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so_gangk
Posts: 530 - Karma: 94
ok so i am a professional lifeguard and it is my job over the summer to make sure that people swim between the flags, dont drown and look at babes through the binoculars. life guard is a fucken awesome job since i get ride the quad bike and drive the rescue boat. these are ment to be done responsibly but when you have a good cunt senior you can do what ever you like. beach, boats, bikes and bitches i could not think of anything better to do (apart from ski)
so i am wondering who else has good jobs what are the perks and if they can share some good work storys
Jan 15 2012 12:27AM
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rareison
Posts: 10263 - Karma: 219
I work at A&W, just taking orders and doing a little but of cleaning and packing, easy stuff and a really chill job, manager is so chill and nice
May 16 2012 10:34AM
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midwestpowhunter
Posts: 2198 - Karma: 189
I was hoping he would say he was a woman who tool pride in her work and not work at subway.
May 16 2012 11:41AM
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Balto
Posts: 25985 - Karma: 4,404
photographer for a river rafting company
May 16 2012 11:53AM
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Yossarian
Posts: 1078 - Karma: 56
I'm a masters student doing a course I hate.

Next year I will hopefully be working part-time in something related to skiing/mountain biking and doing yet more uni. This time, however, I'll actually give a shit and have better job prospects.
May 16 2012 11:56AM
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AT-AT
Posts: 3281 - Karma: 3,256
Just finished junior yr of college, and im currently unemployed. GO ME
May 16 2012 12:01PM
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Mr_Bump
Posts: 689 - Karma: 427
design engineer for a company that designs, manufactures and operates jack-up platforms and drill rigs (both for vessels and jack-ups) for marine applications.

I like it, but its not close to skiing. Plan is to one day move to Canada and work in offshore oil/gas

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Vessel mounted rigs use heave compensation to prevent the drill impacting with the seabed as the boat pitches. Cool bits of kit
May 16 2012 12:24PM
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howlongcanausern
Posts: 4982 - Karma: 1,737
wut
May 16 2012 12:24PM
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Errl
Posts: 2082 - Karma: 451

supervisor of pizza shipment and handling. im also the head of customer interaction and the leading scientist in our r&d department.

i deliver pizzas for a mom and pop pizza shop in my town. as i am their only employee (it's owned and operated by a husband and wife) i deliver all the pizzas, wash the dishes and chill out in between. sometimes i make food with wild ingredients and sauces to see if it tastes good and attempt to get the owners to put it on the menu. its cool.

May 16 2012 12:46PM
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Mr_Bump
Posts: 689 - Karma: 427
Imagine a large ship at sea with a drill rig on the deck. The drill itself and the lengths of pipe (the drill string) which connect it to the motor pass through the hull of the vessel. As the vessel pitches in waves, the drill similarly moves up and down. Heave compensation is what stops the drill from moving up and down as the boat does, basically like suspension. Currently we use a passive system, where air rams are used to suspend the drill motor, drill string and drill bit. This is like air shocks on a mountain bike. We are looking to develop an active compensation system, which uses the accelerations measured on the deck of the vessel to control the vertical motion of the drill by motors. If you are interested, here's a video:


May 16 2012 12:48PM
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MFM
Posts: 842 - Karma: 77
I run a peach and apricot orchard and do property management/landscaping
May 16 2012 12:49PM
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Bumblesteeze
Posts: 3092 - Karma: 748
Finished my first year of university and I just got a job today at a golf course. Seems like a pretty good job for the summer..
May 16 2012 12:51PM
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yourthemannowdog
Posts: 4541 - Karma: 313
Customer- I want a 12 inch veggie
You- What bread sir?

Customer- A veggie
You- What bread do you want to go with it?

Customer- Do you guys have swiss?
You- No sorry we only have provolone, pepperjack, an american. What kind of bread would you like we have a list right-

Customer- Toasted, I want it toasted

Saw some guy walk in to a subway after me do this. It was durango, and he was baked




This summer I'm getting a job at a resort in Colorado, on the San Juan river. They have hot springs and the whole place reeks of sulfur. I'm gonna be at the front desk of the bath house. Not a bad job if you ask me
May 16 2012 1:00PM
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Thrash
Posts: 821 - Karma: 9
I was working parking at my Resort. Done by 11 everyday and the everyday tips of weed/alochol/other resort tickets from customers were not too bad.
May 16 2012 1:00PM
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theBearJew
Posts: 10951 - Karma: 15,633
I work as a recruiter for pharmacy jobs. I sit all day and go through tons of resumes, linkedin profiles, NS threads, facebook posts, tweets, monster.com profiles, NS threads, facebook... repeat.

