What is your occupation?

[Richie]

Hi all,

been lurking for a while now, researching tools etc, wanting to get into woodworking...

Anyway, thought I'd post to wave the flag some more for the coppers.

I'm 29 and have done 6.5 years of my sentence. I've been doing time in the CIB for the last 2 years or so.

I like it, but the workload gets you down sometimes.

I never worked out what I wanted to do after school. I did some time a Uni studying for a Science degree, but it didn't really hold my interest (didn't finish it). I quit and started looking for jobs. I'd always thought that being a Detective would be a good job (investigating serious crimes and all that), but I'd never equated it with joing the police. I suppose that's my path down the dark side.


- Rich

[ozwinner]

Hi Rich

Welcome to the BB, some of these guys have a weird sense of humour, but they are pretty harmless. :rolleyes:

Do you have a deer stalker hat and a big curly pipe?:D

Al

[Richie]

Yes. Of course I do!

[DanP]

Wow, a defective! ;) Now I feel humbled. :D

Welcome to the board,

Dan

[davo453]

1. Freelance insurance consultant (no not a sales man) I’m really a risk manager and look at businesses from a risk point of view (but not for much longer see another thread)

2 I hate it, this is crazy I’m told as it is really good money for old rope and I really only work 2 days a week. Having that much time on my hands means I get in to mischief a lot though. People reckon I have ADHD (at age 40) as I seem to change jobs/industry and direction every 3-4 years. I think they are probably right.

3 I think I dislike the insurance industry because people are so conservative (when you say you do practical things for a hobby they look puzzled), and lets face it when an insurance guy phones you for an appointment and it’s not resulting from a claim you’ve just made he isn’t the most welcome visitor, one of my colleges has done this job for nearly 20 years though and has no inclination to change. I’m in my 3rd year and stir crazy. :D

I won’t bore you with the list of my past businesses and jobs but it’s long.

Cheers Dave

[daniel741231]

1. I am a TAFE teacher in Heavy Vehicle Building.

2. It has it's moments.

3. I am working on a massive project at the moment, so all that keeps me going is the appreciation and applause when its finished, or the aniticipation of the abuse I will cop if it goes wrong.

[David L]

I am an ex groundsman, used to work for a local tersary instution. Loved the job, outside away from the BS :)
Forced to Resign because of ill health CFS (chronic fatigue) now consider myself a professional rester. hate it. :(
Spend a lot of time looking at my tools in frustraton, but I still get to do some small jobs from time to time :D

David

[TassieKiwi]

What a long thread

I'm a project manager with a medium sized construction company.

Very good job, with lots of contact with others and heaps of variation but you have to be firm on yourself ti p*ss off out the door at a reasonable time, as there is 'always something else to do' I try my best to limit the Boss' time to 45hrs, no weekends either unless extroadinary activities require this.

A large rural block near the 'mediterreanian of the NW coast' - Port Sorell - and two pre-schoolers leave little time for the 'passion', but I get out there a couple of weeknights, and sometimes a WHOLE afternoon. Nearly finished a 2.4m long hardwood WORKBENCH, and will be into furniture SOON.

Great to hear about all of you lot - what a nice bunch!http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/images/icons/icon10.gif

[Caliban]

Hi Rich

Welcome to the BB, some of these guys have a weird sense of humour, but they are pretty harmless. :rolleyes:

Do you have a deer stalker hat and a big curly pipe?:D

Al


Ozzie
I love it when you talk dirty.
Come up and see me some time, big boy. ;)

[Toggy]

DanP,

Your real nickname wouldn't Rover would it. Cos you chase cars????

Ken

[Trav]

1. Ministerial adviser

2. Most of the time - except when the hits the fan

3. Hours suck and the complete lack of flexibility. $$ are good, but not enough for the terrible hours (sometimes before 8 til after midnight). It is exciting though...

[silentC]

Do you mean to say that ministers really do have advisers? I thought that was a myth created by them so that they'd have someone to cast the blame on.

[DanP]

Watch it Toggy, I won't hesitate to give you an attitude adjustment. ;) :eek:

[Caliban]

the amount of ministers who are in trouble for sexual infringements, it's no wonder they need advisors. :D

[Driver]

I used to know a bloke whose business card said he was (no kidding!) an Erection Advisor. :o

He was employed by a company who sent him around to construction sites to advise people on how to erect their modular panel products.

I merely record these things, I don't make them up. ;)

[bitingmidge]

I used to know a bloke whose business card said he was (no kidding!) an Erection Advisor. :o


I can see this thread straying a little here AT LAST!!!

A mate of mine is a Gynocologist who had a near identical set of cards printed for handing out to supects at the Yacht club etc.

Only difference between the realones and the dummies was the motto:

"It's a pleasure to be at your cervix".

