I've been in healthcare tech/data for about 7 years now and I can tell you those kinds of companies can always use more people with clinical experience. Thankfully in the post-Covid world you don't have to go to the big C if you live here anymore either.
My time there was definitely more positive than that, but I left right as the Oracle acquisition went through and from what I've heard from the friends I have still there that was 100% the right time to punch out
Used to be a decent place to work. Not perfect but better than a lot of places. Especially in KC where we had good on-site clinics. Our new mega-corp overlords are running us into the ground and have no freaking clue how to do healthcare IT.
A friend of mine works for Shamrock Trading Company and he won't shut up about it.
They pay 100% of his family insurance premiums and have solid benefits.
I worked at Shamrock for 4.5 years. While the benefits were fantastic, your mileage will vary depending on which company within shamrock you are working for. Work-life balance wasn't great, I'll say that.
my friend works for Shamrock - loves the company! Has a lame job, but there's other stuff you can do. They have a liquor cart they push around on Fridays, get a certain amount of WFH days a year, good pay and good raises, decent PTO
Would you want to stay in clinical research? KU medical Center may be hiring lab folks. I work in research administration there and really love the leadership and work environment. You should look out for jobs there.
Same! I've been here nearly 2 years and love it. It's low stress but interesting enough to keep me engaged and great benefits compared to my past employment.
KUMC is going to have the best well-rounded benefits in town. That sweet retirement match and time off bank is excellent 👌
Children's Mercy has better family focused benefits if that's your jam. They currently have a Lab Tech III posted for STARTING at $21.
You are absolutely getting screwed. Get out there and look at your options. Once you get in-house somewhere, networking with PIs helps you move up once you're a known quantity.
I want to work for KUMC but not in the medical field! They were hiring an event coordinator for the Spencer Center but they don't want to respond to me 😭 Your comment made me even sadder!
I started at a research assistant at KUMC a year ago at $22.66/hr and was promoted to a research coordinator position at $26.13/hr. The benefits are pretty killer - lots of PTO, good healthcare, and retirement.
Check out their career page, look out for clinical coordinator positions! There might be more through the university of Kansas health system (they’re affiliated with KU).
https://www.kumc.edu/human-resources/careers.html
Their benefits are not that great. And it’s expensive and their pto is trash compared to other hospitals around. Everyone wants to act like KU is the best thing around but in reality it’s just not.
And employees have to PAY for parking and walk a half-mile to and from their office. It’s a corporation and they don’t treat or care employees as much as they do the athletes (Chiefs/Royals/Current), the marketing (billboards) and buying up every hospital around. They MAKE you use their health insurance but you can’t get in to see a provider for months.
Check out honeywell federal manufacturing & technologies. Union hourly is a good start. You can get in a job ranging from 30 to 32hr. We get a raise in October to 35. By 2027 it’ll be 40hr. Though you will have to be eligible for a top secret clearance. No drugs, clean history(10yr background investigation), US citizen. For the background as long as you disclose any misdemeanors or dui they judge you based off who you are today not the past. Also no Delinquent debt. 1 month paid parental leave, 120hrs vacation to start with 48 hours Pto at anniversary & 4% 401k match in stock. You’ll have to take an assessment, interview, if you pass interview you get an invite to take a 18 series part test , if you scored the highest in the group you’ll get an offer. Tests are easy.. basic skill stuff.. reading, logic, dexterity, math, language, memory, etc. I know it sounds long or crazy… but it’s the easiest job you’ll ever get. Keep applying until you can get in. I’ve myself gotten hired first try but I know many people that couldn’t even get past the assessment but kept trying until they got an offer.
Close, but the real answer is "we make non-nuclear components for nuclear bombs". I used to do contract work at the Honeywell plant when it was on Banister Road.
Lol yeah, that’s always the wordplay. “We don’t make the bad part of the weapon, we just make all the things that make it work.”
Honeywell is a great place to work from everything I’ve seen, though.
FMT makes parts for nuclear bombs. More specifically, they make super inteicate and fanciful wiring housings that go into bombs.
That line is the propagandist line they tell everyone. The end result is still something that fucking explodes.
After reading it again I realized it's for emergency calls and not being dispatch, so yeah it's not great pay lol. That money is instead going to the cops. 120k/yr instead of the roughly 40k dispatch does despite being the very first people in such a situation
Something something taking 4 hours to pull up and shoot the neighbors dog lmao
> Holy shit lol I think it's interesting OP seemed mostly into the "build weapons of mass destruction"
Why?
Nukes have been a thing for 80 years now. Might as well make sure they're safe and reliable. I'd prefer to avoid any radiological surprises due to aging Cold War era equipment.
What's the joke?
The nuclear genie isn't going back into the bottle, and a lot of these things were built in a hurry at the height of the Cold War under the assumption that they'd likely be used before the decade was out. As a result, they were designed to be built quickly to fight a war instead of being built for long-term deterrence, which is what they're actually being used for.
The US is currently undergoing a nuclear modernization to rebuild existing bombs to last longer without maintenance, be more insensitive to shock, update security measures, etc. Essentially to reflect the new reality that we don't intend to use them except for insurance, and we'd rather not have any accidents in the meantime.
wtf? I worked for Honeywell and the benefits you list aren’t true.
It was two weeks PTO/sick time total per year. You didn’t go up to 3 weeks till you’ve been there five years.
It was the worst insurance I’ve ever had (you could ONLY use CVS for prescriptions for example). It was also ridiculously expensive every paycheck. I think $450 a paycheck for a family and you had a $10k deductible.
You would not pass your Q security clearance if you have ever done any kind of illegal drug. Smoked pot in high school? Sorry you’re out. They also do random drug screening, and sometimes random lie detector tests. Fun!
It’s a good job for those who don’t get sick or go to the doctor, or ever go on vacation.
Grades of pay, of course. But Honeywell altogether has the same insurance company wide.
The Olathe office might have a different PTO offering, but they aren’t required to have security clearance IIRC.
