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Palo Verde anyone?
navynukedoc:
--- Quote from: Imaginos on Jul 08, 2011, 05:22 ---This is Palo Verde we're talking about. Unlike the cool plants on the coasts, PVNGS has not yet played the "sunshine" card.....
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Sunshine card meaning?????
--- Quote from: GLW on Jul 08, 2011, 09:17 --- "Can the OP hijack his own thread?"
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In my case, only by a ADHD moment...... ;)
Already Gone:
The Sunshine Card is the justification for the lower-than-average pay and per diem paid at certain plants, mostly located in warm, sunny parts of the country, despite the higher-than-average cost of living in that area.
"Everybody wants to work here because of the sunshine, the beach, ... etc., so why should we pay more?"
There are more trump cards in the deck. There is the Long Outage (or SGRP) Card, where people are lured into low-paying gigs because they expect to work a lot of hours at one place. There is the Off Season Card, where they can pay less because their outage is scheduled in December or January, when there is less work available. San Onofre combines that one with the Sunshine Card to get a steep discount. And I'm sure that there are a few others
navynukedoc:
Ah, thanks a bunch. Never knew these terms. Well since I am a local, they need to play the, "we feel your pain in the oven from hell" card here! Or maybe the "sorry you got caught in a Haboob on your way in card"!!!
navynukedoc:
So it is closer to the start date here. Anyone have any experience with Palo Verde? What should I expect? Do they make you take the core or NEU? What is their PAT like?
What is the training like in the beginning? What are the house guys n gals like? What about management? So many questions.
I feel like a little kid on Christmas eve.....
I am getting excited to start!!!
justme:
Must be current on NEU, within 5 years, standard General employee training for site access . Pay close attention to procedures training. It was an "open book" test on the computer, but a lot of the material on the test in not in the procedures they let you use. Also procedures are hard to navigate.
House people are pretty nice. Plant is big with lots of territory to cover. Parking is far away from plants. Depending on which unit worked, the walk on the inside is as long as the parking lot walk. They also have a car checkpoint before you get to the plant, allow for plenty of time as it can get backed up quickly.
Bring your own lunches, especially when in the plant. Cafe is outside the protected area and not very accessible during long hours. Not too bad during training, as all training is outside PA.
I lived in nw phoenix when I worked there and it took at least an hour to an hour and 1/2 to get to work area in plant.
Good luck!
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