What kind of career do you have?

[SCraig]

I've hung around engineering companies for the past 40+ years. I'm not a registered engineer, but I have learned a bit over the years. Back in the mid 80's the company I worked for transitioned from drawing boards to CAD/D on multi-user VAX mini-computers and I got into the IT end of that technology as well. When I left that company for another one my title was Designer / IT Director, and when I left that company for my present one my title became Senior Designer / IT Director.

The company I'm with now is relatively small, about 12 people, when during the recent recession when all the engineering companies were laying experienced engineers and designers off, we were hiring them. We never slowed down in the slightest, and that says a lot about the corporate management and staff that we have.

I spend most of my time designing water and wastewater treatment plants and pumping stations. I handle the design of the process piping and equipment, the buildings, and the electrical and telemetry design. I don't do the structural design and I avoid anything even remotely architectural. Given a choice I'd focus on the electrical end, but we're a small company doing big jobs so we all tend to pitch in where we have to.

 

[Danmunro_nz]

I'm a Police Officer in New Zealand.

 

[leighthal]

My husband was a f18 pilot in the military who moved us every 2 years. No job beyond being mom,wife, and secretary. Once kids were old enough I managed a grocery store, moved, managed a drug store, moved, was a maid, moved. Hubby retired after 25 years of service and we moved yet again. Now i'm retired as he moves on to air Canada. In exactly 3 months I qualify for free travel and will become an explorer. Life is good!

 

[PropilotBW]

My husband was a f18 pilot in the military who moved us every 2 years. No job beyond being mom,wife, and secretary. Once kids were old enough I managed a grocery store, moved, managed a drug store, moved, was a maid, moved. Hubby retired after 25 years of service and we moved yet again. Now i'm retired as he moves on to air Canada. In exactly 3 months I qualify for free travel and will become an explorer. Life is good!

Welcome to the club . No destination is far anymore!
Perx.com by Interline Vacations ? Discount cruises, resorts, and tours for interliners has some great deals.

 

[leighthal]

My biggest decision is where to go first. I'm open to suggestions. I had thought about exploring desert country in the states, Ireland, Paris, Russia, or New Zealand. Can't decide and the list grows weekly.

 

[PropilotBW]

My biggest decision is where to go first. I'm open to suggestions. I had thought about exploring desert country in the states, Ireland, Paris, Russia, or New Zealand. Can't decide and the list grows weekly.

Ok, I take that back...New Zealand IS FAR! . I'd go there for sure!
...or Prague.

 

[mishele]

Leigh....Kauai!!!

 

[Tailgunner]

Oil & Gas

 

[unpopular]

I'm a Police Officer in New Zealand.

So then is 90% of what you do busting up rave parties?

 

[Danmunro_nz]

So then is 90% of what you do busting up rave parties?

You could say that. The city I live in has a huge student population, about 20%. They party hard most weekends. Been known to block whole streets off with their parties.

 

[Wolfman720]

My biggest decision is where to go first. I'm open to suggestions. I had thought about exploring desert country in the states, Ireland, Paris, Russia, or New Zealand. Can't decide and the list grows weekly.

Go to New Zealand first. Those kiwis are a blast!

 

[manaheim]

I'm a full-time lycanthrope.

(you'd have to have read the whole thread to get that)

Anyway...

I'm an "IT guy"... in the past I've managed large IT organizations. Recently I went back to hands-on IT stuff "just to see".

I'm working on becoming an author... which I often think is similar to "being able to call yourself a photographer". Since I've written my first novel- even if it does need some work yet- I'd say I am an author... so what I'm REALLY doing is working on becoming an author who is successful enough to do it full time and never have to work in IT again.

 

[o hey tyler]

Go to New Zealand first. Those kiwis are a blast!

I don't know about you folks but I can get kiwis at my local supermarket.

 

[IByte]

By day I'm a mild mannered system security admin. Evenings I'm a student that does data forensics on the side.

I don't think I'll give up the IT world anytime soon, just too much damn fun!!!

 

[Designer]

My biggest decision is where to go first. I'm open to suggestions. I had thought about exploring desert country in the states, Ireland, Paris, Russia, or New Zealand. Can't decide and the list grows weekly.

If I could afford it, I would spend the next ten years in Europe. Some people like Paris, and others just don't. I would see as much of the Continent as I could, for as long as I could.

Be careful; if you go someplace "perfect" (like Kauai) right away, you will just want to stay there.