What's Your Job Like?

I stay at home and manage money for 25 wealthy clients. All day long I see them make tons of cash while they pay me a pittance :) but I can make it to the hangar most days by noon - so not complaining!
 
Since Clark started it ....

You get up every morning from your alarm clock's warning
Take the 8:15 into the city
There's a whistle up above and people pushin', people shovin'
And the girls who try to look pretty
And if your train's on time, you can get to work by nine
And start your slaving job to get your pay
If you ever get annoyed, look at me I'm self-employed
I love to work at nothing all day

Monkeys .... footballs .... yeah, that's pretty much my day. Trying to stay 1 step ahead of those who are hell-bent on discovering new ways to break stuff.
 
Timbeck2 said:
Cool perks...I take every new controller for a ride in my airplane to show them the other side of ATC and that it isn't always easy to pick out traffic two o'clock, four miles, opposite direction and same altitude.
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You rock! We need more of this.
 
Thanks and what I failed to mention was that while talking to the tower, we get to listen to the stupid things that come out of their face hole.
 
Timbeck2 said:
Thanks and what I failed to mention was that while talking to the tower, we get to listen to the stupid things that come out of their face hole.
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Damn Tim! :rofl:

I think you're ready for retirement. ;)
 
Title:Accounting Manager
Broad scope: Controller/Financial Analyst

I work for a large, publicly-traded corporation, which is one of the oldest in the US. My company is firmly in the manufacturing business, and it split up into division for normal industrial, medical, and energy segments. My division is in energy, and more specifically manufactures frac pumps for oil and gas extraction. I manage 4 accountants, and 2 manufacturing facilities. I am indirectly over the 8-9 plants that my employees manage. I travel, on average, one week per month, sometimes more in order to make on-site visits to our facility locations in order to perform basic inventory audits and SOX compliance stuff. The primary purpose of the site visits is just to be in front of the operations management, as many of them don't speak "accounting/finance", so it's my job to translate financial performance into direction for their operation. I also do a lot of ad-hoc reporting to dig into variances, forecasting, budgeting, and a bit of market analysis. I enjoy manipulating data and designing excel workbooks in order to come out with meaningful results. It allows me to be a bit creative and problem-solve.

Things I like about the job: I'm good at it, having been doing this function for about 8 years with this company. I enjoy getting out of the office for a week and travelling to new places/trying new food. I rack up some pretty good airline/hotel/rental car points with my travel as well. I also enjoy the people I work with at those locations, it's easier to work with people you have a relationship with. I also enjoy manufacturing, in that, I'm out on a production floor and see the fruits of everyone's labor. Unlike my few years in a cubicle farm where it's harder to see where the "value" is generated. The folks in oil & gas manufacturing are generally hard-working and down-to-earth. I'm dressed in business casual with steel-toed dress shoes on standing next to a CNC machinist, warehouse operator, or a welder, and everyone is doing their part. I like that.

Things I like less: the grind. It's still an 8-5 day, and I've been doing it for the better part of a decade. Some days (especially in the Spring/Fall) I'd rather be doing landscaping or construction outside enjoying the sun. However, I don't have those feelings as much on 100-degree summer days or freezing temps in winter. :) I've thought about switching over to a flying career, but making 1/2 of my current compensation (or less) for years just to get started isn't a sacrifice I'm willing to make. I also want no part of commercial flying, so it'd have to be a corporate flying/freight dog gig which can be hard to come by in Tulsa, OK. Wife and 16-month old wouldn't be too happy about it, either.
 
Gerhardt said:
There was a time I'd have given my left...ahem...arm...to be where Velocity is. The funny thing is I've known a handful of HEMS pilots and none of them were happy, and I could never understand that.

As for my job, I started out in IT at this company almost 30 years ago. Moved to another dept. several years later and never looked back. I come in, do office work, which includes taking 20-30 phone calls a day helping people in the field. I come in around 7, leave at 3:30. No pressure, no stress. The best perk is the flexibility with time off. If I decided right now I wanted the rest of the day off it wouldn't be an issue. As a matter of fact I left 2 hours early yesterday, spur of the moment because it occurred to me it was beautiful outside. It's not an astounding salary, but it's not bad. And the company contributes an additional 15% of my salary to my 401k, in addition to having a pension fund.

