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rememberscott
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I wanna hear about it. What you like about it, what you don't like about it.

My job is to pick up dog shit. It's cool cuz I don't have to deal with people, I get to be outside in the sunlight, and I get paid 15/hour so it's not too shitty (heh). yeah i pick up dog shit and put it in a bucket and then drive to the next house. we'll see how long this lasts.

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Feb 6 2016 9:02PM
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Titus69
Posts: 9329 - Karma: 17,816
i love it, im the boss, they pay for everything and make me food. yup my job is a rich, suburban, teenage, douchebag.














jk


I actually really need a job
Feb 6 2016 9:15PM
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FSKP
Posts: 332 - Karma: 2,214
Student job....

I work at IPL PLASTICS, on the production chain of trash bins and recycling bins made of plastic. The bin get out on the conveyor, I take it, I make holes, I assemble it, and make a pile ready to be sent.
I make 16$/hr CAD. 12 hours shifts during the night.
Feb 6 2016 9:21PM
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GayWolf420
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im a hospitality major at skewl so right now im dabbling with the hotel/property management game. was able to get a sweet full-time seasonal position that also serves as an internship for school credit working in some of the higher-end lodges/condos/residences at one of the resorts here. its basically a ski-in/ski-out neighborhood for rich people. they either own condos/homes that they sometimes rent out and our lodging division manages them with housekeeping, maintenance, HOA stuff, etc. Its a very interesting side of lodging/hospitality stuff and I enjoy it a whole lot so far. Id much rather work here than in some business hotel in the city. Its basically front desk staff/concierge/bellman/a little bit of housekeeping and maintenance all rolled into one position. I enjoy having multiple things to do instead of a single monotonous task.

favorite parts are seeing how stoked people get when you check them into their condo for a sweet trip of skiing. seeing the little kids run straight to the bunkrooms and get their minds blown, the parents get stoked on the booze setup and views of the mountains, just things like that make it pretty enjoyable. if I cant ski some days, the least you can do is make sure other people are stoked, you know? I like runnin around doing errands for people like moving peoples luggage and stuff, the tip money is also great, too. $10 and $20 spots all the damn time which Im stoked about, and the bigger bills get split among the staff so you get some pocket change almost everyday you work. The service industry is fucking tough but tip money is a great feeling all around.


Worst parts are getting reamed out by people. tbh I was straight shook NYE when a restaurant owner called and fucking just ate our asses up and spit us out over a cancelled dinner reservation that turned out to be the night before. Being the bearer of bad news when you cant pull through for people sucks, having to deal with some of the dickhead realtors sucks too, and some of the guests are really never pleased. I have a theory about people like that where they are so driven to want more and more and its how they got to where they are at in life that it spills over into other aspects. now im just high and rambling but its a good job. Every job has its bullshit but for the most part, I really do enjoy working and have a blast every time I clock in.
Feb 6 2016 10:51PM
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daannnnieel
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I'm a pipelayer, not in the oilfield. Water mains, sewer mains, building roads, that kinda stuff. I like getting to see the infrastructure of underground, and that i'm learning a pretty strange trade. My boss likes me a bit I guess so he has me running around on a big cummins water rig as well which was probably the highlight of my pipelaying career so far.

You get payed for what you work, and I guess not many people my age are willing to work hard so i'm getting payed pretty well.
Feb 6 2016 10:59PM
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Huck_Fin
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I teach 4 year olds how to ski. I like it cause I get a free pass and all those perks. I also like it cause I get to ski on my lunch breaks. What I don't like about it is that usually I end up teaching on the bunny hill on a pow day and I have to work when I want to play.
Feb 6 2016 11:26PM
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7springsprod
Posts: 2661 - Karma: 3,181
Airline pilot. Pay isn't fantastic yet but so far enjoyable. Lots of work
Feb 6 2016 11:44PM
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000000000000
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supermagician__. My boss likes me a bit I guess so he has me running around on a big cummins water rig as well which was probably the highlight of my pipelaying career so far.


