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General => General Discussion & Topics => General Discussion => Topic started by: mikecorn.1 on August 01, 2013, 09:57:27 PM
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Haven't logged on the forum as frequent as I usually do. I recently quit my job a AT&T that i was at for 13 years for a position at DOW Chemical as a chemical process operator. Cell phones have been the demise of telephone repairman. No home phone lines to repair equals laying techs off due to not enough work; and in an union job, the lay offs come by seniority and not by how good you are or how hard you work. A few years ago I had over 300 techs below me and this year it was down to 99 and they were planning to let another 76 go. I figured id get out while I still could and start another career.
I've been training for 8 weeks now and have till sept 25th to go. When I get to the plant, I'm looking at another year of training to run the Chlorine plant I've been assigned to.
Today I logged in to 71 new threads to go thru :). Keep up the good work out there so I have something to take my mind off when I get a break from all the studying I'm doing.
By the way, I'm typing and doing this off my smartphone ;D
Mike
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Good luck with your new job Mike
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Good Luck from me also Mike.
I'm not sure if you folks know the name in Idaho (Simplot) but I used to work at their plant in Canada. Anyway process operating was how I got my start in life.
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Good Luck to you Mike! I hope this change finds you where you want to be. ;)
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I applaud your thinking and having the guts to be pro-active Mike. Many folks nowadays would wait for the axe to fall - then collect un-employment for as long as they could. You obviously have a great work ethic.
Wish I could shake your hand. Best of luck on the new career!
T
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High five Mike. If more people were like you.....we would all be better off. We have no guarantee of a job. Good luck!
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I applaud your thinking and having the guts to be pro-active Mike. Many folks nowadays would wait for the axe to fall - then collect un-employment for as long as they could. You obviously have a great work ethic.
Wish I could shake your hand. Best of luck on the new career!
T
here, here. well said T. oh mike. I think your already a very smart person. this just enforces that. good luck on you new job and stay safe my friend. :)
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All the best to you, Mike. Good for you!
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Great luck to you Mike!!! Don
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Good luck with the change and congrats Mike!
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Good for you Mike. Wishing you much success at your new position.
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Wonderful move! I know that it is a difficult thing to do. I did something similar many years ago. I went from a relatively high paying sales manager's job to going back to school to get my master's degree and become a high school math teacher. My pay dropped significantly, but it was fun to go back to work again. I received a lot of satisfaction as a teacher and coach that I never really had as a salesman and sales manager.
Hang in there brother! It can only get better!!
Art
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I greatly admire and applaud your flexibility and forward thinking. A collegue of mine used to ask me, "Have you re-invented yourself today?" He made a good point. I got to re-invent myself a few times over the years, sometimes not really wanting to do it, but knowing it was best in the long run. Hang in there. Best wishes for the new job ;D
Hub
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Good luck Mike, We all need our chlorine and bleach!!
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Good Luck Mike with the new career.
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Congratulations, Mike. As the others have said, this shows what kind of man you are INSIDE.
I know your wife a family must be very proud of you and thankful for the way you are taking care of them.
God bless you, young man.
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Thanks everyone. Yes it is a big change. My wife is 100% ok with it. Her two brothers are also operators for DOW and they love it. One is been there 23 years there, so I already knew what to expect.
Only difference these days is that they send you to the college here where I live for basic understanding of what goes on In most systems out there. The college is 3 miles from me and the plant is 7.5 from the house. I was 50 miles each way at AT&T. :)
Mike
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Way to go Mike. Most people are so afraid of change that doing something like this is unthinkable. I always tell my wife to remember “the only constant is change”.
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Good luck!!
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Good for you, Mike. That sounds like a very interesting career and something in which you will be happy.
Best wishes,
Ed
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Good luck Mike!!
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Thanks!
Mike
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Good Luck in your new endeavor.
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congrats and good luck.
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Good luck Mike in your new job.
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Thank you.
Mike
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Congrats on the new job Mike!
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Congrats and best of luck to you Mike. Been busy myself and not posting much.
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Good luck, Mike!