I collect aluminium can off the interstate...Well not really...I'm a 3rd shift production supervisor for a Pharmaceutical company...

I used to work in Office Furniture. I did everything from take it down , install it , repaint it , refinish it , recover it and place it in storage.

I sit at home since I hurt my knees at work and my boss decided to not only fire me but not pay his workman's insurance so I've been fighting him over medical care & comps for the last 16 months.

I pretty much run our rodent colony & snake colony now.

I'm a college student full-time finishing my bachelors degree, and right now I work at Office Max as a shift manager. It pays the bills for now, but definitely not what I'm going to do forever...

Im a journey level Master Auto and Heavy equipment Mechanic. I specialize in electrical and driveability. I set up patrol cars with all the bells and whistles!
I want to be a snake farmer :rockon:

i am a carpenter

I work for Walgreens as an Assistant Manager now. I owned a dance studio before then but found it was time to move on after 10 years and 10 seasons of The Nutcracker. LOL

I work for the local (now national publicly traded) water company, service man basically...plumbing, problem solving, locating water main issues, etc...been doing it for 13 years now so I guess that makes it my career :lol:

I'm a certified pharmacy technician

I'm a street certified pharmacy tech! J/K I pave bridges and do demo.

Its funny here come those long titles, don't do it we know your lieing!

I used to work in Office Furniture. I did everything from take it down , install it , repaint it , refinish it , recover it and place it in storage.

I sit at home since I hurt my knees at work and my boss decided to not only fire me but not pay his workman's insurance so I've been fighting him over medical care & comps for the last 16 months.

I pretty much run our rodent colony & snake colony now.

i used to work in furniture too, but i started to get claustrophobic...now i work in an office, it's much more comfortable.
i'll bet that's how you hurt your knees, gotta open the drawers at least twice a shift to stretch 'em out or it's bound to happen.
seriously though, hope you work things out with that, or even better, hope you're in the position to make enough do-re-me workin' 'ure critters.
good luck,
ck

I am in real estate. I do all sorts of stuff.

Mainly Im a landlord. I own investment properties which I rent out. Mostly residential but I dabble in commercial. I also "flip" properties if something comes along that I can clean up and make a little money on quick. And lastly I manage properties for people and do all the day to day stuff.

By trade Im a contractor. I do carpentry, electric,plumbing,roofing,etc. Basically anything to do with a house. I did that for many years before I bought my first property. I still do some of the work on my properties myself although I dont lug 100 boards of drywall up 4 flights of stairs any more thank you Jesus.

And guess what boys and girls? I allow pets in my buildings! Got a 22' retic? No problem! Oh, you have a 7' water monitor? You'll probably need an extra bedroom then. No problem! LOL!

A short list of the stuff some of my tenants have: niles, leos, carpet pythons, bearded dragons, common boas, savs, cornsnakes, balls, iguanas, a burmese, water turtles and one tortoise that I know of. Also ferrets, cats, dogs, birds, all manner of small animals really and plenty of fresh and salt water fish tanks. If you put it all together I have a pretty decent zoo.

Here's my theory on allowing pets. Most landlords dont. This is what I have found after 17 years in the business. Its true that sometimes pets...mainly non-cage pets like dogs/cats...cause some damage from time to time. Ok, fine, thats what security deposits are for. But I have found that people with pets tend to be better tenants. They stay longer, they are more responsible, they pay their rent on time, they take care of the place. I have tenants who who wake up extra early to walk the dog, run home from work on their lunch break to take care of their animals, etc. When you have animals your apartment becomes more of a "home" not just a hotel if you know what I mean. And for people without kids having pets tends to ground them. Meaning they dont party 24/7 like some of the other yahoos Ive had. That is not to say I have NEVER had a problem with a pet owner. Of course I have. But overall pet people tend to be better tenants in my experience. Plus by allowing pets it opens up a whole new market for me. There are MANY hard working, high class folks with good jobs and excellent credit who cant find an apartment because they have a pet they love and refuse to give up. So they come to me. Ill take an alligator if the people are good.

i've just recently started allowing cats 'n small dogs.
hope it doesn't come back to bite me !
get it !
bite me ?! LOL !
tell 'em the truth varanus. ain't nothin' glamorous 'bout bein' a landlord.
ck

I am a contractor. We do ALOT of concrete work and a little commercial remodeling. I also am in the process of buying a concrete pump to get into that part of the concrete business as well.

