What is your occupation?

[cedric]

chippy and concreter a little painting too! sooo much work at the moment there is a huge lack of tradies

[MO]

Originally Posted by Full Noise

Yeah, but what do you actually do all day?


OUCH…AGHHHHHHHHHH, “Full Noise receives blow to back of head and told not to be stupid” from Mrs Full Noise. : :jab:

Cheers, Danny : _2: :hihi:

Your really a masochist are'nt you.

[XRchic]

Originally Posted by Mrs Coyote

My job is chief multi-tasker. Looking after 5 kids (14,13,10,8,6) and then of course there is Chris. Two kids play in bands, 3 play tennis, 2 do netball, I play softball and netball. All this running around constitutes my full time job. Running a house 5 kids, a husband and trying to keep on top of the many cars that he seems to accumulate are enough to keep me very busy. I think that leaving the house to go to work would be less stressful and much easier.

Hmmm yeah, I hear you!

Currently (ignore my previous post from months ago), I am not a lawyer.

Currently I am on maternity leave, with my 8 week old son. Also have a 12 year old daughter and 9 year old son. One plays footy and the other plays netball, plus they do all this other stuff, like choir... while the youngest just eats all day! So yeah sometimes it feels like Im on housework leave rather than maternity leave! Its nice to have more time during the day to get things done (as opposed to a 10 hour working day) but it seems like there is more to do! Im lucky I have an easy baby though.

Im going back to work in July, so that should be interesting! My work is very stressful so I am not sure how things are going to go with that, and the baby... however, the mortgage needs paying so I dont have much choice. Not looking forward to it, to be honest. Would like to be home a bit longer.

Jac

[boost4.0L]

apprentice engineer mechanical (trade)- machinist\fitter 1st year and welder .
Phm- powerhouse museum

[lush]

Admin for a mining company. Gold and copper.

[brenx]

Gov't (Carer).

[protd]

self employed... builder

[nugget378]

Plumber- Mechanical.

[cuz]

Self-employed Carpenter

[XPfalcon170]

1st Year Greese Monkey. No money :( lol. When finish, will try for the army or cop shop.

[MaxinBlack]

Originally Posted by neb

well i fit under 2... government and administration

Me too. I work in International Relations... not immigration, anyone from Greenpeace here?

[TUF_302]

2nd Year apprentice painter, after my times up gunna work for myself!!

[OldManGhia]

Ah let me see.

Self employed, Managing Director, Accountant, Cleaner, plus more - in reality I service and sell computers from home for the past ten years or so.

[HP-0351]

Development Scientist for an american animal health company.....

any other scientists here?

and sideline business of wedding and formal car hire

www.arriveinstylecarhire.com.au

cheers,

roy

does anyone find they get treated differently based on what they do?


sorry better clarify, a great friend is a Uni Law Professor. and he once said to me, that when anyone asks him what he does he says it does something other than what he does...wondering if others have had this experience...

[WOLF]

I do what Homer Simpson does.....doh, there's no more doghnuts left!!! :

[normxb]

Voted "retired" BUT :-
Range of work over the years :-
1970-75 Shop assistant at Nock & Kirbys (when they were around)
1971 Started as Semi-Professional Muso
1975-80 Guitar/Piano/Drum School owner - I taught guitar & had 6 casual staff.
1978-90 Music Shop owner (musical Instruments)
1987-90 Used furniture shop Part owner
1988-90 Partner in Auction Centre (Liquidating Computer Companies) (1st in Sydney)
*A few of these "overlap" used to work up to 16 hr days 6-7 days a week.

1991 Moved to the country & worked casual for a while.
1991-2 Cladding Houses (Vinyl type)
1992-5 Managed Local Stock Selling Centre (Involved secretarial & accountancy , dealing with AQUIS (Aust. Quarentine Inspection Service), yard repairs ,fencing repairs, accepting stock for sale , arranging transport after sale , well being of stock (water & feed) RSPCA regs. (up to 80 hr weeks)
1996 ---- Due to health reasons have been "pensioned off" since , nearly sends me crazy as I was a "work-a-holic"
2003 -- Had to give up music . Grrrrr

Jack of all trades , master of NONE
At least I never got bored doing the same job ............. :yeees:

[Rob]

Originally Posted by ziggee

does anyone find they get treated differently based on what they do?


sorry better clarify, a great friend is a Uni Law Professor. and he once said to me, that when anyone asks him what he does he says it does something other than what he does...wondering if others have had this experience...

Car salesman here. Stigma attached.

I was shocked when I learned how clean cut the dealership I work at really is. No shonky jobs here....

[xurbanx]

I worked for a while as a phone salesman, now it's as a casual waiter.

[xr8chick]

School bum. maybe soon to be a register chick at maccas or chicken treat..

[dazAUSR]

financial........bank manager.

[Aussie_Geo]

Ahhhh its good to be an Exploration Geologist, in 2 weeks time I am off to the kimberleys for a bit of fishing : ... oops err field work using a helicopter. And whilst I am away from Perth my girl will be at Simon's place getting even more feral :

And they pay me to do this

Peter

[ronwest]

Originally Posted by ziggee

does anyone find they get treated differently based on what they do?


sorry better clarify, a great friend is a Uni Law Professor. and he once said to me, that when anyone asks him what he does he says it does something other than what he does...wondering if others have had this experience...

We have a precondition to "rate" people by their occupation. It's one of the first things that people ask you at a party... then you're pidgeon holed (and cornered into answering questions that are of interest to them, for free, lol).

[MO]

Well I know I've posted before but the party pidgeon hole got me......when at parties etc and ppl asked me what I do......my standard answer was/is..."anything I damn well please"

Phased them out no end!

[EvilChief]

well i work in the IT industry as system admin, technical specialist and general business admin, as well as doing auto electrical, ecu installs and tuning

[normxb]

Hey Ron,
Same problem here , someone has a party "Oh! Norm , bring your gear with you & give us a few tunes"

1/ Wagon Chockers full even the front seat & got to go home for the Mrs .
2/ Takes at least an hour to set up.
3/ Always take 2 guitars at least , cost of strings $25+
4/ $28,000 worth of gear (need some return on investment)
5/ Been playing for 30 yrs + , last thing you want to do is go out for the night with the Mrs & spend all night playing.
6/ All the "drunk jerks" wanna play the Gibson ($7,000 to replace & I've owned it for 31 yrs & is still in mint cond.)
7/ They expect you to do it for FREE.

OR

"Always wanted to learn to play guitar , will you teach me , lessons are SO expensive these days" Average price these days is about $30 a half hour.
But if you want something in return , "Oh , I'm TOO busy" ......

Only jobs I do for FREE is Special charity work , School for the Disabled , Cancer Research , Careflight , entertain at the local "Old Peoples Home" etc.

[ronwest]

Originally Posted by normxb

Hey Ron,
Same problem here , someone has a party "Oh! Norm , bring your gear with you & give us a few tunes"

Luckily for me I'm musically challenged. Lucky for them as well, lol.

Originally Posted by normxb

Been playing for 30 yrs + , last thing you want to do is go out for the night with the Mrs & spend all night playing.

yep, these days I give 'em a card and tell them to come and see me in office hours.

Originally Posted by normxb

Only jobs I do for FREE is Special charity work , School for the Disabled , Cancer Research , Careflight , entertain at the local "Old Peoples Home" etc.

Good for you. Worthy people put a bit back in

[jim1606]

i am in the world of advertising, but i amtraining so i guess i dont really have a job in advertising but it is near enough

[Kommandant]

Security, just started out doing Night patrol.

[AUIIXR8_Tas]

Electrician.

wh00t.