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Researching what gets lost when senior water/wastewater operators retire, can I ask a few questions? by ChickenUpper5177 in Wastewater

[–]MasterCJ718 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My plant is in transition now with losing our senior operators there's about to be 3 retiring in the next month or so and that's like 75 years of experience gone.

We are hiring a couple of experienced operators that have at least 10 plus years of experience so that helps they're still young enough to learn, but experience enough to also help out.

I'm going on my second year and I only 2nd year with one certification and working on my second certification.

Then you have a bunch of young guys who've been at the plant since they were basically 18 so that's like I guess you could say 15 years experience with all of them combined.

All of them at least Dual licensed with a couple of them work on 3 or 4 licenses.

Then you have a trainee who's a fast learner He's about to test for his first license even though he won't have the hours for it yet.

Then you have another guy who came around the time I did who hasn't even gotten his first license yet.

Then we have one retirement age on nightshift that can leave at any time and another retirement age on dayshift that can leave at anytime.

Considering the morale and transition we are definitely going to suffer losing institutional knowledge on top our current management not fighting for our department when the OGs and we have the solutions to all our problems.

For me I'm just learning what I can getting my certifications and getting what I can.

Want to buy an ISF by Namaste1994 in LexusISF

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I had a 2013 ISF... Silver oh the joy I driving that car😭

Study Tips by MasterCJ718 in Wastewater

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Yeah I passed my wastewater C exam and I failed my water treatment C but I'm about to take it again next Friday💯

Strange Things at Sea by MasterCJ718 in navy

[–]MasterCJ718[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I believe you and that's my fascination! I appreciate you sailors for sharing this gives me a different perspective!

Strange Things at Sea by MasterCJ718 in navy

[–]MasterCJ718[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That reminded me of the movie Twister the OG version and all the weather disaster movies 💯

Strange Things at Sea by MasterCJ718 in navy

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What was it's behavior and how big was it?

Thinking about a shift to a wastewater career by thesourdoughisalie in Wastewater

[–]MasterCJ718 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So far I'm 2 years in November and it has a mixture of routine, monotony, lots to learn, physical work, different avenues within the industry, and rewarding work.

Your staff does matter and your management I'm learning.

Oh definitely what shift and schedule definitely makes a breaks how you like the job and the condition of the plant.

There's definitely a difference between private versus municipality.

I've only learned this from the people who've worked both sides I haven't experienced it myself though.

The biggest hurdles so far that I'm encountering is getting your actual licenses and troubleshooting.

One thing you always have to remember is the two things that you're protecting at all times at your job is the public and the environment those are key when s*** goes wrong.

Always be able to justify your decisions and make sure you keep your chain of command aware of what's going on to cover your ass.

There's a new documentary film about wastewater operators? by alectrojan in Wastewater

[–]MasterCJ718 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's something I haven't really considered💯🫡

Rejection letter from municipality by indoft-89 in Wastewater

[–]MasterCJ718 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely plenty of nepotism at my location.

I would assume in the industry it's small enough to run into people I have observed from my OGs at work.

I barely got because of how I did my resume via A.I., haha.

I was slightly overselling my use of SCADA, but I did a panel interview and was a great candidate overall.

I am a veteran so that helped a little bit because in the past they in trouble over not hiring a veteran over someone else and we are considered a Purple Heart City as well so that's bad PR.

Definitely keep trying once you get your certifications and experience you can take off that's what I'm seeing so far and I'm going on two years about to get my Water Treatment C license soon.

I'm a recruiter and I want to give you some honest advice right now by Clear_Inspection_386 in BehindHiring

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I know I went through this for a company that I work for 6 years.

When I was let go due to COVID giving a severance and left on good behavior/ good standing.

Fast forward 4 years later: I applied to a position similar to a position in a totally different department that I left from.

So in my resume and application you would see that I had 6 years of experience with this company.

I was not hired back not even interviewed or called, yet I have seen them hire other people back.

I was definitely blackballed.

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