I got another job.

I was hired in 2003 by Benet Weapons Lab as a Technician. I had to take a hit of $16k a year going from a high scale QC Inspector to an entry level Tech. My financial advisor was NOT happy, but I said "Honey...."

I was to replace the Lead Technician when he retired in three years. Cool. All was well, the engineers thought I was some kind of demigod because I could turn on a lathe and make square things round. I did this job for four years, almost two as lead tech.

A woman in another Division who has a passive-aggressive personality burned some bridges in her area, called the FBI on a fellow worker, and generally stirred up some nonsense. My boss was instructed from on high to take her, no choice. OK, I'm a Tech and she's the lead tech.

That worked for almost a month....

I got submarined every step of the way! She would change settings on equipment, reneg on instructions and claim I didn't understand, she screamed at me in a meeting, and on and on and on. The final straw was when I was doing a very complex dimensional inspection (she can't even read a mic) and she suggest to the project engineer that "someone check my work". That's it.

I went to my boss and said the we, myself and Management have enough documented evidence to file charges of a hostile work environment. My boss agreed. Do I file this, drag things out for months and embarass everyone, or do you just reassign me to another unit replacing one of several recent retirees?
I got transferred.

Bad news is that there's more travel involved (Yuma, Az in the summertime, yahoo) good news is that I work with a bunch of young enthusiastic engineers that appreciate my diverse background. There is also more money on the horizon. I smile more, I actually look forward to going to work again and I am involved in projects that I never even knew existed! My enthusiasm for projects (cars & home) is renewed, wife is happier and sexlife is rejuvinated.

Sanity.

Hard to define, harder to buy, but you know when it's slipping away.

Dan

Need a porter to carry your sachel of cash? I work for scrap vehicles ;)

Sounds like thing are going good

914Driver wrote: (she can't even read a mic)

pfffffffffffttttttt. What a loser.

914Driver wrote: I actually look forward to going to work again Dan

most important thing

as long as the mob isn't coming after you

pete240z wrote:

914Driver wrote: (she can't even read a mic)

pfffffffffffttttttt. What a loser.

+1

914Driver wrote: Bad news is that there's more travel involved (Yuma, Az in the summertime, yahoo)

you will now be exposed to rust-free sheetmetal. how is this bad? all you need is a WVO dually and a 3-place trailer and you could be the king of upstate NY.

AngryCorvair wrote:

914Driver wrote: Bad news is that there's more travel involved (Yuma, Az in the summertime, yahoo)

you will now be exposed to rust-free sheetmetal. how is this bad? all you need is a WVO dually and a 3-place trailer and you could be the king of upstate NY.

Already on my Christmas list.

Hmmm....a friend of mine was selling his 3-place trailer a while ago....it was a package deal with his Chevy Dually (gas).I'll ask him if it is still available.

Good Luck with the new job Dan.

Good deal.

I do find that changing jobs ever so often helps keep me energized and moving forward. It also allows you to realize that people do appreciate you as in the old job you may have been a "given" or fixture.

Arizona in the summer and NY in the winter? You're doing it backwards. Good Luck with the new job.

2.0dohc wrote:

914Driver wrote: I actually look forward to going to work again Dan

most important thing as long as the mob isn't coming after you

^^^SECOND most important

914Driver wrote: ...wife is happier and sexlife is rejuvinated.

^^^MOST important

Some highlights of what Benet Labs does: Products and Services

ARTILLERY CANNON TEAM
MORTARS, RECOILLESS RIFLES & SPECIAL PROJECTS TEAM
MUNITIONS HANDLING & CONTROLS TEAM
TANK CANNON TEAM
TANK TURRET, MOUNTS & RECOIL MECHANISMS TEAM

* Use of lasers in Production  
* Interior Ballistics 
* Gun Dynamics Modeling 
* Artificial Intelligence 
* Cyclic Hydraulic Pressurization of Gun Tubes (quasi static-simulation) 
* Cyclic Hydraulic Pressurization of Cannon Breeches (dynamic simulation) 
* Medium Caliber Test Firing Facility 
* Gun Barrel Dynamics 
* Special Gun Design 
* Large-bore cannon design and development
* Control of automated electromechanical systems 
* Gun Tube Forging/Heat Treat Procedures 
* Sputtering Development 
* Tribology Development 
* X-Ray Materials Characterization 
* Electromagnetic Propulsion 
* Structural Control of Launch Tube Dynamics

I dare say your job is more interesting than mine.

914Driver wrote: and sexlife is rejuvinated.

That's really all you had to say.

Funny how a bad job can ruin your whole existance, isn't it? I'm about to the same point with my current swiss machinist gig. Neat job, great work, lots to learn, but the combo of egos and attitude at every turn and no money means I have to make myself stay.

pinchvalve wrote: Some highlights of what Benet Labs does: Products and Services ARTILLERY CANNON TEAM MORTARS, RECOILLESS RIFLES & SPECIAL PROJECTS TEAM MUNITIONS HANDLING & CONTROLS TEAM TANK CANNON TEAM TANK TURRET, MOUNTS & RECOIL MECHANISMS TEAM * Use of lasers in Production * Interior Ballistics * Gun Dynamics Modeling * Artificial Intelligence * Cyclic Hydraulic Pressurization of Gun Tubes (quasi static-simulation) * Cyclic Hydraulic Pressurization of Cannon Breeches (dynamic simulation) * Medium Caliber Test Firing Facility * Gun Barrel Dynamics * Special Gun Design * Large-bore cannon design and development * Control of automated electromechanical systems * Gun Tube Forging/Heat Treat Procedures * Sputtering Development * Tribology Development * X-Ray Materials Characterization * Electromagnetic Propulsion * Structural Control of Launch Tube Dynamics I dare say your job is more interesting than mine.

cant touch that. I work right now in a skate warehouse with skateboards, snowboards and wakeboards, FAR cry from anything automotive. Though i have become the resident service advisor for any automotive problems.

BUT.. in less than 2 weeks, i will be leaving this POT smoking heaven of a job (i dont touch that stuff) to start a REVO TECHNIK, helping with Porsche, VW and Audi ECU Managment Software. CANT WAIT!!!

Interesting job for sure!

Just hope the defense budget doesnt get cut.

Nothing makes a job more arduous than a co-worker with a tree up his or her ass.

Ok now I want to know, did you have anything to do with the design of the mortar in the back of the stryker, I got a couple bones to pick with that guy

wherethefmi wrote: Ok now I want to know, did you have anything to do with the design of the mortar in the back of the stryker, I got a couple bones to pick with that guy

105mm M-68? It's been around sice the 60s.

What's the problem?

Congrats on the new gig!

It's nice to hear some good work related news for a change. Think of the travel as an opportunity -especially considering where you're going. Try to take your wife with you sometimes to take advantage of the other recent good news...

Stan