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Unread 06-12-2004, 18:52
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Re: Starting late to be an Engineer...

Thank you all for your input!

As stated above - I make very good money for my age - but as also stated above - it bottlenecks, and this is what I want to avoid. Very good mechanics here make about 60,000/year for a busy shop. I love what I do right now - so it doesn't seem like work - but I'm worried about the long road ahead. What am I going to do after I hit that top of pay scale? How will my body be in 10-15 years from now? Just too many uncertainties in this current time/profession. I will continue to keep wrenching even after I become an engineer (if/when I decide my finial decision) but for fun - but right now I love it because I'm learning sssooo much. Also - I have left the Dealership due to it was too, um, 'professional'. People being very stingy with their ways, people actually swearing at you for taking 'their jobs' - it is pretty much dog-eat-dog at the dealership so now I work for an independent shop and I am being given chances that I have never had at the dealership.

Also - Erin - about OSHA. My work is very strict about this. We get checked out about once every 2-3 months by OSHA/Fire Department/EPA (or something like them.) Just hot engines/sheet metal/ even exhaust gases (start a car for 30 seconds - but imagine how many cars we have to start here indoors due to winter - even with exhaust hoses) it gets to be a hassle. Even some of the light we use are incandescent lighting - so it's VERY easy to burn yourself accidentally from it rolling on to your hand. It just goes hand-in-hand with the job.

Again - thank you for all your input and I will keep you updated with my decision!
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