Jamie Mullet never thought he would end up back at Sinclair Community College.<\/p>\n
Mullet, 55, enrolled at the college in January 2009 after nearly three decades of work at the General Motors assembly plant in Moraine.<\/p>\n
After spending 27 years with GM, Mullet said he took a pre-retirement package where he kept his normal wage for three years.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter the three years, they will fully retire me,\u201d he said. \u201cSo I got lucky there to get my retirement out of it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mullet first spent time at the Moraine plant when Frigidair owned the building. Mullet was hired in 1977, but was laid off two years later. Mullet said after being let go, he enrolled in classes at RETS Tech Center for heating and air conditioning and graduated with a certificate. Mullet, who at the time was working in a different field, never used the certificate.<\/p>\n
Mullet returned to the assembly plant in 1985 as a second-shift GM employee. Mullet eventually became the union\u2019s ergonomics representative. When General Motor announced the closing of the plant in June 2008, Mullet used the six months to plan out his future.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was an anxious time because we didn\u2019t have a lot of answers on what we were going to have available to us as far as the retirement,\u201d he said. \u201cI put my house on the market. It\u2019s still on the market. Once GM closed, the housing market went to hell.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mullet, who is majoring in Computer Information Systems, said the biggest difference between his job at GM and his role as a student is obvious: Money.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith the finances, I was used to living at a certain level,\u201d he said, \u201cand now I\u2019m at this level. I still have the bills from when I was at a higher level. It\u2019s kind of been rough going to school. My ambition is to get through school and I\u2019ll go from there.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe biggest challenge for me is math,\u201d Mullet said with a laugh. \u201cI feel like I\u2019m doing pretty good. I\u2019m getting A\u2019s and B\u2019s and I didn\u2019t do that in high school.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mullet said he is more focused on his studies than when he was younger.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a challenge, but I\u2019m getting through it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
After Mullet graduated from Fairborn High School in 1972, he enrolled in classes at Sinclair.<\/p>\n
\u201cI signed up for two classes (English and psychology),\u201d he said. \u201cAll I was doing was going to the game room and playing, so I dropped out.\u201d<\/p>\n
Now, Mullet isn\u2019t wasting time. He said he normally takes around 12 credit hours with hopes of one day owning his own business. Mullet expects to be finished with his degree in one year.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe state wants me to find a job and I\u2019m going to find one to gain experience, but my goal is to have my own business,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Mullet is aware of the extensive network of former GM-Moraine employees that are now students at Sinclair.<\/p>\n
\u201cEveryday I see a few,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s different. It\u2019s nice to be able to keep in contact. Facebook keeps us in contact. I am just surprised by how many are (at Sinclair).\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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