What Is Your Career?

[gripnrip]

Machinist. I work on landing gear parts.

[HookSetDon]

Commercial refrigeration mechanic/pipefitter.

 

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[Nitrofreak]

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You live in Canada, what in the world do they need with a refrigeration mechanic LOL !!   It stays cold up there, too cold for me anyway !!!

[Root beer]

Glorified bean counter. Future hedge fund analyst/trader, I hope.

[wnybassman]

For the better part of the last 25 years my dad and I have been partners in a small drywall/construction business.  My dad is starting to look at retiring soon and I am unsure if I want to continue on alone or not.  I really don't want to partner up with anyone else.

 

A few months ago I got the process started to work for the USPS as a RCA (Rural Carrier Associate).    Basically a sub/relief for the regular carrier.  Started that a few weeks ago.  I never knew the craziness that is involved with that job!  The shock factor is wearing off and I am starting to get a feel for it now.  That is just one day a week, and vacation time when she wants it, so I can work my regular job right along with it.  Could lead into something full time, or may not.  Just keeping my options open in case I want to drop the construction business.

[DelfiBoyz_One_and_Only]

Ex-Law Enforcement Currently a Government Security Specialist! I would recommend taking a career aptitude test and going from there.

Jay

[Basseditor]

I'm a magazine publisher (manager) of a staff of editors, writers, photographers, and graphic designers. Manage budgets, subscriptions, too. Been doing it for 20 years — all the magazines I worked on have been fishing and outdoor related. Every day is fun.

Under grad degree in English and Masters Degree in communications.

[Root beer]

I should be a carny.

[Bankbeater]

For the past 26 years I have worked as a project engineer for an aerospace company.  I have a BS in Business Admin.

[BryanM]

I'm a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

[Nitrofreak]

I should be a carny.

 

BAHAHAHA !!!

 

Bring me back a monkey !!!!!

[deaknh03]

Own an organic food market with my wife, I also do carpentry and handyman work on the side, and own and operate a small commercial bakery.

[MCS]

Own an organic food market with my wife, I also do carpentry and handyman work on the side, and own and operate a small commercial bakery.

 

NH.....Organic food....Bakery.....I bet you make some killer brownies.

 

Can you hook me up with some free range scrapple?

[deaknh03]

NH.....Organic food....Bakery.....I bet you make some killer brownies.

 

Can you hook me up with some free range scrapple?

They call me famous amos up here...

Us northerners are too smart to eat that crapple stuff. 

[flyfisher]

They call me famous amos up here...

Us northerners are too smart to eat that crapple stuff. 

Didn't scrapple originate in the north as in PA?

 

I grew up in philly and i don't like the stuff myself but my dad does for sure.

[MCS]

Didn't scrapple originate in the north as in PA?

 

I grew up in philly and i don't like the stuff myself but my dad does for sure.

 

Yes it is a penn. dutch thing. common only in Pa, Md, and Va....I hear it is similar to souse but different in texture because scrapple has the corn meal within. But when your used to lobster bisque washed down with a mug of clam chowder, you tend to scoff at us southerners fine eats. LOL

[flyfisher]

I saw souse in the grocery store once and i swear it oinked at me....at least scrapple doesn't look like all the parts used to make it held together by jello.

[Redlinerobert]

Professional tequila taster.  I love my job!

[Helluva_Engineer]

Professional tequila taster.  I love my job!

This sentiment is more prevalent during the afternoon and evening hours only to be reversed the next morning. 

 

 

I'm a nuclear energy consultant at the moment, but have been considering a change in industries and/or career path within my industry. The negatives for my industry mostly relate to the engineering and management side of dealing with enormous amounts of inefficiencies due to regulations and tedious record-keeping processes. The positives are that this results in an EXTREMELY safe work environment compared to other industrial workplaces. I haven't seen that mentioned here.

 

For whatever you decide to do, make sure that it's in an industry that places a priority on putting you in safe working conditions. You want to enjoy what you do, but you also want to come home fully functioning as well. 

[Root beer]

I'll refute what others has mentioned above: do something you would enjoy. I work in an office with a cushy leather chair, controlled temperature, kitchen with food & drinks, clean bathroom, etc. I love doing general accounting (I only hate taxes), the only thing that truly irks me is people that make my job harder because of their lack of consideration. It not my bosses, it the people who are part of the general operation. We have tech guys who make service calls and do not "close" their ticket properly, and when they do that it never shows up on my computer that an invoice needs to be created. Expenses is mounting up with no revenue to match it. It ridiculous I got go through so many numbers to match and find them all because general people don't follow proper paper procedures.

The point of all this is that as you get older you start to realize how chaotic the world is regardless of career path and life in general. I love my bosses, I enjoy going to work every morning. It can be very rare for someone to find this in life. However, where I'm at now is not the end of the road for me, I'm too young to stay here forever. There is a professional license I'm going to obtain and shoot for bigger jobs with more responsibilities down the road. I love a career path with a journey where I can reflect at the age of 65 how wonderful of a career I had. That the kind of career you want, don't worry about the money it will come and go. You can find ways to live comfortable with a decent budget and smart spending. Americans are just getting too greedy and think they need more to live comfortably.

Use this summer vacation to explore every options from trades to universities and don't take a degree or certification as a guaranteed that you get a job immediately. And when you choose to further your education or learn a trade: be an overachiever. Your future bosses will not like mediocre.

[Bassfink86]

active duty military, it all depends on what your speciality is

[gramps50]

According to my 1040 I'm retired

[retiredbosn]

At your age it is so hard to figure out what you want to do for the rest of your life, I would encourage you to consider finding a branch of the military that appeals to you and join, Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy or Coast Guard.  It's only four years and during that time you can learn a trade (welding, electrician, carpentry, etc), be trained in the medical science field, or you can be trained in technology fields (computer programming, IT, etc); more importantly you will be getting real life experience, it's amazing how much you learn about yourself and others during an enlistment.  There is also the added benefit of the GI Bill, that way when you figure out what you want to do there is money there for your training.

[Long Mike]

The same as it was the last five times this question was asked. 

[unageo09]

I work in a public library.