Oh HELLS yes...

[Callmecrazy]

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Some of you may remember that I'm an electrician in the Fort Lauderdale area.
Earlier this month I got into it with my boss about compensation. I wanted what I thought was a well deserved raise. He disagreed and wanted to wait.
Well, there's a ton of work down here so I decided to put in my two weeks notice and see what was out there. He didn't like that and told me to take my vacation pay and just go now, so I did. I took two weeks vacation and started my job search when I got back and oh, my God. Over the last twelve days I've submitted 20 or so resumes and got 14 replies back! After 14 interviews, I've gotten 5 offers of employment.

Today I finally said yes to one.
They more than doubled, DOUBLED my salary, 401k, company phone and truck! I am stoked!
I'm sitting here trying to type this while I'm bouncing off the walls. I haven't made this kind of scratch since Las Vegas was booming in the early 2000's. I was doing okay here, but now I'm actually going to be able to afford a nice house for myself (no more roommates), and maybe a boat to go with a new truck.
Maybe even find a steady girlfriend.

I hope this inspires others out there that are sick of their jobs and feel they can do better. Granted, I don't have a wife, or kids to feed; but sometimes you gotta jump into the deep end and start swimming. There are jobs out there, folks. You do not have to stay stuck somewhere that you feel you're under-appreciated. Put some feelers out. Submit some resumes.
Whaddya got to lose?

Just wanted to share some good news.

And thanks for all the rec's

[hamsterjill]

1. Thanks for sharing!

It's good to know that there are possibilities out there.

Best of luck to you in your new situation.

[drray23]

2. Very good news.

I am glad it worked for you. Apparently, your previous employer was underpaying you a lot. I am glad others recognized your value and are willing to pay you what you are worth.

[FakeNoose]

3. Great news!

Good luck to you

[Kittycow]

4. Congratulations from Oregon !

What great news !

[Binkie The Clown]

17. BTW: Oregon has its lowest unemployment rate in a decade right now. Thanks Obama. n/t

[calimary]

78. Congratulations from California!

Not sure about our unemployment rate, but we are the 6th biggest economy in THE WORLD. So we must be doing something right!

[Arkansas Granny]

5. Congratulations! I hope the new job works out well for you.

[Angry Dragon]

6. Well .... you need to send Trump a letter and thank him for creating all those jobs

[Callmecrazy]

8. I'll do it right now...

Thanks for nuthin' Mr. Preznit, you fucking vonce.

[underpants]

7. Can I borrow $5 ?

Just kidding. Congrats.

[sharp_stick]

9. Congratulations

I love to hear such good news even if you are a Dolphins fan

[Callmecrazy]

11. Patriots fan, are ya?

[sharp_stick]

12. Is it that obvious? :) nt

[samnsara]

10. good for you!!!!

[Doreen]

13. Congratulations on your new job!!

Now call your old boss and tell him he lost out on a good employee. Then hang up.

[Callmecrazy]

28. My old boss is actually a friend of mine...

And he gave me a half-assed congrats. But I know he's seething. I'll be making more than him now.
Too bad he couldn't put me in for a bump. Now my Dolphin season ticket seats will be better than his.

[mnhtnbb]

71. Maybe he'll quit and end up as your boss again!

[Kber]

75. Or your employee.

[Freedomofspeech]

14. Good for you...

Congratulations and all the best!

[Lebam in LA]

15. Excellent News

Congratulations

[blaze]

16. Great news!!!! Congrats! n/t

[luvMIdog]

18. Congrats!

[sellitman]

19. Nice to see a happy ending

Mozoltov!

[bear425]

20. Hey that's great news! Congratulations! n/t

[czarjak]

21. Eight of the last nine recessions...

Have occurred under republican administrations. Just saying.

[Callmecrazy]

30. Yeah, but...

I lived through the last one with less. I'll make it through the next one just fine.

[BlueJac]

22. Way to go!!!

Good luck with your new job!

[TxDemChem]

23. Congrats on the great news

I'm so glad you took that first step towards what you knew you deserved

[littlemissmartypants]

24. All the best to you!

Thank you for sharing your good news, Callmecrazy.



♡lmsp

[GatorDem82]

25. Congrats on the new job!!

I definitely know what it's like to get a HUGE jump in salary as I just did in December.

One piece of advice, don't be an idiot like me and go right out and get an expensive new truck. Definitely save some some of that awesome new income, maybe evaluate what you want to buy for a while. Wish I had done the same.

