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That is what I've been saying for years.
It would have been nice but I have good job now.
That is what I've been saying for years.
They DO want human robots. I would never survive in a job like that. Not because I coudln't do it physically, but mentally. That must be beyond boring.
Thats the truth besides that it has to be pretty demanding for what they are willing to pay.
my view of a job is that it is always , at best, the 3rd most important thing in my life. and is just a means of allowing me to survive in this world and do what i want.
so weather or no it's boring isn;t a factor.
pay, benefits, stability.. those are factors.
That's it?
How much I like a position is definetly a factor for me. While my job may not be the most important thing in my life, I will spend a good amount of time doing it. At least a fourth of my life. So, I would rather not be bored to tears and be doing something I enjoy that comes with what you mentioned.
To be honest, I'm not really capable of doing boring work. It literally will make me go nuts.
I don't think I could handle looking at my job that way. I have to enjoy whatever I'm doing for the most part. There are parts of any job that would be boring or unpleasant, but for the most part my job needs to be fun. If it's not fun I will find another job.
Yeah, but think about how much it will prolong your life.....seeing how much LONGER it makes your days!
No kidding....I love my job. We do a lot of business with your company, btw.
http://woai.com/news/toyota/story.as...A-FCA4EA2150CB
Inside the Toyota Worker Experience
LAST UPDATE: 11/11/2004 5:55:03 AM
Posted By: CyberBob
Watch this story...
Randy Beamer
News 4 WOAI
Toyota is coming! But exactly what are they looking for in workers? How do you get one of those jobs?
Seems like everybody's asking us about jobs at that Toyota plant they're building on the South Side. So I've been setting out to find you answers. That's how I wound up - with my camera - in the middle of the cotton fields of Alabama.
A remote patch of Huntsville, Alabama is home to Toyota's truck engine plant. It's the same place that's gearing up to build even more engines, so it can supply San Antonio's truck plant when that opens in 2006. So with a group from San Antonio, I set out to check out how Toyota works and find out what they're looking for in employees.
First, it's not how much you know, but how hard you can work and learn.
“We look for people with high energy, anybody who has good energy, good heart, and wants to learn," says Wes Woods, Toyota's production manager in Huntsville. "We can teach how to do these jobs, how to build engines, vehicles. Absolutely.”
But they want to make sure everyone they hire is willing to stay at Toyota for years. So getting hired is usually a long process that can take months.
And that impressed San Antonio lawyer Greg Kosterlitzky. “The effort and energy that goes into the selection process itself, that investment alone tells me its going be a long term endeavor, a long term objective for you to grow at Toyota.”
When the Huntsville plant opened, it had 350 job openings. 30,000 requested applications!
And as I found at another Toyota plant in Indiana, narrowing the field requires a whole bunch of steps, including a number of tests. First psychological, then mechanical ap ude, and physicals. If you get that far, you'll go through personal interviews and actual on-the-job training.
“We have some assessments where we train those candidates, assess their capabilities, their heart, their skill, their capability to learn, their desire," said Millie Marshall, Toyota's General Manager for Administration in Huntsville. "Then we narrow that down to our final candidate selection.”
In fact, final candidates will work a real 40-hour week on the line to see if they can handle it.
Kosterlitzky predicts Toyota's hiring process will surprise many would-be applicants. “That, I think, is not the way the typical American thinks. We look at jobs for two to three years, and look to move on and this smacks of that whole concept. So to me, that was phenomenal.”
Toyota officials tell me a few people have gone through that training tryout week at plants and reacted by saying they didn't mind the work. They just wouldn't want to do it every day.
Of course, it's exactly what they would do every day! For years.
Toyota says if you don't "get" that, you don't get the job.
Every day Toyota wants workers to improve at whatever it is they do. It's called ‘kaizen.’ It's Toyota's favorite buzzword. Its philosophy. And reminders of kaizen are posted all over Toyota plants. Kaizen, continuous improvement, is expected.
So they're looking for team players and problem solvers who are flexible, adaptable and patient through the hiring process.