I work on big cummins and other heavy equipment.
Feb 7 2016 12:01AM
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LoathesRaisins
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I work at Big 5. Its easy. Gets really boring at times.
Feb 7 2016 12:10AM
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Rennis_Deynolds
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I'm the guy who wipes down the loads in day spas
Feb 7 2016 12:11AM
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Rennis_Deynolds
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Dennis_ReynoldsI'm the guy who wipes down the loads in day spas


for real though I teach little kids how to ski and i fucking hate it with passion
Feb 7 2016 12:12AM
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daannnnieel
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CheeFI work on big cummins and other heavy equipment.


i'm on an old big ass dually ford f550 with a proper industrial cummins haha

shits jimmy rigged as fuck its amazing
Feb 7 2016 12:23AM
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RimJobber
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Over summer I'm a supervisor at a waterpark in charge of pools and maintenance. I had to do like a weeklong certification course on how to run pools and spas. They trust me with like 25mil in waterslides and pumps and thousands of people lives a day lol

I'm also trying to get a job on an ambulance this next summer
Feb 7 2016 12:36AM
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soulskier
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I drive around harassing the public and dealing with their problems
Feb 7 2016 9:58AM
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theabortionator
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I'm workin right now for the city. Thinking of holding onto the job for a while. It's like you know, it's money in my pocket.
Feb 7 2016 10:23AM
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2_fadez
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Im a petroleum engineer working in the oilfield as a field engineer for a service company. I do wireline logging so I run tools down wells up to 15000ft deep and get data showing if there's oil/gas or perforate depending on what the client wants. I get to run my own crew after only being with the company for a few months which is pretty cool in terms of responsibility. I also work with radioactive sources and explosives on almost every job which is a bit high pressure but interesting.
The hours and work schedule are whack. Our company is the top in the world and does about 75% of jobs; ones that are run on every well. There's a ton of traveling too which can be good or bad depending on the time, place and situation. Jobs can last between 12-48 hours and I work the entire time since I'm the engineer and am running our operation. There's a ton of pressure since the rigs can cost up to $1 million a day to run and all the work stops when we come on site. Good money though since we get job bonuses and salary, but considering we have barely any time off to spend and enjoy it, it's a bit of a tease. The industry is in a bad downturn right now (as you can see at the gas station) so work is sparse and lots of people are getting laid off. Just have to keep with it and remember why you love the work.
I think I've posted something like this before but I figure there's enough people in engineering and in oilfield areas (CO, WY, PA, WV, AB) some might find this insightful
Feb 7 2016 12:53PM
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soup
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Op - your fucking kidding me that people pay to have people come to pick up their dogs shit. you have got to be fucking kidding me. how pathetic of a dog owner do you have to be. people like that are what keep dog trainers and dog therapists and dog whisperers in business. /RANT


Im a heavy equipment operator working locally in Revelstoke. I basically dig holes and then fill them back up again. I started as a pipe layer then quickly started running equipment. Its fun most of the time but other times your dealing with idiots in trades with a 6th grade education and you hit shit under the ground they told you wasnt there and then you look like an idiot. pays real good and keeps me busy. really rewarding when a big job is done.

In the winter we have a contract to clear snow at a man camp north of town so I work 7 days on 7 days off. the work is boring but the time off is great!
Feb 7 2016 1:05PM
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M.M
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I get paid $0/hr to ski everyday, pay isn't to good but i love the job.

but in the summer i work at a concrete plant, this past summer i was the loader operator and it was the tits. get to drive around a massive piece of machinery and listen to music all day. a lot better than the manual labour i did at the plant the summer before as well as a nice $13 raise. gonna do that again this summer then i think i gotta go to school :(
Feb 7 2016 1:41PM
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Elg
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I'm a real estate broker or whatever it's called in english. People pay me to sell their homes, and I'm actually pretty good at it.

