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The Street => The Lounge => Topic started by: JFax on August 11, 2015, 11:23:35 PM
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I think we have had this topic before, but apart from couch and G I have little to no idea what you guys do.
Im a process engineer designing wastewater treatment plants.
What do you do?
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I grow orchids. I make hybrids, been instrumental in breeding rare species, I've had pictures in magazines and I have some in a legit hardback scientific book.
Currently my main focus is breeding this species, Dendrobium cuthbertsonii. I picked up on the work of a friend who is chair of computer engineering or nanofabrication at UC Berkley. He developed the protocol for tetraploid conversion in the species. In using mutagens the last couple generations and finally getting some undergrads to confirm 4N plants. Breeding these confirmed tetraploids is going to give me a good population for selective breeding. I have about 40 flasks growing in the lab currently. That accounts for like 5% or less of what I do.
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Bike mechanic right now. Looking for some sort of trainee CNC engineer role. When I was growing up nobody told me that you had to get a job where you actually earned enough money to live.
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I work with people involved in the criminal justice system that have mental health issues.
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Archaeologist
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Currently a Volunteer Coordinator for a large charity. I manage a group of mentors who work with long term unemployed young people (out of work for more than one year).
Trained as a youth worker so have lots of experience in face-to-face work with young people and family work. Hoping to move into a role lobbying the government to improve policy for young people.
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I sell $10 stickers. http://imeugene.bigcartel.com (http://imeugene.bigcartel.com)
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Engineering Manager at a uni, make stuff, fix stuff, teach stuff.
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machinist on paper, feels like I served my time dressing welds and polishing stainless though. every bit of fabrication except the welding
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Teacher in a primary school
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I'm a Mechanical Engineer at a shipyard that builds really big warships.
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Currently servicing fire supression systems in commercial kitchens. Part time rescue/recovery diver for the local sailing club.
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Laboratory technician/manager for a third party oilfield cement lab.
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Teacher of history.
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I'm an account manager for an Event Technology company.
Basically we install internet infrastructure for temporary events. We mostly do big music festivals, but also do corporate events, athletic events, and product launches. We provided all the internet related services for the media, live stream, and on stage devices for the Amazon Kindle Fire launch a couple years ago.
It's stupid stressful, and I'm considering finding a new job. I've got 65 jobs on the books for this year that I'm account managing and project managing, and am just getting really burnt out on it.
I go work some of them sometimes too. Like I was on site in Chicago for 2 weeks for the NFL Draft this year working 16 hour days while I had mono... and I did about a week on site at Firefly Fest a little while back.
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Prodigal, you have a cool sounding job.
Reminds me of the horticulture teacher at my highschool. We thought he was the un-luckiest man on the planet because he was shot in the hip in Vietnam, had one of his eyes pulled out with a fish hook and replaced where he was cross eyed, and had been struck by lightning 3 times... one of which times he was crossing a barb wire fence and fell and cut his testicles open...
Some of us found out after highschool that he wasn't exactly so unlucky, as he owned the patent for purple roses, and got paid as a consultant by several large farming companies to fly in and check out crops when they had problems. The reason he had been struck by lightning so many times is that he spent so much time in fields and was the tallest thing around. He was a multimillionaire and never told anyone at the school and drove a really beat up old truck.
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I work at a high end american made cabinet company. We do new construction mostly and also squeeze a couple custom jobs in here and there.
Right now i am a department supervisor and am split between running the thermofoil department, which is my new gig and running back to work in the roughmill where I'm the #2 in charge... i like it but feel more comfortable in the mill. I can operate both departments on my own when needed wich is kickass.
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I work for a utilities company. Right now I schedule paving for the jobs our construction crews complete. I also apply for permits so we can work on our gas lines that are in public land.
It's unbelievably easy, it pays more than I deserve. It's boring and I hate it.
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London bicycle courier/ working class hero.
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Website manager of an online cycle store.