I sell Boas, sniff glue and pretend like I'm nuts. Not necessarily in that order.

I'm a welder/pipefitter/custom fabricator.. I'm over the shop now.. I used to travel alot but get to stay home now that I'm the shop man... Oh I was in the Army for 4 years.. I just got out last year.. I was in the infantry while in.. They didn't teach me much though.. Just how to bust in doors and shoot haji..

Alan

i've just recently started allowing cats 'n small dogs.
hope it doesn't come back to bite me !
get it !
bite me ?! LOL !
tell 'em the truth varanus. ain't nothin' glamorous 'bout bein' a landlord.
ck

There is NOTHING glamorous about being a landlord.

Chasing rent, cleaning up garbage, fighting with tenants, unclogging toilets, dealing with fire marshals, building inspectors, etc etc etc. Sometimes I wonder where I went wrong when Im dragging a discarded mattress to the dumpster, lol.

Sometimes I think Im more of a baby sitter than a landlord.

CK, allowing the cats/dogs like anything else in this business has pros and cons. Personally I believe the pros outweight the cons. The one thing I will say is they are very hard on carpets. So if you have a nice unit with some brand new carpeting I might ask for additional security since more than likely the carpets wont survive unless the tenants are VERY on the ball. I also have in my lease that all animals must be either on a leash or in a secure container when in common areas. Nobody listens but at least Im tryining :)

I am a freelance 3-D digital artist (check out link in signature) who works parttime in a local pet store.

I am a sign specialist. I am sure you have seen me at the bottom of an off ramp displaying my work.

I am a sign specialist. I am sure you have seen me at the bottom of an off ramp displaying my work.

Are you the one that had the awesome sign 'family killed by ninjas need money for karate lessons'?

Are you the one that had the awesome sign 'family killed by ninjas need money for karate lessons'?

I am going to have to write that one down. Damn competitors.

My title is Facilities Director but in reality it is baby sitter for 23 employees and 954 condos! I am also a licensed Stationary Engineer (commercial boilers and chillers)......

i used to work in furniture too, but i started to get claustrophobic...now i work in an office, it's much more comfortable.
i'll bet that's how you hurt your knees, gotta open the drawers at least twice a shift to stretch 'em out or it's bound to happen.
seriously though, hope you work things out with that, or even better, hope you're in the position to make enough do-re-me workin' 'ure critters.
good luck,
ck

Thanks. I'm not holding my breath for much. I'll likely have to get a court order , file liens and sell the company off piece meal. Oh Well , life goes on.

I get paid to sit on my Butt and draw on ppl...

I get paid to sit on my Butt and draw on ppl...

Lets see some work Gib!

I work for one of the big retail pet chains.

Professionally I'm a Computer Specialist. I specialized in computer manufacturing of high end computer systems.

However the last company I work for put a very sour taste in my mouth so I went back to Atlanta where there is nothing like what I used to do, so I am in training to specialist in accounting software. At this point I don't know if it's a career but it pays the bills. I also do freelance web design on the side. [More than 1/2 my collection I got by bartering Snakes for Websites]

I'm a welder/pipefitter/custom fabricator.. I'm over the shop now.. I used to travel alot but get to stay home now that I'm the shop man... Oh I was in the Army for 4 years.. I just got out last year.. I was in the infantry while in.. They didn't teach me much though.. Just how to bust in doors and shoot haji..

Alan

the greatest country on earth and it's people.
we all owe you big.
ck

I'm a store manager for a supermarket. Nothing great but I get paid really good and I figure it's pretty secure cause everybody has to eat!

i am a bill poster i put the pictures on billboards and building new billboards

I sell Boas, sniff glue and pretend like I'm nuts. Not necessarily in that order.

Yeaahhh Boyyeee:rockon:

I'm a General in the great battle of Good vs Evil...:D

well I am currently a house husband lol in between deployments. my other supposedly part time job turned full time lol is I am in the US ARMY. went from active duty to reserves but spend almost as much time on active duty ha ha.