At first i just thought i'd make a lot of money doing it, but now after a couple years thats not really the thing I enjoy the most anymore. My "area" is mostly middle class people with little/no extra money laying around. I love how grateful they get when I sell their homes for more then they dared to hope for.

I hate people who think they know my field of work better than me. Just because they moved once like 10 years ago they think they know whats best. I've actually turned down two clients because they were stupid, annoying know-it-alls...
Feb 7 2016 2:00PM
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theabortionator
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Terrain Park Manager, TP Day Crew, Groomer at ski areas depending on the season.

Idk, I like it and I hate it. I'm good at designing park layouts and new features, I'm good at building the park to match those ideas, I'm good at mixing things up, and maintaining features.

On the other hand sometimes I feel like I don't even like winter any more. So much stress. It's a job that's allowed me to travel to some pretty cool places I probably would not have gone, but idk.

I can't necessarily see myself leaving for good at any point, but I definitely think about it regularly now. This is my 11th season in the parks and 14th at ski areas.
Feb 7 2016 3:15PM
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Tinga
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I work in a brewery as a cellarman. I basically control about 50,000 gallons of beer at a time making sure everything is taken care of and then generally I'll filter and get it ready for the packaging monkeys to put it in cans and kegs.

All the beer I could ever want for free and some pretty sweet benefits. The owners are awesome. we get a state parks pass as a benefit along with one free BWCA permit every year. They do charity matching and we get free massages every now and then. list goes on and on.

I do get like ~10 hours a week in over time. so it is a bit of work. I also usually leave pretty wet and smelling like beer.
Feb 7 2016 3:46PM
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soup
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TingaI work in a brewery as a cellarman. I basically control about 50,000 gallons of beer at a time making sure everything is taken care of and then generally I'll filter and get it ready for the packaging monkeys to put it in cans and kegs.

All the beer I could ever want for free and some pretty sweet benefits. The owners are awesome. we get a state parks pass as a benefit along with one free BWCA permit every year. They do charity matching and we get free massages every now and then. list goes on and on.

I do get like ~10 hours a week in over time. so it is a bit of work. I also usually leave pretty wet and smelling like beer.


What brewery?

this thread is actually surprising how diversified the talent pool of jobs is.
Feb 7 2016 4:06PM
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GregFlik
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I work as an EMT and as a rental crew member at my local mountain.

EMT: Its cool, I get paid to sleep sometimes so thats nice, my partners are typically cool guys or gals, but the money is terrible and I have to deal with a lot of bodily fluids, and dead people suck.

Rentals Crew: We give out/rent out boots, helmets, snowboards, skis, and poles to people that have none for a fee. Its cool since I work with my friends and we just have a blast bsing each other while entertaining customers, the only downside is management took away our chairs, so We can't sit during our 8-14 hours shifts.
Feb 7 2016 4:21PM
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Tinga
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soupWhat brewery?

this thread is actually surprising how diversified the talent pool of jobs is.


Bent Paddle Brewing Company in Duluth, MN.
Feb 8 2016 7:46PM
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Toasty.
Posts: 6198 - Karma: 2,330
Work for the Government as a Rigger in a shipyard. Have been working on the USS Stennis, Nimitz, and a lot of subs. Love the work, but will be going to Navy Dive school to become a underwater diver. stoked, beyond belief.
Feb 8 2016 11:23PM
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Wheat
Posts: 375 - Karma: 1,633
I work at a golf course in the summer doing turf care while not in school in the winter. 13$/hr to drive around on different machinery while listening to music. Also free golf... Can't complain.
Feb 9 2016 1:03AM
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Lus146
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I sell propane and propane accessories.
Feb 9 2016 9:19AM
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Shawleen
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Student.
I hate classes, I hate studying.
Student jobs.
I hate them, but try to keep them.

