chiefmg

We have that in my industry, but it is more along the lines of "you need this training to keep working." When I got my Chief's licenses (steam, motor, gas turbine unlimted horsepower) I thought I was done taking tests. Wrong! Now there is something called STCW (Standards for Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) that is administed by the UN's IMO (International Maritime Organization). Talk about bureaucracy! Every couple of years after a maritime incident they decide the solution to more accidents is more training. No idiots, the answer is to crack down on countries who don't administer their own programs and allow documents to be bought by unqualified people, as well as permitting companies to operate in a slip-shod fashion. Those of us working for countries who follow the letter of the rules now have to carry 10 pounds of certificates wherever we go to prove that we have the training required. Not to mention that taking the classes (without pay) cuts into our vacation time when we are home off the ships. Significant others generally have some issues with that.

_Kansei_

If they want to pay me to ship me off somewhere for seminars or training, I'm fine with it I don't have family or a girlfriend so it's not like I'm really 'stuck' in Rochester (aside from the 3 seasons out of the year that I take classes at RIT).

As of right now I'm only DCSE (Dell Certified Systems Expert) certified lol. The testing for it is easy for me but omg it takes so long to get certified for servers, desktops, portables, printers, etc. The benefits? I can order any parts I need for any systems covered under warranty quickly online without question, and they are at work the next morning.

arcane73

Yep, my degree in PC/Network technology and A+ certification doesn't promise that i will keep my job when this contract runs out. What I would like......is a challenging yet rewarding job working for someone like the federal government......I want benefits and insurance that is worth a **** and a career that will last me until retirement. I don't need a 6 figure salary.....mazdas aren't all *that* expensive

dentinger

HAHA!!
i think i could use one of those mix tapes....
people are so retarded....

arcane73

i could hook you up! i have music in my car that could Charles Manson to sleep! After dealing with dumbasses all day at work I have no choice but to unwind in the car on the way home....and the only way i can do that is very loud, relaxing music...it keeps my mind off of the morons on the road between me and my apartment!

_Kansei_

I use stuff like Bright Eyes, Dave Matthews Band (obviously only some songs), The Postal Service, or even Jack Johnson when I need "chill out before you kill someone" music.

arcane73

hmm...i've heard of DMB but none of the rest....should i be ashamed?

new thread!
https://www.mazda3club.com/showthrea...658#post380658

jzoomer

once again went to work at 7 am came home for lunch fixed a box of mac and cheese (which i am about to finish her in a minute for supper lol) got off at 4 came home and took a comfortable seat in my big leather chair...i think im getting a promotion at work tomorrow...wish me luck....that will be an extra couple dollars an hour = more upgrades for the mazda faster lol but ill just set here the rest of the night reading up on posts on here and staring at the same pages that were on ebay yesterday for my car lol another day in paradise

akaveli

After coming home from the first job, I let my dad take a QUICK test drive in my 3 with my new aftermarket springs and rear sway bar. Hhhmm.......After waiting 30 minutes for him to come back, he pulls up and says he wants to buy a Mazda3 now o.......k. Back to my daily work schedule......

Jackelope

haha.. nice...

yah, i needa raise! @ work... way below the average for my job

jzoomer

^^^your not the only one this raise might put me where i should be for my job....maybe

dentinger

i work at canadian tire, doing oil changes, and tire repairs/installations, and i make minumum wage... so, $8.50 cdn.... weak

but at least we get a raise at 3 months, and im halfway there

kargoboy

Yesterday was 16 hrs at a local hospital; aforementioned daughter had her tonsils removed.

Jackelope

^ something I can look forward to with 3 kids.

and i do all kinds of crap @ work:
graphic artist/prepress/platemaker

soo... all the jobs going through the plant come through graphics 1st (3 of us in graphics), we sort 'em out and send them to either Sheet Side / Gallus Press / Webtron press, we do the seperations for ALL the art, output film for the sheet side / make plates for the Gallus presses / + do any misc graphic work needed haha

and today is another sloowww day (off-season) - i guess a perk on this job is i know what the new lawnmowers are gonna look like (craftsman/weedeater/Husqvarna)

jzoomer

i freakin load 30-100lb bags/pieces of soil, mulch, rock, bails of hay/pine needles, landscaping block/timbers, railroad ties, cow manure ect...., all day every day at 1 of the buisiest stores in wnc..... hows that for a sucky job??.....for 8.00 an hour..... but i do not have to have a gym membership to work out lol that saves a lil bit...lol