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#111
03-06-2007, 02:34 AM
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What do you do? Toyota automobile sales
Do you like it? Love it! I have been at the same dealership for over 10 years. I cannot imagine a job where you have to be tied to a desk all day and have a set schedule. What makes you in particular well-suited or poorly-suited for your work? Good personality, have itegrity, charismatic, intelligent and have the ability to read people and situations well What kind of people do best in your work? same answers as above with adding the ability to take rejection well and not take things personally. One has to be very competetive and get to the point of your career to where you are working with repeat and referral customers and leave the "lot" traffic to the newbies. What qualifications are necessary for people considering work in the same field as you? Have confidence in yourself knowing you work off of 100% commission only and not a base salary What is a typical day like? Show up around 8:30, drink a cup of coffee and the rest depends on what is going on that day. Some days I may not be busy and others I am non stop all day How much do you make? avg 7k-10k per month more in summer and less in winter. I know that is a pretty big range per month but that is the life of commission sales. Some days I do not make a penney and some days I may make a couple of grand. I like the challenge of not knowing when I wake up which day it will be. How much can one expect to make in your position? it is entirely up to the individual. The best make a very good easy living while most in this business are living month to month trying to make a quick buck and burn out and have to move on. The longer you stay at the same dealership the easier and more profitable the job becomes. 
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#112
03-06-2007, 03:51 AM
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What do you do? Jack of all trades - LSAT/GMAT/GRE instructor/tutor, photo restoration artist, voice actor, graphic designer, web designer, stagehand, musician, recording engineer, audio editor, technical writer.
Do you like it? Most of it. What makes you in particular well-suited or poorly-suited for your work? Someone with multiple competing interests and abilities that doesn't like doing one thing too long. What kind of people do best in your work? Free spirits. What qualifications are necessary for people considering work in the same field as you? LSAT/GMAT/GRE Instructor - logic, reading comprehension, writing, highschool math, and english grammar skills. Ability to simpify concepts and explain them clearly. Photo restoration artist/graphic designer - Photoshop skills, good eye, patience. Voice actor - deep voice, good annunciation, and no regional accent (usually). Owning your own gear helps too. Web designer - HTML/Javascript and hell, I don't know. I suck at it and people pay me anyway. Stagehand - two arms, two legs, a slow month, and a small bank account. Musician - practice. Recording engineer/audio editor - Good ears. Technical writer - ability to understand convoluted techie garbage, sort it out, and write about it so idiots can understand. What is a typical day like? Sleep half the day and wake up wondering why I quit my dayjob. Play teh poker. How much do you make? Dog [censored]. How much can one expect to make in your position? Depends.
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#113
03-06-2007, 05:28 PM
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What do you do? Nothing Do you like it? It's better than doing something. Actually it gets boring sometimes. What makes you in particular well-suited or poorly-suited for your work? I'm a hard-working perfectionist. I'd rather do nothing than do something badly. What kind of people do best in your work? Hobos, drug addicts, kids with trust funds, aging hippies. What qualifications are necessary for people considering work in the same field as you? A hefty bank account and an ability to amuse yourself. What is a typical day like? Get up pretty early, have coffee, read the paper, make breakfast, browse the interweb, play some video games. Then find someplace to get lunch, go out & lunch, come back and chill, go to the gym and squat 2000 or so or maybe go for a bike ride, then go to the park and read a book. Meet some friends at a cafe when they get off work (suckas), go out to dinner, go home and watch a movie. Some nights drop and go out clubbing, some days go out mountain biking or hiking. What kind of problems do you encounter? Friends who wanna go to the crappy steak house that charges $100 for a side of potatoes. Parents and grandparents constantly telling me to get a job. Self doubt and thoughts that I'm wasting my life. What are the biggest (most common) sources of frustration and elation? Frustration - pretty minimal, mainly parking related. Elation - when you find a whole week's worth of Steel Cut Oats in the bulk bin for $1.50 !! How much do you make? $0. How much can one expect to make in your position? Well, most people make around $0, but the sky's the limit, some people like Paris Hilton seem to be making millions from doing nothing. [/ QUOTE ] This sooo reminds me of Office Space. "It's not just about my dream of doing nothing, It's about all of us"
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#116
03-08-2007, 08:12 AM
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what do you do?
