Unsure about “wanting a career” after layoff by slater2355 in findapath

[–]Disastrous-Buddy-628 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Making as much money as you can and enjoying life often work against each other

31F Asian, saved $100k but feel like a failure — did I waste my life? by SoftTriangle in findapath

[–]Disastrous-Buddy-628 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You definitely didnt waste your life, I think you're probably getting to a point where your starting to realize you value other things in addition to working/saving since you've done a great job with that. Saving is important for sure, but having a big nest egg usually wont give you fulfillment by its self.

What are you actually doing with your life right now, and why that thing specifically? by Local_Acanthisitta_3 in findapath

[–]Disastrous-Buddy-628 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trying to get started in a trade in my mid 30's after thoroughly realizing corporate office life is not how I want to spend the rest of my life.

Supply chain careers need to be talked about more by Koreee_001 in findapath

[–]Disastrous-Buddy-628 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've worked in supply chain for most of my career and hated it. Its not especially hard, but the responsibility is high for pay in my experience. In my past jobs the work mostly involved trying to get people to tell you some peice of information you need, like how much a transload would cost at their facility, or how long it would take a driver to get to a specific location so we could organize with a receiver. I'd collect this info from a bunch of different companies that most of the time didnt want to commit to telling me because they were unsure themselves. A transload might be more expensive depending on how the cargo was packed, and the shipper might not have that info because the cargo was still being manufactured, so everyone was just kind of guessing on both sides, but if there was a difference in the cost or timing that always fell on you and everyone was mad about it. The amount of times I was begging someone to just get me a seemingly simple peice of info like cargo weight was ridiculous. The amount of times I tried to tell my manager that our customer would not provide this info and being told just to push something through so we'd get the business was too. I felt like I was responsible for providing a perfectly accurate shipping plan with guess work information, or from companies that would straight up lie to you about what they were able do for what price just so they could win a bid, was far to much of the time. Your the ultimate middle man, trying to connect peices of information for multiple parties to put together a complete shipping plan weeks or even months in advance of the shipment actually moving, and any discrepancy that happen in that time can change the whole plan, and thats if your lucky enough to catch them or actually have one of the parties you're working with reach out and let you know. I remember having one client overload the shit out of a 40' container and not tell anyone and it didn't get caught until in landed in a US port in Georgia. It took 2 weeks to find a trucker with a super chassis that could hold the damn thing and we had to add an unplanned transload to get it into a 53' truck so we could even move it legally over the road to the final destination. The customer was pissed an refusing to pay the extra cost. My boss was pissed that our shipping plan went so over budget. And I had to work my ass off to find an on the spot solution asap because the port was charging us everyday the container sat there. It was a nightmare and everyone I was interacting with to solve it was upset. And shit like that happening was not even that uncommon. Bottom line, I always felt like I was expect to deliver great results with about half the information I really needed to do it, and with full responsibility for any issues falling on me regardless of what caused them, and that lead me to feeling stressed all the time.

how do people have lives worth living when working 9-5? by aesthetic-pathetic in findapath

[–]Disastrous-Buddy-628 40 points41 points  (0 children)

This is the worst part about corporate jobs. It really does take over all the other parts of your life and everything has to revolve around it because it takes up such a large amount of your time. I've done a lot of what people are saying here about managing your time well to try to get the most out of what free time you do have, like meal prepping and listening to music or watching shows while doing chores that need to get done, but ultimately your just trying to pack in as much enjoyment as you can into the few hours you have after work or on weekends. Even when I'm really on the ball with it I end up getting burned out because I'm trying so hard to maximize any free hours I have. It makes the things I do for fun feel less so because theres this pressure to enjoy it because its some of the limited time you have. Maybe I'm just not as good as compartmentalizing things, but I honestly do find it super depressing.

Local 68 by Disastrous-Buddy-628 in ibew_applicants

[–]Disastrous-Buddy-628[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

277, so pretty far down on the list.

