phaves 71 Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 I work in IT for a large logistics company, basically keeping remote depots working and setting up new depots. Everything from PC / Printer support to network infrastructure and local file servers. It's an interesting varied job which gives me a good work/life balance, which helps greatly when you have a wife who also works full-time and a small (well not so small now) child. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
54_Bear 200 Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 "currently between employment opportunities" First 15 years was an odd mix of government office, car maintenance, photographer - moved to Canada in 90 and sort of fell into IT on a full time basis - network installs and management, database systems, installing/training yada yada yada. After 25 or so years (the last five with IBM) working with 'puters, I've seriously had enough of the bloody things (AND the users) so I'm figuring out what to do for the 10 years to retirement age. The house and cars are paid for so I'm lucky that I don't need to go chasing after the mega bucks. I'm just trying to find something that actually makes me WANT to get out of bed in the mornings - MANAGEMENT© thinks I should share my love of power tools by getting a job at Home Depot. Of course, I could always go back to pole dancing... Yours Aye, ~Bear™ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offroadmudpunk 9 Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 I'm a mechanic for ups and for the army. Been a mechanic since high school worked at jeep dodge and ford dealerships. Flat rate in not my cup of tea when the economy sucks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newyork-nightmare 698 Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 I'm a mechanic for ups and for the army. Been a mechanic since high school worked at jeep dodge and ford dealerships. Flat rate in not my cup of tea when the economy sucks. my dvir has been noted 5 days in a row that my bulk head door is off its track due to me kicking the shit out of it. And dont say "parts are on order" hahaha Quote "You have enemies? good, that means you stood up for something in your life" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offroadmudpunk 9 Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Lol I guess thats across the board are answer. Right now im deployed in new jersey. What gets us made are cover drivers that right up the dumbest things ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newyork-nightmare 698 Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 do you guys run all automatic now? where in Jersey? (I barely ever write shit up, then there are guys who take up the entire page) Quote "You have enemies? good, that means you stood up for something in your life" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lann 10,838 Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 (edited) I work with numbers (accounting) and people (manager). Edited August 8, 2014 by lann3fors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offroadmudpunk 9 Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 I work in new hampshire for ups no we are 65% auto 35% standard we still have some of the old gmc 1200 with manual steering 4 speeds im at ft dix or jbmdl what ever they want to call it this year. Most of my drivers tell me if they have an isue and if its major I tell them to write it up wr have a few that conplain about every thing the worse is when they complain about there fob not working right away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moorjc 229 Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 I'm more of a creator, I went to college for communications with a special interest in film and script writing, I was able to produce a small movie for college and got it on TV, then I worked on the radio for a few years, but I wanted more so I went back to college and got my masters in social work, I was working for a non profit but they ran out of money, so I'm looking to get back into an agency, but in the meantime, a friend owns a construction company, and I help him out when he needs it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwitfield 12 Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 (edited) I work for a railroad.. My wife on the other hand.. Plays with more money in a week than most of us will see in 3 or more lifetimes.. She works at a casino as a main banker, her balance at the end of the night has to be 25 mil.. I asked her when we 1st met if she ever seen Oceans 11, she said no.. I said you should really see that movie. Edited July 9, 2014 by Jwitfield 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronny 1,061 Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 I work as an Project manager/engineer at a electrical firm I use mostly of my work time in project planing and engineering, have been working the last 5 years with hydro plants, but have now transferred to the Oil and Gas department. I'm also an "educated" football (soccer) coach with an NFF C-licence, this is the licence before the UEFA B-licence. This license makes me allowed to train up to 2nd div. men and 1st div. women in Norway, not sure why there's a difference doh, don't shoot the messenger But my hardest and most rewarding job is as an family Dad and taking care of my two wonderful boys and finance 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kudisanga 380 Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 The reason i came to UK in first place a decade ago was to work as recruitment consultant but then i moved to something i was more used to do during my time at army which is transport industry. At moment waiting for my wife finish the uni, yep she is mature student and then according to our plans go back HOME. