Shortly after leaving college it was time to find a job, but after four years in a liberal arts school, I didn't have a lot of experience in any fields. I decided to look at working in a skilled trade, and there were a couple of companies looking for welders in our area of the country.  I finally got a job but was the low man on the totem pole and didn't have a lot of welding experience so I took the first job I could fin...