so..what do you all do for a living?

[oldmech]

i myself have been working on airplanes for the last 27 years.(yea I'm an old fart). a couple major airlines but most of the time with feeder companies. learned allot and keep learning things everyday.
just curious what kinda diversity is out there that enjoys these fun bikes and bikes in general.

[pliskin]

For a living I do as little as possible. As for my job, I'm an computer network specialist because being lazy does not pay.

[oldmech]

you should be happy..i can fix almost any avionics problem on the aircraft i work on, buy when it come to my home pc i am as dumb as a new box of snow shovels!!

[Hawke301]

Cargo Revenue Accounting for an airline.  I'm also looking for a new gig.

[Janx101]

Cargo Revenue Accounting for an airline.  I'm also looking for a new gig.

well there's this one!! ... might cost a bit to transport to AZ though? 

http://www.carriagemart.com/pleasure_driving_carriage_for_sale-3425.asp

[PatheticPuma]

I'm a fresh out of school manufacturing engineer working for a company that makes office furniture. Conference tables, work stations, reception desks, lecterns, etc.

[pliskin]

I'm a fresh out of school manufacturing engineer working for a company that makes office furniture. Conference tables, work stations, reception desks, lecterns, etc.

Funny and no disrespect, but I just helped (at my job) take a bunch of office furniture to the dump. When we dropped it 8ft into the dumpster it fell apart in a very destructive way. These where very heavy desks (at least 300+lbs). It was made of very thick particle board with real wood trim. It took 2 of us to lift it off the back of the truck and push it in. That cheap particle board was crushed under it's own weight. There where a couple real wood pieces that fell in and stayed intact. The wood ones in good shape found their way home to my house.

[Janx101]

oops i forgot...

I move peoples furniture... houses , offices, new items from stores etc .. 25+ years and counting...

and Puma .. office furniture eh!? ... hrrrmm... now there is an industry that needs some standardization!! .. you fellas all use different bolts and lock tabs and formats and setups ...

old saying around my work .. "Architects and Furniture makers should be made to spend at least 12 months part time getting work experience on a furniture removal truck.... it'd save a whole heap of dramas with access and maneuverability!!" .. 

and now i notice pliskin is having a mention too!!... LOL ..

you aint being picked on Puma!!! ... its just like your current career/job ... bit like a parking cop... neccessary but people will have issues!! 

[gsJack]

I've been retired for 18 years so I guess I'm a really old fart. 

[PatheticPuma]

Funny and no disrespect, but I just helped (at my job) take a bunch of office furniture to the dump. When we dropped it 8ft into the dumpster it fell apart in a very destructive way. These where very heavy desks (at least 300+lbs). It was made of very thick particle board with real wood trim. It took 2 of us to lift it off the back of the truck and push it in. That cheap particle board was crushed under it's own weight. There where a couple real wood pieces that fell in and stayed intact. The wood ones in good shape found their way home to my house.

Cheap crap made to look good?  The stuff we make here is mostly custom made to order. A simple cubicle style desk is like $30k. We don't use particle board and have what im told are very "unique and unorthodox" methods of construction.

oops i forgot...

I move peoples furniture... houses , offices, new items from stores etc .. 25+ years and counting...

and Puma .. office furniture eh!? ... hrrrmm... now there is an industry that needs some standardization!! .. you fellas all use different bolts and lock tabs and formats and setups ...

old saying around my work .. "Architects and Furniture makers should be made to spend at least 12 months part time getting work experience on a furniture removal truck.... it'd save a whole heap of dramas with access and maneuverability!!" .. 

and now i notice pliskin is having a mention too!!... LOL ..

you aint being picked on Puma!!! ... its just like your current career/job ... bit like a parking cop... neccessary but people will have issues!! 

Valid on the standardization. Some companies cant even maintain a standard on their own products. As far as the work experience part goes, I may be heading to NY in a couple weeks on my first install. Its a massive order and I am going to oversee, help install, and on-the-fly solve any issues that may arise. This is in no way my plan for a career, I'm basically putting in my time for the work experience until I can get in somewhere doing new product development. Here I solve the problems the people above either cant, or are too lazy to.

I just sort of "fell" into the furniture world. I was looking for a job, they called, i accepted. Always looking for bigger, better things. I use exactly zero of my certifications here.

[Janx101]

cool... just dont 'fall' to the furniture trucks  ... we love educated types!! .. we grind them and sweat them and drag the life energy from their very bones!!!  Bwah Hah Hah Haaaaaaah!!

[PatheticPuma]

cool... just dont 'fall' to the furniture trucks  ... we love educated types!! .. we grind them and sweat them and drag the life energy from their very bones!!!  Bwah Hah Hah Haaaaaaah!!

Haha, unlike many of my classmates, I had to bust my ass to get through school. I worked 50-60 hr weeks at a hydraulics factory. Im not afraid of a little hard work, and I can dish back any shaZam! tossed my way.

[Janx101]

coooler!... so when you take a year off... and want to tour Aussie... give me a call... i'll flick some labour on ya!! .. cash!

[rharding91]

Im a pipefitter/welder mainly do work in plants and factories. All sanitary tubing and polished stainless work.

[Hawke301]

Cargo Revenue Accounting for an airline.  I'm also looking for a new gig.

well there's this one!! ... might cost a bit to transport to AZ though? 

http://www.carriagemart.com/pleasure_driving_carriage_for_sale-3425.asp

I actually meant that I'm looking for a new job.  A new carriage might be interesting though...but I'm not sure how comfortable it would be during the summer out here.

[PatheticPuma]

coooler!... so when you take a year off... and want to tour Aussie... give me a call... i'll flick some labour on ya!! .. cash!

[weedahoe]

Self employed after being laid off Aug 2011. Worked out really well I think.

[gsatterw]

Haven't started yet, but just got hired as a process engineer at a paper mill

Graham 

[john]

Network administration and carrier of the ban hammer.

[codajastal]

Where did my post go? John did you remove a post here from me or did I have a blonde moment and forget to post it?