What does everyone do around here?

[0rion]

I'm currently between jobs. My wife just had our 3rd child & she has the next 3 months off paid so she's currently the housewife. I mainly just bowhunt right now.

[silverWS6]

Some good stuff! Keep em coming!

27yrs as a trained toolmaker. CNC operator, CNC programmer. Build tooling systems for Coors and Budweiser and all the easy open containers, Campbell's Soup, SPAM, everything with pull top lid. .I know beer cans !!!!! Also machine orthopedic implants, knee replacement parts, hips, ankles, spinal implants, titanium fracture plates. . . In the past I've built progressive dies for F-body catylitic converters, S-10 catylitic converter tooling, radiator header dies for GM, Chrysler and Ford, gas tank tooling for the brand new 1988 Ford Bronco. Also have been involved (in past) with the "brain cable" to the US Navies "smart mine" , ignition cables for the Sparrow Missle..... Yes I like this trade, work lots of hours 55/week. . . Enough $ to support my family and my motorcycle habit and my photography habit.

Whoa! Way to be out there man!

I was a Senior Project Engineer for 12 years working in the rail industry. I recently moved over to the competitor of my previous employer and am now a Regional Sales Manager. Quite the transition, but the offer was too good to refuse. They offer a pension, profit sharing, and a bonus. Plus, my salary is well above what I was making with my previous employer.

If you want to become an engineer, go to school for a Mechanical Engineering degree. You will not have a problem finding a job. You won't be rich by any means, but you will live a relatively well life.

Yeah, it'll more than likely be that

Auto mechanic. Been into cars since before I could walk. Used to take things apart to see how they work. Started helping my father work on his cars around the age of 2. Took a high school auto repair class and two months out of high school got hired as a tire installer. 15 years later, took an ASE test and got my A4/steering/suspension certificate. Might start taking more tests to see how far I can go. I also like tinkering with cars in my spare time.

Same boat here, I took classes in college for suspension, brakes, drivetrain, A/C and heat, diagnostics and rebuild. All I had to do was get a job to get some "experience" and be able to test. I would still like to do it someday just to have that under my belt.

[Spikito]

i guess im an oddball.... RN

[95cam86roc]

I work for the railroad as a conductor.

[35th-ANV-SS]

I work for the railroad as a conductor.

Which railroad?

[jrbonds]

I'm a legal assistant/secretary for a lawyer. Pretty much do everything for my boss but go to court.

I'm really considering law school after my daughter graduates high school.

Find something that you enjoy and stick with it.

[Too Fast]

Auto mechanic. Been into cars since before I could walk. Used to take things apart to see how they work. Started helping my father work on his cars around the age of 2. Took a high school auto repair class and two months out of high school got hired as a tire installer. 15 years later, took an ASE test and got my A4/steering/suspension certificate. Might start taking more tests to see how far I can go. I also like tinkering with cars in my spare time.

Yes take more tests. A lot of companies base their pay on how many ASEs you have, and some don't. You never know.

I worked for a major tire manufacturer for 20 years 10 days, then they let 8 techs go one week. They did that at each store location, no transfers for seniority. The other 2 techs had more time with the company than I did. I had a Master ASE certification plus the L1, lost my job on a Tuesday night. By Friday, I was interviewing 3 places to see who had the best to offer me. It was another major tire company, that sure was a switch after they had been the competition for so long!

[flat-top]

deputy sheriff

[ls1camino]

Linux System Administrator for Boeing.

As for spending money on cars, I save a lot by doing the work myself or taking it to friends in exchange for food & beer.

[redls1]

I worked at Costco for 20 years. At the moment not alot except for selling small things on the internet.

[tnthub]

I perform outsourced IT services for small business and have done so for more than 25 years. On weekends I often perform wedding ceremonies. In my past lives I have been a heavy construction project manager, ski instructor, bartender, musician, and flooring installer.

[SMWS6TA]

Retired U.S. Army Vet.

[95cam86roc]

Which railroad?

Norfolk Southern

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Retired U.S. Army Vet.

Thank you for your service.

[tatertot91]

Warehouse employee for a wine distributor
Pay isn't the best out there but the booze is cheap

[SiggyZ]

Graphic designer/website developer

[99WS6Indy]

Network Engineer for a disaster recovery company.

[Zapper2003]

Personal assistant for the Minister of War and Finance

How do I afford the things I have? Debt.

[35th-ANV-SS]

Norfolk Southern

We call on them regularly. I've been to their headquarters in Roanoke, VA. I currently call on one of their biggest shops in Decatur, IL

[Smittro]

Little over 10 years self employed tradesmen.

Commercial plumber (since ~1998), New construction, and remodels.

Fire sprinkler certified.

2nd trade: Welding/ metal fab. Down sized last year, dropped the fab work but still do welding here and there.

I do alright..

[67CamaroRSSS]

Norfolk Southern

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Thank you for your service.

So, you, along with the yard engineer, put the freight cars in the correct order to be dropped off for those trains leaving on the next shift?

Life long buddy of mine has been working for BNSF in their Los Angeles yard for 20+ years doing that very same thing. He also described his job as a conductor.

As for me? I work as a Sr Product Designer (bus bars and/or power distribution devices), currently employed by General Atomics in San Diego. Ever hear of the Predator Drone? We make them...