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- Famine's house.
- Milford_Cubicle
I am Ners.
What does everyone here do for work?
- Thread starter thebigian123
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- 4,763
- Houston, TX
I work as a track marshall at my local indoor karting track, K1 Speed.
MagpieRacer
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- Wymondham, Norfolk
- Seagull_Racer
- 3,210
- GTP_Thiele (PSP only)
- nope
I'm a delivery kid. I ride around in a truck with my co-worker and deliver to restaurants, hotels, Subway, Wendy's and small stores. It's an easy job, hardest part is getting up at 5am. On the bright side I get picked up in the truck and I get home in the early afternoon. I get to see some interesting things along the way, kangaroos (hit two), cows, horses, foxes, rabbits, cool cars (saw a TVR a few weeks ago).
I hate hitting kangaroos with a car, but with a truck!?
We get kangaroos all the time around home and we have hit a couple. 
We have hit a few foxes and wombats too.
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- Dead_Poetic
- Jamal is Legend
I work at Target as a cart attendent. Its not too bad.
- 20,145
- Australia
- VIPERGTS01
I hate hitting kangaroos with a car, but with a truck!?
It's better hitting them with a truck (not intentionally of course), most country trucks have bullbars/roobars and incurs very little damage to the vehicle. Plus the roo will probably be killed much quicker with the truck than with a car so it will suffer less.
Smallhorses
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I fix, service and install high-end Mass Spectrometry equipment.
Basically I'm part electrician, part mechanic, part plumber, part teacher and part chemist.
Been doing it for almost 11 years now, and it's still fun!
Basically I'm part electrician, part mechanic, part plumber, part teacher and part chemist.
Been doing it for almost 11 years now, and it's still fun!
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Currently 16 as of May 22nd. Started working at NAPA in the end of May.
$7.50/hour. Used to be 3PM-5:30PM Mon, Wed, Fri, and 8AM-12PM on Saturday. Summer and work is picking up so I work 10AM-5:30PM Mon-Fri and 8AM-12PM Saturday.
It's not too bad. I have to do some nasty nasty nasty work though. Makes washing walls enjoyable! Yeah, I get to wash walls. Take garbage out. Sweep floors, wash tractors (Cub Cadet), change oil, change brakes and rotate tires, mount and balance said tires, break up pallets to throw away, and all sorts of other good stuff!
The guys I work with are awesome so it's ok.
$7.50/hour. Used to be 3PM-5:30PM Mon, Wed, Fri, and 8AM-12PM on Saturday. Summer and work is picking up so I work 10AM-5:30PM Mon-Fri and 8AM-12PM Saturday.
It's not too bad. I have to do some nasty nasty nasty work though. Makes washing walls enjoyable! Yeah, I get to wash walls. Take garbage out. Sweep floors, wash tractors (Cub Cadet), change oil, change brakes and rotate tires, mount and balance said tires, break up pallets to throw away, and all sorts of other good stuff!
The guys I work with are awesome so it's ok.
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- P_Balance
Local Hyundai/Mitsubishi/Honda dealer as a "technician"
I turn wrenches.
I turn wrenches.
ND4SPD
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- Guelph ON
- JeffZ28
- Jeff C6R
I work for a Linamar company, specifically the Roctel Plant. We produce many GM and Ford drivetrain parts such as turbine shafts, reaction carriers, and the upcoming '09 Ford F150 axles. I do metalurgical tests on cut parts to determine how deep and hard the heat treat is and do microstructure analysis on them from time to time. I also do Q.A inspection work checking ready to ship bins of parts and look for defects one last time before they go to the customer. Pretty fun and interesting job. Not bad at $12.50 an hour.
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- GR-MI-USA
- YSSMAN
- YSSMAN
Update?
I still work at Steve and Barry's, but a few months ago, I became a "Keyholder" (otherwise known as an Assistant Manager). Good pay, pretty good hours, I can't complain too much.
