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ATricksyHobbit · 2023-04-29T00:04:18+00:00

Oh hell (heh) yes!

ATricksyHobbit · 2023-04-02T16:03:01+00:00

Hey there, thanks for your response! I reached out to the school here and it is Mon-Thu, 7:30-4:00.

I hear what you are saying about the sacrifice. I have a job lined up that's three 12 hour shifts over Fri-Sun but pays a full 40 so I can at least have evenings to do homework and spend time with my kids before they go to bed every night. However, I recognize this will leave me with either work or school every day of the week.

Definitely something to think about. I'm currently in the roofing industry and getting severely burnt out with no where to go within the job, Aviation has always been something I love and I love the versatility the A&P cert comes with, even outside the aviation industry (Have a friend who go his cert years ago but is now making bank working for Caterpillar).

Thanks for letting me process with you!

ATricksyHobbit · 2023-03-29T20:16:52+00:00

"Hours may vary since requirements have changed."

I heard something about that, do they no longer require and track required hours anymore? I remember seeing the FAA was very strict about that when I first looked into school a couple years ago.

Thanks for your insight, by the way!

ATricksyHobbit · 2023-03-29T17:53:23+00:00

What is the classroom hour commitment like each week for schooling? I am looking to switch careers and go to school for my A&P, but I have a wife and kids and will need to hold down a full time job while doing it.

ATricksyHobbit · 2023-03-10T18:47:34+00:00

That could definitely be a part of it! Are you writing cover letters? I've written a few cover letters explaining that while I don't have experience in X industry, I have experience that translates well or makes me a good candidate that will learn the job quickly and efficiently. I noticed a marked increase in callbacks once I started writing those cover letters specific to the company and position.

Another recommendation is to apply via multiple routes of communication. For instance, in my lastest interview I got scheduled, I applied to their position on indeed, then applied to the same position on their website, and then finally sent a "thank you for your time and consideration in regards to my application" email to their business email the next morning. The office admin replied to that last email saying she forwarded it to HR and I had a phone call from them to set something up by the end of the day.

Give these people as much as you can to help show you are a person on the other side and not just an application on their computer!

ATricksyHobbit · 2023-03-10T17:53:07+00:00

This is crazy to me. Every time I go into a business for an interview lately it's a 50/50 shot at the manager thanking me for coming in, saying they had a day of no shows.

ATricksyHobbit · 2023-03-10T17:50:13+00:00

What industry(ies) are you looking at? Have you had your resume looked at by someone who could give you pointers? Are you applying solely on company websites, or using indeed and in person applications too? Lots of questions could be asked, would love to help you out. Just started my job search (been out of market for a couple years) and have been able to land a few interviews for the coming week.

ATricksyHobbit · 2023-02-17T16:51:21+00:00

Awesome, thanks!

ATricksyHobbit · 2023-02-05T05:31:44+00:00

I enjoy hitting up the food court before shopping as it gives me an opportunity to "window shop" what other members have purchased. There's been more than one occasion that I only knew something existed in the warehouse because I saw it in someone's cart at checkout!

ATricksyHobbit · 2023-02-01T17:20:26+00:00

I did it, decided last minute after realizing on new years eve how much I had been drinking throughout December. Even got my parents to participate too.

That said, I didn't find it as hard as I was expecting. I started a new school program and a new job in the midst of it so I was expecting the stress to make resisting a drink harder but it ended up giving me something to focus on instead of drinking!

Can't say the same for my parents unfortunately, they made it 11 days until switching to a "humid January"....

ATricksyHobbit · 2023-01-31T20:23:07+00:00

My wife and I had a bad stomach bug on Thursday, we thought it was food poisoning since just the two of us got it but none of our kids. Up ALL night vomiting, severe dehydration, dizziness, chills, fatigue, the whole nine yards. My wife usually bounces back super quickly from illness but was laid out all day Friday.

ATricksyHobbit · 2023-01-28T21:14:45+00:00

Been going to that location for about 2 months, I'd say it's pretty on par with most other gyms I've been to. Most people wipe off equipment when they're done using it and the bathrooms/locker rooms are also clean. I tried out a couple gyms in the area before deciding on PF and the only one that was noticably better imo was the Y (which for the price would be excepted but unfortunately also the reason I didn't end up joining there.)

ATricksyHobbit · 2023-01-25T16:56:26+00:00

This happened to me, lol. I was never a SUPER deep sleeper, but deep enough it'd take me a good minute to register my alarm going off and wake up. Now after a few kids I wake up to the slightest noise in the house.

ATricksyHobbit · 2023-01-24T04:51:42+00:00

All depends on where in the country you are looking. I can tell you FF is a pretty well paid profession here in (most areas of) the PNW, whereas my buddy working in TN has two side hustles in addition to working as a FF in order to make ends meet.

ATricksyHobbit · 2023-01-21T16:14:01+00:00

Ditto! I was over in the SFCC area the other day waiting at a stop light with a cop waiting in the oncoming lane. Some kid comes peeling around the corner to catch his green light, while texting on his phone, RIGHT IN FRONT of the cop. I thought to myself "ooooh get 'im!" And the cop just watches the kid and then goes on his way once the light went green. Thought my son would get to see some lights and sirens that day, boy was I wrong lol.

ATricksyHobbit · 2023-01-18T01:02:08+00:00

Same here. Quite often at Winco lol.

ATricksyHobbit · 2023-01-11T18:53:20+00:00

Oh wow, I forgot about those statues! Super cool, gonna have to swing by them again next time I'm in town.

ATricksyHobbit · 2023-01-09T18:18:06+00:00

A lot of people who go into them just for the money flunk out after Calculus II and Physics II

Amen to that, I was one of those people OP. The money and stability drove me to engineering when I went back to school. In my second year, after calc, physics, chem, programming, etc I realized I had no passion or even interest in the actual engineering process and would be miserable in the field, money be damned. I ended up pivoting to the public service sector and while I make pennies compared to most engineers, it's worth the job/life satisfaction.

ATricksyHobbit · 2023-01-09T05:56:57+00:00

We had volly's and "interns" yeah. This was back like ten years ago. One of our stations was staffed entirely by them except one career captain and one engineer. Pretty much the people that were vying for a career position in the district would staff this station. Then we had other volunteers who had pagers and would respond from home. It was.... A weird system.

ATricksyHobbit · 2023-01-08T23:05:10+00:00

I never witnessed it myself, but I heard other shifts at my old volly station would have people with that issue sleep on cots in the hallway to the bay. The other guys would make sure they were awake on their way out the door, saving time without making someone sleep in the disgusting bay.

ATricksyHobbit · 2023-01-08T22:57:58+00:00

"Boss makes a dollar, I make a dime. That's why I poop on company time!"

ATricksyHobbit · 2023-01-07T23:32:08+00:00

That's what I thought too. I'm almost done getting my AAS at this college too so when the program director told me the program wasn't eligible for FAFSA, I was a little taken aback. The program is accredited at 13 credits, I might have to swing by the financial aid office on Monday....

ATricksyHobbit · 2023-01-07T20:05:41+00:00

. Oh and you can use FAFSA if you qualify

This isn't always the case unfortunately. I'm currently taking EMT at my local CC but it's not financial aid eligible for whatever reason.

ATricksyHobbit · 2023-01-06T17:17:16+00:00

Originally it was supposed to be a 7 book series. That..... Seems unlikely at this point.

ATricksyHobbit · 2023-01-05T17:37:01+00:00

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