What's your job?

[A320_phill]

Thought it would be interesting to know what people do for a living to be able to afford our lovely vehicles.

I have always thought of doing a second job part-time for extra cash, or something like a small eBay based shop etc, plus it's always interesting to discover jobs which you never even think of. For example; paper towel sniffer, to ensure they are odourless (that surely must be a wind up)

If we put the details in list form so it's easy to see at a glance, and also mention if you do anything on the side for extra cash to give us ideas of potential career changes or sidelines!


1) Job
2) Brief description of role/responsibilities
3) 3 good points
4) 3 Bad points
5) Any second job/business?

I'll go first...

1) Aircraft Maintenance Engineer.
2) Troubleshoot/rectify technical problems on commercial aircraft. Carry out and certify for scheduled maintenance.
3) Quite varied work, 4 days on 4 days off, relatively good salary.
4) Have to work outside in all weather (UK), 2 of the days on are nightshift, can be boring if on call.
5) Nothing yet!

[halifaxbantam]

Indoor Hang Gliding Instructor by day...& in my spare time, usually, at a weekend I like to remain in touch with my feminine side, with a spot of under water basket weaving

Sorry Phil could not resist

Actually ex cop, just retired...

[Steven4018]

I'll have a go at this Been in my job for the last 5 and a bit years, and really enjoying it. Dont do much private work, but dont mind giving the odd bit of advise here and there.

1. Central heating engineer for British Gas
2. Repairing your boiler/central heating/hot water when it goes wrong. As well as servicing it to keep it going
3. Different customer every day, not suck in the same place day to day, kind of my own boss
4. Very busy this time of year, very cold houses this time of year, very quiet in the summer months
5. Nope, hopefully wont need one

[Cool Z4]

1. CNC Programmer/Machinist
2. Provide programs, maintain the daily activity board, troubleshoot and many more responsibilities.
3. Steady job. Good pay. Wife works as well.
4. Long commute. It's always a "program" problem. No common sense anymore.
5. Nope, wife and I make fairly decent money.

[jamesditchy]

Here goes. Looks like I'm in the majority up to now.

1- self employed heating and plumbing engineer

2- repair and replace all things heating, gas, plumbing, bathrooms etc

3- different job every day, in charge of ur ow diary. Can pick n choose the jobs you want. Not that I do, I will go to all jobs called in.

4- can be late hours if jobs don't go to plan and you have promised someone.

5- it's my own business so no time fora second job.

[Geezah]

1. Self employed Dream Facilitator

2. Helping people achieve their dreams

3. Get to meet new people each day/the boss is a good egg - of course/The genuine pleasure on peoples faces when it all comes together.

4. Odd hours/Lots of research/Some dreams are impossible

5. Professional Landlord and Property mentor

Or, I could just say that I am a Financial Advisor/Mortgage Broker but as with most titles, that doesn't cover the half of it!

[gov]

Retired incarcerator of miscreants

Enjoying life now as an old git with a decent pension and a bus pass

[hopz121]

Here goes

1- Structural Designer is the oil and gas industry

2- Design offshore structures like oil/gas rigs and FLNG's etc also Onshore LNG plants

3- Really enjoy the job find it really interesting and don't ever dread going to work etc, work with loads of top guys and plenty of banter

4- Not a massive fan of sitting at a desk all day as I'm a very hands on guy also it's hard not to put on weight as your doing less excercise

5- I plan on setting up my own limited company in a few years and going contract in the oil and gas industry. Would love to work in Motorsport (F1 etc) but it's a competitive market and I don't have the correct skill sets

Ash

[sars]

Okay this is me

1. Head of Engineering, for a manufacturer of safety Relief Valves
2. Design safety relief valves and on the BSI technical committee for valves and safety valves
3. I get to create stuff, nothing more rewarding than to see a product you have imagined become reality, can work from home or the office and my guys
4. Company politics, personalities and plodders
5. Nope

[lux]

1) Commercial and architectural lighting specialist
2) Lighting design and supply for Hotels, Restaurants, Offices, Bars etc. etc.
3) It's my own business
4) It's my own business
5) Nope, too lazy!

[stitchexp626]

1) Software designer / programmer for psychometric and ability assessments
2) Cover all aspects of software used for recruitment and people development
3) Great company that I have worked from since the day it started, great work colleagues, mental challenges
4) Politics, people expecting the impossible, desk bound
5) Live on and run a DIY horse livery yard, so that keeps me busy at weekends

[MrPT]

1) DevOps lead in the engineering department of a digital consultancy firm
2) Manage technical teams that make big web sites "go" from an IT infrastructure/environments delivery perspective
3) Get to work on some massive, high profile web sites that everybody knows about. Very varied and challenging work. My colleagues are great fun to work with and better than me at most things
4) The time spent away from home gets a bit much sometimes - often months of at least 3 days a week. Salary is not spectacular, given the hours/stress. We are a small part of a larger corporation so there is a fair amount of corporate BS to put up with
5) Nope. One job is enough!

[Adamski]

Think my job has changed since the last one of these threads, so here goes again....

1) Consultant for an Asset Management business
2) Various stuff do with product governance, regulations, product metrics and projects etc
3) Great company, great benefits, great work environment
4) Er.... ? Maybe sometimes it can be slow paced. Think that's about it.
5) Used to DJ, don't anymore

[Xiaxio]

My turn!
Job 1: assistant at moms bail bonds office.

I mostly answer the phone, file paperwork, and refill the coffee pot because some people don't know how to do it apparently...

1) decent pay
2) good chance to learn things in the legal field.
3) simple yet rewarding.

1) I park across the street because I can't get up the driveway in my lowered 350z.
2) location isn't near my house, school, or second job!
3) no weekends off.

Job 2: I work at a trucking yard.

I mostly do all the maintenance on the trailers, and trucks. I chech tire pressure before they leave, I wash the dirt of the trucks and trailers, (they can get pulled over if police see oil or anything like that on the wheels) I help attach trailers to the trucks, or just move containers from one trailer to the other.

1) good pay
2) good hands on experience
3) driving the 18 wheelers, and forklifts is always fun.

1) i want more hours
2) dust from job site gets my zed extremely dirty.
3) no weekends off.

[henry1]

Hi, Job as of 3 years ago
1. Chief Engineer Merchant Navy
2. In charge of engineers and crew operating a 303,000 tonne VLCC (very large crude carrier) B&W (not BMW) 7 cyl, twin T/C, 37,000 BHP main engine, 50 Tonne/hr, 18 bar steam boiler, ordering stores, spares.
3. In charge, no senior management except by e mail. Three months on 3 months off, in the old days lots of time in port to go ashore, good social life on board
4. Recent times load offshore discharge off shore, less crew, no socialising, drug and alcohol tests random on board, Daily and evening e mails wanting urgent replies
5. last 2.5 years before retiring transferred to training cadets on board a similar vessel, same pay, finally retired 4 months ago at age 68. And will be looking for a job soon.