What's your Job?

[Mark^^]

Job: Public Servant
Location: Canberra
Like: my team, and my background as a social worker helps me with this job
Dislike:current Minister's office
How Long in Industry: 6 years
Next Job (If any): to many in the past for any in the future: Entomologist, Registered Nurse, (student) Catholic Priest and 15 years as a Social Worker in the community sector.
Dream Job: long peaceful sleep in a nice coffin.

[Jammit]

Work is great... but I am too busy doing what I like to do, to hold down a job.

[duaned]

Job: Audio Visual Installer & Antenna Installer
Location: Newcastle, NSW
Like: Freedom, travelling and going into good looking women's homes!
Dislike:Climbing inside roof spaces, walking on steep roofs etc.
Next Job (If any): Inspector of some kind.
Dream Job: Rep for a loudspeaker company travelling around Australia!

[Lotte]

Job: Trainee test engineer/student
Location: northern melb suburbs
Like: Studying AT work..... chyeah.
Dislike: the pay (student wages are ****), the fact that test engineering is electronics based and I'm a mechanical student, the ridiculously crap management we put up with.
How Long in Industry: been studying for 5 years, working in industry for 2
Next Job (If any): bludging/looking for summer work, pending graduation, Graduate pipe Design engineer for global company specialising in brownfield mining and piping solutions
Dream Job: Pretty much my next job, but more project management orientated (so.... slightly further up the food chain)

[Matwilliams91]

Originally Posted by 74_XB_Ute

Job: Armourer
Location: QLD
Time: 19 years on F-111's, 1 year on Super Hornets
Likes: Airconditioned Workshop, Having sheetmetal workers as mates!
Dislikes: Early starts
Next Job: Hopefully the bosses...when he eventually retires!
Dream Job: Not sure...wouldn't mind the gig the guy from "Future Weapons" has!

How do you get involved in such a job? And what in detail does your job entail?

[uranium_death]

Job: Logistic guy at a coffee company with a bit of customer service
Location: VIC
Time: 16 months
Likes: Routine, pride in what I do, some colleagues, I use a computer
Dislikes: Network sucks, some customers are rude, management does not always inform me of issues or changes, reliance on couriers
Next Job: No idea. If I knew, I'd be there now!
Dream Job: Working with elephants and being part of their society. People are overrated.

[74_XB_Ute]

Mat - Pretty much started in the Airforce many years ago and the training is provided by the Airforce. I work as a contractor these days. An armourer in the Airforce is pretty much all about bombs, missiles, aircraft guns and ejection systems. You can also branch out into demolition too and these guys are known as EOD Techs.

[XR6_661]

Originally Posted by ego gtp

adult entertainment 12 years

What?

[tankclare]

Originally Posted by Ben73

Job: Locomotive operator
Location: Newcastle - Musswellbrook - Mudgee
Like: Laid back work, 3-4 work days a week, the money.
Dislike: Night work, long shifts
How Long in Industry: 3 Years
Next Job (If any): Yard Coordinator. Or business owner. or Both?
Dream Job: Rockstar drummer or Owning a shop that Buys, sells & modifies nice cars.

Around my area. I have probably passed you 100 times around the Bylong, Wollar, Mudgee area. There are always trains going through there with coal from the mines.

[ego gtp]

i run a establisment that provides the oldest profession if you know what i mean..............it hasa red light .............

[74_XB_Ute]

Originally Posted by ego gtp

i run a establisment that provides the oldest profession if you know what i mean..............it hasa red light .............

AFF member discount??

[Yellow_Festiva]

Originally Posted by 74_XB_Ute

AFF member discount??

GROUP BUY!!!!!

[borry]

Job: Paramedic
Location: Bris
Time: 3 Years
Likes: Shift work, Love the Job, Working with typically great people
Dislikes: Shift work, thats about it really.
Next Job: None atm, pretty happy.
Dream Job: Top gear presenter, bikini model photographer, professional female model pre photo shoot oil guy... anything along those lines would be tops.

[yakcam]

Job: Plastics manufacturing (Vacuum forming mainly, specialising in hard to do stuff that other companies wont touch).

Location: Melbourne, Dandenong Ranges.

Like: Sculpting custom tools/bucks (most people refer them to moulds).

Dislike: Customers order stuff today, but wanted it yesterday...

How Long in Industry: 9 years.

Next Job (If any): Not sure.

Dream Job: Anything on the ocean, I need to get back to the sea so bad my heart hurts.