Problem is, the company declared Chapter 11 last week, so the future is a bit up in the air at the moment. I hear that GE (you know, the people who fill military contracts, make lightbulbs, build MRI Machines, operate NBC/Universal) wants a piece of us. That may not be too bad... It would be nice if I knew more at the moment, but the company isn't talking, and the info the media has gotten a hold of has been "spotty" at best. I'm under the assumption that should the company "recover," my store would be fine... But with threats of over 100 stores closing, certainly, there is a bit of fear over losing my job.
I still work at Steve and Barry's, but a few months ago, I became a "Keyholder" (otherwise known as an Assistant Manager). Good pay, pretty good hours, I can't complain too much.
Problem is, the company declared Chapter 11 last week, so the future is a bit up in the air at the moment. I hear that GE (you know, the people who fill military contracts, make lightbulbs, build MRI Machines, operate NBC/Universal) wants a piece of us. That may not be too bad... It would be nice if I knew more at the moment, but the company isn't talking, and the info the media has gotten a hold of has been "spotty" at best. I'm under the assumption that should the company "recover," my store would be fine... But with threats of over 100 stores closing, certainly, there is a bit of fear over losing my job.
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I'm at the same job I had last summer doing earthquake retrofitting. Basically, I put metal between the foundations, floors and walls. Basically, I am way too familiar with palm nailers, nail guns, expansion bolts, drills and a variety of plates and things. And $11 per hour isn't bad pay at all. Too bad it's way up in North Seattle (I'm down South) and both commutes are in full rush hour traffic.
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- Melbourne
- GTPr01 (GT); TheGTAFather (GTA)
Currently a student. However, I do wish to find work at a medium-to-large size legal firm or, alternatively, a local car dealer as a salesman (I know I've no prior experience, but I would endeavour to add as much to my already well-equipped knowledge of their cars as is necessary to do the job. I love oratory, whether it be selling something or presenting a talk. Either way, such will happen when I get around to it, hopefully.
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- QLD, Australia
- Small_Fryz
knowledge helps as a salesman but its not everything.. You can sell when you dont know much just by being very confident and being able to use common sense, however to be a great salesman you of course need some knowledge.. on the other hand ive seen guys know more about computers and technical side than i ever will yet they lack the sales and communication skills and i end up selling almost twice as much as them.
Sales is an interesting and challenging job hehe, i must say i enjoy it a lot.
Sales is an interesting and challenging job hehe, i must say i enjoy it a lot.
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- CCS
- GTP_Diego
Good for you... it's actually pretty hard to find people who like it.
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Shift supervisor at Starbucks.
Mmm coffee.
Mmm coffee.
, that town though is half an hour's drive from here. I could get some good money at IGA.
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- BradleyH131
IGA pays pretty well. The problem is they hire alot of people, so for the first couple of years you'll only get like 1-2, 4 hour shifts a week.
I'm currently working 2 jobs, one at a company called TECs computers, where I'm a salesman/technician/advertiser/designer/pretty much everything, for a crappy $12.50 an hour. Only work there 1-2 days a week.
My main job now is at Deakin University, offically I'm a "Client Desktop Installation Officer", it's a pretty easy job which just involves changing over computers at the end of lease dates, I get $29.18 an hour there, and work between 3-4 days a week.
That said, I'm still undecided on what to do in my career after I've finished my degree.
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- Olympia, WA
- GTP_BrokenVow, zmikedz
Head Night Stocker at Safeway (grocery store on the west coast of the United States. Known as Randalls, Tom Thumb, Vons, Carrs, Pavillions, Genuardis and Dominicks elsewhere.)
I used to be a supervisor during the day (11am - 8pm or 4pm - midnight, during that shift I was "the manager.") but that got old fast. It's pretty much baby sitting while being stuck in a checkstand for 8 hours. Produce, meat department and the pharmacy were the only departments that could actually function without the help of someone else. Plus, I'm not exactly a people person, so the whole customer service thing wasn't for me. Especially considering most shoppers are morons.
Nights are better. Better pay (by 1.35/hr) and a better workload; break down the pallets of groceries, put the groceries on the shelf, write the order for the next night, scan inventory, face the store. Easy as pie. Though, being responsible for the whole store can be rough occasionally, and sleeping during the day is impossible without drugs and a night cap.
