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ahofle:
Wow, I'm at the other end of the spectrum as you guys.  I'm more worried about losing my job with the upcoming tanking of our economy.

shardian:
Heh, no they wouldn't pay for my masters degree. Here in WV, you can become a certified teacher with any Bachelors degree, and a masters in Teaching. It is a way to get a diversified teaching staff.

Besides, the fact I was wanting to get a masters in teaching would kind of be a ringer that I was switching careers.

shardian:

--- Quote from: ahofle on February 11, 2008, 03:58:20 pm ---Wow, I'm at the other end of the spectrum as you guys.  I'm more worried about losing my job with the upcoming tanking of our economy.

--- End quote ---

Well that could eventually happen too in the construction business.

ChadTower:

--- Quote from: shardian on February 11, 2008, 04:00:24 pm ---Well that could eventually happen too in the construction business.

--- End quote ---

That is a main factor in my not switching careers or going back to school at night.  My employer wouldn't get hit nearly as hard by a recession as other engineering companies so as a senior guy here I'd probably be on the safe side.  I don't want to run up all of that loan debt, either, with a possible recession coming.  So for the time being it looks like I sit and ride for a while where I am.   :-\

shardian:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on February 11, 2008, 04:04:09 pm ---So for the time being it looks like I sit and ride for a while where I am.   :-\

--- End quote ---

That is what logic dictates I should do, but I just don't know how much longer I can put up with this place.

Here is an example of the ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- I put up with:
I get handed a job, and told "Don't worry about it being perfect, just get the job out". I hate doing those types of half-assed jobs, but it seems that's all I get. I've done them for so long that I've almost forgot how to do the job right and proper. Anyways, I notice that once the job lands in my hands, it is already overdue by at least a few weeks - usually months.  Doesn't matter though, guess who gets put on the hot seat when the GC starts conveniently calling a day after I get it. So I whip out a half-assed design with that "Don't worry about it" promise.  Then when the calls start coming in about problems in the field, and/or things the salesman missed, guess who again gets put on the hot seat? You guessed it. Now take that example and multiply it by about 5, because at any one time I have 5 of them and they are all rush jobs and I have to prioritze by which GC complains louder.

Recently, my supervisor took note of the ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- I was going through and helped redistribute some projects. I get back down to having the one big project that I've been bumping down the priority list for weeks, and as soon as I start to concentrate on it and think things are getting better, here come even more last minute time eaters and field issues I have to fix! It has been 2 weeks, and I STILL have not been able to spend more than an hour on my big project at a time. It takes a frikkin hour just to get my head wrapped around what I need to do - so I end up accomplishing nothing. Well, guess which project is now in that danger area of last minute like all the others? Yep, you guessed it - the big project. I figure the dreaded GC calls will be starting any day and that the big boss will be coming around wondering WTF is the problem. He's oblivious that most of us are way overstretched.

This type of work has just wore me down to where I just don't care any more.

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