He got rid of them after he discovered his receptionist had found his stash, and for some months had them displayed on his reception counter.

:eek:
P

[Cliff Rogers]

...A mate of mine is a Gynocologist ...

I'm not a Gynocologist but I'll have a look anyway ;)

[Toggy]

DanP,

You brute.

Ken

[fxst]

the gyno we used to have here named his yacht Tunnel Vision and a patient of his gave him the name
Pete

[Caliban]

I made the mistake of showing my wife this thread and she is presently bashing me around he head (no Silent C you rude bastaad the one on my shoulders) so it is really hard to type this reply.

[Big Clint]

1) tax accountant/lawyer (working as a contract tax accountant at the moment)

2) not particularly

3) tax is just too hard at the moment, it is fairly difficult to just keep up with new legislation that is being released, not to mention the existing legislation.

I have done 7 years in public practice and am now working in commerce. Commerce is alot better, no time sheets for one.


Clint

[derekcohen]

1. What you do for work

Around 25 years as a clinical psychologist specialising in paediatrics of which the past 20 years have largely been in private practice.

2. Do you like it

Let's see. 8 hours each day in face-to-face consultations, with an additional 4 - 6 hours in paperwork (reports, preparing workshops, reports, accounts, reports, invoices, bloody reports). I have to say that this forum lets me escape every now and then and think about something else.

Yeah, I like my work, but there are days when I wished I was a lumberjack (well, that computer programme said that was my ideal job!).

3. Why

By nature I am quite hyperactive, constantly on the go. I actually began life after school training in the building industry, worked on building sites, studying at uni. My father and my sister are architects. I nearly became a quantity surveyor (but found it TOOO boring). I became more interested in journalism, began studying this, discovered psychology (one of my subjects), and the rest is history.

Regards from Perth

Derek

[RETIRED]

Derek, you probably have 20 years work ahead of you on this board alone.

Just think of the paper you could write on the antics here.

[derekcohen]

you probably have 20 years work ahead of you on this board alone

Oh God, help me!!!!!

Regards from Perth

Derek

[Bob Willson]

Oh God, help me!!!!!Sorry derek, I'm a bit busy right now. Call me a later.

God

AKA

[Rocker]

Derek,

At least you can prescribe yourself your own ritalin.

Seriouly, do you believe that AHDD is a real disorder requiring drug treatment? Or is it a figment dreamed up by drug companies, incompetent teachers, and people with inadequate parenting skills?

Rocker

[derekcohen]

Hi Rocker

ADHD (Attention Deficit Hy[eractive Disorder) is a very real disorder, unfortunately mostly misunderstood by much of the public, and often by many professionals as well. Most of all, the media are responsible for such incredible misinformation that the diagnosis now comes with a cloud of mistrust.

I will try not to give a lecture here, but very briefly ADHD is not a behavioural disorder - although it presents with behavioural problems - it is, in fact a neuropsychological disorder, which means it has its roots in brain functioning (which can be clearly demonstrated on the appropriate tests). While the main feature is a problem with attention, this is misleading since those with ADHD are capable - under the right conditions - of attending very well (e.g. to things of interest). What they have great difficulty in doing is maintaining attention and awareness for several things at the same time, and the net upshot is they get very easily side-tracked and remain disorganised. There are degrees of this impairment, so it is not a black-and-white issue.

Perhaps the classic symptom of poor multitasking skills (as I refer to it, a term I have borrowed from the computing world) is the woodworker who appears to have several projects on the go at the same time and never completes anything. The ADHD individual (and this disorder occurs in both children and adults) actually does not manage to organise and shuffle his projects. Instead, once something is put aside (because it is no longer the priority interest) it ceases to exist. It is this inability to multitask, plus poor forward planning (= poor to nonexistent awareness of consequences) that defines ADHD. Throw impulsivity into this mix, and you have a potentially explosive mix.

Some joke that the above defines most of the male population!!!

Regards from Perth

Derek

[Ivan in Oz]

Hi Rocker

ADHD (Attention Deficit Hy[eractive Disorder) is a very real disorder, unfortunately mostly misunderstood by much of the public, Regards from Perth

Derek

Very missunderstood by me :eek:
especialy when school kids turn it off and on to suit themselves.
I do some community work with some :(

Going to leave this one alone now.

Count

[derekcohen]

turn it off and on to suit themselves

Count

It is just this impression that makes people believe that the behaviour is deliberate. But it is very misleading. When you have a problem with focus (in the way of ADHD) then motivation is a very big issue. In other words, the lack of motivation may be a symptom of an underlying problem. Of course, low motivation is not only associated with ADHD - it can be due to many other factors, and a proper diagnosis always assesses and excludes the possibility of emotional factors, such as anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression, etc. There are many look-alike disorders. That is why you need to seek out a professionals' opinion, not go to your local psychic! :rolleyes:

Regards from Perth

Derek

[outback]

For long and boring reasons i won't go into, our school counsellor diagnosed our daughter with ADHD, (she has no qualifications to do so, but hey). her advice was to seek medical advice with the intenetion of putting her on Ritalin!

