What everyone does for a living

[freckly]

out of curiosity what do you people do for work.

[Rajah]

I'm a Painter & Decorator. Have been for the last 11 years. I work for myself.

[OSL-060]

Carpenter/Joiner/Wood Machinist 4 years

1 Year of Design and Marketing at Uni (deferred)

Currently between jobs and probably going back to Joinery.

Jake

[mr-spares]

did my time as a bricky, retired from hard labour 6 years ago to full time build components and competition vehicles, now a supplier of online parts. Still build the odd car and around 25 engines a year for boats cars and racing.

Tony.

[Garth]

hey, did a stint in the royal australian navy, im , im now a apprentice electrical fitter mechanic systems electricain, aka your normal everyday elecrician. do that during the week, on the weekends, i work with disabled adults, once electrical apprenticeship is done, im gonna go and do electrical engenier, and become a electrical designer of high voltage systems.

[Darren]

I guess it's about my turn to spill the beans. I'm a qualified Network Admin but presently work in a very entertaining help desk position amongst other things until I work my way up

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[gsmrobinson]

Workshop Manager of an Automotive Air Conditioning Company in South East Queensland. Same company for 7.5 years, and counting.............. and counting........and counting!!!!!

Doing A/c on and off since '88.

Prior to this I was in the 4th year of an Automotive Mechanical Apprenticeship, got sick of the grease and lack of money.

Also had my own Lawn mowing run, approx. 100 customers, and have done some sales stuff and had a stint repairing computers for a while. Theres nothing like life to stuff you around!

Hope to shift to Perth and start something of my own .........soon.....very soon!!!!

cheers all. Guy.

[Grantis1976]

Spent 12 years as a trade qualified Chef, first 4 of those as apprentice.

Due to the agro, and general bad enviroment of kitchens, I decided to throw it in for the sake of my family ( mrs, 9yrs & 5yrs. )

Now working in a leading Sunshine Coast Bottleshop / Liquorbarn. Have been for the past 6 months, love it, will NEVER return to another kitchen!!!

[freckly]

i'm a formworker. i build mansions and such. a quasi-family busines.
also i'd like people to tell about past jobs a bit more too. i'm interested.
i've worked all up and down the east coast of australia over the last couple of years. i really enjoy my job, get to work with mates and i'm my own boss.
my wife works in childcare and i've got a 2.5 year old girl and one on the way.

plus, i like commodores. especially v8's

[MaNiac_VP]

Well my main work is a Home Entertainment and Office specialist, I basically setup and sell products and give demos. Changed from car stereo which i originally got into.

I also had a stink as an auto-electrician, and still do a bit of work for a Taxi company in Melbourne but couldn't stand doing it full time as it's really repetitive and very aggrivating staring at wiring diagrams for all these new comp controlled cars all the time.
Can be a very rewarding job, and my mates love me for it.

Also in a band who plays originals and covers, and we play live about once a week, sometimes more.

Also used to work as cabinet maker but couldn't stand all the dust, carpark attendent, umm and valet parker (lasted a whole 2 weeks).

[jetspin_vn]

Full time aviation student, currently qualified private pilot and will hold Commercial Pilots Licence (CPL) by end of feb all going to plan. After that I will complete a multi engine instrument flight rating, and then begin a flight instructors course. Hope of course one day to fly the big stuff but its a long road to work my way up yet.

In case anyones interested, my course is a Diploma in Air Instruction & Managment, and im flying Cessna 172's now, will move on to Beechcraft BE76 (Duchess) for multi

Mike.

[Troy711]

well, my turn. i am a plasterer. and no, not all of us are drunks! ive been doing this job for around 2 - 2 1/2 years and love it. i wouldnt swap it for the world.

[grover]

ok.i work at an aluminium smelter,12 hr shift roster.used to work on the furnaces but for the past 6 1/2 years have been working on a crew that operates most of the heavy vehicles on site.prime movers towing tankers,alumina bins etc,forklifts,sweepers,loaders,all that sort of gear.do a bit of work on days off for a mate who has excavators,trucks etc.i am a qualified boilermaker/welder,and have worked in heavy industry,construction and done a lot of work on earthmoving machinery,big loaders,dozers,excavators etc.not much point working in my trade when i can earn twice as much doing what i'm doing at the moment.been at the smelter for 10 years.

[The1985divo]

Im a systems operator for a bank in WA, before that i was working for their helpdesk. My job can get pretty complicated at times other times its just sitting round making sure everything is ok and working as it should. Love the job, been doing t for a bout 8 months.

[Snowfox]

I finished school (HSC) in 93 then did a horticulture course in 94 after deferring first year graphic design. Since halfway thru 95 I've been working as a technical assistant in a geological exploration/mining firm.

[tr3nt]

I did about 6 Months work at a local service station, doing weekend cleaning (general maintenance, picking rubbish, empying bins, sweeping forecourt etc) for bout 4-5 hrs on the weekend.. not bad for $10 per hour.

Trying to get a job in a computer shop or washing cars for a dealership of some sort, need cash for a car

[Robbie]

Hi Guys,

Well i am The Network Admin at an Engineering firm in Newcastle... we do underground mining equipment... I have been here for aout 2 yrs... Getting a lottle bored at the moment...

Cheers,

Robbie

[Locksmiff]

I am nothing, as in employment wise, thanx to mum and dad dying on each others birthday last year ( I dont thank them for it, its thanx none the less), I dont have to get up at some shitty hour of the morning to drive to some place that I cant stand whom I work with, then endue the travel back home from this place I dont like whom I work with.

[death-from-above]

Im a Rifleman soon to be a commando based at williamstown in Melbourne

[vsBerli]

I am currently an Electronics technician (boffin) in the Army. I'm getting a little bored with it and may Xfer to become an Electrician soon. I am also a qualified car detailer, having got my certificate at tafe and worked in the industry for a couple of years.

[Garth]

hey vsberli, just be carefull, when you transfer yoru muster from et over to electricain, if you leave the service, you will not have any civilain qualifications at a electrican on the outside, this has happend to me, i was a et in the navy, when i left, (nov 2000) i have no formal qualification, as a result, im doing my apprenticeship all over again. just a thought.

[freckly]

tr3nt. do you speak that prose with doof doof. you know "a la fiddy".

[VXWAGMAN]

I'm a helpdesk tech at a Large ISP.

[vsBerli]

Hi there GARTH, thanks for the pointer but the services have changed in recent years and all trade qualifications gained are tafe approved and certified (nationaly). My ET trade certificate is from RMIT even though i gained it through a defence establishment, (just to clear things up).