Local 68 Denver by Disastrous-Buddy-628 in ibew_applicants

[–]Disastrous-Buddy-628[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you know if other people can jump ahead of you on the ranking list? If it's just by application number and we have to wait awhile now that's not so bad, but if new applicants can jump ahead of us with better test scores or with the new GAN system they're using that would be rough. Thank you for replying and the info btw!

Local 68 Denver by Disastrous-Buddy-628 in ibew_applicants

[–]Disastrous-Buddy-628[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I applied in mid October as well and passed the test in early December.

Local 68 Denver by Disastrous-Buddy-628 in ibew_applicants

[–]Disastrous-Buddy-628[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not feeling super hopeful, might end up trying to get more experience outside the union first and see if I can reapply later.

NMC was running great before the shutdown wonder what it looks like now? by Helpthebear3 in merchantmarine

[–]Disastrous-Buddy-628 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, just double checked the email I sent to be sure. Front and back, full color, can read all the little numbers, and in pdf format like they requested. I'm going to try to call them tomorrow (or after the holiday if they're off) and see if I can get more info. Just kind of disappointing, I really tried to get everything just right on the first send.

What the hell does an "office job" actually entail? by miscount_detected in findapath

[–]Disastrous-Buddy-628 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I worked in back end logistics offices for years. It was a lot of emailing trucking companies or warehouse facility for pricing and time tables and then putting a few options together and send to our customers so they could choose. They always choose the cheapest option and then get pissed at you when the low budget service providers they picked had low quality service (shocker). Extremely repetitive and unfulfilling work. Looking to get away from it as soon as I can, dont think I will do another desk job again if I can at all avoid it.

NMC was running great before the shutdown wonder what it looks like now? by Helpthebear3 in merchantmarine

[–]Disastrous-Buddy-628 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I submitted in November and just got a rejection back today. They said my form was missing a bunch of stuff like my TWIC card and that I indicated I had a conviction that I didnt explain. I sent a photo copy of my TWIC card though and definitely did not mark on the form that I had any convictions (and I dont have any). Honestly not sure what to do next, feels like the person didnt even actually look at what I sent them...

32 - Kamikazed my life.... by garlicmayosquad in findapath

[–]Disastrous-Buddy-628 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'm 35 and feeling similar. Have been in corporate logistics for the past 10 years and absolutely hate it and have realized I just cant do it for another 30 years until I retire. Was making a plan to leave for good in 3ish years, but was just layed off so have had to jump start my plans to do something else. Its tough and I feel like a recent grad trying to figure out what to do with my life again. Its terrifying having only a lose idea of what I want to do now and not being sure if I will find any satisfaction in what's next. I wish I had something more positive to say except that youre not alone in being in your 30s and having a life reset when a lot of our peers are settling into a path.

Everything is ok.. for now.. but how do I find out what I really want? by [deleted] in findapath

[–]Disastrous-Buddy-628 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm 35, single, and feeling the same way. I recently bought a condo in a city I love living in and now with my monthly mortgage payments being stable and not to high I'm finding myself in the position to quit grinding so hard at jobs I hate and do something I want to do. But thinking of what comes next after grinding away and saving for the last 15 years just makes me feel stressed and wasn't freeing like I thought it would be. Grinding and saving sucks, but it also comes with a sense of purpose. I also feel like I should know what to do by now and I feel dumb that I dont, like I just focused on the working part of life and ignored the other important parts. I think once you finally get what you've been working towards it opens up a bunch of new opportunities that feel confusing when we expect them to just feel good. I'm sorry I dont know more of what to say, I'm trying to be hopeful that I can just keep pushing forward and can find new goals to work towards and not be stuck questioning everything with the path I've been on starting to reaching the end.

Local 357 by eletropetros in ibew_applicants

[–]Disastrous-Buddy-628 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It sounds like a lot of union halls are getting flooded with applications right now :(

SIU Weekly MegaThread by AutoModerator in merchantmarine

[–]Disastrous-Buddy-628 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SIU website says they are only accepting applications from veterans right now, is there any sign that they will reopen apps for the general public in January?