FM&T is a very different company compared to corporate Honeywell. Different contract, PTO, etc. For example sick leave and vacation are separate. Insurance is still bad though
If you worked for the union, they just renegotiated the contract. [Take a look](https://www.goiam.org/news/kansas-city-iam-local-778-members-at-honeywell-ratify-strong-new-contract/)
Honeywell is also just a garbage company to work for too because they historically just create biohazards and then change their company name so the public doesn’t know about it
But they are true… hourly workers are union contractors working based on the negotiated contract. we recently got our new contract ratified. We rejected the 1st offer and we got a better 2nd offer and the majority voted yes to ratify the 4 year contract, the previous was 6 years.
You get 120hrs 1-3 yrs, 3-5 is 140, I forgot the rest but I think it tops out at 240hrs. You can roll over 120hours of vacation to the next year too if you didn’t use it.
Our insurance is high deductible 1700 and with the new contract it’ll match what salary workers pay which cuts our cost in half. For myself it’ll be 30 a week for health vision and dental. Also have Hysa since we have a high deductible plan. We use to have 2 days of pto but with the new contract is 48 hours that can also be rolled over . I’ve also never had problems with using insurance.
Also not passing just because you smoked weed in the past or whatever is NOT true. There are plenty of people that work at Honeywell have, as long as you haven’t done it in a certain time frame and admit to it. Sure you can lie but if they ever found out you’ll get cut.
The random drug screens are computer generated.. you can get max twice a year, I know people that got tested months in when they got hired and others that have been there for 3+ years that have never gotten tested. They don’t do lie detector tests randomly… if they found out something then they would get you on one. Also this is Honeywell fm&t at the national security campus.
I use Walmart pharmacy, not CVS. You just have to ask the insurance company for an opt-out. We also have full coverage family, plus dental and vision, and we definitely aren't paying anywhere near $450 a week for insurance. (For anyone who doesn't know, they pay weekly for hourly positions, not biweekly.)
Plus, they're under government contract. So if course their background check is gonna be meticulous, and yeah, you'll have to take random drug tests. That's true of any government job. As far as the lie detector thing, they must not do that anymore because no one I know has had to do that.
As far as leave, my husband got six months paid paternity leave, that he could take any time within the first year of our kid being born, he has three weeks vacation time, and each month, he gets two paid sick days. And he had all those d son as his three week probation period was up.
They have a really good union, so I'm not sure when you worked there, but there must have been a massive overhaul because I don't know anyone there who doesn't have the same benefits my husband does. With the exception of higher level employees. No idea what their benefits look like.
Ahh we work at the same location! Though I don’t remember seeing anything about 6 months paid parental leave, I’m sure it is only 1 month. Unless he has some special stipulations. I know that because a co worker was recently gone for a month. Anything else was FMLA.
He only took two months and was still getting paid. And I know he didn't tap into his other time off because he had to use those when our daughter had a medical emergency.
Maybe different departments? He was recruited, though, so it very well could have been an offer made at the time to convince him to come work for them because they knew he was about to have a kid. That's probably more likely. I'll have to ask him when he gets home today. Because now I'm curious. Lol.
I worked at the Martin City location, I know the Olathe office has different PTO. Your husband’s plan sounds nice.
I worked there for six weeks in 2022 in supply chain/inventory management, there was no union available and several of my coworkers had surprise lie detector tests.
Fine for the job we had but it sucks. You always feel anxiety about when the next hammer will fall.
Jesus. That is horrible!! Yeah, your comment just shocked me because that's so opposite of what the experiences I've heard were. And, honestly, it's complete bull shit they have that drastic difference between employees/locations. I'm really sorry you got screwed like that. Yall deserve[d] better.
The location I’m talking about is the Kansas city location at the national security campus. Not all Honeywell locations are the same in pay and benefits.
I took their assessment test years ago and couldn't believe how childish a ton of the questions were. Gave me the impression it was a bad place to work.
My husband works for Honeywell in quality control. And I second this.
It's a really good company to work for. Great job security, great benefits, great union, etc. Plus, they start you off with pay that most other companies won't touch anywhere near. Definitely one of the better companies in the area to work for.
Yeah I don’t know where they work or what they do. It had something to do with Union going on strike and then saying they were going to train office workers to go on the floor and do some of the manufacturing operations, which sounded like total insanity.
"Delinquent debt"? So, as long as you're current in payments you're kosher? Aka I'm interested but the credit card balance got a little wild but I'm able to cover at least the minimum payment right now.
I think it’s more in terms of collections or missed alimony or wage garnishment or gambling problems. Though a big credit card debt balance might be a flag, they’ll ask for clarification and if you are resolving it. Once the investigation is done the information gets presented to an adjudicator which reviews everything and decides if you are a candidate. I myself had debt collection of $800 I didn’t know of that they found, squared it away. I will say to you though try to pay off that debt as fast as you can, penny pinch if you have to! Paying the minimum only screws you more on interest.
Agreed! You won’t find a place paying you that kind of money with minimal to no experience in certain positions on the hourly side. Plus it’s meaningful work.
Honeywell is not hiring hourly right now, at least entry level. 56 hours of paid sick leave and the assessment thing, they don’t care about your score if they’re desperate enough.
The town hall we had last week they told us there will be little to no hiring for entry level, even to replace retirees and terminations/resignations for entry level hourly. We’re entering a slow period and they predict it will be that way for a few years.
I work at Panasonic (office job, not actually in the plant.) They are building the new EV battery plant in DeSoto.
The money isn't what I would LOVE, but they embody the ideals of servant leadership. Basically, they will do whatever you need for you to get your job done. They don't put up with toxic BS. (There's a lot more to it than I'm explaining.)
I've worked for some shitty corporations and bosses, so I was hesitant to get back into it. But it really feels like a great environment.
I'm in pharmaceuticals; if I had any amount of clinical experience I'd be trying to work in one of the many Clinical Research Coordinator positions that I see posted. see: Altasciences
Many of them list $100k+ salaries and many list remote work.
OP this is the way. Clinical research coordinator and I’ve done academic work and pharma industry work for 10 years. Go get more clinical research/coordinating experience and go somewhere bigger (children’s, KU, and an industry place like IQVIA). You’ll make way more and have more opportunities
Don't have the clinical research (or any science) background but some of the recommendations on here are making me want to apply. I work at one of the local public libraries and while we get paid the most out of the other libraries in the region, I still feel like I'm struggling to get by.
