What's your Job? - Page 4

TZENU · 02-11-2011, 12:22 PM

Job: Financial controller (number cruncher) at a hire company
Location: Melbourne
Like: working office hours, the management team and Having control of other people's money!!!
Dislike: Month end, Year end and staff who whinge and complain about work
How long in Industry: 5 years
Next Job (If any): Part owner of Accounting/Law firm
Dream Job: Ferrari Test driver!

Falcman0o7 · 02-11-2011, 12:30 PM

job: Doleman
Location: Centrelink
Like: Sitting here doing nothing
Dislike: The money
Next Job: Pension
Dream Job: Old age pension

RG · 02-11-2011, 12:36 PM

Job: Security Manager - Commercial Office
Location: Melbourne
Like: The flexibility, my team the fact I can go for a run along the Yarra at lunch
Dislike: The fact that everone elses problems seem to automatically become mine
How long in Industry: 10+ years
Next Job (If any): Facilities Management, hopefully in the very near future.
Dream Job: One where I only have to turn up when I feel like it, am valued and appreciated and get paid well with good perks. Like that will ever happen!

Mozz · 02-11-2011, 12:43 PM

Job: Manager
Location: Brisbane
Like: Interesting and challenging work in the Qld public sector
Dislike: Nil
Next Job: Similar leadership type role
Dream Job: CIO @ Google

michael_ozzie · 02-11-2011, 12:49 PM

Job: Trainee Electrical Tester
Location: Metro Melbourne
Like: Being able to write stuff like this on company time
Dislike: No overtime opportunities
Next Job: Probably same job forever, just different companies
Dream Job: Amateur racer, as long as the bills are paid.

TheSneakiness · 02-11-2011, 01:27 PM

Job: Applications Support Officer
Location: Brisbane
Like: Ummmmm, getting what I want hardware wise
Dislike: Whinging property managers, whinging building supervisors, whinging accounts payable, whinging financial officers, slow infrastructure, being on the phone
How Long in Industry: 2 years but current job 4 months
Next Job (If any): If I start an IT degree something to do with development and programming
Dream Job: Train operator...

msman · 02-11-2011, 01:43 PM

Job: Reliability Engineer (keep 25 year old cranes going)
Location: Portland
Like: Exposure to everything, pneumatics/hydraulics/mech design, and being let loose to get things going when they break down.
Dislike: Long hours, **** pay, guys i'm in charge of get paid more
How Long in Industry:1.5 years
Next Job (If any): mining or own business next 6 months
Dream Job: valentino balboni~spelling has it at the moment, lambo test driver

Jestr75 · 02-11-2011, 03:29 PM

Job: Mobile Plant Operator
Location: Gladstone LNG
Like: Operating machinery, the people,
Dislike: Away from home, Know it alls
How Long in Industry: 4 years
Next Job (If any): same only closer to home
Dream Job: Stay at home dad.

FGII-XR6 · 02-11-2011, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by au3xr6

Job: Bus Driver + small IT business at home
Location: lower Hunter Valley
Like: fairly cruisy job
Dislike: Split shifts
How Long in Industry: 2 years
Next Job (If any): Depot manager at Singleton ( will find out today)
Dream Job: something well paid in IT

Update:
Job: Depot manager + small IT business at home
Location: lower Hunter Valley
Like: stability
Dislike: not sure yet start Monday
How Long in Industry: 2 years
Next Job: I just got it
Dream Job: something well paid in IT

prydey · 02-11-2011, 06:03 PM

seems to me, there is either a lot of young people on this forum who haven't been in the workforce long, or a lot of people who don't stay in the same job long.

only a handful have gone 10+ years and even fewer 15+ years.

Falcman0o7 · 02-11-2011, 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by prydey

seems to me, there is either a lot of young people on this forum who haven't been in the workforce long, or a lot of people who don't stay in the same job long.

only a handful have gone 10+ years and even fewer 15+ years.

Yeh that's what i thought...

