Shade Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 I remotely monitor large phone systems (PBXs). Basically something goes wrong with one, it throws out an error code, we receive it, dial in, and either fix the trouble or send out a local technician to check the hardware. Sounds a lot more complicated than it is. Gets a bit monotonous, but pays the bills & allows for some hobbies. Before that, I was also in telecom. Did circuit ordering, auditing, price negotiations, bunch of other stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAKO Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 International jewel thief. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunburnwilly Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 Electronics Product Line Manager for a transport refrigeration manufacturer. They make reefers for trucks, trailers, and shipboard containers. I direct the electronics end: strategy and product development of controls, software, peripheral products such as telematics equipment.I thought truckers were drug tested ?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedball Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 International jewel thief.What a cool job.....you get to travel the world and get rich at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAKO Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 The hardest part of the job is fensing the little sparklies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnysal Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 "hardest part of the job is fensing the little sparklies" Especially when you should be "fencing" them! LOL sorry I could not resist. Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedball Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 The hardest part of the job is fensing the little sparkliesIf you were real good and had a had a hard time selling you go into the gumball machine business.............[] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formica Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 I think we had this same topic just a few months ago.....I could be mistaken. Yup, i remember that thread too... I'm still a Building Engineer (mix or civil / mechanical / architecture) ... and work for a construction company that builds commercial / institutional / residential projects. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenratboy Posted September 24, 2005 Author Share Posted September 24, 2005 Yeah, we might have had this discussion a few months ago, but with 5 pages of responces, I will consider it to be 'popular' [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ancientdude Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 Full time philosophy student at university, computer system engineer for a developing company that has just launched.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joessportster Posted September 25, 2005 Share Posted September 25, 2005 for the last 7 years i was a self employed contractor, made enough to pay the bills but couldnt seem to get ahead, no one wants to work and no one wanted to pay for the work they received. i recently took a job with amtrak as a union pipefitter, (i work on all the plumbing, hydraulic, and air lines on the high speed trainsets). been there 5 months now and it is a decent job that pays pretty well and i finally have benefits. hope to do 20 there and that will put me at 60 years old and ready to retire. Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted September 25, 2005 Moderators Share Posted September 25, 2005 Install and design landscapes, beds, trees, watergardens, waterfalls, for about 13 years up to katrina. Now doing cleanup from katrina for about two months, then back to the regular scheduled program. It is fun because the customer gives us a few ideas of favorite plants and lets us do what we want with the design and layout. They always end up happy,a few times the wife even started to cry because she said they never thought their house could look so good, happened twice in a row a few months ago. Scared the hell out of me the first time, thought we screwed up or they expected something different, sent my wife over to talk to her, it was a relief to hear she was happy, sorry i don't cry when happy,diden't know what was going on. It is a lot of work but fun and fun to make people happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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