What do you do in real life?
- Thread starter fishingbouchman
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My first and best job ever was that of a life guard, swim team coach and special needs swim instructor. Then it was on to the banking business, insurance industry, financial investment business from which I retired 3 years ago. Then I headed back to school and received my veterinary assistant certificate and worked the front desk at a very busy veterinary clinic. Currently I'm on the board of directors for a veterinary health care team responsible for setting up continuing ed programs for employees and do volunteer work with a local dog trainer.
Bossy J's BBQ
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NorCal...no probs on my end either!
383inTheD
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I started out my mechanical engineering career working in the automotive industry doing high-end physics based computer simulation (car crash, airbag and occupant safety simulation) in addition to basic structural analysis. I decided to leverage that experience and try out the sales side of things and am now responsible for Business Development in North America for a European based software and engineering consulting company.
RickB
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Quite a diverse bunch eh? Great thread.
Smokinman88
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I'm a Network Engineer in the telecommunications industry.
Swineisdevine
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In a past life (a life when I was younger, skinnier and less grey) I carried heavy things on my back, shot and exploded things. Currently working as a mini-molar mechanic
right now. i'm in the coffee business. my wife works for a large semi-conductor company for over 30 years. so when we transfer i get a new job. my past lifes. cotswain (boat operator), rescue swimmer, life guard, pulled green chain for LP, head saw mill operator, redwood tree topper (most money i ever made in my life, very dangerous), worked on crab boats in bering sea (good money here too), cigar shop manager, bartender / bouncer / beverage manager for over 10 years. what i still want to do. work in a surf shop shaping boards, become a master coffee roaster, i would love to work for a yacht club teaching sailing (after i learn myself). sailing is something i really really want to do.
Sparky - I'll be at the SCAA (Specialty Coffee Association) meeting in Portland this weekend....
sparky
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very cool buddy. i have been to 2 coffee festivals in seattle in the last 4 years or so. i use to live in aloha just south of portland for 4 years. we lived on sw 177th. i want to learn coffee roasting real bad. i know the basic but need to know more. i am trying to buy a coffee roaster (if my wife lets me). i learn better by doing. trial and error. and when i good at it i will be sending each and everyone of you a nice pound of whole bean coffee.
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Chili Head
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I'm a warehouse shipping and receiving supervisor for Supervalu Inc. We are a grocery retailer based in Minnesota and I work at the champaign Illinois facility. It turns out scooter and myself have more in common than we thought all the way to our last names. Small world aye?
I've been with supervalu for 24 years and I started at the bottom at order selecting and then loading trailers, and forklift work and through all that I became a trainer then master trainer and powered equipment safety instructor and dock coordinator then into my current role as supervisor..whew. Before that I was into emergency medicine and weather and I volunteered my time to the local ESDA doing storm spotting and covering events incase someone hurt themselves. I've seen some crazy stuff hahahaha.
I've been with supervalu for 24 years and I started at the bottom at order selecting and then loading trailers, and forklift work and through all that I became a trainer then master trainer and powered equipment safety instructor and dock coordinator then into my current role as supervisor..whew. Before that I was into emergency medicine and weather and I volunteered my time to the local ESDA doing storm spotting and covering events incase someone hurt themselves. I've seen some crazy stuff hahahaha.
SmokinSteiny
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I'm a Field Service Rep for a military contractor we specialize in UAV's. Spend most of my time in Afghanistan with short breaks home.
cowdog
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SmokinSteiny, what do you do as a Field Service Rep with the UAV's? My assumption is you make sure they are maintained and ready to fly. I was an imagery analyst prior to retiring from the Air Force and analyzed FMV, as well as imagery from other airborne and spaceborne platforms. Now I adjudicate tasking for imagery products.
SmokinSteiny
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Yup you are right, We are the Army's higher level of maintenance, in charge of ordering parts and making sure their aircraft are ready to go. I was an UAV Operator when I was active duty. I wanted to do Imagery analyst but once I got in was stuck. I'm sure it would of been pretty cool would of been better then staring at the same dirt everyday. I'm sure you had a better variety.