LD1
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Well, I know some of you were aware that I was loosing my job first of this month and I have been job seeking for the last several months.
Well, Last week I accepted a job offer I can live with:thumbsup:
I "was" working a 12 hour schedule. Which I prefer. I work 7 days in a 2-week cycle. The place I worked paid time-an-a-half after 8 everyday. So......7 days x 8 hours of straight time is 56 hours. Then 7 days times 4 hours x's 1.5 is another 42 hours. So it was like getting paid 98 hours of straight time pay ever 2 weeks.
New job is the same 12 hours, 7 days in a two week cycle thing. Slight pay cut though. Cause they only pay time and a half after 40. So one week is 36 hours (3 days) and the other week is 48 hours with 8 being time and a half. So it will be like 88 hours of straight time pay. But I am going to be making 0.13/hour MORE.
It amounts to about $500 a month less, which sucks, but aint bad compared to some other places that wanted me for $15-$18/hour for a skilled trade:confused2: and onlt 40 hour weeks. I'm sorry, but skilled multi-craft guys that can machine, weld, repair, electrical, etc are worth a bit more than 30-40k a year IMO.
I can live with the pay-cut they offered me. I was putting $500 a month in a ESPP, which the new place dont have, and I wont be paying anymore union dues as well. So its a wash. Sure, I'd love to make what I was, and put that towards retirement as I was, but it just aint out there at the moment. But this is going to be a brand new facility (not a new company though, just new facility), starting from the ground up with ALL new equipment and ALL new people. So I am sure there is pleanty of room for advancement
Anyway, just thought I would update everyone on my situation, and I probabally wont be posting much over the next 6 weeks I am going to indiana for training, and will only be home on the weekends. And I am not sure if the hotel they set-up for us has computers or internet But all will be good. They seem to be treating us well. 6 weeks of paid training, $7/$11/$18 meal allowances, $0.40 per mile to make the 230 mile drive (460 round trip) each weekend, etc.I am looking foward to this adventure. Which starts tomorrow evening
Well, Last week I accepted a job offer I can live with:thumbsup:
I "was" working a 12 hour schedule. Which I prefer. I work 7 days in a 2-week cycle. The place I worked paid time-an-a-half after 8 everyday. So......7 days x 8 hours of straight time is 56 hours. Then 7 days times 4 hours x's 1.5 is another 42 hours. So it was like getting paid 98 hours of straight time pay ever 2 weeks.
New job is the same 12 hours, 7 days in a two week cycle thing. Slight pay cut though. Cause they only pay time and a half after 40. So one week is 36 hours (3 days) and the other week is 48 hours with 8 being time and a half. So it will be like 88 hours of straight time pay. But I am going to be making 0.13/hour MORE.
It amounts to about $500 a month less, which sucks, but aint bad compared to some other places that wanted me for $15-$18/hour for a skilled trade:confused2: and onlt 40 hour weeks. I'm sorry, but skilled multi-craft guys that can machine, weld, repair, electrical, etc are worth a bit more than 30-40k a year IMO.
I can live with the pay-cut they offered me. I was putting $500 a month in a ESPP, which the new place dont have, and I wont be paying anymore union dues as well. So its a wash. Sure, I'd love to make what I was, and put that towards retirement as I was, but it just aint out there at the moment. But this is going to be a brand new facility (not a new company though, just new facility), starting from the ground up with ALL new equipment and ALL new people. So I am sure there is pleanty of room for advancement
Anyway, just thought I would update everyone on my situation, and I probabally wont be posting much over the next 6 weeks
I am going to indiana for training, and will only be home on the weekends. And I am not sure if the hotel they set-up for us has computers or internet But all will be good. They seem to be treating us well. 6 weeks of paid training, $7/$11/$18 meal allowances, $0.40 per mile to make the 230 mile drive (460 round trip) each weekend, etc.I am looking foward to this adventure. Which starts tomorrow evening
