Avalon
Recycles dryer sheets
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What types of machines? If you don't mind me asking.
What types of machines? If you don't mind me asking.
Got it, thanks. I'm familiar with slitters.The company is a paper converter. They said I would be running a rewinder but I won't actually see the machines until tomorrow. I have 8 years experience on a slitter/rewinder so it should be very similar and training should go smoothly.
I never rotated shifts before and won't have to know. I used to work straight nights 5pm-5am. Now I will be training on 1st 6a-2p for 2 weeks then changing to either 2nd or 3rd. .
Ack. Rotating shifts. Been there, done that, took months for the body to really recover.
I tend to prefer night shift myself, but I seem to recall you have a noisy neighbor who's active during the day. So unless she is gone, maybe you'll want to stick with day shift if you can.
Amethyst
Meadbh said:Congratulations Aaron! The new job may not be the job of your dreams, but you are back in the labor market and in a better position to respond to other opportunities that may come up. My recommendation would be to approach the new job with a positive spirit and do the very best you can. Your chances of success are greater with a positive attitude.
Im my world of employment we always said and believed it to be true, " the best way to find a better job, is to already have a job". This may open better doors down the road. Congrats Aaron for getting a job!
In my area they pay $20 for the first time each week and $30 for the second. Then there's also a bonus of $10 for the 5th of the month and $20 for the 7th time in one month. Not a lot of people are willing to have needles stuck in their arms for an hour twice a week, every week. There has to be a reasonable incentive.
When I was in a similar situation many years ago, I took my rent check and spent it to go to bartender's school.
I am still in my condo. That is the only reason i'm not living in my car. I even got a membership at a 24-hr gym so I could use their private(lockable) showers and bathrooms. Also, because i'm a member, I can legaly park my car in their parking lot anytime of the day or night and sleep. I have very few posessions and can fit everything I need in 3 or 4 duffel bags plus bedding and jackets. I probably would do it if I could sell my condo but i've gotten no offers in 5 months so i'll probably take it off the market after the 6 month contract expires. My new job is 11 miles from home which is reasonable, though not great, so i'll probably stay put since it's cheap.
Rent the condo and find a room.
or get a roommate.
After a full year of unemployment I finally found a job. It pays $10.50/hr which is <$22K/yr pre-tax. After insurance deductions I expect my take home pay to be $300/week(there is no 401K). I've been living on $1250/mo or a little less but that's going to be right around 100% of my take home pay so I guess I won't be LBYM anymore. Strange how some here can be LBYM when they spend several times as much as I spend and i'm not LBYM? Oh well. At least i'm not spending anymore of my retirement savings and hopefully i'll get pay raises without having my costs go up.
Nice move. Looks like after a long dry spell, your hard efforts to get your foot in the door with a new job are paying off. Hope you get the 'hire' decision much sooner than a year from now.
We did a lot of temp-to-permanent hiring at my old job. Employers love the opportunity to 'test drive' an employee before making an offer for employment. Works both ways too, allowing you to know whether it's a place you want to hang your hat before saying yes...
But is it a union job, or lead to one?It's a union company.
3 months thru the employment agency is the minimum. This particular employer is more picky than most and sometimes take up to a year to decide if they want to give you the chance to be hired on. Even then you still have to apply for the job like anyone else but since you have experience you have a leg up on the competition. There's a good chance this will end up being just a temporary assignment but at least there's potential for more. One step at a time