Missus and i panicked, went and saw our GP, he asked a couple of questions and counted out ADHD quite categorically.

Since then (4 years) our daughter has been accepted into a course for gifted students.

What hope has the public got understanding the problem when "professionals" can't get any grip on it.

[Rocker]

Derek,

Thanks for the comprehensive reply about ADHD.

Now I know my problem; I really must finish up those other two projects whose parts are cluttering the workshop :)

Rocker

[derekcohen]

What hope has the public got understanding the problem when "professionals" can't get any grip on it

Outback

You're right.

This is NOT a criticism of the professions or the professionals just a recognition that this area (like other professions) benefits from specialist knowledge. You can't know it all.

Time to get off my soap box!

Regards from Perth

Derek

[derekcohen]

Now I know my problem

Rocker

Finally! The denial is over!! (you know denial is not a river in Egypt)! :D :D :D

You really must visit me at my clinic in Perth for treatment. I prescribe beer and conversation.

Warm regards from Perth

Derek

[outback]

Geez, can anyone make an appointment?

You sound like my kinda prescription giver outer :)

[Caliban]

Derek,

is it a figment dreamed up by drug companies, incompetent teachers, and people with inadequate parenting skills?

Rocker

Rocker
You're deliberately picking on me now, I'm not a drug company, but hey, two out of three ain't bad. ;)
Derek
Does your private consultation include some lessons on hand tools as well as beer and conversation?
Lots of people on these forums already have a hand on their tools, so some lessons on the real meaning of my above sentence is probably needed. :D

[RETIRED]

OK children, I know that I probably started this digression :o but lets get this back on track otherwise Derek might start cyber billing everyone. :)

[outback]

Give up , this thread has irretrievably been lost, :D.

Lok on the bright side, it took us 10 pages before we lost the plot, surely thats some sought of record. :p

[Bob Willson]

10 pages? (I said with a little yelp)

What resolution are you using? I'm running at 1280 * 1024 and using a 17" LCD screen and I only get 4 pages. So am I missing out or are you just using a VERY large font?

:D

[burn]

a. I'm a computer programmer ... I develop and maintain a real time operating system which runs disk drives (ie the firmware that runs inside a disk drive, not on the computer)
b. I enjoy my work most of the time
c. I enjoy it when I am implementing new features and surprisingly, fixing bugs, I hate it when the smallness of our company means we have to solve things the long way as we can't afford machines/systems that can automate solutions :-( ... then again this could be a positive as it stretches my abilities further each time

[outback]

NO, Small Font :D

[Dan]

10 pages? (I said with a little yelp)

What resolution are you using? I'm running at 1280 * 1024 and using a 17" LCD screen and I only get 4 pages.

:D
A page usually has 15 posts but you can change it if you want via the user control panel.

[GregLee]

Hi Rocker

ADHD (Attention Deficit Hy[eractive Disorder) is a very real disorder, unfortunately mostly misunderstood by much of the public, and often by many professionals as well. Most of all, the media are responsible for such incredible misinformation that the diagnosis now comes with a cloud of mistrust.



As a sufferer of ADHD and the parent of two children. One with Cerebral Palsy and another with ADHD I have to agree with Derek about the media being responsible for so much misinformation. It doesn't seem to matter what ailment it is. The media will try and generalise or simplify the condition to where it is meaningless to most people.

My six year old who is treated with medication (dexamphetamine) in the mornings is like Dr Jekyl and Mr Hyde in reverse.(When medicated he has an attention span and can behave to a degree) without medication or when medication wears off he absolutely can't sit still. He fidgits, jumps, kicks out at things, can't stick to any task for longer than a few minutes. It is just like chalk and cheese between the two kids.

Whilst I'm saying he is different when medicated. It doesn't appear to change his personality. It just seems to give him a chance to slow down and think about what he's doing before he does it. It seems to reduce the compulsive behaviour.

Anyway, back to the subject of the thread. I'm a Consulting IT Architect. This means I consult, design and cost computer systems for large corporates and government.

[Bob Willson]

A page usually has 15 posts but you can change it if you want via the user control panel.
Ah ha. That explained it Dan. I have mine set to 40 posts per page. :)

[Alastair]

To return to the original digression!!!

