So, WNBA player?
Dream job?
- Thread starter benjy
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Johnny Quest
Web Wheeler
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- West Jordan
Nah, that doesn’t pay well enough
So while I was going crazy with my lawn obsession I had been thinking about getting a part time job cutting greens before heading to the office. How perfect would that be? Start earlym before the sun comes up. Be alone on a golf course listening to only the gentle hum of the reel mower. Work for an hour or two in peace on the course before heading into the office for the mind melting bore of regular work.
I think I'm over that phase, but it still sounds interesting.
I think I'm over that phase, but it still sounds interesting.
Johnny Quest
Web Wheeler
- Location
- West Jordan
My father did that for a few season post retirement. Very early mornings, and there were a few times that he may or may not have missed the edge of the putting greens (due to low light) while driving the mowers, and went off into the rough.
UNSTUCK
But stuck more often.
I graduated from UTI in PHX in 2002. They have since moved to Avondale. I came out with an AS degree that is good for nothing. No other schools will give me credit for it and employers don’t really look at it for anything besides mechanics.
We spent a very large portion of our classroom times discussing the latest porn video and things of that nature, or of the teachers personal experiences in that area. At the end of each phase you give the teacher a report card. In one phase I kept track of the porn conversation time and asked that I be reimbursed for the wasted time. The school talked to me about it but said no to the reimbursement.
If your boy is dead set on working at a high end dealership and has the aptitude and perseverance to get in than uti might be worth it. If he wants to work at GM or Ford or a mom and pop I’d say skip uti and to straight to work as a lube tech or even Discount Tire or similar.
As a mechanic work experience is worth far more than schooling.
- Location
- Stinkwater
The Boy thinks he wants to be a mechanic. He has dreams of opening his own shop, but right now he's washing cars at Mark Miller Toyota, hoping to turn that into a lube tech job when he graduates here in a couple months and then see if the dealership will send him to Toyota School. That's the path @I Lean's boy is on and it looks like a good one if you wanna work on cars. Even if it doesn't end up being your vocation, what a valuable set of career skills to take with you through life, and an awesome fallback career if the auditions in Vegas don't go well. 
- Location
- Grand Junction, CO
I feel like the idea of a 'dream job' is bull$hit, TBH. Try to find something that you're somewhat interested in and can tolerate doing for years, then have at it. If you like to be challenged at work, then choose a challenge career.
Since we're talking about mechanics, one aspect of turning wrenches I enjoy is being a problem solver... at least in my job. There's plenty of diagnosing, finding the root cause and repairing it. It can be frustrating and stressful, being THE GUY that can "fix it"... especially when you really don't have the experience and proper training. But it feels good to fix the issue and get business running again.
I get paid decent, find the work interesting and challenging... but if it weren't for the pay, benefits and retirement I don't know I'd choose it again, given the option. I kind of feel like I just fell into my current job after years of building up to it.
Since we're talking about mechanics, one aspect of turning wrenches I enjoy is being a problem solver... at least in my job. There's plenty of diagnosing, finding the root cause and repairing it. It can be frustrating and stressful, being THE GUY that can "fix it"... especially when you really don't have the experience and proper training. But it feels good to fix the issue and get business running again.
I get paid decent, find the work interesting and challenging... but if it weren't for the pay, benefits and retirement I don't know I'd choose it again, given the option. I kind of feel like I just fell into my current job after years of building up to it.
Didn't Leno start out washing cars at a dealership after being denied the job? Just asked up the next day and started washing cars anyways? Experience is great in mechanics, but some school time on can bus logic and actual electrical systems is vital that days. It's the one thing my 4 year Ag machinery degree from USU didn't civet real well at the time. I can get by pretty well at my job but I've debate hitting a BATC/DATC night course more and be lately.The Boy thinks he wants to be a mechanic. He has dreams of opening his own shop, but right now he's washing cars at Mark Miller Toyota, hoping to turn that into a lube tech job when he graduates here in a couple months and then see if the dealership will send him to Toyota School. That's the path @I Lean's boy is on and it looks like a good one if you wanna work on cars. Even if it doesn't end up being your vocation, what a valuable set of career skills to take with you through life, and an awesome fallback career if the auditions in Vegas don't go well.
I have a good friend that works for Northrup out at the Thikol location as an lead engineer. He put himself thru college at USU by fixing airbag systems and electrical for all of the local body shops at night. Graduated with no debt and has loved all the experience that provided.
