What do you do for a living?

[Zach]

Who knows maybe someone on here can help you out with non trike related things.

I was a diesel mechanic for almost 10 years, hurt my back and had to change jobs. Now I work for CBS Radio in Seattle and I am a DJ in a club. Had the joy last year of being a Race Track announcer at Pacific Raceways (formerly Seattle International Raceway)

[fabiodriven]

I am a class "A" CDL truck driver, licenced heavy equipment operator, and I currently work as a class "A" federal heavy truck inspector. I am also a professional internet troller/baiter.

[daniel_250r]

student and worker at a large dairy farm

[code200k]

currently jobless but im working on getting out of high school.i always have some way of making cash..it sucks i know alil bit of everything but nobody that has an opening that im skilled in will hire me because im 17..

[Thorpe]

I am currently a laid off (custom car fabricator) and am starting school Jan. 11 to become a HVAC guy...

[rdlsz24]

Computer programmer for 5 years now

Rob

[4cfed]

i work as a auto detailer / restoration... i work for a car collector/ car dealer and i detail cars he buys and sells, and i help him detail and restore collector cars

[leviblue]

Tattoo Artist. And when I'm not scratchin' skin I train retreivers, Chesapeakes and Labs.

[SPD FRK]

I install, sand and finish hardwood flooring.
From closets to gymnasiums.

[Vealmonkey]

When I'm not breeding 3 & 5 toed sloths or moon-lighting as a man-whore, I run the boilers, air compressors and make demineralized water in an alcohol beverage bottling factory.
Hey, don't laugh about the sloths, have you ever seen how fast a sloth moves? One zesty session for a sloth can take days. A true excercise in patience and animal husbandry!!!

[ScottZJ]

I am a computer geek (Sys Admin and Network Admin) for the Dept of Defense (civ). Currently working at Naval Personel Command in Millington TN.....although I might be moving to Pensacola to take over IT Operations at that command.

[Yamada]

student and worker at a large dairy farm

I own and work on my family's dairy farm.
How much cow daniel_250r?

[seadoo650]

I am currently a Mac Tools distributor. Well, at least for the next few weeks. The economy is forcing me to shut the business down after four years. I'll get back to this thread is a few weeks and we'll see what I'm doing then.

[The Goat]

I do a crap job dealing with crap people.

But I'd say I'm a professional traveler. Logged a little over 300K out of state miles in the last six years.

[Erics350x]

Manage/Maintain 6 apartment complexes. Before this i was a Mechanic.

[K87_250ES]

Tech Rep for an automotive performance aftermarket part company.

[Saul]

I spend 6-8 months of the year on the ocean as a professional fish harvester. I dunno if anyone has watched 'The Deadliest Catch' ? Well, if you have that is exactly what I do.

[oldskool83]

mechanical drafter for a subcontractor military defense/aerospace company.

www.herley.com

[leevarnado]

pipefitter,boiler maker ,iron worker ,refinish tech.

[inv3ctiv3]

Videographer/Video Editor for a major software company
I also own my own photography/video business

[Custom200]

I am currently a full time student getting my welding trade. Hopefully in 7 months i'll be in the workforce working as a welder.

[daniel_250r]

I own and work on my family's dairy farm.
How much cow daniel_250r?

about 300 cows,all holsteins, i either milk or i do barn work( scraping out holding areas with a bobcat)

[bigred44]

Plumbing designer for an architectural & engineering firm called Tetra Tech. Currently working on becoming a certified plumbing designer and then on to become a professional engineer.

[Yamada]

about 300 cows,all holsteins, i either milk or i do barn work( scraping out holding areas with a bobcat)

Cool. For next year, we plan to grow from 50 to 80 cows.

[Honda_Dude]

I am a diesel Electrician for a Class A Railroad (CSX) ....ahhhhhhhhh....4000 HP diesels........

[85Tecate]

Unemployed, but going to school full-time for Industrial Maitenance.

[posty2100]

-small lawn care business
-stone quarry work
-work at a gas station
-college student going for Computer Aided Product Design (CAD) at Penn Tech (part of PSU) in junior year

[Rookie]

I work for the town I live in, on the street dept. I am also an elected official on the township board.

[MudBug]

grade 11 is a hard enough job. haha, oh and I used to work at subway! lol

[TrailerRider]

Repair computers, not macs though.

[RudeDog666]

I've been a metal fabricator/welder since 1992. I've worked for 2 different companies. I certainly like working for my present employer (small business) alot better than the super huge company I used to work for.

I'll never work at another large company again.

[devilman]

10 years this December, active duty Marine Corps specializing in Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting

[Russell 350X]

I work in Natural Gas compressors for USA Compression. Big Cat engine's and Waukesha's that drive the compressors. Majority of the compressors themselves are Ariels. We have quite a few Ajax's also.

