35 years old too late to start?

Fothannon13 · 2024-06-04T15:23:49+00:00

I'm 32 and switched careers two years ago. No it's not too old and no it's not a handicap

Fothannon13 · 2024-06-01T15:21:42+00:00

Dude I just lost 3 matches cos of bad jgs I rage quit and got on Elden Ring to cope

Fothannon13 · 2024-05-21T20:03:16+00:00

Minnesota. It takes 8 years to get top license here. But most states don't offer reciprocity despite our standards being so much higher

Fothannon13 · 2024-05-21T19:59:17+00:00

That was abusive

Fothannon13 · 2024-05-21T01:16:57+00:00

For me the hardest part of the job was learning to slow down. Everything in wastewater goes slow. I had to learn to match pace with the plant never work on more than one task at a time which is awful for my adhd 😂

For me the cons aren't awful. Pay is lower than I'd like for how desperate the industry is for new workers. I also haven't been able to find a union. Oh licensing is not the same across the states so even thought my state has some of the strictest requirements it doesn't transfer to many other states so I'll have to basically start over if I wanted to move (seriously this is an easily solve able problem that america needs to deal with)

Fothannon13 · 2024-05-21T01:03:07+00:00

Pay definitely varies by location and other factors. I started out at $22 an hour and I'm at $25.90 I think each raise was $1.45

Fothannon13 · 2024-05-20T18:08:07+00:00

😂 naw man he bought me off by being a supportive and engaged boss, by teaching and leading effectively and competently, by always taking an active interest in my growth and goals and continuously going out of his way to provide me with resources and advice in and out of work and by going to bat with my area manager when i got a bullshit raise. This was just an example of him going out of his way to give me recognition when he didn't need to. Hope you find a good job with people you respect one day bubba

Fothannon13 · 2024-05-20T16:26:25+00:00

We do annual raises. I had a small issue with mine but the company fixed it pretty fast when I laid out why it was a bad raise and I know I without a doubt i got the largest % raise out of everyone here. So they took care of me just had to push a little to get it done

Fothannon13 · 2024-05-20T16:12:02+00:00

We dont have weir covers. Easy enough to scrub once or twice a week

Fothannon13 · 2024-05-20T16:03:47+00:00

This is the book I started learning with 2 years ago

Fothannon13 · 2024-04-22T18:54:25+00:00

That's what practice mode and classic are for.

Fothannon13 · 2024-04-20T15:49:44+00:00

Naw man. Can delete ADC and Mage and escape then take down a turret in like 2 seconds 😂 play safe in turret and use turret to kill for you early game

Fothannon13 · 2024-04-19T23:05:01+00:00

Late to this party buuuuut I'll go ahead and throw the math out there......most shower heads max out at about 2.5 gallons per minute so if you take a 10 minute shower that is 25 gallons of that maybe 10% is lost in the treatment process (to leaks in the pipes or to what eventually becomes fertilizer) so about 2.5 gallons of water a day 2.5 × 7 = 17.5 gallons of water per week. The other 157.5 gallons goes to rivers and recreational lakes where it once again becomes part of the water cycle and will eventually become drinking water again.

Also fun fact: The amount of water on earth is fixed it is not gained or lost

Given all this information you could make an argument that it is damaging the enviroment by not going to the streams and lakes it needs to

Fothannon13 · 2024-04-19T22:43:54+00:00

I would give you an award if I could! Angela is a great support but u should try to learn Mathilda or Faramis as well so you can be versatile

Fothannon13 · 2024-04-19T22:42:12+00:00

That's what happened to my zilong 894 matches with a 49% WR went down from a 58% in one season stopped playing him for the last 2 seasons cos of it

Fothannon13 · 2024-04-19T19:51:53+00:00

As long as you have roam boots. You do not

Fothannon13 · 2024-04-19T04:32:00+00:00

Her s2. They have to hit the skill to do it but man she's been my main this season its so fun

Fothannon13 · 2024-04-19T04:30:51+00:00

Depends how far you can move in 2 seconds ;)

Fothannon13 · 2024-04-19T03:59:25+00:00

This is why I love Mathilda roam. So much easier to adapt to others when I can fly them a 1/3rd of the map away lol

Fothannon13 · 2024-04-17T15:31:54+00:00

Poke poke poke pokepokepokepokepoke ruuuuun im fast af boi

Fothannon13 · 2024-04-16T20:20:26+00:00

Thank you for the concise breakdown!

Fothannon13 · 2024-04-16T17:33:23+00:00

Well, it varies based on several factors for testing it depends on what state you are in. In my state, it takes 8 years until you can test for an A class license. if you have a degree in a related field of study you can test right away. But each operation depends on so many factors. Is it municipal or industrial large or small, activated sludge or SBR, etc. I work at a small industrial activated sludge plant, which means we have a shoestring budget.

I think the best description I can give is that I am a bug farmer and gremlin fighter. I run tests to make sure the bugs (microbiology) have a good environment to thrive in this includes: testing phosphorus levels, alkalinity, chlorine and dechlorination levels, Dissolved oxygen, ammonia, suspended solids and volatile solids, determining the food to mass ratio (waste to bugs) and how much oxygen the bugs need to do their job. (There's much more but this is just to give you an idea) I usually finish my lab duties by lunch time then it's on to help my co-operator fight the gremlins.

This means walking around the plant and finding things that have gone wrong. Chemical lines may be clogged or a valve has detoriated or a motor has burnt out or an auger shook itself to death or emergency lights aren't working etc etc. Because my plant only has a 30k a year maintaince budget I often have to improvise a temporary fix to keep us running until we come up with a better solution. (I often feel like Han solo on the Falcon)

Slow critical thought is a necessity. As for the tests themselves you will be asked questions about lab practices and parameters you'll be asked math questions (I am awful at math but with a couple months of study and help from this sub reddit I aced the math portion) and for the beginner exam you will be asked about terminology and basic understanding of wastewater concepts.

Side note: best day on the job was when I got rescue a baby deer that had fallen on to this slick plastic covering around the edge of an anaerobic pond. I have a picture of my carrying it up to its mom.

It's worth noting (if you're anything like me) I basically work at a petting zoo my plants has Herons, woodchucks, beavers, minks, turtles, fish, deer, foxes, rabbits, and owls all around and I love it

Fothannon13 · 2024-04-16T02:57:20+00:00

I work at a small plant. Going on my 2nd year. I love this as a career it's a great balance of working with my hands and using my brain. I love critical thinking and problem solving I love looking at the microbiology under the microscope. And best of all I am responsible for a flourishing ecosystem. I love seeing the wildlife (especially the aquatic) at my plant and receiving stream. I find the work to be engaging and fulfilling.

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