My thoughts on a dream job are very similar to @Greg The grass is always gender type of a thing. I've done office work, all kinds of logistics management and currently I'm the 1SG over a Special Forces maintenance company. It's all rewarding and frustrating, but fixing a difficult problem very is rewarding to my mental health.
I would pay for the wilderness photos @DAA snaps.
Talk to me about traveling for work. I’ve never really had to, but have an offer for a decent gig that I’d have to travel, probably 3 days every other week, driving around southern UT, northern AZ and western CO.
The entire job is relationship building with existing clients, which would mean a lot of eating out and golf, which I don’t dislike the idea of, but I haven’t golfed in 20 years.
Another job on the line is a position that I’m more familiar with, but it’s in the area of CO where it’s tough to find a 3 bedroom house for <$1MM. The job pays well but most of the additional income would go to housing, but I’d be home every night.
The entire job is relationship building with existing clients, which would mean a lot of eating out and golf, which I don’t dislike the idea of, but I haven’t golfed in 20 years.
Another job on the line is a position that I’m more familiar with, but it’s in the area of CO where it’s tough to find a 3 bedroom house for <$1MM. The job pays well but most of the additional income would go to housing, but I’d be home every night.
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- Never Far From Nowhere
Traveling for work can be fun. If you're going to different places, seeing different people it keeps it lively.
If its that same handful of places, with the same crew doing the same thing, it gets old. Its especially annoying if you have a family that you're away
from for extended periods.
I could imagine driving might make it more enjoyable. The handful of times I've done a fair bit of travel for work, I've always had to fly and that gets old when the employer stuffs you into the cheapest seat in coach.
I'm going to Vegas for a conference next week though, and all of your tax dollars are paying for business class, nice hotel room, and fine dining.
I'm going to Vegas for a conference next week though, and all of your tax dollars are paying for business class, nice hotel room, and fine dining.
As they should. I don't need the money anyway.
johngottfredson
Threat Level Midnight
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- Alpine
There’s a balance that is different for each person for what constitutes too much travel. My dad travelled every other week my whole life growing up. He says it’s his biggest life regret, missing so much of our childhood. I quit a job after one year because the travel was too hard on the wife/kids. My job was cool, sort of doing what you’d be doing, but also riding in private planes and helicopters (business development for a life flight company, with flight bases in Page Arizona, Moab, steamboat springs, and Wyoming). But when my kids stopped missing me, I quit to stay home.
I still travel pretty regularly, but it’s by far the exception rather than the rule. No way I would take a travel-based job, unless it is like some of these pilots who have nothing but time on their hands when they’re home to make up for it.
I still travel pretty regularly, but it’s by far the exception rather than the rule. No way I would take a travel-based job, unless it is like some of these pilots who have nothing but time on their hands when they’re home to make up for it.
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- The Village of Kay
I work from home or from the road 100% of the time. I disliked some of my travel when I had to be in an office if I wasn't traveling, but now that I'm 100% remote the travel is nice to get out of the house.
I don't personally mind that schedule of a few days every other week or so. It helps build hotel and other points to use while traveling with family. It all depends on your family dynamic and personal needs to know if it would work for you.
I love my family, but I'll often travel somewhere and work remote from a place I want to explore. My kids are older though so they don't care if I'm around or not. My wife might care, but she has rarely ever said anything to me about it and is very self sufficient and not in the least bit clingy or needy of me. Again, 100% depends on how your family will handle you being gone.
I don't personally mind that schedule of a few days every other week or so. It helps build hotel and other points to use while traveling with family. It all depends on your family dynamic and personal needs to know if it would work for you.
I love my family, but I'll often travel somewhere and work remote from a place I want to explore. My kids are older though so they don't care if I'm around or not. My wife might care, but she has rarely ever said anything to me about it and is very self sufficient and not in the least bit clingy or needy of me. Again, 100% depends on how your family will handle you being gone.
My wife has always wanted to travel. Just for fun. We haven’t gone anywhere a truck didn’t tow our trailer in our 17 years of marriage.
This spring we made 2 trips to Virginia.. non stop flights, very short (3hours?).. and she’s over the idea of traveling. 🤣
We don’t do the crowds/density/rules of airline travel well.
This spring we made 2 trips to Virginia.. non stop flights, very short (3hours?).. and she’s over the idea of traveling. 🤣
We don’t do the crowds/density/rules of airline travel well.
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- Grantsville, Utah
This is me. I’ve been on n more planes in the last year than in my entire life. I don’t like planes, especially with other people on them. Copious amounts of alcohol does help.