XR8 Uterous · 02-11-2011, 06:41 PM

Job: Scheduler/Operations Supervisor (Transport and Logistics)
Time: In the industry for 2 years, but grew up around the industry.
Like: Thinking on feet, the work, people I work with, the industry (sometimes!)
Dislike: Dealing with truck drivers
Next Job: Wouldn't mind something transport/logistics related in the mines
Dream Job: Futher up the management chain.

MITCHAY · 02-11-2011, 06:55 PM

Job: IT Business Analyst / Developer
Location: Canberra
Like: Solving problems, working with technology
Dislike: Business - implementing solutions that are high effort and add little to none business value because they don't want to change the process to suit standard!, policy and legislation.
How Long in Industry: In IT about 3yrs but in this role for 2 months
Next Job (If any): Anything outside the public service!
Dream Job: I would like to eventually have my own company after developing my own product however coming up with an idea is the problem

Bucknaked · 02-11-2011, 07:08 PM

Job: Senior Applications Developer
Location: Canberra
Like: Nothing, gives me the Shytes
Dislike: No sugar in my coffee.
How Long in Industry: Lost count. Especially after I ran out of fingers
Next Job (If any): Lotto Winner
Dream Job: Multiple Lotto Winner

LS2 KLR · 02-11-2011, 07:28 PM

Job:Marine Engineer
Location: FIFO (Currently off Barrow Island W.A)
Like: I absolutely love my job, wouldn't do anything else
Dislike: Being away from home for 5 weeks at a time
How Long in Industry: 13 years
Next Job (If any): N/A
Dream Job: I'm doing it! Maybe spending 12 months home a year instead of only 6.

Pis-ton broke · 02-11-2011, 07:29 PM

Job: boilermaker/welder, part time farrier
town;S.W.Sydney
Time: BMW=15years, farrier = 5 years
Like: BM/welder= using skills on my farm. no stress. Farrier= job satisfaction.
Dislike: BM/welder= heat, grumpy bosses,poor conditions, farrier= heat, dangours job, i got a horse pull a shoe nail through my wrist last year.
Next Job: draftsman, start my own fabrication business.
Dream Job: professional show jump rider.

flappist · 02-11-2011, 07:33 PM

Job: Company Director (IT & C)
Location: Hervey Vegas
Like: Living the dream on the beautiful QLD coast
Dislike: 8 days a week, 25 hours a day, 367 days a year......
How Long in Industry: 26 years
Next Job (If any): Something that does not involve computers.
Dream Job: See above.

vibe_xr6 · 02-11-2011, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by XR8 Uterous

Job: Scheduler/Operations Supervisor (Transport and Logistics)
Time: In the industry for 2 years, but grew up around the industry.
Like: Thinking on feet, the work, people I work with, the industry (sometimes!)
Dislike: Dealing with truck drivers
Next Job: Wouldn't mind something transport/logistics related in the mines
Dream Job: Futher up the management chain.

You have no worries about that crouchie

MAGPIE · 02-11-2011, 07:42 PM

Job: Firefighter (Station Officer)
Like: The adrenalin rush
Dislike: Losing someone
How Long in Industry: 16 years
Next Job (If any): Hopefully there wont be a next job
Dream Job: Fighter Pilot

FreddyDUZ747 · 02-11-2011, 07:42 PM

Job:Chef
Location:Adelaide(Semaphore)
Like:A different challange each day
Dislike:The hours
How long in industry:7 years(Im 29)
Next job:My own boss,not sure what at
Dream job:Forum Moderator lol,seriouslly,it would have to be a Fishing Charter owner/operator

Iggypoppin' · 02-11-2011, 07:46 PM

Job: Bottleshop assistant.
Location: Adelaide.
Like: Awesome pay, great people, hot girls coming through drive through.
Dislike: working weekends.
How Long in Industry: 2 1/2 weeks.
Next Job (If any): uni student for the next 4 years, so probably business management after that.
Dream job: billionaire.
Dream Job: See above.