Cheers,

Kraig

[Ben73]

Originally Posted by tankclare

Around my area. I have probably passed you 100 times around the Bylong, Wollar, Mudgee area. There are always trains going through there with coal from the mines.

Yeah I would say so.

Bylong Valley Way and Wollar Rd both have a few fun twisty sections to drive as well.

[GT0132]

Job: Finance Director/CFO for a national law firm

Location: NSW, VIC, SA, QLD, NT, TAS & SE Asia

Like: My corporate AMEX card and Qantas Club M'ship....No, seriously, my loyal staff are what I like most..I don't even fly Qantas (anymore!)

Dislike : Those in sales roles supplying to my industry that resort to desperate tactics to "try" and win your business

How long in industry: 23 yrs

Next job: Either CEO in a similar size law firm or similar role in a larger firm.

Dream job: That would have to be my first job, lead vocalist in a hard rock band in early 80's (didn't pay enough so went to uni to study for a day job instead)...lol

Secondary jobs: Unpaid treasuary work for sons sporting clubs and the body corporates where I own properties (one of which i'm chair)

[brydie76]

Job- accountant
Location- my "home" firm is in NSW, but the firm itself is Big 4 so international
Like- audit (doing audits, not being audited haha!), the firm itself and the culture
Dislike- taxation and general accounting (what I'm doing at the moment- aiming to get back to audit ASAP!), the location of my firm (paid parking every day is sending me broke)
How long in industry- nearly 9 months
Next job- moving up the chain in my current firm, from "trainee" to just "accountant".
Dream job- working for a V8SC/MotoGP team, travelling to all the different tracks and races.

[Lima]

Job: Account Manager for Recruitment/Consulting firm
Location: Melbourne, VIC
Like: Autonomy, early finishes, cruising around to client sites to take them out for lunch and that's considered "work", trust given to me by my boss for the hard yards i've put in thus far
Dislike: Not much...if i'm stuck in the office on a nice day i get peeved. Otherwise i have a pretty sweet gig.
How long in industry: this job, 6 months. In total, about 3 years.
Next Job (If any): Very happy where i am - continue to help grow the business and move up accordingly
Dream Job: Being Shane Watson..

[Link]

Job: Tyre Sales/Fitting
Location: South Coast NSW
Like: Easy job most of the time, seeing people get enjoyment out of their car
Dislike: Rude people
How long in industry: In tyres, 1 year. 10 years in retail sector (including account management for 4 years)
Next Job (If any): Unsure, quite happy where i am now!
Dream Job: Property investor, living off my portfolio

[Parkway]

Job: Kitchen hand/courier driver.

Location: Hervey Boring

Like: Awesome boss, the driving, meeting new characters, free food.

Dislike: Way too monotonous sometimes, not enough hours currently.

How Long in Industry: Almost 2 years.

Next Job (If any): Would like to enter the automotive scene, whether it be a car detailer or mechanic in the big city. Either that or look for a job relevant to my Justice Administration course.

Dream Job: The person who drives those baggage carriers at airports.

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by ego gtp

i run a establisment that provides the oldest profession if you know what i mean..............it hasa red light .............

How the hell did you end up in that field?

When people are little kids, they want to be firemen, policemen, all sorts of things. Then when they get to their late teens, they become office workers, tradies blah blah.

Then there's ego gtp, the pimp.

Do you drive a purple dumped caddy convertible, with a 454, on chrome wheels, with your walking cane and purple suit, with 4 girls in the car with you?

[74_XB_Ute]

Originally Posted by Big Damo

Do you drive a purple dumped caddy convertible, with a 454, on chrome wheels, with your walking cane and purple suit, with 4 girls in the car with you?

Also known as "Huggybear" aka Snoop Dog

[Mal__01]

Where abouts you doing the traniee ship mate? I did the same and ended up staying after I qualified.

I'm at Bosch and originally a Borough boy too.

