what do you do

[benni]

Ok so thought this would be an interesting read, and im 90% sure its never been posted.

whats your job.
what do you like about it.
what do you dis like about it.

Well i work 30 hours a week at a freekin takeaway shop (big chiefs), but in 4 weeks ill be starting my apprentiship as a carpenter. Big cheifs ok, it keeps me riding (money) but then again it sucks. its a takeaway shop...

I imagine 95% of you guys work at bike shops :p

[NCR600]

What, Big Chief's at Rooty Hill?

Toolmaker/Engineering Student.

I've been doing by job for too long to say I like it anymore, hence the student bit. Still, it pays the bills.

[Robb]

My Job is a computer systems tester at Dept. of Immigration.
What i like about it.. not much, its really boring. But the people I work with are good, the hours are somewhat flexible, and pay is pretty good for someone without any qualification.

I am also a student at ANU studying Economics.

[takai]

Im a research scientist working for Defence.

Good job, good hours, interesting work.
Downsides are having to deal with students and some academics, and my office is 2 floors underground.

All up though, pretty damn tops.

[eternalgorias]

Aircraft maintenance engineer avionics. Now a student, management/arts accepting handouts from the government. working on planes was fun when big jobs were on. Heres some interesting happy snaps.

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o223/eternalgorias/stripped_cockpit.jpg
Stripped out cockpit/ installation job.

[RCOH]

I am a researcher for ABC News/Lateline/ Midday Report & other news & current affairs programs. I worked on the story that won Lateline a Logie, so I am now a logie award winning researcher ;)

I really enjoy my work. Every day is different & I am constantly learning about subjects I would never have looked up on my own time. Downside is shift work but penalties help make that bearable.

[kenz0r]

Research Engineer for a Sydney R&D Company.

Pays well, keeps me out of trouble, and I can ride through LCNP on the way to work

[MasterOfReality]

Mining Engineer

What I like about it:

1. 37.5 hour week.
2. Air conditioned office.
3. City location.
4. Interesting work, mostly international stuff.
5. Everybody here is an expert in their field, nearly 100% of the mining engineers here hold PhDs.
6. Good opportunity to learn and to build the foundations for opening my own mining consultancy later on.
5. Money :)

What I dislike about it:

1. Liability
2 .Can get ultra intensive with calculations, but thats why they pay the big bucks.

[bunya_DH]

3 jobs mostly for bike stuff

1. Chinese Takeaway
junior manager and kitchen hand
Easy work
Shit pay... $8/h

2. Nova 106.9
promotions and mascot :D
good pay work at suncorp stadium :D :)
nothin its sweet

3. soccer referee
referee
mad as pay
hot days gets boring, running :rolleyes:

[Joy]

I play guitar in a 50s, 60s, 70s Tribute Band/Show
The pay is good, and it's heaps of fun.
We play to a lot of old people which can be kinda lame....Not many hot groupies hahah

[wokkawokkawokka]

site/production manager for an exhibition company
whats great:
* get paid to travel around australia and some over seas work.
* everyday is different, working on different things, motor shows, wallaby games, beauty shows (mmmm...... eye candy) and the like.
* being taken out by clients on their company credit card

what sucks:
* stupid hours, my biggest week was 106 hours, but average 60ish
* having to be nice to jerk off clients
* being away from home so often (about 18 weeks a year)

[GravityGuru]

Uni Student (Bachelor Engineering)
Like:
Meeting New People
Some of the work is quite interesting
Soon having access to the workshop to machine custom parts and paint bikes :D
Having time off in the middle of the day to go riding at skateparks when there's nobody there
Living so close to the uni and being able to go for midnight street rides there when I get sick of the assignment i'm working on


Dislikes:

Moving away from all my old mates
Large ammount of difficult and boring work
HAVING NO FU*CKING MONEY

[PINT of Stella, mate!]

Just changed career. After over 10 years in the oil industry doing NDT and Rope Access (well, 6 years on the ropes also including a bit of civils work) I've jacked it all in to become a commercial diver. Halfway through the air diver course, then it's off to work. First stop I think may be back to Angola as I'll probably be working for my step-father. Looking forward to it!

[Matt H]

Part time bike shop work ( Top Brand Cycles )
Cheap bike bits, learn heaps of cool stuff, cheap bike bits. :D
Dislikes... guess, it starts with b and ends with s... :o

[punk_downhiller]

I'm a crew trainer and maccas hahaha

Alright work out back making all the stuff, and the occasional training of new crew.

Decent pay for a 16 year old, around $10 an hour.

[mtb.rider.jd]

Paperboy. HAHA.

Good-
Get around $30 for 2 hours work.:p
Pays for repairs when i brake stuff
I throw them out the window of the car so i dont have to walk! LAZY!!

Bad-
Not enough work, only one run at the moment.
BORINGGGGGGGGGG

Hopefully get my mate to get me a job at the LBS soon!!

Jordan

[Cúl-Báire]

whats your job.

I am a Project Co-ordinator for a large fit out / construction company. I
Co-ordinate and Manage high volume fitout projects for a varriety of clients. In this I aid in the development of project schedules, develop construction schedules. Prepare skope of works, Price projects up for tender... So on and so forth. In a nutshell my position bridges the gap between the Senior Project Manager and the actual construction.

I am also currently studying. :)




What do you like about it?

I love my job - it's reasonably flexable, it's fast and it's furious pays well too. I love working in the construction industry, and this is just one step in my goal of becoming a Senior Project Manager. :)



What do you dislike about it?

The travel, not so much the travel involved with working - but the too and from work commuting makes life tough sometimes. :confused:

[and1]

Part Time Design Consultant & Freelance Interactive Designer

Pros:
Great pay
Very flexible hours
Can work from anywhere I like (no commuting to an office)
Interesting and fun job
Don't have to wear a suit

Cons:
Clients who can't make up their mind
Unachievable deadlines that make me mad

Its probably the only job I can think of that will let me earn $750 a week while going to uni 4 days a week.

