NationStates Jolt Archive

Post what your job is and then tell us what youre favorite and least favorite thing is about it. For those of you in school, tell us your Major and what your favorite and least favorite thing about school is.



Onsite Safety Coordinator for a Commercial General Contractor


My favorite thing would have to be my bosses. They are so nice and laid back. They understand when you are sick or have sick children or if something comes up and yuo have to take a day off. I worked for a company before that didnt care if you were in the hospital dying-youd better be at work.

My least favorite thing would be the mountains upon mountains of paperwork and filing that has to be done. Every little thing must be documented and then copied 50 times. Its a pain in the arse and I hate it!

But overall I have a great job. :)

Still in school. I'm not sure about a 'major', but english, music, and history are the main ones. I like the buildings - old red brick with green creepers all over them, limestone arches - all very appealing. I dislike the admin, love everything else. I very much like my school. :)

Job:
Playing with hundreds of thousands of dollars (if not millions) of new network gear and server equipment … and they pay me to do it :)

Least favorite
Really is not much I love my job ... I guess the learning curve ... while I love learing constantly being the best of the best is stressfull
(that or with my night security job I have to go without sleep for 40+ hrs a shot ... usualy closer to 54 hrs)
School:
Taking some pretty awesome network classes right now … high performance data networking class was awsome

Homework load with work and school is killer

Job:
Playing with hundreds of thousands of dollars (if not millions) of new network gear and server equipment … and they pay me to do it :)

School:
Taking some pretty awesome network classes right now … high performance data networking class was awsome


youre not following the directions! whats the fav and least fav bout work and school for you??

i bet lack of sleep has to fit in there somewhere ;)

:fluffle: UT

youre not following the directions! whats the fav and least fav bout work and school for you??

i bet lack of sleep has to fit in there somewhere ;)

:fluffle: UT
oops must have zoned out ... I will edit Thanks hun :fluffle: :fluffle: :fluffle:

Job:
I get to drive everything around. Vans, little trucks, forklifts, loaders. Yeah!
Downside is rain

School:
Nice project work. Right now we're designing a generic mailorder/database system. We also made a "microwave" and a few games in earlier projects.
Downside are boooooring classes with teachers who can't teach

Job:
Politics student at Cardiff Uni

Best thing:
8 hours of lectures a week, so am able to be a pothead and still get good grades! :D :D plus the course itself is stimulating and interesting (more so than Economics was last year)

Worst thing:
stupid stressful seminars - tutors are harsh and v demanding. especially hate the spot tests :headbang:

Job:
Politics student *snip* so am able to be a pothead *yap yap yap*
Now you'll never be President/PM/whatever

Job: Driver/drone for Hell Pizza


Favourite things: I work for the best pizza place in town, the guys I work with are good, it doesn't involve much thinking and I get to drive around.

Least Favourite: The shops only open from 5-10 each night, and now that I've given up on studying, I can only do a maximum of 35 hours per week and thats working every night.

Job title: CEO, CFO, CTO of [name deleted] Inc., a privately held software consulting firm.

Actual job: Consultant, specializing in design and deployment of high availability multi-terrabyte sized data warehouses.

What I like about it right now: The money.

What I don't like about it right now: I have been primarily working with a single major client for over three years building several systems. The first couple were very interesting, however since then it has been a case of designing variations on one of a couple of the initial themes. The intellectual challenge of the work has therefore largely disipated. I used to make up for that with some design and development of pet projects of my own, but these day's I prefer to spend my evenings and weekends with my wife and kids.


So my zeal for coding has been on the downswing lately, but I accept this because my client has proven itself to be a stable source of income in an uncertain job market.

Job: Programmer

Favourite things: Good pay and good people. Boss don't live in an ivory tower either.

Least Favourite: Industrial areas are boring! and there's always work to do. And I'm doing two people's job at the moment. The IT Support officer is on leave for 3 weeks, so I'm doing the programming and IT support (including network support) at the moment.

Job: Engineering Technologist

Pros:
Its a fairly respectable career in my industry, and people respect the input I give them to an extent - though in most cases they sort of have to.

I get to design things and then see them physically be developed - which is quite nice and very satisfying.

I (used to) get away from my desk at times to go out to jobsites, so Im not always a slave to my chair.

For the amount of education I have, and considering what I came from - the pay is pretty good, and I have a fairly secure future if I go back to school.

Cons:
Its not what I want to be doing. I want to finish my education and get into Heavy Timber Design as a Structural Eng., and possibly after getting an MA in Architecture as well.

It really isn't giving me the experience I need to do what Id like to since Im dealing mainly with traditionally constructed residential buildings / multi-family dwellings.

For my industry, I do a lot of work, then hand it over to someone with a P-eng to have it stamped, and they make much more than me just for stamping my work. (Of course, they are taking the responsibility, so thats worth noting too - kind of a door opens / door closes situation)

Regardless of how I look at it, and though Im respected for doing good work in the part of the industry that Im in, the work I do now isnt looked upon in high regard by the people I need to impress to gain respect later on.

In this industry, youre only as good as your last mistake. This is the one exception to the job security clause. I have not made any mistakes worth noting yet, Im very meticulous about what I do and thats been my saving grace. That devils always on my back though.

I work for a web-based business that make SeniorLeagueHockey (http://gator.seniorleaguehockey.com/f.php?f=oranjeboom), the popular management sim you may or may not have heard of.

The best thing about it is that I get to work from home and set my own hours. Which is fortunate since I'm in the UK and my main clientele are in North America.