Originally Posted by lotski

Job: Trainee test engineer/student
Location: northern melb suburbs
Like: Studying AT work..... chyeah.
Dislike: the pay (student wages are ****), the fact that test engineering is electronics based and I'm a mechanical student, the ridiculously crap management we put up with.
How Long in Industry: been studying for 5 years, working in industry for 2
Next Job (If any): bludging/looking for summer work, pending graduation, Graduate pipe Design engineer for global company specialising in brownfield mining and piping solutions
Dream Job: Pretty much my next job, but more project management orientated (so.... slightly further up the food chain)

[ego gtp]

well guys
great to see you all have a sense of humour. i dont consider myself as a pimp more a manager of people. i got into it as it is my wifes business and i work for her so thats how i got into it and i dont drive a purple car with chrome wheels cheers gary

[Ray Bell]

Jobs: Public opinion poll interviewer; Journalist; Importer
Location: Dalveen
Like: Cars and driving
Dislike: Police intervention in the above
Next job: I don't plan quitting the ones I have
Future plans: Another trip to the US and one to Europe

[LyleXR8]

Job: Dirty old digger driver
Location: Kalgoorlie
Like: co workers, being home every night, even time roster
Dislike: **** pay
How long in Industry: 4 years
Next job: bigger digger or shovel
Dream Job: building hotrods and Harley's in a big old shed and collecting 5 figure a week pay for it, o I can dream can't I??)

[BF-2K7]

Job: Warehouse production (P.A Stage & Lighting equipment) sound/lighting tech, system engineer, B.O.H (back of house) manager
Location: Sydney
Like: Meeting famous (and not so famous) people, watching gigs for free, playing with mutli million $$$ equipment, sitting in an empty Venue listening to Pink Floyd as loud as I like, Miss Pole Dancing & Burlesque Revues!
Dislike: 18hr+ days, calls/sms in the middle of the night, smoke alarms & rain when doing outside gigs/festivals.
How Long in Industry: 8 yrs with current company, but 25 yrs on and off
Next Job (If any): Manager of the warehouse or Venue Production Manager
Dream Job: I have it (my work is my play)

[Ford_The_Win]

Job: Counselling psychologist/ researcher - a 'shrink'
Location: Melbourne
Like: I love having a client coming in needing help and having them leave knowing that I have helped him/her and made a difference, gives me a warm fuzzy feeling. Really interesting and rewarding field. I love working with switched on people and being involved in exciting research that makes a difference to how we do things.
Dislike: Sometimes people can't be helped and I have to be very conscious to not take on board people's burdens and problems. There are a lot of 'messed up' people out there.
How Long in Industry: 4 years
Next Job (If any): Currently working towards becoming a clinician and/or getting the 'dr' title before my name

[Psi-Pop]

Job : Service Tech for Pool equipment manufacturer
Location : Melbourne/Victoria
Like: Work 4x4, Credit card, Salary and 4 hour work days thru winter for same pay
Dislike : Driving in traffic, difficult consumers.
How long: 2 Years in this industry
Next job : Happy where I am.

[Revolver]

Job: Architechtural Draftsman
Location: Mt Gravatt, QLD
Like: By big comfy Executives chair, working my own hrs I choose, like drafting in general. I get bored for after a few weeks of not going in.
Dislike:The workflow is unpredictable. Some weeks are steady, full on or no work to go in for. Pain in the **** foriegn clients that take 5 massive options. Which we have to butcher up for the next 20 Variation orders anyway. So some work is redundant before you start. But have to draw the "catalogue option" as a base to perform the butchering VO's.
Next Job (If any): None. As in retirement.
Dream Job: V8SC driver (yeah right!), Lego worker, retirement.
How long in industry: 6+ years

Job: Servo Console Operator
Location: Hattonvale, QLD
Like: Working with some good team members. Meeting interesting people. Meeting my one & Only girlfriend in my life.
Dislike: Working with some lazy staff members. Sometimes not enough sleep between graveyards. Difficult customers that think I determine the price of petrol. Drive offs. People thinking that I HAVE to give them cash out if they ask & think some of what I have in the drawer "Will be enough". People who think they are experts in this line of work even though they havent spent an hour on my side of the counter. People thinking if its not in the Shelf/Fridge/Cabinet then its "out the back". Like there is big mystical wherehouse behind the console wall that carries everything thats not "on the floor".
How long in industry: 9+ Years

Job: Woolies Nightfiller
Location: Brassall, QLD
Like: Working with some good team members. Straightforward job. Open the box put it on the shelf, next box. Its only 3 mins to my front door. Staff Discount at not just woolies, but woolies fuel. No matter the fuel (even LPG), BWS, Big W, Dicksmith, the list goes on.....
Dislike: Taxed like a Mofo at this one. Not enough hours. Not from a moneytary standpoint but a practice one I am slow at the job as I am only called in when needed. Resulting in slower stocking time than my fellow staff members. Less than 20 shifts in 4 months. Also people thinking if its not in the Shelf/Fridge/Cabinet then its "out the back". Like there is big mystical wherehouse in the loading dock that carries everything thats not "on the floor".
How long in industry: 4 months