[benni]

What, Big Chief's at Rooty Hill?

Toolmaker/Engineering Student.

I've been doing by job for too long to say I like it anymore, hence the student bit. Still, it pays the bills.

nope victoria point. Wow this is amazing what people do.

[leitch]

uni student (LLB/BA dual degree)

likes:
- 11 contact hours a week for 2 degrees
- lots of time to ride bikes
- LLB is interesting

dislikes:
- impossible to get motivated
- only currently doing Japanese in my BA half, and its all shit i've done before
- would rather be riding


waiter/barstaff/barista

likes:
- free coffee
- good pay
- work with a rad group of people

dislikes:
- its the coffee club. shit coffee, so its hard to drink even though its free
- rude customers
- stupid customers
- weird customers
- teenage girl customers
- old customers
- middle aged customers
- customers in general
- hospitality aint my thing.

[benni]

dislikes:
- its the coffee club. shit coffee, so its hard to drink even though its free
- rude customers
- stupid customers
- weird customers
- teenage girl customers
- old customers
- middle aged customers
- customers in general
- hospitality aint my thing.

pretty much allllll the same for me :p

[W2ttsy]

job: internet applications developer
likes: the work culture is awesome and the projects are diverse as ever. its the only thing keeping me in tassie really. money isnt half bad either.
dislikes: clients suck sometimes and since we are a small company we had to bend over to insure we keep their business, even if it means we get fucked in the ass.

W2ttsy

[Quintin]

i love these threads - gives everyone a great chance to talk about themselves and how important they are and make up really complicated titles like corporate 3rd tier chief storeroom stock control manager.

well here goes:

Job: Cab Driver

Likes:

meeting New People
getting to perve on hot trim
on the job spliff invitationsDislikes:

drunk dudes
spew
people who try and take my money tin. (so i zip tied it to the handbrake)

[udi]

Of all the respect I had to give out here, 99% of it goes to you quintin.

The other 1% goes to leitch for trying to bignote himself so much, I mean that takes balls too.

[Jeebus]

as my boss calls me "dish bitch" aka clean dishes, make toast, do milkshakes and take out stuff at dela france.. $7.50 an hour for me is good(14) but pay raise next week!

likes: the people that i work with.. besides the new people
pretty easy work.

dislikes: im not racist but i just got asians bosses, they are so cheap...
the new people that they are hiring and also the bosses parents

[leitch]

The other 1% goes to leitch for trying to bignote himself so much, I mean that takes balls too.

thanks man :) i tried pretty hard. its not often you get a thread that is basically "tell us how good you are"

[johnny]

Unemployed.

Five years running and still going strong.

I love my life.

[Quintin]

haha thanks udi

come on all you "senior technical interactive administration applications and team lead resource management developers" - lets hear from the council workers and the brickies laborours.

more cab drivers!!

[benni]

i think ive done well with this thread :) johnny, your my hero...

[GravityGuru]

as my boss calls me "dish bitch" aka clean dishes,

I believe the correct term is "Underwater Ceramic Detailer" ;)

[themountainsrmybackyard]

year 12 sudent
dislike:english, annoying people

ski mechanic- basicallly tuning ski's, serving customers, fitting skis & boots etc
likes: free ski hire, fun people, good pay ($15/hr and i'm 17), discount ski gear, it's based off-mountain so its close to home

dislikes: early starts - 7am in winter bbbrrrrrrrr cold , wankers who think they know everything there is to know about skiing, painful customers, stingy customers, the work is seasonal so i have to find another job in summer, i work on weekends when i could be riding or skiing( but i do get atleast one day out of 2 if i let the boss know in advance or if its not busy.

workshop stuff at LBS
likes: my mate's folks own the shop so i get to hang out with him at work & we often work together which is fun, i like working on bikes, decent pay $12/hr, they are really nice people and kind of sponser me for riding(good deals on bikes etc).

dislikes: inconsistant hours, i only really work there occasionally, its always cold in there.

Farm work - blackberry spraying and building fences
likes: a bit of manual labour never hurts, good pay $15/hr (and when i need it), same boss from ski hire (nice bloke), get to drive around lots + a bit of 4wding, atleast 10 hrs per day so the hrs stack up nice and quickly (me and a mate earned close to a grand in 5 days), we get to borrow the boss's rifle to go rabbit hunting if we want to (theres tonnes of bunnies out there), we get fed too (includes beer :D )

dislikes: the heat in summer, food is good but every night its meat, a lot of responsibility (things can go seriously wrong real quick on some tasks eg machinery), its pretty hard work your absolutely f%cked after a solid 2 weeks of work, we don't always go back to the house for lunch.

[fatboyproductions]

for the last 10 years i have been living in winter. working as a ski instructor.
thats 18 winters in the last 10 years. right now im living in switzerland and this summer im doing dh mtb tours.

my life isnt to bad i guess but more money would be good
its a champagne lifestyle on a beer income

[Mattydv]

year 10 sudent
dislike:Math, My P.E teacher

Wooly's checkout person/shelf stacker- I basically do everything at wooly's. Unpack crates, pack shelves, do checkouts etc.
likes: Close to home, It pays!!

dislikes: My manager's a tool, Working Weekends, Missing races due to working, Missing riding due to working, Having to work late nights, working early mornings.

Orthodontic Surgery
likes: Easy Job, relaxing and social. Good Pay

dislikes: inconsistant hours, not very motivational to actually work, Not so close to home.


It pay's the bills. What else do you need?

[haydn]

Im a fully qulified Aquatic ceramic engineer and hve been for just over a year, love the hours, hate the busyness (is that even a worrd?...)

