Work

[Wormling]

Anyone else out there with a fun/interesting/hard/boring job? lol.

Myself, I worked in the moving company until last month. Now i work private security and work 42 hours in 3 days, then get 4 days off. Nice having 4 days off but those other 3 suck lol. Btw. Security work is BORING, lol. 14 hours of staring at the same monitor... since i work graveyard it never changes and its so quite i can hear a pin drop. So, what does everyone else do?

[Breandan]

Security work is BORING, lol. hehehe, wait till you get into management or wind up running a security firm. NEVER boring. Then again, I still do field work a lot (for financial reasons partly, because it means that's one less officer I have to pay to work the site), and am setting up the tactical/EP teams, so I am a busy man in addition to pushing paper and schmoozing clients. I love it though, and not just because it's my company, but because it is something I can pass down to my children (I am a BIG believer in hereditary family businesses and raising an heir to take over when you retire). Rumours of my addiction to adrenaline are false and should be ignored :wink:

[Korkskrew]

I used to work as a bartender, but the hours were wonky so this summer I switched exclusively to music. I play in three bands now and make just enough to get by, but it's a great experience. My roomie is a great guy for putting up with it. He pays about 3/4 of the rent but never complains. Part of it has to do the fact that he loves jazz, and because I can get him in to some shows for free, he calls it even.

[Evil_Gondi]

Right now I'm semi working for my brother.

I also did have a job of stacking cans in a storeroom. That was monotony at it's best.

[Serresrelic]

Make flash based video games and websites. Pretty fun, laid-back work environment, excellent pay. Can't complain.

[Naila]

I review children's toys/baby products for exclusivity for a major online reseller based in seattle. I also check that adult "toys" are within the "rules" to be allowed on the site.

decent pay, I don't have to talk to people on the phones, I can pretty much work my own hours and I can work as much OT as I want.

[Dilorenzo]

I used to work for a major computer company - clean room work. It's so much fun getting in and out of that suit to go on a smoke break. Worked 12 hours shifts, on a four day on, four day off, day/night rota.
Did wonders for my social life. And the lack of natural light for 6+ hours straight didn't do much for my disposition either.

[Breandan]

damn, and our people start out life pale already, you must be transparent :twisted:

[Nymph]

I work part time at Winn-Dik-Me, also known as Winn-Dixie....I work in the Deli, So for it's the only job that works with my school hours. It is repetitive, and makes me be nice to strangers. It takes all that I can NOT to slice my own wrists,because I smile to much. BLEH !!! I love 3working retail but I really dislike working there.......The pay stinks even worse then the job....Is it still illegal to throw knives at people ???
:twisted:

[Tatheran]

I work on a Helpdesk as Customer Phone Support, and it has been one of the most humbling jobs of my life.

My previous job (Pre-Sept. 2001) I was a Technician... now I am a Analyst, and am on the phone over 90% of the time. Most days it’s an exercise in patience while I deal angry, frustrated, and impatient people.

I have fostered a true sympathy for anyone who works Customer Service, and can't wait until I find another job to replace the aggravating monotony of this one.
:roll:

[Insomniac]

All of my children will work in retail and the food industry for at least six months each. Preferably it would be their first job...it gives you a good appreciation for people who have to work customer service. And usually inspires you to tip more at restaurants.
I had the good fortune to work for a market research company, doing phone surveys. No, I never sold anything. But that didn't stop people from assuming I was a telemarketer. People are so incredibly RUDE. It's possible to politely say, "I'm not interested, thank you anyway." and then just hang up. It's not really necessary to be abusive to the person on the other end. One guy told me he was going to sue me...ME, not the company, for calling him. I don't know how many times I had to explain that I didn't have anyone's names, just a list of numbers. No one ever believed me anyway. It had it's bright spots, though.
One time, the house I called ended up being a frat house...it was Saturday night. :D I ended up getting 17 surveys out of that house. In between invitations to the party....they didn't really get that I was in KS, while they were in Michigan. That was my favorite call ever. :)

[Soria]

My first 'job' was end of the month parts inventory for The dealership my dad worked for at the time. I don't remeber the pay, but I was 12 at the time, so whatever I got was amazing to me. I don't even remeber if it was under the table work or pay check work. My first offical job was a GAs station attendant. It was a self gas station/convince store thinger, so I ran cash, refilled coffee, cleaned the grounds, and anything else my boss felt was in my ability. The pay was decent for that can work. And th bosses were amazing. ( Two retailers and a manager, the retailers were married and the Manager was the male retailers sister.) Especially the manger. On rough days she would spring for Pizza for us, and every so often she'd go out and buy us subs or Pitas. Most of all she treated us like friends, we weren't underlings, but firends she could chat to. I had a problem with one of co-workers, not that she ever knew it, but I hated her laize faire, ' I just don't give a care' attitude. I don't care your job is, you take that job seriously.

My current job is as a bicycle ice cream vendor, and it does not nearly pay enough. The people I work with are ok, and the boss is really nice, but the physical effort involved, at least for me, is intense.

[Gavin Darkhart]

best job I ever had was a bingo caller at a small (80 people tops per game) bingo hall.

nothing like flirting at 80 year old women and calling numbers for 4 hours or so a night to have a hoot on the job. Pay sucked though.

