What's your Job? - Page 7

babyf6 · 17-02-2013, 03:46 PM

Job: Shop Assistant at Sportspower
Location: Ingham
Like: My Boss, co-workers, the hours
Dislike: Impatient customers
How Long in Industry: 6 months
Next Job (If any):
Dream Job: BioTech, DJ :P

SXR6 · 17-02-2013, 04:17 PM

Job: Telecommunications Engineer and Field Supervisor.
Location: NSW, QLD, VIC and soon WA. Fair bit of travel.
Like: Not being in the office much. Range of works I get to do. Civils to comissioning and hand-over with everything in between. (fiber, RF/microwave, rigging, BTS, transmission, shelter fit outs etc etc)
Dislike: %80 of the people I work with. Telstra, Silcar, Vodafone and Crowncastle.
How Long in Industry: 11 years.
Next Job (If any): State manager when my muppet boss gets sacked or build my own type of mobile base station and lease it out to Optus/Voda etc etc.
Dream Job: Doing nothing and getting paid well for it. (like my muppet boss)

AU3XSR · 17-02-2013, 07:19 PM

Job: Automotive Engineer
Location: Brisbane
Like: The people I work with, getting to see/drive most cars before they are released to the market, designing automotive components, hands on work, satisfaction of completing my projects and seeing my designs/work driving around on the road, access to cheap parts
Dislike: Hours, no overtime, no TOIL for work travel, the pay, muppet customers who complain about everything
How Long in Industry: 6 years
Next Job (If any): Similar sort of job, but higher up
Dream Job: Pilot or vehicle development test driver

MLR · 17-02-2013, 07:33 PM

Job: Plant Operator.
Location: Sydney, NSW
Like: Big tractors, Bull Dozers, Excavators, Graders and Trucks.
Dislike:Ruperts
Dream Job: Sandoligst
How long in industry: >10 yrs

H.G · 17-02-2013, 07:49 PM

Job: Storeperson
Location: Blackwater QLd
Like: its in the mines so the work isnt exactly hard.
Dislike:still a grubby subby so get paid less than the full bloods and work twice as hard.
Dream Job: prima dona mine employee.. life doesn't get much better than that does it?? paid a fortune to do less work for only half the year earning 3 times as much as those poor buggers busting their balls back in the real world.
How long in industry: >3 years.

dave351cid · 17-02-2013, 10:19 PM

Job: electrical linesman = build and repair power lines

Location: miriam vale, central coast, queensland

Like: guys i work with, working outdoors, travel ( can be working in different area every day), challenges (problem solving)

Dislike: some people i work with. having to be on-call a lot of the time. getting trucks out of bogs.

How Long in Industry:11 years then a 9 year break and back into it for the last 6 1/2 years.

Next Job (If any): who knows ???

Dream Job: bikini top fitter.

FLYXR8 · 20-02-2013, 12:17 AM

Job: service teach/cleaner

Location:everywhere

Like:money by my self,the people,the awards

Dislike:talking to my self. smoke to much,scrubbing s*** off toilet,driving pink truck,

How Long in Industry:3yrs at this job

Next Job (If any):service trainer,tech,

Dream Job: not scrubbing s*** of toilets.

FLYXR8 · 20-02-2013, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by dave351cid

Dream Job: bikini top fitter.

that would do as well

2011G6E · 20-02-2013, 05:38 PM

Job: Coal train driver, driving the 1.7km long 10,000 tonne coal trains for Queensland Rail...QR National...Aurizon...sorry, whatever they're called this week after some consultant has come up with a new moniker and is even now picking out the interior colours for his new Bentley...

Location: Bluff, inland central Queensland

Like: Just about everything. Pay is awesome for very little effort...but it can be stressful sometimes but if you keep your wits about you it's cool.

Dislike: Morons who drive around closed boom gates and flashing lights at level crossings in front of my train...feel free, knobend...I'll go home to my family, you'll go home in a box...or a lot of little boxes...

How Long in Industry: just on five years

Next Job (If any): Nope...this is it...stay until I retire.

Dream Job: Hmm...apart from what I do now, my daughter used to be a manager in a bra shop, and the custom fitting department sounded like a pretty good job...

chamb0 · 20-02-2013, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by 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

Good stuff mate, good counsellors are worth their weight in gold. A noble profession indeed.

leadfoot · 23-02-2013, 10:14 PM

Job:Bus driver
Location:Gorgon project, Barrow Island
Like:The money!!
Dislike:26 days away from home and the family
How Long in Industry:2 years
Next Job (If any):not sure
Dream Job:something home based

EF ECTIV · 24-02-2013, 01:07 AM

Job:Lawyer
Location: Subiaco in perth
Like: working 830 to 5; good fun arguing, monday to friday with potential to earn great coin
Dislike: tedious at times, lots of reading....
How Long in Industry: 18months
Next Job (If any): not sure
Dream Job: In house mining lawyer at big mining company or end up a barrister

**MercurySilver** · 24-02-2013, 12:26 PM

Job: forkie (2.5 up to 48 tonne)
Location: SA
Like: loading shipping containers, the mates ive met, free grog & the money isnt bad
Dislike: the lack of discipline to the idiots from management
How Long in Industry: 16 years
Next Job (If any): none, will stay until i can afford to sit at home and not work
Dream Job: sit at home and not work, and have hobbies as a 9-5

distortion · 24-02-2013, 05:44 PM

Job: Owner/designer. Graphic Design, websites, signage etc
Location: VIC
Like: Coming up with new ideas for clients! My own hours, my own boss etc
Dislike: Lack of regular payments, some clients taking ages to pay, paperwork!
How Long in Industry: 12 years
Next Job (If any): None, will build the business until it works for me, not me for it.
Dream Job: Using finance to do good in the community - help out community groups, single parents who are doing it tough, and mentor young people who need some help with direction in their lives...