What do you do for work? - Page 3

cahullian · #41 15-05-2005, 10:25 PM

I've had more jobs than you can poke a stick at ranging from a civi cook for the army,drive-in bottle shop attendant,chicken process worker,paper walker,cleaner,kitchen hand,forklift driver,storeman.To name a few(yes there are a few more,well quite a few more lol) ATM I'm a Teachers'Aide Special at the local elective high school in Newcastle, a handyman for the local preschool in my suburb and a soccer referee at the weekend.Father of 3 teenagers and husband of 1 dear wife.
and now im getting into a hobby to keep me up nights. Looks like I'll sleep when I"m dead : )

Orion · #42 16-05-2005, 04:34 PM

Well I'm contracted out by a company as a certified welder. At the moment I am a contractor in Tomago Aluminum working as a fitter doing maintenance and repairs.

EddieT (Eddie) · #43 16-05-2005, 05:09 PM

What a great thread idea. I just had to read them all, it's fascinating. Here's my life as nutmeat.

Played guitar since I was 7 and joined the ranks of AA when I was 9 (Amateur Astronomers that is)...Finished 3/4 of a Novice (Ham) radio licence when I was 14 but my parents couldn't get me to the next exam 100 miles away and eventually my passes lapsed.

Left school after finding Year 10 too boring. Started hanging out with more "interesting" people, which got me into a lot of trouble!

Played progressive rock music for 15 years, song-writing and recording in Sydney and lots of touring up and down the East coast. Finally got sick of agents and managers trying to turn art into money and went and got an honours degree in computer science at QUT in Brisbane then worked as a coporate database developer (programmer) for just over ten years. In that time got heavily into astrophotography and the necessary equipment.

About 12 months ago my position became redundant (a familiar theme thoughout the thread) and decided to try and become a professional amateur astronomer. Managed to convince the New Enterprise Incentive Scheme committee that it was a good idea and two months ago started my 12 month government assisted foray into the business world. I'm currently trying to turn amateur astronomy into a viable business, developing and selling software for astronomical imaging and taking pictures of objects for publication. Eventually hope to go on the presentation tour circuit talking astronomy and imaging from a non-professionals point of view covering both the technical and aesthetics of astronomy and imaging.

Wish me luck!

atalas · #44 16-05-2005, 05:24 PM

Good luck Eddie ! and your time starts now! go get'em tiger .

Louie

dhumpie · #45 16-05-2005, 05:42 PM

I look through microscopes in the daytime and telescopes at night

I am a graduate student working on biological rubber's in insects at UQ and CSIRO Livestock Industries by day and amateur astronomer at night.

Darren

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #46 16-05-2005, 05:46 PM

Eddie,

I understand what you say about the Music world. My mate Jac Kreemers (also ex employee of mine) was in a Famous Rock Band called 'Madder Lake' in the 60's and 70's. They got a Gold Album and all! He does not want to be in the industry anymore. He says much the same as you do. He is now a Youthworker.

Their old lead singer Mick Fettes now teaches music in High School here in Ballarat and has no intention going back either. He told me the industry Sucks.

asimov (John) · #47 10-06-2005, 08:12 PM

Left school on my 15th birthday. Worked for my dad doing welding/lathe/milling/general engineering..building telescopes...Chopper-gun operator at a fibre-glass boat building joint..fibre-glassing again...and again..Went opal mining, driving dozer/excavator..own business, foundry work/making zinc anodes for the fishing industry..own business doing up cars & flogging them off..own business silver-smithing/jewelry-making..abrasive blaster & spray-painter twice..own business cutting/selling firewood..bricky-laborer..landscaping..lead-lighting..glass fusing..opal mining..cleaner in a bowling club..floor sweeping in welding factory, worked my way up until I was the manager..left & went floor sweeping in a welding factory.....layed off due to lack of work...currently unemployed..using telescopes...tinkering with telescopes....Will build another scope soon...

Orion · #48 11-06-2005, 08:59 AM

Asimov with all those abilities I'd love to see what sort of telescope you will come up with?

mick pinner · #49 11-06-2005, 10:57 AM

l started an arts diploma at the Gordon lnstitute of Technology at Geelong when l was 16 got bored after 2 years and became an apprentice spray painter at a Mercedes Benz dealer in Melbourne, during that time l started doing a lot of air brush work and 12 years later l left and began doing custom bikes and cars for the hot rod shows as well as large advertising signs for sign companies etc.
l did a few small buisness courses with the aim of going into a full time smash repair shop but the insurance industry was changing so much at the time the future was unclear, even though l am in the industry now l am glad l only work on a contract basis and do not own my own shop, l make my own hours and still do my custom painting on the side, no more early mornings after a late night observing.

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #50 12-06-2005, 12:58 AM

And you haven't even Custom Painted your Telescope Mick!

mick pinner · #51 12-06-2005, 11:52 AM

hi Ken, no but l have done some wicked looking dew shields, a few guys have ordered them with lightning strikes and solar system graphics.

elusiver · #52 15-06-2005, 10:11 AM

geeeze.. my life seems so boring compared to some of you guys... but i guess i'm still quite young(25). Had a couple of standard run of the mill kid jobs(telemarketing, maccas, subway)... been workin in IT for the past 7 years, managed my first computer shop when i was 19. Now work at a computer wholesaler here in Melbourne.

el