Beckerhead Jobs

I calls em like I sees em.

"Right up the middle" as someone wiser than myself once said. ;)
 
TwinStick said:
Where i work, everyone is either a drug addict, drug dealer, pimp, prostitute, child molester, drunk driver, thief, burglar, murderer, rapist, domestic violence abuser, child abuser, drunk driver killer, endangers children, butcherers of people, bad check writer, white collar criminal, blue collar criminal, scamer, cyber criminal, hustler, etc. etc... . We have to be nice to these people, or we will loose our jobs. They have rights. We have cameras, lots & lots of cameras. These people use the cameras to their advantage. We are always on the defense. They will try to bait us into saying or doing something that is a "violation of their rights". They spit at & on us. They throw unknown liquids, urine & feces at us sometimes. They bite us. We do NOT have the right to know if they have a disease. They have rights. We can't violate them. Sometimes, you have seconds to make decisions that could cost you your life, the life of a co-worker or give either a career ending injury. Yet your superiors will watch the video for months on end, deciding if you did something wrong or if you could have handled it differently. They will fine you or discipline you if they deem so. They could have HIV, AIDS, Tuberculosis, Hepatitis A, B or C, Syphilis, Gonorrhea, Herpes or some other un-Godly disease. We work weekends & holidays. We do not carry guns. We do not carry mace or pepper spray. We do not carry batons. They are not locked in cells. They live in a dormitory setting. They have cable TV. A Hospital. Dental. OMH or Mental Health facility. They have a nice big yard to recreate in. Tennis/vollyball court, handball courts, basketball courts. We make $40,000+ less per year than State Troopers, yet we have Peace Officer Status & are trained in weapons, use of force, etc, etc... . So, come to NY & take the test if you need a job.

Yes, i am happy i have a job. Don't get me wrong. But my job sucks bigtime. But it pays the most for just a high school diploma, around me. The consequences are high though. We die at the average age of 58. My dad also did this job. He died 15 yrs after retirement. You get in, get bills & get trapped in---so to speak. I trust hardly anyone. I am strict with my kids because i see the consequences everyday. I am close to retirement. I can't wait. I hate my job, but it pays the bills, for the most part.

Stay in school. Go to college. Get a job you like. It makes you live longer doing something you enjoy. End of my rant.
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Damn Twinstick. I read the first couple of sentences and I just assumed you were in politics.
 
Im a firefighter for a town of about 80,000 we run mostly medical calls, but have a large number of structure fires as well. Its an old town lots of run down houses with bad wiring.

Me with a Becker
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Our new truck
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Im the 2nd one here
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I worked in restaurants for 7 years while in high school and college. Changed gears and worked on motorcycles for 11 years, all brands and types. Loved working on bikes, but got tired of working in the filthy shop day in and day out. Went to electronics school and I have worked on survey grade GPS, mapping and GIS GPS, optical robotics and total stations, and construction lasers for about 10 years now. I am surprised there are no surveyors on here, they are mostly knife toting boy scouts, lol.

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I work for a bio/enviro consulting company in CA. We offer various services but mostly focus on construction projects. I enjoy it because I'm outside all day, every day.
Some photos from work...

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Cool pics badger! It looks like that coon on the left was getting ready to launch a vicious attack!
 
I do consulting work for companies or other entities caught up in some sort of a dispute. We review the case record, do some research and analysis, and then write up an expert report about the financial impact or economic damages and testify about it at trial. I also teach a couple finance courses at a university.
 
i'm batman.

but really a code monkey. i make the dreams of the rich and corporate work.

but lately i'm midniting as a moving man. and construction foreman. and detail punch list technician. also pool guy. oh, and gardener :P
 
I am an accountant and warehouse manager for a small wholesaler. No only do I perform the basic accounting tasks, but I also act as forklift mechanic, maintenance supervisor, IT help desk and I pull the occasional order when necessary. Despite becoming the owner's right-hand man, I am on the search for another career since I am relocating to a larger city in the near future. I hope to realign my career path towards public accounting.

bkoregon said:
I do consulting work for companies or other entities caught up in some sort of a dispute. We review the case record, do some research and analysis, and then write up an expert report about the financial impact or economic damages and testify about it at trial. I also teach a couple finance courses at a university.
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This sounds fascinating.What type of disputes do you provide expert testimony for? I could see those services being useful with a whole number of issues.
 
