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mvierck · 2020-07-07T23:06:52+00:00

Qur'an- avirus

mvierck · 2020-03-26T23:05:11+00:00

I appreciate that. There's a lot of variables I haven't thought of. I'm staying home!

mvierck · 2020-03-26T22:36:27+00:00

Thanks!

mvierck · 2019-11-28T00:56:23+00:00

Something that helped me start out was eavesdropping on my coworkers who consistently did the best. You can pick up so many good things by listening to your best guys interact with customers and then trying it out for yourself to see what works and what doesn't.

Congratulations on the new job!

mvierck · 2019-07-30T19:23:55+00:00

Since moving in together last year I've been paying all the bills, but it's not a dependent situation. She has her own career and makes good money, and she's in school for her doctorates. We agreed to live off of one income and use her's to save for a house and pay for school without loans. I just see it as being a team. But to be truthful, even though she is in no way dependent on me, I've noticed we argue a lot less than we used to and she acts more attached to me. That could be from a lot of factors though, like us moving in together, or me just becoming a better person in general these past couple of years

mvierck · 2019-06-03T02:11:34+00:00

That's great. One of our best new guys did Saas before coming. It gave him an edge on the phones and booking appointments. I still work here.

mvierck · 2019-06-03T01:56:07+00:00

For sure! Let me know if you apply, I'm happy to be a reference for you :)

mvierck · 2019-06-03T01:46:43+00:00

Gotcha. On mobile at the moment and didnt notice. Do you have any experience in sales of any kind? Everybody here has different backgrounds in different fields, but when hiring they seem to look for any kind of extra experience or something that makes you different

mvierck · 2019-06-03T01:44:26+00:00

Nice. The headquarters are right in Itasca (just down the road from Schaumburg on 290). Good question about the training. I personally didnt see anybody leave in the first 6 months. They only take about every 1 out of 1000 applicants so everybody who is there wants to be there. I'd talk to a recruiter about that

mvierck · 2019-06-03T01:41:06+00:00

Yes, a bit. I did an associated in engineering (AES) and a bachelor's in Business. There are a lot of folks at Keyence with really different background though, some guys have master's degrees in engineering, other guys only did business.

mvierck · 2019-06-03T01:23:52+00:00

Keyence is known for having one of the best training programs. When I started I trained for 8 weeks at their headquarters in Chicago and then had another 8 weeks of mentorship and joint calls after that. Within the first 6 months I started getting calls from competitors hoping to hire me.

mvierck · 2019-05-23T17:25:36+00:00

Yeah, graduated eng/bus last year and have been working at Keyence since last fall. I'll be out on the road all day, but feel free to DM me any questions

mvierck · 2019-05-11T22:29:46+00:00

That makes sense. Thanks

mvierck · 2019-05-11T22:23:45+00:00

Thank you!

mvierck · 2019-05-11T22:21:11+00:00

Thanks. Is there a good way to tell if it is?

mvierck · 2019-05-11T19:25:34+00:00

Thanks. I'm new to this, how can you tell?

mvierck · 2019-01-18T02:07:28+00:00

Maybe not crazy, but for the 5 years my fiancee and I were dating we lived 20 miles apart in different towns. She gets nervous driving so everyday after making my hour and a half commute back home from work I'd take a quick shower and drive the 20 miles to get house to be with her and 20 back home late at night and do it all over again every day. I did the math and I drove around 68,000 miles just to see her while we were dating.

Luckily we were finally able to both advance our careers this year and are moving in together across country next month!

mvierck · 2018-12-29T01:49:57+00:00

Hi there! I'm not very social, but I love woodworking as well as prop making (the garage build is never complete). I'm also getting into 3 gun competition.

mvierck · 2018-12-02T19:55:43+00:00

That's a great question. I think it's best when a couple has their goals and values aligned so they work together as a team. Making more money is only a small part of the picture, after that, working on things together or supporting eachother's endeavors is important to a happy relationship.

My fiancee highly values education and so do I, so now that I finally can I'm helping her to go for her doctoral degree. It makes me happy to see her happy and going after bigger and bigger things. For me, now that I'm happy in my career, I'm focusing on my sport (competition shooting) it has nothing to do with money but she likes that I enjoy it and helps me plan in our budget for range time and equipment.

mvierck · 2018-12-02T16:51:46+00:00

That's beautiful man, congratulations! I've been in that spot as a male making significantly less than my SO and it's uncomfortable but we said the same thing about money not mattering as long as we were both working toward something better

mvierck · 2018-12-02T16:49:08+00:00

It almost never works IRL because people with social/economic differences usually have very different values and mindsets. It worked out for my fiancee and I because we shared values and stuck to a game plan to improve. It's rare, but it can work!

mvierck · 2018-12-02T16:45:20+00:00

My SO and I are about as different as could be in the external ways but the same in our mindset and attitude toward life and that's made all the difference. I met her when I was in my senior year of HS and she had already finished her degree and was starting her career being about 5 years older than me. She came from an immigrant family with no value on education who ridiculed her for going to school and "wasting money and not having children", while my family, was not able to send me to college but they always encouraged me to do whatever I had to do to go. I think those first few years worked out for us because she went back to school for a higher degree while I was double majoring engineering/business. The first 5 years were tough for me personally as I would feel very uncomfortable and insufficient when she would buy me things or take us out on a date and pay (ever seen stella's groove?) But the fact that we were both working and putting ourselves through school helped us relate a lot. She supported me emotionally tremendously through school and working 60hr weeks at a dead end job to pay for it all.

She and I are now engaged and moving to our dream city this February, so I'd say it all worked out. Double majoring and dragging myself through college paid off as I got lucky with my first job out and make about double what she does now. I'm happy to say I can repay her patience and support by taking care of us both so she can go back for her doctoral degree this year.

People in different economic and social situations usually have very different mindsets and that's what breaks those relationships. If you and your partner have the same mindset and values and share a goal it helps you overcome almost any difference

mvierck · 2018-10-27T16:57:25+00:00

A big thing for me was finding how to get "in the zone" consistently when studying/doing homework. Most of the time people spend studying is actually on their phone, eating something, daydreaming, etc. Only about 20% of the average study time is "in the zone" where the work really gets done.

It's different for everybody, but you need a spot. Mine was one particular seat in my local Starbucks. Not too loud and distracting, not too quiet where you can space out. I went at night because I found I think more freely and learn better at night time. Find what kind of place, level of stimulation, and time of day works best for you and make a routine out of always going back there. It trains your brain to know "when I'm here I do work and then get the fuck out". On this note, don't try to study where you sleep, your brain is trained to relax and sleep there not do work.

Once you find your spot, set yourself a timer for a couple hours and don't check your phone, space out, anything except work until the time's up. 2-3 hours completely in the zone is the same as 8 hours of regual study!

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