I'm so nervous!
Tomorrow, I'm going to be interviewed by an aviation company willing to train up new mechanics! Biggest focus for them are the engines. Fortunately, I have a background in automotive mechanics and engine repair. But, besides that, they're training people up anyway trying to break into the aviation industry. In my experience, I have every right to be nervous since it's still a male dominated field, it's very technical (I will never admit I know everything there is about cars, let alone planes), and besides being biased on my gender which I've faced before but about my hindrances. I'm already appearing to be an outlier in this line of work, which nobody would know my potential until they see my work ethic, but I'm really hard of hearing in that it can be very selective in a way. Some noises/frequencies can cancel out someone's speech. It sounds like people are mumbling. Sometimes the sheer vibration feels like it's making my ears or brain work harder to differentiate it from other sounds.Some sounds I can hear that would go unnoticed to others, usually higher pitched sounds. It's weird. And it's frustrating because people will tend to judge that maybe you're a little slow or on drugs. Nah, dude, speak with your chest! Meanwhile, my other senses are heightened and I actually use them in the mechanical field. My sense of smell and touch are wild. I can pick up on subtle vibrations and electrical fields with my hands. My smell is pretty handy. I can smell when it's about to rain, let alone any sort of leaks or internal fluid burning out the exhaust or engine (example broken head gaskets/coolant leaks. Fuel or oil burning in more subtle amounts that normally someone would overlook until I pull out the scan tools or investigating spark plug conditions, fuel injectors, ect...) But because my sense of hearing is either too dull or maybe too sensitive to log all the information being heard, I'm judged for being "slow" or hardheaded. But if I nail this interview and it goes forward, I'll look into some sort of hearing aid so they won't have to put up with me. I'm just nervous. Also, this place is next to an Air Force training base with limited access to the mechanical facility so it makes me wonder what all this company services...that'll be interesting to find out. 🤔