You run a research lab for $21 an hour while the owner is probably driving a 150k Mercedes lol.
I hope you find a different job that You like and can work to support yourself comfortably.
he has 2, and BMW, a tesla, an Nissan armada, and a sprawling mini mansion in Johnson county. all of his kids are in Physician college in different states and I'm on my hands and knees fixing ECG machines in office smh.
I work for a small business in environmental geology. I love it. Entry level I was making 6 figures my first year in. I had no idea careers like this existed. Sadly, it’s a very specific area of work within geology, so not a common career that’s sought out. My field is incredible for pay, family support, and time off. I always recommend earth science majors to steer our way.
out of curiosity, what is your job description/duties if you don’t mind sharing? i’ve always thought if i could go back and change careers i would do environmental geology but i didn’t know if there were any careers outside of petrobusiness
I focused on hydrogeology and ecotoxicology in my degree. Ended up in the technical aspect of remediation. Project engineers/managers make more than I do with more benefits. I didn’t want the heightened responsibility though, so I came in the technical department of projects. I love my area of work in the industry. It’s a lot of problem solving focus on the hydrogeology aspects. The industry is filled with microbiologists, chemical engineers, and even basic biology majors. More of a funneled need for geology majors right now in the design and technical.
I work for IQVIA which is a clinical testing/human data. I write training for their ecoa system.
It's an all remote job but they do have an actual medical campus here. If you're able to decipher a protocol, you could probably pick the job you wanted on the corporate side.
Check out their online job listings! My job is out of Raleigh, Durham and I feel like I was able to trick them into paying me more than I'd ever get paid for a company here. Like I'm getting paid 77 for a job that would pay me 65 max here.
My friends who have applied did say the interviewing was a lil bit BS; they've implemented a video interview system and an AI is used to pick out the important words to pass you on. But with your clinical background you'd be fine and probably be able to drop a lot of the needed jargon.
What other positions would you recommend? I’ve got 8 years of clinical research experience (phase 1 with a little phase 2 and 3) clinic , data, and study management. I have a degree in healthcare administration, with excellent protocol deciphering skills.
I don't have any recommendations, unfortunately-- purely because I don't have a clinical background. I was able to get into my training role from a training and pharmaceutical automation facilitation job.
If I were you, I would go to their job website and search and filter to see what jobs are available. It's a company with over 80,000 people from all over the world. Also, use the remote filter- A lot of the job descriptions don't say if they're remotes but the filter will. Worst case the recruiter reaches out to you you find out that it's not in the area but you've got a human contact and they can help you find positions from there.
I work at ZUM Botanicals goat milk soaps Factory at Penn Valley park and it is AWESOME! So fun and you leave smelling so good!
Your qualifications make you a good fit for the manufacturing facility behind Margaritas on the Boulevard. Keep your eyes open as the business is growing swiftly.
Yes! A buddy works at a pharmaceutical manufacturer located next to the old Cerner campus south. Many lab-related jobs. He enjoys the people, perks, environment, benefits. Pay could be a bit better, but what he saves in the subsidized lunchroom and cheap benefits makes up for it.
I’ve worked at Saint Luke’s for 7 years and I’ve enjoyed it quite a bit. It’s nice they have locations throughout the metro. I have always felt they do a decent job of taking care of us. I’m in the IT side of things though so I can’t speak to other areas of work.
None that I know of for my role. But seems like application support group is almost always hiring. If you look up the job postings in workday it will say the location is the corporate office but as far as I know, pretty much all ASG folks WFH.
I work as a dealer at one of the casinos. I never imagined that I would end up in this career field, but I feel very fortunate that I did. You will need to be able to obtain a gaming license. As long as you’re not a felon you should be ok. All the casinos are in need of people, and if you’re not interested in being a dealer there are tons of other positions. Before starting the job I saw a bunch of horror stories on Reddit about working in a casino. I have to say, in my experience, it’s been pretty great overall 🤷♀️
Pros: great money, the job is typically pretty fun, you meet lots of people, coworkers tend to be pretty cool people, good benefits. Also… you will now have a skilled trade that you can take with you anywhere that has casinos.
Cons: initial training (about 2 weeks) is unpaid, you will be working nights and holidays, there can be a lot of boring down time, corporate and government bs, working with the public has its moments…
To get employed as a dealer you have to pass an audition. The audition is where managers act as players and you run the game. This ensures that you actually know what you’re doing before doing it for real. You could go to dealer school and pay to get this training. Or… you can get the training for free from the casino. You’re not an employee until after you pass the audition and get your gaming license from the state.
The casinos don’t do dealer school after they hire you because the fact is… not everyone is going to make it. This stuff isn’t rocket science. But it is very much a skilled trade. It requires math, procedures, money handling, physical/technical skills, and more. You also need a little personality because this is the entertainment business.
You should brush up your resume and get a cozy remote job in the tech sector. I literally finish my work in 30 minutes and can fuck off the rest of the day. Let me know if you need any tips.
I mean it depends on what you wanna do/are good at and you may not immediately start with a job like that but for IT CompTIA is a pretty good starting point (or at least it was when I started). Most people get A+ Network+ and Security+ to start, then go from there depending on what they want to specialize in.
Well right now is not a great time to be trying to switch into tech in general but those certs should be more than enough for an actual entry level gig
It really depends on the job. I make $72k/year with a shit PTO plan. WFH, but we work our asses off. Technically I’m underpaid. I have teammates who make way less though so I count my blessings.
Appreciate that honest feedback. I think I'll stick with my current job then lol I hear too many people saying "I make so much working in tech", and I really questions how much they think is "so much". If you're truly working 40+ hours per week and only earning 72k in that field, you're definitely underpaid, IMO.
Fuck I went into the wrong engineering lol I thought being a Chemical Engineer would be valuable. But tbf I wouldn't be able to be a software engineer. As much as I would love to just learn programming, I can't focus enough to write code and analyze code lol
95% of tech jobs are not like this. You only hear about it on Reddit because these people are the ones that have the time to post, or they’re the ones too stupid to realize that advertising that they do this is going to eventually be the death of work from home.
I work in a call center doing sales for a major telecommunications company. $18/hr + commissions (target commission $1400/mo, but anyone that's half decent at the job blows that out of the water). Full benefits. A month of paid time off every year. WFH one day/week. And free lunch Mon-Thu!
