What do you do for a living?

[klyong82]

I work in the university IT department. Trying to get back what I paid over the years for my degrees.

[sinned]

I used to have a real job and worked ridiculous hours. Now I spend money on projects that might make money and work as I need to fund them. "What do you do?" is a difficult question to answer.

[Magua]

I survey liquor stores on behalf of Lion Nathan. Greats hours for a uni student.

[cooneyr]

Something new - I just read the previous 201 posts cause I've got time - I'm a Transportation Engineer with previous experience in Traffic Engineering and Contract Management. Work for a small firm providing info to Transit and councils on how development and growth is going to fuck their precious roads up. Alternative job is argue with others on here about the "stupid things" the guberment does (OK some of them are stupid)

Time off consists of fixing (or trying to) any computers, machinery, plumbing, electrical appliances, wood work, gardening etc etc that the extended family decides to bugger up or decides needs work.

Cheers R

[Toaster]

I'm just up to no good as usual..... hehehe.

[Swoop]

Aluminium tubing...

What if I wanted this aluminium tubing delivered very fast???




Lecturer.
Weekend work can involve assisting people out of aluminium tubing...

[Animal]

I worked in aircraft engineering most of my life, with various moonlight enterprises keeping me amused along the journey. I started as an apprentice, then moved around the industry, looking for better opportunities as I became bored and / or retrenched. I've worked in a variety of roles through the industry, as an maintenance engineer, production planner, quality controller, engine shop superviser, maintenance supervisor, maintenance manager, inventory manager, and maintenance programme engineer. I eventually overcame two decades of denial and accepted that the aircraft engineering industry had become progressively more unstable and under constant threat of retrenchment, financially under-valued, bureaucratic and over-regulated, frustrating and unsatisfying - and pissed me off completely!
I now have a Computer Aided Design business, where I get to design all sorts of machinery, parts and products through a range of industries. Sometimes the work is uninspiring bread-and-butter 2D drafting stuff, like site plans for civil engineering consultants, or converting old hardcopy drawings into digital format. The job becomes fun when I work with multidisciplinary engineering consultancies on developing new products in the high-tech sector.
Like all small businesses, mine has felt the impact of the economy being out of control, and have had a fairly shit year, which has forced me to put the business on ice for a short while and find full-time work until the economy stabilises and no more of my clients go into insolvency.

[Coldrider]

I was (am) an Electrician, did a Massey degree extramurally and am now an Accountant for a multi national, sick or what?

[oldrider]

I used to operate and maintain hydro power stations.

Now I am CEO of a retirement home with two permanent client/residents.

I like to ride my bike and log onto Kiwi Biker, otherwise I think I would go Fu*king nuts! John.

[Ocean1]

I used to operate and maintain hydro power stations. John.

So it's all your fault

I made bits for some of them, which ones were your babies?

[Laava]

Now I am CEO of a retirement home with two permanent client/residents. John.

Fucking classic! Good one!

[vifferman]

I dunno what the ferk I yam.
I've done lots of stuff, but none of it relates to my 'qualifications'. The most accurate (given the amount of time I spend on forums like this) would be to say I'm a professional browser of the Interdweeb.

[sugilite:Me]

I sell crystals and mineral specimens over the net. It lets me live out rural so my kids can actually get a childhood and not be offered P at the school gates!

The net is great, I buy crystals from the usa and sell em back to people that live there, same for Aussie and Brazil

[boomer]

I make copious amounts of weed and i don't look like the average horticulturalist.

When i'm not making sticky shit i pimp myself out to the highest bidders

[Nasty]

Portfolio Manager - Information Technology Unit at MOH .. I look at how projects are resourced .. and advise managers on upcoming work and resource requirements ... well I try anyway