What is your occupation?

[Sir Stinkalot]

1. Architect.

2, Its not bad ... could be worse.

3. What do I like? I like to be a total ass and provide the structural engineers, and builders, with totally impractical designs that look great on paper but either a) dont work or b) cost the client a packet for no real benefit, whilst at the same time costing the client rediculus amounts of money for my services.

No really, I like the fact that each job has a different set of challengers that are always testing the brain matter. I get to design and construct on a large scale, then on the weekends I do the same thing in the garage on a smaller scale.

There are so many clever ideas out there and my job allows me to explore them all and use them on a daily basis.

I dont like clients who have no idea of what they want .... they walk in with after buying a standard block and want to put 10, 3 bedroom units on it to make lots of money. They dont think about parking, council requirements, rescode and just common sense. I hate mock period styles, architecture should be new and fresh, designs for today, not living in the past with their mistakes, there is no place in Australia for the revamped Georgin style.

After all doesn't every woodie want to be an architect?

[Grunt]

3. What do I like? I like to be a total ass and provide the structural engineers, and builders, with totally impractical designs that look great on paper but either a) dont work or b) cost the client a packet for no real benefit, whilst at the same time costing the client rediculus amounts of money for my services.

We just gave an architect just like you $5000. Everything he said was basically a complete lie and not one of the ideas he put forward was workable. The man should go into politics.

[E. maculata]

1. What you do for work
2. Do you like it
3. Why

#1-Career Timber Industry (resource management/ultilisation, logging, sawmilling, processing)
Started at 15 as a millhand, started in the bush at 17, (logging & sleeper cutting), started back as sawyer at 24 for large company, few years later even larger company swallowed us up and closed us down(thanks Bondy...owe ya one for that). Luckily had done some external studies in the meantime, these qualified me for position with NSW Forestry Commish, unbelieveable learning curve for 3 yrs, combined with previous skills sat me in the job of being responsible with a couple of other unfortunates for ensuring uniform log quality for whole NSW Hwd industry. That got real political, which lead me to my current position with the industry owned training company. Says on my business card "industry consultant" (hah fooled em all)

#2-yep, I learn new things about timber everyday, can see myself dying doing this job....actually almost have several times at work, but thats another issue altogether.

#3-I love, love, love my work, I work all through NSW in logging compartments, national parks, sawmills and processing plants(flooring, kilns, treatment plants etc) with all sorts of people, the other field people in my organisation are real experts in their respective arena, and being the youngest they take pity on me and are really great to work with. And sometimes we actually get feedback that what I do makes a difference, Get to be a smarta*se & pass along to apprentices & businesses the techniques developed & shown to me by much smarter people than I.
I have learnt to shut up & listen to all the experts in my industry, from the 80 yr old bush/sleeper cutters to the top CSIRO R&D men and all between. Also try to make the job safer than it was for all who walked here before.

P.S. Did I mention I love my Job.

Bruce C.......I can't believe someone actually pays me to do what I do!

[Geoff Sims]

1. Police officer.

2. Hate it.

3. Been doing it for 26 years and am fed up with having to deal with the dregs all the time, and with being canon fodder for the mongrel organisation I work for.

Only a couple of years from being eligible for retirement though, so too late to change. Too much to lose or I would walk out the door tomorrow. If I could have my time over again, there's no way known I would join this job.

Should have stayed in the electronics industry as a qualified Electronics Engineer or the building industry as a qualified Architectural Draftsman, but had great visions of a career helping people as a cop and threw it all away. If ever there was an idiot wearing rose coloured glasses, it was me.

[Cliff Rogers]

G'day.

1. Computer Tech, you f' em, we fix em.

2. yes & no :confused:

3. yes, if it wasn't for the customers & the employees, it'd be a sh!thot job.
no, been doing it for 25 years now... too many customers & too many employees.

The back of the business card says "You'll love the service 'cos we love our job"
I guess that means that you'll only get good service when I feel like it.

[craigb]

1. Mainframe Systems Programmer (yes they still exist )

2. No and yes

3. There are a lot worse jobs and it pays well enough to let me indulge my tool addiction.

[Jon]

1. Telstra, currently working as a Facility Manager. I am located full time with a customer ( Centrelink ) and look after their phone needs

2. I like it

3. What I do is almost project managment. I am fortunate that I am away from the day to day garbage or stronger words that I would encounter if I was located within Telstra. I get on with my work and generally I can sit back and see the results of my efforts. It is also very varied in location and what is involved, very rarely boring.