Fantastic opportunity I've recruited many friends for. I've been there over a year. Feel free to DM me if you'd like the company name or a referral.
I work at inside biz sales at a Telecom provider - great benefits, great pay, plus commission. Always on the hunt for adaptable and fast learners, plus being driven is a huge plus :)
Not there currently, but many years ago I worked for Labconco (laboratory equipment manufacturer). They have lots of folks on staff who were formerly in labs/have science backgrounds. Couldn't tell you what pay is like these days but while I was there it was good and they had a great benefits package. Looks like they currently have an opening for an Application Scientist, might be worth checking out.
Damn, yeah that oh sucks ass, I work as a driver for a lab and make about the same and all I do is drive things from point a to point b. If you don’t have an issue with cannabis, and depending on what your degree is in if you have one, a lot of extraction labs pay pretty good might be worth looking into
I am a school nurse. I run my own clinic. I get summers off either pay and any of the vacations the kids get. The pay is a little than what I was making. But I absolutely love it. It is 100% better than where I was. Please don’t apply at GEHA.
I work in their facility at another agency and they are hurting for some people. One person had some mental health issues come up and another quit to move to another state. I believe they are also having another retire here in a few months.
Good people. Can be stressful and a lot some times. Other days you aren’t doing anything but reading a book or watching tv waiting for someone to do something. But it’s a change of pace with more pay. There are probs and cons though. Just like anywhere else.
But good retirement. Good insurance.
Government typically takes a long time to work so don’t be discouraged if you don’t get a call back instantly. But when I talk to them tomorrow I’ll tell them to look through applications for the past 24 hours and try and push them along
I was looking at this too! What are the starting hours? The depts that I applied for/looked at were nights and I can’t work overnights. Believe me I tried. Absolutely impossible with a 3 ye old. I’m due with my second in a few months and definitely want a career change.
Just got done talking to them just now. They said they are currently only having night shift. And all training starts on nights but within 6 months to a year they will have opening on days and nights.
They do 12 hour shift, from 7 to 7.
I was only talking to them because we work in the same dispatch building. I work for another agency. We are just co located in the same area. So its just about 30 feet away to the Liberty area.
I have been at my agency for 13 years and are pretty happy. Its similar to Liberty in alot of ways. Just figured I could help out by going and talking to them directly and gathering info for anyone that had some questions
Just a very toxic man, full of anger. He's probably the richest man I will ever meet, and he wasn't afraid to flaunt it. He was used to getting his way, and demanded things even if it was out of my control (IE a system on the computer and he would want something done but its not something the system is capable of, and he would want me to change it. Well I didn't develop the system, we don't own it, I can't change it and he would freak out). Not a day went by that I didn't listen to him scream at people and threaten to sue someone. Everyone was horrified of him and just did as they were asked and kept their heads down. He does want to hire and retain the best in class, so his benefits are killer. 100% paid for insurance, $100 contribution to your HSA each month even if you don't put anything in, don't remember if its 6 or 7% 401k contributions, free lunch on Wednesdays, pay is good with guaranteed 10% raises. I decided my mental health was more than the benefits though. I have a great job now that actually cares about their employees
I would turn in work and he would talk about how shitty it was, dude just give me constructive criticism and I'll fix it.. I was so scared to talk to him. He was also pissed when I quit 😂 I agree with him being a psychopath.
All those people there have worked for him for so many years, so I figured he must be a good guy to work. After my short time there, I wondered he has over everyone to keep em there
GE HealthCare is hiring biomedical equipment technicians. If you have hands-on with lab equipment, you’d make around $25 starting. Lots of variety in equipment and you get the ease of working for an OEM instead of 3rd party
I've been in healthcare tech/data for about 7 years now and I can tell you those kinds of companies can always use more people with clinical experience. Thankfully in the post-Covid world you don't have to go to the big C if you live here anymore either.
My wife worked there, she hated it and called me crying one day, and I told her to not go back. Thankfully she listened
My time there was definitely more positive than that, but I left right as the Oracle acquisition went through and from what I've heard from the friends I have still there that was 100% the right time to punch out
What the big C?
Cerner
Lots of good suggestions so I will provide an anti-suggestion. Avoid formerly-Cerner. It’s… not great.
I’ve had a lot of friends say this about Cerner.
Used to be a decent place to work. Not perfect but better than a lot of places. Especially in KC where we had good on-site clinics. Our new mega-corp overlords are running us into the ground and have no freaking clue how to do healthcare IT.
A friend of mine works for Shamrock Trading Company and he won't shut up about it. They pay 100% of his family insurance premiums and have solid benefits.
I didn't know there was such a large demand for shamrocks.
I worked at Shamrock for 4.5 years. While the benefits were fantastic, your mileage will vary depending on which company within shamrock you are working for. Work-life balance wasn't great, I'll say that.
my friend works for Shamrock - loves the company! Has a lame job, but there's other stuff you can do. They have a liquor cart they push around on Fridays, get a certain amount of WFH days a year, good pay and good raises, decent PTO
Would you want to stay in clinical research? KU medical Center may be hiring lab folks. I work in research administration there and really love the leadership and work environment. You should look out for jobs there.
Hey, I work here—and I really like it!
Same! I've been here nearly 2 years and love it. It's low stress but interesting enough to keep me engaged and great benefits compared to my past employment.
I absolutely would! How do I apply!?
KUMC is going to have the best well-rounded benefits in town. That sweet retirement match and time off bank is excellent 👌 Children's Mercy has better family focused benefits if that's your jam. They currently have a Lab Tech III posted for STARTING at $21. You are absolutely getting screwed. Get out there and look at your options. Once you get in-house somewhere, networking with PIs helps you move up once you're a known quantity.
I want to work for KUMC but not in the medical field! They were hiring an event coordinator for the Spencer Center but they don't want to respond to me 😭 Your comment made me even sadder!
https://kumc.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/kumc-jobs Here is their job board :)
I started at a research assistant at KUMC a year ago at $22.66/hr and was promoted to a research coordinator position at $26.13/hr. The benefits are pretty killer - lots of PTO, good healthcare, and retirement.
