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Kanye West

220# bag of hacktastic
Aug 31, 2006
3,740
470
heh I retired from that job in 86, got tired of rescuing bath tub divers from southern cal that had no business diving in open water
Really funny you mention that.

After my first couple of group boat-dives out at the Channel Islands, I learned to never ever show them anything above my Advanced card (like the Rescue or DiveMaster card), because the boat operators would already know which divers were the liabilities, and pair up any prepared/trained divers like myself with them. After my first two dives being underwater rescue missions of the spodes I'd been paired up with who either didn't know their gear or weren't at all comfortable in open water, I started leaving the DiveMaster card at home.

I learned to dive in Illinois in a limestone quarry that had 0-10' vis, so I was always baffled when the 10-30' vis at the northern Channel Islands would mess with some of the divers out here. I don't know how the hell they ever got past the underwater navigation requirements.
 

Straya

Monkey
Jul 11, 2008
863
3
Straya
Farmhand on parents property
Meat packer in Slaughterhouse
Waiter and bartender
Student (more waiting and bartendering at the same time)
Polyethelene Pipe welder and fitter
Noxious Weeds Officer
Pest Species Officer
Home maintenance goon and landscaper
Trailbuilder (walking and MTB trails)
Parks and Wildlife officer.

Also been a bushfire fighter for the last 7 years but its voluntary so probably doesn't really count.
Hey GFF-what fires did you come to Australia for?
 

MMike

A fowl peckerwood.
Sep 5, 2001
18,207
105
just sittin' here drinkin' scotch
paperboy
cutting lawns/raking leaves etc
ski instructor (3 different ski schools)
yacht club bosun/race committee
peeling stickers for off equipment from a company my uncle's company bought
delivering pizza
bottling non toxic bug killer (Insectigone)
Chamber maid at Chateau Lake Louise (lasted about 10 days)
Dishwasher in Lake Louise (different hotel)
cut grass at a cemetery
warehouse worker/order picker
Student painter
For 1 shift, I worked at Megablocks. Assembly line. I couldn't handle doing that for 8 hours, night shift. Already doing the student painting thing during the day.
Machine assembler/"machinist" (note the quotes....I made simple parts on the lathe)
Tech services engineer (same place as previous job)
Design engineer - Externals design (Pratt and Whitney)
Design Engineer - Wire Installation and shop support (Boeing)
**10 months off**
Design Engineer - Electrical systems (Bitax Heath Tecna)
Design Engineer - Electrical systems (FSI BE Aerospace)
Director of engineering - small company that made rail/truck equipment. I don't want to talk about it.
Engineering Lead - Systems Integration (Bell Helicopter)
And this one...Engineering manager.
 
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splat

Nam I am
paperboy
Landscaping Grunt
Gas station Attendant
Car Wash attendant
Teachers Assistant
Industrial Engineer Intern ( Dept Of Def. )
Electronic Technician ( MIT )
Manufactruing/Automation Engineer ( Corning )
System Administrator ( Chiron )
Desktop support ( Chiron )
Unix Administrator ( Bayer )
Lead Unix Administrator ( Concord)
SR Unix Administrator ( CA )
SR Infrastructure Engineer ( CA )
 

Mike B.

Turbo Monkey
Oct 5, 2001
1,522
0
State College, PA
lawn mower
grocery store bag boy
college dining hall manager
army reserves - tractor trailer driver
engineering co-op (industrial pumps)
engineer (subway/rail cars)
engineer (helicopters)
bike industry slacker (ie. engineer/sponsorship coordinator/tech support/OEM & wholesale sales/business development/buyer/whatever)
 

Nick

My name is Nick
Sep 21, 2001
23,928
14,450
where the trails are
paperboy
retail: at the local video store, worked all through HS
machinist
buyer
buyer
sales: IT
(between IT sales and consulting I was a partner in a business which lasted about 4 years, I didn't get rich, but it allowed me enough flexibility to travel and ride a LOT.)
sales: consulting, software
sales: manufacturing, industrial finishing and automation
 