But if you get that Toyota job, you can expect frequent pay raises, at least during your first three years. Toyota calls that your "growing period."
“We have increases within every six months, and as they skill up, they get increases to support that,” said Marshall.
And yes, workers do get discounts on Toyotas!
“That's one of our benefits. We provide discounts to all our team members. And their families. We feel that's an important part of being the Toyota family, so - yes - we provide that.”
Toyota starts taking applications early next year. We'll keep you posted on how, what, where and when.
If you truely enjoy your job you'll never work a day in your life.
that i truly enjoy my job but i have to work my ass off here sometimes
No kidding....I love my job. We do a lot of business with your company, btw.
What does your company do?
Sells your stuff through the internet, catalogs & our retail store here in SA......baseball stuff, mostly.
Cool. I hope you sell lots of it!Sells your stuff through the internet, catalogs & our retail store here in SA......baseball stuff, mostly.
What tests?
.... well if you have to ask, then obviously........
I'm just messing
.... well if you have to ask, then obviously........
What gets me are the personality tests. They ask such vague questions and supply you with these canned answers, its almost hard to stay focused and keep yourself politically correct or in tune with whichever org you are applying for. Bow down to the man and prosper.
1st test day is computer testing and question answering(8hrs)I'm just messing
2nd test day is group test(3hrs) and a simultion(6 hrs)
3rd is physical
then after that there is some other stuff like phycological, and actuall interviews. then the actuall hiring. there is a 3 month trianing program.
I got my letter Saturday to go take the 5 hour test, If anyone else got one also make sure you e mail me so we can go together.
[email protected]
Does anyone know when they will drug test?
I want to know when I need to stop smoking.
I'll have no problem with the physical. Starting pay is $15.25/hr, with an increase to $20.00+ within a year or two.
I work in a box plant right now (Temple-Inland @ the corner of SBC center Pkwy and IH-35). I'm one of their top operators there, and they know that I'm going through the hiring process with Toyota.
Recently, they're throwing all kinds of money at their best people at our plant (almost under the table) to keep us there.
I got paid very well before, but recently received a 17% raise, with another 5% raise coming at the end of September.
It's quite a dilemma, because there is security at Toyota, but the money is quite a bit more at my current job.
Okay,
Emo went for the 2nd round of testing yesterday. It was from 7:30am till 5:50pm.
they were told ahead of time that it would be a 2 part testing but it ended up being a 3 part testing.
1st was a group project. Pick a type of vehicle to build and sell based on demand, cost, ability/time to build. they also had to factor in things like damaged parts etc.
The goal was to have a certain net profit (based on type of vehicle chosen) after 3 tries.(all 3 tries added together) My husband and his partner only needed a net profit of $2,200 - but they actually got a net profit of $5400. The assesor in charge was shocked, so I think thats a good thing.
2nd part was the Physical/endurance part. Lifting different weighted boxes and such and moving to another place. They did it for 3 hours straight. Alot of assesors at this one too.. .watching everyone's lifting technique, pace, stamina etc etc.
3rd part was the assembly simulation. Mostly with wiring. You had to do it exactly the wya they wanted you to do it. Placing each wire, checking the dash, double checking with computer before you moved onto the next one. (kinda like back in school when you took algebra and the teacher wanted to "see your work")
All in all he said it was tiring but not hard. Looking back he can;t see how he possibly got anything wrong. The other guys there weren't all the sharpest crayons in the box though.. and he said he could tell one guy fer sure just would not be making it past this level, he was surprised he made it thru the day.
One other guy did have 3 buddy's that have allready been hired by Toyota and are currently in Iowa takign thier 3 month training. when they are done they will come back and help in trainign sessions to be held down here.
Afterwards Emo taked with the lady in charge, cheif assesor , whatever she's called, and she said that the next stage after this was the actual interview and we'll know within a month weather or not Emo is hired.
So I guess we'll be getting a letter in a few weeks that either says "thanks but no thanks" or "please call to set up interview".
NOW EVERYONE CROSS YOUR FINGERS THAT ITS THE "PLEASE CALL FOR INTERVIEW" LETTER!!! Thanks.
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