This is a Cat 3508, V-8 gas engine, with a 2 throw, 3 stage Ariel compressor.
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k6/hondaatc185s200e/101_0038.jpg

[vamp1093]

Let see I have two full time I have a window tint shop that I have been running since 1977 and I am also a operator at a local refinery.

[hancadam]

I work for UBS tech support. Been there for three years. Great company, but going through very very hard times. Out of all the large banks still open we have been the hardest hit. Lost over 58 Billion so far.

[z400guy28]

I work for a foam company driving box trucks. I deliver the foam we sell. And when i don't have to drive i stay in the warehouse driving a forklift, or just stocking supplies.

[tanks350x]

I currently work for the largest independent tire company in the country, which is owned by Michelin North America.. I drive a box truck all throghout the state of N.H around 500 miles a day

[smokinwrench]

I was a Caterpillar field tech for little over 8 years, working on everything thing farm tractors, dozers, loaders, drilling rigs, clear up to 3612 natural gas engines on compressors.

Now I work maintenance at a coal fired power plant, we also have 5 gas fired power plants that we maintain.

[fabiodriven]

I currently work for the largest independent tire company in the country, which is owned by Michelin North America.. I drive a box truck all throghout the state of N.H around 500 miles a day

What happened with the Chippendales thing?

[racerxxx]

Service Engineer. Been doing it for 15 years. Primarily we design, engineer, and intergrate labeling equipment into packaging equipment that is either at a customers facility or conveying systems that we manufacture. Been doing it for 15 years, degree in drafting and design. Work on AutoCad. Our systems are in place to put labels on most consumer goods(from music to pharmaceuticals) or warehouse inventory. We deal heavily with thermal transfer printers for barcoding and barcode verification. Have been in many major manufactures facilities acrosss the US, Canada, and Mexico.

[UlsterATCFan]

Work for an engineering company, currently involved in a global project, in Thailand as I write this sweating my bollocks off

[threewheelin-feelin]

i just started as a lube/alignment/tire guy at a high end GM dealership and hope to be working my way up to full ase master tech someday...i also work part time at advance auto parts

[MagicJames]

I work security full time, also going to school for Civil Engineering.

[jonolanracin]

well i ride around and fix flats for a living from lawn mowers to combines to tarctors and such 10 years for myself and 20 all together i love it when winter time gets here cause from dec to march i dont have to work

[Twilight]

I'm a inventory/quality/powerwhse specialist, was going to college to be an engineer but dropped out sadly. SAT score of 1380/1600 and had a 4 year scholarship to VA tech... Didn't happen though.

USDA trained and certified and currently am on assignment at Charlies produce in Seattle,WA.

[Kintore]

Work full time at a Dog Food Factory as a superviser/ Premier Wheelman on the forklift and general labour. Part time on a Dairy farm as well.

Ambitions are to go to school in the states for something mechanical this coming sept, or enter the military up here for infantry.....or...

[lndy650]

grew up on a farm went in the army as a 13f forward observer(call in artillery and watch sh!t blow up) went to sniper school did that for a bit and got out. now im a snowmobile mechanic and i do porting,head work, nitrous setup ect...

[lndy650]

hey Kintore i met some Canadian special forces they are some bad motherfu%^ers

[86trizinger]

Was a Mercedes and a Volkswagen Techinician for 13 years.. Injured my shoulder in 2005 so now I am back in school for Graphic Design . 1 year left to go.

[HONDALUVR]

I currently am disabled due to a motorcycle accident in which I almost lost my left leg. Before that I was a Chemical mix operator in the rubber industry, rubber mill operator, and a Chemical Wearhouse Manager ... Now ... I do Landscaping part time in the summer ... build and restore a few Honda ATC'S through the winter ... and sell a few units through deer season ... And as an added bonus ... with the economy we have now ... I am scratching, scraping, and barely getting by ... Arkansas isin't job plentiful at the moment reguardless of education or experience .... However ... If you want to take a risk ... Manufacture and Distribution Of Methamphetimine ( METH ) is always an option as a source of income in my part of the state .... But Beware ..... 5-ohh is watching !!!

[lndy650]

However ... If you want to take a risk ... Manufacture and Distribution Of Methamphetimine ( METH ) is always an option as a source of income in my part of the state .... But Beware ..... 5-ohh is watching !!!
LMFAO!! :lol: :lol:

[Macs]

I am a Project Control Engineer and working to be a Project Engineer in the near future. I work for Mustang Engineering and we have offices all over the world but the home office is here in Houston. Before that i was an Instrumentation Tech for a construction firm and worked my way up to project Manager. I decided to take the pay cut and move to a less stressful job with alot less hours. It was the best decision of my life.