Does anyone else who was at school in the 60's remember anyone in their classes who was allowed to carry on like a lunatic; or excused the norms, on account of ADHD? I can't. We had good kids, we had naughty kids (got beaten) we had little horrors (got beaten regularly) and we had "slow" kids, (who probably did not get the help they really deserved)

The point being that anti-social behaviour was not tolerated in school. What is more important, it was not tolerated at home, and god help you if you came home and complained that you had been "unfairly punished " by the teacher, you probably got a second helping.

Seriously, behind the Neanderthalisms, kids were required to stay within limits set by parents (& teachers) and were pulled in line when these limits were exceeded. This did not necessarily stop the behaviour, but its unacceptability was unquestioned. I now see that kids grow up without limits, or respect. Not for parents, and definitely not for schools.

I can see that the ADHD issue probably was there in my day, and was probably a contributor to those slow learners, and from that point of view we have progressed. I feel however, that on the behaviour front, it has become a cop-out by parents who will not take the responsibility for the shaping of an immature personality, and then try and blame others for not fixing their mistakes.

Incidently, I have kids of 11 and 13. I clash with them all the time as to what constitutes " reasonable limits". While this was autocratically done in their earlier years, they now have grown onto great kids, who can have an input into the "reasonable limits", and in general are not far from our interpretation.

Sorry for ranting on disjointedly; rant over

Alastair

[echnidna]

"Does anyone else who was at school in the 60's remember anyone in their classes who was allowed to carry on like a lunatic; or excused the norms, on account of ADHD?"

I can remember that happening all the time at school in the 50's.
It was our music teacher - not any of the kids.

[derekcohen]

Alastair

ADHD kids are often "badly behaved". Meaning that they are more likely than non-ADHD kids to tantrum and be oppositional when they don't get their own way. I won't even begin to list the rebellious and amotivational features here. These are usually what brings them to the attention of professionals in the first place.

It must be emphasised that there is never any excuse for rudeness, aggression, and other antisocial acts. ADHD is not an excuse for any of these things. And if one considers this to be ADHD, then the point is sorely missed. As I said before, ADHD is not a behaviour disorder, although it may present as one. It is a neuropsychological disorder. And this is what must be treated. At the same time, "bad" behaviour is not tolerated or excused because these children are more susceptible. They just have more work to do to deal with this, and the sooner we have parents, teachers and professionals who understand that they require a different path, the better. These kids are hard to work with, but they can be very workable given the appropriate treatment (usually a combination of medication and behaviour training).

Regards from Perth

Derek

[Caliban]

Anyone want to swap jobs now?

[journeyman Mick]

Anyone want to swap jobs now?

I did 2 lots of teaching prac a few years ago when doing a B. Vocational of Ed. I worked out that:
a) while I love teaching I didn't make a good baby sitter, I was used to training apprentices who listened to what I told them.
b) being self employed for most of your working life (and being foreman or similar when you do happen to work for someone else) does not prepare you well for working for a large bureaucracy.
I was employed as a teacher's aide at the time, this meant that I actually got paid for some of my prac :) . I decided to go on holidays and went to the office:

"Oh by the way I'll be gone for 7 weeks from the end of next month"
"that's not the school holidays"
"no but that's when my wife and I want to go away"
"You'll have to fill out a holiday requistion form and I'll pass it to the principal who may or may not allow your leave"
"Ummm, what happens if I don't get permission and go anyway?"
"Don't know, it's never happened"

The adminstrator's husband was a builder though and she was pretty good, she knew I was going to go no matter what, but it certainly made me rethink my career change plans. That and a 16 yo boy assaulting a girl (punches to the head). I had to restrain myself from knocking him down and dragging him off to the office. I want to teach, not do crowd control or babysitting.

Mick

[bitingmidge]

Does anyone else who was at school in the 60's remember anyone in their classes who was allowed to carry on like a lunatic; or excused the norms, on account of ADHD? I can't. We had good kids, we had naughty kids (got beaten) we had little horrors (got beaten regularly) and we had "slow" kids, (who probably did not get the help they really deserved

Ironically perhaps, the slow kids and the bright kids used to cop the brunt of the floggings...slow kids were always behind in their work, bright ones finished early, distracted the slow kids and paid the price.

Only the mediocre alliance made it through unscathed.

A bit like the tax system really!

Cheers,

P

[kiwigeo]

1. Geologist on an offshore oil rig.

2. Enjoy the job? Yes 25% of the time, No 75% of the time.

3. Good points: money (not overly paid but no longer have a mortgage and have been able to afford to build a new workshop), see some interesting places (eg Trinidad during carnival), meet some interesting people, extended periods of time off.

Bad points: long periods away from home, lots of travelling, long hours, lots of time spent dealing with difficult people and their egos, seeing some not so interesting places, not being able to plan too far ahead.

