My current job... well frankly it kind of sucks. I have to work outside in all kinds of weather, climbing up 100 or 200 feet tall columns. I have to work very long hours and don't get paid overtime (I have to work a 16 hour day before I even earn a comp day). The schedules are eratic and you can't schedule anything in your personal life because you might have to jump and drive 12 hours to Kansas at a moment's notice.

I got an offer for a new job today. It's doing air compliance consulting. I would be taking a cut in pay, but I think a couple of years down the line I will end up making more than if I stayed in my current job. It's an employee owned company that I would be able to buy into after a year. Best of all its a growing company that in its brief 3 year life has gone from 7 people to 30.

My commute will increase from 10 minutes to 45 minutes, but I will not have to drive to Oklahoma or Kansas anynmore. They work a 9-80 schedule so I will have every other Friday off and they have flexible work ours so I can try to avoid rush hour most of the time. They also compensate you for overtime worked on an hourly basis since its not a salaried job.

Not to mention the fact that I will be in an office and not outside 100 feet in the air when its 30 degrees F and blowing winds at 20 mph.

So, what do you guys think?

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Job? What is this job you speak of?

If you think it'll work out better than what you're doing now, go for it.

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Heh, I always thought it was cool that you were a Chemical Engineer, but I never really thought about what you did. Regarding the new job, just make sure it's stable, or have something you can fall back to in case it flops.

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Ive been there, buddy, and I know what you mean.


I say go for it. God knows I would.

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w00t!! Sounds good. Go for it I say. Then see if they need an optical interference coating technologist. heh...

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I also do several other things, but most of my work in the last five years has involved gamma scanning. I have to go climb the columns and actually do the data aquisition. Then I do the data analysis and present it to the customer. They frequently are in a big hurry to get the data so we never know just where we are going to be or when. It's not what you would consider a typical job for a Chemical Engineer. It was a great learning experience, but it gets to you after a while.

Also, here's a link to the company that's made the offer. http://www.aces-llc.com

Darth Evad - even if they did need somebody in optics, which I can't really imagine, would you want to move to Texas?

Oh, I forgot to mention that the VP of the company is a gamer too.

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Yeah, go for it, and good luck

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That seals it.

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Definitely...

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Yeah.. late night LAN sessions of UT2k3 will always sweeten the deal

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Well UT2k3 is more enjoyed online, but I'm thinking that soon enough you could get some Doom 3 goin on there . Not to mention *lists game names*. Yah. But go for it man, sounds like an awesome deal. Two things, 1. Why did you have to go to Kansas? There's nothing there, and I know because I lived there for a number of years. and 2. Tell them to get a new color scheme for their site :P.

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There are 3 major refineries in Kansas. Farmland in Coffeyville, NCRA in McPhearson, and Frontier in El Dorado (just outside of Wichita). There are also a few chemical plants around Wichita.

Thanks for the support guys. I'm a little worried about the cut in pay, but there's much more potential to grow and eventually increase the pay with the new company than with Tru-Tec.

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Stick with your current job and buy a Batman suit I say

Go for it, says the dud.

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Go for it. Agrees with the dud.

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You sound pretty unhappy with your current job. The no-overtime situation is awful. If you'll be happier with the new job, that's what is most important. Money can't buy happiness, so if you can work around the pay cut...go for the happiness.

Think longterm! You might end up with more money in the longterm, and plenty of more happiness in the short term.

(with the new job)

[This message has been edited by Jedi Legend (edited January 28, 2004).]