For the last 20 years I've run a landcare business on the side. When I leave the office I take care of 57 lawns. Everything from mowing, tree trimming, leaf collection/disposal, decorative mulch, landscaping and hardscaping. That's the job I really enjoy. A hundred thoughts a day go through your mind while working outside. It's incredibly busy in the spring but tapers off most years by late June to a reasonable pace. If it was work, I'd be miserable, because it's 7 days a week. But I've never seen it as work. It's what I do to unwind.

The best part is that's the job where people show their appreciation. At the office job I get a few boxes of chocolates, cookies, gift cards, etc. at Christmas from the people I help. My landcare customers overwhelm me with cards of thanks, heartfelt gifts and some handsome checks. One came yesterday from one of my neighbors on my roster. "Thanks for taking care of our family all these years." And he included two checks. One for mowing and leaf work. Another for $500. That's what makes a person feel good. Not the money. The sincerity.
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This job is similar to flying in the military in that there will always be people you just can't please and they'll always gripe about work. I find them to be the same ones posting pics on FB with "I love my job."

I honestly couldn't think of another flying job I'd rather do. Perfect retirement job, going from all the BS I put up with in the military to this, is like a breath of fresh air. Sitting around today watching movies, reading magazines (Air & Space) and was just informed that a patient we recently flew that was in bad shape is actually going to make it. Time to get another cup of coffee.
 
I tend to just Tumble outta bed and I stumble to the kitchen
Then I like to Pour myself a cup of ambition
Often, I will Yawn and stretch and try to come to life

Next, I Jump in the shower and the blood starts pumpin'
because Out on the street the traffic starts jumpin'
With folks like me on the job from 9 to 5

I pretty much Workin' 9 to 5, what a way to make a livin'
Barely gettin' by, it's all takin' and no givin'
They just use your mind and they never give you credit
It's enough to drive you crazy if you let it

Yeah so 9 to 5, for service and devotion
You would think that I would deserve a fat promotion
Want to move ahead but the boss won't seem to let me
I swear sometimes that man is out to get me!
They let you dream just to watch 'em shatter
You're just a step on the boss-man's ladder
But you got dreams he'll never take away
You're in the same boat with a lotta your friends
Waitin' for the day your ship'll come in
An' the tide's gonna turn and it's all gonna roll your way
Workin' 9 to 5, what a way to make a livin'
Barely gettin' by, it's all takin' and no givin'
They just use your mind and you never get the credit
It's enough to drive you crazy if you let it
9 to 5, yeah they got you where they want you
There's a better life, and you dream about it, don't you?
It's a rich man's game no matter what they call it
And you spend your life puttin' money in his wallet
9 to 5, whoa what a way to make a livin'
Barely gettin' by, it's all takin' and no givin'
They just use your mind and they never give you credit
It's enough to drive you crazy if you let it
9 to 5, yeah they got you where they want you
There's a better life, and you dream about it, don't you?
It's a rich man's game no matter what they call it
And you spend your life puttin' money in his wallet
9 to 5, working 9 to 5
 
  1. Get up between 4:30 and 6:00. No alarm. I wake up when I feel like waking up.
  2. Start the long commute down to the first floor.
  3. Drink a quart of coffee while checking my Amazon revenues.
  4. Feed the various animals.
  5. Work a few hours if I feel like it.
  6. Eat breakfast.
  7. Work another few hours if I feel like it.
  8. Knock off around noon.
  9. Goof off the rest of the day.




Life is good.

Rich
 
I am an engineer for a large Aerospace company in the Space & Defense business. My degree is Mechanical, but I am currently a Materials and Process Engineer. Most days, I sit at a desk and stare at a computer screen, working on Excel, writing specs, signing engineering orders, filling out compliance matrices, etc. Occasionally, I go out to suppliers for electron beam welding, heat treat, shotpeen, NDT (mag particle usually), forging, etc. Every once in a while we have a large material investigation or a line stop on the floor that we participate in. I got full training on a Tescan SEM, which was kind of cool (although I haven't used the SEM since ha). I work with a lot of good people and I have an excellent boss, but it largely an unfulfilling career (in my mind). I am but a very small cog in the machine. I had a professor in college who said, "Engineers are the first to be blamed when something goes wrong, and the last to be thanked when something goes right." That always stuck with me. I have a great appreciation for engineering. It really is amazing the things that engineers design and create, but I have also realized that I just don't have a passion for it like I thought I would. I originally thought it would be cool to be an engineer for an aircraft manufacturer. Then I realized so many others think the same thing. It is competitive and there are lots of folks out there much smarter than me who get those roles. I am thankful for my job, it could be worse, but I hope to find a career I enjoy more.

