What do you do for a living ???

[yamaman]

Until recently, I was supervisor in a waste recycling plant, turning household refuse into compost...........mmmmmmm miss that smell!

In May this year I pulled the pin at the shit factory & bought a 5t Hino truck & a 3t Komatsu skid steer loader & teamed up with a mate with a 3t excavator.....Today the hills, tomorrow the world, look out everybody, Hilltop Excavations are coming to town!


Ok, just re read the original question! Well the opportunity came up where we would have a steady stream of work from the one client (didn't happen by the way lol) as well as having time to build our buisness localy. I've got 4 kids 2 dogs & a partridge in a pear tree, so leaving the security & the vehicle & the $$$$ & the time off (we worked 4 days on, 4 off) was a bit of a bold move. In the end though, you've just got to say fuck it & do what you want to do. We've been having a ball, moneys been a bit tight but Spring will soon be here & we'll have work coming out of our collective asses!

 

[Eckl]

I'm new around the forum so I guess it's time to share...

Started by working in a small motors shop / tool rental shop when I was in high school. Moved onto Land Surveyor for 4 years doing urban land development. Went back to school and took Electronics Tech and Advanced Telecommunications. Now working for my provincial TeleComm company (2 years). Not bad for being 28... i guess... But would like to move into a new position. Either way, it's a job

 

[bubbazboppa]

I was a well driller which is not conducive to a marriage when you are gone all the time. Quit drilling... too late. Divorced.. got a job assembling construction equipment, got remarried and have been doing tech support and parts sales for the equipment ever since..14 years so far. May not be much longer the way the economy is. Love this site.

 

[anysnail]

i'm a freight conductor for a class I railroad here in the states. i've been doing that for four years. before that i hung slate roofs and before that worked for my family business as a house painter. i was supposed to take over the business and be forth generation house painter but eff that owning my own business junk. i saw what my pops went through trying to make money and be competitive at the same time. i like leaving my job at work when i come home. i'm 28 years old and have 32 years left until i can retire and i'm already counting the days.

 

[royxxx]

From a craft background I have worked in all branches of construction, estimating is a fun challenge, what is your strike rate?

 

[Sundie]

Collections Agent/Rep for Sinn Féin.

 

[Travis]

I currently work for the State of Minnesota doing financial stuff (read: working on a computer, having meetings, and wearing a tie everyday ). What keeps me sane is knowing that I won't be doing that forever. For now, it pays the bills. I'm dealing more with software design now though, and that's more exciting than just pure accounting and finance. I have a degree in finance but should have been a mechanical engineer. I like machines more than numbers.

I was in the Wisconsin National Guard for just over 6 years in the Infantry, and was in Iraq for a year in 2005. That sucked! My unit was a heavy weapons company (big machine guns) so at least that was fun.

I was fixing and selling motorcycle for awhile, then was offered my job back with the state and I took it since the economy sucks and it's a steady paycheck. I have a small side business making wiring harness for the Yamaha Zuma scooter. Between that, my day job, and this site, I keep pretty busy. Not much time to ride or work on bikes anymore I think I need to quit my day job

 

[Barb]

I got lucky, and worked in printing plants for several years before opening my own plant, growing from a garage and one tiny press to the second-largest plant in the County when I sold it. I love antique letterpresses and Linotype machines and for several years had a specialty shop after selling my offset business. I learned every aspect of the printing trade and was an owner/member of the Typographical Union, so you can imagine that every day at work was fun....well, OK, maybe not *every* day, but I loved my work, and still enjoy the tradition and historical aspects of the printing trade.

 

[XS1961]

Always been a self-employed Artist (wildlife/ornithology mainly), along with interior 'specialist' finishes ( woodgrain/marble etc. ), carpentry , plastering & bike restoration, some GRP(fibreglass) design/moulding too...
Im skint 80% of the time but everything I own is paid for & I dont owe a penny to anyone so who cares

 

[6772man]

I'm a power lineman and was a machinist for 13 years. I made a switch because the money was better. Though now i handle 8000 to 34500 volts at 70 feet in the air. So now just about everything looks sane.

