[Color Computer] [coco] Old subject.... Jobs

[John Donaldson]

George,
  Congrads on the new job. I bet it is interesting and I know you will 
go far.

Regards,

John Donaldson


George's Coco Address wrote:

> A little over a month ago, I quit my job. I just couldn't take it any 
>longer. > I did make a post on the fact that I too, was unemployed. I 
>received a couple of encouraging replies on that and I do appreciate them. 
>Thanks!
>
>  This week, I started with D&D Machines and Sales. Now I'm a CNC machine 
>operator(trainee) in a machine shop. I'm learning how to operate and program 
>computer controlled machine tools that make parts for things. It's 
>interesting, pays more than I was making and I get more hours, medical, 
>dental, vacation, sick pay and all the expected benefits.
>
>   Yesterday and today was fun. It was hard work, learning and doing the 
>grunt work. I'm learning a lot of stuff about this business and I can see 
>that I will go places with this company because it's interesting and fun. 
>I'm dying to learn to program these computer controllers and begin doing the 
>setup that only one person can do at this time.
>   This guy(my trainer/mentor), John, is busy all day setting up the 
>machines for the other operators. Once I learn to do this, he will have more 
>time to do some things that need to be done. He told me that if I can catch 
>on to this stuff, the company will reward me quite handsomely, because they 
>have a tough time finding people that can do the simplest tasks, much less 
>what he is doing.
>
>    I don't know for sure where it could go, but John is driving a brand new 
>Dodge Ram 1500 Hemi powered pickup. I suppose the pay can be pretty good.
>
>   I also expect that once I have some experience behind me in this field 
>and if they don't take care of me properly, I could do better elsewhere.
>
>   My co-workers are good natured, the supervisor is laid-back and easy to 
>deal with. I haven't met the owner, yet. I'm sure it will happen.
>
>   I'll learn tooling techniques that previously, I had no idea of.  With 
>some of this information, I can apply it to my homebuilt, coco powered, CNC 
>machine.
>   Of course, the language will be TOTALLY different but, as I said, the 
>tooling and techniques will be new and good.
>
>   Give me six months to a year and I'll be making some parts for my steam 
>engines with that special coco I built for this sort of thing.
>
>   Yep!          I betcha  that you can feel my excitement.
>
>
>  Yes?
>
>George 
>
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