TN

Hey baby, want a hot dog?
Jul 9, 2002
14,301
1,353
Jimtown, CO
bus boy/dish washer
grocery sacker
US Postal Service Casual Clerk
Fork lift driver/recieving/shipping/general warehouse monkey
TV camera guy
Applebees server
Deli guy
TV chyron op
Master Control Op
Wine Marketing for a local shop
Graphic Designer
Hustler
 

drkenan

anti-dentite
Oct 1, 2006
3,441
1
west asheville
Grocery Store Bagger/Cashier/Seafood Dept Lackey Boy
Ski Rental Tech
Snowboard Instructor
Credit Collector for a now defunct furniture conglomerate
(This was the worst job ever. I had old ladies throwing rocks at me for trying to repossess their futon - all for a whopping $6/hour.)
Ski Rental Supervisor/Manager (at several different resorts around the world)
DSL Tech Support (another truly awful job)
Hotel Front Desk
Healthcare Recruiter (yet another god awful job)
Entrepreneur (the most stressful but rewarding)
 

DamienC

Turbo Monkey
Jun 6, 2002
1,165
0
DC
Landscaping, groundskeeper at a tennis club
Tennis racquet stringer
Cashier at computer retailer
Summer research intern at NCAR in Boulder
Visiting research scientist at Caltech
Bed and breakfast proprietor
Graduate research assistant, Univ. of Washington
Postdoctoral research fellow, National Academy of Sciences
Research physicist
 
Apr 9, 2004
516
8
Mount Carmel,PA
Paper boy (PA)
Lawn care (PA)
warehouse laborer(PA)
retail sales in an army navy store(PA)
Production worker in a storm window plant (PA)
Bagger/deli worker/shelf stocker in supermarket (PA)
lawncare again(PA)
Coal truck delivery driver (PA)
Septic Truck driver (PA)
Delivery driver building supplies (PA)
Construction laborer (PA)
Assistant Construction co-ordinater for movie sets (CA) worked in 40 different states (besides confusion)
Pepsi Cola route sales(VA)
Resturant equipment refurbisher (VA)
Paper recycling center assistant manager (VA)
Waterman (VA)
Ships chandeler (VA)
Industrial Electric sales (VA)
industrial MRO buyer (VA)
industrial inside sales (PA)
Bike shop owner (PA)
Industrial Parts sourcer (KY)
 
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paper delivery
unloading trucks
bowling alley
repairing lawnmowers
building cabinets
operating wire stranding machines
welding
driving truck
assembling Fords
Nike Hercules fire control systems maintenance
craft center lackey
driver for an obnoxious second lieutenant
landing craft operator
electromechanical technician
student
electrical design engineer - space shuttle fuel gauging and nuclear reactor control
manufacturing engineer - switching power supplies, battery backups and power controllers for minicomputers
materials researcher
programmer
support - systems, networks and monitoring
 

KavuRider

Turbo Monkey
Jan 30, 2006
2,565
4
CT
Wow, you guys have had a lot of jobs...

Bike shop grom
File Clerk, Insurance Agency (3 years)
Loan Rep, Wells Fargo (3 years)
File Clerk, Collection Agency (3.5 years, current job)

This may be why I'm disillusioned...
 

TreeSaw

Mama Monkey
Oct 30, 2003
17,669
1,847
Dancin' over rocks n' roots!
Administrative Assistant in a local Law Office (Greenwich, NY)
Administrative Assistant at GE Corporate Benefits Delivery New hire Center (Schenectady, NY)
College Workstudy -- Security (Oneonta, NY)
Bartender Extraordinaire (Oneonta, NY)
Process Analyst & Technology Trainer at GE CBD (Schenectady, NY)
Elementary Music Teacher - K-5 General Music, Chorus & Band (Schenectady, NY)
Instrumental Music Teacher grades 4-8 (Schenectady, NY)
Instrumental Music Teacher - High School (Hadley-Luzerne, NY)
Mom & Wife (yes it's a job) :)
 

Total Heckler

Beer and Bike Enthusiast
Apr 28, 2005
8,171
189
Santa Cruz, CA
my woman told me if I didnt put in that I was a stripper that she would register, log on and post photos.

so there I was a stripper
Eww.


