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| Posted By: dennis gallagher Posted On: Jun 2, 2002 Views: 2963 | dying trade I AGREE WITH MOST COMMENTS ABOUT UNSKILLED `WELDERS`.AFTER DOING A 4 YR APPRENTICESHIP AND 5 YEARS AT TECH. COLLEGE IN A GLASGOW SHIPYARD. IM NOW WELDING IN AUSTRALIA.IVE BEEN WELDING SINCE 1978, AND HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH A BUNCH OF AMATURES.DONT GET ME WRONG THERE ARE SOME GOOD WELDERS HERE, MOSTLY BRITS. WE CALL THEM 5 WEEK WONDERS AFTER A SHORT COURSE THEY EXPECT TO GET THE SAME (OR MORE) MONEY THAN YOU.THEY CANT DO POSITIONAL WELDING OR MULTI PROCESS .MIG AND FLUX CORE HAS DE SKILLED THE TRADE A LOT.RECENTLY WELDED CHROME MOLY,IT HAD TO BE DONE WITH THE STICK. I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO COULD DO IT.IM NOT THE HIGHEST PAID WELDER IN THE W/SHOP, THAT HONOR GOES TO AN EX LABOURER WHO CAN STAB PEOPLE IN THE BACK THE BEST AND IS FAST BECAUSE HIS QUALITY IS POOR. SERIOUSLY DISSILLUTIONED ABOUT WELDING AND THINKING OF LEAVING THE TRADE |
| Posted By: Richard Posted On: May 23, 2002 Views: 2832 | jobs as they are today.... I am a 32 year old Fitter/Welder,I've been in this field since i was 18 years old. I've worked around heat exchangers,flare towers,bubble towers,cats,...ect.....I'm workin for a company in Sapulpa Oklahoma that dosent pay nothing as a pipe welder,,,But,,They want alot!! If you feel as if the welders are a "DYING BREED" Please submit to this ad..Especially if you are from Oklahoma........we are 48th in the nation |
| Posted By: Kevin Ulin Posted On: Apr 13, 2002 Views: 2797 | welders image I have the WABO (Washington association of building officials) cert for SMAW and FCAW, Its the same as AWS cert. There is a lot of guys around here that call themselvs welders that havent a clue about out of position welding or even anything about the trade, this kind of attitude has degraded the image of welders. The WABO/AWS cert is really a mark of professionalism and dedication. I feel that these certs needs to be recognized and required through out the industry. Lets do our part to discourage this type of self-proclaimed professionalism and work towards increasing the public view of this craft. |
| Posted By: Mitch Brown Posted On: Apr 12, 2002 Views: 2799 | welders image I have been in the machining and welding trades for over 15 years. What I see is that there is an influx of non-professional welders that come in to the field and lower the image, pay and professionalism of the trade. Right now Im GTAW welding 1/2" sch. 10 Cu-Ni pipe. These are socket welds on board naval ships, using mirrors and other special tools. This is to the nuclear weld spec. This is a tough weld to perform. I see my talent and craft as specialized and as important as any CEO yet I do not get paid the same. kinda makes you go hummmm? Mitch |
| Posted By: Asif mahmood welder Posted On: Apr 6, 2002 Views: 2765 | job for multywelder Subject: job for multywelder Subject: job for multywelder i am a multy welder argon /electric & have five years experence & two & half year experence in abu-dhabi - varius projects . if any chance in your company . please inform us . thanking you . Asif mahmood welder bashirahmedahmed225@hotmail.com |
| Posted By: john Posted On: Apr 4, 2002 Views: 2659 | young weldors a lot of you "old weldors" need to pipe down about "pimple faced geeks just burning rods" dont forget there are some of us that cant aford a bs or any oter college mumbo jumbo we are just trying to break out the same as a lot of you guys did when you started I started welding on the farm and now have worked in the power plants and pipeline industry and know I have much still to learn but care about quality and apperance the same as a weldor at any age |
| Posted By: Sam Mann Posted On: Mar 4, 2002 Views: 2629 | Welding Jobs Pay & Retirement I've been welding for over 25 years,what I have seen taking place is increasing low pay & lack of job security due to a flood of imigrants & unskilled labor.We're a dieing breed,once proud, but no more. I believe that the best way to fight back is education .We have to know the tecnichal end of our field. Welding is something you feel as well as tecnichal, you have to know what the metal is doing .That takes time & experience, something that does'nt happen overnight. I wanted to retire a welder, I even taught my sons but, they have to move into other fields to make a living. Now a person has to know how to do a lot of other skills just to keep a job. Upper Management is great, but they can't get it done without us "little people" .Currently i'm considering another trade but in my heart I will always be a "Welder"! |
