That does suck, BK.
I'm hoping to find something different to do in the new year as well- what my current job consists of is what I would describe as clerical work rather than engineering. The most engineering-like thing that I've done in about the past month was to take a set of drawings, read off the physical dimensions of tanks, use pi*radius^2 times the height to get the overall volume, multiply that by the weight of a cubic foot of water and multiply by 1.1 to find out what the weight of a tank of saline water would be so they can design the foundations.

Honestly, I could have handed that to my daughter and she could have done it as readily as I did.

Most of what I do is to read drawings, get a list of the parts needed, then enter it into Excel so that Purchasing can buy the required bits. I also gather together catalog cut sheets to send in for approval, and if they request a substitution I compare the part they requested against the one we suggested to make sure they're the same, and then say yes or no.

I did NOT go through engineering school to be an Excel monkey.

And I still have no benefits- I don't get paid for the holidays when the office is completely shut down, so Christmas and New Years will cost me a week's pay. I also have no health insurance.

This shit's gotta change SOON.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Mon 22 Dec 2008, 20:41, Reply)