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Getting To Know the Community - What do you do for a living



I am an RN (Registered Nurses) at one of the Big hospitals here in Houston. I work in the ICU. Yeah, I am a guy, (not gay) and love my job.. :)
 
scoobyydooooooo said:
I am an RN (Registered Nurses) at one of the Big hospitals here in Houston. I work in the ICU. Yeah, I am a guy, (not gay) and love my job.. :)
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I guess I never thought of that stereo type before the movie Meet the Fockers. Good for you!! I couldn't do it!! I would pass out or throw up. Maybe both.
 
AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE.... seriously i work in a machine shop repairing cnc machines. not a clean job but love it , alot of wrenching and using you head. always wanted to try a desk job but i think i'd go nuts by the end of the first day.
 
I drive a scion taxi cab and take drunk people home most of the night, alot of bradley kids.. I also dispatch for the company about 30 hours a week. I must say its a very interesting job.
 
59chevy said:
AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE.... seriously i work in a machine shop repairing cnc machines. not a clean job but love it , alot of wrenching and using you head. always wanted to try a desk job but i think i'd go nuts by the end of the first day.
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This is the kind of work Id like to do. When I first started my job about 10 years ago I got to travel alot, got to work on a bunch of different networking gear, testing and so forth. Now Im behind a PC all day and it just drives me nutty sometimes. I want to use my brain and work with my hands. I dont mind getting dirty at all.

I used to work in a machine shop (though I was the electrical/electronic tech) and when things were slow for me I would work making stuff with the lathes, end mills and stuff like that. There was no CAD involved, it was all raw materials and doing the calculations, measurements and all that. I didnt get pain anywhere near what I do now but I SO loved that job.
 


Machining has its pros and cons..... but I must say less stress than my last job..and pay is better.

Hats off to Scooby......that is very impressive. I dont have the stomach for it.
 
59chevy said:
AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE.... seriously i work in a machine shop repairing cnc machines. not a clean job but love it , alot of wrenching and using you head. always wanted to try a desk job but i think i'd go nuts by the end of the first day.
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I also service CNC machines or any other machine really. I don't work in just one shop. I work pretty much anywhere anyone calls from, mostly central Indiana.
 
I was in marketing/administration/IT for my parent's independant financial planning firm while tinkering with 3800s and retailing performance parts for the past several years.

I've since stopped doing the former, as my parents prepare to retire, and am now fasttracking completion of my CGA Accountant certification.
 
I'm a Local Union #3 I.B.E.W. NYC Electrician. Been doing it for 15 years now. Right out of High School. I love what I do.
 


Silver2kgtp said:
I'm a Local Union #3 I.B.E.W. NYC Electrician. Been doing it for 15 years now. Right out of High School. I love what I do.
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What requirements do you guys have for flash/blast safety?

Most union electricians around here havent even heard of 70E, and the ones that have ignore it for the most part. :(

My company is now following NFPA70E word for word...



Also, how high of voltage do you work on? Service side transformer outside steps us down to 480VAC. Anything outside of the building is taken care of our electrical service provider. Most equipment takes 480V in and steps down from there right when it gets inside of the control panel.
 
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shaferz said:
What requirements do you guys have for flash/blast safety?

Most union electricians around here havent even heard of 70E, and the ones that have ignore it for the most part. :(

My company is now following NFPA70E word for word...

Also, how high of voltage do you work on? Service side transformer outside steps us down to 480VAC. Anything outside of the building is taken care of our electrical service provider. Most equipment takes 480V in and steps down from there right when it gets inside of the control panel.
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We used a High Voltage Suit when turning on eqiupment/breakers over 50Amps.

I've worked on cabinets and bus higher then 480v but never live (of course). Just to maintain and service but not that much. I mainly work on 110v to 277v. Some buildings use 277V for lighting. This way they can puts more light per circuit. Other wise a step down transformer is used to get the 110/208v like you mentiioned.
 
Well, for the moment I work at AutoZone. I'm certified to be an HVAC service tech, and I'm looking for a job in that field. STILL.
 
thelongone13 said:
Well, for the moment I work at AutoZone. I'm certified to be an HVAC service tech, and I'm looking for a job in that field. STILL.
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Wow, really? We have a bunch of HVAC companies around here. No one that I know with those skills are out of work.
 
First one in this field...
I am a fork truck operator ( not just a lift anymore :th_tongue4: ) for THE largest food ingrediant companies in the world. If you eat anything that is made, not grown, one of our products is in it. Some of our biggest customers are: General Mills, Pepsi Cola, Slim fast, Frito Lay, Unilever... to mention a couple. I personally load / unload around 3 million pounds of material a month.
 


Currently working as a Senior Systems Administrator for a healthcare IT company... (MCSE+M, A+, Network+, UCSE certified)...

On the side I do general IT consulting... and also in the process of starting an advertising/marketing/webdesign company with a friend who is a graphic designer.
 
I work for Reuters Network Operations Group as a Network Operations Controller (2nd shift 3:30 - 12am). We monitor and maintain all network traffic for the Asian and all European stock markets. Plus we do all upgrades and maintain the US Markets after hours.
 
YOU'RE the one that creates all the work for me. I work more hoot-n-holler and ring down type circuits because of the friggin stock markets than I care to ever admit to. But most of my work comes from the Chicago board of trade and Wall Street. I hate it really. All that money they have and they use friggin analog circuits. Go figure.
 
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