Thread: What is your occupation?

Originally Posted by Ivan in Oz

> 1: Industrial Electrician (my location contains a big hint).

G'Day Dan,
I might be working with some of your Rapscallian Mates
I'm also a 'Lecky, at the 'local' power station, in Cypress Country.

Winters are cold....Sunny Qld, HUH!!
Summers are scorchers

I'm my own boss and do what I want; when I want.
As long as the work gets done.
AND I do NOT trip the Turbine

Count

Finally TWO other people on the board with a "proper job" ..

The title given to me by the B.O.S.S is "Assistant Unit Leader" (panel jocky for you two - Homer simpson for the rest of you!)

Deputy in charge of any one of 4 515Mw units in The Latrobe Valley in "sunny" Victoria.

Do I like it NO!!! but it helps support the habbit (amongst other things)

Ivan in Oz - you trip MY turbine and I will NOT be impressed :mad: .

Anyway , have been here for 23 years, and the companionship is just wonderful.

Kev (WHO RE-ARRANGED THE SMILIES!!!!)

1. Farmer. Cotton and wheat mainly.
2. Yes, most of the time. The past few years have been a little stressfull!
Bought a second farm 4 years ago and have planted 2 crops and harvested none, so the bank manager is getting a little toey.
3. I am my own boss, they hours are generally good and the fresh country air is great. but most of all I think it is just like the satisfaction you get from growing your own little vegie patch out the back, just my patch is a little over 3000acres.

Originally Posted by Ivan in Oz

Kinda AC/DC.......................

Exactly

1) Psych. Nurse I tell people I went to hospital for treatment and I got a job instead. :eek:

2) Yes to the actual job of working with patients because people's basis needs have not changed, and "no" when I'm not allowed to give clients the help they need. The system has a different priority list from when I first started; The new one looks like this 1. budget, 2. budget, 3. budget, 4. client. When I first started it was the reverse. :mad:

3) I do my job because of the good feeling I get with the small positive changes and improvements that occur when dealing with patients. I still believe patients are people with a disease not a disease that just happens to have a person attached.

Cohuna

1. Environmental Planner (Studied both environmental science and town planning)
2. Yes & No
3. It's one of the few jobs where you deal with politicians, beaurocrats, developers and the general public. Can be very rewarding and very frustrating all at the same time.

Environmental Planner

Been there done that!

One of the great oxymorons I think (the description, not the job )...but not quite up there with
"Civil Engineer"....


Cheers,

P

1. What you do for work
Database Administrator (Short version - It's another IT job. Long version - I look after all the information that the company tucks away all over the place. I don't care what they do with it, just make sure they can get at it when they need it)

2. Do you like it, and 3. Why
There tends to be one-or-few DBA's per company, so I get to shape the job a bit to fit me. I like trouble-shooting and problem-solving, and there's a fair bit of that in my job.

However, the 3 hours travel each way are NOT acceptable, so I'm counting down the next 16 days to my resignation. The Real Estate boom has been kind to me, so I'm not having to look for a "job" for a while.

Cheers,
Andrew

1. Public Service. But I have learnt how to type faster.

2. Love it, work shifts but not the rude 11pm to 7am shift.

3. Pays enough to get into this woodworking gig. Hours are great for golf and woodworking . We have bradband here so I can surf the web for these sorts of pages all day at break neck speeds, and of course the best reason
Beats working for a living

1. RSL Club Manager now, previously sailing club manager, truck driver, surveyors chainman, fish cutter upperer, sawmill lackey, student civil engineer.

2. Like it. It funds a lifestyle.

3. As I now live in Northern Rivers NSW and not Sydney and the move is funded by being a club manager I am very grateful. Also the people I work with and for are a breath of fresh air after some of the clowns I dealt with in the big smoke.

1) what do I do ?

Operations Integration Manager (OIM) for one of the telco's here in our big broad brown land. I make sure (or at least try to make sure) that our operations sections have what they need to run new technologies or products bought in by product and technology marketing and engineering - such as headcount, funding, capability, s/w & h/w functionality, training, doc etc etc. this involves meetings, reading techo manuals, negotiation, friggin email wars, nasty meetings, short lead times, reduced budgets less resouce etc... we have some truly AWESOME technology....

In the past i've been a prosthesist, camera salesman, dairy hand, telecommunications rigger, telecom technician, pabx installer, phone-girl, programmer, process analyst, manager of 6 diff teams in a technical dept. my resume and qualifications summary is about 50 pages long (not kidding!)

2) Do I like it ? I've always enjoyed my jobs except the phone girl job. the most exciting was the telecoms rigger building towers and antenna systems around NSW especially the day a mate fell off a tower in the back of bumf*ck near griffith - that was most exciting (ina bad way - luckily hes ok - like all good riggers he fell on his head and only suffered mild concussion...).

3) why ? why does anyone work ? to have a life and hopefully learn and utilise skills gained.In most of my jobs i've been lucky enough to find friends who I will and do cherish for life and who I would not trade for anyone except my wife - who wins hands down everytime.

4) what would I rather be doing ? listening to zappa on my farm in the shed reducing timber to component molecules watching my kids and wife enjoy thier lives in a pleasant rural environment (hopefully near milton NSW somewhere) with no corporate bullsh*t and stress. one day I'll have a suit burning party and you as my virtual friends who help keep my sanity intact with your replies will all be invited. I will keep one suit, one shirt and one tie for weddings and my own funeral!

5) would I drop it all in a minute for Q4 above if I was financial ? like a rodent up an aquaduct, a bear in the woods, a crow to a carcase, the half life of U238 would not have time to complete one half cycle before I had written my goodbyes.

cheers all

Originally Posted by Zed

and who I would not trade for anyone except my wife - who wins hands down everytime.

Come on Zed, be honest.She's looking over your shoulder isn't she.

Originally Posted by Zed

especially the day a mate fell off a tower in the back of bumf*ck near griffith -

Ive been there. :eek:
Nice place.

Al

Originally Posted by ozwinner

Ive been there. :eek:
Nice place.

Al

Only if you land on your head and see things differently aterwards.

Originally Posted by ozwinner

Yeah, same here. (re: wearing makeup)

Al

Uh, Al, ...I care, mate..... :confused:

Trainee manager in retail, enjoy my job, I agree - it's all about the people you work with and / or interact with each day. Very average pay but keeps the wolves away....Previously been in a bank for 10 years and had a Jim's Mowing for 5. All for self employment as long as there is some benefit - financial, leisure time, perks or whatever - flicked the Jim's as there ended up being none of any of that.


Sean