But my futur job is awsome and until then Im able to ski 5 times a week so that great enough.
Feb 9 2016 9:46AM
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KtGo
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I work for Virtika and every part of it is dope.
Feb 9 2016 6:42PM
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Brocka_Flocka
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KtGoI work for Virtika and every part of it is dope.


So you're the girl from their snapchats?
Feb 9 2016 6:44PM
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rememberscott
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KtGoI work for Virtika and every part of it is dope.


sounds like something a Virtika employee would say
Feb 9 2016 6:48PM
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Randy_Quench
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KtGoI work for Virtika and every part of it is dope.


Is getting milk poured on your titties in the job description or do they pay you extra for that?
Feb 10 2016 1:06PM
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Bodhisattva_
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BortyTerrain Park Manager, TP Day Crew, Groomer at ski areas depending on the season.

Idk, I like it and I hate it. I'm good at designing park layouts and new features, I'm good at building the park to match those ideas, I'm good at mixing things up, and maintaining features.

On the other hand sometimes I feel like I don't even like winter any more. So much stress. It's a job that's allowed me to travel to some pretty cool places I probably would not have gone, but idk.

I can't necessarily see myself leaving for good at any point, but I definitely think about it regularly now. This is my 11th season in the parks and 14th at ski areas.


I don't wanna tell you how to live your life.... but maybe you should get out and do something else for a while? My home mountain is Washington is like an hour up the highway towards Mt. Rainier way up in the woods by itself and its like a little island. I know guys who have been up there like 20 years and never lived anywhere else or anything and I also know kids from high school who have been up there since 2012 when we graduated and dont have any plans to leave. It's a fun time and all but I think life experience is important IMHO.




Anyways, I'm a wok cook for an Asian fusion restaurant full-time while I'm gaining residency for school. It's pretty fun, wok cooking is super fast paced and actually pretty easy once you get the hang of it. Just got moved from the smaller Panda Express style place where we cook large portions and put them on the line to the owners downtown Bozeman restaurant where I'll be learning to cook more gourmet style single dishes. Pretty stoked. Lots of babes that work in the front, good tips, fun coworkers and night shifts so I can ride during the days. Pretty chyll vibes.
Feb 10 2016 1:28PM
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000000000000
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Thizzle.I don't wanna tell you how to live your life.... but maybe you should get out and do something else for a while? My home mountain is Washington is like an hour up the highway towards Mt. Rainier way up in the woods by itself and its like a little island. I know guys who have been up there like 20 years and never lived anywhere else or anything and I also know kids from high school who have been up there since 2012 when we graduated and dont have any plans to leave. It's a fun time and all but I think life experience is important IMHO.




Anyways, I'm a wok cook for an Asian fusion restaurant full-time while I'm gaining residency for school. It's pretty fun, wok cooking is super fast paced and actually pretty easy once you get the hang of it. Just got moved from the smaller Panda Express style place where we cook large portions and put them on the line to the owners downtown Bozeman restaurant where I'll be learning to cook more gourmet style single dishes. Pretty stoked. Lots of babes that work in the front, good tips, fun coworkers and night shifts so I can ride during the days. Pretty chyll vibes.


What are you going to school for Thizzle?
Feb 11 2016 12:27AM
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michiskier23
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i go to college and deliver pizzas. college is ight but driving around all night is kinda chill
Feb 11 2016 12:48AM
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Bodhisattva_
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CheeFWhat are you going to school for Thizzle?


Wildlife Biology
Feb 11 2016 2:02AM
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iH8pow
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I'm a geologist and I work on oil rigs. I setup and maintain that reads how much gas is being drilled, geosteer the bit in horizontal well bores. It's pretty awesome because there's never really anyone looking over your shoulder much and you can fuck around like on newschoolers and make money. It was less cool when I had to work away in Wyoming for weeks at a time without being home but now I'm drilling close to home near Denver so my commute right now is 30 minutes---kick ass!

