# So, I got a job...the OP could be long **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 17, 2020, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-job-the-op-could-be-long/851960 "2020-04-17T03:24:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2020, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-job-the-op-could-be-long/851960/1 "2020-04-17T03:24:05Z")
I’m going to vent, sigh… I resigned my last full time position back in November, 2017. Since then I’ve been living on savings, and some inheritance money; it’s been rough. I have also accepted some work with elections Canada, and our provincial liquor board over the Christmas holidays. I resigned from my last job because management were morons basically. My mandate was to implement an ISO 9001 Quality Management System, but it became clear after a few months that management was not at all interested in implementing a QMS, but we’re being forced into one by a major customer. They held weekly management meetings, to which I (the quality manager) was not invited. I tried calling my own management review meeting (an ISO 9001 requirement) as s baseline, but it was cancelled by upper management because “we weren’t ready.” I suggested we initiate the program with training, awareness and competency, only to be informed that HR would not be involved. I discovered a non-conformance log on a shared drive, that me, the QA manager was never made aware of. This company lost the contract a year after I resigned due to management incompetence. No surprise. So, fast forward to today. I sent a really nice email a week ago as to why I wanted to work for this company. They are tackling COVID! > **[Stittsville plant turns attention to COVID-19 test kits | CBC News](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/covid-19-factory-hiring-test-kits-1.5518917?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar)** > > While businesses everywhere are closing their doors and laying off workers, one manufacturer in Stittsville is looking to more than double its workforce as it ramps up production of COVID-19 test kits. They hired me as an overnight QC Inspector. Well below my pay grade, but I don’t give a shit. I’m back in the saddle, and all implications point to a full time job. I’m chuffed. And drinking. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2020, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-job-the-op-could-be-long/851960/2 "2020-04-17T03:39:56Z")
Congrats, **Leaffan**. Important work. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2020, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-job-the-op-could-be-long/851960/3 "2020-04-17T03:48:56Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Congrats, **Leaffan**. Important work. Yes! And that’s how I sold myself. I want to feel like I’m helping in this crisis. I truly do. And I will! And suddenly my life takes on a tiny new meaning. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2020, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-job-the-op-could-be-long/851960/4 "2020-04-17T03:52:22Z")
Congratulations, **Leaffan**! And though I don’t think you’ll need it, I’ll say it anyway: good luck in the new job! ---
**Author:** ![slates77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/779978/32.png) [@slates77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slates77)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2020, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-job-the-op-could-be-long/851960/5 "2020-04-17T04:55:03Z")
Congrats, go leafs go! ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2020, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-job-the-op-could-be-long/851960/6 "2020-04-17T05:10:21Z")
This is wonderful! I’m happy you found something that makes you happy. Congratulations. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2020, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-job-the-op-could-be-long/851960/7 "2020-04-17T06:14:15Z")
That is the best news I’ve heard all bloody day mate! Congrats. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![scareyfaerie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scareyfaerie/32/3135_2.png) [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2020, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-job-the-op-could-be-long/851960/8 "2020-04-17T10:31:33Z")
Congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2020, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-job-the-op-could-be-long/851960/9 "2020-04-17T12:16:37Z")
Congrats and good luck! It may be well below your pay grade for now, but there are a lot more opportunities to impress them once you’ve got your foot in the door. Hope it works out well for you! ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2020, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-job-the-op-could-be-long/851960/10 "2020-04-17T12:28:43Z")
Way to go **Leaffy**! ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2020, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-job-the-op-could-be-long/851960/11 "2020-04-17T12:52:54Z")
WOOHOO!!! Go get 'em!! ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2020, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-job-the-op-could-be-long/851960/12 "2020-04-17T12:59:59Z")
I hope it will be even better than you have pictured. Congratulations. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2020, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-job-the-op-could-be-long/851960/13 "2020-04-17T13:00:53Z")
Congrats **Leaffan** and best of luck. ---
**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2020, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-job-the-op-could-be-long/851960/14 "2020-04-17T13:14:13Z")
You did the right thing leaving, if you had tried to stay then you’d have been dismissed when the company lost the contract and that would have been on your employment record. Had my fill of Quality Improvement Groups (QIGs) that were simply used to promote the careers of individuals without any regard to the actual outcome, just turned into a box ticking committee - turns out that education and training for offenders is not as important as I had first thought. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2020, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-job-the-op-could-be-long/851960/15 "2020-04-17T18:17:03Z")
Congrats–even if you are a Leafs fan. Go Habs! ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2020, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-job-the-op-could-be-long/851960/16 "2020-04-17T22:58:48Z")
Good news! Hope you have fun in the new job. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2020, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-job-the-op-could-be-long/851960/17 "2020-04-17T23:08:00Z")
I got a work package to sign today, complete with a benefits form. This is a full time job, not a short-term contract. Pshhtt! (Opens another beer) ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2020, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-job-the-op-could-be-long/851960/18 "2020-04-17T23:08:46Z")
Congratulations!