So...I am on a quest to finding something more fulfilling or something that I enjoy. One of my biggest disappointments has been the inability (because of asthma) to do military as I think I would have got a lot of satisfaction out of that route (not to mention all the benefits). The funny thing is I never gave the military any thought when I was in high school and college. I really had zero interest. It wasn't until I started flying that people started really pushing me towards the military. I have a few good friends that were in engineering school with me who were also in AF ROTC. They are all pilots in the AF now. Same with my PPL instructor. I am very competitive (especially with myself) so when I get into something I want to be the best I can be and go all out. I feel like the civilian route is just sort of "meh". It's like you can be an average pilot, but not an exceptional pilot. I just don't like the thought of that.

I think I would like to make a career out of flying, so for now I am using my engineering job to pay for my ratings. It feels like a slow process paying for it all on my own. There are days I wonder if I will really ever make it to CFI in a reasonable amount of time. I hope to be there in the next 2 years, but life has a way of getting in the way. My biggest worry is that I will be age 30 or something by the time I get to the regionals and it will be too late for me to make a successful career out of flying.

I've dabbled in the thought of maybe being a police helicopter pilot, but that is probably a far fetched idea (haven't really looked into it much).

So that's my current life story.
 
SixPapaCharlie said:
I tend to just Tumble outta bed and I stumble to the kitchen
Then I like to Pour myself a cup of ambition
Often, I will Yawn and stretch and try to come to life

Next, I Jump in the shower and the blood starts pumpin'
because Out on the street the traffic starts jumpin'
With folks like me on the job from 9 to 5

I pretty much Workin' 9 to 5, what a way to make a livin'
Barely gettin' by, it's all takin' and no givin'
They just use your mind and they never give you credit
It's enough to drive you crazy if you let it

Yeah so 9 to 5, for service and devotion
You would think that I would deserve a fat promotion
Want to move ahead but the boss won't seem to let me
I swear sometimes that man is out to get me!
They let you dream just to watch 'em shatter
You're just a step on the boss-man's ladder
But you got dreams he'll never take away
You're in the same boat with a lotta your friends
Waitin' for the day your ship'll come in
An' the tide's gonna turn and it's all gonna roll your way
Workin' 9 to 5, what a way to make a livin'
Barely gettin' by, it's all takin' and no givin'
They just use your mind and you never get the credit
It's enough to drive you crazy if you let it
9 to 5, yeah they got you where they want you
There's a better life, and you dream about it, don't you?
It's a rich man's game no matter what they call it
And you spend your life puttin' money in his wallet
9 to 5, whoa what a way to make a livin'
Barely gettin' by, it's all takin' and no givin'
They just use your mind and they never give you credit
It's enough to drive you crazy if you let it
9 to 5, yeah they got you where they want you
There's a better life, and you dream about it, don't you?
It's a rich man's game no matter what they call it
And you spend your life puttin' money in his wallet
9 to 5, working 9 to 5
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Wow that was great. Didn't realize that was Dolly Parton.
 
I get up when I want to.
I work at home, or in warm hangars.
I only do what I want to, when I want to.
I charge way too much.
I am way behind, and don't plan on catching up.
 
CC268 said:
Wow that was great. Didn't realize that was Dolly Parton.
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Did you know when Bryan sings he sounds just like Dolly? Just doesn't have the boobs to go along with the voice! @Ravioli told me that, I have no personal knowledge of Bryan's man boobs, reckon Ravioli does. :rockon::rofl:
 
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Guess I missed the part about posting the good and the bad.

