So what's great about your job? - Page 2

Fish · 06-15-07, 02:12 PM

The best part of my job is, I haven't one.

Retired since 5 years.

Was working in the food business, meat, all my live.

MaxT.dk · 06-15-07, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Fish

Was working in the food business, meat, all my live.

That's why you're called Fish? Because your hated meat so much? :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Heibges · 06-15-07, 05:41 PM

1. Work within sight of the Golden Gate Bridge, and the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco.
2. 15 minute commute.
3. Work with fun new technology.
4. Lots of Overtime, which helps with the small amount of money they pay me.
5. Get to talk about stories all day.

Tchocky · 06-15-07, 05:49 PM

No paid employment as of yet, volunteering in a hospice until I can get a job.

Chock · 06-15-07, 07:45 PM

I have several jobs, most often I work training people on how to use Photoshop, Illustrator and 3D graphics software, stuff like that. When I'm not doing that, I produce artwork for print, and when I'm not doing that, I work as a freelance writer. I like all of these jobs, for different reasons.

Training people is nice as it's enjoyable and rewarding to teach people new stuff, but it is a very tiring job; you have to constantly assess your trainee(s) and adjust what you're showing them in order to suit their particular needs, and since everyone I train is different, it's always challenging in some way or another. However, unlike a lot of other jobs, you can't go on 'autopilot' when you train someone, which is why it's tiring, since you have to be attentive all day long. Sometimes I have to travel long distances to do this job too, so that can be either fun or a pain in the ass, depending on where it takes me, but it does mean I get to see places I'd otherwise not have visted.

Producing artwork and designing stuff is good creative fun, so that makes for a challenge, coming up with ideas for advertising, logos etc. And it's always nice to see stuff you've done in magazines and up on signs too.

Freelance writing is also good fun, very often you have to write on subjects you're unfamiliar with, so researching and interviewing people for the necessary info is interesting and varied, and you do tend to learn quite a lot about things you'd perhaps never have known anything of otherwise. It can be a bit hair-raising hitting deadlines and keeping things interesting when you can't find suitable source material, but it's all grist for the mill and you could never say it was a boring job.

All in all, I enjoy working at these jobs, but I have to say, being off work and doing my own thing is better!

Chock

kiwi_2005 · 06-15-07, 10:04 PM

Ive been unemployed since Dec 2005 do voluntare work, occasionally hunt pigs for food, help my neighbour (not the call-girl one) the old buggar is in a wheelchair who's wife died 4yrs ago even just going over for a chat for an hr brightens his day, a guy at the end of the road owns a private saw-mill bussiness so i head their now and then to make some cash.

I actually dont mind one bit been unemployed a 42yr old trying to get full time work in the country is very hard, they need me for voluntare or part-time but never full time!

Then again this lifestyle is pretty laid back. Anyway my sons work and tis bout time they supported their dad

Iceman · 06-16-07, 12:12 AM

Years ago was in the cigar business...when I smoked cigs...thought it was cool but glad I got out of it but was nice trying different cigars.

Last ten years been in the cable business...installing tv/internet/phone ...learned alot about computers and have seen them change alot..good trade to be in espically here in AZ where oodles of home construction has been the norm for years now.Awesome benifits and about 2 months paid vacation a year so lotta time off avail...4 10hr days - 3 days off...really a pretty sweet gig...soon here be moving to more of a mgmt/support role but feild work is nice cause of now big bosses ever hanging over ya....take the company truck home/brand new laptop...do my job go home...life is pretty good.

The ole cable guy cliche really does'nt do the modern cable guy justice.

XabbaRus · 06-16-07, 04:54 AM

Official trainee draughtsMAN unofficially Project Helper.

Basically I am given the stuff the project engineer doesn't have time to do which is good and bad.

Good as I am getting mini projects within the project and get to design and procure stuff.

Bad because I have never done anything like this and I am learning as I do it (read making it up as I go

) so next time when I have to design a pipe riser for a stack of 10 modules I can do it in half the time at half the cost...yea right.

It's good but am a bit stressed out at the moment. Relying on the guys in the workshop putting it together to help me. Getting quite hands on though. At this moment around my desk I have some 108mm copper Tee Pieces, 4 " bronze flange and some 108mm slip couplings.

CCIP · 06-16-07, 07:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Heibges

2. 15 minute commute.

Nice!

That's the part I hate about my job - my commute is 90 minutes (one way)

Dowly · 06-16-07, 07:52 AM

Let's see... it is either raining or too fecking hot, I have to carry around heavy stuff, it's dusty and dirty, the customers are a-holes and there's really no chances to get any breaks. So I have to say, that I like the paydays.

