Exciting New Job Opportunity

Somebody said no matter what you do, there'll be times you wish you were doing something very different. The best you can hope for is at least you made the decision yourself and it wasn't made for you by somebody else.

The highest paying jobs are usually where individual impact is the greatest, either because your time is leveraged, iow your actions affect many people, like in coding or engineering; or else great individual impact, medical comes to mind.

If I was 22, I might go down the path to working for SpaceX, or stay at the bank and learn how to start a SpaceX I would also have the audacity to bust in on the bank president and tell him I wanted to manage my own branch (for better or worse).

xjwmx said:

Somebody said no matter what you do, there'll be times you wish you were doing something very different. The best you can hope for is at least you made the decision yourself and it wasn't made for you by somebody else.

The highest paying jobs are usually where individual impact is the greatest, either because your time is leveraged, iow your actions affect many people, like in coding or engineering; or else great individual impact, medical comes to mind.

If I was 22, I might go down the path to working for SpaceX, or stay at the bank and learn how to start a SpaceX I would also have the audacity to bust in on the bank president and tell him I wanted to manage my own branch (for better or worse).

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Unfortunately the system in which the bank operates is much more complex than the way it is depicted.

Getting a promotion requires I be at the bottom for AT LEAST a year. Not to mention, the "promotion" offered is from basic teller, to a banker. Which is a glorified title, and less than $1 raise.. Basically they just print new debit cards, open accounts, close accounts, and balance check books... Envigorating... The step up from that would be teller lead. Which is a tenure thing most of the time. From there, I'd need to sit in a bankers chair for seven year before I could be a financial advisor. Now, that doesn't seem bad... But seven years of pounding sand, standing still, and putting on my happy face 40hrs a week, and learning almost nothing. I just don't see it as a long term gig. More of a stepping stone, and a solid point on my resume.

Banking on for those interested in money. I only want money to buy the things I'm interested in.

Three of my uncles were accountants. One worked in Wage and Hour for dept. of Labor. He'd be sent out to investigate shortchanging. Another worked for Howard Hughes in Texas. The third one...my dad had to keep him out of prison at least one time...

You sound like you have a good head on your shoulders. Not many 22 year olds are thinking about careers these days. I'd say if you dont like banking, take the other job. If it doesn't work out for you then look elsewhere. Personally, I went the Union pipe trade route (fire sprinkler fitter) couldn't be happier.

X77S said:

You sound like you have a good head on your shoulders. Not many 22 year olds are thinking about careers these days. I'd say if you dont like banking, take the other job. If it doesn't work out for you then look elsewhere. Personally, I went the Union pipe trade route (fire sprinkler fitter) couldn't be happier.

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Yup - I hadn’t realized that you are only 22. Heck, you’ve got 35-45 years to go and if you know you are in the wrong place now, you should definitely get out and try something else.

Pete

Ya see, this is why I love this community. I can come here to find plenty of wisdom, as well as seemingly unbiased advice (for the most part) I've worked really hard to be where I'm at in life. I have a wonderful girlfriend, an apartment, a P.O.S car (it runs great so we won't complain) and a project motorcycle. I just put $2000 down on a corolla for the girlfriend, the thing is mint. But this has all been the result of tons of hard work and self molding.

I battled ADHD my whole life, and still do, which may seem like a pansy thing to fight, but I abused the drugs my Doc. Gave me from 6th grade to ninth grade. When I got to High school I learned that Adderall was basically meth, so that ended cold turkey, and very abruptly. I didn't wanna be ruled by that tiny orange pill anymore. Took the 5 year plan through High school due to not only battling withdrawal from the meds, but a boating accident that put me off my feet for 9 months. Herniated a disk in my back and suffered pretty much permanent sciatic nerve pain when I was 17. I switched over to cyber school and graduated from my bed laid up from the injury. Fast forward a year, after two weeks of the RIGHT kind of physical therapy, and a lot of self reflection (as well as a phase in my life that involved a lotta bong rips and Bacardi 151) I was walking again, got a job at the gas station that was within walking distance. Bought my first car outright for $500. 7 months later, got destroyed from a rear end collision at 45mph when I was sitting still at an intersection and jacked my back up again. Got $1500 for a 99 Mazda with 207k on the odometer. Not a bad trade off. Bought two Hyundais for the price of $400 and the one had brand new rubber. So that's a plus.
Got that pig up and running, after a new transmission, alternator, starter, and battery... (All of which failed within weeks of eachother) and I actually kinda had a solid car. I mean hell, it got me to and from tech school, which was 100 miles of driving a day, 5 times a week. I'd call that worthy of the price I paid for it.