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I work in media analysis. Bit too close to PR for my liking.
I went home last weekend and did some harvest work for my parents (who are farmers). Felt good to do real work again.
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I draw dicks
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I draw dicks
WHERE DO I APPLY?!
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Mechanical Engineer; I design bikes, unicycles and electric skateboards.
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I run the equipment that makes huge rolls of paper into toilet paper rolls and packages it in various configurations. Completely hate it. As soon as my wife is done with school im quitting and going back to school.
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personal chef/stay at home dad
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Applications Engineering / Project Management for a mid-size American industrial equipment manufacturer. My team plans, organizes, designs, facilitates and supports jobs from single pieces of equipment, to installing $10mil turn key production plants.
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Bicycle courier. Owner / operations manager / full-time rider at my company.
Degree is in Urban Planning, so that's the fall-back plan, I suppose.
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I cook food on an air force base.
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I'm a railroad engineer/conductor
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Laser sales and application support. Sharks optional.
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I hate my social status in comparison to some of you guys.
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Corrosion technician. Work for one of the smaller companies in North America, but we're years ahead in terms of knowledge and technology.
We do cathodic protection systems design, install, maintenance, testing, prototyping and research.
Getting this job has opened my eyes as to what I want to do career wise. Going to bank up a nice chunk of change and go to university to get a bachelors of engineering in either mechanical or chemical engineering.
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I speak for the trees.
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I was able to get some people to pay for me to go to grad school for medical physics (2 years deep into a PhD at the moment). Medical physics mainly consists of research and clinical applications in diagnostic imaging/radiology and radiation therapy.
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Process plant techinian.
In normal words I take good shit out of dirt. I work at one of the leading lithium company/mines in the world.
I'm 2nd in charge of my shift at work. Been out here for a total of 11.5 years but 10 with the company.
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I was able to get some people to pay for me to go to grad school for medical physics (2 years deep into a PhD at the moment). Medical physics mainly consists of research and clinical applications in diagnostic imaging/radiology and radiation therapy.
THz imaging?
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Kegging operations manager/cellarman brewer at Mission Brewery. Oversee all keg inventory pre-packaging, organize kegs for cleaning, filling, palletizing, and shipping. I also assist in the brewhouse, under the lead brewer, prepping beer for packaging after fermentation and filtering (when applicable). I also mop the floors and take out the trash, so you know, I'm pretty high up on the food chain.
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I was able to get some people to pay for me to go to grad school for medical physics (2 years deep into a PhD at the moment). Medical physics mainly consists of research and clinical applications in diagnostic imaging/radiology and radiation therapy.
THz imaging?
Nobody at my institution is pursuing terahertz imaging. It is a pretty interesting idea though. Easily implemented non-ionizing cancer screening methods are hot shit.
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Heavy Equipment Mechanic/ Make shit work with from nothing
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Weldor.
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I thought that's why Aaron called it? Jase wasn't around and he didn't have that role filled? That's what I understood from the "peace out macramento" letter.
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Video editor. It's alright! Don't think I could hack a normal office job now.
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Emergency room RN. It's stressful and crazy but I love it overall. I've traveled the country, made good money, and met my fiancé doing it so I definitely can't complain.
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Inside sales rep for large Canadian bicycle manufacturer as well as parts + accessories distributor. At the moment I'm putting together a brand exhibition where I'm in charge of setting up hundreds of products for our dealers to come and walk through. (Basically a fat kid in a candy store scenario)
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I currently own my own storage company. I am also the Vice President of a decent sized moving company. A slow week for me is 70 hours. Hopefully next year we grow to the point where I am irrelevant for day to day operations.
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Laser sales and application support. Sharks optional.
Austin Powers reference? haha
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I thought that's why Aaron called it? Jase wasn't around and he didn't have that role filled? That's what I understood from the "peace out macramento" letter.
Bikes ain't the only things you can weld.