While active I was an paratrooper (airborne infantry) and currently i am in psychological operations.

just returned 6 months ago from Iraq where spent 13 lovely months
:yessir:

I'm just the meat guy at your local grocery store.

To our Brothers & Sisters that have served ... THANK YOU!:yourock::yessir:

the meat guy

Yeah I get that from the ladies too...

I am a Graphic Designer for a printing company. I work on the side for a Woodworking magazine and I have a small cd duplication business out of my home. It can get a little hectic with that many irons in the fire.

I'm still at a graphic design school. I made some logos, folders, visiting cards, painting, ect. for some extra money but nothing big so far.
I still don't know if that will be the job I want to purse later on, so I'll start to study electrical engineering next year.

I'm interrested in all kinds of stuff so who knows what I will end up with.

I'm still at a graphic design school. I made some logos, folders, visiting cards, painting, ect. for some extra money but nothing big so far.
I still don't know if that will be the job I want to purse later on, so I'll start to study electrical engineering next year.

I'm interrested in all kinds of stuff so who knows what I will end up with.

hey i've been to austria, love that place, what a beautiful country.
welcome aboard, i think it's awesome that you're on this site. use the spell-check so you don't end up writing "purse" (a woman's handbag) instead of "pursue" (to go after) it won't catch every error, but it should help.
good luck,
ck

Oh, I'm sorry, really :D
I try to express myself as best as I can and usually double check my posts, but well... please excuse my mistakes...

Oh, I'm sorry, really :D
I try to express myself as best as I can and usually double check my posts, but well... please excuse my mistakes...

where are you from in austria ?
i've been to salzburg and vienna (the music capitol of the world ! )
ck

I'm a GM for the local branch of a cleaning company.

I'm a GM for the local branch of a cleaning company.

way to go.
ck

where are you from in austria ?
i've been to salzburg and vienna (the music capitol of the world ! )
ck

I am from Vienna :D

I'm the tooth fairy...

I am a Research Development Scientist for an Orthodontic company.

I play with glue and cow teeth all day.

I'm the tooth fairy...

I am a Research Development Scientist for an Orthodontic company.

I play with glue and cow teeth all day.

LOL !
but what are the bovine dents 'fer ?
inquiring neural clusters wanna know.
ck

LOL !
but what are the bovine dents 'fer ?
inquiring neural clusters wanna know.
ck

Bovine (baby) teeth are the closest replacement for human teeth that is readily available for testing on.

You'd be surprised how hard it is to get peoples teeth to test on ;)

I'm a Software Developer. I work at the University of Pittsburgh developing software for their clinical research department.

I also am working on starting my own web application & design company, catering mostly to local reptile / exotic animal breeders and shops. Hope to be able to do that full time in the near future, so I can spend most of my time at home with the wife and animals.

I'm a Veterinary Assistant. When your meaner-than-hell dog needs an exam, vaccines, or treatment, I use all 140 pounds of me to restrain him without anyone getting bitten.

(Please socialize your dogs at a young age ;) )

I'm a Veterinary Assistant. When your meaner-than-hell dog needs an exam, vaccines, or treatment, I use all 140 pounds of me to restrain him without anyone getting bitten.

(Please socialize your dogs at a young age ;) )

i figured you for not a pound over 131...
thanx for sharin',and keep up the good work,
ck

I work the guard house at kohls.com. I am also a full-time student at University of Phoenix.

I sell Boas, sniff glue and pretend like I'm nuts. Not necessarily in that order.

:lol: :yourock:

i figured you for not a pound over 131...
thanx for sharin',and keep up the good work,
ck

Well I was 135 when I ran around pulling orders in a warehouse but now that I'm on the 3pm-11pm shift at the vet clinic things slowly but surely turned from muscle to.... whatever......... :o

I work tech support for a large hotel chain. Level 2 support im special haha

I'm an inventory control specialist. That means I move a lot of boxes. lol

I am a lab Tech, I spend my days drawing blood and dealing with various kinds body fluids (and some not so fluid) :eek:

I am a lab Tech, I spend my days drawing blood and dealing with various kinds body fluids (and some not so fluid) :eek:

"oooooo, a phlebotomist...sounds like a dream job !" - count dracula
ck

I work in Supply Chain Management for a very large global corporation, Director of sales for the Automotive sector...