Radtgaeb · 06-16-07, 08:30 AM

Ironically, I make submarine sandiwiches at my uncle's Subway branch. :rotfl:

Sheesh, I hate that job.

"I want FOUR pickles! No more, no less!" and the ever popular "That bread look flat/burnt!" *and yes, I meant to leave the 's' off of look.

U-533 · 06-16-07, 09:17 AM

I get to build stuff and meet completely selfish people that believe they are always correct ... then.... and this is the best part ... God I love this part...

I show them just how stupid and selfish they really are!!!!!

I have always wanted to keep a camcorder at hand to catch the reactions on these peoples faces and psyches...It just floors me when these type of people freak out because they are wrong and then possibly commit suicide or at least try to.

Yep ... I love my job!

I'm the best at it that there is. No one else has the stomach nor the PAIR to tell someone that is high and mighty YOUR WRONG!

Some folks call me evil... but hey it's a living.

Ishmael · 06-16-07, 09:20 AM

Microwave Radio tech working on mountaintops from southern Colorado to the northern 2/3ds of New Mexico. Most of my sites are 20-30 miles from the nearest town so I'm out in nature quite a bit. I've seen elk, deer, pronghorn, bobcat & wolves. I'm the only tech in NM with all my bosses in AZ so that's nice too. I basically drive 4 hours and/or haul a snow cat in winter to spend two more hours getting to a site where I do 20 minutes worth of work usually involving a very small screwdriver. I get plenty of exercise, especially in winter, snowshoeing across 11,000 foot ridgelines in a blizzard. I always wanted to be Jeremiah Johnson. Be careful what you wish for.

U-533 · 06-16-07, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Ishmael

Microwave Radio tech working on mountaintops from southern Colorado to the northern 2/3ds of New Mexico. Most of my sites are 20-30 miles from the nearest town so I'm out in nature quite a bit. I've seen elk, deer, pronghorn, bobcat & wolves. I'm the only tech in NM with all my bosses in AZ so that's nice too. I basically drive 4 hours and/or haul a snow cat in winter to spend two more hours getting to a site where I do 20 minutes worth of work usually involving a very small screwdriver. I get plenty of exercise, especially in winter, snowshoeing across 11,000 foot ridgelines in a blizzard. I always wanted to be Jeremiah Johnson. Be careful what you wish for.

I have found new respect for you.

Live long and prosper

fatty · 06-16-07, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by U-533

YOUR WRONG!

Oh the irony

06-15-07, 05:41 PM	#18
Heibges Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 1,633 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	1. Work within sight of the Golden Gate Bridge, and the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. 2. 15 minute commute. 3. Work with fun new technology. 4. Lots of Overtime, which helps with the small amount of money they pay me. 5. Get to talk about stories all day. __________________ U.Kdt.Hdb B. I. 28) This possibility of using the hydrophone to help in detecting surface ships should, however, be restricted to those cases where the submarine is unavoidably compelled to stay below the surface. http://www.hackworth.com/

06-15-07, 05:49 PM	#19
Tchocky Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,874 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	No paid employment as of yet, volunteering in a hospice until I can get a job. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

06-15-07, 10:04 PM	#21
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	Ive been unemployed since Dec 2005 do voluntare work, occasionally hunt pigs for food, help my neighbour (not the call-girl one) the old buggar is in a wheelchair who's wife died 4yrs ago even just going over for a chat for an hr brightens his day, a guy at the end of the road owns a private saw-mill bussiness so i head their now and then to make some cash. I actually dont mind one bit been unemployed a 42yr old trying to get full time work in the country is very hard, they need me for voluntare or part-time but never full time! Then again this lifestyle is pretty laid back. Anyway my sons work and tis bout time they supported their dad __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

06-16-07, 04:54 AM	#23
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Official trainee draughtsMAN unofficially Project Helper. Basically I am given the stuff the project engineer doesn't have time to do which is good and bad. Good as I am getting mini projects within the project and get to design and procure stuff. Bad because I have never done anything like this and I am learning as I do it (read making it up as I go ) so next time when I have to design a pipe riser for a stack of 10 modules I can do it in half the time at half the cost...yea right. It's good but am a bit stressed out at the moment. Relying on the guys in the workshop putting it together to help me. Getting quite hands on though. At this moment around my desk I have some 108mm copper Tee Pieces, 4 " bronze flange and some 108mm slip couplings. __________________

06-16-07, 08:30 AM	#26
Radtgaeb Frogman Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Muncie, IN Posts: 300 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	Ironically, I make submarine sandiwiches at my uncle's Subway branch. :rotfl: Sheesh, I hate that job. "I want FOUR pickles! No more, no less!" and the ever popular "That bread look flat/burnt!" *and yes, I meant to leave the 's' off of look. __________________

06-15-07, 02:12 PM	#16
Fish Eternal Patrol Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,923 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The best part of my job is, I haven't one. Retired since 5 years. Was working in the food business, meat, all my live.