[GCP310]

1- joinery production/detail draftsperson

2- yes - its cool to design & draw up furniture and cabinets and see them from drawing stage thru to delivery

2a - No - dealing with Architects with no idea when it comes to appliance specifications, hoping will fit.

3- You get to play with cool tools like CAD and CNC machines, Go out on site to see them installed, Come up with solutions when the builders formwork and besser block walls are out of whack but the designer still wants a 10mm shadow from floor to ceiling.

[Ian007]

1. What you do for work?
Run my own small buisness fixing,installing and consulting about air-conditioners

2. Do you like it?
yes & no

3. Why?
Love not working for anybody else and wont if i can help it
work when i want to at this time of the year but sometimes not enough work and $$$
then work stupid hours in summer time, usally over 100hrs week doing the normal stuff during the day and then the paperwork, quotes etc after hours but make a good dollar in summer
and all the hot in the roof work during the 35+ days :mad: :eek:
but i need 2 cos ive got 5 Kids 4 of who go to a private school ( little one with down syndrome goes to a special school) and a wife ( and we all know the running costs of those dont we)
and then there is this tool addiction that i seem to have

I better get of this computer and go and make some money
nar make some sawdust instead that will make me feel better
cheers Ian

[silentC]

1. Police officer.

2. Hate it.

Geoff,

I for one am sorry to hear that. It's a thankless job and god knows I couldn't do it. You had the best intentions and it's a shame you don't feel as though it was worth it. So for what it's worth, thanks for doing it.

[simon c]

1. Chemical Engineer - now specialising as a safety consultant
2. Most of the time it's good, but has its downsides like any job
3. Normally the work is pretty interesting and varied, mainly work in the oil, pretrochem, mining, aviation, etc industries. The people I work with are what make the job, both from the good side and bad side.

[Bauerbird]

1. Professional Firefighter
2. Relief teacher
3. Part time table maker - but only when I can get away from teaching.

Teaching is a real chore but firefighting is an absolute buzz. In 9 years I haven't once not wanted to go to work, in fact I still pinch myself that I got in.

[HappyHammer]

Geoff,

I for one am sorry to hear that. It's a thankless job and god knows I couldn't do it. You had the best intentions and it's a shame you don't feel as though it was worth it. So for what it's worth, thanks for doing it.

I've gotta second that, I couldn't do it either. Geoff, can't begin to understand how hard the job is and thanks from me as well.



I'm in IT as well (Couldn't find a yawning smilie)(Thanks Ozwinner). Been in IT for 19 years doing different roles, never went near programming would have definitely died of boredom by now!

I have worked predominantly for merchant banks as I do now and the money is a handcuff I can't get away from. (I know boo bloody hoo you earn good money!) I know I'm lucky but now I have a wife, mortgage and two young kids my options in terms of employment seem to run in ever decreasing circles. I just need to find the courage to say f*** it and sell up in Sydney and move up the coast and buy a small franchise that gives me the time I want for myself and my family (Easier said than done by the way, I've been looking). Problem is I get the guilts about not being able to put the kids through as good a school, be able to finance their Uni education without them having big Hex bills etc. etc.

Anyway enough of my woes, do I like my job? Increasing the answer is only yes when I get to squish the self important tw**ts I work with. BTW I'm sure this is how I'm percieved within the company as I'm certain if I'm honest I am just as bad as many of them when I want or need to be. I think this is the thing that is most concerning me and why I NEED to get get out before I go passed the as****e point of no return.

Bloody hell that was a bit of a spew!:eek: Don't give me any sharp utensils, strictly plastic sporks! How did I get started on this rant, apologies to those who had to skip most of this rubbish to get to the next post.

Fancy starting a thread about work I come here to get away from work.

HH

[ozwinner]

I'm in IT as well (Couldn't find a yawning smilie).

Ya didnt try too hard.
Heres one on me.



Al

[RETIRED]

Cheques in the mail? HHAAAHHAA HEEEE