what do you do for a living?
Fri, 01/16/2009 - 10:35pm
16 years
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just curious, i would like to know what people do for a living here,i myself,am a union operating engineer(heav equipment operator)
16 years
|
just curious, i would like to know what people do for a living here,i myself,am a union operating engineer(heav equipment operator)
chemist, just look at my photo!
Better living through chemistry
non-native nutmegger
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Retail Operations Support (inventory and processes and procedures compliance monitoring.... and some occasional customer service/tech support/data support) for a large wireless provider.
*Keith* MacBook Pro *wifi iPad(2012) w/BadElf GPS & iPhone6 + Navigon*
Living Large and Loving it
I have been retired for the past 3 years and at least four years before eligibility for Social Security begins, if it is still available.
Monkey Trainer
Monkey Trainer.. ha ha, seriously a courier for one of the largest logistics services company.
Union Cement Mason
DuPage County Cement Mason Local 803, Four and a half years till I can retirer. Can't wait, been doing this for 30 years. It's killing me.
Go Dawgs!!!
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Mostly a career geographer/cartographer with a federal agency.
Retired - United States Navy
As little work as possible except travel and have fun
p.s. This is such a warm and cozy site..thanks POI Factory!
Field Srevice Tech
I repair medical equipment.
It's a good thing that there's GPS systems or I would be ... always lost!
Teacher- Drafting and
Teacher- Drafting and Applied Physics
Retired...
USG employee, former Marine, presently an independent contractor
Nuvi 3790T w. Lifetime Maps/Macintosh OS Lion/iPhone 4/iPad 1
CID
Currently in schooling to become a certified irrigation designer. We strictly design and sell agricultural irrigation systems at my place of work. Its a needful thing at this time, with not much water in sight, pray for rain!!
If you dont know where you're going, any road will get you there!!
What do you do for a living?
Now retired... and I love it !
Will be on Medicare next month...
Before I served 20 years in the Canadian Armed Forces and did 15 years with the Canadian Immigration and Refugee Board. During those 35 years (Forces and Immigration), I was a bilingual court reporter for 15 years. The last 6 years before my retirement I was a Quality Manager (ISO) here in Florida.
Clem - Garmin 2495LMT, 1450T & C530
Professional Driver...
Towncar, Limo, Tour bus driver. And use the H*LL out of GPS everyday.
Profession
Rocket scientist.
Retired Architect and General Contractor
Retired Architect and General Contractor and my Medicare kicked in a couple of months ago. Looks like a lot of retired and almost retired on here.
Garmin Drive Smart 55 - Samsung Note 10 Smartphone with Google Maps & HERE Apps
Structural engineer
Specializing in steel design. I've done everything from residential to commercial to heavy industrial to petrochem plants to power plants to nuclear.
nüvi 750 & 760
Automated controls
Automated controls technician - 2 years to now.
Electrician 6 years
Trade school for electrical installations
Associates Engineering Science
HVAC Contractor
Own and opperate HVAC company 27 yrs in the feild 13 in my own company.
><-><-><-><-><-><-><-><-><-><-><-><-><-><-><-><-><-><-><-><- 4-Garmin Nuvi 760>>>> Owner: Sunrise Mechanical A/C & Heating,, Peoria, Arizona
Occupation
Sheriff's Police - 25 years...
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Network Administrator for a local school district.
Systems Coordinator
I work on and setup Wireless Nurse Call Systems for nursing homes and hospitals in Kansas. It is a small company and we try to develop our own product lines. So, I also work on door security (mag locks / RFID) and video.
I have an agronomy degree and worked on the family farm for many years before taking my current job.
Daniel
Garmin StreetPilot c580 & Nuvi 760 - Member 32160 - Traveling in Kansas
What I do
I do what I do to protect you…see my photo
Been doing it for a looong time and still enjoy it.
Sheriff’s Department
joemac
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming---WOW!! WHAT A RIDE!!!" Member 2854
For over 36 years....
...a financial advisor.
"Backward, turn backward, oh time in your flight, make me a child again, just for tonight."
Writer
Long time (41 years) member of the fourth estate. I write the news the whole world reads.... Hmmm, I feel a song coming on!
Garmin GPS III, GPS V, StreetPilot 2610, Mobile 10, Nuvi 660, Nuvi 760
Telecom Manager and...
I'm a Telecom Mgr and national frequency coordinator for public safety radio. I also manage one of the standards development efforts for the organization. And I can't afford to retire.
ɐ‾nsǝɹ Just one click away from the end of the Internet
Stationary
Stationary Engineer/powerplant operator.