[Callmecrazy]

32. I took 3 month to get my last vehicle...

I don't get emotional when I make a major purchase like that.
But that's good advice. Thanks.

[GeoWilliam750]

26. Congrats!

[C Moon]

27. Woo hoo!!

Your previous boss sounded like an a$$.
We all love hearing news like this!

[Callmecrazy]

33. I think he was a little scared...

or even jealous. Like I said up thread, he's a buddy of mine. But I have more training and a better CV than he does. He learned everything on the job and it took him longer to get up the ladder.. I went to school and had OJT and I think he was hearing footsteps. We're still friends, at least in my heart.
But I hope he goes home and sulks tonight.

[C Moon]

47. Oh, I didn't see you were friends. Read through too fast. Good luck to you both!

[mac56]

29. Yeah!

[Moostache]

31. Congrats! I truly wish you well.

Best of luck with the new role and employer!

[irisblue]

34. I am so happy for your good news!

[Callmecrazy]

35. Thank you, all my friends here on DU...

[Glamrock]

36. Congrats brother!

I know exactly how you feel. I'm a DC power electrician in the Telecom industry. I'm in the same ballpark as you, accepted a job with more than double my salary, 401k, insurance, van, phone, etc. I'm bouncing off the walls too! Congrats!

[Callmecrazy]

38. Bullets would bounce off of me right now, brother.

Thanks!

[Glamrock]

46. Yep!

Just my pay increase alone is more than what I was making! Employment package should be showing up this week. Then background check, driving record inquiry, piss test, etc. Hopefully start in 2 or 3 weeks. I know how I feel right now, so I am just thrilled for you. That's really awesome!

[LostinRed]

37. Yay that's awesome

Glad the risk of leaving a lousy job paid off!

[Dustlawyer]

39. Congrats, but I would be putting a lot back!

When the Republicans crash the economy you will need money to last.

[lunatica]

40. I love it when a DUer gets a lift like this!

Now you know if you don't like the first job you take you can get another one pretty fast!

[BuddyCa]

41. I've been looking around

it's been making me realize how good I have it where I am now.

[ailsagirl]

42. WOW!!!

[Bonhomme Richard]

43. Congrats....

Now consider working for yourself. Now is the time before family.

[NBachers]

44. Your first good choice was in deciding to learn how to be an electrician, and developing your skills

[genxlib]

45. Congrats from a fellow South Floridian

I too am in the construction industry in the South Florida area. I am on the design side but spend a lot of time on construction sites. We are about the same age too so maybe our paths will cross some day.

Life is too short to be stuck with a crappy job. Sometimes it is required but it is certainly sweet when you can move on to something better.

Congrats

[Callmecrazy]

61. I'm doing a water treatment facility in Dania Beach...

And then going to the new terminal at FLL. Maybe we'll run into each other some day.

You can buy me lunch.

[genxlib]

62. Cool projects

I've done some work at FLL and Dania Beach too.

It is a deal. I will buy you lunch if we ever cross paths.

[kimbutgar]

48. Congrats I am so happy you got a better paying job with benefits

Screw that old company. I bet your old boss will regret he didn't try to keep you.

[aquamarina]

49. Excellent, wonderful, congratulations and well done.

You should send your old boss a thank you card...

[bluescribbler]

50. Congratulations

Hope the new job is a great one.

[Volaris]

51. Good job...congrats to you on a well-deserved victory.

=)

I keep telling myself, just keep at it. When I'm done with the current round of college, I know the moneys out there.

In the meantime, it feels like if we could go just 60 days and not have something blow up, we be about a whole year ahead right now. So, we just keep pushing for now, knowing eventually this rock will break lol.


Seriously, congratulations to you. If you were that underpaid, fuck your old boss he doesn't deserve you hahaha

[Jane Austin]

52. That's wonderful!

Congratulations!

[SwissTony]

53. Congratulations, IWouldn'tCallYouCrazy.

Looks like you assessed the situation correctly and benefited from your actions. Well done.

I hope you and your friend can get back together on better terms.

[Callmecrazy]

56. Yeah, I texted him last weekend ...

I told him there were no hard feelings on my end and that I missed us hanging out. He texted back and said he'd like that. We're still circling around each other a little bit; like a couple of tomcats. I think he has to work nights right now, so we'll have to coordinate some time for us to get together. Our working together often got in the way of our friendship, but we always worked past our arguments. We'll get past this too.