Fun job, get to travel, make money and get yelled at all damn day and night when someones crap isn't where it is supposed to be when it is supposed to be there. :wamma:

Rob

Great idea for a thread!


Regional Sales Manager for Trugreen Lawn Service...

We sell for 18 branches throughout the state of FL and are about to take on the entire Canada Region as well as the NE region...
(Maine, New Hampshire, Mass., NY, Virg. and so on...) All out of the Florida Regional Office out of Sunny Clearwater, FL :)

I also happen to spin records in which I started when I was 14... Was in 21+ up nightclubs by 16 djing in Maine, New Hampshire & Mass. Moved down to FL and spun some decent gigs in a few differen't nightclubs in Downtown Tampa, Ybor city and some private gigs... Was on 93.3FLZ DJ'ing at the Tampa Bay Buc's Party house a couple of times and got to meet some well known people as well as make some new friends/business... Did some other work but have since then kept it minimal... I dunno... It's a ton of fun but leaving a Nightclub/Bar/Party at 5-6-7am gets kinda tiring and I hate waking up in the middle of the day... Feels like I've accomplished nothing!

Definitely had some of the best times of my life spinning records though... nothing like the feeling of controlling 500-600 people at any given second!

I'll probably be at Trugreen for another couple of years since the promotion and my goal is to be done when I turn 25 so I can focus on the Ball & Leo Business I am building with my lovely other half... Right now we are just focusing heavily on adding, adding, adding and adding to the collection as well as holding back everything female wise that we produce over the next couple of years...

Certified crazy,by the VA no less:D. I'm 100% disabled due to PTSD and a :):):):)ed up back. Still got kids at home so I play Mr. Mom too. Play wit snakes, lizards and dogs.

Quig

P.S. where's that street pharmasist?:D

I'm a printer, purely digital and mainly print for financial institutions.
plus the odd wedding invite, business card etc.
Been doing it for over 25 years now, not a bad job.

I'm a printer, purely digital and mainly print for financial institutions.
plus the odd wedding invite, business card etc.
Been doing it for over 25 years now, not a bad job.

Do you print wide format as well?

I was a wide format supplies manager for a company that sold & Maintinenced wide format plotters and copiers... 32"-62" Xerox and HP mainly... Amazing how clear and large some of those machines can print!

I sniff glue

I guess we're colleagues..:cool:

I am a sign specialist. I am sure you have seen me at the bottom of an off ramp displaying my work.




:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

I think I know you.

I drive a residental side load for wastemangement.

Trash Man

i fuel airplanes,part time poker player,and sell a little dope on the side

i fuel airplanes,part time poker player,and sell a little dope on the side

I thought I knew you...:lmao::lmao:

I thought I knew you...:lmao::lmao:

jeff you don't play poker...oh wait. LMAO :lol::rockon::machinegun:

I work at the Lirbary teaching computer Classes. Basically I teach the old folks which end of the mouse to click.

jeff you don't play poker...oh wait. LMAO :lol::rockon::machinegun:

I play poker....:letsparty::rockon::wamma:

I run a Heatset Web Press for a local print shop. I have also done about every production job that any person holds over there except the design work. Ive been there 18 years. We print lots of accounting books and catalogs. If you have ever seen a Monster Jam Poster for the Monster Trucks it probly came off my press.

I'm a buyer for a technology company that sells point of sale equipment and front/back office solutions for industries like restaurants (Chick Filet, Burger King, Dunkin Donuts are a few clients), convenience stores, retail stores, entertainment, and stadiums (we're deploying over 600 terminals for Texas Stadium's food services).

We just made Forbes Top 200 small companies to work for! Woot, woot!

I am a registered nurse

I did HVAC but after geting the pink slip i been hunting full time dont pay the bills but beats work

I work on a Dairy Farm.

