and only about 12 of us are left because it's far
from easy and the hours are long and strange, 5pm to 5am, 6 days a week
currently... gets slow as fuck in winter


ok, so the company employs about 700 people between shifts, they have all
kinds of strict rules, on my shift no one actually follows those rules,
least of all myself, I always have my hands where they shouldnt be such as
inside machines that are fucking up, one of the maintenance men catches me
several times and at one point he calls me over to discuss something.... fuck.

so the guy starts asking me "why are you playing in the electrical panel on
that machine" and I tell him that one of the contactors tripped and I was
just resetting it to clear a problem, he then starts asking me who showed
me and I told him it wasnt hard to figure out with they way they have it
set up, he inquires about my history with machines and electricity, if I'm
mechanically inclined and stuff and would like to take on some different
responsibilities, the peak pay rate would be more than double if I I add in
the benefits, nearly double if I exclude them... I'm like "fuck yeah!"


guy tells me the job title, to get on the company website and to apply for
the job, that it's not open to temps but he'll put in a good word because
he's been watching me closely for a couple of months including checking my
regular work and talking to my coworkers, apparently all great reviews. he
then informs me that the opening will be pulled in about 5 hours from the
website so I have to do it from one of the computers in the shop

the next day he comes by and asks me if I applied, I answered yes and he
asked me which computer I used since the two that were available were down
all night, I pointed at one of the work machines, he fucking laughed, told
me I cant apply for a job from a machine that mores holes and insisted I
show him how I did it so I showed him

fast forward to last week, I'm called to the office, they send me to
another office, my supervisor is there, he sees me coming, he throws his
hands up and walks out with his head down, doesnt say a thing when he
passes me and he's the kind of guy that cant help but say something smart
assed. I'm totally fucked.

the two people in the office st me down and inform me that it's an
interview for the job I applied for, I stop sweating bullets and start to
panic, I'm completely unprepared. they give me the terms of the interview
and then start the questioning, a fucking 2 hour Q&A interview about
everything I've done within the company, past work and my future in the
company. the one question that stumped me "so you were fast to rattle off
what your strengths are, tell us what you believe your weaknesses are?", I
hate that question, I never consider my weaknesses, as a kid I was told I
can do anything I set my mind to and that's how I've lived and it hasnt
failed me yet...


the interview it's self is over, they start telling me about the job and
the duties I'd be expected to fulfill, I'll be running a machine for a week
to see what it's weaknesses are,  how it can be improved or modified to
make it easier to operate for even an idiot, I'll be in training to be an
engineers apprentice and to create machines... but wait, there's more...
since I have good computer skills I'll be expected to also be an office
monkey for 3 weeks of the month, I'll be drafting proposals, giving
presentations in front of not just the entire work place but also the
honchos in the head office so public speaking is essential

now here's the strange thing, for more than 3 months people I've never met
have been walking up to me and talking to me, they call me by name, most
are shop supervisors and a few are corporate monkeys such as the head of
quality control who about 2 months ago marches up and says "pris, we have a
problem with this, what can you do to change this" so I fuck with the
program in a machine I've only been running for a month, make a few
adjustments inside the machine and it makes the guy happy, he asks how long
I've been with the company and I tell him it's been only 3 months and he's
shocked, says he needs a few dozen more of me and he'd never have another
quality issue

2 days later there's a dozen people in my department, they're checking
parts, refitting machines with needed items and I'm being consulted on what
I think needs to be done with a few of the machines, I mention a few things
for my machine, the other one that's the companion to mine and tell them
about an issue with a machine that I've never ran and is in a different
department and I'm asked how I know there's a problem with it since I've
only ever seen it in passing, I tell the guy that my parts come from 2
different machines, they produce identical parts for me, both are labeled
as to their origin and what processes they need to go through, the parts
from one machine feed through mine and are processed almost flawlessly, no
issues that would make quality control cry with all the RMAs, the parts
from the other machine makes mine have a fit, it requires me to make a
number of adjustments to allow the parts to process correctly and I have to
do some hand work to each piece in order for them to pass a quality audit.
I was asked what steps I took to ensure the problem was from that machine,
I borrowed some tools from one of the machinists and took measurements and
thoroughly inspected the parts, compared them to the parts that run well


flash forward to 4 days ago, I'm in the office, paying for a couple of
things I'm buying from the company, the woman I'm talking hears my name and
says "you applied for that position in XXXX office" and I'm like 'whoa...
everyone knows?' and she replies, "we're a big company but there's a lot of
talk about you and it's hard to forget your name, you're a temp and you're
making a lot of waves while most full  time employees dont even make
ripples, your supervisor also put in for you to be placed full time earlier
than most but we havent processed the paperwork, it can be slow sometimes"

the next day I'm again called to the office, this time all the department
heads are in front of the office, they wont even look me in the eye, the
lady I spoke with the day before is there, I have a seat, she tells me I'm
taking a drug test, mouth swab, I take it, she hands me a pile of papers to
fill out, non compete papers, non disclosure and the like, I remeber
hearing about people getting fired and retiring having to fill out these
forms, I had done it once before before I was brought in as a temp, she
then hands me more papers, it's a bunch of security and background check
papers, I fill them out, she hands me a letter, it's a job offer, I
fill out the tax forms, a few other things, sign an acceptance letter and
she congratulates me for getting a position that a number of people were
fighting for

