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[Arc weld]

I've been a little frustrated at work ullinghair:and have just been casually looking to see what's out there. I applied for a Technical Support Specialist for welding. They are looking for someone with a strong welding background with diversified product knowledge. I think I could be a good fit for this position. If it's something weird or unusual, I've probably heard of it. :laughing:

 

[Furu]

Hope it works out for you.
From your background and your description of the job, it should be a good fit.
When will you hear if you get the position?

 

[jaotguy]

good luck with the hunt ....and hope it turns out well for you :thumbsup:

life is too short to be frustrated day after day , dealing with $%^&* for bosses ....

the road ahead can be "open and beautiful" if you take a bit of time to scope out the next job , and get what you want.

 

[Shield Arc]

In the welding field you're the most knowledgeable I've ever known! In my opinion your bosses are idiots to let you walk out the door! :confused2:

 

[Gary Fowler]

In the welding field you're the most knowledgeable I've ever known! In my opinion your bosses are idiots to let you walk out the door! :confused2:

In my experience, the bosses don't know what they have till they no longer have it. Getting a job with another company lets them know what they had and sometimes one can return to their old company with a substantial pay increase and new position in a few months or longer if they wish.
Most companies seem to have some real A-holes working as bosses, some companies load up more than others so it is good to shop around. Most career counselors will advise you to make a move at least every 3-5 years to make the most of salary negotiations. I worked for one company for over 40 years but I did make a move to another company a couple of times for a couple years then came back with much bigger salary and title each time.
There used to be something to be said for loyalty to a company, but that seems to be a thing of the past thanks to our government legislation, longevity(seniority) is no longer useful to an employee when it comes to benefits so it may not be in your interest to hang around. Look at all the options (quietly) and if you do find a much better job with better benefits, do give the present company a notice so they can look for a replacement so you don't burn any bridges in case you want to apply for a job with them later.

 

[Shield Arc]

Most career counselors will advise you to make a move at least every 3-5 years to make the most of salary negotiations.

In my younger days I wouldn't stay on a job longer than 3 to 4-months. One year I quit 13-contractors, 3 in one week. As I got a little older I settled down, and would go 2 to 3 years on the same project. And decades with same contractor.
But Gary as you know construction is a whole different ball game.

 

[Gary Fowler]

In my younger days I wouldn't stay on a job longer than 3 to 4-months. One year I quit 13-contractors, 3 in one week. As I got a little older I settled down, and would go 2 to 3 years on the same project. And decades with same contractor.
But Gary as you know construction is a whole different ball game.

I did pretty much the same thing when I was a welder. For 5 years I never got laid off, just quit to work on another job. Later when I got into supervision, it was a boon to say with the same company because profit sharing benefits were multiplied factor with longevity (5 year folks got twice as much as new hires, 10 year three time, 15-20 years 4 and 30 year folks would get 5 times the amount till government legislation said that was not fair labor practice ). Folks would stay just to keep their seniority but after that changed, there was no reason to stay if a better offer came along. One could go back and not loose anything in profit sharing. Those were the good old days till our congressmen decided to improve on the work rules. TOO BAD they didn't make the laws to be enforced for their jobs too.

 

[square1]

Best wishes. Would you have to deal with people? I'd love my job if not for that aspect!

 

[Arc weld]

Thanks for all the kind words and votes of confidence. I sent my resume and a cover letter by e-mail so hopefully I'll get an interview. :licking:If I do get the job, I think I'd be dealing less with people. I like dealing with people but some people just make you want to hide in the corner.

There's a lot of little things and a couple big ones at my present job. I work with a woman who acts like she's a supervisor, when she isn't. She actually quit and they brought her back with a big raise. 98% didn't want her back. She's better than she used to be...most of the time. They put in a new computer system the same time they moved to a new facility. Really dumb idea! The sales manager wants to be the only one setting prices. They are all over the place. Today he tells a customer he tries to give the best price the first time. I almost burst out laughing. When you enter an order, the price will usually come up ridiculously high but if the customer is standing there and asks for a price, the sales manager usually gives too low a price. IE/ from last week, $21.00 cost on a shade 5 face shield and price comes up at $51.00(60%+ margin)! Level 2 price is $36.00 which is still better than 40% margin. Of course the customer didn't buy it. Some prices are a quite a bit lower than before even though nobody ever complained about them. $16.50 for a liner now at $11.00. I can see lowering prices if you can buy at a better price but if you drop them too much, the customer will wonder why he was getting ripped off the last 2 years paying an extra $5.00. If we ever gave a customer a discount when we didn't need to, he'd call us out. It's very hard to do your job when you aren't set up with everything you need to do it efficiently. When you have to rely on other people to get product or pricing and they don't think it's as much a priority as you do, causes nothing but problems. They say customer service is their priority but in a lot of cases it's just a theory that sounds good.

 

[DXN1EL]

They say customer service is their priority but in a lot of cases it's just a theory that sounds good.

People boasts, what they lack