[Mo]

unemployed for the past 18 months,

and today i get 2 calls for immediate work which i can't because of uni exams.
bloody sucks. just when i need the cash.
being broke isn't fun at all.

[|Matt|]

unemployed for the past 18 months

Ah, punctuality must be the thing keeping you.

[siz]

I'm the bloke that fixes the shit all you drunken pricks smash and bust up at the leagues club when your out on a binge!

[leitch]

I'm the bloke that fixes the shit all you drunken pricks smash and bust up at the leagues club when your out on a binge!

do you get free beers after work?

[siz]

do you get free beers after work?

Not only that, but promo crap galore.....such as cheap board!

http://forums.farkin.net/photo/data/500/medium/Bundy_Board.JPG

[leitch]

Not only that, but promo crap galore.....such as cheap a board!

yep. sizzler wins. pretty much the best job ever by the sounds of it

[Elbo]

I'm doing a traineeship in Accountanting at KPMG

What I like about it?
Good study leave and study allowances.

Working there helps a lot with uni work, and I can ask 80 other people the answers to questions or get help quite easily.

Great workplace, with great people.

Lots of opportunities after uni. Go overseas, etc.

What I don't like about it?
Being stuck inside an office the whole day, which has a very fake environment and atmosphere, always a constant 25 degrees or whatever.

Getting the crap jobs where people bring in a years worth of invoices, receipts and all that stuff in a massive box, for me to sort through and enter.

My terribly slow work computer that is just frustrating after using a MacBook Pro over the weekend and at uni. My work computer takes about 10 minutes to start up, I have to bill time to my computer starting up, that's how bad it is.

[Trance_Kidd]

Year 10 student:
Hate school and teachers but mate get me through.

Race Shop Gofer
Motorsport is what i would love to be involved in when i get older if my racing dosnt get me were i would like to.Dislike-Realy shit pay and long hours spent at the track on raceweekends

Xc Racer
This year i have surrounded myself with the right people to make my dreams come true,and with my current sponsership and money that gets put into my team from numerous people/companys,I have accually made some money from racing, Cons-training is hard to fit in with school,feel some pressure from people who are watching my results.

[Quintin]

I believe the correct term is "Underwater Ceramic Detailer" ;)

ahem - no its "director of cumulatative administration modal hydrogenic qualitative ceramic detail engineer"

[Tristan23]

Skate Shop Rat.
Got the job before i started riding, been working there about 3 years now.

Likes
I love it cos it's laid back, fairly reasonable pay for my age, flexible hours, amazing boses, and i'm surrounded by toys all day.
I also coach rollerblading and skateboarding for a couple of hours a week, and many hours in the holidays, at $30 an hour.
Comparative to my fellow year 12's who are earning $11.50 at Maccas/Burger King/Brothel, i'm not complaining.

Dislikes
My bosses are such awesome people it's often hard to turn down a day of work. Another thing i dislike is that i'm having to stop working as often due to school.:mad: .

[Veg]

Well, i am a qualified butcher by trade, but the meat industry sucks big time. I left butchering as soon as i finshed my apprenticeship and work at Holdens on afternoon shift as a Workgroup Leader. Also studying front line management part-time at TAFE.

Likes:
I work in the robotic bumper paint area, so i do next to nothing.
I'm a workgroup leader, so i get to tell people what to do :P
The people, very social, layed back group we are.
The hours, have the whole morning to myself (has its downsides though)
The pay (65k+ a year to do nearly nothing, and i didnt need to study)

Dislikes:
The idiots on Dayshift, because they work Dayshift, they seem to think they own the place
Having to wear "lilac" coloured overalls and stupid heavy radio
The fact that the car industry is dying in australia, and i fear i may have to get a real job soon.
Like i said above - the hours, im at work while most people are at home.

[dcrofty]

Noxious Weeds and Pest Species Officer

Like
-work with good people
-choose when I want to work indoors or outdoors-usually corresponds with the weather
-Council worker so I don't have to take the job home.
-Rostered Days Off. You know what I mean.
-Get paid to walk through the bush looking of trails...I mean weeds.
-Interesting and challenging work, especially some of the pest animal control stuff. Can be contentious.
-Long service leave after 5 years.
-Work gives me 15 months leave to go to Canada for a year.


Dislike
-Not a lot, I like my job, but demanding ratepayers who expect something completely unreasonable and then say "I pay my rates" are probably the worst.

[JimT]

Account Exec at a creative agency in Whistler.

Pro's:
-work with great people
-good clients
-good pay
-get to ride Whistler after work and on weekends, without having to travel.
-discounted pass
-mornings off on powder days

Cons:
-not much mountain biking to be done in winter....

I loved what I did when I worked in sydney, but it's 1000x times better doing it here.

James.

[Binaural]

Software and electrical design engineer. Bloody great fun, loads of international travel. I'm in Malaysia now (near KL) for the next 5 weeks then onwards to Shanghai in China for another 5, then Iran and Chile later in the year. I like the adventure, although I am now a specialist in all kinds of pidgin English. It can be pretty stressful work with long and unpredictable hours, but when I'm in Sydney doing office work I find I miss the atmosphere. Anyway, I'm currently slacking so back to the salt mines!

I'd post some happy snaps, but me choking an local electrician after he's bungled the same circuit three times despite patient instruction might get me in trouble ;)

[donthucktoflat]

working in patients accounts at a hospital here in canberra.

Pros: can listen to music all day, easy work, not too uptight, public service pay, lots of flex days

cons: boring as watching batshit dry to a freshly painted wall, lots of old people, no hot people:p , paid fortnightly so i always run outta money :(

really want to piss it off and get a job at a ski shop or something. just something to mix it up and get days off during the week to go to the snow.. ah well, shit happens. maybe when i get back from NZ

[MMelissa]

I am a solicitor.


what do you like about it? I learn something new every day, it challenges me and I like helping people.



what do you dis like about it? Long hours, annoying people and sitting down all day!

