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<blockquote data-quote="PsaltiChrysostom" data-source="post: 77219296" data-attributes="member: 408167"><p>I graduated from college in 1991 with a BS in Chemical Engineering and BA in Religious Studies. My dad's thought was if I couldn't turn water into wine one way, I'd do the other. I took over a family business that folded a couple years later after my dad passed away at the age of 55. </p><p></p><p>I got into chemical equipment sales but was never successful at sales. I did spend one year designing... alcohol distilleries <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> But since I'd never worked as a chemical engineer and just never really knew what I was doing, I was let go. </p><p></p><p>IT careers were going like mad so I jumped into that, just as the dot.com bubble crashed. I did get a job as a powerpoint designer for a contracting company working at GE Aircraft Engines. My boss there was a Type A manager and I spent 2 years working 80 hours / week and nearly cost me my marriage, health, and my life. I made the decision to pursue seminary (well, cause turning water into wine the chemical engineering route didnt work out).</p><p></p><p>I ended up going to seminary but due to family issues, I was asked to leave, just as the Great Financial Crisis started. BTW, I have impeccable timing for these things. I was working in IT but still on welfare as salaries had nosedived. Finally in 2010, things started improving and in 2015, I landed my current role and dream position running a hospital communication system that was based on the Star Trek communications badge. I've been bumped up to senior system administrator and I also serve as the trainer and mentor for new hires in the mid-Atlantic. It's not part of my actual job but something I enjoy doing.</p><p></p><p>So it's been a long and bumpy road.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PsaltiChrysostom, post: 77219296, member: 408167"] I graduated from college in 1991 with a BS in Chemical Engineering and BA in Religious Studies. My dad's thought was if I couldn't turn water into wine one way, I'd do the other. I took over a family business that folded a couple years later after my dad passed away at the age of 55. I got into chemical equipment sales but was never successful at sales. I did spend one year designing... alcohol distilleries :) But since I'd never worked as a chemical engineer and just never really knew what I was doing, I was let go. IT careers were going like mad so I jumped into that, just as the dot.com bubble crashed. I did get a job as a powerpoint designer for a contracting company working at GE Aircraft Engines. My boss there was a Type A manager and I spent 2 years working 80 hours / week and nearly cost me my marriage, health, and my life. I made the decision to pursue seminary (well, cause turning water into wine the chemical engineering route didnt work out). I ended up going to seminary but due to family issues, I was asked to leave, just as the Great Financial Crisis started. BTW, I have impeccable timing for these things. I was working in IT but still on welfare as salaries had nosedived. Finally in 2010, things started improving and in 2015, I landed my current role and dream position running a hospital communication system that was based on the Star Trek communications badge. I've been bumped up to senior system administrator and I also serve as the trainer and mentor for new hires in the mid-Atlantic. It's not part of my actual job but something I enjoy doing. So it's been a long and bumpy road. [/QUOTE]
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