06-15-07, 07:45 PM	#20
Chock Sea Lord Join Date: May 2005 Location: Under a thermal layer in chilly Olde England Posts: 1,842 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I have several jobs, most often I work training people on how to use Photoshop, Illustrator and 3D graphics software, stuff like that. When I'm not doing that, I produce artwork for print, and when I'm not doing that, I work as a freelance writer. I like all of these jobs, for different reasons. Training people is nice as it's enjoyable and rewarding to teach people new stuff, but it is a very tiring job; you have to constantly assess your trainee(s) and adjust what you're showing them in order to suit their particular needs, and since everyone I train is different, it's always challenging in some way or another. However, unlike a lot of other jobs, you can't go on 'autopilot' when you train someone, which is why it's tiring, since you have to be attentive all day long. Sometimes I have to travel long distances to do this job too, so that can be either fun or a pain in the ass, depending on where it takes me, but it does mean I get to see places I'd otherwise not have visted. Producing artwork and designing stuff is good creative fun, so that makes for a challenge, coming up with ideas for advertising, logos etc. And it's always nice to see stuff you've done in magazines and up on signs too. Freelance writing is also good fun, very often you have to write on subjects you're unfamiliar with, so researching and interviewing people for the necessary info is interesting and varied, and you do tend to learn quite a lot about things you'd perhaps never have known anything of otherwise. It can be a bit hair-raising hitting deadlines and keeping things interesting when you can't find suitable source material, but it's all grist for the mill and you could never say it was a boring job. All in all, I enjoy working at these jobs, but I have to say, being off work and doing my own thing is better! Chock

06-16-07, 12:12 AM	#22
Iceman Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mesa AZ, Arizona, USA Posts: 1,253 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Years ago was in the cigar business...when I smoked cigs...thought it was cool but glad I got out of it but was nice trying different cigars. Last ten years been in the cable business...installing tv/internet/phone ...learned alot about computers and have seen them change alot..good trade to be in espically here in AZ where oodles of home construction has been the norm for years now.Awesome benifits and about 2 months paid vacation a year so lotta time off avail...4 10hr days - 3 days off...really a pretty sweet gig...soon here be moving to more of a mgmt/support role but feild work is nice cause of now big bosses ever hanging over ya....take the company truck home/brand new laptop...do my job go home...life is pretty good. The ole cable guy cliche really does'nt do the modern cable guy justice.

06-16-07, 07:52 AM	#25
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,053 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Let's see... it is either raining or too fecking hot, I have to carry around heavy stuff, it's dusty and dirty, the customers are a-holes and there's really no chances to get any breaks. So I have to say, that I like the paydays.

06-16-07, 09:17 AM	#27
U-533 Samurai Navy Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: On my Boat Posts: 594 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I get to build stuff and meet completely selfish people that believe they are always correct ... then.... and this is the best part ... God I love this part... I show them just how stupid and selfish they really are!!!!! I have always wanted to keep a camcorder at hand to catch the reactions on these peoples faces and psyches...It just floors me when these type of people freak out because they are wrong and then possibly commit suicide or at least try to. Yep ... I love my job! I'm the best at it that there is. No one else has the stomach nor the PAIR to tell someone that is high and mighty YOUR WRONG! Some folks call me evil... but hey it's a living.

06-16-07, 09:20 AM	#28
Ishmael Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Morro Bay, Ca. Posts: 659 Downloads: 79 Uploads: 0	Microwave Radio tech working on mountaintops from southern Colorado to the northern 2/3ds of New Mexico. Most of my sites are 20-30 miles from the nearest town so I'm out in nature quite a bit. I've seen elk, deer, pronghorn, bobcat & wolves. I'm the only tech in NM with all my bosses in AZ so that's nice too. I basically drive 4 hours and/or haul a snow cat in winter to spend two more hours getting to a site where I do 20 minutes worth of work usually involving a very small screwdriver. I get plenty of exercise, especially in winter, snowshoeing across 11,000 foot ridgelines in a blizzard. I always wanted to be Jeremiah Johnson. Be careful what you wish for.