The Good: I get to be around airplanes a lot, and the flying is fun. Granted it's not the same as flying a Cub on a $100 burger run, but it's still enjoyable and I generally look forward to going into work. Besides, the job gives me the time off and money to fly a Cub, Pitts, or whatever else to scratch the flying itch beyond the routine of the airline. The time off is nice - half the month off at a minimum, and the ability to completely disconnect from the job during that time is pretty special. Most of the people I work with are great, and almost always I have an enjoyable time on the road.

The Bad: I don't sleep in my own bed 8-10 nights per month. I can reduce that by bidding reserve, but that comes with it's own set of negatives. I'm senior enough that I get some holidays and most weekends off, but I'm not always home when I'd like to be. Again, bidding reserve would help, but there are a lot of advantages to having a hard line. So part of the job is juggling the tradeoffs to fit whatever is most important for the home life. Compared to other flying gigs, doing the airline thing is fairly routine. I fly to a lot of different airports, but after awhile a piece of pavement is a piece of pavement. We're highly regulated and tightly controlled. It's a big part of what makes 121 so safe, but it's definitely not the same as flying a 207 in Alaska.

Oh, and when I'm four hours deep into a transcon, I sometimes begin to wonder why I didn't bid the ****ing Airbus. :)
 
Detective:
I show up for work at 7am. Every day is different, but usually I try to read through the night-before's reports and bulletins. I try not to return calls or make field visits until 9am, so I'm not waking up or ****ing off the people I work for (I consider my victims my "customers"). Although, I do let suspects know I'd like to interview them first thing in the morning...but then I don't get around to actually interviewing them until after lunch, so they "sweat" through the morning. I have a belief that IF you agree to talk to me, you WILL confess, and most times I get a confession (I'm probably 85%...gotta figure I'm wrong on a few suspects being guilty, and then there are maybe 10% I can't crack), but suspect interviews are NEVER like you've seen on TV: you have to be nice to people, bond with them, find things in common, tell them you understand their position, etc. On TV the detectives yell and threaten...this only worked for me on kids, and nowadays, it won't even work on kids.
I'm supposed to get a paid lunch, but I ALWAYS work through my lunch, just to try to stay caught up (I currently have about 30 open cases, ranging at the moment from simple assault to rape). I'm usually out of there by 3pm, although I have had occasional two week paychecks with over 200 hours on them...my Chief believes that during one murder investigation, I set a department record, with 230 hours (80 regular, 150 OT) on one two week paycheck. Only hurts until payday.
But as I said, every day is different: court cases 2 or 3 days a week on average, prison visits, field stake outs, writing search warrants, giving polygraphs, etc. Then there are the weeks that I'm on-call...on-call its all heroin-deaths-in-the-McDonald's-bathroom and middle of the night call outs for capital offenses (rape, murder, arson, robbery, and their attempts). Again, only hurts until payday.
One of my co-workers always said, "Being a detective sure beats working for a living." I agree...although I work my ass off, I enjoy it.
One funny thing about my job: no one outside of my field can ever guess what I make. They think they know (they can even see my contract which is posted on line), which is fine, but they are usually way wrong.
On the negative side of my job is that people in my field are stereotyped, people think I'm paid too much (if they only knew!), and people love to assume that they can do my job (which I think goes hand-in-hand with thinking I'm being paid too much)...which after as many years as I've been in this field, doesn't really faze me, and it helps to know that they are just truly uninformed.
Oh, and I almost forgot a good thing: I get a lot of time off too...and this has been one of the things that has kept me from retiring to start another career even though I'm eligible: I've become spoiled and can't fathom getting a job where I only get two weeks. But there is even a downside to the time off: it can be hard to use all my time off, due to court, scheduled interviews, and the like. So, I take my days where I can, like today.
 
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asicer said:
  • Wake up. Check TAFs
  • Drive to work in rush hour wishing my car had a TO/GA button.
  • Check email. Play a game of "Who sounds like a NOTAM". Reply "Roger" to each one before hitting backspace.
  • Play around with SkyVector to see which destinations might be good this time of year while eating breakfast. Plot best VFR route. Repeat IFR.
  • Check PoA to see if @SixPapaCharlie has posted a new video.
  • Clean coffee spit from screen and keyboard.
  • Pretend to do work while really thinking about which airplane I'd like to fly next.
  • Gawk at @Lowflynjack 's latest air to air pictures.
  • Go out for lunch to check if the TAF was right.
  • Go back to work. Check AvWeb.
  • Pretend to do more work. Wonder where the direct-to button is on the monitor.
  • Go to bathroom. Practice flow checks on the toilet.
  • Back at desk, scroll through PoA for @Sac Arrow 's latest rant.
  • Get some actual work done. When finished, yank a red pen like it's a BRS handle.
  • Drive home in rush hour wishing my car had a GFC700.
  • Cook and eat some dinner. Count how much avgas I've saved by not going out.
  • Read a few of @denverpilot 's posts to help me fall asleep.
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I'm trying to figure out what you do from this post and I can't.