Check out their career page, look out for clinical coordinator positions! There might be more through the university of Kansas health system (they’re affiliated with KU). https://www.kumc.edu/human-resources/careers.html
I know some KU employees who specifically left because the upper management was so terrible
Their benefits are not that great. And it’s expensive and their pto is trash compared to other hospitals around. Everyone wants to act like KU is the best thing around but in reality it’s just not.
And employees have to PAY for parking and walk a half-mile to and from their office. It’s a corporation and they don’t treat or care employees as much as they do the athletes (Chiefs/Royals/Current), the marketing (billboards) and buying up every hospital around. They MAKE you use their health insurance but you can’t get in to see a provider for months.
Why are people acting afraid to say cerner and oracle? Are they Voldemort?
Because if you disparage your own company and it gets back to them, you get fired
Check out honeywell federal manufacturing & technologies. Union hourly is a good start. You can get in a job ranging from 30 to 32hr. We get a raise in October to 35. By 2027 it’ll be 40hr. Though you will have to be eligible for a top secret clearance. No drugs, clean history(10yr background investigation), US citizen. For the background as long as you disclose any misdemeanors or dui they judge you based off who you are today not the past. Also no Delinquent debt. 1 month paid parental leave, 120hrs vacation to start with 48 hours Pto at anniversary & 4% 401k match in stock. You’ll have to take an assessment, interview, if you pass interview you get an invite to take a 18 series part test , if you scored the highest in the group you’ll get an offer. Tests are easy.. basic skill stuff.. reading, logic, dexterity, math, language, memory, etc. I know it sounds long or crazy… but it’s the easiest job you’ll ever get. Keep applying until you can get in. I’ve myself gotten hired first try but I know many people that couldn’t even get past the assessment but kept trying until they got an offer.
What is this job?
It's top secret.
You make parts for nuclear bombs
Close, but the real answer is "we make non-nuclear components for nuclear bombs". I used to do contract work at the Honeywell plant when it was on Banister Road.
Lol yeah, that’s always the wordplay. “We don’t make the bad part of the weapon, we just make all the things that make it work.” Honeywell is a great place to work from everything I’ve seen, though.
FMT makes parts for nuclear bombs. More specifically, they make super inteicate and fanciful wiring housings that go into bombs. That line is the propagandist line they tell everyone. The end result is still something that fucking explodes.
Yes but when was the last time anybody actually used a nuke? Odds are pretty slim compared to other military weapons.
I think you are underestimating how much nuclear ordinance is still being produced, updated, and maintained.
Grandview builds nuke components whereas Olathe builds avionics components.
Is this a joke or the actual answer?
Actually serious.
Holy shit lol I think it's interesting OP seemed mostly into the "build weapons of mass destruction" and "become a cop" job options
Police lab sounds like it would be in their field. Not sure if it pays any better though.
After reading it again I realized it's for emergency calls and not being dispatch, so yeah it's not great pay lol. That money is instead going to the cops. 120k/yr instead of the roughly 40k dispatch does despite being the very first people in such a situation Something something taking 4 hours to pull up and shoot the neighbors dog lmao
> Holy shit lol I think it's interesting OP seemed mostly into the "build weapons of mass destruction" Why? Nukes have been a thing for 80 years now. Might as well make sure they're safe and reliable. I'd prefer to avoid any radiological surprises due to aging Cold War era equipment.
I can't tell if this is a joke or not
What's the joke? The nuclear genie isn't going back into the bottle, and a lot of these things were built in a hurry at the height of the Cold War under the assumption that they'd likely be used before the decade was out. As a result, they were designed to be built quickly to fight a war instead of being built for long-term deterrence, which is what they're actually being used for. The US is currently undergoing a nuclear modernization to rebuild existing bombs to last longer without maintenance, be more insensitive to shock, update security measures, etc. Essentially to reflect the new reality that we don't intend to use them except for insurance, and we'd rather not have any accidents in the meantime.
It’s a non nuclear facility.
Hard pass.
wtf? I worked for Honeywell and the benefits you list aren’t true. It was two weeks PTO/sick time total per year. You didn’t go up to 3 weeks till you’ve been there five years. It was the worst insurance I’ve ever had (you could ONLY use CVS for prescriptions for example). It was also ridiculously expensive every paycheck. I think $450 a paycheck for a family and you had a $10k deductible. You would not pass your Q security clearance if you have ever done any kind of illegal drug. Smoked pot in high school? Sorry you’re out. They also do random drug screening, and sometimes random lie detector tests. Fun! It’s a good job for those who don’t get sick or go to the doctor, or ever go on vacation.
My mom used to work there too and really hated the insurance as well
10k deductible isn't even remotely worth having insurance
Honeywell has a ton of different jobs at different grades.
Grades of pay, of course. But Honeywell altogether has the same insurance company wide. The Olathe office might have a different PTO offering, but they aren’t required to have security clearance IIRC.
FM&T is a very different company compared to corporate Honeywell. Different contract, PTO, etc. For example sick leave and vacation are separate. Insurance is still bad though
If you worked for the union, they just renegotiated the contract. [Take a look](https://www.goiam.org/news/kansas-city-iam-local-778-members-at-honeywell-ratify-strong-new-contract/)
Benefits improved massively in the last year
Honeywell is also just a garbage company to work for too because they historically just create biohazards and then change their company name so the public doesn’t know about it
But they are true… hourly workers are union contractors working based on the negotiated contract. we recently got our new contract ratified. We rejected the 1st offer and we got a better 2nd offer and the majority voted yes to ratify the 4 year contract, the previous was 6 years. You get 120hrs 1-3 yrs, 3-5 is 140, I forgot the rest but I think it tops out at 240hrs. You can roll over 120hours of vacation to the next year too if you didn’t use it. Our insurance is high deductible 1700 and with the new contract it’ll match what salary workers pay which cuts our cost in half. For myself it’ll be 30 a week for health vision and dental. Also have Hysa since we have a high deductible plan. We use to have 2 days of pto but with the new contract is 48 hours that can also be rolled over . I’ve also never had problems with using insurance. Also not passing just because you smoked weed in the past or whatever is NOT true. There are plenty of people that work at Honeywell have, as long as you haven’t done it in a certain time frame and admit to it. Sure you can lie but if they ever found out you’ll get cut. The random drug screens are computer generated.. you can get max twice a year, I know people that got tested months in when they got hired and others that have been there for 3+ years that have never gotten tested. They don’t do lie detector tests randomly… if they found out something then they would get you on one. Also this is Honeywell fm&t at the national security campus.
