Quote:
Originally Posted by Salinity Now
This has certainly been an interesting read, myself having worked 3years on deck w/o a license and then leaving for deep sea once I got my 3/M's, now find myself wanting to get back on tugs with hopes of getting in the wheelhouse. I remember my first job on deck as a new green 3/M working as an AB.....I swore up and down I knew it all and should have my license in a rack somewhere vs still holding a paint brush.......it's amazing how much my attitude has changed in 5 years. Now I just wish I could FIND one of those companies that is willing to put new hires through the paces of completing a TOAR, that want to pursue the job in the wheelhouse as a career vs as something to do till something bigger comes up (ie green 3/M's). It seems most companies I have spoken to in the past year have been almost belittling me when I speak of prior experience and desire to come back to tugs, I'm afraid the "new 3/M's" have put a bad taste in many of the HR's mouths and they kinda treat all new folks the same......(but then again I was guilty of the 3/M issue myself)
|
What a refreshing attitude,
Salinity. The industry would be so much better off if more people saw it your way. There are, however, companies on both the east and west coasts that not only hire green 3rds for the wheelhouse, but actually prefer them. This isn't a dominant practice, certainly, but it is disturbing nonetheless and plenty of needless damage (to both property and careers) has occurred as a result of it. Worshiping the paper instead of a learning ethic and ability.....