What do you do in real life?

[fishingbouchman]

Was scouring pod casts just trying to find a good one to listen to on the way to work. One of them was saying that the majority of BBQ’ers are in the high tech industry. Hay, that is me. Figured I would see what all you guys do for a living.

I work in the semiconductor industry as a contractor at Intel. Currently working on a prototype EUV scanner. The thing is the size of a big rig and is designed to shoot the smallest semiconductor circuits. And the cost of this thing is crazy $100,000,000+. Very interesting work.

 

[Slamm]

I'm a CFO for a defense company making UAV's (unmanned aerial vehicles) and electro-optic payloads (eye in the sky). Last year our bird facilitated a southern neighbor in making an $800 million drug bust. Fun stuff. Makes you look forward to the weekend BBQ.

 

[Carter13]

Mine is paid by tax payers. That is all I can say.

 

[FLBentRider]

I work in the tech side of a sports organization. I probably said too much.

 

[Jables]

Transmission rebuilder.

 

[cowdog]

Government Consultant in the D.C area.

 

[squirtthecat]

Software Developer. (from the Big Iron on down..)

 

[Rip]

Not to make fun of this thread, I find it interesting....but I always thought this kind of stuff (BBQ, friends, etc.) was real life and the other stuff was, well, work. That said, yeah, IT pays the bills.

 

[sparky]

right now. i'm in the coffee business. my wife works for a large 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]

Mine is paid by tax payers. That is all I can say.

make sure i stay away from you. just kidding. i got my card. lol.....

 

[MossyMO]

I operate a motor grader for three years now. I have a well rounded past like Sparky, but in different fields; truck driver for a few years, inside sales and partner coordinator for Microsoft for 3 1/2 years, input data for GPS software for a few years where my wife is still working and I sold cars for 12 years.

 

[KimG SOW]

I am a stay-at-home mom for 2 beautiful, smart, nutty girls (who often drive me crazy)! Add Andy (HoDeDo) to the list of work and that makes me a very busy gal, between the housework, comp work, and the SOW biz.

 

[scooter]

I supervise a team of network technicians working for SUPERVALU Inc of Eden Prairie MN. Been there for 26 years. Was told in Feb me and my whole team will be laid off at the end of this summer. Then the company posted some new positions opening up and I applied and got one of them so my 26 year career will continue for now. Wish I could say the same for my team.

Spark, you've had one heck of a diverse ride brother! What boat where you on up on the Bering Sea?

 

[Big Poppa]

I think you guys know but I have a online bbq store....and this forum....and make guitars and products for the guitar.

 

[fishingbouchman]

Man i am boring. Bearing sea sounds like a blast. Staying up for 24-30-more hours doesn't. Drug busts. I just watch a blue bar move across the screen, and slowly.

 

[sparky]

i was on 2 different boats in the early 80's. don't remember the names of them. one for king crab season and one for opilio crabs. there is a real nice bar in dutch harbor.

 

[TentHunter]

Right now I'm a stay-at-home Computer tech / Dad.

 

[Scallywag]

I'm a sales manager for the biggest Automotive Recycling company in North America...

 

[Salmonsmoker]

I'm a general contractor now specializing in residential remodel. Not so easy to do all the big stuff like when I was younger- the heavy lifting, falling off roofs etc.(I don't bounce so good anymore)

 

[Buffalotom]

My main job is owning a wholesale shade tree nursery. We ship trees across the US and Canada. Our main customers are landscapers but we sell to homeowners. We also own a buffalo ranch that sells meat to local customers, connected to that we own a meat processing plant in Nampa, ID.
That is why I like to kick back and enjoy smoking meat. It gives me time to slow down.