What Do You Do For A Living?
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Maintenance Supervisor for a chemical company. Have been in the oil and chemical industry for 43 years.
Worked on Grandfathers farm till 17, went in Navy, after boot was approached by 2,Navy Captains who said you know how to talk French, run a boat Have we got a deal for you, deal got me shot and in a Naval Hospital in Norfolk, mustered out in 64, worked in a machine shop, oil field, carbon black plant, they struck, applied in Baton Rouge at Exxon refinery with 500 people , haveing to take a crap I flew thru the test, went home noing I had failed, they only hired 23 and I was one of them, being full of shit got me the job. LOL Went thru a 5 yr practical engineering at LSU. Worked at Plant 31.5 yrs, built from the ground one of the largest Ethylene plant in the US. Got cancer, prostate, Dr said make your will, that was 15 yrs ago, you can".t kill a Cajun. Retired, lost almost 2 million to sharks in a suit on Wall Street, sued and won a record 22 million with 6 million in punitive damages, that was with 32 other Exxon hands, trial took 3 yrs interrupted by Katrina, got 75% of my money back, bought a Condo on coast in a gated community, that wasn"t me, bought a 100 yr old house, cut it in half and pulled it on my 81 acres and that is where I hang my hat , lost my friend Kia, son bought me another Catahoula PEmon and I am enjoying life, puffing, PM forums and haveing the company of you fine men on forum. Cest La Vie!
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Dishwasher and Catering Truck Driver
Chief Hotel Steward
Chef Garde Manger and Ice Carver
Banquet Chef
Banquet, Restaurant and Private Club Manager
Training Director for a Large Restaurant Chain
Manhattan District Supervisor for a Restaurant Chain
Director of Urban Development for a Large Fast Food Chain
Creator and Producer of New Artists at Madison Square Garden, New York's First Juried Art Fair
Portrait Photographer and Retoucher
Proprietor of an Internet and Phone Large Format Camera Store
Retired--Hooray, I Made It
Dishwasher and Catering Truck Driver
Chief Hotel Steward
Chef Garde Manger and Ice Carver
Banquet Chef
Banquet, Restaurant and Private Club Manager
Training Director for a Large Restaurant Chain
Manhattan District Supervisor for a Restaurant Chain
Director of Urban Development for a Large Fast Food Chain
Creator and Producer of New Artists at Madison Square Garden, New York's First Juried Art Fair
Portrait Photographer and Retoucher
Proprietor of an Internet and Phone Large Format Camera Store
Retired--Hooray, I Made It
I am a Project Developer for a Steel Fabricating Company.
- I basically do all the steel Purchasing.
- Manage Shop Production
- and as a secondary i manage the operations of all the CNC equipment in the shop IE Plasma Table and Beam Drill Line.
- and everything else for that matter
Like my boss puts it "you do anything that needs to be done to get the job done" 8O
- I basically do all the steel Purchasing.
- Manage Shop Production
- and as a secondary i manage the operations of all the CNC equipment in the shop IE Plasma Table and Beam Drill Line.
- and everything else for that matter
Like my boss puts it "you do anything that needs to be done to get the job done" 8O
I was a working journalist for 45 years, covering everything from end zones to war zones.
In that span, I worked general assignment, and most of the beats found on modern newspapers, including cops, courts, politics, medicine, fire, sports, editing, managing and finally column writing.
I’ve covered U.S. Presidents and first-degree murderers, bums on the street and movie stars on a golf course.
It was a great career and I can’t complain. But I got caught up in the “buy-out” frenzy around 2006-07 and was told to take it or leave it on the table.
I took the buy-out and retired in 2008. I still miss the newspaper industry, but freelancing has helped salve my scars.
In that span, I worked general assignment, and most of the beats found on modern newspapers, including cops, courts, politics, medicine, fire, sports, editing, managing and finally column writing.
I’ve covered U.S. Presidents and first-degree murderers, bums on the street and movie stars on a golf course.
It was a great career and I can’t complain. But I got caught up in the “buy-out” frenzy around 2006-07 and was told to take it or leave it on the table.
I took the buy-out and retired in 2008. I still miss the newspaper industry, but freelancing has helped salve my scars.
Wow, what an exceptional field of expertise. Me, I'm a lowly accountant working on my professional designation.
I sell auto parts specializing in hot rods, customs and mussel cars. I also host local car shows and do a lot of mechanic work on the side.
jbbaldwin: I taught High School band for a year in Pitsburg, Ohio after I graduated from the University of Dayton. Then it was Elementary General Music for a year here in Illinois (that, was not too fun). I'm hoping to stay mostly out of the teaching-in-the-schools thing now though. I do enough lessons, and our new company will be offering classes and ensembles. Still, cool to see others in the field.
Is Cello your main instrument? I'm percussion, focused down mostly on Jazz Vibraphone.
Is Cello your main instrument? I'm percussion, focused down mostly on Jazz Vibraphone.
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