kayoh190 said:
I'm an airline pilot based in NYC.

I bid my schedule every month, and my preference is to fly three-day trips out of JFK. I typically fly four trips for 12 days of work, but if I want to make more money for the month I'll fly five trips for 15. So the routine is generally three days at work, then home for three or four days, back at work for three days, home for three or four, and so on. My fiancée gets her monthly schedule after I do, so I just bid how I want and if necessary move/trade trips to be home on her days off.

I live in base, so I don't generally care how my three day trips are built as long as they're efficient (meaning the highest paying - if I'm going to be gone for three days I might as well make as much money as I can). The commuting pilots like the trips that start late and end early, which would be cool except they're not particularly efficient. So I tell the scheduling software to maximize efficiency, not caring when the trip starts or finishes. Sometimes I work morning trips all month, and some months it'll be afternoons/evenings. I do try to keep it consistent across the month - it's tough to go back and forth between working early and working late, especially since JFK flying is generally transcons across all three timezones. Fortunately I'm senior enough to avoid any red-eye flying.

The flying itself is pretty straightforward. I fly narrowbody domestic, with an occasional jaunt into Canada or Mexico. Usually one or two legs per day. A trip might look like JFK-SAN, SAN-DFW-SEA, SEA-JFK*. Yesterday I got back from a two day trip that was JFK-PHX-ONT, ONT-PHX-JFK. So it can be anything, but since I like efficient trips, that translates into longer stage lengths that send me out to the west coast a lot.

*those of you familiar with sitting in coach on a 737 are probably looking at days 1 and 3 in horror. :p :p
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How do you like living in the city? If you don't, do you live in Jersey??
 
Retired,every day is Saturday. Fly twice a week or more often. Go to the gym 5 days a week. Hang around the airport at least three afternoons a week.
 
CC268 said:
Most days, I sit at a desk and stare at a computer screen...
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Same here. A friend of mine is a former engineer who now flies for Skywest. He said "I couldn't stand to spend another day in a cubicle". That's me. Unfortunately, at least for awhile I'm stuck here. Because, circumstances.
 
jkaduk said:
Same here. A friend of mine is a former engineer who now flies for Skywest. He said "I couldn't stand to spend another day in a cubicle". That's me. Unfortunately, at least for awhile I'm stuck here. Because, circumstances.
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That’s very interesting. I have heard similar stories. Hope to be in his shoes one day.
 
SixPapaCharlie said:
I tend to just Tumble outta bed and I stumble to the kitchen
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Hot town, summer in the city
Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty
Been down, isn't it a pity
Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city

All around, people looking half dead
Walking on the sidewalk, hotter than a match head
 
Systems Architect here. Work from home

Day usually starts at 0545 when girlfriend's first alarm goes off. Out of bed ~ 0630-0700 depending if we have kids here that need to be dropped off at school. when we have the kids i am out the door at 0720 to drop her 10 year old at the bus, and my 3 year old at preschool. Back home ~0800 and log in and check work email. Look at all the emails the systems admins are ignoring for broken servers. Fix broken servers and make mental note to write up the guys that work for me that aren't doing their jobs and talk to the IT director about terming them and getting people who want to work. After that, I am re-architecting all the messed up systems former IT regime installed that are rife with single points of failure, or are running on their 15th trial license extension, and are now in production. ~1100 or so, I am on the phone with consulting clients for my side gig trying to track down invoices that I have sent them. Usually call it a day ~1530 or so when I go pick up my son, although, some days run well into the evening if I am working on a big project.
 