Fast forward again, to now

We are preparing to move to a place that has an attached garage, so I truly believe I will thrive there, tinkering and learning freely in the space of my own home. I get told a lot that my age is suprising, and that I'm a bit of an old soul, but my life has drug me through the mud a hell of a lot, and I got my scars to help tell the stories. But damn it's a good thing I'm tough, and not afraid to get dirty cause I am sure there's a lot more mud to be pulled through in my time to come lol!

I'll end my rant here I guess. That pretty well sums up my major life events aside from a nearly deadly head injury when I was eight (still not sure if that's why I have a shit memory or if it was all those bong rips...)

Side note, and to end in a more positive light:

The transmission didn't just fail... It exploded. As you'll see in the pics.

And check out that hillbilly rocker panel repair! What you're looking at is construction expanding insulatory foam, and drywall mesh tape. Once it solidified I just sanded bondo'd and painted..

G_Yam,
Take the new job. Banks make money, they don't pay it. What are you going to learn at the bank, that you don't already know? How many people work in a job that has anything to do with what they went to school for? You're 22? Take a leap of faith, and go for it. Best of luck.
Tebo

Your goal is to become a manager, or a highly specialized expert in something valuable.

Every person in life is faced with a decision like yours . ( Here goes my two cents worth)

Taking risks to achieve a personal goal/goals requires a lot of courage to face the unknown or uncertainty. No matter what happens or the outcome
either way you will grow through the process and become more resilient and confident. Building upon these skills and experiences and taking more risks
will only improve your chances the next time you are faced with similar decisions.

G_YamTech_314
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Scripto VU said:

Every person in life is faced with a decision like yours . ( Here goes my two cents worth)

Taking risks to achieve a personal goal/goals requires a lot of courage to face the unknown or uncertainty. No matter what happens or the outcome
either way you will grow through the process and become more resilient and confident. Building upon these skills and experiences and taking more risks
will only improve your chances the next time you are faced with similar decisions.

G_YamTech_314
SEND IT !

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Well said Scripto VU!

In my career, I’ve had several fairly unique opportunities to make a significant change. After a bit of reflection, I took each one of them - and each has proven to have been a success. One key point, however is:

• try to stay at least 3-4 years at something early in your career.

Your resume has got to show that you can get along with others and that you are a promotable team player and can “stick” at a job. Flipping jobs every 6-12 months is a big mistake because it indictates that you either get bored quickly or that you cannot fit with others.

When I am hiring and see a resume with an unbroken string of short-term jobs, I just drop it in the wastebasket. I don’t want my organization to simply be the next in the series of unsuccessful positions.

Looks like they're going to build a new rare-earth processing facility just south of me, in Hondo, TX. The stock market has been all over this...

https://www.foxbusiness.com/industr...acility-outside-of-china-to-be-built-in-texas

TwoManyXS1Bs said:

Looks like they're going to build a new rare-earth processing facility just south of me, in Hondo, TX. The stock market has been all over this...

https://www.foxbusiness.com/industr...acility-outside-of-china-to-be-built-in-texas

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Wow! That’s good news. I hope that proves to be very successful.

This looks good!

From what I've learned in just the interview process, there's no other company in the world that actually PRODICES the magnets other than Electron Energy Corporation. (That's the name of the place I hope to be employed by)

It definitely seems like something I'd financially benefit from, and from the tour I took of the place, it seems like I'd get to learn a good bit about manual machining equipment.

I'd be responsible for machine set up and tear down as well as daily operation, and maintenance. Looks like a good opportunity to get "machine operations" on my resume.

G_YamTech_314 said:

This looks good!

From what I've learned in just the interview process, there's no other company in the world that actually PRODUCES the magnets other than Electron Energy Corporation. (That's the name of the place I hope to be employed by)

It definitely seems like something I'd financially benefit from, and from the tour I took of the place, it seems like I'd get to learn a good bit about manual machining equipment.

I'd be responsible for machine set up and tear down as well as daily operation, and maintenance. Looks like a good opportunity to get "machine operations" on my resume.

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Sounds good G_Yam!