I'd really like to own and run my own business as a personal trainer/ life coach and am looking into buying/starting a bike shop with my partner. That is what I am working towards.

[projectsplat]

Video Editor/Post Production Supervisor for a small production company in Melbourne.

Likes.
- good money
- great toys
- get to travel a fair bit (which is unusual for this kind of job)
- got to work on interesting projects, and with pretty cool people

Dislikes
- long hours during shoots
- high stress during those long hours

[MMelissa]

That sounds like a COOOOOOOL job!

[sawtell]

work in local hardware store its great my bossand owner of store is young ish (30), he rocks up to work hung over and so do i, also cheap paint, wood, nails, bolts etc etc etc..
what sucks is starting work every saturday for the last 2 years at 8 30 or 9.. and every second sunday at 10... also annoying customers who think they are always right.. TRUST ME A BOLT AND A SCREW ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS FOR FUCK SAKE, AS IS A ORBITAL SANDER AND A GRINDER..

also occascional labouring at a few warehouse's and with some builders in the local area.

im also at tafe doing a building design course, sucks cause i have to work my arse of to get good marks so i can get into an architecture degree next year.
.. . thats what happens when you kick back dueing highschool, you dont get what you want after wards..
it also sucks as fist year is all to do with drawing with lead and ink, which i suck at... give me a computer and a CAD program any day.

lookin for work atm in a drafting office (im kinda slightly qualified) .. pm me if you want to be uber kind and hook me up! ;)

[nizai]

work in local hardware store its great my bossand owner of store is young ish (30), he rocks up to work hung over and so do i, also cheap paint, wood, nails, bolts etc etc etc..
what sucks is starting work every saturday for the last 2 years at 8 30 or 9.. and every second sunday at 10... also annoying customers who think they are always right.. TRUST ME A BOLT AND A SCREW ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS FOR FUCK SAKE, AS IS A ORBITAL SANDER AND A GRINDER..


OMG sounds like you are living the real world equivalent of the BBC Comedy Series "Hardware".

N

[dhd]

Space tracker...As in like the movie "The Dish" I track spacecraft mapping our planet and the others.

Likes.
- good money
- shiftwork (4 days on, then 4 off)
- pretty cruisey job


Dislikes
- long hours (try 4 X 14 hour days in a row!)
- sleep deprivation
- nerds...and there's lots of them.

In my spare time I run dhdirect.com.au and be the regular family guy.....somewhere in there I try and ride bikes too.

[Samy]

Web/Graphic Designer

I run my own (very small) web design and graphic design business (www.getpixel.com.au (http://www.getpixel.com.au) - for those interested).

I like it because:
- I can browse Farkin when I want
- Flexy Hours
- I am in the drivers seat
- I have a awesome office setup/environment
- Every project is different
- I get to be creative
- I can use contractors instead of employees
- I can live through the business in some regards, i.e mobile, car...
- The industry is ever-changing

I dislike it because:
- Like someone said, I have to bend over to ensure clients remain happy
- I have to do all the other stuff that comes with running a business, from accounting to cleaning
- Carparking is a fair way from the office
- Long hours and tight deadlines
- Some clients don't tend to want to pay on time
- Software is expensive!
- Bills are almost a daily occurance
- I don't pay myself super yet
- Clients don't understand the amount of design/development time required to produce a quality project
- The google whinge
- The indsutry is every-changing

I once upon a time worked for RawNRG in Thredbo, allowing me to ride the Thredbo mountain all day everyday whilst getting paid for it. Unfortunately all good things have to come to an end, however it will remain the best job I will ever have in my lifetime.

[Xmetal]

Sales Rep for a medium sized business in the Pool/Spa game

Likes:

- Not stuck in the office all the time
- Meet new people
- Trade shows with free stuff
- Get to visit cool places with someone else paying for it.
- Holden Combo company car with MP3/CD player, air con and a few other cushy things

Dislikes:

- Stressful at times
- Huge areas to keep tabs on
- When products come back broken
- Office politics
- Pushy bosses

[Tristan23]

Xmetal, you can't forget your photography..:D

[Regan]

Apprentice Carpenter

1st year, 40hr week, only work 4 days! (mon, Tues, weds, thurs) well I only work three as one day is at TAFE. :)

What do I like about it?

- 4 day week
- Outdoors allot
- Everyday’s different
- Challenging
- Can be pretty cruisey at times
- My Boss! He rides too…

What do I dislike about it?

- Getting up early!!!! I HATE THAT WITH A PASSION! :D
- Long days
- Hot in summer…


Local Bike shop

As my Apprenticeship doesn’t take up Fridays, I spend the day working 9hr at a local bike shop

What do I like about it?

- Cheap parts and bikes!
- Pay’s not bad considering the work you do
- Pretty cruisey
- Get to play with nice bikes……sometimes

What do I dislike about it?

- Dealing with rude and arrogant customers…keeping your cool is SOOO hard sometimes!
- VERY Hot in summer……No Aircon!!! :(
- Fixing filthy, abused and flogged out bikes…well trying to anyway :)

[Xmetal]

Xmetal, you can't forget your photography..:D

It's more of a paying hobby but anyway now that you mention it:

Likes:

- Driven a few fast cars
- Worked with some fine women
- Media passes (Sydney Motor Show 06)
- Getting the 'perfect' shot on film
- Getting enthusiastically positive testimonials from clients.

Dislikes

- Equipment is never cheap
- Location hunting is neverending
- People that bawk at quotes over $400
- Lab time sometimes take ages
- Walking away after a shoot thinking you've done a sh!t job.