FormerHangie said:
Your making this statement makes me question if you've ever actually worked.
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Alright, I'll play along. Let's talk about the last 20 years. Previous 20 years prior to 1997 were a combination of cattle ranching, oilfield work, machinist, room service waiter at a resort, owner of a moving company, owner of a motorcycle courier company, then owner of advertising/internet company which I still have to this very day.

In 1997 I was doing advertising (both print and web) for the real estate crowd and small business owners. I was also running nude celebrity web sites. My typical day consisted of pulling frames from movies on DVD's of celebrities who happened to have any nude scenes. I'd grab the frames and post them to the web sites and then hype the content (what you call click bait these days) to gain more signups. When not doing that, I was usually out and about riding my motorcycle doing photo shoots and gathering content for my realtor/small business clients for their web sites or their regular printed media campaigns. I'd gather the content, come home, do a ton of design/copy work on my computers, then either produce a web site or print media campaign based off the gathered content.

In 1999 I weaned down the print media side of my business to concentrate more on the internet side. With the threat of divorce from my wife as she didn't want the stigma of me being in the "porn business", I sold my nude celebrity sites to one of my friends who was also in the business. His wife wanted no part of it, and he actually ended up getting a divorce over his nude celebrity/porn business. He's now a multi-millionaire and lives in a mansion in N. Scottsdale. I'm sure his prior wife now regrets her decision. His current wife could care less and thoroughly enjoys all the perks of what that lifestyle affords. I told my wife (when she was alive) that if she would have let me keep my celebrity sites, we'd be in the same position as my best friend. I can tell she regretted making that decision, especially whenever we'd go over to their house and she sees their opulent lifestyle. Oh well... it was her call.

I then concentrated my efforts strictly on the "legitimate" side of things and still continued my small business/real estate web development. I then built a real estate web site that basically went viral overnight. I purposely designed it to be totally automated and require the minimum amount of maintenance and work as possible. My typical day running that web site (and still is), consists of checking my bank account for the daily deposits, answering a few emails or phone calls, and then maybe writing a new email to send out to gain more clients. My average work day is about a 1/2 an hour a day. As with any business, there are life cycles. This business is currently at the end of its cycle as there are newer and better "shiny objects" nowadays that have come along to pull my client base away from me. At this point and time, I have 2 sites (new shiny objects) currently in development that are also designed and automated to require very little maintenance. These sites should easily carry me (financial wise) for the next 20 years, and allow me the freedoms and adventures to pursue whatever I want to do that my current site has allowed me to do the prior 20 years.

For the last 25 years I've worked out of my home office. Since my wife has passed, I'm ready to move on to the next adventure in my life. I'm selling my home and everything in it, and will be hitting the road in an RV and traveling and doing business out of that. Besides the two businesses that I have in current development, I'll have another one that will be a blast to run and operate and will entail a lot of fun things. That one will require some actual work, as that is what it is all based on... working! I'll be trading jobs for a day or two with other interesting YouTubers who YouTube themselves doing their jobs or activities. Basically, I'll be YouTubing them YouTubing me doing their work, and then YouTubing all of that on my own YouTube channel. That business will be tons of fun to operate and should produce some decent revenue.

I don't know if you call what I do a "JOB" or not. To me it's just having fun doing what I enjoy doing and not being under somebody's else's thumb dictating my destiny. I don't like that feeling. I like to dictate my own destiny in life! :cool:
 
GMascelli said:
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I was retired......for three years. Did an eight month run with a consulting company last year until foot surgery.

I received a call from the same engineering consulting company asking if I wanted to return and run the next phase of the job. I thought about the numbers (pay, mileage, cell phone reimbursement) and said yes.

We are installing a canopy for a bus park and ride. Then construction begins on three buildings; a passenger terminal, driver and office building and finally garages and bus wash facility. I will manage the project, to include; reports, inspections, enforcement, scheduling and whatever else comes my way.

The project should run into 2019, just in time for me to turn 62, collect SS and my state pension. This additional income will add to my current bi-state authority pension and Marys.

I figure it’s easy money to pay for my audio panel upgrade, installed this week. New autopilot, still has to be scheduled and finally more travel for Mary and I.
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Was the foot surgery so serious it prevented you from kicking azz? :D
 
azblackbird said:
Alright, I'll play along. Let's talk about the last 20 years. Previous 20 years prior to 1997 were a combination of cattle ranching, oilfield work, machinist, room service waiter at a resort, owner of a moving company, owner of a motorcycle courier company, then owner of advertising/internet company which I still have to this very day.