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I thought that's why Aaron called it? Jase wasn't around and he didn't have that role filled? That's what I understood from the "peace out macramento" letter.
Bikes ain't the only things you can weld.
Oh I know there were racing shit and dudes like my wife's dad, Toddy, who wanted viper parts.
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I thought that's why Aaron called it? Jase wasn't around and he didn't have that role filled? That's what I understood from the "peace out macramento" letter.
Bikes ain't the only things you can weld.
Oh I know there were racing shit and dudes like my wife's dad, Toddy, who wanted viper parts.
(http://i.imgur.com/P9V1Cbx.jpg)
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Work for a small product design consultancy, though what we do is more engineering based, lots of injection mouldings, fabrication, mechanical design, electronics, etc. Most agencies will take an idea, loosely cad it up, visualise it and send you on your way, usually for it to fail at the production/compliance/management side. A lot of the work is medical at the moment since that's where the bigger money is, but get involved in pretty much every field from aerospace to dildos (really). The relatively unique thing about our co is that we oversee and manufacture stuff too, so we stay involved with projects from conception to wherever they end up. It's cool and a good ego buzz I won't lie, I get to work on an equal footing with some pretty impressive people, have my name on a tonne of patents and have done a bit of press and TV stuff. 'Glorified graphic designer' and 100% diva
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Buawahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! Thanks Albie.
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Union beverage handler for a large wholesale beer distributor. Just made the switch from first shift delivery to third shift warehouse. Warm months are winding down!
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Tech officer in utilities company and occasional bike shop wanker.
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Professing.
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Software engineering. Writing Perl on contract to an ISP at the moment.
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I have a bachelors in furniture design, currently studying architecture and working in a bike shop (mechanic). Architecture is what I'll probably end up doing, but it'll take a few more years.
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I have a bachelors in furniture design, currently studying architecture and working in a bike shop (mechanic). Architecture is what I'll probably end up doing, but it'll take a few more years.
Good luck man, how many years of study do you have remaining?
I'm an architect.
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Austin Powers reference? haha
Nah, we just do fucked up shit like that down here.
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I work at a South African company distributing bicycles and all the relevant other stuff that comes with it.
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I try to sell t-shirts of Edwin on it. http://imeugene.bigcartel.com/product/ed-shirt (http://imeugene.bigcartel.com/product/ed-shirt)
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Sales Director for a spine implant company.
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I have a bachelors in furniture design, currently studying architecture and working in a bike shop (mechanic). Architecture is what I'll probably end up doing, but it'll take a few more years.
Good luck man, how many years of study do you have remaining?
I'm an architect.
I should get my bachelor's this year, and two more for a masters. So at least three. I actually would have gotten a job in a very prestigious firm this summer, but it was very last minute and I had already signed a contract in the bikeshop. I'm hoping to land a part time job this year, work experience seems to be much more important than school credits when it comes to finding a job after graduating.
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Is it standard to sign a contract to work at a bike shop over there? I suppose the difference in shops is significant, still seems like a bit much for a bike shop.
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Sales Director for a spine implant company.
sweet... do i get a good price with you? because i'll sure need one in a couple of years...
because my back is terribly fucked.
i've studied and learned etching and printmaking mainly in coppercutting and engraving.
now in september i'll be further studying jewelry design to learn how to cut stones and improve my engraving skills...
plus working in graphic design to pay my bred and rent
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Is it standard to sign a contract to work at a bike shop over there? I suppose the difference in shops is significant, still seems like a bit much for a bike shop.
Could be for temporary work. I know that some places here will hire someone on with a contract, that way the company can say "you're employed for this length of time, you get no benefits, we can fire you at any time, you will only make this much, etc."
That way, the company can hire you for as long as they need and once that contract is up, they don't need to pay you 2 weeks wage, or severance or whatever.
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I'm a partner in a consulting firm. We deal with a couple of investment banks and private equity funds advising on financial risk management, and I specialize in delta one quant/algo trading of equity derivatives.
