What do you do for work?

[Mark_C]

I was just sitting here reading posts from soooo many different people and started wondering what wide variety of people are on here so i had a look around for a thread asking what people did for a living so i thought i would start one(hopefully i am not repeating an old one that i missed)...

So i will start it: i am in the construction industry in the building of minesites/gas plants/refineries etc which consists of fly in/fly out which seems to be a community of it's own..
i am a crane operator (open ticketed and tower crane so that is anything over 100 tonne cranes, and also tower cranes).

look forward to seeing what others have to say!!

Scotty

Good opening topic. Well Scotty, i had a mid life crisis several years ago and went back to uni and became an Industrial Tech teacher. Now after one year of teaching it seems some of those gifted and talented students (AKA little bastards) are going to give me a crisis for the remainder of my life! I recently inherited my late fathers SWB GQ, in pretty good nic, replaced/repaired several bits, ran up a big bill now will be using it as my dog to the beach/fishing vehicle. All i have to do now is find parts,learn how to be a bit of a mechanic to have offroad confidence.
Good luck with everything in WA. look forward to reading posts and searching for info and fixes. Cheers mark

[DeJay]

I'm a full time community helper....I go around my local community helping people who have no other way of getting things done. I'm a jack of most trades and a gardener. Been a professional musician as well. I don't work for money, I don't trade and I don't barter. I live off the land and receive help from people who want to and choose to support me. I place no obligation of anyone for anything. Everything I receive is freely given to me by the wonderful people around me. I have been living like this since surviving suicide 5 years ago....thankfully!!! Was a bit of a mid midlife crisis !!! Lifes all good now though !!!

[growler2058]

Strewth glad its worked out for you mate

[DeJay]

Strewth glad its worked out for you mate

Hahaha yea me too . Glad I went through it mate cos I've been surrounded by nutters trying to top themselves since then...and I know what it's like to be a nutter !!! The best knowledge is personal first hand experience..... unless it's a tow ball flying off your truck...... Cheers mate

[fixer982]

What a range of occupations on here. A credit to AB for having such wide appeal from this forum. I started out in Radio and Electronics in the Army at the end of Vietnam, then moved into Office Machines and early word processors, then inevitably into computers. Have done some other things along the way, but been in IT for 25+ years. I now manage a team of network server engineers for HP here in Adelaide, looking after SA Government. I am a licenced Amateur Radio Operator but still prefer working on cars and boats. The Trol has been an absolute hoot to play with.

[BearGUST]

I'm a motor mechanic by trade and have moved around a bit in the automotive industry from dealers to OEM manufacturers, to performance exhaust manufacturers and back to OEM.
Now working in the 'Global Aftersales Diagnostic Engineering' department.


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[notonyournelly]

Nice one Dejay, I've got mates who work in psych wardsand they are so good at it because of their close encouters with addiction themselves.
I've got my own gardening / landscaping business, which helps pay my way through a science degree at the moment

[taslucas]

What a range of occupations on here. A credit to AB for having such wide appeal from this forum. I started out in Radio and Electronics in the Army at the end of Vietnam, then moved into Office Machines and early word processors, then inevitably into computers. Have done some other things along the way, but been in IT for 25+ years. I now manage a team of network server engineers for HP here in Adelaide, looking after SA Government. I am a licenced Amateur Radio Operator but still prefer working on cars and boats. The Trol has been an absolute hoot to play with.

Bugger AB, there's only one appeal here.......The mighty PATROL! Lol
But actually, a definite credit to AB who made this all possible.....cheers AB :-)

[taslucas]

Good to have you with us Dejay ( in more ways than one).

[fabbio]

i am a mechanical drafter - also a qualified fitter and turner