Martin

[Alastair]

Derek and bitingmidge

Hidden behind my rant, is a philosophy which is in full agreement with both of your viewpoints.

It comes back to PARENTS, (not schools) setting limits and guidelines from an early age, and sticking to them. How this is done is a matter of individual preference. However, if a kid learns that if he pushes long enough, he can get his own way, THAT will become the norm. It is no good suddenly trying to set limits later in life, if you have subliminally been training someone that they can always get their own way.

Enough, and end of subject

Alastair

[Alastair]

To put this thread back on topic!

I have a B.Sc. in Applied Chemistry. I have worked in the Food industry for most of my life, mostly in margarine, fats and oils, doing Product Development. Have also done the same in general foods, ie soups, mayonnaisses, pickles, Marmite (like Vegemite)salad dressings, cook-in sauces etc. Reached Development Manager, before coming to Oz, where I am back on the bench (pays the rent). Have also had a spell in the motor industry, in the paint section.

Most of the time it is OK. I find the routine of being back at technician level irksome, but on the other hand, I go home at 5pm, and let some poor manager worry whether targets and quotas are being met.

The job invariably involves high levels of problem solving and innovation, which is the part I enjoy. However, one is invariably forced to work for a large soulless company, with little opportunity to break out into self employment, without a complete change in direction. This is difficult with the responsibility of a teenage family, so tend to be trapped.

Hope this atones for hijacking the thread.

Alastair

[Wild Dingo]

1 a) Counsellor {Addictions and other drug along with community support work ie domestic violence mental health among others

1 b) Career guidance

1 c) Motivational trainer

2 a) Enjoy the job? NO... definantly absolutely NOT... had enough burnt out :mad:

2 b) No... soooooooooooooooo tedious!

2 c) YES!... brilliant seeing the light bulb go on when something said clicks! ;)

3 a) Good points? Met a lot of good people... sadly most were up creek without a paddle by the time I saw them
a) Bad points? Far too many to list!

b) GP? Made some great networks and met some terrific people
b) BP? Simplistic nature of the work offers no challenge

c} GP? Terrific FUN!... I get to create the manuals and deliver the programs... challenging
c) BP? lot of fake and phoney people

Presently trying to sort out a new career path while job hunting since being made "redundant" between trying to woodbutcher a major stack of Tuart along with keepin a mob of 8 kids missus and myself fed housed and clothed :rolleyes: Aiming for and hoping like crazy for a career in boatbuilding preferably wood but will accept any offer... any out there? :D

[Rocker]

Brain surgeon.
Life usually livens up when I drop one of the slippery little suckers.
Otherwise, its same old same old, cut, fiddle, sew.

Al :D

Rocker

[SPIRIT]

yep give this thead a new kick in the guts for us new members
Q1
23 years at the same place as a motor mechanic ,,retrenched
looking after the kids now swmbo gone full time :2tsup:
and do some selling of power tools p/t
Q2
yes
yes (lucky l like fighting with people) teenagers :?
yes
Q3
it was like a family

to teach everything you know to somebody is something special

big joint like to preech about being good to the worker all a it of B/S
great people ,fun job, pay crap

[Wild Dingo]

Bloody hell talk about dredgeing up memories!! :o

Well... I have changed positions

Am now an underground truck driver... okay was :doh: have now got serious knee issues and cant walk on the "uneven" ground underground anymore... it aint like anything youve walked on unless youve been down there... so am presently looking at changing career paths again :roll:

GP... a) freedom from clients...
b) my own boss sorta just get the orders for the day check the truck and go down the hole... easy as
c) money is good

BP... the hole... well the last one was a waterlogged drainsump :o others have been nice and dry no problems but that one was wringing wet not good

Will try surface driving an see how the knee holds up... maybe go back as a trainer/safety officer is what Im thinking but will see how we go :2tsup:

[Mattsplatt]

Hey there.

1: I work as a sales manager/customer relations manager for a small clothing company.

2: Yeah, I enjoy it!

3: I get to do a whole swag of different things due to the size of the company. Painting, shopfitting, IT, Photography, Photoshopping, Design, "webmaster". Different everyday - don't get bored! Plus the odd moment for a post or 3 here!

[Rocker]

the amount of ministers who are in trouble for sexual infringements, it's no wonder they need advisors. :D

Very prescient, Caliban, in view of your Minister for Aboriginal Affairs' latest shenanigans:) Our Ministers in QLD only take bribes, try and blackmail the Premier, smuggle booze into 'dry' communities, bully their staff, and suchlike run-of-the-mill peccadilloes.

