loving the new job

GoldenRivet · 06-10-11, 12:05 AM

Well, I've been on the new job site since 5/17 its only a few hours from home, so thats not too bad, the wife is able to visit on Saturday and Sunday even though i work 6 days a week and only have Sunday off technically... but i will likely be called elsewhere further away soon.

Im living in a borrowed RV at the moment. its kind of fun, like camping out every night - lots of the other team members are staying in RVs as well - so after hours there is a modest amount of beer drinking and grilling going on.

Im most impressed with the pay...

even on training pay - in the first 10 days on the job i brought in more money than than i would have made in 3 whole months back at the best flying job i once held. I'm thrilled to have some financial security for a change (while it lasts).

now i dont have to wander around the house looking for things to sell on craigslist between flights.

tomorrow i will be taking 2 exams - exams that the company was late signing me up for due to an error on their part, and thus they only provided me with study materials 2 days ago (normally this is provided 2 weeks in advance) I have been cramming and am actually taking a break from it now to type this. i have a series of practice tests online, my confidence is building and i think the cramming is paying off because im scoring pretty well on the practice exams.

the two tests are challenging enough with the study time, but when passed, i will have additional certifications that will soon grant me the ability to work on my own without the trainer at my side will allow me to enjoy a significant pay increase (as well as a substantial increase in the amount of work i have to do to go along with it)

so far, everything my "mentors" have guided me to and everything they have told me has turned out to be truth 100% and has worked out in my favor... i shall continue to follow their advice.

they tell me my pay should double within the next 6-12 months if the work remains steady, which all indications are that it will.

thanks for all the positive wishes from the prior thread when i started this the whole application process for this new job. it means a lot!

Flaxpants · 06-10-11, 12:11 AM

Loving your job is a blessing in Life.
Good Luck to you.

Castout · 06-10-11, 04:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Flaxpants

Loving your job is a blessing in Life.
Good Luck to you.

Well I hope he's not only loving his job but living his love!

Sounds great from here. Usually higher pay would only means a few things. Either the risks involved are considerable OR the posting distance or work hours is long.

Gerald · 06-10-11, 06:21 AM

Congratulations, and I hope that the new job gives what you want

Betonov · 06-10-11, 06:38 AM

BE HAPPY IN YOUR WORK

Gerald · 06-10-11, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Betonov

BE HAPPY IN YOUR WORK

Is it a self-portrait, because we could only see your back in "thread, how I found SubSim"

Oberon · 06-10-11, 06:46 AM

Living in an RV, taking exams, with mentors...

Groom Lake?

Herr-Berbunch · 06-10-11, 06:50 AM

Glad you're enjoying it, work hard, play hard.

Tchocky · 06-10-11, 07:03 AM

Great to hear it!

the_tyrant · 06-10-11, 07:32 AM

Great! Have fun in your new job!

Jimbuna · 06-10-11, 07:38 AM

Pleased it's working out well for you John

AVGWarhawk · 06-10-11, 07:51 AM

Awesome that you like your job. Not many can state that claim.

BossMark · 06-10-11, 09:49 AM

Glad you like your job

, I hate mine and am looking for a new one ASAP

Foxtrot · 06-10-11, 11:21 AM

good luck..hopefully you wife doesn't start to play naughty when you're away

GoldenRivet · 06-10-11, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Foxtrot

good luck..hopefully you wife doesn't start to play naughty when you're away

her and i are yin and yang

she is the not so naughty one.

got the tests done, passed em thank God!

man that was an all day ordeal.

06-10-11, 12:05 AM	#1
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	loving the new job Well, I've been on the new job site since 5/17 its only a few hours from home, so thats not too bad, the wife is able to visit on Saturday and Sunday even though i work 6 days a week and only have Sunday off technically... but i will likely be called elsewhere further away soon. Im living in a borrowed RV at the moment. its kind of fun, like camping out every night - lots of the other team members are staying in RVs as well - so after hours there is a modest amount of beer drinking and grilling going on. Im most impressed with the pay... even on training pay - in the first 10 days on the job i brought in more money than than i would have made in 3 whole months back at the best flying job i once held. I'm thrilled to have some financial security for a change (while it lasts). now i dont have to wander around the house looking for things to sell on craigslist between flights. tomorrow i will be taking 2 exams - exams that the company was late signing me up for due to an error on their part, and thus they only provided me with study materials 2 days ago (normally this is provided 2 weeks in advance) I have been cramming and am actually taking a break from it now to type this. i have a series of practice tests online, my confidence is building and i think the cramming is paying off because im scoring pretty well on the practice exams. the two tests are challenging enough with the study time, but when passed, i will have additional certifications that will soon grant me the ability to work on my own without the trainer at my side will allow me to enjoy a significant pay increase (as well as a substantial increase in the amount of work i have to do to go along with it) so far, everything my "mentors" have guided me to and everything they have told me has turned out to be truth 100% and has worked out in my favor... i shall continue to follow their advice. they tell me my pay should double within the next 6-12 months if the work remains steady, which all indications are that it will. thanks for all the positive wishes from the prior thread when i started this the whole application process for this new job. it means a lot! __________________

06-10-11, 06:21 AM	#4
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Congratulations, and I hope that the new job gives what you want __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

06-10-11, 06:50 AM	#8
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	Glad you're enjoying it, work hard, play hard. __________________

06-10-11, 07:03 AM	#9
Tchocky Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,874 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Great to hear it! __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Pleased it's working out well for you John __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

06-10-11, 12:11 AM	#2
Flaxpants Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Koh Samui, Thailand Posts: 1,196 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	Loving your job is a blessing in Life. Good Luck to you.

06-10-11, 06:38 AM	#5
Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	BE HAPPY IN YOUR WORK

06-10-11, 06:46 AM	#7
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Living in an RV, taking exams, with mentors... Groom Lake?

06-10-11, 07:32 AM	#10
the_tyrant Admiral Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 2,272 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	Great! Have fun in your new job!

06-10-11, 07:51 AM	#12
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Awesome that you like your job. Not many can state that claim. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

06-10-11, 09:49 AM	#13
BossMark Fleet Admiral Join Date: May 2011 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire Posts: 15,272 Downloads: 278 Uploads: 0	Glad you like your job , I hate mine and am looking for a new one ASAP __________________ Never trust the Tories look what Thatcher and Major did in the 80s and 90s and look what the wicked witch May is doing now doing now

06-10-11, 11:21 AM	#14
Foxtrot Ensign Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 231 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	good luck..hopefully you wife doesn't start to play naughty when you're away __________________ And when the plane got down to, 'The plane is 10 miles out,' the young man also said to the vice president, 'Do the orders still stand?' And the vice president turned and whipped his neck around and said, 'Of course the orders still stand. Have you heard anything to the contrary?' Well, at the time I didn't know what all that meant.