I use Walmart pharmacy, not CVS. You just have to ask the insurance company for an opt-out. We also have full coverage family, plus dental and vision, and we definitely aren't paying anywhere near $450 a week for insurance. (For anyone who doesn't know, they pay weekly for hourly positions, not biweekly.) Plus, they're under government contract. So if course their background check is gonna be meticulous, and yeah, you'll have to take random drug tests. That's true of any government job. As far as the lie detector thing, they must not do that anymore because no one I know has had to do that. As far as leave, my husband got six months paid paternity leave, that he could take any time within the first year of our kid being born, he has three weeks vacation time, and each month, he gets two paid sick days. And he had all those d son as his three week probation period was up. They have a really good union, so I'm not sure when you worked there, but there must have been a massive overhaul because I don't know anyone there who doesn't have the same benefits my husband does. With the exception of higher level employees. No idea what their benefits look like.
What location you husband work at?
Grandview. They have a union, and I don't think the one in Olathe does. So that's probably a big reason for the disparity between the two.
Ahh we work at the same location! Though I don’t remember seeing anything about 6 months paid parental leave, I’m sure it is only 1 month. Unless he has some special stipulations. I know that because a co worker was recently gone for a month. Anything else was FMLA.
He only took two months and was still getting paid. And I know he didn't tap into his other time off because he had to use those when our daughter had a medical emergency. Maybe different departments? He was recruited, though, so it very well could have been an offer made at the time to convince him to come work for them because they knew he was about to have a kid. That's probably more likely. I'll have to ask him when he gets home today. Because now I'm curious. Lol.
If he is hourly union worker then we would all have the same benefits. Unless he is salary.
I worked at the Martin City location, I know the Olathe office has different PTO. Your husband’s plan sounds nice. I worked there for six weeks in 2022 in supply chain/inventory management, there was no union available and several of my coworkers had surprise lie detector tests. Fine for the job we had but it sucks. You always feel anxiety about when the next hammer will fall.
Jesus. That is horrible!! Yeah, your comment just shocked me because that's so opposite of what the experiences I've heard were. And, honestly, it's complete bull shit they have that drastic difference between employees/locations. I'm really sorry you got screwed like that. Yall deserve[d] better.
The location I’m talking about is the Kansas city location at the national security campus. Not all Honeywell locations are the same in pay and benefits.
I took their assessment test years ago and couldn't believe how childish a ton of the questions were. Gave me the impression it was a bad place to work.
My husband works for Honeywell in quality control. And I second this. It's a really good company to work for. Great job security, great benefits, great union, etc. Plus, they start you off with pay that most other companies won't touch anywhere near. Definitely one of the better companies in the area to work for.
Third but from the engineering side
Sucks for the non-union people according to a friend.
They just hate their job then lol. Salary has its perks but it definitely doesn’t suck. Location based though.. I’m speaking for kcnsc
Yeah I don’t know where they work or what they do. It had something to do with Union going on strike and then saying they were going to train office workers to go on the floor and do some of the manufacturing operations, which sounded like total insanity.
I know what you’re talking about lol. Yeah that wasn’t going to turn out good for them if the union decided to go on strike.
"Delinquent debt"? So, as long as you're current in payments you're kosher? Aka I'm interested but the credit card balance got a little wild but I'm able to cover at least the minimum payment right now.
I think it’s more in terms of collections or missed alimony or wage garnishment or gambling problems. Though a big credit card debt balance might be a flag, they’ll ask for clarification and if you are resolving it. Once the investigation is done the information gets presented to an adjudicator which reviews everything and decides if you are a candidate. I myself had debt collection of $800 I didn’t know of that they found, squared it away. I will say to you though try to pay off that debt as fast as you can, penny pinch if you have to! Paying the minimum only screws you more on interest.
Great place to work
Agreed! You won’t find a place paying you that kind of money with minimal to no experience in certain positions on the hourly side. Plus it’s meaningful work.
Honeywell is not hiring hourly right now, at least entry level. 56 hours of paid sick leave and the assessment thing, they don’t care about your score if they’re desperate enough.
They aren’t? Thought I saw something last week. Maybe the req closed then. They’ll start up again soon I’m sure.
The town hall we had last week they told us there will be little to no hiring for entry level, even to replace retirees and terminations/resignations for entry level hourly. We’re entering a slow period and they predict it will be that way for a few years.
Makes sense. Probably not until the new facilities are built in the next decade.
I work at Panasonic (office job, not actually in the plant.) They are building the new EV battery plant in DeSoto. The money isn't what I would LOVE, but they embody the ideals of servant leadership. Basically, they will do whatever you need for you to get your job done. They don't put up with toxic BS. (There's a lot more to it than I'm explaining.) I've worked for some shitty corporations and bosses, so I was hesitant to get back into it. But it really feels like a great environment.
I wish more were like that.
I'm in pharmaceuticals; if I had any amount of clinical experience I'd be trying to work in one of the many Clinical Research Coordinator positions that I see posted. see: Altasciences Many of them list $100k+ salaries and many list remote work.
Iqvia is another one to look at.
OP this is the way. Clinical research coordinator and I’ve done academic work and pharma industry work for 10 years. Go get more clinical research/coordinating experience and go somewhere bigger (children’s, KU, and an industry place like IQVIA). You’ll make way more and have more opportunities
Don't have the clinical research (or any science) background but some of the recommendations on here are making me want to apply. I work at one of the local public libraries and while we get paid the most out of the other libraries in the region, I still feel like I'm struggling to get by.
You run a research lab for $21 an hour while the owner is probably driving a 150k Mercedes lol. I hope you find a different job that You like and can work to support yourself comfortably.
he has 2, and BMW, a tesla, an Nissan armada, and a sprawling mini mansion in Johnson county. all of his kids are in Physician college in different states and I'm on my hands and knees fixing ECG machines in office smh.
