What's your gig?

[Great Lakes]

Worked 12 years for Ford Motor Company. Took the buyout and started a business. Had my business for 11 years. Sold it to my local competitor. Never had to work after that. Now I’m retired at 45.. Im a dad, husband and boat captain. Momma brings home the bacon. Life doesn’t suck.

 

[Pirate Lady]

I tried starting a business; couldn’t seem to attract any employees. Musta been a bad business model.

 

[Pirate Lady]

I tried starting a business; couldn’t seem to attract any employees. Musta been a bad business model.
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Gotta go, guys in swat gear knocking at door.

 

[boatman37]

I have a friend that operates 2 taco stands. On a good day he can make $15,000. All cash.

Wifes friend and her ex-husband ran a peanut stand with flavored peanuts. He was making about $250,000/year. He still does it but they are divorced now

 

[bobeast]

I'm a Computer Scientist which is a fancy-shmancy way of saying I write software. They pay you more if you have a big title, but its all the same work.

 

[unsalted]

Like many here I work in the IT field. I have been fortunate to work for a company that doesn’t look at long term employees as a liability. My current role is as a Cloud Architect specializing in building out our DevOps practice on the Google Cloud platform.

 

[mrsrobinson]

I remember DevOps in 2001, we just didn't call it DevOps then. We used SVN, Tortoise and Cruise Control. Oh back in the day when...

 

[boatman37]

I'm in the DevSecOps group at my agency but that's misleading...lol. And oddly my title was Sr Systems Engineer and I got 'promoted' to Sr Cyber Analyst. Title sounds like a downgrade but got a raise with it so...lol.
But I have an A.A.S. in Computer Forensics with a B.S. in Information Technology. Mainly ran a mix of Linux and Windows servers at a smaller company for awhile, as well as general helpdesk stuff for about 50 employees. Now I work with the 2nd largest IT dept in the country. My team of 15 oversees the security of about 20,000 servers but we have help from the FTE's also. But as the lead I don't do as much hands-on anymore. But gotta say this is the best job I have ever had and the best group of teammates I have ever worked with.

 

[NotHerDecision]

As in kitchen appliances?

Yep. Kitchen and laundry appliances.

 

[El Capitan]

Ok. But what is your fantasy job?

Mine would be black ops, merc, contract killer. Fun stuff.

 

[Nater Potater]

I tried starting a business; couldn’t seem to attract any employees. Musta been a bad business model.
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There's your problem. It needs to say "Free Puppies"

 

[Nater Potater]

Ok. But what is your fantasy job?

Not so much fantasy job, but, once I'm retired, I'm considering volunteering as an aircraft mechanic at our local Warhawk Museum. There's just something about a Rolls Royce V12 at full song...

 

[ClarkGriswold]

Ok. But what is your fantasy job?
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Studio musician

 

[Strecker25]

Interesting thread. Seems like a lot of us IT nerds in here

I’ve noticed on other hobby forums of mine it attracts a similar group of people also with similar jobs - home brewing, photography, cars, RC stuff.

 

[Soulshine]

Currently the Operations Manager for a kitchen cabinet/granite counter top shop.

I did a 3 year stint as a Strategic Account Manager for a fortune 500 company before that.

14 years managing
a large custom office furniture company before that.

Life long wood worker.

 

[Creekwood]

Partner in a large global financial services firm. Link to my new gig below (at least for the first while):
https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/retirement?iso=20221001T00&p0=250&msg=Freedom+59&font=cursive

 

[Pirate Lady]

Life long wood worker.

Same job as my wife.
Try the veal.

 

[370Dancer]

I’m trying to figure out how with all the old guys on here we ain’t had one say retired.

They own boats......

 

[370Dancer]

OK, I can tell you, but then I'll have to kill you.
My dream job? Schneider. Oh, wait, I already do that.