So i made a post yesterday about putting in an application at a seemingly perfect job at a job shop trying to escape production work. I went in today and talked with the owner and just got a call about an hour ago from the shop manager offering me the job. Theres a couple things im hesitant about though, first id be taking a pay cut (from $22 to $18/hr) and secondly where im still inexperienced machinist wise they would start me off doing basic production work exactly like what im currently doing. Now theres more reasons id like to leave my current job other than the production focused aspect but i wont go into details, and this new job as long as things work out and i prove myself capable(?) they told me theyd train me more as an actual machinist not just a button pusher. I think this may just be something i need to sleep on and figure out by weighing pros and cons but i also want to hear yalls opinions. Thanks once again for reading my posts and any advice is appreciated!
u/FunBoy1744
Some of you may remember me from a couple weeks ago about looking to get out of a factory job and more into a job shop type setting. Just wanted to give yall an update that ive found a shop nearby (actually closer than my current job) that is exactly what im looking for, I went in and toured with the shop manager on Friday and will be going in again tommorow to drop off my application and speak with the owner of the shop tommorow. There's a bunch of positives I can see allready about this place too, while I was talking with the shop manager he kept talking about previous workers that have retired recently, and to me having multiple employees that stay at the same job long enough to retire is a huge green flag, they also said they're looking for someone who's willing to learn and actually run the machines as opposed to button pushers which is exactly what I aim to be. So I just wanted to say thank you to those of you who gave me advice in my previous posts!
TL:DR: Trying to escape factory job, applying at seemingly perfect fit job tommorow.