[dr.matt]

im a 1st class sheetmetal worker although im mainly a welder now.
whats good about-
making something people are amazed at.
driving out in the bush seeing sheds i helped build.
foreign orders.
its a trade job, so easy to get another job.
i did my apprenticeship at garden island on navy ships, subs, ferrys etc.

whats crap-
getting burnt, cut, hit and other injuries.
pay (it is a trade).

and my part time job... i escort the escorts :D
whats good about it-
the money is awesome, basically paid to walk around, grab something to eat while i wait
having my perception of working girls totally changed

whats bad about it-
not gauranteed money every week.
being on-call.
im no prude, but details i get told i could do without knowing!

[7iM0]

Baker at Baker's Delight

Good stuff-
steady work.
free bread stuffs.
that hot fresh bread smell.
going home when others are getting up.
getting to ride in the morning after working.
good team atmosphere.
people saying they got up early today, then asking what time I started.
job satisfaction, 'that's some nice product'.
and having a trade under your belt.

Bad stuff-
dodgey weekly roster system.
being short staffed most of the time.
1st yr apprentices that can't hack the work pace.
trying to sleep in 8hr blocks doesn't work any more.
no weekends off for me.
getting a wake up call at 3am when someone does a '404' [a no show] on your day off.
getting a face full of steam when you open an oven.
breathing in flour dust.
extensive cleaning every day.
oh and going to work the same day that you finished work is hard to get your head around sometimes.

It's a great job, keeps me fit and there's not much to it. You have to work fast and sleep is better than sex.

... sometimes.

[Ty]

I'm the owner/manager of a small supermarket. I'm still in the start up stage (we open in 2 weeks)

Likes.
Being my own boss
Investing my time into my own future
Cheap groceries

Dislikes.
Long hours
Pushy suppliers
Book keeping

i'm sure there will be more as time goes on.

It's a interesting change as I've always worked in technical service/consulting industries where I worked under alot of pressure for short periods of time, often with odd hours, then had maybe a few days where it was slow, and I was busting my arse to line someone else's pockets. now it's steady fixed hours (kind of), in a business that I actually own. i'll probally get bored in a year or so but we'll see what happens.

[johnny]

and my part time job... i escort the escorts :D
whats good about it-
the money is awesome, basically paid to walk around, grab something to eat while i wait
having my perception of working girls totally changed

whats bad about it-
not gauranteed money every week.
being on-call.
im no prude, but details i get told i could do without knowing!Haha, I used to do that a while ago too! You're not in Sydney, Surry Hills are you?

[Goudgey]

Just changed career. After over 10 years in the oil industry doing NDT and Rope Access (well, 6 years on the ropes also including a bit of civils work) I've jacked it all in to become a commercial diver. Halfway through the air diver course, then it's off to work. First stop I think may be back to Angola as I'll probably be working for my step-father. Looking forward to it!

That would have to be the coolest job on the list to date!

Me - Construction Manager for a large commercial construction company.

Pros:
Being able to walk away from a project at the end of the day and say "I built that!" Its pretty awesome playing a large part in the construction of buildings & infrastructure that will (hopefully) be there and enjoyed for years to come.

Cons:
The stress....it can be huge at times!

[TWChikn]

Full time student
Stupid, in fact i have to pay! the cheek of some people.
Good: hmmm mates
Bad: Everything else

[Cletus]

vehicle body technician:p (panel beater)

likes; working in a great shop with an exellent reputation, and working on cars flogged within an inch of there live's, re-building them and sending them on there way as good as new. very satisfiying, good money.

dislikes; traveling to sydney every day from wollongong sucks ass big time.
having to occasionally work on old shitters. could always use more money?

[Alec McJo]

Erm in Grade 12 and work at Coles to. YYeeaahh, full fucken sick checkout chick right here :cool: .

I like the fact that the chicks I work with are bluddy awesome, but everything else is shit. Sept that its so easy to get days off being a casual for a company like Coles, effortless really. get $9.85 an hour, I think? not really sure haha.

[exvitermini]

food/kitchen fittings warehouse worker (traineeship)

Good:
free/cheap food
layed back boss
not tooo strict


Bad:
crap pay because im in "training"
long hours 40-48 depending on how busy
layed back boss
mostly boring peers
lack of motivation
going mental due to boringness of the place





lets just say it wont be much longer until i start looking for another job!

[mtb1611]

What: principal at a primary school.

Likes: kids, they're awesome! (Until such time as they enter the teens, from which point they suck. Yes, all of them). Their honesty, innocence, enthusiasm, the fact that they aren't yet cynical and jaded, all good. Seeing kids improve, not just academically but as human beings. Watching the smile on the face of a kid who's a struggler and finally nails something he or she has been battling to master or comprehend. Knowing I can make a positive diference to a child's life. Oh, holidays....

Dislikes: unpleasant conversations with parents and teachers, the occasions when I've had to go to funerals of children or their parents (kids shouldn't have to bury mum or dad), dealing with DOCS, people who don't look after their kids, parents in denial, responsibility, the fact that many of my peers and colleagues are utter twats.

[noddy]

full time 1st year engineering student -

boring as because its first year, but i've had a good lokk into it and know its what i want to do, even the 2nd semester looks interesting, dynamics especialy (i plan on going into mechanical engineering in my 2nd year)

bike shop mechanic at toys 'r' us -

pay sucks, stupid people who come in here suck (is this a GOOD 12inch girls bike?...arrgghhh!), ocasionaly i get to make up or repair a bike of reasonable quality.
get to cunningly 'borrow' misalanious items such as a new derailer wheel that i broke last weekend.

[mtbmamma]

Unemployed.

Five years running and still going strong.

I love my life.

I haven't worked for nearly 3 years and I'm going mad!!!!

Job: Dilapidation Surveyor

Likes: Out in the field for a lot of the time on building sites. I am usually the first person on the site and surrounds so its good to see a project from go to whoa.

