This is my "Day Job". What do YOU do?

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Jeff Zimba

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When I'm not grinding steel, aspiring to eventually become a knife maker, my real job is in the firearms industry. I've been a Title II NFA Firearms Manufacturer, specializing in T&E and R&D. This short video I cut today is what I call work.

What do you do?

[video]https://youtu.be/d0CI72G6gzs[/video]
 
I drink pretty much all day, oh and I cut sushi.
Not a bad gig, other than the late hours.
 
I work at a small local science company that specializes in geophysics surveys. Radio imaging, electromagnetic gradiometers, etc.
The pay is good, when we're working, and the abundant but irregular time off is really nice. We are on the road often, up to 50% of the year, for 2-4 weeks at a time. I sure get to work in some interesting places, with occasional time off for sight-seeing and hiking adventures.

My "day" job often isn't.

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Ever wonder what it's like at a mine camp in the outback of Australia?

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Driving the company truck back from a job in Houston. No one will mind if I take a hiking break for a few hours at Caprock Canyons:

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Driving again...

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Stuck in Australia between jobs with no work and a company credit card. It happens.

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The next Long Island client doesn't want us on-site until Monday? Dang my bad luck.

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I am a 19K M1A2 Abrams armor crewmember in the U.S. Army, aka a tanker.
 
I used to give away money for a living (honestly).
Now, I take it back from some people.
 
IT Generalist

T.K.C. said:
I have been a Surgical Technologist for the last 20 years.
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Can you elaborate a little as to what your typical day is? I've worked in a hospital before (IT), and it spanned all departments, but I am curious to hear from your perspective.
 
Aerospace materials engineer specializing in corrosion prevention and non-structural polymer systems. My degree is in chemistry and I hold a patent for epoxy curatives.

Sounds like a weird combination until you remember that corrosion is a chemical reaction and most of preventive measures require application of coatings and sealants.

Non-structural polymers sometimes turn out to be critical. Both space shuttle losses were due to failures of non-structural polymer systems.
 
I'm on my last semester of my master's degree. But, I am an archaeologist by trade. I've gotten the chance to do digs all over the United States. Last summer I was on a dig in Ireland. Photo of myself in Ireland attached. View attachment 629560
 
You guys have some cool jobs. :thumbup:

Sisusari said:
I'm on my last semester of my master's degree. But, I am an archaeologist by trade. I've gotten the chance to do digs all over the United States. Last summer I was on a dig in Ireland. Photo of myself in Ireland attached.
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I've been a professional archaeologist as well, for 12 years, mostly surveys but a few excavations too. Arkansas, New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, Kansas, etc. It was a great gig, but not being independently wealthy I eventually had to seek out employment in a field that paid in dollars instead of just fresh air and exercise. :D
 
Bob W said:
You guys have some cool jobs. [emoji106]


I've been a professional archaeologist as well, for 12 years, mostly surveys but a few excavations too. Arkansas, New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, Kansas, etc. It was a great gig, but not being independently wealthy I eventually had to seek out employment in a field that paid in dollars instead of just fresh air and exercise. :D
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Yeah..... I'm working at a crm firm right now, and want to transition to full time at the firm on staff after I graduate.

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Service Design Engineer for Fortune 50 Company.

In my spare time, I own a business in which I train people in firearm safety and use of lethal force.

best

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Sisusari said:
Yeah..... I'm working at a crm firm right now, and want to transition to full time at the firm on staff after I graduate.
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I loved the work and the travel.
The money, not so much. I lived in my car sometimes when we weren't in the field. Friends' yards, shared apartments, etc. I did score a two-year stint as a caretaker on a farm in exchange for rent.
Pay was $6.50/hr when I started. After ten years it was more like $10 or $12, sometimes higher on specific projects. And work wasn't regular either, so I often worked odd/temp jobs between arch projects - farming and ranching, construction, factories...

Was laid off after one project, which was totally normal and expected, and found a temp job as a geologist's helper on a drill rig. The money was so incredible, especially after getting my own rig assignment, I never went back to archaeology. :)
 
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