[hurryinhoosier62]

Originally Posted by JUDGE3

this thread may die on the vine. dunno.

curious what folks do for a livin, answering "whatever it takes" doesn't count. if your retired what did you do?

hope the rich guys with multiple high end and rare cars pipe up. I wanna feel jealous.

I am an aircraft production flight and final assembly line employee, as an inspector. 40 years with Beechcraft now Textron aviation. worked for the same company since I was 18.

Worked Beechcraft myself in product support. Great company but Raytheon killed it. Now retired due to spinal issues that start when I was working as a mechanic and machinist. You

[455TA]

I.T. Technician for 5 years &. Marine Corps Reserves 1371 Combat Engineer for 4 years currently. 26 years old

[GT182]

Retired "Commercial Highway Engineer".... aka Truck Driver for 35 years +. Hauled new cars made by GM, and Ford on a gradual basis (back hauls out of other terminals). Plus a few by Mercedes, Toyota, and Volvo. I got to see the lower US from coast to coast from New England to the Pacific Ocean, below US 44 and US40.

Tho I did spend 2 and a half years at Eastman Kodak in the 70s in Rochester, NY learning to be an alcoholic. Thank God I failed that and got the hell out of there. The job wasn't all that great either.

[Will]

Commercial Electrician foreman in my current incarnation.

Previously have done many things. Network admin, IT Helpdesk, Embedded software QA tester, software product support, short stint as automotive machinist, customer service rep for large software company, bank teller, restaurant manager, fry cook, pizza delivery driver, burger flipper.

[getmygoat]

Patent attorney.

Was a software engineer for 20 years before that.

Enjoyed the software engineering way more.

[Sirrotica]

Originally Posted by Will

Commercial Electrician foreman in my current incarnation.

Previously have done many things. Network admin, IT Helpdesk, Embedded software QA tester, software product support, short stint as automotive machinist, customer service rep for large software company, bank teller, restaurant manager, fry cook, pizza delivery driver, burger flipper.

In your picture you're standing on a Genie scissor lift with an extendable platform.

Aerial lift technician for 16 years...………

[Stuart]

Originally Posted by Blue1967GTO

I own a civil engineering consulting company. My background is in traffic signal design and operation. Next month I've been doing it for 25 years.

I'm an electrical engineer, this is my 40th year in the business. I work for a consulting firm; most of my work is on municipal water and wastewater treatment systems, but years ago I had a civil firm as a client that designed traffic signals and I sub-consulted to them for the electrical portion of the job. It was interesting work.

[yumpy]

Retired October 2016. Spent 36 years with Allegheny/Piedmont airlines working in the Maintenance Department. Started as a mechanic, worked in Q.C. and spent my last 25 years as a Production Supervisor.
now i play with my toys, dogs, golf,and take advantaged of my Flight benefits.

[yumpy]

Retired October 2016. Spent 36 years with Allegheny/Piedmont airlines working in the Maintenance Department. Started as a mechanic, worked in Q.C. and spent my last 25 years as a Production Supervisor.
now i play with my toys, dogs, golf,and take advantaged of my Flight benefits.

[hgerhardt]

Spent my 1st 23 yrs building display models, wind tunnel models, and whatever else an engineering model shop was tasked to build. In the beginning got an AS degree in refrigeration and a/c. Then the next 15 yrs as an engineer designing wind tunnel models after getting an engineering BS.

[Will]

Originally Posted by Sirrotica

In your picture you're standing on a Genie scissor lift with an extendable platform.

Aerial lift technician for 16 years...………

Last year I worked at the Genie Lift manufacturing plant in Redmond, WA. They were upgrading/installing new machines for their operation. Pretty cool place.

[Sirrotica]

I never got out to their plant, when we had training, they sent reps to the dealer I worked for outside of Pittsburg east side, Greensburg PA.

[Hikin Mike]

Originally Posted by Sirrotica

I never got out to their plant, when we had training, they sent reps to the dealer I worked for outside of Pittsburg east side, Greensburg PA.

I know where Greensburg is. My grandparents lived there.

[Sirrotica]

The parent company name is Allegheny Clarklift, Allegheny Aerial Lift is the division I worked for. It was located in Hempfield industrial park. The owner just passed away in the last year, his name was Bill Scott.

That job I started working at in 1988. Up until then I had been in automotive mechanics since 1969, it was probably the best career move I ever made. Good hourly pay, compared to working on vehicles, no flat rate, better benefits, much better working conditions, company vehicle, because I was a road service tech, and traveled to where the rentals were on site, or worked on customer machines at their location. I actually liked working for that employer. I didn't dread going to work, best job I've ever had.

[Sidponcho]

Safety and Automation for Metal Stamping Presses

[Stuart]

Originally Posted by hgerhardt

Then the next 15 yrs as an engineer designing wind tunnel models after getting an engineering BS.

I see you're in California, were you at NASA Ames? Many moons ago I worked for a company that designed and built wind tunnels, we did some work out there but more so at Langley in Virginia.

[400 4spd.]

My brother-in-law was a wind tunnel operator at the Langley NASA facility. That was back when Winston Cup race teams, such as Penske, would rent time.

[Midnight Goat]

I work in Banking, currently in Anti-Money Laundering. Somewhat early in my career at 32. Finally able to start dumping money into my 67!

[Hikin Mike]

Originally Posted by Sirrotica

I didn't dread going to work, best job I've ever had.

Not of lot of people can say that.

FWIW, I grew up in Murrysville.

[Richie Hoffman]

Auto mechanic 35 yrs work last 20 in performance shop we specialize in rear ends and work on all old cars also I build engines at my home shop doing that 35 yrs