We've been trying to expand for headcount in high frequency trading, but all the good talent keep being sniped by the big investment banks/ other funds in the market. The fact that nobody has yet tried to poach me for the last two years probably means i'm not as good in the job as i see myself...
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I am a RN/ Certified Wound Specialist working in homecare currently. I go to folks homes and evaluate their wounds, come up with treatment plans and get the MDs to sign off on them. Pretty interesting job aside from the paperwork.
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Is it standard to sign a contract to work at a bike shop over there? I suppose the difference in shops is significant, still seems like a bit much for a bike shop.
Basically you have to have some kind of contract to do any work over here. It's a good thing as it's mostly to protect the employee.
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Respiratory Therapist at one the largest inpatient hospitals in the country. Currently i'm working in the ICU running and managing the life support ventilators. Other times I can be placed on the general floors administering breathing medications/therapy.
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Currently photographer at BMW dealership. Never tought this would happen, but it's a great feeling going to work and all you do is take photos and ride cars.
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Respiratory Therapist at one the largest inpatient hospitals in the country. Currently i'm working in the ICU running and managing the life support ventilators. Other times I can be placed on the general floors administering breathing medications/therapy.
Mind if I ask where at? My wife is an RRT.
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I'm a millwright at a large integrated steel plant. Although I only work in one area the machinery I maintain on a daily basis is fascinating.
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Literally unemployed
Gonna do a tad more manual labor and then I'm off to the wastelnd to work 100hr a week for $100/hr
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One size fits all PR/advertising/marketing account director at a large comms consultancy. Being 'creative', we have an entirely free bar in the office and all of the open plan, table tennis, hammock type of feel-good shit going on, which is alright.
My girlfriend is a surgeon in training and fuck me does it make me have days thinking 'what do I actually do' or visions of leaving the firm to go and chop trees down or build something, it is comical how different our respective 'bad day at work' stories are.
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Respiratory Therapist at one the largest inpatient hospitals in the country. Currently i'm working in the ICU running and managing the life support ventilators. Other times I can be placed on the general floors administering breathing medications/therapy.
Mind if I ask where at? My wife is an RRT.
Beaumont in Royal Oak, Michigan.
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One size fits all PR/advertising/marketing account director at a large comms consultancy. Being 'creative', we have an entirely free bar in the office and all of the open plan, table tennis, hammock type of feel-good shit going on, which is alright.
My girlfriend is a surgeon in training and fuck me does it make me have days thinking 'what do I actually do' or visions of leaving the firm to go and chop trees down or build something, it is comical how different our respective 'bad day at work' stories are.
Don't suppose you guys have any jobs going for video or graphics guys do you? Sounds way more fun than where I work haha.
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Literally unemployed
Gonna do a tad more manual labor and then I'm off to the wastelnd to work 100hr a week for $100/hr
The where to do what?
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I usually am a tree planter during the summer but in the off season I am cooking at some restaurant.
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Literally unemployed
Gonna do a tad more manual labor and then I'm off to the wastelnd to work 100hr a week for $100/hr
The where to do what?
Probably the oil fields to be a roughneck...
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One size fits all PR/advertising/marketing account director at a large comms consultancy. Being 'creative', we have an entirely free bar in the office and all of the open plan, table tennis, hammock type of feel-good shit going on, which is alright.
My girlfriend is a surgeon in training and fuck me does it make me have days thinking 'what do I actually do' or visions of leaving the firm to go and chop trees down or build something, it is comical how different our respective 'bad day at work' stories are.
I can completely relate to this - our respective companies almost certainly have dealings with each other, I work for PR agencies and departments. Sadly we don't have as the same amount of perks but it's still a chilled out place to work. The PR world is such bullshit that I refuse to get stressed, compared to farming it's a joke. Half the job of a PR is to justify their existence to the wider company... Anyway, one day I'll do something useful.
