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Old 12-24-2010, 04:51 PM
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Just curious what my fellow RCUers do for a living.

I have 2 jobs. For the first one I'm an Art consultant and dealer, basically I match clients and collectors with sellers of fine art and furniture. The second is pretty new, I work in the marketing department of a property services company. We do commercial and retail leasing for shopping centers and downtowns.

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Something ive always wondered as well..

I work in a mailroom, basically publications/mail/toys will come in, it'll get sorted, routed, posted, and then i pray the paperwork tally's up!
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You for the Postal Service?
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I work at wonderful subway... Eat fresh! (I do make a mean sandwich)
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I deliver papers, fix cars, haul scrap metal and buy/sell furniture while I bide my time till I get out of school for robotics engineering. My usual work day starts at 2AM and yes, I will be up at that time tomorrow.
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i bust my knuckles and waste my skills on cars, cant be a offical tech untill ase's are done and out of college, so i assist techs, do oil changes,tires and occasional brake and alignments.

want to be a automotive engineer, there are lots of things that can be done.
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I'm a spy....Don't tell anyone.
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I'm a welder. Certified TIG, AWS d17.1 standard, and a few other AOS certs. Currently working at a company that manufactures parts for various government defense companies/contractors. I weld stainless, aluminum, titanium, inconel, hastelloy (c and x through w class), and some "macro alloys".
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RV technitian. Jack of all trades kind of I guess. We fix everything from the exteriors, interiors, furnaces, water heaters, A/C units, refers, plumbing, electrical (both A/C and D/C) engine work on motor homes etc. Lots to know for one job, but I love it.
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CNC Machinist that is able to read and write G & M code.

I need a career change [&o]
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NPI (New Product Introduction) Engineer. It's a pretty unique position that I have held for the last 10 years for about 5 different companies. I spend about 10% of time on electronic/mechanical design, 25% on documentation (acceptance test plans, test reports, etc.), 25% on production test fixture design & automation (CNC, fabrication, LabView), 20% on pre-production testing and training (before I throw over fence to contract manufacturer), 5% program management, 5% RCUniverse, 5% field trials/testing, and 5% customer acceptance testing. I have worked for companies as large as Intel and as small as 5 people.
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ORIGINAL: Chuck Finley

CNC Machinist that is able to read and write G & M code.

I need a career change [&o]

I went thru full courses on this, and honestly, I DONT miss it when the conversational controls phased out the G code at the shop I worked at! Thank you Accu-Rite!!!
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Machinist, Program and operate Mazak CNC Machining and turning centers. (mazatrol)
We design, machine, assemble and install manufacturing equipment.
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ORIGINAL: sheograth

You for the Postal Service?
No, i work for a logistics company that deals with many postal services, such as TNT, Royal Mail, Swiss Post, La Poste, etc.
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Ah ok
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remove please post duplicated
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United States Postal Service, rural letter carrier. 94 miles of dirt road and driveways.
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ORIGINAL: Phoenixangel

United States Postal Service, rural letter carrier. 94 miles of dirt road and driveways.
So that is what? 3, 4 mailboxes
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Senior in college, mechanical engineering major. Hopefully I'll have something to contribute to this thread in a few months.
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I do maintenance at a hotel next to downtown disney. The place is pushinlg 40 years old and falling apart .
I made a mistake and told them I was a welder and pipe fitter. Now i get large projects to do and no time to do them because of guest calls and idiot contractors breaking things like fire srinklers.


I LOVE my job
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Former F-14 pilot, now airline captain (MD-88...a Jetcat P-70 spools up lightning-fast compared to the motors on this jet!)
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What kind of jobs have you been interviewing for?



ORIGINAL: magnus213

Senior in college, mechanical engineering major. Hopefully I'll have something to contribute to this thread in a few months.
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I spent 1/2 of my career (previous life) working in the aerospace industry (various aspects, from engineering to program management).. and 2nd 1/2 of my career in finance.. (say what?) Working in a buy-side firm with some exotic derivatives mumbo jumbo... [&:] (once again, say what? [&:])
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ORIGINAL: VF84sluggo

Former F-14 pilot, now airline captain (MD-88...a Jetcat P-70 spools up lightning-fast compared to the motors on this jet!)
Those rattle traps terrify me...
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ORIGINAL: Chuck Finley


ORIGINAL: Phoenixangel

United States Postal Service, rural letter carrier. 94 miles of dirt road and driveways.
So that is what? 3, 4 mailboxes
LOL five hundred and fourteen mailboxes. All of the route is on the scenic Illinois river. I count myself lucky


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