The worst thing about it is the fact that the striking NHL players mean less people visit the NHL.com site which is where the majority of our custom comes from. I didn't think their hold-out would affect us that badly but now it's dragging on it really shows. I can't help but wonder how much other small businesses that rely on their working must be affected by this.

:sniper:

Now you'll never be President/PM/whatever
why would i want to be? waaaay too much stress :p

I work for a web-based business that make SeniorLeagueHockey (http://gator.seniorleaguehockey.com/f.php?f=oranjeboom), the popular management sim you may or may not have heard of.

The best thing about it is that I get to work from home and set my own hours. Which is fortunate since I'm in the UK and my main clientele are in North America.

The worst thing about it is the fact that the striking NHL players mean less people visit the NHL.com site which is where the majority of our custom comes from. I didn't think their hold-out would affect us that badly but now it's dragging on it really shows. I can't help but wonder how much other small businesses that rely on their working must be affected by this.

:sniper:

god i want to work from home. I cant find a legitimate company thought..... :(

god i want to work from home. I cant find a legitimate company thought..... :(
I can ... ;) though it involves certian "tricks" (lets see if ya get it ;) )

Doorstep magician? Or is your screenname a clue? ;)

Maybe you can make a fluffle stand in your front yard.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/blackadder/gallery/images/two1_gallery.jpg

I can ... ;) though it involves certian "tricks" (lets see if ya get it ;) )


HA! I dont think that comes with a benefits package.

www.in4life.net

But it does look rather dodgy..
And then there's the site's name: is it a threat or a promise??

I work at the factory for this company (http://www.skeleton-technologies.com). The best thing about my job, apart from being relatively well-paid, is definately my co-workers. They rock. The worst thing is that it's kind of...uncomfortable. Whatever monotonous thing I'll be doing, I'll be doing it in a really, err... un-ergonomic position. I've been working a lot lately and my back really fucking hurts.

I work at the factory for this company (http://www.skeleton-technologies.com). The best thing about my job, apart from being relatively well-paid, is definately my co-workers. They rock. The worst thing is that it's kind of...uncomfortable. Whatever monotonous thing I'll be doing, I'll be doing it in a really, err... un-ergonomic position. I've been working a lot lately and my back really fucking hurts.
Thats an interesting profession, if I may ask, how did you become involved in it? and how is this technology applied? Is it used for primarily industrial applications? ie: tools, drilling etc? What is this material used for?

Music Teacher

Love the students ... hate the parents.

Job: Uni Student RMIT, Major Business Econs&Finance.

Best Pro's: Teachers don't take attendance anymore and the girl I sit next to in B.Law is really Hot.

Worst Con's: Driving 30 minutes to college in heavy heavy traffic every morning. *All My class starts at 8 (Mon-sat), because there's no other time schedule*

Thats an interesting profession, if I may ask, how did you become involved in it? and how is this technology applied? Is it used for primarily industrial applications? ie: tools, drilling etc? What is this material used for?

To be quite frank, it's kind of like the family business. ;) My dad used to work there before he retired, my brother is in charge of the factory, and my dad's uncle owns the whole shebang (yes, he's filthy rich).

The material is mostly used for industrial purposes and as heat sinks. Click here (http://www.skeleton-technologies.com/scd3.htm) for more info! (Wow, that made me sound like a popup ad.)

To be quite frank, it's kind of like the family business. ;) My dad used to work there before he retired, my brother is in charge of the factory, and my dad's uncle owns the whole shebang (yes, he's filthy rich).

The material is mostly used for industrial purposes and as heat sinks. Click here (http://www.skeleton-technologies.com/scd3.htm) for more info! (Wow, that made me sound like a popup ad.)
Thats quite interesting, I see that they do indeed use them for drilling and other similar applications. I wonder, is the use of this product widespread already? Or is this something that manufacturers of such things are still being sold on? I know for instance that a lot of the tools I have used in some of the trades I have been involved in, were more expensive because of the use of industrial grade diamonds in cutting tools (as Im sure many people have either to their knowledge or not). Is this a more economical solution to that problem? How does this technology compare in real world situations with the use of real diamonds? I spent a short time of my youth drilling for industrial grade diamond mine development, so I know from the fact that a lot of the claims we developed never actually sold to investors that the process of "harvesting" these diamonds is often more expensive than the actual diamonds are worth, leaving me to beleive that such a grade of diamond is already quite inexpensive. How does this product compare in that sense? Economically speaking that is...

(I hope Im not annoying you with all of these questions by the way)

McDonalds Cashier (It's not a career! I'm saving money for college :D)

Things I like: All the people I meet and great co-workers.

Thing I hate: The pay (saw that coming didn't ya?)

Grad Student in Playwrighting:
Pros-My homework often contains the word 'fuck.' Really, just having an outlet to just make crap up with people just sitting around waiting to realise it for me is pretty cool.

Cons-I'm not a theater person, never have been. And they're a bit much to take most of the time. Insecure extroverts is the best description I've heard.

My BA was in Film, which had similar pros with the cons being the competitiveness. Expecially since the schools idea of assisting us in getting a job was telling us to network.

Job: Ticket Seller
Pros- I'm at work right now.
Cons- Biddies. Most customers are fine (this is true of anything), it's the ones that aren't that ruin the whole deal.
Plus, with the exception of being a childrens performer (a cut rate Lunatic Goofballs in a Ninja Turtle costume) every job I've had has involved tickets.

Job: Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps Infantry

Pros: It truly is a band of brothers just like the show depicts. Not to mention getting to yell at everybody of lesser rank (about 180 people). Plus we get to shoot at people.

Cons: The hours really suck up at 0530 (if not earlier) working till at least 1700 (5:00 PM) and of course my dumbass CO.