Thats pretty much my day to day with frequent leaving of voice-mails for people who will never call me back. Sometimes I get someone on the phone and they actually want the job. But then they are asking for too much money. Man my job is great.... :/
May 16 2012 1:07PM
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lbuitendam
Posts: 608 - Karma: 130
BAM JONGUH!
May 16 2012 1:13PM
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Relish_man
Posts: 5386 - Karma: 551
I get yelled at by bigger guys with superiority complexes, try my hardest not to get caught laughing, get my ass kicked all day long and receive a fat paycheck every 2 weeks. Yup, Canadian Forces Reserves are the shit!
May 16 2012 1:16PM
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simuhn
Posts: 142 - Karma: 86
also a lifeguard at a huge outdoor pool. as well a counselor at a ski camp on Mt. Hood during the summer. mad radical
May 16 2012 2:15PM
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Mr.Sloth
Posts: 5091 - Karma: 13,469
Barista woooo
May 16 2012 2:23PM
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Horsefacekillah
Posts: 867 - Karma: 878
Currently a Lubetech at a GMC dealership and have worked in a ski shop the past two years get mad deals and free tunes :)
May 16 2012 2:25PM
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BieberHole69
Posts: 1374 - Karma: 2,718
I am a Search Engine Marketer for an eCommerce medical equipment & supplies company. Yes, it's as cool as it sounds. Not. But if any of you fuckers needs some hospital equipment or home medical supplies, visit http://www.quickmedical.com/medical-equipment.html

hahahahaha I hate my life.
May 16 2012 3:10PM
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theBearJew
Posts: 10951 - Karma: 15,633
Me too man! Life sucks behind a desk #deskfever. I came to realize today that the most variation between my M-F is 3 things, what I eat during the day, if I chew gum in the morning, and how I carry my laptop case.... Today I held it in my hand instead of over the shoulder strap! EXCITING SHIT I KNOW RIGHT.
May 16 2012 3:13PM
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howlongcanausern
Posts: 4982 - Karma: 1,737
not all desk jobs are created equal. desk job at ski area = money.
May 16 2012 3:23PM
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Bumblesteeze
Posts: 3092 - Karma: 748
Haha, looks like you're losing it
May 16 2012 3:39PM
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EmperorKuzco
Posts: 6660 - Karma: 254
Soccer referee saturday mornings. But other than that... UNEMPLOYED
May 16 2012 4:24PM
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TallTeeNation
Posts: 903 - Karma: 340
work at a pawn shop, mad deals on everything
May 16 2012 4:28PM
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aloha.
Posts: 412 - Karma: 163
I'm an instructor at a surf camp, so I get paid to surf, play beach games, tan and teach kids to surf, which is the coolest tihng to watch. Best job ever.
May 16 2012 4:33PM
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H8CH
Posts: 2709 - Karma: 218
Who do you work for?

That vessel, im pretty sure is the Kingfisher.... I've worked on that!

May 16 2012 5:07PM
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H8CH
Posts: 2709 - Karma: 218
Yup - i've worked offshore in the North Sea on that bad boy... not a bad boat - but has a retro-fitted heli-deck that makes a helluva noise in heavier sea's when you hit bigger waves..

May 16 2012 5:09PM
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jhackbeez
Posts: 2136 - Karma: 258
I'm a copywriter for Overstock.com
May 16 2012 5:34PM
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wooody
Posts: 70 - Karma: 20
i work at a golf course mowing grass, its chill as fuck
May 16 2012 5:35PM
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Rafiki
Posts: 3858 - Karma: 2,251
i snort cocaine off of kate upton's stomach, then we bang it out on the beach. afterwards we lay in a hammock together and watch the sunset. sounds like your job sucks
May 16 2012 5:38PM
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terraclot
Posts: 438 - Karma: 665
I work at a country club getting golf balls off of the driving range and cleaning clubs all day long. basic for how good the tips are
May 16 2012 5:40PM
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wooody
Posts: 70 - Karma: 20
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May 16 2012 5:47PM
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Ricky.
Posts: 208 - Karma: 221
Was a firefighter for a little bit,   now im just doing some freelance stuff
May 16 2012 5:47PM
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Spinoza
Posts: 12763 - Karma: 3,846
Now working as The Weed Man for the summer,   its a pretty sweet gig.


still doing the penis modeling
May 16 2012 5:53PM
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JibbaTheHutt
Posts: 2132 - Karma: 1,597
squash coach, pretty easy money to be honest. Hopefully getting my lifeguarding qualification this summer though, so if all goes to plan, by the winter i will be a lifeguard...
May 16 2012 6:01PM
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SurfaceHoar
Posts: 311 - Karma: 240
Personal Trainer.