Rocker

[SPIRIT]

what do you call a lot of I/T workers ..a woodwork forum:U

[Wongo]

David, you are not reading the whole again are you?:doh:

[fred.n]

I make chocolate:D :D

Nuff said:2tsup: :D

[Wongo]

David, you are not reading the whole again are you?:doh:

Or are you playing that silly “Let's see who can reply to the oldest thread?” game again?:D

[SPIRIT]

Very prescient, Caliban, in view of your Minister for Aboriginal Affairs' latest shenanigans:) Our Ministers in QLD only take bribes, try and blackmail the Premier, smuggle booze into 'dry' communities, bully their staff, and suchlike run-of-the-mill peccadilloes.

Rockerbut that was on his day off

[ss_11000]

Tell us
1. What you do for work
2. Do you like it
3. Why
:)
1. i work at maccas.....
2. yep
3. i dont no, its just fun, and has lots of bennefits.

cheers

[JDub]

3. i dont no, its just fun, and has lots of bennefits.



mmmmmmmmm burger......

[JDarvall]

1. Don't work....robbed a bank when I was 18. Still living off that....Down to me last 10 grand though. Have to rob another soon. But mustn't be too greedy. A bank a decades me rule.

2. Yes, I did like robbing the bank. addrenilin rush. Better than sex and chocolates.

3. Cause I didn't get caught of course !....what a stupid question.... Instantly rich. Nobody got hurt. Banks are insured anyway. Bout time someone screwed over the banks. Always screwing us over.

[havenoideaatall]

Got a Law Degree.
i. paratrooper
ii. Naval Intelligence
iii. IT - developer (programmer)
Volunteer CFA firefighter


I can telecommute; there are plenty of problems to keep the grey matter sparking; the customers don't have a clue what they want, don't know what they've been given, and don't know why they needed it in the first place. OK, I love it really.


On IT:So true, noone really knows what they want, you get the satisfation of giving them what they need and then being the only bod that can fix it. You're dealing with tangibles and detail rather than intangibles.

I tell everyone that will listen that I hate IT. My poor wife. :UThis is because I KNOW that other bods are much better at it than me and really want to live and breathe it and whilst I've had a good innings haven't made quite as much money as I could have done due to needing job security at few key moments.

I always wish I could do a job which involves a shed load of skills and situations like firefighting fulltime, medic, or a geologist/scientist the sort of job which makes women go weak at the knees, like F1 driver. Good litmus test that. Someone once said - there's only 2 roles in this world, soldiers and women:U Of course, I'm married now so no need to impress the chicks.

I like IT programming better than I admit because:
i) I can sit in the corner, and do something that will keep me fully occupied for a working day.
ii) Although I love personal interaction and being at the pointy end I nonetheless hate the business meeting / BS side of things and-would hate being a Project Manager/Team Leader/Business Analyst.



3. Because it beats the hell out of working for a living and they let me do it from 500km away.


I am just waiting for the moment now not far off when I work far less hours, for a lot more money - and maybe locally - and/or from home.

Ultimately I want out as I want a lot more personal satisfaction. So I've applied for full-time firefighting.

Have

[Andy Mac]

Ultimately I want out as I want a lot more personal satisfaction. So I've applied for full-time firefighting.

Seems to be no shortage of work there.:rolleyes:

I'm working part time (4 days/wk) as a studio manager in an arts dept at uni. Run the various studios like printmaking, textiles, ceramics, sculpture etc., order supplies and equipment (even make some!); liaise with tradespeople, cleaners, lecturers; show staff and students how to use the facilities safely; maintain the plant and equipment etc. I get to work on a heap of different equipment, like kilns, looms, presses and workshop gear (wood and metal), so its a pretty wide ranging job, and mostly I enjoy it. 15yrs at it now, so sometimes I get bored.
At least one day a week I teach in the sculpture workshop, demonstrating various skills like woodcarving, forging, welding, and assist students with the technical side of making stuff.
I came into the job after being a tradesman for 12 or so yrs (aircraft maintenance, then diesel fitting) when I chucked that in to study art. The two strands wound together, so I'm a technical artist! In my 1 day a week I take on commission work...sometimes make stuff on spec, but eventually I'd like extend that...just a matter of getting the commissions and sales to outweigh the uni work. But I shouldn't whinge, I've certainly had worse jobs!!:wink:

Cheers,

[squashedfrog1]

[quote= Of course, I'm married now so no need to impress the chicks.

[/quote]


Havenoideaatall,

Oh boy. SWMBO read that and now I'm in trouble! . "Is that how you boys think?" She says, "i'm not worth impressing?"

I'll just go put her on her chain down at the back fence..........


Is that MFB you've applied for?

[Doughboy]

1/ Chef
CFA Volunteer
Motorcycle Reviewer
2/ I do it cos everyone needs to eat and I can travel the world while getting paid for it
3/ Hell no I dont like it. It is the most anti-social job I know of. While two kids as well it is not condusive of spending time with family.