In 1997 I was doing advertising (both print and web) for the real estate crowd and small business owners. I was also running nude celebrity web sites. My typical day consisted of pulling frames from movies on DVD's of celebrities who happened to have any nude scenes. I'd grab the frames and post them to the web sites and then hype the content (what you call click bait these days) to gain more signups. When not doing that, I was usually out and about riding my motorcycle doing photo shoots and gathering content for my realtor/small business clients for their web sites or their regular printed media campaigns. I'd gather the content, come home, do a ton of design/copy work on my computers, then either produce a web site or print media campaign based off the gathered content.

In 1999 I weaned down the print media side of my business to concentrate more on the internet side. With the threat of divorce from my wife as she didn't want the stigma of me being in the "porn business", I sold my nude celebrity sites to one of my friends who was also in the business. His wife wanted no part of it, and he actually ended up getting a divorce over his nude celebrity/porn business. He's now a multi-millionaire and lives in a mansion in N. Scottsdale. I'm sure his prior wife now regrets her decision. His current wife could care less and thoroughly enjoys all the perks of what that lifestyle affords. I told my wife (when she was alive) that if she would have let me keep my celebrity sites, we'd be in the same position as my best friend. I can tell she regretted making that decision, especially whenever we'd go over to their house and she sees their opulent lifestyle. Oh well... it was her call.

I then concentrated my efforts strictly on the "legitimate" side of things and still continued my small business/real estate web development. I then built a real estate web site that basically went viral overnight. I purposely designed it to be totally automated and require the minimum amount of maintenance and work as possible. My typical day running that web site (and still is), consists of checking my bank account for the daily deposits, answering a few emails or phone calls, and then maybe writing a new email to send out to gain more clients. My average work day is about a 1/2 an hour a day. As with any business, there are life cycles. This business is currently at the end of its cycle as there are newer and better "shiny objects" nowadays that have come along to pull my client base away from me. At this point and time, I have 2 sites (new shiny objects) currently in development that are also designed and automated to require very little maintenance. These sites should easily carry me (financial wise) for the next 20 years, and allow me the freedoms and adventures to pursue whatever I want to do that my current site has allowed me to do the prior 20 years.

For the last 25 years I've worked out of my home office. Since my wife has passed, I'm ready to move on to the next adventure in my life. I'm selling my home and everything in it, and will be hitting the road in an RV and traveling and doing business out of that. Besides the two businesses that I have in current development, I'll have another one that will be a blast to run and operate and will entail a lot of fun things. That one will require some actual work, as that is what it is all based on... working! I'll be trading jobs for a day or two with other interesting YouTubers who YouTube themselves doing their jobs or activities. Basically, I'll be YouTubing them YouTubing me doing their work, and then YouTubing all of that on my own YouTube channel. That business will be tons of fun to operate and should produce some decent revenue.

I don't know if you call what I do a "JOB" or not. To me it's just having fun doing what I enjoy doing and not being under somebody's else's thumb dictating my destiny. I don't like that feeling. I like to dictate my own destiny in life! :cool:
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Sounds like you change jobs more frequently than most guys change underwear. :D
 
Norman said:
Was the foot surgery so serious it prevented you from kicking azz? :D
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Partial fusion, I was grounded for three months. I could not get around the job site and I wasn't released for driving or weight bearing for what seemed like forever....Doctors :rolleyes:
 
Norman said:
Sounds like you change jobs more frequently than most guys change underwear. :D
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Basically a 40 year span with 25 of those years in the advertising/internet business, of which I still continue to do to this very day. I don't really consider what I do a JOB, as I much as I do as just having fun enjoying what I love to do. I just like creating s**t and throwing it up on the wall and seeing if it sticks. Luckily I've been fortunate enough that most of what I have created over the years has stuck, and has afforded me the freedoms to have fun and enjoy my life while I'm still young. I will probably never retire in the "official" sense of what most people would consider retirement to be, as what I do is something I thoroughly enjoy and will keep doing it until my mind or body totally ceases to operate.;)
 
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