Chigga1

Hey guys i currently work in a Machineshop in Brantford.

now ive been trained to do lots of things from conventional machines to CNC.
experiences i have, milling, lathe ( both conventional and CNC )
surface grinding, centreless grinding, cylindrical grinding.. you name it ive got my share!

now the thing is a few years back, 4 guys started a machine shop who used to work with us, is now very very busy!!!! and very very smart guys! they do stuff that are unreal in the PET business
( PET is plastic molds )

they offered me a JOB... now with my experience im always hungry to learn!, now i make a good buck at ABBA which is where i work now..... and well, i dont know what to do.... should i leave to learn more about different stuff or should i stay b/c i know things are movingup for me in this company.... i just came back from brampton setting up a HAAS mill equipped with 4th axis so these guys can do our work, even though the process is mapped out and good!!! so leaving the company for a day was awesome experience!

im confusd! should i go ask for a raise??? hehe
what would u guys do

imported_gatherer

how much more can you make by making the move?

does it fit into your life plans?

does it make life easier?

for example.

I had a job at bell in etobicoke. it was great I was getting good pay and everything was fine. then a Job opened up in the scarborough location. I made the jump as quickly as I could. scarborough sio where I live. I didn't get a pay raise. I didn't get more benifits but it made my life easier. and there in was the key

imported_alwaysoverkill

could ask for a raise, not like there is anything to loose by doing this. also would company would you prefer to work for based soley on the work/people, that may help also. good luck sounds win win to me

spracingsports

ya.. its all about the people you will work with..... do you think youd have a blast working with those guys??? or would you enjoy the people at your current job more?

imported_loudsubz

thing is, do they guarentee your employment there for awhile?

if you leave and go with them who says they wont fire you 2 months down the road?

kwikb16a2

go with the larger company for the same reason matt suggested

Chigga1

the thing is.... ive been wit my company for 7 years!
ever since i was 17, i started my aprenticeship there!

i have it made, they also are gonna move me up in the next week or so.... also.... i get 3 weeks holidays this year! big plus!

the only thing is, all the KEY people of my company are leaving b/c they are fed upw ith the BULLSH!T!

imported_alwaysoverkill

in that case i'd stay and wait it out cause if the big people are leaving and you've been there for 7 years...your gonna move up higher forsure...but fast. unless of course you don't want that or you hate the people you work with, then i'd jump ship

Chigga1

no man i dont hate the people i work with!!!
if anything its just a blast! but the people i used to joke with are almost gone!

even though things looks bright... you nver know!
mgmt will never tell there side of the story! i heard they almost claimed bankruptcy!

shiet! who knows!
im titanic and its slowly sinking!

imported_Zyepher

IF you are going to get promoted then stay if not look further

Younes Si

stay

imported_kIeRaN

i think u should stay with what u got, if u like what you have now, then dont risk it, what if the other new job turns out to be crap.

JetStorm

as the proverb goes, "a rolling stone gathers no moss". I say stick it out where you are. the benifit in the end will be greater

imported_Team Rukus

use the 1 of the 3 weeks u get off and go work for the other company and see how it is if u like it then go there.
simple as that.

personally i wouldnt leave because they are the ones who made u who you are in terms of skills etc and in a way its backstabbing them by going into their business enemy side.

kinda like charlie from american hot rod when he said he is going to work for chip foose and said basically **** off to boyd

Chigga1

yeah i dont like BOYD!
way to go CHARLIE to go with Foose!


maybe Charlie is on Overhaulin

TheModFather

take risk in life, go with the new job see whats up! if you learn more, all the better!!!! remember knowledge is power.. if the new job doesn't cut it when you go to another job, you can tell them. well i did THIS and THIS yadda yadda yadda