[rdlsz24]

Before that i was an Instrumentation Tech for a construction firm and worked my way up to project Manager. I decided to take the pay cut and move to a less stressful job with alot less hours. It was the best decision of my life.

Good decision Barry. I am a software developer and would never want my boss's job of project manager lol. Yeah he makes alot but at what cost to family, health, etc.

Rob

[fabiodriven]

grew up on a farm went in the army as a 13f forward observer(call in artillery and watch sh!t blow up) went to sniper school did that for a bit and got out. .

I didn't know you were in the army. I was an 88M, haulin fuel for uncle sam. I was in the reserves for five years and did a tour in Iraq in 03. HOOAH!!!!!

[lndy650]

oh cool! i never made it to the sand but i went to south america for a bit after sniper school.

[outtaline]

Went to the ARMY after Highschool 88m 13b screwed my back up bad came home went to school at AMI for Ducati and Yamaha. Came Home and went fishin for the last 6 years. HOOOOAH Now I'm sittin in the airport cause I'm headin to dallas. Nothin like bad air and crappy weather to ruin a good week.

[Russell 350X]

I was a Caterpillar field tech for little over 8 years, working on everything thing farm tractors, dozers, loaders, drilling rigs, clear up to 3612 natural gas engines on compressors.

Now I work maintenance at a coal fired power plant, we also have 5 gas fired power plants that we maintain.



What Cat did you work for? We have Carter Cat in VA do all our major overhauls on our big units, which right now are 3516's, 3512's, and 3508's.

[smokinwrench]

What Cat did you work for? We have Carter Cat in VA do all our major overhauls on our big units, which right now are 3516's, 3512's, and 3508's.

Foley Cat in Ks. Most of our compressors out here are small 100's of 3412 and 3406's. Few old 398 and 399's. BP has 7 3606's in our territory and Kinder Morgan has 5 3612's. When we travel to the Oklahoma that is when we work on all of the 3500 series. I have never been a fan of gas plants, I get tired of seeing hte same crap all the time.

I would much rather be working on a loader in the middle of a dairy than at a compressor site.

By the way you guys talking about dairies we have about 25-30 in southwest ks. Biggest are milking 12,000-14,000 head and the small ones are milking 3,500.

[Name Brand]

15T, UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter mechanic and Crew Chief in the AKARNG. Been in for about three years now and am on the E-5 promotion list. May do the college thing or get a full time job at the hanger.

[yamahaman89]

i was a diesel mechanic until getting laid-off along with the rest of the country i now do a little security on the side

[svtkeith]

If you brush your teeth with arm & hammer/aim/pepsodent/close-up tooth pastes or use orajel or baby orajel theirs a pretty good chance i made it. I also build custom T-tops and tuna towers and anything else that involves welding/fabricating anodized aluminum.

[Side Wayz]

I sell crack to low income families only on the weekends. jk.

Painter frameratthis point.

[JohnR.]

Porn star.















































Just kidding!

I work on NYC subway cars. I was an auto tech for 13 years, I'm so glad I don't do that anymore. My advice to those of you looking to be a mechanic is don't do it.

John

[code200k]

I work on NYC subway cars. I was an auto tech for 13 years, I'm so glad I don't do that anymore. My advice to those of you looking to be a mechanic is don't do it.

John

realy why? i ask because that what i planned on doing after high school..either mechanic tow truck operrator,sercruity guard or i would love to get a job at an atv dealer

[82300R]

I am an employer!;) I hire people to plant "TULIPS"!!:lol: :lol:

[fire1]

What Cat did you work for? We have Carter Cat in VA do all our major overhauls on our big units, which right now are 3516's, 3512's, and 3508's.

i used to be stationed around the conner from Carter Cat now im about 2 miles from them.

[Rabbithunter]

I am a Respiratory Therapist (RRT) at the University of Iowa Hospital. I put people on ventilators and respond to all cardiac and respiratory codes. Let me tell you this H1N1 crap has played hell on my deer season!

[JohnR.]

realy why? i ask because that what i planned on doing after high school..either mechanic tow truck operrator,sercruity guard or i would love to get a job at an atv dealer

The automotive business is a dog eat dog world. In order to make enough money to support a family and own a house you'll probably need to work at a dealer on flat rate. You'll be trying to bill out as many hours as possible while trying to do as good a job as you can without taking too long and losing your shirt. This pay system creates a lot of "friction" between the techs in the shop because there is inevitably someone who is favored by whoever is handing out the work, that person gets the "gravy" and makes more hours than everyone else doing the easy work while the others do the challenging stuff and get less for it. Basically going to work in the morning is like going to Vegas, you can come home with a bunch of cash or you can come back empty handed, you never know. That's the main reason I got out.