While more education is nearly always a good thing, the fact is that (and you won't likely hear too many university profs saying this - so don't tell anyone that I did), the future economy will require A LOT of skilled trades people to build, install, program, adjust, service, modify, update and repair all that fancy robotic equipment and because these folks are becoming a bit scarce, the ones doing this work in the future will almost certainly be well-paid.

In all candor, if I were to do it again, I could very easily have gone through as a tool & die maker or a mechanic - and been just as happy and done just as well financially. I have a friend who is a retired lawyer and another who is a retiring plastic surgeon and we all feel pretty much the same way. We've had fun in our careers, been intellectually challenged and made good money, but our real passion has been and is now, fixing our bikes and cars (the surgeon does old Ferraris and Jaguars....needless to say).

Generally, the economies of most western industrial countries (the US, Canada, the UK, Australia, NZ, Germany, France etc.) are running pretty short of people who know how to build, operate and fix things - in effect people who can DO something as opposed to talk about doing something. I have had a 37 year career as a mechanical engineer and I can do all the math and explain about different materials and why certain things work the way they do - but a number of the folks on this forum are incredibly skilled technical people (please step forward 2M, JimD54, 5Twins, Grizl1, gggGary, DownEaster, Paul_Sutton, Skull and many others) - and we are all learning from them every day.

What these guys know and what they can actually DO - is nothing short of amazing.

Cheers,

Pete

I'll also give my .02. As a business person of over 30 years, helping to acquire other businesses, seeing clearly what works and what doesn't, seeing how others clearly excel, not only should you learn the trade well, but I'd highly suggest that you add to that knowledge and skill a clear understanding of the economics of how each machine adds value to the core business (top line revenue, cost, and bottom line profit). It will clearly help you to differentiate yourself from other skilled trades people, it will help you prioritize where to focus your skills (on things that contribute to the overall business health and growth), and position you well for management opportunities. Learn how to manage and lead other people by serving them. Good servant-leaders are hard to find, yet every well run business looks for them. They won't view you as just an expense. You'll be adding real economic value. And, if it is a great business, they will compensate you accordingly. Bright future ahead for you.

2XSive said:

I'll also give my .02. As a business person of over 30 years, helping to acquire other businesses, seeing clearly what works and what doesn't, seeing how others clearly excel, not only should you learn the trade well, but I'd highly suggest that you add to that knowledge and skill a clear understanding of the economics of how each machine adds value to the core business (top line revenue, cost, and bottom line profit). It will clearly help you to differentiate yourself from other skilled trades people, it will help you prioritize where to focus your skills (on things that contribute to the overall business health and growth), and position you well for management opportunities. Learn how to manage and lead other people by serving them. Good servant-leaders are hard to find, yet every well run business looks for them. They won't view you as just an expense. You'll be adding real economic value. And, if it is a great business, they will compensate you accordingly. Bright future ahead for you.

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ZACKLEY - well said 2XSive!

To update you all, I've been primarily looking for 1st shift, but they said there's a weekend shift available should I decide I want to work from 6am-7pm Friday thru Sunday... Yikes. I've been put on the table with other candidates (with prior machining experience) so my odds have just decreased. Nevertheless they are still expressing interest in me as a worker. If I did 2nd shift, I'd get a differential pay, as well as only working 4 10's. Seems manageable. Some words of advice my girlfriend gave me last night "overall, what do you wanna do in life when you're not working?" To which I replied "work on, build, and ride motorcycles/cars/toys" she said "then make the money to afford your wants" something to be said for that, for sure.

I'll be honest. The work that I saw from the tour seemed quite monotonous, but the hours are there, machining is a great skill to have, and I'd get very good at measuring small tolerances.

Sounds like a skill you'd need to have to build a fun race motor huh?

I'm in absolute awe with the advice I get from my fellow forum members. I consider this a place full of mentors I wish I had five years ago. Thanks so much to every single one of you putting in a piece of your minds. It'll surely help me shape myself into a successful adult.

Did you write the interviewer a thank you note (NOT an email or text message - I mean a real letter with a stamp on it) - and tell him/her how impressed you are with the company and how anxious you are to work there and be part of their team?

Sometime just telling them that you want the job....will tip the scales.

Pete

Fully agree with Pete. Hired many people and the job will usually go to those who show the most initiative and persistence in a professional way, even though others had more experience on paper. As the saying goes....attitude determines altitude.

For sure. Every wise employer will value an inexperienced but willing employee over a superbly qualified but indifferent employee - every single time.

Knowledge is easy to acquire - but attitude is born-in.

Pete