The other two are just interests that I love to be involved in.

I am a boring kind of bloke but isn't that how the saying goes. Women love the simpler things in life ........ men.

Pete

[Gra]

Project Manager/Business Analyst.


will give you project manager. That job sucks, who wants to be a target of both management and staff...

But cant agree on BA, but then again most of us BA's are usually wannabe PM's or programmers right:;

[mcarthur]

1. IT researcher & non-professional photographer
2. enough to keep coming in.
3. on the good days the problem solving and creating and doing things noone else has ever done are great; on the other days it's as fun as any job with useless meetings, inane upper and middle management, rampant administration, etc.

Actually, looking up rampant in the dictionary online, there's a few very apt explanations of administration:
- growing luxuriantly, as weeds
- in full sway; prevailing or unchecked
- Occurring without restraint and frequently, widely, or menacingly; rife
- very common and uncontrolled

:D
Rob

[havenoideaatall]

But cant agree on BA, but then again most of us BA's are usually wannabe PM's or programmers right:;

(No!) I'll tell you why the preference:, when programming, you can address the problem until it is solved and fill in the blanks from the spec. This fills the day, and it either tests OK or not - putting it 0 or 1.

I'd hate BA because it would not go into enough detail to keep my full undivided, attention yet all the BAs I know run around madly trying to get some detail for us - but often never getting any or enough- if that makes sense...

Put it another way:with programming you can quickly work out all the answers to the questions, with BA it's trying to come up with the questions which noone knows.

On the other hand, a good 'easy' day programming is a lot easier than BA. A bad day programming is HELL.

Haveno

[havenoideaatall]

Havenoideaatall,

Oh boy. SWMBO read that and now I'm in trouble! . "Is that how you boys think?" She says, "i'm not worth impressing?"

I'll just go put her on her chain down at the back fence..........


Is that MFB you've applied for?

Yes....just for the ride.

[Gra]

Haveno,

You realise we put the gaps in the spec just to annoy you:q:B:D:D

In fact I have been thinking of putting a reference to the flying spaghetti monster in my next spec, just to see who actually reads it

[silentC]

Mate, it's simple. BAs have to deal with clients without getting to do the fun bit.

[Grunt]

BAs are also the ones that know one can tell if they are doing a good jobs until it's far too late.

[havenoideaatall]

BAs are also the ones that know one can tell if they are doing a good jobs until it's far too late.

Indeed - it's a very gray area. And up to a point, what comes to be a bad piece of BA may be excusable for a multitude of reasons.

I've found I've skim-read a spec and then vaguely consulted it weeks later. There's been no need to look at it again or I've had to send it back.

I do not envy BAs.

[havenoideaatall]

Haveno,

You realise we put the gaps in the spec just to annoy you:q:B:D:D

In fact I have been thinking of putting a reference to the flying spaghetti monster in my next spec, just to see who actually reads it

Lol. There is a bit of area in my current role where no BA can ever reallly understand the calls. I expect there to be gaps and often nothing at all. I just politely take delivery of the spec and nothing more is said.

[silentC]

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[Shedgirl]

My job?

I'm a full-time mum.

But I used to be pretty intelligent.:rolleyes:

In those days I was a photo retoucher, freelance writer and horticulturist.
Parenting is a rewarding job and at times incredibly heartwarming. It also turns once-normal people into gibbering idiots. Thank goodness, only another year 'til the last one is at kindy...

[Gra]

Lol. There is a bit of area in my current role where no BA can ever reallly understand the calls. I expect there to be gaps and often nothing at all. I just politely take delivery of the spec and nothing more is said.

My problem is the tech side, I came from the business, so I understand the business process, so I have spent as much time with the dev team as I can so I understand what they want. Any good BA is just an interpreter anyhow, we interpret what the business say they want into what they really want, then explain that in developer terms, well that was what I was taught anyhow.

What industry group are you in involved in? i'm in the banking side

[corbs]

1. Physical Trainer in the RAN since 2001, Radio Operator before that since 94.

2. Love(d) both jobs but am thinking that the time is approaching for a change, anyone got a job for me?:wink:

3. Always been an active person so making it my job seemed the obvious thing to do. There is nothing like taking someone who obviously hasn't had a physical upbringing (see health problems like obesity) and training them to realise their potential. The look on someones face when they pass the fitness test after months of training and struggeling with it is worth it.

Corbs

[AlexS]

... Thank goodness, only another year 'til the last one is at kindy...

...and then how long before the oldest is a teenager?

You don't know what a gibbering idiot is yet:doh:

The good news is that usually, by the time they're 30, they're no longer teenagers.

[Daddles]

..The good news is that usually, by the time they're 30, they're no longer teenagers.

