What Do You Do For A Crust?

[drsmurto]

Oh dont get me started on MDs... Im the first and regularly do tell them they arent real doctors!

I bet they dont like that much.....

Altho i have a mate who comes from a family line of MDs but she is the first to get a PhD. They are are so proud that someone in the family finally became a REAL doctor!

 

[komodo]

Uhhh I dont know what to pick.

I'm in the construction industry but I'm a pen pusher essentially

I was a Structural steel detail draftsman for a while - worked for a reasonably large firm for the industry.
then worked for a slightly smaller firm doing the same thing as well as being assistant CAD manager and IT dude. I was also a document controller for a while there - what a joke that was. If theres a job I hate - document control is it!

Then I worked out why my old man isnt a draftsman any more and I went to the dark side and started working for him. We have a reasonably large structural steel fabrication work shop we specialise in hospitals, schools, theatres, shopping centre renos and supermarket renos, large scale sole residential properties, universities and tafes along with the usual warehouses and factories (though we dont do many of them - too many other people competing for the work and they cant do the type of work we specialise in).

I'm mainly in charge of procuring stock and organising site boys, riggers and cranes. Though I am trained as an estimator and wrote our internal estimating package and stock ordering packages as well as updating our quality control systems up to date.
I don't do much estimating as I find it boring as bat dung.

I've also worked in large format pro audio live rigs and done a bit of time as an LX (lighting) monkey. Infact I still get called from time to time to give mates in the industry a hand.

But according to the bank and my life insurance policies I'm a professional even though I dropped out of school in yr 11 and never stepped foot into further education - I'm all on the job trained and I think society would be heaps better if less clowns went to TAFE and uni and more people were job trained rather than schooled. Theres a lot to be said about the sheer number of people that have uni degrees who've done nothing with them...

 

[Jakechan]

Im a Tug Master.

Dont laugh, at least I get paid to do it, whats your excuse


Cheers,
Jake

 

[litre_o_cola]

Bosun's Mate in the Navy since 99,
In my time off Emergency Services officer and Safety Advisor at various mine sites (lots of them are now shut down)

 

[Timmsy]

I work for a company called Efficient Energy Systems owned by Clipsal Australia. I design, retrofit and manafacture lighting reflectors for offices, hospitals, schools etc to reduce energy costs. Work is pretty busy at the moment for every one going green. and trying to the right thing to save money on energy. Been here for 7 years. Great people to work for, good cash and good conditions.

 

[Double Hopper]

:beerbang: i am a spare parts interpreter :chug:

 

[frasertag]

I am a VMware Certified Professional
and Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer

I used to drive a tow truck... IT does not pay!!!! But 9-5 is good.

 

[fergi]

might as well get in on this, i am a meat surgeon,
fergi

 

[theMISSIONARY]

Boiler maker/welder

 

[bcp]

I work in overseas aid & development.

"You can't be a Real Country unless you have a beer and an airline -- it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a BEER." (Frank Zappa).
Attempting to prove this is true, I haven't found a country yet so run down that they couldn't manage a local beer. Told a driver in Ethiopia, 'To be a real country you have to have three things: a flag, a beer & a football team.' He thought about it for a while, and said - 'well, to be a real town you need three things. A dog, a shop, and a mad person.' Drivers are philosophers. (& if you're not sure there's a mad person in your town, have you ever wondered why people treat you so NICELY?)

 

[fcmcg]

At the age of thirty-one , i started a carpentry apprenticeship after our family retail business was sold. I am now a newly qualified , 37 yr old carpenter/joiner working in commercial building doing essentially shop fitting!

 

[lefty2446]

I work for a fridgie company that works in the hospitality industry.

Beer reticulation, post mix, keg rooms, coldrooms, freezers etc.

http://www.allsocool.com.au

Lefty

 

[bum]

Put that in your sig, Lefty, and see how fast your PM inbox fills.

 

[lefty2446]

Put that in your sig, Lefty, and see how fast your PM inbox fills.

;-) yeah I know. I have kept it low profile...

Adrian

 

[manticle]

Student: postgrad (masters in paper conservation as in: conservation and preservation of culturally significant works on paper like books and drawings NOT conserving or reducing paper/tree waste)
Professional of sorts: Art Handler which involves installation, packing and movement of works of art (have degree in fine art which while useful, said job doesn't require such qualifications)
Labourer (unskilled): move exhibition display furniture.

Casual worker, student and general pauper.

I clicked other.

 

[buttersd70]

Maker of bling-iest bling in bling-dom.

Gave up photographing (some really) hot chicks to do it, too..... :lol:

 

[bum]

Pix or it didn't happen.

 

[Bizier]

International Standards Organisation inspector and certifier of porn.

Another bloody print production manager, primary production of digital. Uuuugh!
BA in graphic design... what went wrong?

 

[DennisKing]

Jeweller, spent 30 years on the bench, manufacturing and repairs. Now management

 

[Bribie G]

Maker of bling-iest bling in bling-dom.

Gave up photographing (some really) hot chicks to do it, too..... :lol:

Did you start last Wed or this week? Hows it going? Pity about the photography, I have your famous shot framed and fondly look at it on a daily basis. I'll send the negative back soon.