 

[Greg-NWO]

I work at the local telephone / Internet Service Provider. I am the senior tech and work on anything and everything to do with IT in the company. I mostly try to stick with the routing and switching work... that is the most interesting and the furthest from the crazy customers lol

 

[mrkil]

up until 3 months ago i was a aircraft refueler and the guy you see waving the funny wands around in front of airplanes.

now i work for kijiji canada or as those south of the border know it ebay classifieds.

basically i go through all the automotive ads before they get posted and make sure there are no scams, fake ads, stuff that doesn't belong and delete it.

pays the same and i work from home

 

[hamamatsu]

I'm a retired loafer, I get up every day and do what I want to do. Ride motorcycles is mostly what I want to do.

 

[twowheelinjim]

For starters, I'd like to re-introduce myself. My name is Jim. I joined this site a few years ago but have been away for quite some time. I had to sign up again but I have no regrets about it. This a wonderful site and enjoy reading all of your questions, answers and comments.
As far as a job, I'm a machinist for a private shop/company. My job requires me to hand fit parts to production machinery, rebuild/fabricate worn components and advice the mechanics I work with solutions to keep the factory running 24HRS/7. I waited in line to get this job for several years. Basically, a senior machinist had to retire to create a vacancy. After being accepted, I was required to attend the local community college and earn a degree in machining technology in order to make my position permanent. I have been encouraged to use the CAD/CAM programs to make whatever I want as practice to get better aquainted with the shop equipment. Needless to say, I have made several pieces for my XS 650 cafe project. In the last five years I began purchasing my own machinery to make parts inmy own shop. This has afforded me the opportunity to develop my own rearsets, triple clamps, and engine mounts. I enjoy the challenge to make parts that are improvements over the factory originals. From time to time I will make parts for forum members when the need arises. I maybe able to answer questions relating to fabricating and machining.

 

[crash]

service manager at perdue farms truck shop,but the wife retires from the military in 5 year. then we will sell the house load the harleys up the dog load the camper and travel the (us )at the age of 48 life is great thanks kim

 

[azman857]

I am a househusband (read that as BUM)and a retired US Air Force crew chief on fighter jets. In my past I've been a "light industrial" temp, aircraft structural repair specialist (sheet metal repair), repair guy for a property management company. Mowed lawns/ light home repairs around my neighborhood for hire. Bought, repaired and flipped motorcycles. Sold on Ebay/craiglist VW,Harley,Asian motorcycle parts.

 

[Grinder]

I made printing ink for 20yrs, worked at a pattern shop on manual mills and lathes for 5yrs, currently working for a sump pump distributor repairing sump and sewage pumps.

 

[pumps]

I guess I'll list my present job first eh?
I am a firefighter/EMT-D and have been for twenty years. Seen a lot of things. Not all good. The last 14 or so I have been driving a pumper truck. I have to get us there and operate the pump to get water into the hose lines to fight the fires and wherever else water needs to be. We does emergency medical service too. I work a 24 on / 48 off shift rotation. Years ago when we had our second kid my wife stayed home with the kids and I got a second job. I learned how to fix appliances like washers , dryers, fridges etc. Worked for Maytag and Whirlpool dealers. Now I freelance and also have worked as an electrician. The fire dept pays the bills and my day off stuff pays for fun stuff including my motorcycles. 5 more years and I will be eligible to retire but I don't know if I will. Depends on how I feel. The fd is the most fun I've ever had and gotten paid for it.

 

[72XS2]

I am an electrician in a hydroelectric plant. My job is to see to the maintenance, modifications and restore the equipment. Each generator (powered with water via a turbine) produce 13,800 volts and a transformer raise it to 315,000 volts. After, it goes to a "electric substation" (not sure if it's the right word) and it's raised again to 735,000 volts for transport. I also worked in many of these "substation" before. I worked there since 2001 for about 8-10 month each year but since 2009, I finally get a "stable position" so now I work all year long. Around here, there's many hydroelectric plants (13 I think) and "electric substation" so each year I worked at a different place from 2001 to 2006. It's a great job, I really like it and we have really good working condition with really good wages.

Before that, I worked for two years as a "partperson" (still not sure if it's the right word) for a company that sell heavy truck parts.

Wish it's all clear, I usually speak french and I'm not always sure if I use the right word.

 

[YOURADHERE]

Currently going in college full time pursuing an Ag Business/Ag Education degree. I work (full time for holidays/summer, part time during school) for my father as a freight broker for a trucking company. We mainly handle oilfield related freight all over the Gulf Coast but also do some work across the country.

I also work as a semi-ridiculously good looking model. Being this ridiculously good looking is a tough job sometimes.