I'm so freaking sick of my job.

I've had a case of the Monday's for the last 6 months.

Today at lunch, I sat with some coworkers and listened to them argue about which CPU is faster in which computer running which operating system. They go home and read PC magazines and build "labs" in their basements.

I read Hot Rod and dream about building stroker motors in mine.

I live, breathe, eat, ****, GM V8's. Old... new, I don't care. How can I get a job in this type of industry?

Nobody in their right mind is going to hire "some dude" with no certifications to come work in their speed shop or small town repair shop... no matter how enthusiastic he was.

Night school is an option for me - but where does that lead me? To a dealership where I'm stuck doing brakes and replacing intake manifold gaskets on GM 3.4 V6's?

 

wyoming tech.

 

How long is that program?

The problem with commiting full time: Truck payments, the intial investment in schooling, and the fact I'm actively looking for land or a house.

 

yeah that hurts. I think the program is 6 months. 3 months basic and then 3 months specialized skills. I was approached by a recruiter for them and I was going to go but life changes and I got married and a house and all the other crap.

 

Why don't you work on engines on the side? You will be doing what you like and the extra cash does not hurt.

 

I'm guessing you are yet another computer nerd turning hot rodder .....

I feel your pain. Take my word ... don't take your job for granted. Imagine where you would be in a year of drawing unemployment. It's not as good as it may seem in the beginning, In TX, you get about 1/2 of what your net gross was, that's what mine was anyways.

Take my word on this too .... it's not as easy as you think it will be getting a job in a different field, not in a small town area I know. I had one guy tell me that I wasn't cut out for his job (at a dealership) because he has deadlines and ****. I wasn't happy with that interview to say the least. I have a shot in hell with the dealership I go to, but that is only because he knows I know my ****, prolly molre than some of his guys, about my truck at least. This is for a service writer poisition.

Right now ... I have an Associates in Computer Systems/Networking Technology and 2 years experience in Win2k environment with desktop support, server administration, and Exchange server administration. I am now cleaning carpets part time living at home at 24 years old. Talk about depressing .... If it weren't for my gf andhobbies (truck) and some money I have on the side I don't know what I would be doing. More than likely I would be still driving a 94 baby blue Camry.

 

I'm looking over the WyoTech stuff now... That's EXACTLY what I'm looking for.

I COULD do engines on the side, but I'm seriously so burnt out from my current job that I hate every single acronym I hear in all of the job postings I've been cruising through. I really need to get out of what I'm doing.

 

OK .. off my soap box now ...

I have considered doing something like this on the side and seeing how it goes. The truck section is down a sponser now, and the only other sponser that caters to the truck market is TByrne, and there are several guys I know that would rather deal with someone else. (no offense Tom)

 

You read me like a book, Flyer... and you know the pain exactly.

I've always been a hot-rodder - the shafting got started when the auto-tech class at my trade school was full when I applied for it. My second choice was electronics.

I've got 9 years in my current company. I do Unix support, specializing in Solaris, (and I surf the web here constantly). Since the whole economy got tight and all of us got turned into little corporate chess pieces, I've got bumped around to doing remote lab support covering three buildings an hour from my house. Now they want me to travel into downtown Boston a few days a week. HAH. What junk vehicle are they going to give me to drive in with?

The pay is awesome... But dealing with corporate BS and the bean counters is drying me right up.

 

marc I feel your pain, I work for sbc and I am a manager. right now I am working 14 hr days. sucks *** but pay is good. talk about corp. BS. GGGGGEEEEEZZZZZZ