I was a plumber for 7 years until this March when the housing market took the hit that put the company down. I was the last employee left. The rest had all been let go almost a year before, but the boss kept me around as long as he could.

Currently I am using my GI Bill money to go to school (I was also a paratrooper in the Army), and working as an instructional aide in county schools for severely handicapped kids.I am basically a bouncer for developmentally disabled kids with behavior issues that randomly go after the teachers, and other aides. I never thought I would have a job like this, but I must say I love it! I think losing the plumbing job was the best thing that ever happened to me, as it forced me to go back to school. I am thinking about getting my credentials so I can teach, rather than just aid.

We've owned our pet grooming salon for over 20 years now. Prior to that I was a shelter manager/animal services officer for city animal control program. I like working with happy clients and their dogs so much more!!

Currently I am using my GI Bill money to go to school (I was also a paratrooper in the Army), and working as an instructional aide in county schools for severely handicapped kids.I am basically a bouncer for developmentally disabled kids with behavior issues that randomly go after the teachers, and other aides. I never thought I would have a job like this, but I must say I love it! I think losing the plumbing job was the best thing that ever happened to me, as it forced me to go back to school. I am thinking about getting my credentials so I can teach, rather than just aid.[/QUOTE]

thanx for servin' our country figs...
we are all indebted to you for that.
good luck in your future pursuits.
ck

Digital Marketing Manager for an IT Research and Advisory Firm........ Wow thats a long puffed up title. I only throw that one at my mother in law. :)

Fancy way of saying I manage a website for a biz. A good size biz. :rockon:

I was a plumber for 7 years until this March when the housing market took the hit that put the company down. I was the last employee left. The rest had all been let go almost a year before, but the boss kept me around as long as he could.

Currently I am using my GI Bill money to go to school (I was also a paratrooper in the Army), and working as an instructional aide in county schools for severely handicapped kids.I am basically a bouncer for developmentally disabled kids with behavior issues that randomly go after the teachers, and other aides. I never thought I would have a job like this, but I must say I love it! I think losing the plumbing job was the best thing that ever happened to me, as it forced me to go back to school. I am thinking about getting my credentials so I can teach, rather than just aid.

What unit were you with?? I was in a Stryker brigade at Ft Lewis.. Where were you stationed?

Alan

I was in the 82nd. A btry 1/319 airborne field artillery regiment to be exact.

I was a forward observer, and fire support specialist for the Divarty.

I too was in the army for 15 years. M1A1 tank crewman, scout, and then personnel sergeant. Was E7 when I got out. Now I am the dreaded human resources/safety director for a metal stamping company. Not as fun as shooting at haji and akbar but it pays the bills.... :yessir:

Wow I didn't know that the BBC had so many Veterans!! :yessir: I had a buddy that was a FO.. Either of you ever miss being in??

Alan

Either of you ever miss being in??
Alan
Every day I wake up my friend.....

Operations Coordinator for Revonate Manufacturing... Long story short... We have the single rights to refurbish all Acer, Gateway, and Emachine computers. Every computer made by these manufacturers that is returned to best buy, circuit city, walmart, costco...etc. Gets returned to my warehouse where we test and fix any broken computers and resell them to big resellers like Tiger Direct and a few others. My job summed up is a glorified warehouse position or as I like to refer to it as... problem bitch! My job is to solve all the problems with returns that we can not process for whatever reason.... I love the nice fancy title that goes along with a crap job! Our company just made 900k in gross profit this month and pays us all like garbage. Must be nice to be the single owner who lives in napels florida in his multimillion dollar house!!

Shout out to all the former Military people on BBC... Thank you all for your service!!:yessir::yessir::yessir:

Wow this thread just taught me a lot about people I have talked to on other forums that I never knew. Cool stuff!
As for me, I am a stay at home mom of 5 kids (yes, I know, I'm crazy) - a 15yo daughter Alex, 12yo son Zach, 2 8yo daughters Tori and Maddie, and a 10 month old son Nathen. I also run the breeding business (bearded dragons and getting back into leopard geckos, although that is all on hold until the fall of 09), and am one half of the team that runs the Central PA Reptile Expo (the reason the breeding stuff is on hold). I also dabble in website design stuff, but not on any scale really worth mentioning. If I know someone that needs a quick cheap website, I put one together. I have a degree in Computer Sciences, but hated the IT world after many years of tech support, so I left to become mom full time. I like this job much more!
Matt is a propane operator at one of the biggest propane/oil companies in the world. Basically he unloads big railroad cars full of liquid propane into huge onsight tanks, then loads up tractor trailers that deliver the propane to the heating companies to go to homes and businesses. It's not a bad job, pays the bills sometimes, and his summer hours are great. They just opened a new terminal, so life has been hectic for him, but hopefully in the next few weeks it will get back to normal.