Except you know how oil prices are going... My days are numbered I'm sure and I don't plan to come back. I'll start a new career thinking maybe selling bimmers or somethign right now. Or be a stay at home dad next year
Feb 11 2016 3:23AM
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Daph
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I'm a chairlift mechanic. In the off seasons and summers I do all the routine maintenance to the lifts like greasing, changing sheaves, grip rebuilds, motor work etc. In the winter I start up lifts in the morning and shred or chill all day until something breaks and then I go fix it. It's a great gig if you're not afraid of heights or getting really greasy.
Feb 11 2016 10:33AM
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ModMommy
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I work in a ski shop. I fit boots & sell skis/bindings, cut skins, etc. It's pretty cool, and I get a very affordable pass to the hill, but pay isn't the best.
Feb 11 2016 12:27PM
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CluckaChuck
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I'm lucky enough to work for myself. I run a small digital marketing business out of a 2 bedroom house I've rented. One bedroom is where I sleep and the other is a studio/office.

Most of the work I produce is online advertising and event videography. Last night I was fortunate enough to film Snoop Doggs show in my hometown, it was a sold out event /claim
Feb 11 2016 12:44PM
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MNSkiers
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I make pizzas at pie five... Its pretty sweet. I get free pizza.. and who doesn't love pizza
Feb 11 2016 1:32PM
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kim_jong_ill
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I work for Parks Canada building trails. It's sick because it pays well, I'm outside being active and I get benefits. Also, I get to fly in choppers, drive boats, trucks, quads and use other toys. I honestly think it may be the best job ever.
Feb 11 2016 1:50PM
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DirtYStylE
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Front desk and only one on staff for a 40 room motel. They have personal TV and a computer up front for me. I only see 5 people over my 8 hour shift in the winter months. It's a great job that gives me time to study.
Feb 12 2016 1:18AM
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Charles_Grant
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i pilot a remotely operated submarine, called a Triton XLX. Sometimes its cool.
Feb 12 2016 9:57AM
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3than0d311
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In the summer I work on a golf course on an island in northern Michigan

Winter I ski and pour concrete as a side job to make up for the funds that skiing doesn't provide.
Feb 12 2016 12:14PM
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rememberscott
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3than0d311In the summer I work on a golf course on an island in northern Michigan

Winter I ski and pour concrete as a side job to make up for the funds that skiing doesn't provide.


madeline island? golfed there once. what a fucking epic spot. I love the u.p.
Feb 12 2016 12:22PM
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FrenchFry
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I work for a company called sportball, I basically teach little kids a new sport each week. Bunch of different age groups, pay 17 an hour, if you love kids its the best job ever. Kids say the funniest shit ever. I love it. And it helps keep some money in my pocket during University. Enough for gas beer and well no skiing this year cuz acl, but yea i love it.
Feb 12 2016 12:27PM
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3than0d311
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HP123madeline island? golfed there once. what a fucking epic spot. I love the u.p.


Nahhhh, Mackinac Island. In between the lower and upper Peninsulas
Feb 12 2016 1:04PM
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HIT
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Im currently a tour guide for Ziptrek Ecotours, which is a zipline company in Whistler.

LET ME HEAR YOU SAY ZIPLIIIINE! shakabrah

It's a tricky one eh.
I'm in charge of guests' safety and ensuring they have a good experience each tour. I usually guide 3 tours/day. Essentially we walk through the forest on the mountain and do some ziplines while I teach them about the animals and forest and all that other good stuff. It's great compared to working in a kitchen, that's for sure. But the money is pretty garbage. But apparently that's what tipping is all about.
I've noticed in the workforce you have to either choose fun or money. You can't have both. I may or may not stick around for the summer. Haven't decided yet. I may try to get into wilderness guiding this summer. We shall see
I'm also a carpenter, but I stopped building for the time being because I want to have more fun while I'm still young. I like to call it character building.
Feb 12 2016 9:20PM
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