What does everyone do for work?

autothrustblue · 02-08-2023, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by JetDriver

Airbus driver for a major airline - and part-time military pilot as well (Air National Guard).

I was on the Bus for six years and miss it every day.

Szlachta05 · 02-09-2023, 07:48 AM

Short stint in the military and now a federal employee. Highly considering an exit to the private sector though in the coming years so any advice/input from those in the tech, banking or finance industries would be appreciated.

SpeedyATL · 02-09-2023, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Szlachta05

Short stint in the military and now a federal employee. Highly considering an exit to the private sector though in the coming years so any advice/input from those in the tech, banking or finance industries would be appreciated.

Stay. Take advantage of the fact that you have lifetime employment, 'retire' early for your next career and invest every penny possible until you exit the gov't.

ss_m5 · 02-09-2023, 08:28 AM

I browse these forums to see how I can make my cars faster

Szlachta05 · 02-09-2023, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by SpeedyATL

Stay. Take advantage of the fact that you have lifetime employment, 'retire' early for your next career and invest every penny possible until you exit the gov't.

Yeah, I feel like a lazy government worker saying that but those reasons are why I haven’t made any big effort to switch over yet.

eundong · 02-11-2023, 05:22 PM

I'm a university professor in computer science. Maybe I'm adding a new category of teacher in the list. I don't see any performance car in our university's parking lot and I don't want to attract too much attention, which would be impossible because of the new M3's grille.
My commute is like 70 minutes one way and I wanted to buy a car that can transform my boring commute to near-death experiences at times. I'm kidding.

V1L3 · 02-11-2023, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Szlachta05

Yeah, I feel like a lazy government worker saying that but those reasons are why I haven’t made any big effort to switch over yet.

I work for Jacobs, was at ManTech until the week before last. The money is better on this side, but you need to be prepared to jump ship every few years because of government recompetes... or in my case have the winning bidder bring in all of the employees from the original contractor.

You don't get the same number of days off either. If you are a long tenured govie, you are getting like 30 days of PTO a year, plus sick leave and comp time for random shit. Not so much on this side.

I'm sure you know most of this already.... I guess it's whatever you value more. I'm still a workaholic so contractor life is great... but when I start to slow down, that government time off is going to look really good.

Higgy_CSL · 02-11-2023, 09:27 PM

General manager of a BMW dealership. 22 years in the industry. Started as a porter at 18 years old.

Patsfan1997 · 02-12-2023, 11:10 AM

I own a small startup IT Consulting and Recruitment firm, with some real estate investments on the side.

Jetolso · 02-12-2023, 05:48 PM

Doctor with a dentist wife

rdbmsa · 02-13-2023, 07:18 PM

Software engineer, FAANG

geim9000 · 02-13-2023, 08:34 PM

Public Finance Institutional Sales at an Investment Bank, 15 years in May.

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