What do you do for a living?

Ardy · Jul 22, 2015

My previous job have included working as a repair technician for snowboards/skis/bindings, an equipment operator, tractor-trailer driver and now just landed the job as a career firefighter.

What do you all do?

tMoon · Jul 22, 2015

Congrats on the new job as a fire-fighter! Were you a volunteer first, or did you go straight into career?

I'm technically "self-employed", but I'm a contractor that helps facilitate the training of individuals (mostly police) whom travel abroad (Haiti, Afghanistan, Pakistan, etc.) to work as advisors. Before that I ran a small landscaping "company" with a friend. We maintained about 25-30 houses a week.

And alongside work I'm also a full-time student.

Ardy · Jul 22, 2015

Tmoe said:
Congrats on the new job as a fire-fighter! Were you a volunteer first, or did you go straight into career?

I'm technically "self-employed", but I'm a contractor that helps facilitate the training of individuals (mostly police) whom travel abroad (Haiti, Afghanistan, Pakistan, etc.) to work as advisors. Before that I ran a small landscaping "company" with a friend. We maintained about 25-30 houses a week.

And alongside work I'm also a full-time student.

No, I was lucky to be a part of a large volunteer fire department with an extensive coverage area and an impressive fleet of apparatus. I also lived close to the station so no matter the call I was always on first truck out - tons of front line experience. Anyway, yeah five years volunteer, and fire school is the experience I have.

That sounds like a ton to be doing on your free time while not in school. I don't think I'd have the energy to keep all of that up!

Superfluous · Jul 22, 2015

economic consulting

ZippyGFX · Jul 22, 2015

I work as a line cook at a bar & grill as a seasonal job but I'm a full time student majoring in Graphic Design.

FireZ · Jul 22, 2015

I unload trailers for a living

tMoon · Jul 22, 2015

Drento said:
No, I was lucky to be a part of a large volunteer fire department with an extensive coverage area and an impressive fleet of apparatus. I also lived close to the station so no matter the call I was always on first truck out - tons of front line experience. Anyway, yeah five years volunteer, and fire school is the experience I have.

Awesome, sounds like you're going in pretty well prepared.

That sounds like a ton to be doing on your free time while not in school. I don't think I'd have the energy to keep all of that up!

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Ha, to the contrary, it's about one week of being incredibly busy (our training is 7 days a month) and then the rest of the month is pretty dull. There's a few things going on, but I have a lot of free time in-between sessions. I will be moving in less then a month though so my job will look very different. Hopefully be commuting home for about 3-4 days a month to work part of that training week (providing my school schedule allows it w/o killing my grades).

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honeyview · Jul 22, 2015

wtf firez I thought you were HR or something

Nick · Jul 22, 2015

Strategy consulting for technology companies.

Dodging Fate · Jul 23, 2015

Operate Roller-coasters and School part time

Laurie · Jul 23, 2015

I work in parts for Volkswagen Group.

Entrr · Jul 23, 2015

Full time chemical engineering student. I work during the school year in the nanotechnology laboratory of my university as an undergraduate student. During the school year I also tutor first years through resources offered by the university and mark tests for some professors. Currently during the summer I'm working for a general contractor building decks, laying lockstones and other outside cosmetics for houses.