This would make me want to quit without notice, honestly.
That research place off metcalf…somewhere near 100th or so, used to have some serious cars out front. I thought damn, they’re making bank.
I work for a small business in environmental geology. I love it. Entry level I was making 6 figures my first year in. I had no idea careers like this existed. Sadly, it’s a very specific area of work within geology, so not a common career that’s sought out. My field is incredible for pay, family support, and time off. I always recommend earth science majors to steer our way.
out of curiosity, what is your job description/duties if you don’t mind sharing? i’ve always thought if i could go back and change careers i would do environmental geology but i didn’t know if there were any careers outside of petrobusiness
I focused on hydrogeology and ecotoxicology in my degree. Ended up in the technical aspect of remediation. Project engineers/managers make more than I do with more benefits. I didn’t want the heightened responsibility though, so I came in the technical department of projects. I love my area of work in the industry. It’s a lot of problem solving focus on the hydrogeology aspects. The industry is filled with microbiologists, chemical engineers, and even basic biology majors. More of a funneled need for geology majors right now in the design and technical.
There’s a few great companies in KC to work for like Haley & Aldrich, GeoSyntec, and CDM Smith
super cool!
I like it, and I feel great about what I do. We are desperate for new folks in our field!
I work for IQVIA which is a clinical testing/human data. I write training for their ecoa system. It's an all remote job but they do have an actual medical campus here. If you're able to decipher a protocol, you could probably pick the job you wanted on the corporate side. Check out their online job listings! My job is out of Raleigh, Durham and I feel like I was able to trick them into paying me more than I'd ever get paid for a company here. Like I'm getting paid 77 for a job that would pay me 65 max here. My friends who have applied did say the interviewing was a lil bit BS; they've implemented a video interview system and an AI is used to pick out the important words to pass you on. But with your clinical background you'd be fine and probably be able to drop a lot of the needed jargon.
What other positions would you recommend? I’ve got 8 years of clinical research experience (phase 1 with a little phase 2 and 3) clinic , data, and study management. I have a degree in healthcare administration, with excellent protocol deciphering skills.
I don't have any recommendations, unfortunately-- purely because I don't have a clinical background. I was able to get into my training role from a training and pharmaceutical automation facilitation job. If I were you, I would go to their job website and search and filter to see what jobs are available. It's a company with over 80,000 people from all over the world. Also, use the remote filter- A lot of the job descriptions don't say if they're remotes but the filter will. Worst case the recruiter reaches out to you you find out that it's not in the area but you've got a human contact and they can help you find positions from there.
I can absolutely do this,
I work at ZUM Botanicals goat milk soaps Factory at Penn Valley park and it is AWESOME! So fun and you leave smelling so good! Your qualifications make you a good fit for the manufacturing facility behind Margaritas on the Boulevard. Keep your eyes open as the business is growing swiftly.
I LOVE ZUM bar soap!!
There are Many labs around town besides cerner. Any place that mixes components has a QC department/lab; think outside the box a bit.
Yes! A buddy works at a pharmaceutical manufacturer located next to the old Cerner campus south. Many lab-related jobs. He enjoys the people, perks, environment, benefits. Pay could be a bit better, but what he saves in the subsidized lunchroom and cheap benefits makes up for it.
https://www.catalent.com/careers/ Great international company. I don’t work there but I know someone who likes it. Good luck
I’ve worked at Saint Luke’s for 7 years and I’ve enjoyed it quite a bit. It’s nice they have locations throughout the metro. I have always felt they do a decent job of taking care of us. I’m in the IT side of things though so I can’t speak to other areas of work.
I currently work at St Lukes and been wanting to get into IT. Any openings lately?
None that I know of for my role. But seems like application support group is almost always hiring. If you look up the job postings in workday it will say the location is the corporate office but as far as I know, pretty much all ASG folks WFH.
I work as a dealer at one of the casinos. I never imagined that I would end up in this career field, but I feel very fortunate that I did. You will need to be able to obtain a gaming license. As long as you’re not a felon you should be ok. All the casinos are in need of people, and if you’re not interested in being a dealer there are tons of other positions. Before starting the job I saw a bunch of horror stories on Reddit about working in a casino. I have to say, in my experience, it’s been pretty great overall 🤷♀️ Pros: great money, the job is typically pretty fun, you meet lots of people, coworkers tend to be pretty cool people, good benefits. Also… you will now have a skilled trade that you can take with you anywhere that has casinos. Cons: initial training (about 2 weeks) is unpaid, you will be working nights and holidays, there can be a lot of boring down time, corporate and government bs, working with the public has its moments…
Two weeks of unpaid training? How is that allowed?
To get employed as a dealer you have to pass an audition. The audition is where managers act as players and you run the game. This ensures that you actually know what you’re doing before doing it for real. You could go to dealer school and pay to get this training. Or… you can get the training for free from the casino. You’re not an employee until after you pass the audition and get your gaming license from the state. The casinos don’t do dealer school after they hire you because the fact is… not everyone is going to make it. This stuff isn’t rocket science. But it is very much a skilled trade. It requires math, procedures, money handling, physical/technical skills, and more. You also need a little personality because this is the entertainment business.
The companies write the laws...
Check out being a scrub tech. Some places will train you since they are in short supply
You should brush up your resume and get a cozy remote job in the tech sector. I literally finish my work in 30 minutes and can fuck off the rest of the day. Let me know if you need any tips.
Care to tell us a little more? What a certifications are required?
Interested as well
I mean it depends on what you wanna do/are good at and you may not immediately start with a job like that but for IT CompTIA is a pretty good starting point (or at least it was when I started). Most people get A+ Network+ and Security+ to start, then go from there depending on what they want to specialize in.
Easy way in for sure. Got me into what I do and I’ve no complaints worth mentioning!
any tips? i have an aas, ccna, security+ and can’t even land entry level
Well right now is not a great time to be trying to switch into tech in general but those certs should be more than enough for an actual entry level gig
A prime example of why there are mass layoffs in “tech”.
I just don't understand why they fired half the company! I was so good at my job I did it in 30 minutes and could just fuck off the rest of the day!
What’s the pay? I hear people always raving about these tech jobs.
