what do YOU do for a living?

[KillrV6]

part time clerk at a grocery store
full time college student
looking to transfer to Cal Poly for mechanical engineering, buisness, psychology...anything at this point

im 19 and i change my mind every day.

 

[1badTTA]

Aircraft Sheetmetal Mechanic/Technician. Currently working for Lockheed Martin (soon to be DS2) making $22.04/HR working 50 hours a week which works out to about $63,000/year. Yes it is true, the more you make the less you have to do. Working for the Federal Government can be pretty layed back. Can we say Club Fed???

 

[v8eetrr]

Dang it.. Tools stole my thunder.. I wanted to say I was a stunt d*ng in college, too - until NASA picked me up as an engineering student co-op.. Thought I would have to donate my liver to science so I could afford my first '87 GN - BUT, thanks to a couple extra student loans in my FIRST senior year - VOILA'!! I had one.. That was 1995.. Graduated from New Mexico State university with a BSME, (it only took 7 years to get it!) in 1997 & started work as an Engineer at Intel corp in Rio Rancho..

I am a robotics / equipment engineer focusing on cheaper, cheaper, cheaper... I could probably insert some fancy engineering jargon in there, but it's pointless... I enjoy my job, but more importantly I enjoy working with 40+ highly skilled technicians who make me look DAMN good to my bosses.. My robots run all day, all night & I get to sit back & think of ways to make them run MO betta.. I guess that's kinda like being a pimp, 'cept all my ho's run on 220VAC and DOS / NT instead of crack and b*tch-slaps...

Oh yeah - it doesn't matter how much you make, 'cause either you'll STILL spend it all, or she'll take it all.. In my case, my wife makes more than I do, so I get to spend my paychecks on my adorable daughter (13 months old), college student loans, landscaping, adobe walls, satellite TV, beer, and those damn credit card bills that won't go away.. Whatever is left over goes toward my toys, or bailing BOTLFED (Ed Dominguez) out of trouble with WH1-Denver.



Linc

 

[zam70]

Originally posted by cwelk87gn
Me Too! More of a hobby than a job looking at my paycheck. My wife makes the real cheese.

Maybe you need to change shops. Find the right shop and you can make some fairly healthy moola - comission is the only way to go in our line of biz.

 

[buickpower]

ha

I guess that's kinda like being a pimp, 'cept all my ho's run on 220VAC and DOS / NT instead of crack and b*tch-slaps...

LMAO!!

 

[Grant National]

I own a bar in Mexico.

 

[Gbodyolds]

Im just a broke ass mofo with no job.... went to school got a diploma in auto mechanics worked for Honda as a tech / vandalism restoration specialist for 3 years got laid off after 9-11 got a job as a manager of a used car dealer / auto accessory store Indian owner decided to move to Pakistan and closed up a very successful business after 2 years (i guess i made him too much$) moved on to working for various other automotive related places for ****ty pay to make a few bucks now Im just a "street mechanic" and sell things on ebay here and there. Damn i have good luck with jobs huh
NYC is a great place but the job market sucks unless you wanna be working for pep-boys or jiffy lube for the wrest of your life

Now why is it again I don't have a turbo buick yet ???

 

[Quick6'n'-K.C.]

i fix broke sheeeit-

a year after high school, i started my career at a rental yard that specializes in heavy machinery- after 2 years there, i started at my current job-

mostly i fix aerial equipment under 150 feet, i specialize in electronics and fast trouble shooting- usually get a job done fast and take pride in what i do- been there 7.5 years, im almost 29 this year!

even thou we get are the lowest paid scale in the kansas city area, THANKS OPERATING ENGINEERS YOU SUCK!!!

I definitely would love to have my 401K back and be non union any day of the week- looking forward to both this year

about my job:
i fix, repair, and maintain 6.7 million dollars worth of high reach equipment for my company- its just me and another guy, but he is dang near worthless, so its pretty much me stuck doing all the maintenance and MAJOR repairs on all the equipment,40, 60 80 100 125 150 booms, 19,20,26,30,31,32,40,50 foot scizzors man lifts, genie, skyjack,jlg,condor,wildcat,grove, ect is what i work on-

the one good thing about my job is that everyday is a different job. we got so much work to do im going blind from it!
i think there is 5 million in dirt equipment that i work on, linkbelt, john deere, gradall, ingersoll rand, sull air,skytrak,JCB ,case, bobcat,dithc witch, vermeer, sh!t all ads up when your dealing with heavy machinery-
its a good job, just real stressful when it has to be fixed in 3 hours and they give you 1/2 hour to do it!!!
i work to much, no time to work on my own damn car

BW

 

[OneQuikV6]

As of August 17th - Nurse. FINALLY Graduated. Before that, 12 years in the Emergency Medical Services.

 

[Sleeper-6]

Hmmm..I've replied twice and still haven't told you what I do for a living.
I live a part time life. I'm currently going to college part time at County College of Morris for Mechanical Engineering Tech.
I work part time for Wakefern foods/Village Supermarkets at a local ShopRite as a cashier/front end manager/book keeper/ jack of all trades.
I also have a second part time gig for Brazill Brothers Inc. In the cutting room. I cut and parallel lengths of wire for shipment to various suppliers/electrical contractors around the NJ/NY area. I also print and spiral wrap the Marked and Bundled cable.

 

[Buick From Hell]

Self employed, ENGRAVING...

NO, not headstones (although I've thought about it)
NO, not engraved invitations...


I engrave words, numbers, logos, symbols & whatever else people want, into plastics, aluminum, wood, steel, cast iron, stainless, titanium (Injection molds, operator panels, switch labels, flat labels)...I laser engrave plastics, wood, stainless & titanium (trophies, awards, nuclear waste drip valves, ID plates), and I also do "light" machining in aluminum, plastics & fiberglass (gauge panels, switch panels, operator panels, etc)

Most of you know that I supply Mark Hueffman with most of the dress-up stuff he sells (I make everything he sells EXCEPT the cutouts, cold-air kits, radiator caps, and his new wiper & battery covers) If you DIDN'T know, now you do!


Biggest claim to fame: While I got nothing fancy in orbit like BJM (), I DO have a lot of stuff in YOUR cars! And--if you go see the new "Benji" movie, check out his brass name tag on his collar, I'm the one who made it! (I made 4 actually, guess the dog has stunt doubles?)

 

[v6turbojunkie]

I'm a farmer.

I grow 2,500 acres of corn and soybeans in west-central Indiana. When I'm not in the fields, I'm planning for the next crop year, studying new technologies in agriculture, and handing Jack Cotton loads and loads of money. Looking to make some friends in the turbo buick community and have a badass GN.

FARMERJOHN

 

[Wht87T]

Pilot.....

 

[blackbird]

Gunners mate

Sailor for uncle sam 15+ years

 

[Turbo Indian]

owner operator local hauling (with in 400 miles of Charlotte NC)
of heavy equiptment, oversize loads

 

[thomas_quinn]

Tech at a chevy dealer

 

[nero]

Just got a new gig. Library Assistant F/T for 12$/hour. Was in the Security business beforehand at 9.50$/hour. F/T college student, and I'm anticipating my an Associate's in Criminal Justice this Spring.

May try to walk on the Air Force as an Officer upon graduating... that too far-fetched? Sorry about the thread-hacking paragraph!

 

[twin 93 svt]

Union Electrician local 134 Chicago Il.

 

[Splwubs GN]

Just a cop here in NJ

 

[kenny]

Electrician.

It sucks, I need a desk job.