What do you do for a living?

[F.M.]

So many folks with manly professions, I feel wierd admitting what I do.

My wife and I own an event decorating business. We decorate for weddings and wedding receptions mostly, but do fundraisers, proms, and other parties/ events. We do all the custom linens, lighting and draping.

I at least get to do the manly parts like loading and driving the trucks/ trailers, and all the heavy lifting and rigging.

She's the eye candy and I'm the muscle.

 

[adrianp89]

So many folks with manly professions, I feel wierd admitting what I do.

My wife and I own an event decorating business. We decorate for weddings and wedding receptions mostly, but do fundraisers, proms, and other parties/ events. We do all the custom linens, lighting and draping.

I at least get to do the manly parts like loading and driving the trucks/ trailers, and all the heavy lifting and rigging.

She's the eye candy and I'm the muscle.

After paying for our DJ/Lighting for the wedding --- I bet you paid cash for that 242X lol. I got in the wrong business.

 

[F.M.]

After paying for our DJ/Lighting for the wedding --- I bet you paid cash for that 242X lol. I got in the wrong business.

Not quite, but it is a very good industry to be in. I able to afford toys to play on/with, and I only have to work 2-3 days a week.

 

[Wisefam22]

I own a small pest control company around lake Lanier in GA. still do all the services and my wife does all the office stuff.

 

[Overtime81]

I guess I can show my face now

 

[sethman919]

Applications engineer in a design center for a major chip maker.

 

[ruztew]

Systems engineer at a Navy Warfare Center. Basically the R&D / acquisition side of the Navy, developing all the technology the war fighter uses.

http://www.navsea.navy.mil/Home/Warfare-Centers/

 

[2kwik4u]

Recent change of venue for me. Went from a Mechanical Designer at an Aerospace company, to an R&D Engineer (structural and Modal loading analysis mostly) at a global vibratory conveyor company. Commute got longer, but pay went up as well. Significantly more difficult position for certain!

 

[0627Devildog]

For all the "Sales" people in here that like boating:

 

[Jgorm]

Formulations manager at a biotech company.

 

[Patae]

Owner/operator/laborer/Craftsman in a carpentry business and a painting company. Should be retired but not good at delegating or trusting other peoples work so the tool belt goes on every morning and has been for the last 30 years . If not on the boat I am at work or the wife has me working on our houses....yay

 

[0627Devildog]

. . . . . . .not good at delegating or trusting other peoples work . . . . .or the wife has me working on our houses....yay

Preach.

 

[Stevepro172]

Official title is Senior Finance Systems Coordinator. I manage the financial systems for the Orange County Comptroller's office. I'm an Accounting/IT hybrid. Have worked in Implementation/Conversion roles for the last 8 years. Guess I'm the only one on here. Come to think of it I don't know of any accountants who have boats LOL. I wonder why.

I have been doing the same thing basically for the last 18 years. Now specializing in Multi national consolidation systems (Mainly HFM)

 

[Mystic1906]

I have been doing the same thing basically for the last 18 years. Now specializing in Multi national consolidation systems (Mainly HFM)

Nice. I did it for about 9 years then made a career switch to become an IT Auditor. Love what I do now.

 

[Kevin hughes]

A lot of great jobs in here! Some I had no idea even existed. I unfortunately work on cars.doing paint and body. I mainly paint now and was the first in the country to get a master certification from axalta in water born paint. I've done everything from manager, frame tech, body tech to painter. I was doing hi production paint in a shop for a while till I decided to slow down and go back to just production painter and I'm making more money and less work. Just tired of working on cars but still have 2 in college

 

[captras]

A lot of great jobs in here! Some I had no idea even existed. I unfortunately work on cars.doing paint and body. I mainly paint now and was the first in the country to get a master certification from axalta in water born paint. I've done everything from manager, frame tech, body tech to painter. I was doing hi production paint in a shop for a while till I decided to slow down and go back to just production painter and I'm making more money and less work. Just tired of working on cars but still have 2 in college

Why do you say unfortunately? A good and reputable mechanic/body man/painter is worth his weight in gold!

 

[Kevin hughes]

Why do you say unfortunately? A good and reputable mechanic/body man/painter is worth his weight in gold!

Because everyone that I know that does it hate it, it's become hi stress and the insurance companies dictate everything you do. I do a lot of hi end cars and we do alot of german cars. They take forever to get parts on some and then u have a customer mad because his parts had to come from Germany and he wants his car now. I should have paid better attention ins school but at least my kids listened to me when I told them you need a skill or education. One is taking classes for robotics that he got a full ride on and my daughter is taking classes for nursing

 

[biglar155]

Because everyone that I know that does it hate it, it's become hi stress and the insurance companies dictate everything you do. I do a lot of hi end cars and we do alot of german cars. They take forever to get parts on some and then u have a customer mad because his parts had to come from Germany and he wants his car now. I should have paid better attention ins school but at least my kids listened to me when I told them you need a skill or education. One is taking classes for robotics that he got a full ride on and my daughter is taking classes for nursing

They always say "Do what you'll love and you'll never work a day in your life." Alas "they" apparently never had to deal with customer....

 

[DavisAR195]

I'm a QA Manager for one of the major bank's and oversee a team of software engineers that supports multiple applications both internal and customer facing.

 

[2kwik4u]

Because everyone that I know that does it hate it, it's become hi stress and the insurance companies dictate everything you do. I do a lot of hi end cars and we do alot of german cars. They take forever to get parts on some and then u have a customer mad because his parts had to come from Germany and he wants his car now. I should have paid better attention ins school but at least my kids listened to me when I told them you need a skill or education. One is taking classes for robotics that he got a full ride on and my daughter is taking classes for nursing

My wife and I have been agreement since the first was born 7yrs ago. After high school, you will learn a set of skills that are marketable. IMO this includes auto body repair, as well as any myriad of other trades. It also includes "traditional" style colleges. However I will stipulate that he has to either get a full ride to choose whatever major he wants, or I get to approve the degree before he starts. No way am I going to end up with a kid that either 1. doesn't have a set the set of skills to be an in demand worker, or 2. has a $70k college degree in "underwater basketweaving" or some other impossibly hard to market skill. Things like technician, engineer, nurse, etc that have in demand work forces, and growth potential.