How Cool Is Your Job?

Zembonez · March 25, 2009

I buy cars for a living. Lots of cars.

I work about 4 days a week... going to auctions and driving a lot to view vehicles. I bid on and buy a LOT of them. I see my office about 2 hours a week. I carry a laptop, wireless internet, cell phone, bluetooth, my .357, and a lunch cooler in my car with me. No real boss to speak of. No schedule that I don't set for myself. No shit taken from anybody. Overall it's a pretty cool job. I can't really complain.

HOW COOL IS YOUR JOB?

alaska511 · March 25, 2009

Not very...but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night

georgerosen06 · March 25, 2009

I deliver everything and anything in the store of lowes. My job kicks ass on someday's and blows on most days. jim...do you need someone to take your spot or something?

ajcain79 · March 25, 2009

Will you hire me?

2000DV4.8 · March 25, 2009

I'm a landscaper at a 28 acre mini-golf course. Two 19 hole courses, both with practice greens, and about 5 ponds. The place is huge. The best part about the job, is as long as I let the boss know ahead of time, I pretty much can work whenever I want. Show up at whatever time I want, and leave when I'm finished with whatever I'm doing. Basically, it's an extremely low-stress job.

bigredmariner · March 25, 2009

I work on a ship. First Engineer onboard a ship that is ported in Houston, Texas y'all. My ship has twin diesel engines putting out about 8000 hp each, running on diesel, burns about 55 gallons per mile. Take that Greenpeace.. As a First Engineer I am responsible for all of the machinery on the ship, operating and maintenance. I have 4 guys working for me now and at sea I have about 10 guys, I have 1 Boss. As long as the machinery is running and the lights stay on I can do what I want. I can work on electrical controllers one day and a diesel engine the next. Pick your poison! When the ship goes to sea and we get into a different port, as a sailor we are duty bound to get F'ed up, then turn to the next morning for work. My job has taken a small town tractor mechanic all over the world. But the best part of my job.... I don't have to pay for the parts!

How Cool Is Your Job.

ajcain79 · March 25, 2009

I'm a commercial/ industrial electrician. On the coolness scale of 1 to 10 I'd give it a 7. It depends on the job I'm on. Warehouses, schools, strip malls are very boring and not cool. But airports, stadiums and hospitals are pretty cool. I don't have an office. I get a change of scenery on a regular basis. As long as I'm doing my job I don't have to see the boss for weeks. I get to play with some pretty cool equipment too.

I like my job, I'd like it more if I wasn't laid off right now.

DofD · March 25, 2009

How cool is my job? Not very.

Senior systems analyst, senior/lead programmer, system/software architecture, system admin, office tech support, office DBA, office "go to guy". But the thing I like is that the software we primarily do is health care related and goes towards benefiting people's health in the province here. Much more info would bore you all to sleep. The other contract I work on I also have the project/client management responsibilities and work with their management on things less than contract negotiation items.

I can't complain either. It's varied and keeps me busy.

superjim · March 25, 2009

My job is not the best in the world...but in ain't too bad.

I fix computers and printers for a large banking co.

They break 'em...I fix 'em.

I drive all over about a 10,000 square mile area.

About 1000 miles a week sometimes more.

I am in the Dallas / Fort Worth area and my nearest boss lives in Iowa.

Company HQ is in Minneapolis MN

The calls come in on my home computer (if I am at home) or my Blackberry.

If nothing is broke...I can sit at home...read GM-Trucks...take Darling Wife to lunch...take a nap... whatever...and I still get paid.

As long as I keep everything fixed and done on time...I never hear from the bosses. Sometimes go for two or three weeks at a time and never talk to any of them.

It is about as close to being self employed as you can get...but without all of the headaches of ACTUALLY BEING self employed.

KDertz21 · March 25, 2009

I'm a firefighter/EMT which is what I've wanted to do my entire life. As of now I'm on a suburban fire department which means there is basically no action at all other than ambulance runs and an occasional car accident. Hopefully I will be able to get on the Chicago Fire Department soon and start getting into some real action. I'm also a part-time landscape contractor which basically consists of driving really big trucks and operating the Case 445 on my off-days.

faisal · March 25, 2009

i fill sand buckits...he he he...no im a student for now in computer enginering 3 years left

by the way mu cousin is looking for a used truck from texas to ship it to saudi arabia ...since you are a cars sellsman i was hoping you can help..for money of cours..if you have or see a 2001-2006 GMC or CHEVY stepside 5.3 4X4 reg cab tell me about it and ill make a deal with you and tell you how to ship it to saudi

thanx in advance JIM

ALange · March 25, 2009

Now I know we have some man whores here that could sound off. I am a contractor to the military. Logistics.

Guymoe · March 25, 2009

I'm an Autoglass Installer for 20 years now.I've been with the same company for all 20 years.The coolest part up untill a year ago was that we had the contract for General Motors.I got to work on alot of the 07 NBS p/u before they even went to market'as well as all other G.M. cars,suv's etc..I almost cried when we lost the contract to a competitor..(was going to apply with them)haha....All in all I enjoy my job,it pays the bills.