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid_Foxx 36 Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 I'm a weekend Foreman at a large steel fabrication plant. I supervise 35 welders/fabricators/painters, etc. I work 12-14 hour days Friday - Sunday and I'm off Monday through Thursday every week. Leaves me with some quality gaming time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustHatched 12,103 Posted July 10, 2014 Author Share Posted July 10, 2014 I'm a weekend Foreman at a large steel fabrication plant. I supervise 35 welders/fabricators/painters, etc. I work 12-14 hour days Friday - Sunday and I'm off Monday through Thursday every week. Leaves me with some quality gaming time. I did that for a bit, you in the Midwest huh? Maybe same place. Quote The funniest thing about this particular signature is that by the time you realise it doesn't say anything it's to late to stop reading it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid_Foxx 36 Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Im up in NE Wisconsin. Where were you at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustHatched 12,103 Posted July 10, 2014 Author Share Posted July 10, 2014 East Central Illinois, not the same place then Quote The funniest thing about this particular signature is that by the time you realise it doesn't say anything it's to late to stop reading it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wraignbow 719 Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 I teach guitar in IOWA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustHatched 12,103 Posted July 10, 2014 Author Share Posted July 10, 2014 I teach guitar in IOWA! Seriously? Quote The funniest thing about this particular signature is that by the time you realise it doesn't say anything it's to late to stop reading it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wraignbow 719 Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Seriously? yep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dublin222 20 Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 I'm a Post Production Supervisor at an ad agency in Los Angeles, they edit all of their spots in-house, I run that department. The content they produce is garbage, but how many commercials are really all that good anyway lol? Worked on a few movies but never got anything going, when that fails most people in this industry try to make their living in commercials, so here I am. Same with the wife, she's a Production Coordinator on commercials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowvan 33 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 I did USAF for 8 1/2 years. aircraft maintenance. crew chief for U-2 and F-15E models. only 18mo on the F15 because it was unbelievable to work on. you go home Friday all FMC (fully mission capable / no major issues) and you come in Monday and 1/2 the fleet is NMC (non-mission capable / broke dick). got really sick last couple years and they sent me to the docs and did whole 9 yards to find out what I had. if my body had a hole, they went inside it with a camera to look. after 2 weeks of being x rayed and boroscoped, they figured out severe chrons disease. forced medical retirement and now I'm studying astronomy living off retirement and GI Bill. GI bill gonna run out next year though, then I'll have to find a real job again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m3nkey66 8 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 I'm an IT Project Lead for a large retail company. I'd like to call myself a programmer, but mostly my team keeps our systems up and running. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmienator 3 Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 I dont have a full time job yet, im studying now fysiotherapy. Im now in the 3th year of the study. Beside the study, i work as a golf instructeur. Teaching kids and beginners the basics of golf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
54_Bear 200 Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Update on my earlier "between employment opportunities" status... I'm going through the process to get certified as a vehicle emissions inspector, so I can take over a local "Drive Clean" testing location. That's about as far away from anything connected with PC/Server/Network chit as I could manage so it's got me pretty stoked. Kind of a full circle thing, as I started my working life in a garage back in the UK as a teenager. So for anyone who lives nearby and needs an emissions test... the good news is that I CAN be bribed. The bad news is that I ain't cheap... Yours Aye, ~Bear™ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JusTokenII 160 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 (edited) Currently I am unemployed. Its hard to find good work when you live in the sticks. Even harder when you haven't fully taken care of the mistakes you made when you were younger. As of right now I have a suspended license until the beginning of next month, once I can get that back I can start actively seeking work again. I used to think I always got the short end of the stick in life; Always blaming everyone else for my mistakes. Then I learned a number of years ago the only person I could blame is myself. Ever since then I have been working to make everything right again, its been a hard road but the only person I can thank for that is me. I am blessed to have parents that have supported me through everything, and because I am currently unemployed, they are helping me out once again by allowing me to live under thier roof until I can get back on my feet. Enough of the sob story, I like to think of myself of a jack of all trades, I can do just about anything. From small and large electronics, to the auto mechanical field, computer repair, plumbing, carpentry, fabrication, etc... The list goes on and on and its way too much to list. I have worked as an auto mechanic, a delivery driver, a photographer, shipping and recieving in a wholesale warehouse, a cook(several times), and your typical mundane minimum wage jobs. I have always wound up going back into the foodservice because it pays well, and I am good at it, but it gets tiresome after a while. The one thing that I would LOVE to do for the rest of my life is race professionally. In either GT style racing or otherwise. I'm not a fan of going fast in a straight line, or making left turn, after left turn, after left turn. I have always believed that the best test of a drivers skill is a very technical track where the best driver will win. Hence my love of the Nurburgring. Wow, I sure can babble on can't I? Edited July 24, 2014 by JusTokenII 1 Quote My Creations!----> http://www.domesticbatterygta.com/topic/4509-justokeniis-created-jobs/#entry61976 Alternate PSN-chiarizzio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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