Who told you that furfy? :?

Richard

[Farm boy]

For the past 5 years i have been a train controller and look after the railway track from Gloucester to glenapp ,prior to this i was a train driver

I am seconded by the NSW Govenment to ARTC until June 2007 when i will be redundant after 26 and a half years service.
I love my job :2tsup: ,hate the state govenment for leasing out the railway line for 50 odd years and love the money that me and 35 other people will be getting off the state govenment as a redundancy

[echnidna]

The Fat Controller ?

[Felder]

1. I am a General Practitioner in Armidale
2. Yes, I like it
3. As a country doc I get to do a lot of things that other GP's don't do. I do anesthetics, obstetrics, and numerous other things.

I don't like having to go to the hospital in the middle of the night though.:((


Hi Terry! http://www.ubeaut.biz/waving.gif

[Terry B]

1. I am a General Practitioner in Armidale
2. Yes, I like it
3. As a country doc I get to do a lot of things that other GP's don't do. I do anesthetics, obstetrics, and numerous other things.

I don't like having to go to the hospital in the middle of the night though.:((


Hi Terry! http://www.ubeaut.biz/waving.gif
Hi Brendan
Summed it up pretty well.
Nothing like dredging up old threads and it isn't even Friday:;

[Honorary Bloke]

1. Semi-retired estate agent (2 years)
2. Yes.
3. Because I can work from home and more or less set my own hours.

This is but my latest re-incarnation. It's a way to make a little money whilst slowing down a bit. In previous lives I've been (in order and not including student jobs):

Computer programmer (Air Force)
Cash register sales manager
Hardware store manager
Appliance salesman (you know, cooktops, fridges, and the lot)
Auto parts salesman
[long break to return to uni]
Educational designer
Army training programme designer (IHAWK missile system)
National Defence Foreign Language fellow
Adjunct professor of Russian History (University of Virginia)
Director of human resources and security (Sperry Marine--you seagoing blokes should know about Sperry gyros, etc.)
Free-lance writer
Vice President of a marketing/ad agency

And now, in my dotage, I'm flogging houses to the unwary and trying to improve my WW skills. :-

My favourite is teaching, but I couldn't afford it. Pay is too low. :(

Still don't know what I'll be when I grow up.

[Cliff Rogers]

I never could get my head around writing on a lance for free..... :?

[Honorary Bloke]

I never could get my head around writing on a lance for free..... :?


You don't think someone would PAY you to write on a lance, do you? :wink:

[Cliff Rogers]

You don't think someone would PAY you to write on a lance, do you? :wink:
I understand that bit, I don't understand why you would still do it..... maybe some kind of weird art?

[Shedgirl]

I never could get my head around writing on a lance for free..... :?

I don't write on the lance for free, I am free to write whatever I please upon it, because I am an artiste!

Alex, my daughter was born a teenager, so my gibbering skills are very advanced.
Corbs, you should become a personal trainer, then you can come and make me fit and svelte again... Seriously, though, it would be a great job for you, and you can set your own hours so you have plenty of WW time.

[Honorary Bloke]

Cliff, Do not mess with a lady who is in the shed with a hammer. :oo:

[havenoideaatall]

Army training programme designer (IHAWK missile system)


In a previous life/consultancy, I had to analyse IHAWK which had a Mid Life Upgrade and compare it to the latest BAE offering.



National Defence Foreign Language fellow


Bob, is that Fellow, or fellow - as in chap. I point you in the direction of the Code of Practise...

[Honorary Bloke]

In a previous life/consultancy, I had to analyse IHAWK which had a Mid Life Upgrade and compare it to the latest BAE offering.Bob, is that Fellow, or fellow - as in chap. I point you in the direction of the Code of Practise...

I am familiar with the Code. It was Fellow. :) Not a chap I assure you. :rolleyes:

[havenoideaatall]

I am familiar with the Code. It was Fellow. :) Not a chap I assure you. :rolleyes:

Good on ya, Bob.

[corbs]

Corbs, you should become a personal trainer, then you can come and make me fit and svelte again... Seriously, though, it would be a great job for you, and you can set your own hours so you have plenty of WW time.


It is something that I had thought of and I have done some outside work in the civvie industry. There is definately the potential to make money but the hours are actually quite long and you are at the mercy of your clients, so need to be available when they are. I am looking in the field, but more at a studio gym. Still some research to do but its getting closer.

Corbs

[McFly]

1. Well I'm a vet (an animal doc - not an old fella - yet:D).
2. I like it most of the time, except the on-call work is a bit of a drag, especially in the middle of the night:(
3. Lots of variety. Involves brain power as well as hands on dexterity (surgery). Some of the orthopaedic surgery involves use of tools:2tsup: