Back from the interview, shaved bits never came into play. What a weird experience. The other manufacturing type jobs I've interviewed for are usually a quick tour, then a hands on type test with the line boss to see if you can do the work and that's it. Since the line isn't up and running yet, this was WAY more professional, sitting down separately with 2 different managers and a HR rep here, then a phone interview with the line manager at the plant they're closing. And very little talk about the work, more about the companies culture and interpersonal skills and a bunch of bullshit hypothetical questions I had to BS my way through. That's the corporate crap I can't stand... The people here didn't even know basic answers to the questions I had about the assembly processes. I was talking about things I could see in the pics they had of the existing assembly line and they were dumbfounded
. Then when I talk to the line boss in Chicago all he needed to hear was that I know what a bunch of different hand tools were called, that I've used pneumatic tools, and what really impressed him was that I own a torque wrench and an arbor press. He said I was the only person they've interviewed that he's confident in
.... I'm wondering WTF kind of imbeciles are they interviewing or am I just under valuing my talents? I don't think anything I do is special, but I guess with less mechanical inclined people with every generation my value goes up. Maybe getting older ain't all that bad.
