# Yippy, I have a job...for a short while anyway... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 17, 2010, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yippy-i-have-a-job-for-a-short-while-anyway/550569 "2010-08-17T20:34:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2010, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yippy-i-have-a-job-for-a-short-while-anyway/550569/1 "2010-08-17T20:34:33Z")
And by short while, I mean this could last a few days or it could last a few weeks. A quick recap of my job situation. 2007 The pcb manufacturing plant I worked for for 11.5 years closed down. 2007-2009 Back to college for a degree in network technology. I also get a CCNA and an A+ certification. 2009-2010 Can’t find an IT, or any other type of job. Today - I’ve been offered a job I interviewed for. It’s for a nearby school district. They’ve been doing renovations to a lot of schools so they disconnected the computers and put them into storage. My job, along with a bunch of coworkers, is to put back the computers and hook them up again. No prior experience is necessary and I have to attend a mandatory training session this Thursday. So it’s IT work, but it’s even lower than a help desk position :eek: . Just kidding, I don’t mind, but like I said above, it will only last a few days to a few weeks. And it only pays $8.40/Hour. Both of those things suck. But if this can lead immediately to another job I’ll be happy. Actually I’d be thrilled, but I’m not getting my hopes up too much. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yippy-i-have-a-job-for-a-short-while-anyway/550569/2 "2010-08-18T00:51:15Z")
Congratulations. I hope this leads to a permanent position. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yippy-i-have-a-job-for-a-short-while-anyway/550569/3 "2010-08-18T00:52:18Z")
> [@Nobody](#): > > Congratulations. I hope this leads to a permanent position. Thank you. I do too. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yippy-i-have-a-job-for-a-short-while-anyway/550569/4 "2010-08-18T01:00:06Z")
> [@Nobody](#): > > > [@Nobody](#): > > > > Congratulations. I hope this leads to a permanent position. > > Thank you. I do too. I’m with you fellas. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yippy-i-have-a-job-for-a-short-while-anyway/550569/5 "2010-08-18T01:13:10Z")
Well all thank you. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![MoodIndigo1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@MoodIndigo1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoodIndigo1)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yippy-i-have-a-job-for-a-short-while-anyway/550569/6 "2010-08-18T04:09:58Z")
Congratulations! I hope this leads to a position in a field that you like and with a good salary. BTW, it was smart of you to go back to school right after losing your job- besides updating/honing your skills, it keeps your resume from having empty time slots. Way to go, and fingers crossed for you! ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yippy-i-have-a-job-for-a-short-while-anyway/550569/7 "2010-08-18T05:59:11Z")
Thank you. I’m hoping I can show the school district that I’d be a great employee to hire on full time. Or baring that, since companies like to hire people with jobs already then maybe someplace else that I apply for will hire me since I’ll be employed. ---
**Author:** ![smee\_goan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f07891/32.png) [@smee\_goan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smee_goan)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yippy-i-have-a-job-for-a-short-while-anyway/550569/8 "2010-08-18T15:49:45Z")
Andy (son) was on unemployment for about a year (Baldin Wallace College 4 year degree). Been a temp at Pepsi 3 months loading beverage in trucks, same $9.00 / hour. Work is physical too, as you can imagine 3-4 cases weigh a bit more than a desktop Dell. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yippy-i-have-a-job-for-a-short-while-anyway/550569/9 "2010-08-18T15:54:21Z")
They’re mandating a training session for a job that’s likely to only take a few days? Are you going to be paid for the training session time? ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yippy-i-have-a-job-for-a-short-while-anyway/550569/10 "2010-08-18T21:04:23Z")
Yes, the 2 1/2 hour training is paid. And the job could last up to a few weeks. I’ll probably find out more during the training. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2010, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yippy-i-have-a-job-for-a-short-while-anyway/550569/11 "2010-08-19T02:20:28Z")
