I got a month off from school and a job application for my summer job and a x-mas card from my summer job. no $ though.

My bonus was the store saying overtime was open, and that if i wasnt working 55+ hours a week i was a shitty employee.

Re: Christmas Bonus'
 

[quote=Machette]I would learn Spanish or Chinese...your plant may be out-sourced soon to China or Mexico.. eek:

They may be giving you all that money so you think that such a thing will never happen...but looking at the amount of plants shutting down it may just happen.[/quote:97ac8]

I am qualified to work far beyond the auto industry. Aeronatics is another area I am able to work in, and like I said, I am subcrontracted by GM so if they go down I will have no worries.

The x-ay industry is a broad one. I have inspected everything from cowels on military aircraft to steering arms for the Ford GT 40.

A company in Alabama actually wanted us to x-ray their shrimp boxes to make sure there were no staples in the packaging oOo:

And you are correct about your outsourcing notion to a degree.
The cylinder sleeves are actually made in Mexico. GG NAFTA.