[denbot]

54. Good on ya

Congrats

[Callmecrazy]

55. What amazed me the most was how easy this was...

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There is so much work available down here that all I really did was put my resume on a few job search websites and waited for replies. I applied to about 5 more listings today and I've already gotten 1 request to interview. There wasn't any ground pounding or even reducing my salary requests. In fact, I think I was low balling it. I asked for a $5/hr increase and nobody objected.

But the job I really wanted is the one I took. It was actually offered to me last Saturday but I held out before accepting and they made me an offer I couldn't refuse. I admit I was a little nervous when I quit, but I was still in good graces with a temp company I had worked with before and they're hurting for help as well so I knew I had a fallback. But I didn't even have to call them. I didn't file for unemployment either.

My good kharma worked for me, I guess.

[dixiegrrrrl]

59. It really pays off to keep on eye on your job field

Lots of savvy people check out their field every year or 2, just to know how the jobs are, keep up with salary curve, etc.

Congrats on a risk well rewarded!

[Callmecrazy]

60. Absolutely...

I had been getting job searches in my email for months before I pulled the trigger.
I knew I'd be okay, but I didn't even dream I'd do this well.

[warmfeet]

57. Wonderful to hear that news.

[joanbarnes]

58. Thanks Trump! (or Obama, or whoever...), anyway congrats.

[Beartracks]

63. Cool story, bro. No, really!

Don't know you from Adam, but happy for you just the same!



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[sprinkleeninow]

64. Hay! Mucho grande congrats!

I'm gonna send my near retirement husband to electrical school for his next career! 😆
Much success for you! 🍻

[chwaliszewski]

65. Congrats!

Even though you are a Dolphin fan.

[Callmecrazy]

67. Aaand another Pat's fan comes out of the woodwork...

Thank you!

[chwaliszewski]

84. Pat's fan?

No way! Poor, tortured Bills' fan since 1988.

[Callmecrazy]

85. Same conference...

I was close. My idiot BIL is from Niagara Falls and he never shuts up when they beat us.
Thanks for your kind words.

[chwaliszewski]

86. My fond memories of the Kelly-Marino rivalry

I was at the week 16 game of 1990 when Frank Reich led the Bills (with a lot of help from Thurman Thomas) to a division title and home field throughout the playoffs victory over the Dolphins. 24-17, what a game.

[Cha]

66. I'm so happy for you, Callmecrazy!

You weren't!

[Callmecrazy]

69. Thanks Cha...

The sun's just coming up out here.
The first day of a new chapter in my life. I've got a bit of the first day jitters, but it'll pass. I don't start until Monday.

[ATL Ebony]

68. Kudos to you, wtg.

[Blue_Tires]

70. Bravo, well done!

[mnhtnbb]

72. I LOVE hearing news like this. Congratulations!

Sometimes the grass IS greener...as they say...and it pays to take a risk.

I'm glad this worked out so well for you!

[bucolic_frolic]

73. You're succeeding because of your skills and ongoing work history

For those with thin resumes damaged by the Great Recession, age, or illness, even the
well educated, the workplace is far less accommodating, even for jobs they would like
to do and are over-qualified for.

Employers have created a mean-spirited series of hoops to jump through with little focus
on anything other than robotic speed and perfect qualifications

[WinkyDink]

74. You be CRAY, Callmecrazy! CONGRATULATIONS!!

[Heartstrings]

76. His loss, your WIN! Congrats!

[IronLionZion]

77. Congrats on growing your career and developing your self worth

But save some of that extra money in case it turns out there is some catch you don't know about. Double the salary usually means they need to attract people to join them for some reason. I would check glassdoor reviews of the company and see what their employees are saying.

I've been in a similar situation in the past where I left a shitty company for a much better job: better commute, better work, better pay, US citizen coworkers for the first time in my life, but it only lasted a short while due to problems retaining customers and a bad reputation from poor leadership. Layoffs started in 6 months. I was let go in 12 months. That was the reason for the higher salary. They needed temporary surge support after some people left.

Good luck! I hope it works out to be a great job for you.

[niyad]

79. oh. . WOW--that is fantastic. thank you for sharing your great news with us--we need

all the positives that we can find!!

[ploppy]

80. Callmecrazy Congratulations!

Enjoy everything about doing better!

[Honeycombe8]

81. Congratulations! So happy for you! nt

[onetexan]

82. congrats!!

now go celebrate your good fortune!!

[qanda]

83. Congratulations and thanks for the encouragement

I'm very happy for you.