So I got a call from a manager at work..idk what one because where I work simply has too many managers and it seems like they just throw random letters in front of manager in their title.
Anyway, they called because I wanted to know why I didn't get the apprenticeship. He told me that looking at reviews from managers he said there is no doubt that I am the hardest worker there but 1 manager put down that I didn't fix any issues and let PI's go into red zones all of the time. umm absolutely false, I can fix issues with the machines in my area better than most apprentices and full timers. He said I had an issue with their whole business model or whatever, its all stupid shit. So I told him, well i thought I was the only one in my group that had a 5s area, i did my shift notes, i tracked my PI's, I helped everyone out, I was the only one to max out my hours. He basically went into a stutter and it went into awkward silence.
I know the manager that probably wrote that about me and hes new, a douche bag, an idiot and favored the kid that got hired over me who basically had a bed in the breakroom. So to sum it up, I will leave as soon as I can and I have a few options at my disposal.
Job 1: I would live out of a suitcase, never be home, wont get to workout really, maybe a few days a week if i can get near a gym at a job site. But, I will make an assload and within 5 years I could start a business without taking out a loan since I wont have to pay for housing, gas, etc etc
Job 2: I am looking into the International operator engineer union where I will be an apprentice and learn how to run heavy equipment such as excavators, dozers, cranes, aspestos removal etc etc where I will travel for work but probably wont be as bad as job 1 and still make really good money
Job 3: I will basically have a normal shift and work hours, no travel, decent pay but if they crack down on ethanol id be fucked.
job 4: federal job, be able to go to school to become a PTA and I could be a PTA and do this job in any state that my license would allow.
Not gonna lie, i like job 4 the most since if I could, Id definitely move to like tenesee or something.
Anyway, just needed to vent and type this out, moral of the story is, you can bust your ass and be the hardest worker in a business but a group of people who never set foot out onto the production floor decides your fate.
Also, next week I might suck it up and go for a half marathon on a treadmill or just set my time to 2.5 hours on the track and just wear my watch even though its not totally accurate and stop when it hits 13.1 miles or 2.5 hours.
