I have been working at Leica Microsystems for 4 months now and my life has changed! I really love my job being a Senior Field Service Engineer. Going from the medical industry to the research industry is very rewarding because I feel like the contributions I make in science is helping the future of humanity. Everything I touch makes a difference in the development of new technologies from carbon fiber nanotubes to stem cell organ farms, the things I get to see and do is so incredibly fun! It is really nice to get compensated appropriately for my brain and my skills rather than how accurate I can shoot or how many pushups I can do.
So when I did my job search, I didn't go for the highest paying job. I went with location, culture and finally pay. The guys I interviewed with were pretty awesome and were prior US Navy Petty Officer First Classes like me. I knew if I were a Chief, I would've been doomed at the interview because everyone knows that to make CPO, you have to be backstabbing and semi-useless.
I am at a very happy point in my life right now. Now, I feel like I need to pay it forward. :)