I also want to say thanks to everyone that has served or is serving in the military! My dad was a 20 year Navy man, so I have the utmost respect for what you guys do to help protect us. God Bless you all!

Kelly Kordek

Every day I wake up my friend.....

I'm really starting to miss it to.. I can't relate to civilians or something.? It'll prolly get better..?

so I can spend most of my time at home with the wife and animals.

but not necessarily in that order, right ?
ck

I'm really starting to miss it to.. I can't relate to civilians or something.? It'll prolly get better..?

I know what you mean! Most people dont understand me (except reptile people). Most think I am a little touched from all the deployments...... Who knows, maybe I am. :machinegun:

Not being able to relate to civilians after being in war happens to many soldiers. I know guys that did three and four tours in Nam cause they couldn't handle in on the outside. Many of them are suffering greatly from PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder for those civilians in the group) now. I can't count the nights I've sat up on the phone trying to talk someone out of killing themselves or someone else for no real reason.

nurse practitioner

i work at a mill Called corenso north america we make and process coreboard. It is the inside of toilet paper rolls,tape rolls, mailing tubes. We are also doing freezer chip for big ice cream cartons, Also working on getting some customers that make all the french fry boxes for mcdonalds.

I repo cars =) lol i work 3rd and off on weekends. im off right now on workmans comp due to tearing my rotator cup in my shoulder though. i work within a 125 mile range of cincinnati ohio. which means a portion of ohio,ky, and indiana. so always look out your windows i may be lurking around your area lmao.

I repo cars =) lol i work 3rd and off on weekends. im off right now on workmans comp due to tearing my rotator cup in my shoulder though. i work within a 125 mile range of cincinnati ohio. which means a portion of ohio,ky, and indiana. so always look out your windows i may be lurking around your area lmao.

I work in Cinny...Where you at?

i'm in cleves ohio, 16 miles west of it. im actually closer to you than cincinatti is i think. 275 west to kilby road and you're in my township i live in. i think its about 15 miles down 275 if that. not far after you cross the river.

I work in the computer software field............to be more specific, the clinical software field. Basically, teaching/assisting/supporting Dr's,nurses,and lab techs, with using the clinical software in the hospitals and labs.

I work with the worst of the worst.. Im a Federal Correctional Officer

I work with the worst of the worst.. Im a Federal Correctional Officer One of the nurses I use to work with years ago husband worked at the one here in Colorado but quit after a year there...Said was a nightmare & valued his life. I commend you for working in one as not an easy job at all

Wow I didn't know that the BBC had so many Veterans!! :yessir: I had a buddy that was a FO.. Either of you ever miss being in??

Alan

12 years later and I still miss it. 12 years later and I still can't stand undisciplined civilians.

12 years later and I still miss it. 12 years later and I still can't stand undisciplined civilians.

I never served but a few here can attest that I can't either....:rockon:

I never served but a few here can attest that I can't either....:rockon:
I will attest to this :lol:

I will attest to this :lol:

Me too me too :lol:

Jeff you are getting ganged up on here buddy... let me give you some help..... RUN!!!!!!!!!!!

Jeff you are getting ganged up on here buddy... let me give you some help..... RUN!!!!!!!!!!!

That's okay, I am comfortable with being an ass.... :rockon:

That's okay, I am comfortable with being an ass.... :rockon:

I can attest to this :lol: but its why we get along :rockon:


I too cant stand certain civilian types and those around me hate that I use the term civilian. :lol::machinegun:

That's okay, I am comfortable with being an ass.... :rockon:
Why we are friends