The Dilbert comic strip does such an excellent job of capturing the essential despair of working in modern corporations.
The modern corporation is built in a top-down hierarchy, boss-men at the top (usually the boss-men are actually men) working through layers of captains and lieutenants, whose job titles are "Director" or "Manager", to dictate what the company does. This leaves the people at the bottom of the structure having no opportunity for their own essence to live and breath.
There are Wally's all over the country, living a zombie-like existence, shuffling from meeting to meeting, doing tasks that probably have zero association with their divine spark of self expression.
Over time the self-survival tendency in some will do as Wally has done, adopt the practice of Despair, of knowing that they will never express true self through their work, and resigned to the slow crushing death of stifling their essence.
Is this the sort of society we want to live in?
Is this the best/highest form of gathering a group of people to operate a business making useful products? That is - a Corporation is a grouping of people, most often for the purpose of running a business. Corporations were developed out of era's where near-dictatorial top-down rule was the normal way. But is this the best most healthy way for groupings of people to collaborate on running a business?
While processing the update on the Dagne motorcycle a thought resurfaced. One thing that's necessary for the EV Industry to take off is that there be trained low level EV technicians just as today there are a wide range of technicians for servicing oil burning vehicles. While electric vehicles tend to be very reliable they can and do break. Nothing is perfect and as the Buddha said everything in the manifest universe is impermanent. I think he really said the only permanence is impermanence. In practical terms this means your EV will break down and unless you want to learn how to repair it yourself this means having a local shop that can deal with it.
Obviously most people are too busy with their lives to learn how to maintain their EV. Obviously they'll do with their EV's as they've grown accustomed to doing with their gas car where they take it to Jiffy Lube every 3-5,000 miles and generally service shops do all the maintenance.
Mid-Del Technology Center Electric Vehicle Center is a training center teaching electric vehicle repair including - Basic Electricity; Electric Vehicle Basic; Ground Support Equipment; Introduction to Hybrids; Hydrogen Fuel Cells; Hybrid Safety; Electric Vehicle; Non-road Vehicle Workshops
Advanced Transportation Technology & Energy Initiative (ATTEi)was established by the California Community College’s Economic and Workforce Development Program. In particular it was created as a means for keeping competitive as a national leader in advanced transportation technologies and to transform the workforce in the rapidly developing, technology-driven transportation industry, while improving the environment and stimulating the economy. This is not purely about electric vehicles but "alternative fueled vehicles".
I found a job description based in Sacramento for a Electronic / Battery Laboratory Test Technician where the job is to Provide Battery Test and Electric / Hybrid Vehicle Technician services for a ...automotive service supplier in the electric and hybrid vehicle industry.... is involved with new cutting edge battery and electric / hybrid vehicle technology, works closely with the top auto manufacturers on testing of future production battery prototypes, and performs repairs of existing electric and hybrid vehicle production vehicle systems. etc...
Skills and Knowledge
Electronics degree required (2 year degree minimum).
Previous electrical and diagnostic experience (2 years minimum). Previous electric vehicle, hybrid vehicle, fuel cell, battery testing or high voltage experience a plus.
Good hands-on skills and familiarity of a wide range of hand tools and electronic test equipment
Recent forklift certification and warehousing experience a plus.
Must be smart, analytical and be able to perform root cause / diagnostics on high voltage equipment with little or no guidance. Ability to follow procedures and work on tasks independently.
Excellent computer skills (Word, Excel and Outlook).
Qualifications include "...2. Ability to lift 50 lb. objects up to 100 times each day..." .. uh, can you say "Batteries"?
A job listing from http://www.nicecarcompany.co.uk/ in August says Don't worry if you don't have experience on hybrid or electric vehicles .. it's a plus but not essential as training will be provided.
Automotive Research and Design Company offers Hybrid Electric Vehicle Educational Tools & Training. They offer in-person training workshops, multimedia training on CD-ROM and the following 8-book set
Book 1 - Hybrid High Voltage Electrical Safety
Book 2 - Hybrid Battery Pack & Energy Management Systems
Book 3 - Hybrid Regenerative Braking & Climate Controls
Book 4 - Hybrid High Voltage Vehicle Safety Systems
Career opportunities in the green sector have never looked brighter. From entrepreneurial start ups to global corporations, neighborhood non-profits to national governments: Green has hit the mainstream.
But where exactly are the opportunities? How do your skills best translate into the green economy? Where can you make the biggest impact? What skills do you need to succeed? What are the latest trends? How exactly do you get that green job of your dreams?
Solar Richmond serves the Richmond community through green-collar job training and opens doors to employment within the solar industry. We are the glue that brings together resources in order to meet our end-goal of 5 megawatts of installed solar in Richmond by 2010. We work closely with diverse partners in city government, the non-profit world and local businesses as well. This is the facilitating role we have been playing and will continue to play. Now we are looking to bring more resources to the table with our new 10-week paid internship program.
new, multi-billion dollar economic sector is emerging, bringing new opportunities in green construction, clean technology, urban agriculture and energy. Our goal: ensure that this green economy is strong enough to lift people out of poverty.
Green-Collar Jobs Campaign creates opportunities in the green economy for poor people and people of color through policy advocacy, public outreach, and an employment pipeline - the Green Jobs Corps.
Are you searching for the best way to plug into the green economy? Are you trying to figure out how to leverage your passions, skills, talents, and experience into a viable green career? Are you confused about where to start your search? Our mission is to help you transform your passion
for the environment into a prosperous green career.
90% of finding a new job is navigating the inner landscape of hopes, dreams, fears, self sabotage, etc. Stay focused especially on the idea that possibilities abound. Stay in hope and momentum.
That point, staying in hope, possibilities, momentum, that's about being a good manifester.
Many have a question or block of needing to know where they're going before starting out. This is a way of blocking yourself and keeping yourself from starting out. She claims it's better to just start out, and that you don't have to have the journey worked out before you start. Instead the journey is taken one step at a time. The thing you're starting toward may not even exist at the time you start out.
Is your industry ready to hire you? Are you qualified for the industry you want to work in? What are the qualifications?
