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		<title>First day at new job&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:32:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So was my first day today, was so much fun.  I&#8217;ve got my own container bay to work on usually 2 containers at a time.  I&#8217;ve also got my own gas MIG welder, and a whole bunch of brand new shit in my own toolbox.  Got like, a grinder, a drill, and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So was my first day today, was so much fun.  I&#8217;ve got my own container bay to work on usually 2 containers at a time.  I&#8217;ve also got my own gas MIG welder, and a whole bunch of brand new shit in my own toolbox.  Got like, a grinder, a drill, and a super-heavy-duty grinder (all DeWalt stuff), brand new vice grips, welding helmet, gas cutting helmet, clear helmet, earmuffs, spraygun, air-powered rivet gun, welding gloves, grinding gloves, welding jacket&#8230; it&#8217;s awesome!  And gas MIG is so easy to weld with, don&#8217;t even need to weave just gung ho and you get mean welds.</p>
<p>Today I managed to get 4 containers done and fixed, thats gotta be a pretty shit number though.  Usually have to use the grinder with a sanding attachment on it (which kicks ass) to sand the plywood floors of the container, then blow all the dust out with an air hose, reattach with rivets and silicon up the door seals, and on one of them I had to reweld a bit that wasn&#8217;t welded properly.</p>
<p>I saw a dude replacing a corner post though, apparently any damage on them and they have to be replaced.  Cut out the whole corner post with a gas axe then welded a new one in.  Can&#8217;t wait till I get to do that.</p>
<p>However, AirNZ have already called me back about my application for the Business Analyst role, which could be worth up to 70k I reckon, I&#8217;ll find out tomorrow if I get an interview with them, then I&#8217;ll have to take a sickie to go to it.</p>
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		<title>Employment</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:42:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, I finally got a job after a 9 month holiday.  Container repairing all the way in Otahuhu.  Until January 5th I&#8217;m on dayshift 7am to 5pm, and then its nightshift 530pm to 330am.  I&#8217;m worried about the traffic getting from Otahuhu to home at 5pm when I leave dayshift, and at [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, I finally got a job after a 9 month holiday.  Container repairing all the way in Otahuhu.  Until January 5th I&#8217;m on dayshift 7am to 5pm, and then its nightshift 530pm to 330am.  I&#8217;m worried about the traffic getting from Otahuhu to home at 5pm when I leave dayshift, and at 530pm when I start nightshift.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ll be doing sanding and painting mostly by the sounds of things, with the occasional cutting out and welding in new sheets of steel.  Luckily its sanding with an electric sander and painting with a spraygun.</p>
<p>So I start monday, damn its going to be hard getting up at 5am again&#8230;  Also, everyone else I saw there was black, so I&#8217;m gonna be a white computer geek blinding everyone.  Will have to take my iPod too cos they crank some gay RnB station there.</p>
<p>Its a 3month trial, that standard thing that Labour bought in so I&#8217;m going to keep looking for IT jobs in the meantime but if I don&#8217;t get one this job sounds pretty fun, and its nightshift.</p>
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