| Posted By: J. Erik Posted On: Jan 31, 2002 Views: 2618 | Welders jobs not Paying $$ I switched from the welding industry to the semi-conductor industry and more than doubled my pay for doing less work. I love the welding industry but it doesn't pay much. I received a scholarship from AWS, finished requirements for a A.S. in welding, and went into Outside sales for a distributor, (sales VS welding because the local welding jobs paid about $2 more than McDonalds). I made good money for a Outside salesman. But the semiconductor industry pays more than what I made with the salary, spiffs, commission, "free work truck", labtop, cellphone and all. I'm a third generation welder in the family but unless you own the shop I doubt welders have alot of money left over. Its a pity. I hope it turns around in the future. |
| Posted By: Michael Posted On: Jan 21, 2002 Views: 2611 | production Production is what most fab shops are interested in.All they see is $$$$$$ they forget that half assed welding endangers lives.I am a welder in W.V.the company I work for makes me down hill my roots with a mig gun.They barley give me time to clean between passes but still expect a 100% weld. |
| Posted By: Tricia L. Robello Posted On: Dec 13, 2001 Views: 2548 | welders/land surveyors I am County Surveyor for Sedgwick County, Kansas. I HERE YOU ALL. These people that think their practicing the profession are a burden to the society and more so to the public. Why have a profession if it is not a profession you can be proud of. I think the incompetence is degrading to the profession. Your just like land surveyors you have the incompetent that degrade us. |
| Posted By: Tricia Posted On: Dec 13, 2001 Views: 2504 | just see - e mail I wanted to know if when I put in my e-mail address you all would see it. Reguarding the surveying thing, please e-mail me at probello@sedgwick.gov |
| Posted By: Tricia L. Robello Posted On: Dec 13, 2001 Views: 2493 | welders/land surveyors I am County Surveyor for Sedgwick County, Kansas. I HERE YOU ALL. These people that think their practicing the profession are a burden to the society and more so to the public. Why have a profession if it is not a profession you can be proud of. I think the incompetence is degrading to the profession. Your just like land surveyors you have the incompetent that degrade use. |
| Posted By: Greg Reschke Posted On: Dec 10, 2001 Views: 2479 | Welders work being taken forgranted I have been welding for over five years now, and I have yet to create the perfect bead. I would like to see a person come in off the streets, and do the high quality of work expected of welders in general. I don't see any change in attituide, though. Employers don't really consider welding much of a skill, unlike a new supervisor, or payroll clerk. I used to work at John Deere, and they were handing people a torch, after a two week crash course in welding. Mind you I ended up working with quite a few of them, and let me tell you. I think that if employers continue to overlook the requierd skills needed to perform a simple welding job, that they might benifit from skilled labor, more than just labor. |
| Posted By: davis scott Posted On: Oct 24, 2001 Views: 2384 | professionals true professionals dont need to worry about the hotshot straight out of school,inspector,x-ray tech.or the wannabees. what we do need to worry about is the companies that are hiring single hand welders at lower pay to attempt to do our jobs. |
| Posted By: Clatus Posted On: Oct 12, 2001 Views: 2384 | Welders There are WELDERS and "hope to be" kids who are getting the jobs as no one wants to pay for us WELDERS due to cut backs. This boys do Mot know enough or care enough to do the procedures Correctly, God Help Us All, I was on a job site where they were only doing 2 passes, and not good ones, on High Pressure STEAM Pipes. I was harassed for doing the proper 3 Correctly, they said, "Whats the matter Old Man, can't you keep up any more" These shoppers are getting paid by the Job instead of the Hour so getting done, out, and onto the next one as fast as possible is the name of the game. |
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