I leave the office, and one of the department heads asks me how things
went, since these practical  joking bastards keep trying to scare me into
believing that I've been fired I told him that the woman said I'll no
longer be working in their shop... he frowns, says "that's great to hear,
now you'll be getting fewer hours, working first shift and hating life with
all those miserable morning people, you may even have to wear a tie"



now begins my new journey into the world of the office monkey, my peak pay
will be $68k, it's nearly $100k if you include the benefits, I get
holidays, I can accrue off days, one day for each month for personal time
that can be sold to the company if I dont use them, they match my
retirement fund by 120%, full medical and dental, loads of other bonuses,
they'll pay for any college classes I want to take, profit sharing and
stocks... better than union in benefits and no worries about strikes


tl,dr: I have a job, now read all that shit I typed out


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Re: it's been a long and arduous journey [Re: Prisoner#1]
    #18776257 - 08/30/13 06:55 AM (10 years, 5 months ago)

congratulations pris :thumbup:


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Offlinejvm
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Re: it's been a long and arduous journey [Re: Prisoner#1]
    #18776260 - 08/30/13 06:56 AM (10 years, 5 months ago)

:highfive:
happy to hear. what company is it? unless you're not allowed to say per the contract.


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Invisiblerulesq
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Re: it's been a long and arduous journey [Re: Prisoner#1] * 1
    #18776261 - 08/30/13 06:57 AM (10 years, 5 months ago)

:congrats:

That's fucking sweet dude!

Must feel great to have all that effort pay  off

:raisemyglass:


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Invisiblevolcomstoner
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Re: it's been a long and arduous journey [Re: jvm]
    #18776262 - 08/30/13 06:57 AM (10 years, 5 months ago)

Go pris :awebig:


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OfflineTmethylM
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Re: it's been a long and arduous journey [Re: Prisoner#1] * 2
    #18776293 - 08/30/13 07:13 AM (10 years, 5 months ago)

Amazing story Pris, it had such a consistent build up.
Its nice to see deserving people get a worthy position.
Congratulations.


That's one obstacle down, now you can focus on health/exercises or whatever.


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Re: it's been a long and arduous journey [Re: Prisoner#1]
    #18776299 - 08/30/13 07:17 AM (10 years, 5 months ago)

That's awesome.  It's nice to hear a story about hard work and intelligence paying off.


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OfflineConstantine
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Re: it's been a long and arduous journey [Re: Prisoner#1]
    #18776303 - 08/30/13 07:21 AM (10 years, 5 months ago)

Congrats pris, happy to hear that! Hope that leaves you enough time to visit your Shroomery family every week.


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Re: it's been a long and arduous journey [Re: Tmethyl]
    #18776321 - 08/30/13 07:27 AM (10 years, 5 months ago)

It's encouraging to read that there are still places that recognize and reward superior performance.  I hope you enjoy your new challenges and continue to excel.


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Invisiblethe mad machinest
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Re: it's been a long and arduous journey [Re: Constantine]
    #18776326 - 08/30/13 07:33 AM (10 years, 5 months ago)

that's awesome man!!!! :hellyeah:


what kind of machines are you operating? vertical mills, horizontal mills, 5 axis, multi axis lathes??
haas? leadwell? mori seiki? what programs ya use? mastercam, gibbs cam?  what types of materials are you Workin with? plastics, aluminum, steel etc....??

:peace: and :greatjob:


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Re: it's been a long and arduous journey [Re: Prisoner#1]
    #18776370 - 08/30/13 07:56 AM (10 years, 5 months ago)

Cograts on the new job dude! I'm pretty happy with my new job too.


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Re: it's been a long and arduous journey [Re: Prisoner#1]
    #18776386 - 08/30/13 08:03 AM (10 years, 5 months ago)

congrats!


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Re: it's been a long and arduous journey [Re: current]
    #18776398 - 08/30/13 08:07 AM (10 years, 5 months ago)

Pris, you should start typing in rows of 800pixel width, rather than 400.  Todays monitors can reach higher than 1920x!!!!  :awesome:


But congrats on the job man, even if you went through a lot of back and forth hoopjumping with the interview crap but it sounds like things went smoothly for you.  And you're making a lot!  You should donate to the "Maverick's College Fund" and pay for my course material. :wink: j/k of course.


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Re: it's been a long and arduous journey [Re: Maverick]
    #18776402 - 08/30/13 08:08 AM (10 years, 5 months ago)

:yeahthatsfunny:


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Re: it's been a long and arduous journey [Re: current]
    #18776414 - 08/30/13 08:12 AM (10 years, 5 months ago)

See, why can't everyone make nice small text blocks like you pris? You make reading longer things easy on the eyes.

Congrats fella. Good to hear you are back on your feet financially!


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Re: it's been a long and arduous journey [Re: Uzziel]
    #18776415 - 08/30/13 08:13 AM (10 years, 5 months ago)

No they seem longer! :crankey:


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Re: it's been a long and arduous journey [Re: Maverick]
    #18776438 - 08/30/13 08:22 AM (10 years, 5 months ago)

Pris works for da NSA...


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Re: it's been a long and arduous journey [Re: Maverick]
    #18776473 - 08/30/13 08:33 AM (10 years, 5 months ago)

Quote:

Maverick said:
No they seem longer! :crankey:




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Re: it's been a long and arduous journey [Re: current]
    #18776522 - 08/30/13 08:50 AM (10 years, 5 months ago)

You working for Boeing pris?


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Re: it's been a long and arduous journey [Re: current]
    #18776538 - 08/30/13 08:56 AM (10 years, 5 months ago)

Congrats!!


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