Jason[98.EL] · 02-11-2011, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by prydey

seems to me, there is either a lot of young people on this forum who haven't been in the workforce long, or a lot of people who don't stay in the same job long.

only a handful have gone 10+ years and even fewer 15+ years.

yeh I agree

my last job I was there for 11 yrs the one before that was 10 yrs and the only reason I left my last job was due to the probs with my youngest son when he was born below are a few pics of him over the last few yrs growing up ( now 4 yrs old )

that is the only reason I am not in my 15th yr in the last long term job i had

Jason

LightingBA · 02-11-2011, 09:55 PM

Job: Trades assistant.
Location: Rock Vegas
Like: Stripping and building turbo's average one weighs 30-40kgs, learn heaps like basic machining, installing turbo kits to 4WDs
Dislike: The distance i travel to and from work each day
How Long in Industry: 2 years 4 months
Next Job (If any): Mechanical Engineer
Dream job: As Above, just need to go back and finish that uni course lol

RepSpec · 03-11-2011, 07:43 AM

Job: Marine mechanic (outboard motors)
Location: Tooradin vic
Like: being around boats, talking about fishing,
Dislike: working on old crap, cable ties and electrical tape, dodgy boats/ wire up jobs, inboards
How Long in Industry: 7+years
Next Job (If any): insurance assessor for boats/marine
Dream job: something i get paid lots to do and dont do a lot of work

**cs123** · 03-11-2011, 09:01 AM

Job: Manager, IT Consultancy group for large Software/Hardware company
Location: Brisbane and Australia wide
Like: The technology and people I work with
Dislike: Long hours
How long in Industry: 29yrs
Next job: Who knows. Might look at Program Director or similar
Dream job: Would always liked to have been a fitter and turner.

Falcman0o7 · 03-11-2011, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Jason[98.EL]

yeh I agree

my last job I was there for 11 yrs the one before that was 10 yrs and the only reason I left my last job was due to the probs with my youngest son when he was born below are a few pics of him over the last few yrs growing up ( now 4 yrs old )

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that is the only reason I am not in my 15th yr in the last long term job i had

Jason

Is he all ok now mate? What a dude! I have 3 girls and now my boy, A terror at 2! lol!

TheSneakiness · 03-11-2011, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by prydey

seems to me, there is either a lot of young people on this forum who haven't been in the workforce long, or a lot of people who don't stay in the same job long.

only a handful have gone 10+ years and even fewer 15+ years.

Went eight years in the shed game, but it's too cutthroat now and with manufacturing costs going up it's not viable to stay in anymore.

I have two prominent shed companies still ringing me to come back and work for them.

XYGTHO · 03-11-2011, 01:51 PM

Job: Electrical designer and Draftsman.
Location: Ofiice in Rockhampton - work all of CQ, north and west, and down to Bundy.
Like: The people I work with and satisfaction of doing things right and safe.
Dislike: No overtime, and if I do not paid. Not the best money but ok for in town. Have done an Associate Degree of Eng Elec, but have aplied to study the Bachelor which aint going to be a whole lotta fun - lovethe challenge though.
How long in Industry: 9yrs
Next job: Same thing but wuold like to maybe enter the distribution supply side and just move up the ranks and get my bachelor and become a RPEQ.
Dream job: ??? Think most people have summed this one up and they all sound good.

XR6_661 · 03-11-2011, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Rapid_Axe

Went eight years in the shed game, but it's too cutthroat now and with manufacturing costs going up it's not viable to stay in anymore.

I have two prominent shed companies still ringing me to come back and work for them.

I work for one of the large shed comapanies. Some business' are certainly feeling the crunch.

TheSneakiness · 03-11-2011, 01:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XR6_661

I work for one of the large shed comapanies. Some business' are certainly feeling the crunch.

Big time, that's why I got out. One company I worked for lost three franchisees in the space of 3 months...