I am a part-time over night videographer/tape editor for a Local Television Station Do you like it? yes its only part time and im not finished with college so its a fun job What makes you in particular well-suited or poorly-suited for your work? well i dont know if i am yet, its basically an entry level job for television broadcasting, i may eventually like to direct, or be on air-talent, but i understand the basics of shooting video, and what looks good on TV What kind of people do best in your work? well for photogrophers, people who shoot good video under any condition, people who can capture things a normal person wouldnt at certain places, people who can make uninteresting things seem interesting What qualifications are necessary for people considering work in the same field as you? well i dont even have a college degree but i am studying television and radio broadcasting, but i dont think you need a college degree to do what i do What is a typical day like? i get to work at 930pm, i do nothing till 10, at 10 i "run tapes" (put tapes in decks as they play on air) for 30 minutes, i browse 2p2 until around midnight, edit tapes for the morning show till around 130, then more internet browsing till i get out at 230, internet browsing can be interrupted by fires, shootings, or anything else newsworthy that could happen at night What kind of problems do you encounter? editing machines acting up, tapes running out while im shooting video, forgetting batteries at the station when im 40 minutes away, mostly stuff that is my fault What are the biggest (most common) sources of frustration and elation? my job is pretty laid back How much do you make? embarrasingly enough $10.00 plus night differential, but im only part time for now How much can one expect to make in your position? if i stayed working at a photogropher at this TV station. probably around $25.00 hr, bigger markets alot more....but i dont wanna be a "cameraman" for the rest of my life
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#117
03-11-2007, 03:03 AM
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What do you do? Oil and gas drilling and completion consultant. Do you like it? Yes. What makes you in particular well-suited or poorly-suited for your work? Able to relate to people from grunt laborers to multi-millionare investors to tech related specialists equally well. Innovative solutions to problems based on experience and intuition. What kind of people do best in your work? Intelligent working stiffs that were brought up hands-on in the business and put out extra to get ahead. What qualifications are necessary for people considering work in the same field as you? Ranges from 8th grade failures to Petroleum Engineers. What is a typical day like? Drilling is 24/7 so you live on site. Reports go out @ 6:00am each day. You pace yourself to be up and around when needed or when your weaker/less trustworthy workers are on duty. You get the materials/services on location and direct them to do their jobs. 10-40 days to drill a typical well these days. Completion is usually 7:00 am-6:00pm 6 or 7 days a week. Same as above. What kind of problems do you encounter? In drilling, operators (well owners) taking unnecessary risks to try to save money. Unforseeable downhole maladies that bite your butt. Completion is easy compared to drilling, except the risk of being around high pressure. I typically work with completion pressures of 2,000-7,000 psi. Sometimes the plumbing leaks. What are the biggest (most common) sources of frustration and elation? I still get a buzz out of perforating and bringing in a 200 bbl/day oil well/5mmcfpd gas well. Frustration? A picture is worth a thousand words..... Very frustrating How much do you make? $900/day drilling or $700/day completion plus all expenses. How much can one expect to make in your position? Salaried with bennies for a major makes about 90k. Consulting see above (+++ for offshore or overseas).
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#118
03-11-2007, 07:24 AM
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What do you do? Event planner for major university. We do dinners, receptions and conferences for the Board of Trustees and major donors. I don't deal with students at all.
