"Hooker" (Hooker)
07/06/2016 at 08:04 • Filed to: None
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"Hooker" (Hooker)
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I have resisted the urge to post about my new job because things have been crazy and I’m nervous. However, I’m excited as well. I am going to be leaving the Chevrolet Dealership to work with a company that designs, engineers and builds custom stainless steel products. I will be working with AutoCAD to create and edit engineering drawings used to showcase the product to the customer as well as for production.
I’ve never been in a position like this before and was able to secure the job on my skills only. Which blew me away a bit. Mostly because I am no super user. However, I have the drive to learn more. I demonstrated some of my skills at the interview and received word later in the week that I had gotten the job. I’m really excited.
After a few negotiations (I realized well before I went into this I was going to be making less than comparable CAD draftsmen because of my lack of experience. I was OK with this) and some discussions we came to a salary that I was comfortable. This also includes 9 paid holidays and OVERTIME! I haven’t been in a position to make overtime in a long time. This should be a means to financial freedom if I play my cards right.
The above picture is a drawing I did of a fire station I designed. It’s a 14 year old design so it needs some updating but it’s solid work.
bob and john
> Hooker
07/06/2016 at 08:49 |
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congrats!
TA4K
> Hooker
07/06/2016 at 09:08 |
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Awesome! I’m studying at the moment to become an architectural draftsman with the skills to branch out into other drafting work. I’m also the youngest in my course by an average of about 10 years... On that fire station drawing, do you find working with fractions on measurements to be irritating or is it manageable? I feel like having everything in mm would be so much easier.
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Hooker
> TA4K
07/06/2016 at 09:20 |
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I wholeheartedly agree. However, the standards for most architectural drawings in my experience is fractions. It’s about as annoying as it gets.
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Hooker
> bob and john
07/06/2016 at 09:20 |
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Thank you!!
Captain of the Enterprise
> Hooker
07/06/2016 at 09:31 |
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That's great news! Best of luck!
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Hooker
> Captain of the Enterprise
07/06/2016 at 10:26 |
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Thank you! I think so too! It’s a huge change but I’m looking forward to the experience.
shop-teacher
> Hooker
07/06/2016 at 15:35 |
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Congrats!
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Hooker
> shop-teacher
07/06/2016 at 19:32 |
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Thank you!!!