A JOB for a knife nut?

i worked in outdoor education and used a knife a lot there. hiking all day, building fires and shelters. pretty sweet gig actually.
 
You're not to old for an Air Force SERE instructor. Depending what you're doing you could be using your knife all day long. Not so much folders though.
 
Noctis3880 said:
That's pretty much what I'm doing right now, as my grocery store has a meat department. Though as I said, everybody wants to be a meat cutter, and nobody has a chance in hell of getting the position unless someone retires.

I've been applying every 6 months. I can typically work any shift during the day, and I particularly enjoy working from midnight to 8:30 in the morning:thumbup:. No customers:D.
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Costcos same deal with meat cutters...no one is ever gonna get in. As for getting hired, put in another app around the end of march, most warehouses start hiring summer help then :) stock is awesome, I love the fast pace and having my day free (when I'm on the morning crew). Plus using my knives is fun (oh man the cardboard slipsheets are fun to do cold steel style demonstrations on...not that I've ever done that before :D )
 
how about a city/county park ranger or park services attendant, basically you maintain trails, clean up hazards, deal with broken trees/branches.. definitely a knife friendly job.
 
Not to sound like an ass, but have you considered why you are already "in a rut"? You are 23 years old with no education and presumably no marketable skills, again i'm not trying to degrade or make fun. But could you see yourself working in a Costco or Walmart meat department for the rest of your life just because you like to cut stuff as a hobby? Keep in mind most people do not have jobs because they like doing them, they have them so they use the money they make to do what they want to do with their time off.
 
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Join the Marines!

You get to hump choke gear around plus your 5 knives (I doubt you'll want to have 5 knives on you with all that weight) and you will be using them all the time to cut stuff. And you get to carry a rifle and legally shoot and kill people!
 
Tedsauce said:
Not to sound like an ass, but have you considered why you are already "in a rut"? You are 23 years old with no education and presumably no marketable skills, again i'm not trying to degrade or make fun. But could you see yourself working in a Costco or Walmart meat department for the rest of your life just because you like to cut stuff as a hobby? Keep in mind most people do not have jobs because they like doing them, they have them so they use the money they make to do what they want to do with their time off.
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I see you haven't read the part where I said I have an AAS in Welding. I don't expect to find a job that makes me want to jump for joy at the thought of another day at work(and welding obviously isn't it). I just don't want to work a job where I dread the very thought of working another day, because I'm already there:thumbdn:.

And money isn't exactly the first thing on my mind. I just want something less stressful than what I'm doing now. Something where I can put in 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, every week. If I can at least get that much for now, I'll consider greener pastures at a later date. Because those $40/hr trades are not something you get into without an impressive resume, and my degree alone wasn't enough to get me anywhere.
 
Sorry i guess i didn't read carefully enough. But anyway most people dont start out in $40/hr jobs, they work hard and excel that what they do. I can understand if you dont like the welding trade, but as far as a non-stressful trade goes, i know plenty of welders/pipe fitters that work 8-10 hour days then go home and dont have to think about their jobs until they wake up the next morning.
 
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A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away, I worked shipping/receiving for a furniture wholesaler. Used my knife constantly to unpack furniture and appliances. I found the job very stress-free, and the work itself eliminated the need to go to the gym.

You may also want to consider landscaping or applying to your local municipal public works department.

Whatever you choose, best of luck! :)
 
Do you have a wife and kids to take care of? If you do then you go out and get whatever job you need to in order ot provide for them. Otherwise do what you can reasonably without getting too into debt.

I was thinking some sort of a wood carving job might be down you alley.
A meat cutter would be good too but like you said you might have to wait.
You could be some sort of a warehouse guy who opens boxes all day. Then you could give some good steel reports on cardboard tests.

Tree trimmnig may involve large knives like machetes. Probably depends on the tree type though. Dont know if they have palm trees where you are.

Food prep is hard work though.
 
Noctis3880 said:
Because those $40/hr trades are not something you get into without an impressive resume, and my degree alone wasn't enough to get me anywhere.
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i am in one of those trades and i worked my way into it. you will have to put in your time no matter where you work, or what you do. you will have to learn your craft and apply yourself. i worked my way up from the bottom and learned everything i could. my bosses now request me because i can work anywhere in my field and get the job done.

here's a tip: any job you do, do it to your best ability! make people see that you are motivated and wanting to take on more skill/responsibly. people with high skill and motivation will always be in demand.
 
jimnolimit said:
i am in one of those trades and i worked my way into it. you will have to put in your time no matter where you work, or what you do. you will have to learn your craft and apply yourself. i worked my way up from the bottom and learned everything i could. my bosses now request me because i can work anywhere in my field and get the job done.

here's a tip: any job you do, do it to your best ability! make people see that you are motivated and wanting to take on more skill/responsibly. people with high skill and motivation will always be in demand.
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So I've been told, but it doesn't exactly inspire confidence when someone else who does 50% of the work and goes out of their way to interfere with mine and other people's work gets paid more than I do, has been working there probably before I was born, and will continue working there long after the meat has rotted away from my bones and my bones turned to dust.

