What's been your favorite job?

[Yamerhaw]

going off racerx's job thread, what's been your favorite job?


mine was driving these! man that was a fun job, worked for a company building landfills, just drove these around all day moving dirt, and made good money, would still be working there but the company went under

before anybody ask, yes you can drift these in the mud, but is a little different because the front wheels dont turn them, they articulate between the cab and the bed, which also means you can flip the bed over and the cab stay upright, or vice versa, but if you flipped one(happened a lot) they would just flip you back upright with a trackhoe and back to work..

a lot of times, we would have to back up such a steep incline that bulldozers would have to push the truck up, when you are dumping a load on an incline that steep, it was easy for the bed to flip, since a lot of times it was on unpacked dirt

My boss loved me, said i was probably the best driver they had ever had..and i did do pretty good, they would make me do the tricky stuff, like backing up a 1/8 mile little path with only inches on either side of the truck and BIG drop offs on both sides

started my truck up one morning and the boss pulled me out of it(was the biggest piece of shit truck we had and nobody would hardly drive it) said another guy was gonna take that truck, and for me to help him out for a while, well about an hour later i see it coming down the road...a brand new John Deere dump truck, he said there's your truck and nobody else is allowed to drive it.... hour later i was on a soft steep incline, raised the bed to dump a load, watching in my mirrors, i see the bed falling over, tried to lower it , but was too late, well the weight of the bed falling over the bank was enough to pull the whole truck off the embankment, took about an hour to get it out with trackhoes, no damage though

anyway, i miss that job

here's a pic of the kind of truck i drove, but mine was a lot bigger than this one

[lauralynne]

Delivering Pizzas in a college town ROCKED! And I was in kick ass shape - I was phobic of elevators so I had to be able to RUN up 11 flights of stairs in some dorms!!
pay sucked but tips MORE than made up for it!

shoveling cedar chips got me in great shape - but it was thankless, dusty, and I had dusty boogers for months afterwards even WITH a respirator mask!

[Cutty72]

Honestly a toss up.

1. My transportation/inventory manager position.
- I worked 60+ hours a week
- I was not appreciated for what I did
- the bennies sucked.
-BUT I loved the work. I delt with every aspect of production, from the individual parts being delivered, to the ordering and building of the boats, and then to the shipping and delivering of the finished product.
I just really enjoyed the diversity of the position and the chance to work with everyone involved. As well as helping test and show off the product.
Using the boats on the weekends was a nice perk too.

2. Farm hand/production manager for a local farmer
- NO steady hours.
- NO bennies
- Again, just plain enjoyed the work I was doing. Something different every day, and lots of variety in the work.
-First job I have EVER been appreciated for what I did, and that's HUGE in my book.


Guard jobs would come in after those. Great bennies, decent hours, but the work can be so/so. :idk:
I guess sometimes you need to compromise. money, bennies, steady hours and stability along with some appreciation > Appreciation and Enjoyment with no bennies and unsure stability.

[Particle Man]

I ran movie theaters in college.

I loved it.

[Mrs. Colleen]

Current job...I love teaching. Even if three year old are often difficult! :panic:

[ZUKIMON]

My fav would have to be working at Rose's when I was 16. Didn't make shit but we had more fun there than most people are allowed to. Second to that would have to be working at a grocery store and closing up late at night. We would be sweeping the floors and accidentaly drink a few beers between isles. :D :D

[Adeptus_Minor]

I loved my cooking jobs.
Respect? No way.
Benefits? What?
Decent pay? Compared to...?

But there was something satisfying about it.

[azoomm]

My current.

The pay isn't much... but the benefits rule.

[derf]

Delivering Pizzas in a college town ROCKED! And I was in kick ass shape - I was phobic of elevators so I had to be able to RUN up 11 flights of stairs in some dorms!!
pay sucked but tips MORE than made up for it!

shoveling cedar chips got me in great shape - but it was thankless, dusty, and I had dusty boogers for months afterwards even WITH a respirator mask!


Yup delivered pizza for a little while in a college town. It was great because my first week there was rush week for all the sororities and for some reason blowing the bizza boy was a big rite of initiation. At first I thought it was just my manish good looks and charm, then I found out they were doing it for other reasons, but it was cool with me.

[Dave]

Tank crewmember. i miss it badly. damn gubment

[Fleck750]

The worst paying jobs are the best it seems.

My favorite paid well, oddly enough. It was testing driving prototype cars for the now defunct car company American Motors. We drove them 9 hours per day, stopped for breaks and lunch. Every time we stopped, anything that moved on the vehicle had to be moved ten times. The visors, doors, hood, seats, anything that you can think of that moved! It was funny to see 10 cars pull up, and the drivers jump out and go crazy flapping visors and hoods around.

This is what I test drove.

http://www.amx-perience.com/1980Spirit800x600.jpg

[Dragonpaco]

my favorite job was the director of photography on the set of Terminator Salvation. Christian Bale however, is mean

[2up]

My favorite job is really a combo of all of the work I did in the music industry. I got to meet many of the people whose creativity and talent awes and inspires me, have been paid to go to countless concerts and absolutely ridiculous parties, got tons of free CD's, and got to help some people whose music I really dig get the recognition they deserve.