Oops, don’t know why I thought it was training. Looking at my E-mail again, it’s just orientation. But it’s paid orientation. > [@smee\_goan](#): > > Andy (son) was on unemployment for about a year (Baldin Wallace College 4 year degree). > Been a temp at Pepsi 3 months loading beverage in trucks, same $9.00 / hour. Work is physical too, as you can imagine 3-4 cases weigh a bit more than a desktop Dell. I don’t mind the work, and actually $9.00/hour would be fine. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2010, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yippy-i-have-a-job-for-a-short-while-anyway/550569/12 "2010-08-19T10:24:10Z")
Good luck! I hope it leads to something! ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2010, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yippy-i-have-a-job-for-a-short-while-anyway/550569/13 "2010-08-19T18:40:05Z")
I’m going to try and make sure that it does. ---
**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:** [August 19, 2010, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yippy-i-have-a-job-for-a-short-while-anyway/550569/14 "2010-08-19T18:59:58Z")
Who owned the PCB plant. (I assume you mean Printed Circuit Board, and not Polychlorinated biphenyl?) ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2010, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yippy-i-have-a-job-for-a-short-while-anyway/550569/15 "2010-08-19T19:38:51Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Who owned the PCB plant. (I assume you mean Printed Circuit Board, and not Polychlorinated biphenyl?) Yeah, printed circuit board plant. 🙂 It was owned by three companies before shutting down. [ol] [li]Praegitzer Industries[/li][li]Tyco (not the toy company)[/li][li]TTM[/li][/ol] Last week we (I and other former employees) learned that the plant, > [@Statesman Journal](#): > > a 127,000-square-foot building with office and warehouse space on about 8 acres with an assessed value of about $3.3 million, recently was sold for $250,000. [Article](http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20100813/NEWS/8130331/1001) ---
**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:** [August 19, 2010, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yippy-i-have-a-job-for-a-short-while-anyway/550569/16 "2010-08-19T20:04:22Z")
> [@Nobody](#): > > > [@Leaffan](#): > > > > Who owned the PCB plant. (I assume you mean Printed Circuit Board, and not Polychlorinated biphenyl?) > > Yeah, printed circuit board plant. 🙂 > It was owned by three companies before shutting down. > [ol] > [li]Praegitzer Industries[/li][li]Tyco (not the toy company)[/li][li]TTM[/li][/ol] > > Last week we (I and other former employees) learned that the plant, > > > [@Statesman Journal](#): > > > > a 127,000-square-foot building with office and warehouse space on about 8 acres with an assessed value of about $3.3 million, recently was sold for $250,000. > > [Article](http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20100813/NEWS/8130331/1001) Holy crap! I audited many PCB shops 10 to 20 years ago, but not that one. Like most electronics manufacturing, it’s all going off shore. ETA: Congrats on the new job. You gotta start somewhere and this is a good start. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2010, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yippy-i-have-a-job-for-a-short-while-anyway/550569/17 "2010-08-20T00:15:04Z")
Thanks. I just found out it will start this coming Monday and last until Sept 6 (but we won’t get our paychecks until Sept 30). We just check our E-mails each day to see when we’ll work. I’m hoping and praying I get something every day. Or barring that, I get plenty of overtime on the days I do work since overtime is possible. ---
**Author:** ![Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4bbf92/32.png) [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2010, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yippy-i-have-a-job-for-a-short-while-anyway/550569/18 "2010-08-20T14:37:24Z")
Congrats, and wishing you further good job-mojo. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2010, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yippy-i-have-a-job-for-a-short-while-anyway/550569/19 "2010-08-20T16:35:57Z")
[quote=“Leaffan, post:16, topic:550569”] > [@Nobody](#): > > Like most electronics manufacturing, it’s all going off shore. We used to have a couple PCB plants around here. They could not afford to meet the EPA regs, and were forced to close down. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2010, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yippy-i-have-a-job-for-a-short-while-anyway/550569/20 "2010-08-20T16:51:53Z")
Although I’m sure everyone know, it’s **Leaffan** who said “Like most electronics manufacturing, it’s all going off shore.” **Heart of Dorkness** , thank you. For some reason if we work at more than one school in a shift, we can’t drive to the other school. The district will transport us to the second school, then at the end of the day, back to the school we drove to. I didn’t ask why, but I guess it must be for liability purposes. I can’t think of what the problem would be of letting us drive ourselves though.