Now I go to work, get my check every week without having to worry "am I gonna make hours this week", my health insurance went from costing me $150 a week to less than $70 per MONTH, I get more money per hour, I work an 8 hour day including my paid lunch, I get time and a half for overtime, and after 25 years I can retire with a 50% pension plus free health benefits.

Oh, and don't count on getting much more than two weeks of vacation at a dealer and that will take at least two years to get. I got 2 weeks after one year now and I'm going to start my third year where I'll get 4 weeks, then after 15 years I'll hit 5 weeks vacation. Oh, and I get twice as many holidays as I did at the dealer.

I would look at being a mechanic in a shop as a stepping stone to something else like working for a town or city where you won't have to deal with the BS. My boss at my current job always says "you rarely see an old auto mechanic" and I tend to agree. Guys usually get out of it as they become older and wiser.

All said and done I'm a much happier person now than I was working at the dealer, even though my commute went from 20 miles in 25 minutes to 50 miles and about an hour each way. I'm still home before 4pm every day and I get to spend more time with my family.

John

[smokinwrench]

I have lots of friends that I grew up with that were auto mechanics. All of us are in the 38-30 age and all of them left the automotive field long ago except one that started his own shop and seems to have a good business.

I was the odd ball and done diesel mechanics, I always made more money than any of them and had better benefits. I was very happy with my job, I really loved what I was doing (running service truck for caterpillar) I was just sick of the company I was working for. I got the chance to get on with a coal fired power plant a couple years ago and it was a great move for me. I did take a small pay cut at first but it has all come back now.

Lots of Cat dealers will pay for you to go to school.

[code200k]

im deff thinking bout mechanics one day i would like to open my own shop doing towing and everything..but everybody tells me i need colleage for a job.if i became a certifed mech i think that may help me with getting money to open a shop.i dont know yet but hey im still young!

[The Goat]

I'm really thinking about just selling blood plasma and semen on a weekly basis. Think I can make about the same amount of money I'm making now.

[racerxxx]

I'm really thinking about just selling blood plasma and semen on a weekly basis. Think I can make about the same amount of money I'm making now.


Always heard about people getting paid for their blood and it would pay for some of their rent. Then crank a few batches of the other stuff ;) and your in the money!

[1984ATC200S]

grade 12
co-op at a exhasut, tire, lube, etc shop
and junk man, hatchet snips and a touch there aint much that wont come apart with them.
I love the junk yard, dont mind working at a shop but dont think id be something i want to do the rest of my life, diesel mechanics and driving truck are couple of things im looking into for after HS.

[smokinwrench]

Not sure if my brother is still doing it, but he use to sell blood plasma once a week for $75 I think. Nice way to make some coin why your a broke college student.

[ScottZJ]

I am a Respiratory Therapist (RRT) at the University of Iowa Hospital. I put people on ventilators and respond to all cardiac and respiratory codes. Let me tell you this H1N1 crap has played hell on my deer season!

Wow thats cool bra. I have a degree in that and worked at LeBohneur Childrens hospital in TCU for a few years, but ended up getting out of that line, as I couldnt handle babies dying on me. Now I am a computer geek at DOD...hehe.

[bkelley]

College student and a skate guard at a local Rec center. My actual job is something like a life guard for a 29,000 sq ft skate park (yell at kids, make sure they don't kill themselves, help little kids out of the bowls, etc.). Between the fact that helmets are mandatory (kids theses days are too cool for that), it's a pretty technical park (Smallest drop in is 8' with 5' of vert) and that it's an outdoor park in Vegas (120° summers and 30° winters) not too many people actually skate it. So most of the time I am inside playing basketball with the local kids or watching TV. Can't really complain for $10/hour. Only average 15 hours a week, though.

[Triple B!]

I work in a nursing home.... The Presbyterian Home in New Hartford. There are days when I love working with the residents, and then there others [a lot lately] where they drive me batty. Either they suck you in emotionally with they're health/ family dilemmas, or are sooo insanely pick with whatever they're individual preferences are. I've been at this place for about 5 years now, and have had the best/ worse experiences ever. Like I said, love my job- but if you get in too much with it, it really eats you up when someone dies, or they they start failing. :(

[Chevy200s]

I work for Boeing Integrated Defense Systems on the E-3 AWACS, out at Tinker Air Force Base OK. I'm a systems engineer working on the 4045 mod program, which basically improves mission computing systems, battle management systems, incorporates COTS (commercial off the shelf) products such as Dell, HP, Cisco, and IBM servers, switches and such. She's a really cool aircraft with a very important mission, and we hope to keep her around for many years to come with this mod. Heres a pic I found on google, looks like its from Nellis, probably during a Red Flag.

http://www.militaryaircraft.de/pictures/military/aircraft/E-3A/E-3A_2007-11-NELLIS_0985_800.jpg