I’ve pretty much always traveled for work. I’m actually typing this from the hotel room right now while I I should be getting ready to go meet my customers for dinner and drinks tonight. I’ve already done a happy hour. People have a hard time understanding it’s actually a grind to drink and go out so much. I literally just had to do a sober May I couldn’t handle it anymore and needed a break. I’ve had two golf tournaments I sponsored this month. I have two more in July.
I love traveling for work and I couldn’t imagine having to sit in an office every day. But it does wear on your body and the guy with a corporate card and an expense account is picking up the tab people like to go full send. If you can find a balance and enjoy it, go for it. For me that balances I don’t eat breakfast or lunch when I’m traveling and pretty much all my calories from drinking and dinner. I almost never drink at home. And when you’re on the road, the rest of the work still adds up so plan on answering emails at 11/12 at night. And if you’re married or have a partner make sure they are seriously OK with the idea of you being out doing what they perceive is fun all the time while they’re at home. Because the reality is the biggest deals are made six drinks in on a golf course. or after half the crowds cleared out after dinner.
I love traveling for work and I couldn’t imagine having to sit in an office every day. But it does wear on your body and the guy with a corporate card and an expense account is picking up the tab people like to go full send. If you can find a balance and enjoy it, go for it. For me that balances I don’t eat breakfast or lunch when I’m traveling and pretty much all my calories from drinking and dinner. I almost never drink at home. And when you’re on the road, the rest of the work still adds up so plan on answering emails at 11/12 at night. And if you’re married or have a partner make sure they are seriously OK with the idea of you being out doing what they perceive is fun all the time while they’re at home. Because the reality is the biggest deals are made six drinks in on a golf course. or after half the crowds cleared out after dinner.
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- Stinkwater
I keep threatening to take a workcation. It'll be a little different because I'm hourly, I have to clock in at a specific time. But a little trailer I could park up somewhere with good 5g and I'd be set.
- Location
- Draper, UT
Did all my travel in the 80's when I was single.
Work sent me to Germany, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Australia, Italy, New Zealand, England.
what my wife thinks: "oh you're so lucky to have seen the world"
reality: fly out Sunday afternoon to arrive Monday morning... work 12 hr days, leave Sat. and get home Sunday.
All this in an age when people were allowed to smoke on the plane.... ughh
The inside of an electronics lab looks the same on every continent.
Work sent me to Germany, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Australia, Italy, New Zealand, England.
what my wife thinks: "oh you're so lucky to have seen the world"
reality: fly out Sunday afternoon to arrive Monday morning... work 12 hr days, leave Sat. and get home Sunday.
All this in an age when people were allowed to smoke on the plane.... ughh
The inside of an electronics lab looks the same on every continent.
85CUCVKRAWLER
Active Member
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- Tooele
Id have to say i basically have my dream job now. I paid alot to give my opinion on mechanical things.
But, i do travel alot. Mostly once or twice a week. If i had to report to an office i would not be travelling as much as i do. But since i work from home, i dont mind. Also, most of my travel is to ID, MT, WY, CO, WA and with a little Reno thrown in for good measure. Ive basically been to every single resort town, travel destination, and national park from the front range to the sierras. But, sometimes i have to travel to shitty locations like Las Vegas (ugh, did that last week) and Portland (going there today). Which are probably my two worse places i visit regularly. (LV, Portland and Sacramento being tied for top-worst places to travel for work)
Travelling for work can be rough, but if you have a wife and older kids (mine are young) its a breeze. My wife deals with it only because i rack up so much points she gets basically three free trips back to see our family in VA a year. Along with a few free tickets to accompany me to Boise or Missoula when i go.
But, i do travel alot. Mostly once or twice a week. If i had to report to an office i would not be travelling as much as i do. But since i work from home, i dont mind. Also, most of my travel is to ID, MT, WY, CO, WA and with a little Reno thrown in for good measure. Ive basically been to every single resort town, travel destination, and national park from the front range to the sierras. But, sometimes i have to travel to shitty locations like Las Vegas (ugh, did that last week) and Portland (going there today). Which are probably my two worse places i visit regularly. (LV, Portland and Sacramento being tied for top-worst places to travel for work)
Travelling for work can be rough, but if you have a wife and older kids (mine are young) its a breeze. My wife deals with it only because i rack up so much points she gets basically three free trips back to see our family in VA a year. Along with a few free tickets to accompany me to Boise or Missoula when i go.