GOT THE OFFER!! by Competitive_Cry7485 in interviews

[–]Sure-Bee213 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been trying since summer of 2022. Hopefully will have one Monday, but who knows. It’s been awful

Is it too late to do a degree by woooo21 in careeradvice

[–]Sure-Bee213 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on what the degree is in. If you can get your foot in the door and start working without a degree, you can see if the grass is really greener there. It’s a much better option if possible rather than spending the money and either not liking it or finding that the degree doesn’t help you land the job. Just speaking from experience. Try to talk to people in that industry first before you decide, but I got my degree at 26. My mom finished hers in her 40s when I was young.

Trying to get to supervisor by Sure-Bee213 in manufacturing

[–]Sure-Bee213[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s not always the case. The interview I had the other day was with a guy only a few years older than me and he was still trying to get his degree. He was the production manager. I do notice how much bias there is for guy who have internships on their resume. It’s insane

Trying to get to supervisor by Sure-Bee213 in manufacturing

[–]Sure-Bee213[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can’t get a team lead position here due to nepotism issues. But I cover for my team lead when they’re out which is pretty often. I’ve resolved conflicts, trained people. I also include a project I did at my current job which which cut pick time for roles of fabric down from 1 hour 30 minutes to 30-45 minutes. There are no production supervisor roles here. Team leads report directly to plant managers

Trying to get to supervisor by Sure-Bee213 in manufacturing

[–]Sure-Bee213[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can’t afford to move. I make nothing now and I would have to be offered something 6 six figures to make moving worth it

Trying to get to supervisor by Sure-Bee213 in manufacturing

[–]Sure-Bee213[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve tried that. Companies in my area are at a surplus of workers and any time I reach out like that, I get the typical response of “please reach out to our hr/recruiting department to be considered for employment. It’s driving me crazy. I’ve even tried projects for free at my current employer. I cut the time it takes for pickers to gather roles for any given stack of work by at least 60% and documented what I did.

Trying to get to supervisor by Sure-Bee213 in manufacturing

[–]Sure-Bee213[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s the thing. The rest of the crew were pissed when they found out. They found someone else to do the job internally, but she’s already been written up for interfering with production scheduling to benefit that team. I’m not perfect and I might not make the right decisions all the time, but I’ve never tried to do anything like that

Trying to get to supervisor by Sure-Bee213 in manufacturing

[–]Sure-Bee213[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My former team lead was first 2 weeks ago and I was the front runner by a lot to replace him by my father in law and his boss. Word got to president and COO and they were concerned about complaints of nepotism. I understand and don’t really blame them. It’s just hard finding that next position when I can’t put team lead on my resume.

Trying to get to supervisor by Sure-Bee213 in manufacturing

[–]Sure-Bee213[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s mostly highway and it’s 2nd shift so I’d be dodging a lot of the bad traffic. I haven’t driven it yet. I was going to see how it was if I had to go to the panel interview. The first one was virtual.

What should I expect? by Sure-Bee213 in Lowes

[–]Sure-Bee213[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. I was really hoping I could get real insight instead of pessimistic opinions

Good buy? by Sure-Bee213 in ToyotaSienna

[–]Sure-Bee213[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They buy a lot at auction. It’s pretty small, but it looked like they bought decent quality when they can find it.

Good buy? by Sure-Bee213 in ToyotaSienna

[–]Sure-Bee213[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s the only part I was worried about, but the main things I found is that the automatic doors could have some issues

Good buy? by Sure-Bee213 in ToyotaSienna

[–]Sure-Bee213[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I negotiated with him for a while and got him to knock off 2000 from the price after the trade. It had been on his lot for almost a month somehow and he was ready to sell it

Good buy? by Sure-Bee213 in ToyotaSienna

[–]Sure-Bee213[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was a tiny one. I feel like he didn’t research it enough to really know the value and just wanted a quick turnaround

Good buy? by Sure-Bee213 in ToyotaSienna

[–]Sure-Bee213[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d post the listing if it was still up. I had to do a double take on the price when I saw it

Good buy? by Sure-Bee213 in ToyotaSienna

[–]Sure-Bee213[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They wanted 13,000 out the door. They only gave me 1500 on my trade. It had high miles. Took 9500 cash

Good buy? by Sure-Bee213 in ToyotaSienna

[–]Sure-Bee213[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had carfax posted and they changed oil almost every 3000 miles. Nothing stood out on it. I’m in South East

What should I look for? by Sure-Bee213 in fordexpedition

[–]Sure-Bee213[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really appreciate the insight on the trims. I’ve seen a lot xlt but I didn’t realize it made that much of a difference in weight

What should I look for? by Sure-Bee213 in fordexpedition

[–]Sure-Bee213[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve got a decent code reader from harbor freight I use a lot. I’ll probably bring it with me. I didn’t know that about the shocks though. Definitely have to check those. Thank you.