From laid off to NEW JOB!!

[tbcmorris]

Evening fellas,


So I got laid off last week as a direct result of our crumey economy.my old job was at an independant repair shop. It was a mom and pop place. Awesome to work at, with great co workers. Well I was the newest guy(much better tech than some of my seniors)...so when we started to slow down I was shown the door.

I quickly went into job hunt mode, I scheduled an interveiw for today about a week ago. So I was gettin kinda worried becasue it seemed like noone local was hiring. So I went to my interveiw today with some high hopes......

Ill cut to the chase.....I got the job....I am now a part of the Pruven Performance family!!!!! I've been friends with these guys for years and I finally get to work in the automotive aftermarket field, I will update this when I have a better idea of what they want to use me for.....and of corase ill do whatever to make this oppertunity for me benefit the supra community!!


Edit: pruven performance is an import and domestic aftermarket performance shop. They have had several magazine cars...a 900 horse evo, and a couple sort compact car ultimate street car challenge cars.

 

[Supracentral]

Congrats! Finding a job that quickly these days is no small miracle.

 

[foreverpsycotic]

See you up there on Saturday. I want to check out the shop, one of the shops I haven't seen yet (along with the new location of The Shop). Maybe I can get a job up there after I graduate.

 

[tbcmorris]

SC....I probably "worked" more hours at getting a new job than I did at the old job. But you are right I consider this a huge blessing. Especially since finacally I was not prepared for not having income.

Mike...I haven't even gotten to tour the shop yet!! I have seen some of the goodies...the dyno, welder (tig included obviously) and a beutifil pipe bender....time to make my FFIM, and redo my intercooler piping!!

 

[jugodegolf]

Congrats. Sounds like a upgrade as far as jobs go.

 

[foreverpsycotic]

SC....I probably "worked" more hours at getting a new job than I did at the old job. But you are right I consider this a huge blessing. Especially since finacally I was not prepared for not having income.

Mike...I haven't even gotten to tour the shop yet!! I have seen some of the goodies...the dyno, welder (tig included obviously) and a beutifil pipe bender....time to make my FFIM, and redo my intercooler piping!!

Need a guinea pig for any 1jz parts? Ill put my white bitch up to the task of testing out say... hardpipes and a dual 2.5" exhaust.

 

[ForcedTorque]

Congrats on the new J.O.B.! I once was laid off in the same situation. I got recruited (quit a good job to go there too) to a job, where the entire crew was 50+ with many about to retire. As soon as jobs on the schedule dropped, they let me and the other youngest guy (age and time on job) go. The other guy got hired back, but I had found my current job by the time the called me. Now I surf the web for a living just about. Sometimes things work out for the best. Good luck!

 

[boostaddict]

thats good to hear man, hopefully everything works out for you there

 

[tbcmorris]

thanks guys!!

mike your car would be a great guinea pig!!

i start monday so ill let ya guys know how it goes.

this should definitely an upgrade!!

 

[tbcmorris]

i promised an update after my first day, well my first day was amazing and i really think i will enjoy working here. here is some pics of the shop and some cars there and some of the jobs i did for day 1.

 

[Zumtizzle]

Congrats!

 

[tbcmorris]

thanks

i start fabbing up my new intercooler piping this week!! im gonna mess up some of the 3in aluminum pipe figuring out how to tig weld (im very good at mig this will be a first on the tig)

 

[FullNelson]

So what kind of work did they start you out with?

 

[slowpra na-t]

good luck with the new job!!

 

[tbcmorris]

So far works been great...dyno'd a GTR yesterday and some other cool things have come in the door.

They started me on an NA-T conversion on a 2jzge lexas is300. Running a .68 trim garrert turbo. I finished that yesterday. Monday...I work on an MK4

 

[foreverpsycotic]

Sometime soon, you may be working on a MKIII, if I can get some cash together. Then off to steal some dyno time on a random sunday and see what I can do with this thing.

 

[tbcmorris]

I'd rather do your wrench turnin at my house and the dyno obviuosly at work...how long do you think your gonna need...its a minum of an hour...if your gonna be about a half you can split the time with my brother in law

 

[foreverpsycotic]

Might just do the whole hour, I want to make sure that I am doing drivability and max power. If your brother in law wants to make a couple of pulls, I dont think I will take the whole hour.

 

[tbcmorris]

meh take it...i was only throwin it out there. he wants a baseline pull. ill take the rest after that for mine.