Am I out of my mind for wanting to do this ?

When I was at Great Lakes converting from AE (Aviation Electrician's Mate) to FC (Fire Controlman), there was a first class BT (Boiler Technician) who lived across from me. He was converting to GS (Gas Turbine Systems) as all the old boiler platforms went into extinction.

For those that don't know, engineering types in the navy take pride in the term "snipe". A snipe is any manly man engineering type who works a real man's job down in the hole. Snipe is synonymous with "tough guy".

So when my neighbor would rib me with the term "twidget", I made sure to call him a Gay Snipe.

 

So here's the latest.....

I went in to Senn Freight Lines in Newberry on Monday. Met the recruiter I'd spoken with on the phone. He offered and I accepted. I start orientation on Monday.

I gave my company real short notice, but oh well. Today, my VP called me and was nicer than she's ever been in 8 years. From her tone, I could tell she was leading to a counter offer, not even knowing what I was leaving to do. I didn't wait for it. No matter what it was, I wouldn't be interested. I just pretty quickly and politely informed her I wasn't leaving because I was dissatisfied, I wasn't going to a competitor and in fact my new job was even in the same industry. I told her I needed to chase a dream.

They couldn't replace my production with a new hire in a year's time, much less with a two week notice. She was clearly concerned about the revenue that's going to vanish like a fart in the wind when I go, but that's not my problem. Without me soliciting it, she ponied up a significant raise for me a couple of years ago but then they restructured bonus policies that all but negated the extra income I would have taken home. It seemed like the harder I red-lined my motor, the less it paid off.

It's just time to do something for me and in a few years it'll be me that's in complete control of what I earn.

 

I went back over to Senn again today to deliver my 3 year DMV record. I could have e-mailed of faxed it, but I wanted an excuse to look inside their trucks. And the one I looked in did not have.......



wait for it........






wait for it...........................








cameras of any sort.

 

So what'd you do on the Joisy ? .....Polish them teakwood decks ?

 

What year was it that you went back ?