[Breandan]

hehehe, one of our clients is a bingo hall :-)
It is S C A R Y in there :shock:

[Insomniac]

Hehe, speaking of flirting with 80-year-old ladies....

My husband's first job was at a grocery store. He says he couldn't count the times that old ladies would ask him to come home with them and "unpack their groceries". :lol:

[Fyrie]

My first job was... selling circus tickets over the phone. I celebrated when I got laid off of that one.

My second job was at a grocery store, I loved the grocery store job, I hated the owner - a LOT.

I work now as an investment manager. It's the best job I've ever had and the only one I wanted all my life. I'm just happy I work outside the mainstream industry, I'm against the way it's run on principle, but that's just me. ;)

[Wormling]

Rofl! Im glad i dont do some of those jobs =D THe computer programming one sounds fun though =D Currently working my way thorugh 2nd year of college to get my AA and BA and become a programmer ^_^. So far, i think my best job has been a beekeeper =D Set my own hours and your your own boss =D Pays not too great but as a part time hobby it is pretty decent. My worst job to date is definately 13F in the US Army, aka forward observer. Hours suck, pay sucks, living conditions suck, ect... So glad i am no longer in the army =)

[CeeJay]

My first actual job was as a laborer on a construction site. I basically went around and picked up everyone else's crap...and sometimes, that wasn't just a figure of speech. I was in the best shape of my life though after that summer, and I had a nice tan to boot. I also built up a tolerance for port-a-potties during that time.

I've also worked as a CSR at a community centre, and actualy enjoyed. I had good bosses and it actually helped me build my social skills, which were severely lacking (went from the shy guy who always looks at the ground when talking to someone to actually being able to hold a conversation).

Right now I work your standard, boring government desk job.

[Erling E.]

I annoy people by asking them questions they don't want to be asked. I feed over a million people information, and sometimes I probably even get it wrong. A lot of people really dislike my kind, especially those I ask annoying questions.

I'm a journalist! :D

[Lirren]

Currently I'm working at a law firm doing conflict of interest screening for all their clients. Dull work, but it pays okay. I'm trying to finish my degree so I can get certified to teach. Rotten pay, but I can help kids learn, so that's a good trade out. I love seeing my 5 year old learn something new. It's such an amazing experience every time.

[Dilorenzo]

damn, and our people start out life pale already, you must be transparent :twisted:

Yeah, that's been mentioned to me a few times :p Working office jobs since then hasn't done much for the colour either- pale and tansparent with freckles.

[bob the goat]

I work for a Furniture company (http://www.nucraft.com/index.htm). (If your bored, and like pretty things, follow the link to products, and look at Mural, Arial, and Origin, and then look at Avid.) I work in the iSpec department. The main parts of my job are to help customers pick out what furniture meets their needs, and to help customers with custom furniture design. We use software / web app called WebEx. Basically I call the customer and help them log into the site. Then WebEx takes the image on my monitor, and puts it on theirs. I open AutoCAD and draw, or open photos and point to different things all to help them come to a decision about that they need, and what will fit into their space. With the standard products it is usually a matter of a balancing act between needs, wants, space planning, and budget. (Usually everybody wants an Apache attack helicopter, needs a pick-up, has room for a Power-Wheel, and has a budget for a Hot-Wheel.) With custom products it is more fun because I have to take what the customer wants, and convert it into something that we can make…and with luck…we can make it within their budget.

Some of the other aspects of my job include helping engineering to design new products that either include commonly requested features, or make their design easy for me to modify. (I.e. getting metal parts that are machined rather than cast or stamped, so we can modify them if necessary.)

My job requires strong sales and customer service skills, but also a heavy design background. (I have an engineering degree, 3 years in sales, and 6 years before that in customer service.) I really love what I do most days, because it is so fast paced, and I get to see so many different layers of the business. I work with engineering, marketing, accounting, and sales every day. I work with everyone involved with our furniture from the end user, interior designer, architect, dealer, manufacturer’s rep, all the way to the people on the factory floor.

I guess that I only have the standard job complaints, I don’t make as much as I want to, and I have to work with some STUUUUUPID customers. (I had a customer ask where the wood in our furniture came from. My response “A tree”. He was so adamant that he would not buy any products made in Japan that we had to send him a letter stating that if he were to discover that any of the products he purchased were made in Japan that we would have to replace them with others made elsewhere. My response: “Yes, because we import SO MANY agricultural products FROM Japan…..”)



the house I called ended up being a frat house...it was Saturday night. :D I ended up getting 17 surveys out of that house. In between invitations to the party....they didn't really get that I was in KS, while they were in Michigan. That was my favorite call ever. :)

That didn’t happen to be a Frat house at Ferris State University, and was your survey about potato chips? I only ask because I was at a frat party, and someone handed me a phone and said “here take this survey about potato chips…I think it’s for someone’s girlfriend.” Were you someone’s girlfriend? (This would have been winter semester 3 years ago.)

[Insomniac]

Hehe...no, our surveys were mostly about cars and home repairs...it was about seven years ago, when I was in high school.