What do you do for a job?

[dhunt]

Engineering Student (electronics+computing) + plus IT consultant (part time)

[RiderInBlack]

Master Farrier and Ex-Registered Nurse. If you want Steel Shoes forged for your "horse", I'm your manI have a gas forge and can hand make horse shoes. Don't want to do the nursey thing but will click into that mode when the need arrises

[Gixxer]

well unfortunately I dont work in a profession that would be much help to you guys...unless you trying to avoid tax. Oh no yes Im a Bean Counter. Ahhhh but where I work is very very handy if you doing your house up - say no more

Hey MadDuck, do you do accounting for landlords?

[Jackrat]

Signed my life to the puss for a few years. Interesting who will know this term..

Yeah a few of my own family been there,calling any of them a pusser is a very good way to start a fight.I like to keep my feet dry and don't like doing as I'm told so I'm a part time dry stock farmer That does all the dirty work on two family propertys.
Ya' think there would be a buck in it but

[Motu]

I'm a motor mechanic - not something I admit to often,bike riders are such experts in this field I just keep quiet and watch them dig holes with their ignorance....I've learned they don't appreiciate correction.I know squat about computers and can't hammer a nail so pay people to do it for me.

I'm happy to help anyone - just don't expect me to know as much as you.

[Cajun]

I'm an IT geek, a system admin/network admin/developer/techy pretty much if its deals with computers i can do it, as long as its not arty stuff, i don't have artisic bone in my body, some draw on paper what they want i can do it, just not think of ideas myself.

[matthewt]

I'm an IT geek, a system admin/network admin/developer/techy pretty much if its deals with computers i can do it, as long as its not arty stuff, i don't have artisic bone in my body, some draw on paper what they want i can do it, just not think of ideas myself.

This pretty much describes me as well. I deal in large corporate databases mainly.

[Two Smoker]

Im currently a Motorcycle Postie and Relief Milker...... I have my exam for Officer Selection into the Army on the this Wednesday (12/05) , i used to work as a builders labourer, and im very handy with hand tools and swinging a hammer...

[Cajun]

This pretty much describes me as well. I deal in large corporate databases mainly.

yeah i am a db admin as well, with a rather large oracle database sitting on an aix system.

[matthewt]

yeah i am a db admin as well, with a rather large oracle database sitting on an aix system.

I'm a Oracle dba mainly (95%) but have done the others in my previous IT life (used to do heaps of Novell Netware, general PC stuff and the odd bit of c++).

How big is your Oracle DB ?? I've spent the last 6 years at a very large govt site looking after various DB's there.

[FROSTY:Me]

ROTFLMAO-- Im sorry guys but shit that sounds funny--- How big is your db--bet my db is bigger n yours -

[Grumpy]

I'm a printer, working for a company in Auckland that specialises in the wine industry.

Been doing the commute thing from Napier to Auckland every week for a while now but eventually will call it quits and work in the bay.

Can't help much with any small run stuff like business cards and the like as we only do self adhesive printing on roll stock but we do have a commercial print side to the business. I could put a good word in for anyone after a quote.

[White trash]

Photographer

A fuckin' good one! How many people can take a photo as good as your avitar while riding the bike. Magic!

I'm a full time lazy prick. I get paid to sit in an office and offer my uneducated opinions on internet forums. When I'm not doing that, I drink coffee and talk shit about bikes and when I'm not doing that and actually need to get paid, I seel bikes. Perfect!

[SPman]

Signed my life to the puss for a few years. Interesting who will know this term..

Thats why you live in Devonport?

[matthewt]

ROTFLMAO-- Im sorry guys but shit that sounds funny--- How big is your db--bet my db is bigger n yours -

Ha yer I was going to stick in a disclaimer (or just PM it) coz I was asking out of interest and not trying to beat my chest

[SPman]

........ and can't hammer a nail so pay people to do it for me.

The amount I charge to hammer nails, you'd think I'd be rolling in it.
Hah!
Guess I'm just a lazy c**T!

[Motu]

Yeah,anyone who thinks tradesmen overcharge should try and scrape a living doing it - wish I was a young wizz kid who knew all about computers and charged 3 times my charge out rate for half the time with only a fraction of my outlay in equipment....oh,the education they paid for - what the hell do ya think I've been doing for nearly 35yrs,I've been learning mate!

[Drunken Monkey]

Yeah,anyone who thinks tradesmen overcharge should try and scrape a living doing it - wish I was a young wizz kid who knew all about computers and charged 3 times my charge out rate for half the time with only a fraction of my outlay in equipment....oh,the education they paid for - what the hell do ya think I've been doing for nearly 35yrs,I've been learning mate!

Aye, but it's not how hard you work which dicates what you get paid, it's how much of other people's money you're responsible for. Sad, but generally true. It's kind of like insurance in a way...
When computer guys cock-up, it can often mean a whole business can't make any sales and has to pay staff to sit around and do nothing - that's expensive, hence the pay.
CEO's can make bucket loads cos if they cock-up, companies lose millions and the staff lose their jobs. Consultants and accountants save people and business lots of $$$.
A lot tradespeople work really hard - long hours and a lot of effort goes into their work - but sadly the work itself is generally its own reward. This is true of teachers and nurses too (although one can't really put a dollar figure on someone else's life).
There are plenty of exceptions, especially in specialty areas, but it mostly holds true...

Yes, I tried to stay out of this, but sadly I am also a computer guy. I run my own network support business. And yeah, I do ok. I don't really think its different to any other trade. I have met many a computer incompetent academic who thinks networking is just about reading books. Knew a person once with more degrees than the farenheit scale, still didn't know how to unscrew a floppy disk drive from a cage...Bring back apprenticeships, but that's another thread...

PS - the equipment can be more expensive than you would beleive! Especially when it comes to software...

[bikerboy]

I'm an architect, but obviously not a very good one as I seem to have plenty of tiome to ride my bike.

BTW I though DB was a brand of beer.....

[Cajun]

I'm a Oracle dba mainly (95%) but have done the others in my previous IT life (used to do heaps of Novell Netware, general PC stuff and the odd bit of c++).

How big is your Oracle DB ?? I've spent the last 6 years at a very large govt site looking after various DB's there.

hmmm not to sure how big it is, got it at work, i work for the port of tauranga. we are running oracle 9i,