What I do best
Right now I'm doing what I do best....enjoying life.
I was a special maintenance electrician for 38 years with a large company that built paper machinery.
Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong.
Hired Assassin! for BUGS!
Hired Assassin!
for BUGS!
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Retired cat herder.
Frank DriveSmart55 37.322760, -79.511267
Systems analyst turning Chiropractor..
Yup... Mid life career change..
I did the computer thing for 20+ years. Now I'm just waiting for my Texas license to be a Chiropractor..
Risk Management Consultant
Glorified claims adjuster, LOL
Nuvi 680, Magellan 300
Retired
I'm retired engineer from a defense contractor building missiles and spend my time volunteering at local charities and doing taxes for AARP. If I was working full time I wouldn't have time to visit POI-Factory regularly.
semi-retired
I'll likely be looking for income soon but I'm retired for two years after 40 years as master auto tech > auto mfr tech support > technical training course author & developer.
Catch 22- Now have time to ride the motorcycles across the country, but the wife can't take enough time off 'cause she's supporting me in the manner which I am accustomed!
It's about the Line- If a line can be drawn between the powers granted and the rights retained, it would seem to be the same thing, whether the latter be secured by declaring that they shall not be abridged, or that the former shall not be extended.
Retired
Retired after 20 years in the US Navy then 20 years with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Now sleep late a lot. Enjoy each day as it comes without the stress of HAVING to work.
Mark - Nuvi 265T NUVI 50LM
Helicopter Flight Nurse
Helicopter Flight Nurse
Professional Tourist
I sit in a seat and look out the window all day. Truck Driver.
America Moves By Truck --- Streetpilot 7200 & OOIDA --- www.accutracking.com userid= poifactory password= guest; "Don't gamble; take all your savings and buy some good stock and hold it till it goes up, then sell it. If it don't go up, don't buy it."
Techno manager
I work for 'Prominent Financial Organization' as Manager of Technology.
Among the many hats I wear:
MS Admin
Novell Admin
Blackberry admin
VMware admin
Occasional coder
Webcast/video admin
Test/recommend/build out then hand off new goodies.
Nuvi 350 Born Oct 07 - Nuvi 660 Unit #2 (re)Born Sept 08 - Nuvi 360(Gift to 'the chick' yet maintained by myself) Born July 08
Unemployed
Retired for 6 years and a year away from SS (Social Security)
Nuvi360
What Do You Do For A Living?
I panhandle and annoy people.
What I do for a living
First I am retired and now doing what I really want to do. I manage a Golf Course, in New Jersey
I work for Chrysler Canada,
I work for Chrysler Canada, at the Minivan plant in Windsor Ontario for 15 yrs.How much longer is anyone's guess.
I reply to posts....
and collect my pension.....
It is terrible to speak well and be wrong. -Sophocles snɥɔnıɥdoɐ aka ʎɹɐƃ
Peer inside people's brains and hearts...
...better living through psychological testing.
GC
Nuvi 350, GPS Map 76CX
in-home tester
In-home tester of lazy boy products ... before that, IBI agent.
Garmin 205, 260W, 1450LMT, 2460LMT, HEREwego for iPhone ... all still mapping strong.
That nasty 4-letter word.....WORK yikes!
I am enjoying my status of "temporary-in my prime retirement" I doubt I will beat my personal best of 2 years...but hey I'm not complaining!! I have owned Subway franchises actually. I am available for hire/ideas soon...lol
1st GPS-- Garmin 265T
I tell people that I'm
a professional road warrior, in otherwords, a long distance courier.
Not doing anything worth a darn.
Retired Marine, bought out a
Retired Marine, bought out a cabinet shop 9 years ago figured would build things vice blowing them up. Going back to blowing things up (more fun) should be heading to the desert in a couple months but as a civilian this time.
Retired Software Engineer
Worked for 35 years as a Systems Analyst, COBOL programmer, Software Engineer. Did Web Design on the side. Retired in 2007, and am busier now than when I worked.
"As life runs on, the road grows strange with faces new - and near the end. The milestones into headstones change, Neath every one a friend." - James Russell Lowell Garmin StreetPilot C330, Garmin NUVI 765T, Garmin DriveSmart 60LMT
Service Sales Engineer
GPS comes in Handy =)
Disgruntled Auto Worker.
Disgruntled Auto Worker. Working for Toyota Motor Manufacturing in Cambridge, ON. Building the Corolla and Matrix Models.
Things are slowing, but I think we'll be ok in the long run. Dang Economy!