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03-29-2004, 08:06 PM

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Our plant is the worlds largest manufacturer of automotive sun visors. We ship millions of them a year. Or did anyway...

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03-29-2004, 08:08 PM

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Mike , what is it you REALLY enjoy doing?

03-29-2004, 08:12 PM

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Lounging around Party Cove... I love to do that!!

I love teaching. Did it for a couple of years. Thinking I will try to get back into it.

I also liked my job as a quality engineer.... I am good at building raport with customers/suppliers.... I was good at it, but low man on the totem pole... you understand.

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03-29-2004, 08:25 PM

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Well I work in the Automatic Temperature control (ATC) field which doesn't quite jive with your field. However in Middletown De. Johnson has a battery manufacturing plant. It looks like it is a UAW site (I don't know if thats good for you or not). Again I know you don't want to relocate but I'm just doing what I can...

03-29-2004, 08:26 PM

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Check out Litton Laser Division of Northrop Grumman in Orlando.... They have been getting some good military contracts lately..

http://careers.northropgrumman.com/E...tegory=Quality

They have great benefits...and are 1 hour from the Atlantic or Gulf..

Cost of living is extremely reasonable..

03-29-2004, 08:51 PM

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Originally posted by Mark Mathews
Good point too. Hard to reverse something like NAFTA though. Not sure Bush and the crew ever tried.

Reversing NAFTA is going to be VERY difficult for any politician. Kerry keeps saying he's going to do it, but he dosen't have the power to do it, and he knows it. Just campaign rederick. Sorry to hear about your job though. Best of luck.

03-29-2004, 09:38 PM

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Foul.. thats a sad thing to hear. I know over the years you have been having problems and have been hangin on. Its not good at all seening **** like this go down. It effects people in many ways and the company doesn't even take that into account. I wish you all the luck in finding a new career bud. keep your head high and start looking around, a guy with a education like yours in wanted somelplace over there in grand rapids I hope you can find something around town and don't have to move, cause bro I don't have many freinds and would hate to see you go..

Travis

STOP you are going to make me cry you sack slapper!!!!

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03-29-2004, 09:48 PM

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Foul email me your resume and I will have Pam take a look at it. She is a HR Manager for Johnson and Johnson and will at leaste take a look at it and make suggestions. Hell she may even know of some jobs.

Jon

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03-29-2004, 09:50 PM

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Sorry to hear about the bad news Mike. I know what your going through. Thats how I ended up here in Florida. Dont regret the move or the new job search. Sometimes these things can be a blessing in disguise. Follow the advice of everybody else and keep your chin up.