Finding a workplace with a great culture is one of the keys to happiness and success. My hubby was laid off years ago, from a place where his boss was an absolute a-hole. One of the reasons they got rid of my husband was because the boss was doing some things he shouldn’t have been doing, and hubby knew where all the bones were buried.
Turned out that was God watching out for us. He loves the place he works now. As you said, it would’ve been nice to have the right place years before. But who knows? Sometimes we learn to appreciate things because we have suffered through another situation.
I’m so glad to hear things are going well for you. That’s pretty darn cool. Great job! :)
Found out yesterday that people there are willing to help each other. We inspect the first and last part we mill and usually that means various basic measuring tools but occasionally, that means using a high tech probe on an articulating arm that's connected to a computer. You probe various points on the part and it takes measurements and the part passes or fails inspection. But the arm and software are quirky. I'd never used it so my future weekend shift boss was showing me but struggled with it. He got advice from another guy and eventually asked the guru who got the part to pass. Then on my last part, yet another guy helped make it pass. Succeed together or fail individually.
Then I evidently bumped the door lock button at lunch and I always leave the key in the truck so I was locked out. After work, a guy saw me with a coat hanger and he happened to have a lock out kit and offered to help. Then a few others hung around to watch. That's mostly a guy thing though because breaking into a vehicle legally is just cool.