Do you like it? Love it most of the time, but but hate what I get paid. I am wrestling with the fact that I could make a lot more in a position I would not like nearly as much. What makes you in particular well-suited or poorly-suited for your work? I am a social person and enjoy dealing with people. I have a strong eye for details. I work best in high pressure situations. What kind of people do best in your work? See above for technical qualifications. Artistic creative people with good taste. Knowledge of good food and wines obviously helpful (which I REALLY need to work on!!). What qualifications are necessary for people considering work in the same field as you? No real qualifications such as degrees are necessary. I fell into my position totally by accident on a temp assignment with no previous professional experience. What is a typical day like? Really depends on the day. My day can be dreadfully boring, or insanely busy. Anything from coordinating mailings of invitations to recording RSVP's to meeting with vendors (caterers, printers, etc.) to planning logistics and too many other things to name. What kind of problems do you encounter? I'm sure these are easy to imagine What are the biggest (most common) sources of frustration and elation? Frustration - Idiots who RSVP at 5PM for a sit-down dinner starting at 6:30PM. Idiots who say they ARE NOT coming to the event, but show up anyway and get mad that we are not prepared for them (name badge, table assignment, etc.). Not getting to go to a conference we had in Florence. Not getting to go to a conference we're gonna be having in China. Dealing with multi-millionaires and billionaires on a daily basis and having none of that money fall into my lap. Elation - The thing I love most about my job is that rather than endless streams of paper crossing my desk, we'll bust our asses on an event (or 4) and we get to be there to see everything come together. Dealing with contant problems and glitches so seamlessly that everyone (except the ppl who matter) thinks there were no problems at all. I eat very well on event nights!! Oh, and Billy Joel played a private concert for us at one of our dinners. That was really cool. How much do you make? Ugghh... well I work for a University, so they get away with paying us "non-profit" salaries. I make $42K plus some overtime, but in NYC that's less than nothing. How much can one expect to make in your position? If you have your own business and are experienced and talented and have the right contacts, the sky's the limit!! (How much do you think Trump's wedding planner makes???) I don't know for certain, but I would speculate that my boss makes on the order of $100K.
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#119
03-12-2007, 06:04 PM
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What do you do? 'VP/Development & Senior Software Engineer'
Do you like it? Yes What makes you in particular well-suited or poorly-suited for your work? I'm an excellent programmer, I'm a pretty good manager of people, and I have very high standards of excellence while still being grounded in the demands of reality. What kind of people do best in your work? People who are good at herding cats with one hand while inventing things with the other. What qualifications are necessary for people considering work in the same field as you? Usually you would work your way up through the ranks. What is a typical day like? Up at 600, bike to work, shower & shave at the gym. At desk around 830. Write code, frequent meetings & about 200 emails per day. Train new programmers. What kind of problems do you encounter? The old adage that the customer is always right is nearly always wrong. My challenge is to figure out what it is they really want, how to do that, and then how to sell it to both the customer & my boss. What are the biggest (most common) sources of frustration and elation? Elation is taking a company that is broken in places and fix those things. Frustration is being stymied by short-term thinking & lack of vision. How much do you make? 6 figures+. How much can one expect to make in your position? Depending on the company, a ton.
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#120
03-14-2007, 07:51 PM
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BUMP!
[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] I am bored at my job, so I will tell you about it. What do you do? Structural engineering (unlicensed still). Do you like it? Not really. What makes you in particular well-suited or poorly-suited for your work? I am well-suited because I understand geometry well and am good at math. I am unsuited because I am very easily distracted and unwilling to apply myself very much when there is no dire consequence to being lazy. What kind of people do best in your work? People like me, just without all the other crap running through their heads. What qualifications are necessary for people considering work in the same field as you? A degree in civil or structural engineering basically. What is a typical day like? Coffee, 2+2, and working on structural plans. It varies between custom homes, apartments, condos, townhomes, and other miscellaneous wood-framed buildings. I am pretty much always doing the same thing when in the office, which is designing the horizontal and lateral force resisting systems in these buildings. I am out of the office when I do structural observations on projects under construction or go to consultant meetings. What kind of problems do you encounter? Stupid people in the field and at other offices. What are the biggest (most common) sources of frustration and elation? Frustration is usually caused by having to finish projects in short time periods. Elation is usually caused by drinking coffee in the morning, leaving for lunch, and leaving the office at night. How much do you make? About $60k/yr when you count profit sharing. How much can one expect to make in your position? Somewhere around $80-100k/yr with a good amount of experience and your professional engineering license. [/ QUOTE ] I have been working as a structural engineer (bridges and retaining walls) for a little over 2 years now with my a BS and MS degree, and this is about where I'm at and exactly how I perceive it. Good post. [/ QUOTE ] I just felt it was necessary to bump this thread to tell everyone that today, on a whim, I quit this job. I probably had 50 hours of work per week lined up for the next 4 weeks. The boss asked me today, "Are you going to get these projects done?" I said, "I don't know." He said, "Well you have to. You'll have to put in extra time either after 5pm or on the weekends." This was at 11am this morning. At 1:30pm, after lunch, I went into the other's office and told him I was quitting. I feel soooooooo good.
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