Dislikes: Clients who don't pay their accounts. Difficult people on sites to deal with, but they are everywhere, and dodgy areas in which I have to work. At one site in the space of 4 days I had 1 gang murder, one attack right in front of my eyes of a person walking along the footpath, and one unexplained death (the body was found on the site in the early morning). Insurance costs which, basically, forced me to retire. BASTARDS!!:eek:

Other than that I love the work.

[ajay]

As depressing as this to publicly announce my job... Im a produce manager with woolworths.

Likes...not any that i can think of. The money is reasonable, but it stops there.

Dislikes... where do I start?

4.30-5am starts
12 hours days
Work every weekend
Unrealistic budgets
Missing my unachievable gross profit targets and getting reamed for it.
Relying on people who dont give a fuck about their job.
Not enough ride time.
Cant go to saturday practice on race weekends.
No social life
Constant fatigue
High stress

Planning on studying next year.:)

[dr.matt]

Haha, I used to do that a while ago too! You're not in Sydney, Surry Hills are you?

nah johnny, live in australias country music capital :) thats tamworth for all you non bumpkin music lovers (myself included) and with about 35 odd motels it can get busy (in more ways than one!)

[STS01]

Previously:
-Pub work (glassy, barman, cellarman, manager)
-Security
-Building labourer

Got sick to death of the hospitality industry and decided to go to Uni. Somehow ended up doing Medicine...

Now: Doctor (Intensive Care / Anaesthetics)


Like:
-Interesting work
-Satisfying
-Work with some great people
-Shift work allows riding time
-Fly on rescue helicopter

Dislike:
-Work can vary between boring and incredibly stressful
-Trying your absolute best to save someone and they die anyway (especially kids)
-Shift work and hours (try 8x 12 hour days/nights in a row)
-Exams (study for a year, cost $2500+, 50% pass rate)
-Work load can be horrendous- way worse than any other job I've ever had. -Internship is hell.
-Work with some absolute tossers

Even though there are more dislikes than likes on the list I love it and feel very priviledged to be doing something I enjoy so much.

[Pete J]

As depressing as this to publicly announce my job...


I kind of feel the same but seeing as everyone else is doing it, i'll jump in too.
I'm a rampworker at Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport.
This basically means that i receive planes, unload and load them and then despatch them. It is actually an alright job when the weather is nice, i love being outside in the fresh (kerosene tinged) air. Plus i never get sick of watching planes take off and land, especially when they aren't just the regular run of the mill aircraft.
Watching an Antonov An-124 do both is truly an amazing sight, that plane is absolutely massive and when fully laden, you get the impression that it will never get off the ground. Even then when it does, it rises so slowly that it seemingly takes forever to get to a decent altitude.
However when the weather is bad, which is quite often up here, working outside can be a right royal pain in the arse. We get everything from rain, sleet, hail, snow and ice, as well as combinations of them all. My employer has been really slack in supplying us with wet weather gear so sometimes you can do nothing but get soaked. Working in a northern European winter is truly an experience you won't forget!
Another thing i don't like is the size of some cargo holds, there are a few makes and models where you barely have room to even crouch on all fours. In a Fokker 100 you only have enough room to lie down on your side comfortably, and even then it is extremely difficult to pack the hold properly. Injuries are an everyday thing for us and i reckon i hit my head at least five times a day during a long shift. The other day i had a 200kg cargo crate land on my thigh as we were (unsuccessfully) trying to reposition it.
The hours are also not so good, 13 hours in the cold can be hard to deal with, especially once your feet have gotten cold during the first few hours. Also we are quite undermanned and underequipped so we are usually far busier than we should be. On many occasions we have shifts where our first break comes after working for 7 hours straight. Those kinds of days were quite common throughout winter due to so many workers being sick each and every day.
I have learned quite alot during my 2+ years at the airport and i feel quite confident in saying that i am good at my job. Plus, i am one of few that will do my best not to throw around your luggage too much, especially bikes and surfboards!! :D

Edit: here are some crappy phone cam pics that i have taken. The first is an Antonov An-124, the second is a Lufthansa Airbus A320, the third is an Air Baltic Fokker 50 and the last is a bit of witches hat trickery! :p

[ashhash]

Network admin. and general PC/printer repair dude.

Like - Piss easy job, social interaction, always something new, free broadband, free business trips, Donut King outside shop, paid holidays and sick leave.

Dislikes - Dickheads who think they know better than you, dealing with ANY company for warranty repairs, parking, shit pay (I do live in Armidale after all..) and the nerdy fuckwits that inhabit this line of work.

[roasted]

11-10, 6 days a week, in a pub in england. pay is ok though, ill be leaving with more than I came in with, then cruising east europe for a while so that should be fun.

[PEELER]

Apprentice Butcher:(
Need i say more.

[benni]

im gonna have a bitch about my job again...
worked 35 hours this week and got payed fuck all, and some prick today ordered his first meal and then the dumb shit was like "can i make a custom burger?" i replied "yeh sure" so i finished the order and repeated it to him, made it and went to hand it back (2 meals) and i asked what 2 drinks, looked at me in a stupid look then said "i only ordered one" JUST WHEN THE OWNER of the shop was beside me (hes neverrrr in at all like once a month) so i had to give the guys money back and throw the food away (was to full to eat it).

[T-Bone]

Unemployed.

Five years running and still going strong.

I love my life.

I hope you are not serious about being proud and enjoying of being unemployed for the last five years.

If so I feel very sorry for you.

[Pete J]

I hope you are not serious about being proud and enjoying of being unemployed for the last five years.

If so I feel very sorry for you.

He studies dude, don't take this stuff so seriously...

[peanut]

What:
just finished AD in civil/environmental engineering

Also self employed as a handy man.
90% of my work is actually repairing/altering previous building/landscaping works so they actually comply with aust standards and work the way they were supposed to. In short i fix dodgey/dilapidated works.
The other 10% is doing new works.