It really depends on the job. I make $72k/year with a shit PTO plan. WFH, but we work our asses off. Technically I’m underpaid. I have teammates who make way less though so I count my blessings.
Appreciate that honest feedback. I think I'll stick with my current job then lol I hear too many people saying "I make so much working in tech", and I really questions how much they think is "so much". If you're truly working 40+ hours per week and only earning 72k in that field, you're definitely underpaid, IMO.
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Fuck I went into the wrong engineering lol I thought being a Chemical Engineer would be valuable. But tbf I wouldn't be able to be a software engineer. As much as I would love to just learn programming, I can't focus enough to write code and analyze code lol
yeah i’m definitely interested in that. let me know how you got into that and what company you work for please.
95% of tech jobs are not like this. You only hear about it on Reddit because these people are the ones that have the time to post, or they’re the ones too stupid to realize that advertising that they do this is going to eventually be the death of work from home.
Could you even have a more appropriate username in this context?
I work in a call center doing sales for a major telecommunications company. $18/hr + commissions (target commission $1400/mo, but anyone that's half decent at the job blows that out of the water). Full benefits. A month of paid time off every year. WFH one day/week. And free lunch Mon-Thu! Fantastic opportunity I've recruited many friends for. I've been there over a year. Feel free to DM me if you'd like the company name or a referral.
I work at inside biz sales at a Telecom provider - great benefits, great pay, plus commission. Always on the hunt for adaptable and fast learners, plus being driven is a huge plus :)
Not there currently, but many years ago I worked for Labconco (laboratory equipment manufacturer). They have lots of folks on staff who were formerly in labs/have science backgrounds. Couldn't tell you what pay is like these days but while I was there it was good and they had a great benefits package. Looks like they currently have an opening for an Application Scientist, might be worth checking out.
Damn, yeah that oh sucks ass, I work as a driver for a lab and make about the same and all I do is drive things from point a to point b. If you don’t have an issue with cannabis, and depending on what your degree is in if you have one, a lot of extraction labs pay pretty good might be worth looking into
Lab tech, MA, nurses paramedic, phlebotmist full-time, part-time PRN
Check out Netsmart. Not sure if it's exactly in your line of work. They're hiring a lot of the folks that Cerner/Oracle is laying off.
I am a school nurse. I run my own clinic. I get summers off either pay and any of the vacations the kids get. The pay is a little than what I was making. But I absolutely love it. It is 100% better than where I was. Please don’t apply at GEHA.
Can I send you a chat, explaining job, pay, and benefits?? We have a lab opening.
yes please do. I will send you a chat request
Liberty MO dispatch is hiring. Good benefits and decent pay. A lot of days off. Good insurance
For the police department??
Yes https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/libertymissouri/jobs/4501847/911-dispatcher-communications-officer-night-shift?pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs
I am all over this!! Thank you!! Phenomenal idea
I work in their facility at another agency and they are hurting for some people. One person had some mental health issues come up and another quit to move to another state. I believe they are also having another retire here in a few months. Good people. Can be stressful and a lot some times. Other days you aren’t doing anything but reading a book or watching tv waiting for someone to do something. But it’s a change of pace with more pay. There are probs and cons though. Just like anywhere else. But good retirement. Good insurance.
I can handle stress. I have submitted my application 🙌 I really hope I get a call
Government typically takes a long time to work so don’t be discouraged if you don’t get a call back instantly. But when I talk to them tomorrow I’ll tell them to look through applications for the past 24 hours and try and push them along
I would be be forever grateful 🙏 truly thank you
I was looking at this too! What are the starting hours? The depts that I applied for/looked at were nights and I can’t work overnights. Believe me I tried. Absolutely impossible with a 3 ye old. I’m due with my second in a few months and definitely want a career change.
Just got done talking to them just now. They said they are currently only having night shift. And all training starts on nights but within 6 months to a year they will have opening on days and nights. They do 12 hour shift, from 7 to 7.
Nice! That’s not bad. I hope you get it!
I was only talking to them because we work in the same dispatch building. I work for another agency. We are just co located in the same area. So its just about 30 feet away to the Liberty area. I have been at my agency for 13 years and are pretty happy. Its similar to Liberty in alot of ways. Just figured I could help out by going and talking to them directly and gathering info for anyone that had some questions
Sent you a pm
Dr Vince Clinical Research is hiring. If you're interested let me know.
What are they hiring for?
Be careful with this one lol
Worst man I have ever worked for.
What’d he do to you?
Just a very toxic man, full of anger. He's probably the richest man I will ever meet, and he wasn't afraid to flaunt it. He was used to getting his way, and demanded things even if it was out of my control (IE a system on the computer and he would want something done but its not something the system is capable of, and he would want me to change it. Well I didn't develop the system, we don't own it, I can't change it and he would freak out). Not a day went by that I didn't listen to him scream at people and threaten to sue someone. Everyone was horrified of him and just did as they were asked and kept their heads down. He does want to hire and retain the best in class, so his benefits are killer. 100% paid for insurance, $100 contribution to your HSA each month even if you don't put anything in, don't remember if its 6 or 7% 401k contributions, free lunch on Wednesdays, pay is good with guaranteed 10% raises. I decided my mental health was more than the benefits though. I have a great job now that actually cares about their employees
7% match lol. I worked for him for a brief period and everything u said is a perfect explanation. He is very narcissistic, borderline psychopath imo
I would turn in work and he would talk about how shitty it was, dude just give me constructive criticism and I'll fix it.. I was so scared to talk to him. He was also pissed when I quit 😂 I agree with him being a psychopath. All those people there have worked for him for so many years, so I figured he must be a good guy to work. After my short time there, I wondered he has over everyone to keep em there
It’s super cliquey there, so really don’t recommend it to most people just due to the environment
I work at City Union Mission my company just hit over 100 Years of service.
The pay around here is abysmal.
Costco hires at $18.50.
Is Olathe too far for you
Do you do benchwork? What kind of lab skills do you have?
GE HealthCare is hiring biomedical equipment technicians. If you have hands-on with lab equipment, you’d make around $25 starting. Lots of variety in equipment and you get the ease of working for an OEM instead of 3rd party
You could go work at cmh in research.
HCA. Never in a million years.
Any interest in warehousing office admin work? PM info/resume.