08-11-2008
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Pewp Champion
Join Date: Nov 2003
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Another one with a NEW JOB!!!
It was a pretty exciting day for me today. I've been working for the same company for 3 years now in the Field Service group. I've learned a lot, and have busted my ass in this position ever since I started. It required a lot of travel and took a lot out of me over the last 3 years.
But today things changed. I had an interview a couple weeks back for a new position within the company. Just this morning the Software Engineering Supervisor called me into his office and gave me an offer and I accepted. I'm now going to be a Software Engineer for the company. I think it's pretty cool as I have no college degree, only the free Military schooling that I got my first couple years in the military, and only 3 years of experience with this company. I'm really excited! The job doesn't require nearly as much travel as the old position did. I will still travel here and there because Field Service is in dire need of people, and I'm sure I'll be called upon to help here and there when I can. I'm also hoping I get assigned to the new AP1000 nuclear plant design so I can be a part of designing something that Tom is completely against!! There's already been 8 of them ordered, 4 of them being for the US. The first US nuke plants purchased since the 70's.
Anyhow, just thought I'd share my good news! yeehaw!
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08-11-2008
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Finally Tuned...
Join Date: Apr 2006
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Re: Another one with a NEW JOB!!!
Congrats. Let us know how it goes as the days go on. Does this new position involve alot of what you used to do or is it alot of new material?
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08-11-2008
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: MN
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Re: Another one with a NEW JOB!!!
Congrats! Sounds like a nice advancement in career/life.. always a good thing.
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08-11-2008
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Cottage Grove
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Re: Another one with a NEW JOB!!!
Congrats! It sounds like you won't be busting your ass quite so much anymore. 
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08-12-2008
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Crash Course Racing
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Skid Row
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Re: Another one with a NEW JOB!!!
Congrats man!
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08-12-2008
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flips McGee
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Re: Another one with a NEW JOB!!!
Congrats dood!
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08-12-2008
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Kevin
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Shoreview
Posts: 3,356
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Re: Another one with a NEW JOB!!!
I'm glad PAR Nuclear/Westinghouse stayed in Shoreview!
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08-12-2008
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Pewp Champion
Join Date: Nov 2003
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Re: Another one with a NEW JOB!!!
We deal with the software a lot in the Field Service group, which is how I've gotten a good understanding of it all over the past few years. Now I will just have to learn a bit more about it because it's all I'll be doing in the new position.
And I will still be busting my ass Kevin  I just get to go home at the end of the day, and not to some hotel
Sleepy - I don't think PaR Nuclear was ever going to leave Shoreview. It was our building, so we were always staying. We kicked our sister company PaR Systems out not too long ago, so it was up to them wherever they moved, but they stayed in Shoreview as well.
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08-12-2008
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R U DTF bro?
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Oak Point, TX
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Re: Another one with a NEW JOB!!!
Nice work dude!
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08-12-2008
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 1,647
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Re: Another one with a NEW JOB!!!
Congrats. Sounds like your plan is working out nicely.
later,
Curt
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08-12-2008
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Blaine, MN
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Re: Another one with a NEW JOB!!!
That is great, congrats.
Keep up the hard work, sounds like they appreciate it.
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08-12-2008
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Smells like cat poop
Join Date: Feb 2007
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Re: Another one with a NEW JOB!!!
Congrats Brandon! No more dark, depressing hallways and rooms deep beneath concrete... now you'll just have a dark, depressing cube to work in! 
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08-12-2008
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Re: Another one with a NEW JOB!!!
Nicely done B! That is great advancement in your career!
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08-12-2008
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aka Goodbye
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Re: Another one with a NEW JOB!!!
Congrats on the step up. And it's great to hear we're building some new nuke plants in the US. Cheap reliable energy is something we need desperately.
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08-12-2008
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back in the saddle again
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Re: Another one with a NEW JOB!!!
Congrats and well done Brandon!
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08-12-2008
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immune from paybans
Join Date: Oct 2005
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Re: Another one with a NEW JOB!!!
Congrats!
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08-13-2008
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Hutch
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Re: Another one with a NEW JOB!!!
Congrats man!
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08-13-2008
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Pewp Champion
Join Date: Nov 2003
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Re: Another one with a NEW JOB!!!
Ha, so I'm not sure how quickly I'm jumping into the new position, but I'm hoping sooner then later as the Field Service people want me to head out on a 2-3 month stint in Korea...
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08-13-2008
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Shit Rocket Pilot
Join Date: Oct 2003
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Re: Another one with a NEW JOB!!!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Halon
Ha, so I'm not sure how quickly I'm jumping into the new position, but I'm hoping sooner then later as the Field Service people want me to head out on a 2-3 month stint in Korea...
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Old job with new pay? Works for me. 
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08-13-2008
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Re: Another one with a NEW JOB!!!
Dang that sucks, hope it is sooner than later. I would definitely try and get the new pay to stick!
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