What's Your Occupation?

[John Frederick Bell]

Used to be I was working on being a commercial pilot. Turns out flight school is expensive. It's more expensive when the operation is poorly managed and the instructors are idiots (went into a two-year program with a class of seventy-four; six years later we had three graduates).

So now I work at an airport fixed-based operation, which sells jet fuel and aviation gasoline.

Which is a polite way of saying I pass gas for a living.

Which is where I'll be for the duration until one of the gunsmithing schools I keep pestering gets me a slot.

 

[riverrat38]

Got my degree in Physics in 1969.
Worked for large municipal power company as a distribution engineer for 36 years and retired.
Now, I reload, shoot my .38 Special revolvers and long bows, play ham radio and work on and cruise in my small boat with my wife of 35 years.

Best,
Rick

 

[geddylee10002000]

Master Tool & Die Maker. I do dies, molds, fixtures. Have been doing this for 37 years. All of my experience is in electronics manufacturing. I plan on another 7 years of this. If I would look back on this I would have made one change. I should have become a mortician! My first regular job as a kid was working in a mortuary. Worked that for 5 years. If I did that I would be retired now and just enjoying life.

 

[JeffF64]

Served in Army 22 years, as armor crewman, did several other things during that time, recruiter ( not so fun), drill sergeant ( had a blast). Stationed all over,( CA, IL, KY, SC, GA, Germany twice and Korea, not to mention Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq). Retired and lucked into a job on Ft. Stewart as operations officer. Now waiting to see if we get to start working 4 day weeks for a few months, since someone cannot figure out budget.

 

[Old TexMex]

I am the yacht skipper for "a member"of the L.A. Dodgers organization now.Been U.S. MerchantMarine since '70, been in lots of shady places, met lots of sunny beaches, #### at and hit, shot at and missed, will never retire from my real work- salvage, recovery and restoration. I have seen just about the whole pachyderm- jails, institutions and death which I attend to regularly in several countries. If I were Catholic, my patron saint would be St. Jude Thaddeus.

 

[pete950]

Cop for the past 28 years with the rank of Lt. With a Transit P.D getting ready to take an early out and go full time at my part time job and be just a patrolman at a junior college. Breath of fresh air no decisions no baby sitting, "no how do you do this" after they tell how long they have been the police.

 

[keith44spl]

Rat Catcher







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[BearBio]

Oh, I forgot to add that, this year, I started on a new project: I decided to learn a new language for my resolution. So, I am now about 3 months into learning Gaelige (Irish gaelic)

 

[bianchinut]

Criminal defense attorney in the Greater New Orleans Area. Formerly a prosecutor in the Orleans Parish DA's Office. Cajunlawyer, you and I have probably met a time or two before and not know it...

 

[Old TexMex]

The worst part is the view fom my office...

 

[haggis]

Gainfully self-unemployed.

Buck

 

[SteveA]

Practicing country lawyer for 21 years and rancher/stockman for the same time. Mostly criminal, probate, personal injury and insurance defense. Also a full time dad to 2 boys.

 

[MagnumForce44]

Truck Driver
Antique car and truck enthusiast
Gun enthusiast

 

[Sven]

Lead operator at a power plant. I make electricity. 34 years and counting. IBEW local 31.

I can see the light at the end of the tunnel and it keeps getting brighter.

One bad day in a row and I'm outta here!

 

[Out West]

Star Actor in Porno Movies

Ha! I bet they shoot a mess of those skin flicks up around Vonore, TN. Thought I'd seen the face in that avatar before!

For me, the last 22 years in Telecom. The last 10 of those in Marketing.

Out
West

 

[yaktamer]

If I win the Powerball tomorrow night, bon vivant.

 

[BeSmiley]

Wife and mom: cook, housekeeper, laundry expert, chauffeur, nurse, accountant, personal shopper, counselor, home repair & remodeling, landscaper, computer tech. And I work part-time at a local toy store, gets me out of the house.

 

[Ezekiel555]

Studying nuclear engineering. 20 years old and a full time farmer.

 

[jgh4445]

Loss Control Consultant ( safety inspector) for a Workers Comp fund.

 

[mkk41]

Always been in the machine trades since high school/vo-tech , mostly as a tool & die maker. Yes , I design and build tools , dies , machines , gizmos , gadgets , thingamajigs , whatchamacallits , etc. Did mostly in-house tool work , but did short-run work in job shops too. Even made decent money as a gunsmith for a few local shops. Worked in high performance race shops too , motorcycle and 4-wheel.

My current job title is "prototype & development machinist-1st class" , working for a worldwide defense and aerospace company.