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Entitlement Officer with the Workers Compensation Board of Prince Edward Island. Essentially, I'm on the team that adjudicates potential workers compensation claims.
Provincial government job, and a total career. The work is super challenging, I work with amazing people, and the pay and benefits are both fantastic.
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Respiratory Therapist at one the largest inpatient hospitals in the country. Currently i'm working in the ICU running and managing the life support ventilators. Other times I can be placed on the general floors administering breathing medications/therapy.
Mind if I ask where at? My wife is an RRT.
Beaumont in Royal Oak, Michigan.
Damn dude! 1000+ beds? The hospital I am at has ~800 and is absolutely massive (I only work in the attached cancer center which is not that big). The wife is currently at a hospital with around 500 and she has no desire to work at any place bigger. Props to you.
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Respiratory Therapist at one the largest inpatient hospitals in the country. Currently i'm working in the ICU running and managing the life support ventilators. Other times I can be placed on the general floors administering breathing medications/therapy.
Mind if I ask where at? My wife is an RRT.
Beaumont in Royal Oak, Michigan.
Damn dude! 1000+ beds? The hospital I am at has ~800 and is absolutely massive (I only work in the attached cancer center which is not that big). The wife is currently at a hospital with around 500 and she has no desire to work at any place bigger. Props to you.
Haha, yeah it can definitely be overwhelming at times. I've been there about two months now and there still isn't a day that goes by where I don't get lost for a moment. They just broke ground on a new ER expansion as well, so our emergency center is about to triple in size.
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A lot of the work is medical at the moment since that's where the bigger money is, but get involved in pretty much every field from aerospace to dildos (really).
I'd like to get a replica of my penis made as a dildo, I presume a single picture of the real thing can get you started. Is there a way for you to receive the file? my email wouldn't let me attach a 1TB file since its so big
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Currently a full-time student interning as a financial adviser at Edward Jones.
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One size fits all PR/advertising/marketing account director at a large comms consultancy. Being 'creative', we have an entirely free bar in the office and all of the open plan, table tennis, hammock type of feel-good shit going on, which is alright.
My girlfriend is a surgeon in training and fuck me does it make me have days thinking 'what do I actually do' or visions of leaving the firm to go and chop trees down or build something, it is comical how different our respective 'bad day at work' stories are.
I can completely relate to this - our respective companies almost certainly have dealings with each other, I work for PR agencies and departments. Sadly we don't have as the same amount of perks but it's still a chilled out place to work. The PR world is such bullshit that I refuse to get stressed, compared to farming it's a joke. Half the job of a PR is to justify their existence to the wider company... Anyway, one day I'll do something useful.
Haha yeah man, what company? Four Communications. I have sporadic visions of doing something else but then I think, actually I love what I do and am making a decent wedge, I guess the grass always looks greener...
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i work for a company that buys, sells and refurbishes industrial equipment. and i've been working for redbull for about 4 years setting up events part time. though i dont care for either one all that much. id really like to be a national park ranger, or soemthing along those lines.
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I'm a bike mechanic at Halfords. Single mothers can bang on about how tough life is but its way harder being a white male living on 50p above minimum wage.
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Fuck thatttt. Whats minimum out there? Doesn't something have to do with your age for a while?
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I'm a lowly photo editor.
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Literally unemployed
Gonna do a tad more manual labor and then I'm off to the wastelnd to work 100hr a week for $100/hr
yeah what and where? i already hate my job might as well make $100/hr
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Production Supervisor at an aerospace propulsion overhaul facility
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A/C construction and sheet metal.
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mailman
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Fluid Power Engineering for a hydraulics company.
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Liquor store clerk
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ironworker/welder.
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Officially a machinist now. Life is funny like that.
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Hell yeah. It seemed like only a few months ago you were lost in this world
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blew out my acl and meniscus in Dec and suffered through 60hr work weeks until Aug. now im living the dream makin $850 a week on SDI Just staying home doing physical therapy and hanging out with my son.