Getting out of the copier service business after 33.5 years at the same place.

[srvctec]

Good Luck in you new endeavors! 33.5 years, 37 for me, I couldn't go work for anybody, not at this point in my life, career. being self-employed for over 34 years, just couldn't.

Good luck in your new job. You will miss copiers, maybe not right away, but, you will! God Bless and happy tomorrows!

Thanks!

I'm not sure I'll miss them after this many years and basically just getting completely burned out on them for the last several years.

[JR2ALTA]

I'm going to like this job. No shift work and M-F 6am -4:30pm unless OT is needed and that will be added on Fridays. Currently, they are getting 45 hour weeks. It will be nice having a bit longer weekend, every weekend.

Thanks!






Thanks, guys! Really excited about the opportunity!

What does no shift work mean? and Do you mean Monday-Thurs?

[BillyCarpenter]

What does no shift work mean? and Do you mean Monday-Thurs?

It means one week that I was working 6 a.m. - 3 p.m.

The next I was working 3-11 p.m.

And the following week I was working graveyard shift - 11 p.m. - 7 a.m.

[srvctec]

What does no shift work mean? and Do you mean Monday-Thurs?

See Billy's post below.

Oops, yes Mon- Thurs. Just fixed that post.

It means one week that I was working 6 a.m. - 3 p.m.

The next I was working 3-11 p.m.

And the following week I was working graveyard shift - 11 p.m. - 7 a.m.

Exactly what I won't have to deal with and I would never take a job that requires shift changes like that.

[BillyCarpenter]

See Billy's post below.

Oops, yes Mon- Thurs. Just fixed that post.



Exactly what I won't have to deal with and I would never take a job that requires shift changes like that.

I was in school at the time taking Industrial Electronics and part of the class was learning to program and set up a PLC panel. I was about 6-months away from graduating and a guy from the company came to the school and recruited me. Starting pay was 45k per year and that was a lot of money in 1987.

I figured that I would get used to the shift work but I am a morning person and was never able to adjust my sleep. I learned my lesson...the hard way.

[copiertec]

Well, I just turned in my 2 weeks notice first thing this morning, with my last time working here at noon today since I have 2.5 weeks of vacation left available to use. 33.5 years, legacy Minolta and then Konica Minolta and over the last several years I've just gotten completely burned out at this job. Going to be starting the new job on May 9th and I'm excited about the possibilities of it. I'll be building large control panels used to control material handling equipment such as baggage handling systems, grain at elevators, and the assembly lines used in automotive manufacturing. And then possibly running a laser cutting machine which the company is installing in the next couple months.

I'll pop in here once in a while but I'll be a bit too busy most of the time.

Best of luck to you in your future endeavors.

[srvctec]

Best of luck to you in your future endeavors.

Thanks!

[GIUBOSS]

Thanks!

Congratulations for the years spent in the brand and good luck for the new job.

[srvctec]

Congratulations for the years spent in the brand and good luck for the new job.

Thanks!

New job is going good. Learning all kinds of new stuff which keeps it interesting. The last 2 weeks have flown by.

[GIUBOSS]

Thanks!

New job is going good. Learning all kinds of new stuff which keeps it interesting. The last 2 weeks have flown by.

I'm happy for you, I work for a sole proprietorship (not very attentive to the sector and alas not innovative) a little tired of spinning like a top in Rome, in traffic, parking almost impossible to find, I'm considering setting up on my own, exploiting my skills for myself and not for others at this price.