Digger 66 3,477 #1 Posted July 23, 2015 Well boys & girls , I feel I should update you all on my current state .Last month , I was fired from my job of 13 years for a really dumb reason .Partially my fault but it was really a blessing in disguise .I was absolutely miserable there but made good dough & when this happened after the shock wore off ( about a day ) I realized there is waaay more to life than just money .Took a huge pay cut but with the house paid off ( just the month before ) & no car / pickup payments , this is do-able .I was working again 2 days later for a little outfit where you're actually treated like a human being rather than the contents of a bag on a Halloween porch prank .We do most of outr work for General-Mills hauling their finished product to various local customers .Today I was training on "bulk" flour where I load several trailers & the road guys haul them to where they need to be .Its been 13 years since my boss whacked me on the shoulder & said " nice work , man " . 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 19,663 #2 Posted July 23, 2015 Congrats on the new career!I love your positive outlook!Mike...... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fireman 1,021 #3 Posted July 23, 2015 Good for you. It probably was a blessing in disguise! Nothing worse then doing a job or working at a place you can't stand. I worked for a x-Ray company for 9 years. I loved what I did there. Once we were bought out by a large "think tank" everyone became just a name and number. I took a huge leap of faith and quit for a job at a private school running their laptop program. Not exactly what I wanted to do but needed the change. 3 months after I started the new job, I got the job offer for my dream job as a fire fighter and have never looked back! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 52,066 #4 Posted July 23, 2015 Went through a similar situation thirty years ago, within a few years I had moved up to a point that was paying more than the job I lost and a lot more fun. When your new boss slapped you on the back that was better than any "job evaluation" you could get at the old job. God bless you in all you do. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 39,054 #5 Posted July 24, 2015 Digger, is that at the General Mills plant near the Sky Way? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roadapples 6,981 #6 Posted July 24, 2015 Good luck Digger. As they say, things happen for a reason. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WNYPCRepair 1,875 #7 Posted July 24, 2015 I got fed up with my job, finally just quit one day and started my own business. Couldn't be happierGood luck Digger 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bmsgaffer 2,043 #8 Posted July 24, 2015 Glad to hear it Digger.My last job was a solid job, but was pretty toxic environment. I was only there for 5 years or so though.I ended up falling into a pretty sweet job with awesome bosses which I needed more than I knew! Its just so much easier to walk through life when you like what you do (or at least who you work for!)Good luck and congrats! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Digger 66 3,477 #9 Posted July 24, 2015 Digger, is that at the General Mills plant near the Sky Way? Yessir . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 39,054 #10 Posted July 24, 2015 That's a really cool area. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Digger 66 3,477 #11 Posted July 24, 2015 That's a really cool area. Yes it is , I snapped a couple more for 'ya :You can see the sky-way in the last one . 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 39,054 #12 Posted July 24, 2015 Digger. Any pics of the "Beer Can Silos? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Digger 66 3,477 #13 Posted July 24, 2015 Digger. Any pics of the "Beer Can Silos? That's so funny you asked that ^ I drove by them 8 times today & wondered if I should but didn't .I will Monday . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 39,054 #14 Posted July 24, 2015 Whole place smells like Cheerios! I love it! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WNYPCRepair 1,875 #15 Posted July 25, 2015 Whole place smells like Cheerios! I love it! I think it smells like cookies baking. Every time I go down there in the morning and smell it, I am starving suddenly. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 39,054 #16 Posted July 25, 2015 Too bad they couldn't put a Dunkin Donuts or something similar along the Skyway. They'd make a fortune! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Digger 66 3,477 #17 Posted July 27, 2015 Digger. Any pics of the "Beer Can Silos? As promised : 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 39,054 #18 Posted July 27, 2015 I love Buffalo! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cutlas3391 776 #19 Posted August 1, 2015 I feel the same way digger 15 years at one job and never been appreciated and that's great you landed and new career. Pretty soon I'm going on the same path as wnypc starting my own business. I though at this point of my life I would be just finishing up a minor/major baseball career but illness got in the way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Digger 66 3,477 #20 Posted August 7, 2015 I love Buffalo! Here's a couple more from the corner of Ohio & Ganson .See if you can spot the pigeon I was lucky to capture . 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 39,054 #21 Posted August 7, 2015 That"s a big pigeon! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,957 #22 Posted August 8, 2015 How could you miss Rodan? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Digger 66 3,477 #23 Posted August 8, 2015 How could you miss Rodan? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,957 #24 Posted August 8, 2015 (edited) Edited August 8, 2015 by AMC RULES 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 39,054 #25 Posted August 8, 2015 Can Mothra be too far behind? I'm telling my son to move out of Buffalo today! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
