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visserjr:
MM1 (SS) Here being medically retired due to arthritis. Just curious on the degree of difficulty in finding a job for EWS qualified. Would stay in, but my joints say otherwise.
Any help would be greatly apprecited.
shayne:
Depends on many different factors. What do you want to do? Where do you want to live? How much time do you have before you need to work and when do you want to start? How much money do you want to make? How much time do you have to look for jobs, such as browsing the internet job sites, talk to recruiters or HR dept. and fly around the country to interview?
Finding a job is a job by itself, so it could be as difficult as you want it.
Have you attended TAP class yet?
visserjr:
Haven't been to Tap yet. I am still in the process of treatment. I've already had 2 surgeries, and am most likely going to have 2 more. I should be all done by the summer, and looking for a job then. I am curious as to what I can do now while I am layed up? I am currently a Nuc Planner. Basically, I write depot level repair procedures for valves and so on. I love the job I have now, but am not opposed to working ops. I am just not sure which pays better, what I can realistically expect to make and so forth.
Thanks
John
Fermi2:
Some advice from a person who knows how to navigate through the commercial world with degenerative arthritis!
1: You need to be at least partly recovered. There are physical requirements for any entry level job (and at this point all you are qualified for is an entry level job, your EWS experience is meaningless in the commercial world). Saying that, do not confuse entry level job with meaningless job!. Non Licensed Operator is one of the best and more complex jobs anywhere. In most jobs you'll need to pass at least an entry level physical, I doubt you'll be able to do this if recovering from surgery.
2: I have arthritis in both knees and one ankle, a torn rotator cuff AND I got out of the Navy with two permanently broken elbows. Both now have arthritis and both "pop" and lock up at times. I worked as a Non Licensed Operator, a Licensed Operator and as an SRO. If you're open about your limitations, and work within them, not using them as an excuse you should do ok. The bottom line, do you believe that with your physical condition that you'll be putting someone else at risk or will someone have to work harder because of you?
3: The best planners in the nuke industry are those who came from the crafts in the commercial plants. That's the direction many plants are heading, HOWEVER, any job you feel you are interested in and feel you can do you should go after!!!
If a guy whose base level of pain day in day out is equivalent to having your funny bone hit can succeed in this industry you should be able to do so.
Mike
shayne:
--- Quote from: visserjr on Oct 27, 2005, 10:39 --- I am curious as to what I can do now while I am layed up? I am currently a Nuc Planner. Basically, I write depot level repair procedures for valves and so on. I love the job I have now, but am not opposed to working ops. I am just not sure which pays better, what I can realistically expect to make and so forth.
Thanks
John
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Get a resume together and do some job searches to see what jobs are out there. If any of them are interesting to you, look to see what the requirements or what you need to do to meet the requirements. Save some money and pay off bills so you can survive for month or so if your dream jobs doesn't start the day you get out.
Commercial nuclear non licensed operators (NLO) can make $60-100k (~$30/hr) a year depending on overtime and outages after initial training is complete.
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