Likes:
Being my own boss
Setting my own hours
Variety of work

Dislikes:

Dealing with unrealistic expectations from home owners, i.e champagne tastes on a beer budget.

Having to tell the home ownwer they have to spend x amount of $ to fix something that they already paid someone else to do.

Having to fix basic things which were done out of sheer lazyness and corner cutting. You laugh the first couple of times and then start to shake your head after a while.

['Ross]

Not the most exciting, but I work at the Hut of Pizza

Likes: Its an easy and slack job, I don't have to do much or get stressed and its nice easy work.
The boss and other employees are all pretty good, I have no enemies or people at work that I hate.
Lots and I mean LOTS of free food. At least one pizza every time I work and I enjoy making my own Pizza.
Local and I get to ride my bike there:)

Dislikes: I guess money, could do with it being more. Theres a few customers I dislike and theres always someone who will complain or sook at me, I usually ignore them and don't listen.
Making dough is repetitive, however I can listen to whatever music I like.
Peak, it does get busy sometimes.
I guess its a bit boring but oh well, Im not complaining.

[ilostmypassword]

Graphic Designer & Director of www.pauljamesdesign.com.au (http://www.pauljamesdesign.com.au) (my own business in its 5th yr)

Likes
Creativity, fairly well paid, meet some great people, can take time off when it suits, fits perfectly with my riding times, get to use macs all day :D, can make a difference to peoples business/ life

Dislikes
Clients can sometimes be hard to manage, sometimes it would be nice to be working for the man and turn off at the end of the day

Paul.

[Wheel-world]

I run the website www.wheel-world.net. I tell you what, its more hard work than i thought it would be.

[Pete J]

I run the website www.wheel-world.net. I tell you what, its more hard work than i thought it would be.

Spam it up!
What do you actually do for a living though?

[Icarus]

I'm still studying Adventure Eco-Tourism. Its a 3 year degree at Charles Sturt. Best designed Uni Course ever. Part TAFE, Part Uni. Basically, you come out with a bachelors and a cert. 4. I also do contract work with schools sometimes. And work casually at Kathmandu (outdoor gear shop).

Perks- Learn heaps of cool stuff with TAFE. Rock climbing, Wilderness first aid, Light Ridged Bus licence, Bushwalk guiding, even MTB guiding. Really interesting Uni classes. Heaps of spare time to go riding. Getting to help people do something for the first time. The look on peoples faces after they have abseiled for the first time. Talking to interesting customers at Kathmandu. Party life! At the Pimps and Hoes night on friday, there was $2 shots and $2.50 beers all night. And three resulting nudie runs.

Lows- TAFE stuff is expensive when you don't have a healthcare card. Always tempted into buying stuff at Kathmandu (with a staff discount...). Not many others. Hiking in hot dry weather, filtering water out of a dodgy looking pond.

[GravityGuru]

I'm doing the best course in Australia

I didn't even know such a thing existed :eek:

[Ryan]

I've got 2 'real' jobs, plus being chief banning stick swinger on here.

PE Teacher / ICT (computers and technology stuff) Coordinator at a state primary school

Like
- PE teaching is sweet, outdoors half the day teaching kids sport
- Making a positive difference in kids life is rewarding
- Helping a 'mature' staff upgrade their technology skills is also rewarding
- Hours can be good, some weeks I'll get to ride everyday
- Salary is good for a graduate / early career
- 10 weeks holiday a year
- Highly portable qualification; will be travelling with it for the next 3-4 years
- Government job, so have leave that covers the next 4 years and a guaranteed job on return

Dislike
- ICT Coordinating is a huge, stressful job
- PE teaching is considerably more involved and time-consuming than I imagined it would be
- Colleagues who resent me for having an 'off class' component to my job after 3 years out
- General 'office politics'
- Hours can be extraordinarily crap, I can do back to back 50 hour weeks and still only get paid for 50 hours a fortnight
- Government job, so could be transferred to Doomadgee, Alpha or any one of hundreds of middle-of-nowhere locations with 6 weeks warning

Other job is freelancing for Revolution magazine

Likes
- Involved with what is, in my opinion, the best mag in the country
- Get to come up with and write whatever the hell I like
- Nationwide forum to abuse idiots / big-up people who deserve it
- Pays, pays well, pays on time

Dislikes
- Arguing with editor about spell checking / proof reading
- Only 4 issues a year, wish there were more

Also, dr. matt is a pimp. A real life, honest to god pimp. He has the best job out of all of us. In my mind, he also has a purple velvet suit, a cane, a fedora with a feather in it, a gold tooth and a pimp limp. Don't spoil my dream by correcting me dr. matt.

[johnny]

I hope you are not serious about being proud and enjoying of being unemployed for the last five years.

If so I feel very sorry for you.1. Thanks, I love it when people feel sorry for me!

2. I live in China dude. There's no welfare system here, I have my own money and make my own way. When I lived in Australia, I did exactly the same and I'm supremely proud of it!

3. Thanks, I love it when people feel sorry for me!

[benni]

!. Thanks, I love it when people feel sorry for me!

2. I live in China dude. There's no welfare system here, I have my own money and make my own way. When I lived in Australia, I did exactly the same and I'm supremely proud of it!

3. Thanks, I love it when people feel sorry for me!

in my eyes johnny your a very lucky person. ive always wanted to go to china and im going to make sure i do...everythings so cheap over there, my friend told me. smokes are like 2 bucks a pack and he was 16 and could buy alcohol and smokes anywhere. and they even sell it in 7/11.

[johnny]

in my eyes johnny your a very lucky person. ive always wanted to go to china and im going to make sure i do...everythings so cheap over there, my friend told me. smokes are like 2 bucks a pack and he was 16 and could buy alcohol and smokes anywhere. and they even sell it in 7/11.Dude, that's by far the stupidest reason I've ever heard for travelling. But yes, I am lucky, I have had opportunities that 98% of the world will never have.