I've got a degree in graphic design, but I lost interest after school. But I am young, so I am content with my current job for now.
I used to be a supervisor during the day (11am - 8pm or 4pm - midnight, during that shift I was "the manager.") but that got old fast. It's pretty much baby sitting while being stuck in a checkstand for 8 hours. Produce, meat department and the pharmacy were the only departments that could actually function without the help of someone else. Plus, I'm not exactly a people person, so the whole customer service thing wasn't for me. Especially considering most shoppers are morons.
Nights are better. Better pay (by 1.35/hr) and a better workload; break down the pallets of groceries, put the groceries on the shelf, write the order for the next night, scan inventory, face the store. Easy as pie. Though, being responsible for the whole store can be rough occasionally, and sleeping during the day is impossible without drugs and a night cap.
I've got a degree in graphic design, but I lost interest after school. But I am young, so I am content with my current job for now.
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- Boss-Barracuda
I had two jobs for a good bit, both of which I had no say in choosing. The first job I couldn't think of a title, but it was at a place called the Omega Zone. It was a family fun type place that my father kind-of co-ran with a friend of mine's father. I'd usually be stuck over by the ramps making sure that kids were behaving and that they had a helmet on. Most of the time though, I'd just keep walking around looking for non-existent trash with the sweeper. The hours sucked for me because it was during school and it gave me no free time. I'd work from 5:00-11:00 on Friday night and between 12:00/3:00-11:00 on Saturday.
My other job was as a student clerk at the county office. Pretty simple, just do whatever the people in the office need you to do, then leave. My favorite part was when someone gave me a large typing job so I could listen to Hamish and Andy and watch the hours melt away. For that job I'd work every school day from 2:30-4:30, 1:30-4:30 on Wednesday. Friday was always horrible because I usually had had a test, then I went to my first job, then a half hour later I had to be at my second job for what seemed like forever.
The Omega Zone went out of business and my county job ended the day that school did. I tried looking for other jobs and was set at trying for a maintenance job for the county, which was a guaranteed 40 hours a week. I didn't get a chance to get that job because due to the economy, they froze that and a lot of other positions. So here I am now, endless time on my hands with no money to do anything.
My other job was as a student clerk at the county office. Pretty simple, just do whatever the people in the office need you to do, then leave. My favorite part was when someone gave me a large typing job so I could listen to Hamish and Andy and watch the hours melt away. For that job I'd work every school day from 2:30-4:30, 1:30-4:30 on Wednesday. Friday was always horrible because I usually had had a test, then I went to my first job, then a half hour later I had to be at my second job for what seemed like forever.
The Omega Zone went out of business and my county job ended the day that school did. I tried looking for other jobs and was set at trying for a maintenance job for the county, which was a guaranteed 40 hours a week. I didn't get a chance to get that job because due to the economy, they froze that and a lot of other positions. So here I am now, endless time on my hands with no money to do anything.
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- Alabamamania
The workplace cut back, and offered me a work-from-home position. I now sit in front of a window, doing basically data entry, making spreadsheets, from stings of data that can't be processed or interpreted by non-anal-retentive people. I also make PDFs, and blah-blah via their special (Read: clunky and fussy) e-mail program. Most people find it so boring, but I don't, for some reason.
It's easy work that's tough on my eyes, but I get to 987% more spend time with my daughter and nobody looks over my shoulder when I'm spending 372% more time with you guys and gals. I work when I want to (or occasionally, need to), although my sleep pattern is reminiscent of when I went college: 3-4 hours here, 10 hours there, nap once in a while, et cetera.
The best part is that there's no customers, and I can go to the park with my daughter for lunch.
It's easy work that's tough on my eyes, but I get to 987% more spend time with my daughter and nobody looks over my shoulder when I'm spending 372% more time with you guys and gals. I work when I want to (or occasionally, need to), although my sleep pattern is reminiscent of when I went college: 3-4 hours here, 10 hours there, nap once in a while, et cetera.
The best part is that there's no customers, and I can go to the park with my daughter for lunch.
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