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Can we talk about landing my first 20-foot weld on a main pipe last Thursday
Had my beads certified with zero defects and the foreman just nodded, but that quiet nod felt bigger than any raise I've gotten so far - anyone else get more satisfaction from passing a test than the paycheck?
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lucaslee1mo ago
The paycheck pays the bills, but that nod from the foreman is the real validation that sticks with you. Money comes and goes, but knowing you laid down a perfect bead on a main pipe with zero defects is the kind of respect you can't buy. That quiet approval from someone who's seen it all is worth more than a bonus check that gets spent in a week.
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robert_anderson691mo ago
@lucaslee must still be riding that high from getting a head nod last decade.
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