Back on topic.

I was once an excavator operator

Likes:
Was so much fun digging in the dirt with a huge 30 tonne catepilar.

Dislikes:
so many dumb arse idiots working in construction.

[DJninja]

whats your job?
Part time bike mechanic

what do you like about it?
Like the people I work with
Work around the corner from my house
ride to work every saturday in the nice morning breeze
cheap mtb parts
free mtb parts
learn to maintain your bike
I like the hours
occasionally get to touch an expensive bike

what do you dis like about it?
deadlines
jerk off customers
building cheap pos bikes
working on shitty bikes

Not really many things I don't like about my job, people I work with are awesome and I learn new things everyday about bikes.

[benni]

Dude, that's by far the stupidest reason I've ever heard for travelling. But yes, I am lucky, I have had opportunities that 98% of the world will never have.

Back on topic.

I was once an excavator operator

Likes:
Was so much fun digging in the dirt with a huge 30 tonne catepilar.

Dislikes:
so many dumb arse idiots working in construction.

as if i meant just to buy cheap stuff :o

[Red Rocket]

Job: Spiderman

Likes:

-Permanently wearing a wetsuit
-Saving the world from iminent destruction

Dislikes:

-Haters
-Kirsten Dunst
-Superman
-Women asking if they can see 'the real web-blaster'

[exvitermini]

nah johnny, live in australias country music capital :) thats tamworth for all you non bumpkin music lovers (myself included) and with about 35 odd motels it can get busy (in more ways than one!)

bit off topic
but you dont own a black bike and car do you? and cruise netrider by any chance ?

[sir_stacks_alot]

paper boy
the good thing is the money which is like $20-30 a week which pays for damagers on my bike
bad thing i have to walk or they fire me :mad:

[Pete J]

bit off topic
but you dont own a black bike and car do you? and cruise netrider by any chance ?

I used to be on Netrider quite alot, i go by my old name of ROY G BIV...

[exvitermini]

I used to be on Netrider quite alot, i go by my old name of ROY G BIV...


Im just a bit of a lurker there at the momeant(not even signed up)

But was reading a thread where both some dudes car and motorbike plates were DRmat...

[Christo]

Whooooooooooo Hoooooooooooooo!

Just got offered a job a a resource analyst for Fosters!

Don't know any likes/dislikes yet because I don't start for a fortnight but the important thing is...

...I get a free slab each fortnight....

Oh yeah, and $7K more annually than my current resource planner job!

New bikes!

[scblack]

...I get a free slab each fortnight....


But it's Foster's..............:eek:

How the hell is that a perk?:D

[Breaka]

But it's Foster's..............:eek:

How the hell is that a perk?:D

Bahaha. Even the slightest hint of turning down free beer makes me angry:mad:

[Ryan]

Whooooooooooo Hoooooooooooooo!

Just got offered a job a a resource analyst for Fosters!

Don't know any likes/dislikes yet because I don't start for a fortnight but the important thing is...

...I get a free slab each fortnight....

Oh yeah, and $7K more annually than my current resource planner job!

New bikes!

Is $7000 a year really adequate compensation for having to drink Fosters though?

[johnny]

Are Fosters making beer now?

[brisneyland]

From what I've seen of their marketing, I thought they made silicone breast implants...

[Christo]

To all the Fosters haters - they own CUB...

[johnny]

To all the Fosters haters - they own CUB...Haha, no way, Fosters is what we read and Fosters is what you're working for and drinking!! :p

Everyone point and laugh at the Fosters drinker....matter of fact, think we just found you a custom title! :D

[Christo]

Haha, no way, Fosters is what we read and Fosters is what you're working for and drinking!! :p

Everyone point and laugh at the Fosters drinker....matter of fact, think we just found you a custom title! :D

I'll wear that... Could be worse...

[Ryan]

Even saying the word "Fosters" out-loud is un-Australia. In fact, if you look in the mirror and say the word "Fosters" three times Boony will appear behind you and punch you in the kidneys for being such a nancy-boy.

[Drizz]

Everyone point and laugh at the Fosters drinker....matter of fact, think we just found you a custom title! :D

But everyone else around the world think its the Australian beer of choice! :rolleyes:

[johnny]

But everyone else around the world think its the Australian beer of choice! :rolleyes:Yeah, well, compared to us the world has always been pretty dumb.., at best! :D

[Pete J]

Even saying the word "Fosters" out-loud is un-Australia. In fact, if you look in the mirror and say the word "Fosters" three times Boony will appear behind you and punch you in the kidneys for being such a nancy-boy.

Hahahaaa, if only it were true...

But everyone else around the world think its the Australian beer of choice! :rolleyes:

This is, unfortunately, true here in Finland. Bloody! :mad:

[Christo]

Even saying the word "Fosters" out-loud is un-Australia. In fact, if you look in the mirror and say the word "Fosters" three times Boony will appear behind you and punch you in the kidneys for being such a nancy-boy.

I'm prepared to take Boony on - in a no-holds-barred transatlantic beer drinking competition where the winner gets to shag Simone Warne...

[dr.matt]

Also, dr. matt is a pimp. A real life, honest to god pimp. He has the best job out of all of us. In my mind, he also has a purple velvet suit, a cane, a fedora with a feather in it, a gold tooth and a pimp limp. Don't spoil my dream by correcting me dr. matt.

you have seen me out at night.... :cool:
the inside of my purple velvet suit is lined with imitation white fur with black dots. i should also mention my lightning quick backhand for when the ho's get outta line....

[dr.matt]

bit off topic
but you dont own a black bike and car do you? and cruise netrider by any chance ?

i have a black bike, but i have a ute and have never been on netrider.
sorry about the double post, i dont know how to put 2 diff qoutes in the 1 post :)