My working life started at 13 1/2 years old and continued in order below:

Arcade cashier/attendant
Swim & Racquet Club Pool/snack bar attendant
Cashier / Packaging Specialist (Mailboxes Etc)
Software QA (Allume Systems, better/formerly known as Aladdin Systems)
Web Designer / Technical Support / Software Development / QA (Spinsite Inc.)
Software QA / Content Programmer (Rocket Mobile, makers of VZW Pix and other OEM mobile software)
Technical Support Specialist (Current job)
 

stoney

Part of the unwashed, middle-American horde
Jul 26, 2006
21,521
7,071
Colorado
Where do I apply?
Best job ever. Getting the call on Saturday morning to open the kitchen and walking downstairs in my boxers never got old. Especially because it was with a different chick almost every time.:monkeydance:
 

boogenman

Turbo Monkey
Nov 3, 2004
4,290
973
BUFFALO
Paperboy
Supermarket Cashier
Pro Trials rider(summers 96-01)
Supermarket Cart pusher
Bike shop wrench
Rough framer
Supermarket Dairy stock boy
Bike Shop commission sales
Ski instructor
Carpenter/Rough framer
Used appliance Store Manager
Bike shop sales/mechanic
Bike shop manager
Unemployed after college
Auto Sales
Looking for a career in Denver right now
 

jimmydean

The Official Meat of Ridemonkey
Sep 10, 2001
40,943
13,135
Portland, OR
I forgot...I had two stints doing this. The second time I was on acid just about the whole time (asst. Mgr. too). Now I can't step foot into an arcade or play video games....ever.
Pussy.

I forgot I did work for like 3 months in a pizza joint in high school. The only food service industry experience I have ever had.
 

TN

Hey baby, want a hot dog?
Jul 9, 2002
14,301
1,353
Jimtown, CO
Pussy.

I forgot I did work for like 3 months in a pizza joint in high school. The only food service industry experience I have ever had.
Whoa, let me tell you...this one time I had to work on a Sunday & at about midnight Sat. I was at a rave with a palm full of liquid when I had no where to keep the excess (it was a lot) I just licked my palm....anyway....totally tripping balls when I go in to work Sunday @ 10am. I maintain...manage to choke down a Steak Escape & feel like I am a part of reality again by the time I get off of work when the mall closes. I walk out to my car ('91 Tercel 4 spd.) & it is perpendicular to three parking spot right up front by the entrance to the food court with cones around it. I am like WTF?! I see no mall security so I high tail it outta there running over a cone or two.

To this day it is still a mystery wtf happened to my car.
 

BurlyShirley

Rex Grossman Will Rise Again
Jul 4, 2002
19,180
17
TN
bus boy/dish washer
grocery sacker
US Postal Service Casual Clerk
Fork lift driver/recieving/shipping/general warehouse monkey
TV camera guy
Applebees server
Deli guy
TV chyron op
Master Control Op
Wine Marketing for a local shop
Graphic Designer
Hustler

I don't see "mountain man" on that list.
 

chuffer

Turbo Monkey
Sep 2, 2004
1,528
869
McMinnville, OR
paperboy
farmhand
YMCA camp counselor
Undergrad:
intern @IBM (Kingston NY)
intern @IBM (Fishkill NY)
manual labor
intern @CIGNA
intern @IBM (Tokyo Japan)
short order cook
intern @IBM (Singapore)
short order cook
intern @IBM Japan
Research assistant in Mechanical testing lab
Visiting researcher OCAS (Zelzate Belgium)
Research Scientist Max Planck Institute (D-dorf Germany)
Currently I am running a small business that imports, sells, services, modifies, etc technical lab equipment. I get to do absolutely everything from licking envelopes, to doing surgery on $250k equipment, to marketing, dealing with distributors, logistics and customer service. Some days I love my job for the exact reason that the was pointed out in the NYTimes article in another thread as a reason why people do love their work: my daily efforts are directly correlated to the success of my enterprise. It is a good feeling. Other days when it feels like I am behind the 8-ball in the frying pan and have no where to jump but into the fire, I really just want to roll over and go back to bed....I have done that on occasion, but I find that going for a ride is better therapy.
 

laura

DH_Laura
Jul 16, 2002
6,259
15
Glitter Gulch
Babysitter
Sandwich artist
Prep cook at a Fondue restaurant
Deli worker
Caterer
Pizza delivery for one day. I wrecked my car on the job and had to quit.
Grad Assistant-Consisted of
-map maker
-report writer
-data analyst
Program Coordinator for my own community based health project
Graduate volunteer coordinator
Graduate assistant trainer and consultant in GIS
Youth Employment training specialist
Front desk worker at a charter school
Document re-creator
Vintage Retail
Special events coordinator
Grocery store lackey
Program coordinator for medical research
Dog handler with a doggy day care
Youth Nutrition Educator