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SparksFlyingPE, Electrical Power, CA, letter received 1/23/10

:bananalama: The letter came today - I passed! I took the electrical power exam - I'm in Santa Cruz. Congrats to all who passed - to those who didn't, don't get discouraged - get back into it for another try, you've got a lot of support and encouragement here.

so you got not-so-good news in your mailbox? I'm sorry to hear that :( I'm going to find out my plight in about 1 hour, when I get home....

True - in my present situation I feel like I'm getting used by my employer (as do many of my coworkers). But if you have a good boss, and you're getting a fair wage, then I can definitely understand and agree with your approach. Plus, I'm kinda drunk, so my crankiness at my current situation...

WOOHOO!!!!!!!! Congratulations! :bananapowerslide:

Agreed. If you say that, you are 100% guaranteed NOT to get a raise. If your billing rate goes up as a result of your PE status, you definitely should get a raise, otherwise they are just making $$$$ off of you. F%#& that! If you are denied a raise, ask for a reason and carefully...

HELL yes it was. And, if you don't get a decent raise, I recommend you take your newly-stamped self elsewhere......from what I'm told, that's the way to get the biggest bump in pay.

I'm just sayin' - many of you know this, but just to calm any frazzled CA Board website checkers: They haven't updated the website yet - it's still stuck on the same license number it's been on for the last week. So, if you don't see your name there, it doesn't mean you failed. OK. Back to...

Way to go Beego!!! Congratulations! :beerchug:

:multiplespotting: CONGRATS!!!! Go celebrate! :multiplespotting:

I wish - my sweetie-pie is also at work, nobody home but the dog. She doesn't have opposable thumbs. Even if she did, and if I asked her to go get the mail, she'd tell me to get it myself then she'd probably help herself to a beer out of the fridge. Siberian huskys are really stubborn. And...

Back from lunch with the coworkers. There may or may not have been several pitchers. :dancingnaughty: And now I have to wait for a long bus ride home after work to see what the Santa Cruz post office employee guy left in my mailbox. Uggghhhhhhh. I think now is the time for the 7-11...

Oh, pshhhh.... PST, EST, CST, whatever. Beer goes great with oatmeal. I recommend pairing it with a hearty stout, or a porter (my favorite!).

:40oz: I'm thinking the classic 40-in-a-paper-bag will be the most clandestine (and most ghetto) way to sneak it across the street and back to my office. We have beer in our office fridge here, but nobody starts THIS early and I don't want to raise any eyebrows. Although my PE coworkers would...

I'm considering starting up right after I get these markups in to CAD....this will require a stealthy trip to 7-11 across the street.