Jerry D. said:
This sounds fascinating.What type of disputes do you provide expert testimony for? I could see those services being useful with a whole number of issues.
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The disputes usually stem from breach of contract, bankruptcy, business interruption or class action cases. The work is mostly based in economics and finance so it's not industry specific, which is what makes it interesting since we get hired in all sorts of cases and get to learn about all kinds of industries and companies. More often that not, it boils down to entity A is going after entity B over some contract they had or were supposed to have and someone didn't live up to their end of the deal, or maybe some change in the contract didn't work out as planned.
 
Work for a privately owned wireless Internet company in the office as an office manager of sorts. We are pretty casual here.

Customer service, ordering, scheduling, repairs, ect.
 
ocnLogan said:
Yep, next summer some time I'll be showing up in/around the south bay area. Maybe we'll be able get together some time for lunch or some sort of hike or something :).

I don't have any firearms, but I've been starting to consider it. I've never historically been all that into guns, so I'm not sure how to really get into them (that, and I'm poor for now :P). Should I get into it now, or once I'm there ?
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To be safe, I would just wait until you are here and buy locally. It doesn't take much to inadvertently bring something in that is grounds for a felony. 10+ round mag, detachable magazine on a centerfire with "evil" features, <16" (18" for shotguns) barrel... list goes on. Reputable FFL retailers will not import into the state unless it's 1000000% CA legal, because it can get them in very hot water if they're suddenly "assault weapons" dealers.

I don't have much, but you can try out what I have to see if it floats your boat. Helps to try out different ones to see what works for you.
 
I'm a Furnace Specialist at a glass plant.
The plant pumps out 500 to 650 tons of glass a day.
We don't temper, coat, or insulate it. There are other plants within the company that will do that.
We just run a contiuous sheet of glass 140 to 154 inches wide and 2.2 to 5.7 mm thick.
It's a 24/7 operation. The glass never stops. If it does, we're either doing a huge repair or there's an emergency.
All of the raw materials are shipped in on railcars. Materials are constantly mixed in 4000lb batches.
Then the batch is charged into the furnace. The furnace holds about 3,000,000 lbs of molten glass at any given time. It's big.
The hottest spot in the furnace is just under 3000 F.
From the furnace the glass is poured into the tinbath. The tinbath is full of molten tin.
The molten glass floats on the molten tin and creates an ultra flat surface. Because of this our industry is known as Float Glass.
Operators in a control room use machines with knurled rotating wheels to grab, stretch and form the width, thickness, and regulate tons pulled.
From there the glass travels into the Lehr where it is cooled and permanent and temporary stresses are put into the ribbon of glass.
After the Lehr the ribbon travels to be cut to desired dimensions and then packed by robots or technitians.
It's wrapped, racked, and inventoried.
So there's a mini episode of How it's Made. Float Glass edition. :D

As the Furnace Specialist it's my job to make sure the furnace stay's in good working order. From cleaning burner tips(24 total) to rebuilding a wall, to general maintenance. My job is usually hot. I have to wear layers of clothing(t-shirt, sweatshirt, flame resistant jacket, nomex hood, and high heat goggles) to keep from getting burned by the ambiant heat. But I do have my own office and an assistant to help out with repairs.:thumbup: I'll try to find some action pics and post them when I can. Cool thread Rogue!

Here's a few pics of a repair I did at another one of our plants. The furnace crown was wearing thin so we cut into it and added some extra support bricks. Then the crown was ceramic welded from the inside to provide even more support.


A very hot furnace crown:

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Here I am using a water cooled chainsaw to make the initial cut into the crown. The crown was too hot to stand on so I was supported by a Genie Boom:

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Here I am using one of the magnesium rods. It worked like an extra hot cutting torch:

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I work with antiques, junk, and collectables...have done that all of my life. I have a record label based here in oregon and a physical location in San Antonio Texas. I have also been playing in my band thats been going on since i was 15 yrs old(now im 34) I do a little small scale prospecting and treasure hunting in my leisure time.
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I sell cars for Mercedes-Benz. I have been doing it for 12 years, ever since I graduated Texas A&M and didn't find a job I like. I decided I would sell cars until I found a "real" job. Unfortunately, I don't get much time off to make use of my new hobby. I will thank this forum for making my choice between a BK2 & Esee 5.
 
TMHunt said:
Cool pics badger! It looks like that coon on the left was getting ready to launch a vicious attack!
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I was just about to post: that one on the left is about to jump your ass. :D
 
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