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Post by mar on Aug 27, 2004 14:24:56 GMT -8
I just got home and threw out my work boots today. They gave me 6 good years of service but it is more a symbolic act that I am done with these labor intensive construction jobs. School's back in session starting next Thursday 10:50 am, and man am I ready for it after a summer hanging gutters, siding, fascia, and soffit.
Mark
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Post by mindtrix on Aug 27, 2004 18:07:34 GMT -8
OoOOo A sidin guy. Please don't ever think your job is THAT bad. I'm a brickie. And damn its pretty intense sometimes. LoL.. 6 years??? Geez I'm lucky if get 6 MONTHS out of mine! ;D
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Post by mar on Aug 28, 2004 5:28:00 GMT -8
I liked the work as much as one can but hated my coworkers and small paychecks. We were paid equally on the basis of what we got done (footage hung) as a crew and last week I was working with a guy that moved at less than 1/3 of my usual pace. Working with a guy like that there is no way of hitting my goal (grossing $400+ a week, heck we just about broke $250). It just got really demoralizing to know that about half the work I did was rewarding him. I take solace in the fact that his (lack of) action was transparent to everyone.
I will just leave this thread with: there is a reason I attend the school ranked "best undergrad engineering school" 6 years in a row by US news and World reports.
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Post by IguanaKing on Aug 28, 2004 8:36:07 GMT -8
Heh...I get the same thing in my job, fortunately I get paid by the hour, but slackers affect our end-of-year profit sharing checks. We just had a major upheaval in our staff though, now we only have one slacker among us. I just recently got promoted to Chief Inspector for ATC transponder and flight instrumentation systems, but it only means that I am spending even more time working in the -20 to +150 degree F temps inside those aluminum cans someone decided to call airplanes. Sometimes, in the sub-zero weather, we can't even wear jackets in some of the spaces we go into because a jacket creates too much bulk and we'll get stuck. Ahh, yes...nothing like shivering while fighting to keep your fingers from sticking to your tools (can't wear gloves that cover our fingers either, the work is too delicate) . Just be careful about the field you get into with your engineering degree...this is the one I chose about 11 years ago with my degree...not exactly a cushy assignment, its ok though, I'm used to it. ;D
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Post by mar on Aug 28, 2004 10:16:13 GMT -8
Electrical engineering, thinking either power or signals as a stronger area, toying with the idea of an optical engineering minor.
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