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sooooooo. Long time etc. I always say that.
Work is...insane. Manic. Getting more so.
When I started working for the firm there were 11 of us. Since then, two other people have joined as full time staff.
Tomorrow, when one of the boys (who has worked there for 11 years) hands in his notice...there will be 5 of us, including the boss. No project managers, no admin assistant...and one welder. Me. I will be the second longest serving employee - and the other guy is only about 3 months ahead of me.
Everyone else has gone off to work for themselves, or got other jobs, or just left.
On the bright side, the people left are my favourite people. On the downside, there's only one welder. Me. I worked the last bank holiday, I've worked the last two Saturdays, and I'm still behind. I don't have time to train the others, because I'm never not working - and neither are they. Two of them have potential, too. Well, all three of them do, but two of them are closer. I think the youngest one sees (has seen) me (us) doing it, and thinks it looks easy... But it's not his fault, because there just isn't time for them to train.
So, yes, no end to the work, deadlines piling up, and...anyone want to learn to weld, then join me?
Work is...insane. Manic. Getting more so.
When I started working for the firm there were 11 of us. Since then, two other people have joined as full time staff.
Tomorrow, when one of the boys (who has worked there for 11 years) hands in his notice...there will be 5 of us, including the boss. No project managers, no admin assistant...and one welder. Me. I will be the second longest serving employee - and the other guy is only about 3 months ahead of me.
Everyone else has gone off to work for themselves, or got other jobs, or just left.
On the bright side, the people left are my favourite people. On the downside, there's only one welder. Me. I worked the last bank holiday, I've worked the last two Saturdays, and I'm still behind. I don't have time to train the others, because I'm never not working - and neither are they. Two of them have potential, too. Well, all three of them do, but two of them are closer. I think the youngest one sees (has seen) me (us) doing it, and thinks it looks easy... But it's not his fault, because there just isn't time for them to train.
So, yes, no end to the work, deadlines piling up, and...anyone want to learn to weld, then join me?