What do all you F-150 owners do for a living?
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Originally posted by lariatf150
ComputerGuy - It's great working for a smaller company (at least in the beginning)...because you get thrown into everything, so you have to learn EVERYTHING. You end up light years ahead of people in large companies that are stuck on one project or task all day long. For example, a splicer at the phone company. They have one task and they don't know much about corporate PBX's and voice mail systems, etc. But, you take a guy like myself that worked for a small company for 7 years and you get 10 times more experience because you just have to learn everything involved with telecom...there's just nobody else to rely on. Works out well I think. It's helped me earn $40,000 more per year now than what I made in 1993. It was well worth the initial headaches of being the jack-of-all-trades phone dude.
ComputerGuy - It's great working for a smaller company (at least in the beginning)...because you get thrown into everything, so you have to learn EVERYTHING. You end up light years ahead of people in large companies that are stuck on one project or task all day long. For example, a splicer at the phone company. They have one task and they don't know much about corporate PBX's and voice mail systems, etc. But, you take a guy like myself that worked for a small company for 7 years and you get 10 times more experience because you just have to learn everything involved with telecom...there's just nobody else to rely on. Works out well I think. It's helped me earn $40,000 more per year now than what I made in 1993. It was well worth the initial headaches of being the jack-of-all-trades phone dude.
It truly is amazing how much there is to learn when working as the computer guy in a small company; working with computer technology is only a small portion of the job. In the last 2 years I have worked enough 12-15 hour days that some people joke I should have a cot in the office - the company is currently doubling the size of my office and just authorized the purchase of 3 new servers and a core switch... just in case I feel like spending the rest of the night at the company, and want to have something to play with.
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I am the R&D Manager at a rubber seals company. we make high performance seals for automotive, oil drilling, heavy duty (like Cat and Deere), aerospace, etc. I develop/invent new compunds to be used in all kinds of crazy places. I developed a new fluorocarbon compound that is used in our beloved F-150s as a seal in the fuel line quick connects from the gas tank to the engine. We also make seals that go in the F-150 engines, though not sure whhere (I think in the fuel injectors, but not 100% sure). I LOVE my job. I'm a chemist by degree. I still do a lot of chemistry.
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Oh, NO!!
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Your 2nd post... and I fear you will soon overtake my naive post to identify the 'age survey' post of months ago! 8786 views, 270 replies... I'm gonna strap myself in to ride this thread - great idea!
First off - my hat is off to you military folks. God bless you all, your contribution, for the sake of all Americans, is respectfully appreciated. And, you computer guys... well, I still type with 4 fingers...
Me? Banker for 13 years. F/I consultant for a major domestic auto manufacturer for 9 years. Now, a professional home inspector, and a certified FEMA disaster housing inspector.
Drivin' with pride - 04 Screw Lariat, Oxford White with black stuff hangin' off it!
Your 2nd post... and I fear you will soon overtake my naive post to identify the 'age survey' post of months ago! 8786 views, 270 replies... I'm gonna strap myself in to ride this thread - great idea!
First off - my hat is off to you military folks. God bless you all, your contribution, for the sake of all Americans, is respectfully appreciated. And, you computer guys... well, I still type with 4 fingers...
Me? Banker for 13 years. F/I consultant for a major domestic auto manufacturer for 9 years. Now, a professional home inspector, and a certified FEMA disaster housing inspector.
Drivin' with pride - 04 Screw Lariat, Oxford White with black stuff hangin' off it!
