what you do for a living

[bduffman]

Don't no where my post went mayb it didn't work but it said
Talking bout money how much are yous on ,uses must be on a few cause you spend a bit on your cars

[silverGPX]

Mechnical Engineer by trade, currently working as an IT Project Manager.

what ive always wanted to be.

[MH999]

Delivery driver for 5 years now, soon to be getting a hr license.Before that i was a 2nd year apprentice spray painter.

[FTEvolution]

Mechnical Engineer by trade

what ive always wanted to be.

That part anyways

currently working as an IT Project Manager.

That's what I am doing until next Wednesday too... SO glad to be getting out of it!

I have NO idea what I want to do really, I think a builder though (even at 30) I am oh so fkn tempted to drop everything and forget all this IT bullshit and become a mechanic. It's what I should have done back in the day.

Dad, "son, what do you want to do with your life?"

Me at 17, "don't know dad, let's look at the paper. I like computers and cars"

Dad, "well, mechanics are getting paid sh*t, and computer techs at entry are getting paid more, what you think?"

Me at 17, "good idea dad, computers are definitely the future, look at all those job listings"

Me at 19 when I had done my quals "Dad, WTF, look at this sh*t... NO IT jobs in the entire city, but apprentices are being paid 3 times what they used to get paid!"

Same thing now too, the manual trades are getting more and more rare; Plumbers FFS are charging hundreds per hour! I really made a bad decision there. Sure, I am getting paid well (for NZ) doing this IT crap, but it's boring. I have a mechanical mind and am good with tools; I should be doing something else :S

[FTO84]

^^ do you have unresolved father issues?

[I8A4RE]

Dude, I would never be a mechanic again ESPECIALLY in NZ. I used to work for nissan (christchurch) and in the winter with a beanie, thermals, 2 long sleeve shirts, a jumper, overalls and even fkn woolen gloves. I would freeze my ass off. Also the pay is sh*t and what your going to go through 4 years of being apprentice..... mate I wouldnt.

Save up and start your own business or better yet buy an already established one.

[brad_gpx]

Mechnical Engineer by trade

what ive always wanted to be.

That part anyways

currently working as an IT Project Manager.

That's what I am doing until next Wednesday too... SO glad to be getting out of it!

I have NO idea what I want to do really, I think a builder though (even at 30) I am oh so fkn tempted to drop everything and forget all this IT bullshit and become a mechanic. It's what I should have done back in the day.

Dad, "son, what do you want to do with your life?"

Me at 17, "don't know dad, let's look at the paper. I like computers and cars"

Dad, "well, mechanics are getting paid sh*t, and computer techs at entry are getting paid more, what you think?"

Me at 17, "good idea dad, computers are definitely the future, look at all those job listings"

Me at 19 when I had done my quals "Dad, WTF, look at this sh*t... NO IT jobs in the entire city, but apprentices are being paid 3 times what they used to get paid!"

Same thing now too, the manual trades are getting more and more rare; Plumbers FFS are charging hundreds per hour! I really made a bad decision there. Sure, I am getting paid well (for NZ) doing this IT crap, but it's boring. I have a mechanical mind and am good with tools; I should be doing something else :S

haha plumbers

they get payed amazingly
and all they do is play with sh*t all day

plumber wage > most graduate wages

[Tippin]

currently in partnership with my brother doing IT consulting for small to medium size businesses

looking at getting into web design...

[FTEvolution]

plumber wage > most graduate wages

In NZ plumber wage > executive salary in some cases /sigh

[Bennoz]

lol, I wanna get out of both trades, go buy a pub in far north NSW.

*One for you, one for me*

[I8A4RE]

lol, I wanna get out of both trades, go buy a pub.

*One for you, one for me*

THIS THIS THIS THIS.... THats in my 10yr plan

[Bennoz]

OoOOoooh, do I sense a business partnership & plan forming?!

[I8A4RE]

hmmmm....... put's on thinking cap

[rock_it]

lol ... + 1

[bduffman]

im over my job but its money and if i change ild be taking a pay cut by the end of this year i should be earning bout 48k and i only work half a year 4 on 4 off so not to bad and each year im there i get a grand more . but the works boring as hell but easy money

[AJ]

Currently manage a call center. Studying Project Management at TAFE and just landed a Business Analysist role with one of the major banks. So long call centers!

[bduffman]

call centres suck i worked for state debt recovery office sure you have all herd of them
basicly just deal with dickheads all day
was good when some one nice called up would just sit and chat
helped some old man out he would have lost his licence so i extended the time till he got his other points back and told him to pay after then

[payaya]

I am an account manager for a debt collection agency. I do the legal work etc.

Need to get out, I hate going to work been doing it for 6 years now.

On Thursday a debtor refused to pay his debt until he received his inheritance. Showed me proof and it was one of those Nigerian scam saying someone had him in their will and he is going to be receiving 30 million. The idiot even showed me proof they needed money from him first and they took 10k out of his account!

I sued the bastard

[Slinky-minky]

Uni student studying nursing.
Used to work for Telstra and Citylink but I got sick and tired of being a call centre operator

[payaya]

Uni student studying nursing.
Used to work for Telstra and Citylink but I got sick and tired of being a call centre operator

I have so many nurse friends and they love their job.