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Offline PJ_Godzilla

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Re: Your profession?
« Reply #120 on: May 30, 2014, 11:03:25 PM »
Quote from: WEZEL on May 30, 2014, 08:04:39 PM
More like sinking under it over the last few years, the SLTS guys have turned into bean counters....does not make for healthy paycheck these days.

SLTS? I know about a bazillion internal acronyms ( a power train director looked at me in a meeting recently, sighed heavily, and said, "could you please slow down and stop using so many acronyms?") but have never heard that one.

Anything "ts" I usually think of as technical specialist...
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Offline MrGeezer

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Re: Your profession?
« Reply #121 on: May 30, 2014, 11:24:32 PM »
Quote from: MrGeezer on May 30, 2014, 03:32:01 PM
On Air Radio Personality 33 years, ran a casino for 3 years, now disabled and retired.

Oooops, forgot.  Customer service trainer and syllabus author & trainer for a $16.6M business....grew under that training to a $1.6B business.

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Re: Your profession?
« Reply #122 on: May 30, 2014, 11:37:27 PM »
Quote from: MrGeezer on May 30, 2014, 11:24:32 PM
Oooops, forgot.  Customer service trainer and syllabus author & trainer for a $16.6M business....grew under that training to a $1.6B business.


You must be really smart.

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Offline AAJagerX

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Re: Your profession?
« Reply #123 on: May 31, 2014, 12:00:30 AM »
Inventory/purchasing manager for a GM dealership.  

There's quite a few car dogs here...   :aok
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Offline pensley

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Re: Your profession?
« Reply #124 on: May 31, 2014, 12:18:57 AM »
Structures Development Test Technician for a space company. The short story: I get paid to test, qualify, and break rocket parts.
 Side note, my company just had a very recent unveiling....
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« Reply #125 on: May 31, 2014, 12:50:57 AM »
civillain world hvac/r tech with 4 years exp. thats heating ventilation air conditioning refrigeration was makin great money but for some reason or another i i joined up now im just one month away from being a technical controller
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« Reply #126 on: May 31, 2014, 03:58:39 AM »
After various admin jobs spanning over 40 years - apart from 5 years childcare looking after our son in between - I am now Retired.  :D  The last 27 years I worked as an administrator in Adult Social Care.  :)
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Offline mechanic

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Re: Your profession?
« Reply #127 on: May 31, 2014, 04:16:24 AM »
Quote from: Oldman731 on May 30, 2014, 11:37:27 PM

You must be really smart.

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Re: Your profession?
« Reply #128 on: May 31, 2014, 05:49:42 AM »
Some very interesting professions here. Some I've definitely never heard of.

I'm chief pilot of a skydive operation for the last five years and part time stay at home Dad.  This year it's reversed and I'm very much full time Dad and part time pilot. The operation moved to a new dropzone which is just too far to commute regularly. I like to think of flying as a paid hobby now!

Some people think I've got two of the best jobs in the world. Bringing up my two sons and flying planes.

I suppose I do really.
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Offline Xavier

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Re: Your profession?
« Reply #129 on: May 31, 2014, 08:12:17 AM »
MTB mechanic. It's becoming quite a big sport in Spain.
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« Reply #130 on: May 31, 2014, 08:50:50 AM »
Spent the first few years working as a plant electrician in a paper converting factory. Switched over the a Vending machine tech when a co-working mentioned a local company needed some help. I figured I could break into a vending machine easy enough so fixing them shouldn't be too hard  :neener:

Did that for 30 years working on everything from Pinballs to coffee machines and anything in between. Company split and I went with the "franchising group". They would build a route, I'd add software and hardware to the machines so they could call in each night on a cell call and download reports to be used and monitored at the offices. The money was great but the company didn't last and folded after a couple years.

Went to work for a Parking Controls company to build, install and maintain parking equipment. Ticket machines, paystations, operator window equipment, gates and so on. After 15 months my old vending company got bought out and is under new management and was looking for a tech. My name kept coming up and lets say they made me an offer I couldn't refuse  :D

So starting Monday I'm back where I started 35 years ago.
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Offline PJ_Godzilla

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Re: Your profession?
« Reply #131 on: May 31, 2014, 09:06:53 AM »
Quote from: pensley on May 31, 2014, 12:18:57 AM
Structures Development Test Technician for a space company. The short story: I get paid to test, qualify, and break rocket parts.
 Side note, my company just had a very recent unveiling....

Virgin galactic, perhaps? Btw, I can't wait to try the Virgin sky lounges. The new virgin/ delta relationship helps us weary Ford travelers to some extent. My Director said the virgin sky lounge at Heathrow was a good deal nicer than the Delta one - and the delta one ain't bad.
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Re: Your profession?
« Reply #132 on: May 31, 2014, 11:45:29 AM »
Quote from: cpxxx on May 31, 2014, 05:49:42 AM
Some people think I've got two of the best jobs in the world. Bringing up my two sons and flying planes.

I suppose I do really.

 :aok
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Re: Your profession?
« Reply #133 on: May 31, 2014, 11:54:35 AM »
Quote from: pensley on May 31, 2014, 12:18:57 AM
Structures Development Test Technician for a space company. The short story: I get paid to test, qualify, and break rocket parts.
 Side note, my company just had a very recent unveiling....

SpaceX?

Regardless of which place you are at, I give it a  :aok.  I'm a member of the Space Frontier Foundation.
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Offline pensley

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Re: Your profession?
« Reply #134 on: May 31, 2014, 12:50:14 PM »
Quote from: Brooke on May 31, 2014, 11:54:35 AM
SpaceX?

Regardless of which place you are at, I give it a  :aok.  I'm a member of the Space Frontier Foundation.

You are correct Sir. Yes it's quite fantastic at the speed we are developing stuff. It's quite exciting!
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