I also question my superiors' ability to see hard work when it's staring them in the face when another coworker takes over 2 hours to learn something new, which takes me and another more competent coworker 5 minutes to blow through the same damn thing.

Honestly, I wouldn't trust them to give my new potential employers any accurate information.

If you ask me, in this society, the ability to talk the talk is worth far more than any actual skill. Some might argue that talking in itself is a skill. To me, when I'm in front of a cash register with no customers and my coworker's have their lines stretching straight into the aisle and they are STILL talking away, it's simply not having an off switch to one's mouth:rolleyes:.
 
Noctis3880 said:
So I've been told, but it doesn't exactly inspire confidence when someone else who does 50% of the work and goes out of their way to interfere with mine and other people's work gets paid more than I do, has been working there probably before I was born, and will continue working there long after the meat has rotted away from my bones and my bones turned to dust.

I also question my superiors' ability to see hard work when it's staring them in the face when another coworker takes over 2 hours to learn something new, which takes me and another more competent coworker 5 minutes to blow through the same damn thing.

Honestly, I wouldn't trust them to give my new potential employers any accurate information.

If you ask me, in this society, the ability to talk the talk is worth far more than any actual skill. Some might argue that talking in itself is a skill. To me, when I'm in front of a cash register with no customers and my coworker's have their lines stretching straight into the aisle and they are STILL talking away, it's simply not having an off switch to one's mouth:rolleyes:.
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in a way, i dealt with what your are saying. i have bosses of mine who i know more than. in the beginning i tried to go head to head with them and out do them. as i grew up and became even more knowledgeable, i realized that knowing more put me in a better position. no one is going to mess with me because i know as much or more than them. people who talk shit will only go so far, people who can talk shit and back it up will hold more weight. remember, talk is cheap and anyone can do it. delivering your promise is where real skill come in to play.
 
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I'd transfer as many hours as possible into a field that would get you excited and go for at least a BA or BS. You can't get a Supervisor's job without education and applications - majors / minors in your desired field.

Be a cop, be a firefighter, be an officer in the Military..etc. you can cut stuff and buy XM-18's at discount while being or working toward a position of authority. (just some examples).

If I was 23 and knew what I know now....wow.....I'd be sitting on top of a mountain of cash and a much better lifestyle. Time's on your side - boy! (compliment from an old geezer) :p :thumbup:
 
jimnolimit said:
in a way, i dealt with what your are saying. i have bosses of mine who i know more than. in the beginning i tried to go head to head with them and out do them. as i grew up and became even more knowledgeable, i realized that knowing more put me in a better position. no one is going to mess with me because i know as much or more than them. people who talk crap will only go so far, people who can talk crap and back it up will hold more weight. remember, talk is cheap and anyone can do it. delivering your promise is where real skill come in to play.
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That really doesn't work that way all the time, especially when one really does know what they are doing and they are a threat to someone above them. ;)

Then when one really knows too much, has the years experience and has been in Management on top of it, that really makes for a hard time depending on the situation.

Sometimes that makes one untouchable job wise, too much knowlege and experience can be a bad thing.
 
carrot said:
Work on a boat or be a fisherman.
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this is what I do and i use a knife many times a day every day. if you are anywhere near water there is some type of maritime industry. if you get seasick, there are always shipyard jobs. Maritime professions are all on the job training, limited experience necessary. Welding skills are a plus, especially on offshore vessels.

If you are in the USA you can send me a PM and I can give you some more information and leads if you are interested. I have worked on the ocean and the inland waterways of the US (mainly the Illinois/Des Plaines river out of the Port of Chicago and the Port of Lemont.)

Working on tugs or barges, you will use a folding knife a LOT. No experience necessary, all on the job training, and on the rivers, no worry about bad weather or sea-sickness.

Good luck

Pete
 
A brain surgeon ..... they cut all day and make loads!!

But serious, go back to school ...any job that involves repetitive use of any tool is mundane and becomes boring very quickly and will by efault pay poorly. Qualify in a well paying professional job and you will have enough cash to buy all your dream blades and planning carefully, you can get to exotic destinations and apply your outdoor and knife skills.
 
Go to school. Get a real job. Get to buy lots of great knives and go on great vacations, where you get to use your knives. All because of your great paychecks. Are you really planning on working at Costco the rest of your life?

You think it is hard to go to school now. Wait ten years when you have a bunch of kids and a ton of bills. If you don't go now, you'll regret it.

Try computer stuff, like an IT person. Easy Devry degree and lots of jobs.
 
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