@racocn8 Started as a gas jockey in a station with 3 bays. Assist the mechanic and clean. Then became a Lead Salesman by self-learning the paperwork and filling it out during graveyard cashier shifts. Got to Acting Asst Mngr but they wouldn't promote me to Asst so I quite.

I worked for Arco starting as a chemist. I had a Chem E and managed to become an engineer. I worked on various units (sulfur, crude, reformers and FCC) and they reorganized, and put me in design engineering, and then into utilities. Another reorg and I was set up with the QA lab to troubleshoot on-line analyzers, work at the gasoline blender and LIMS DBA (Laboratory Information Management System Data Base Administrator) on the side. Some shit happened and I actually managed to get some revenge before the BP takeover forcibly retired me. Typical shitty conservative corporation; more fond of reorganizations than productivity. I am ashamed to have spent my best years helping destroy the planet. Actually, the planet will survive, but I don't think we should. Que sera.

@racocn8 I'll bet you got paid better than me. LOL. I bought Arco until getting Costco membership. Don't be too ashamed as we really didn't have much to replace oil with. I agree with your final assessment, though.

Has anyone called you an idiot today? Oh, wait, I see the end of the line, I'll wait.......