Probably the best part though was getting to be one of the few "girls" who wasn't interested in having sex with a rockstar and instead of a one night stand got to be friends with people I admire. Either that or laughing at the stupid girls who actually thought that having sex with a rockstar was something to write home about. :lmao:

[Corey]

We're supposed to like working? Fuck, I knew I've been doing something wrong. Being a night club DJ was pretty fun. The pay at this one sucked and the benefits sucked, but I scored a fuckload of numbers, saw a bunch of tits, got a few lap dances from a couple drunk chicks and as long as I didn't get tanked, got to drink on the job with all my drinks being free from all the customers.

[rogue]

My favorite jobs always involved alcohol. :lmao:

[Tmall]

Being an engineer in the navy. It's my favourite, and the one I hate the most.

It's a beautiful love hate relationship which proves the old saying.. A sailor is only happy on 2 days. The day he's leaving, and the day he's coming home..

[Adeptus_Minor]

We're supposed to like working? Fuck, I knew I've been doing something wrong.

Dude... you're still a sandwich artist.
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...are there any openings? :whistle:

[wildchild]

tough call I loved the Army. it was like never being at work. Just go out and blow shit up now and then. How do you beat that.

Favorite civilian job was construction and pipeline. Hardwork, not great pay, fresh air, good people to work with.

[askmrjesus]

my favorite job was the director of photography on the set of Terminator Salvation. Christian Bale however, is mean

:lol:

JC

[Rider]

Working in a movie theater rocked. By far the most fun I've ever had at any job besides going to Thailand while in the Navy... but that's not really work now is it? :whistle:

[Dave]

The worst paying jobs are the best it seems.

My favorite paid well, oddly enough. It was testing driving prototype cars for the now defunct car company American Motors. We drove them 9 hours per day, stopped for breaks and lunch. Every time we stopped, anything that moved on the vehicle had to be moved ten times. The visors, doors, hood, seats, anything that you can think of that moved! It was funny to see 10 cars pull up, and the drivers jump out and go crazy flapping visors and hoods around.

This is what I test drove.

http://www.amx-perience.com/1980Spirit800x600.jpg

thats friggin awesome

[Archren]

I enjoyed the hell out of working at Cycle Gear.. working in the motorcycle industry is fun. Pay sucked, but it was a job that was flexible to where I could still go to school.

Though I love the Army. I hated it for a while after my first deployment.. but not because the Army itself pissed me off, but certain individuals made life miserable while I was downrange. After I moved on from that, I found I enjoy what I do in the military. I'm sort of a jack of all trades (started out as a paralegal - hated it because of the politics and bureaucracy.. became a transporter and an instructor.. and now am working human resources). I've found the part I like the most is taking care of Soldiers, be it directly or indirectly.

I still entertain the notion of being an Army pilot... but I think Tracy would strangle me if I did that. :lol:

[Tsunami]

My first job in retail- I loved the cash register!

And working at a personal trainer, even after i had finished my sessions, I would always be hanging out at the gym, either working out, hanging with my coworkers or the other members.

Pretty much all the other jobs i had, i hated.

[Particle Man]

Tank crewmember. i miss it badly.

then you should have worked on your aim a bit....

[buzzcutt2]

before anybody ask, yes you can drift these in the mud...

It is true...I drove an end-dump for 3 months after high school and before college. I thought it was hilarious when I took an inside line around a corner and absolutely covered the minivan next to me in mud, bonus that the windows were open. :rockout:

[Dave]

then you should have worked on your aim a bit....

thats what my girlfriend says, RAWR

[dReWpY]

biology tech 1
electro fishing for the entire summer in the heat insects snake infested water of OH

great times to be had

[PhiSig1071]

Favorite Job would have to be working as a divemaster for a liveaboard dive boat. It was a 60' Gaff Rigged Schooner, we sailed from Marathon to Key West and back doing 15 dives in a week. I didn't set foot on land for a week at a time and I wore board shorts and sunglasses all day, every day. Only reason I left was because it's actually a boat that works for the Boy Scouts, and it only runs during the summer. A close second would have to be working for the same place, but as a Captain running a Dusky 256 as a dive boat. Third would be the job I do now, I work for Sea Tow as a Captain and Salvage diver, it's hard work, pays pretty damn good, and it's fun.

The Liveaboard:
http://www.schoonerconchpearl.com/The%20Boat/pearl%20017.jpg

The Dive Boat:
http://www.dusky.com/images/main_boat_pics/dus256.jpg
The Dusky 256 is a fantastic boat, as long as it's got a Yamaha or Suzuki four-stroke on it.

Sea Tow:
http://www.seatowpb.com/images/cherokee448.jpg

http://www.wsvn.com/images/news_articles/389x205/090223_Yacht_fire_Sea_tow.jpg

[Papa_Complex]

Like many have said, my favourite job is the one that I'm in right now. The best compensated, the best environment, a good variety of tasks, and I'M NOT THE BOSS, so I can sleep at night.

[Amorok]

I loved being an aircraft mechanic. I did something I was proud of that was always interesting, I got to travel all over the world, and nobody got hurt directly by what I did. It was a great job, and then they laid me off. I thought the military didn't do that!