Pros.

- Cardio Bunnies.
- Training with Cam girls/strippers
- I own the business so I get to write off my vehicle,gas,sports/fitness equipment ie. ski equipment.
- Set my own hours, so I work when I want and never miss a pow day.
- Rich hot moms
- High Dollar per hour
-Spandex
-Positive Atmosphere.

Cons.

- Fat chicks who think we are on a date.
- Roid monkeys who think they are boss.
- I can't write off my sled. (first world problem)
- Training with Cam girls/strippers.
- Rich old men and having to empathize with their 1st world problems.
- Having to respond to txt and phone calls at all hours of the day.
- Realizing that I will only make as much money as the time that I can afford to give.
-Early mornings/late evenings.



May 16 2012 7:29PM
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sniper_6
Posts: 1919 - Karma: 1,573
Army Pilot. I fly these:

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May 16 2012 11:02PM
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jjdsteeze
Posts: 2562 - Karma: 4,135
hersheypark photographer
May 16 2012 11:05PM
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jah_medicine
Posts: 38 - Karma: 17
paid to smoke massive gats, blunts and bongs
May 17 2012 4:20PM
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theBearJew
Posts: 10951 - Karma: 15,633
They have freelance firefighting?
May 17 2012 4:25PM
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grown-ninja
Posts: 3031 - Karma: 175
Im a associate analyst for a intelligence firm in new york dealing with the shipping and marine markets/ basically an equlties analyst writing credit reports on companies.  so basically looking at numbers investigating companies and then writing a10 page paper analyzing the results....doing at least one a day. a far call from wanting to ski bum for a few years after college.  Thank you student loans, the things i would be doing if i didn't have them. 

Then again ive been on business in LOndon this week so its not all bad

^THE BEST Thing ever is when you know you have a good lunch and its so exciting knowing you have that to look forward to but thenyou allways eat it early because its all you can think about but then you get hungry at 4 aclock again.  When i need a change I wear a tie for a day or 2 just to change it up give it a try if you dont wear them on a regular basis. It will remind you that even though youre misriable you could be more misriable wearing a tie.  
May 17 2012 4:32PM
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Spinoza
Posts: 12763 - Karma: 3,846
A&W has good burgers,  but their whole 'we dont need ice in the drinks cause theyre cold enough' is baloney.  i want ice in my fucking drink.   If someone asks for ice can you give it to them?  i hope so, cause thats a stupid policy and theyre pushing it way too hard.  i like my coke watered down!

tasty burgers though :)
May 17 2012 4:46PM
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skithedirt
Posts: 1759 - Karma: 382
interning at a news station for the summer.... I start on Monday so we'll see how it goes
May 17 2012 4:48PM
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sniche
Posts: 493 - Karma: 37
I sell Kirby vacuums full time

Shitty hours but I make around $1,000 a week, its not a bad gig being that I'm only 19....
May 17 2012 5:02PM
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S.RUZYCKI
Posts: 498 - Karma: 28
rad!
May 17 2012 5:17PM
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nkmo.
Posts: 3994 - Karma: 285
Graphic Designer

Day job is for an Alt Weekly, not the greatest pay, but the perks help out. Lunches with the team usually involve copious amounts of beer and whiskey, I get the hookup for most concerts that roll through town, and we get great deals from a lot of the downtown businesses.

I also do freelance design work on the side, and am a full time uni student.

May 17 2012 5:19PM
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Astomp
Posts: 10090 - Karma: 344
kiowas! the cowboys of afghanistan for sure. i saw one with the pilot shooting an m4 out the side like a drive by. pretty rad.
May 17 2012 5:30PM
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Astomp
Posts: 10090 - Karma: 344
Combat medic

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sometimes you just gotta strike a pose...
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May 17 2012 5:36PM
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