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husky

Starting to Get Obsessed
Jul 1, 2019
137
12
I was in the military for a decade but when the government decided we didn't need so many regiments I got a MS in forestry and worked as a district forester. Unfortunately poor health has taken me out of commision so I am taking care of my parents and looking forward to (not wanting but inevitably) a disability pension.

 

tbradsim1

Lifer
Jan 14, 2012
9,093
11,012
Southwest Louisiana
Started work at 12, farm work, Navy overseas, Oil Patch after, then Exxon at Baton Rouge, built Ethylene plants from ground up, bascic building block for plastic, Alcohols. Retired, with 31.5 yrs, financial trial for 3.5 yrs , won, 75% of my money back, bought a 100 yr old house, cut it in half, hauled it on my 41 acres, survived heart bypass, Cancer, lucky to be still here. Sitting on wrap around porch smoking is one of my greatest joys. It’s all good.

 

thefishguy

Can't Leave
Jan 17, 2017
499
1,237
I’m an aquarium maintenance technician, hence my tag. I’m also a histology tech for a local hospital and a local pathology lab. Currently studying so that I can sell variable annuities and mutual funds. Just a typical gen X’er.

 

condorlover1

Lifer
Dec 22, 2013
7,997
26,617
New York
As little as humanly possible! Worked in M&A for a small law firm, launched a niche tobacco company with a few friends met here on this forum. In between that I spend my spare time plotting how to get back to the U.K after 25 years in the U.S. Maybe I will finally do it when I finally retire at the end of this year fingers crossed!

 

timelord

Part of the Furniture Now
Oct 30, 2017
949
1,966
Gallifrey
Another (ex-)IT person. Started as a Physicist before ending up working with IBM mainframes in 1980 (I was better at IT than I was at Physics :( ) and did just about every job known in mainframe data centre. Found I liked being a systems programmer far more than anything that had management in the title so I left to join a start up specialising in credit card switching/authorisation systems which wanted to develop an anti-fraud software using advanced mathematical modelling. Officially I was the system architect/designer but being a small company I did anything that was needed. Spent a happy 15 years working all over Europe, AsianPac and US before we were taken over by a larger company and I was suddenly surplus to requirements (which did come as a surprise to several customers...).
Now pretty much retired although I do some occasional consulting work. Other than smoking pipes I spend my time taking photographs, reading and playing with model trains (or just being a beach bum).

 

ashdigger

Lifer
Jul 30, 2016
11,379
70,060
60
Vegas Baby!!!
I answered the question with my current profession.... Fire Investigator
Here are the jobs I've held:

Trail Groomer for the CCC

Lifeguard

Sailing Instructor

Waterfront Director

Mountaineering Guide

Floral Delivery

Newspaper Delivery

Aquatic Biology Lab Worker

Dishwasher through Assistant Executive Chef

Mortuary Assistant

Owner of a Landscape Company
I did what it took to pay the bills.

 

jttnk

Lifer
Dec 22, 2017
1,655
10,268
Phoenix, AZ
Printing, Promotional Products, and decorated apparel distributor. 19 years working with my in-laws. I was in other jobs and son in law first. Love it. Interesting stuff and people to work with. History Major art history minor, ohhhh if I could go back and do college again. Well rounded education, but not exactly practical.

 
Jan 28, 2018
12,955
134,696
67
Sarasota, FL
I own a General Contracting Company with Offices in Noblesville (Indianapolis), IN, Birmingham, AL and Raleigh, NC. We mostly do Insurance Restoration work - roofing and other exterior repairs as well as interior damage repair (not fire and water). Anybody in the Raleigh area that got hit with the hail - PM me. LOL Anybody in any of these areas that would like to meet up for a brew and some smoking at some point, PM me. Have met several people here as I visited my other offices.

 

charf

Part of the Furniture Now
Jul 10, 2018
575
3,189
New Zealand
I’m a mechanical engineer with a background in design. I have designed refrigerated supermarket display cabinets through to airport crash rescue fire trucks. For the last 20 years (time flies) I have been the CEO and part owner of the family business which is involved in warehouseing, sales and fabrication. Had 8 staff when I started and now we have over 50. It has also enabled me to travel the world and meet people which has been very rewarding.