What is your line of work? - Page 5

Rayzor · 05-29-2016, 01:50 PM

Former Long Haul Trucker, now a Transportion Planner for the same Canadian compnay
SLH Transport Company Canada | LTL, truckload freight transportation, cargo shipping, logistics | Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver

canadiancreed · 05-29-2016, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Rayzor

Former Long Haul Trucker, now a Transportion Planner for the same Canadian compnay
SLH Transport Company Canada | LTL, truckload freight transportation, cargo shipping, logistics | Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver

Small world. I tried to get on their IT department in Kingston. My lord that was some archaic tech.

themonk · 05-29-2016, 07:11 PM

Former IT Project Manager for a software development company...

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gogosox21 · 05-31-2016, 03:03 AM

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Originally Posted by MrPhysics

Good deal. I may find myself in the paper industry; my major is chemical engineering. A lot of my friends have gone to work for paper companies.

If you don't mind me asking where you go to school? I just graduated as a chemical engineer a few weeks ago and will be working for international paper out of school so sounds like we're in the same boat

ihatenames · 05-31-2016, 03:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Cole

Was a journalist for a daily newspaper for about a decade and am now in training to become an air traffic controller.

Wow! I'm not sure I could even fathom that level of attention to detail. Good luck to you sir! I work with an air traffic controller from time to time. He loves the job.

chucksabr · 05-31-2016, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by ihatenames

Wow! I'm not sure I could even fathom that level of attention to detail. Good luck to you sir! I work with an air traffic controller from time to time. He loves the job.

Is that a super difficult job even if you have the attention to detail suited to it? Or is it the kind of job which is interminable for most, but a relative breeze for people who are suited to it?

ihatenames · 06-01-2016, 03:29 AM

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Originally Posted by chucksabr

Is that a super difficult job even if you have the attention to detail suited to it? Or is it the kind of job which is interminable for most, but a relative breeze for people who are suited to it?

I'm sure Cole could answer this better than I can, but I'll take a shot. There are definitely certain people who thrive at it. The job just takes a lot of focus and comes with a decent amount of stress. Of course there is varying levels of difficulty depending on where you work. Working at O'Hare is infinitely more stressful than a small regional airport.

Let me put it this way: Roughly 80% of air traffic control accidents have to do with focus or memory lapses on the part of the controller. Only 2% were strictly bad decisions. It's a tough job that requires extraordinary attention to detail and focus. Going to work tired or getting distracted could have significant consequences. I have nothing but respect for those who do it.

Big Six · 06-01-2016, 02:33 PM

I'm a middle school history teacher.

BigRed75 · 06-03-2016, 07:49 AM

Let's see, was I a:

Copy editor
Computer programmer
Operations manager for a professional soccer team
Travel agent
Liquor store clerk
Schoolteacher

or all of the above?

rink23 · 06-03-2016, 02:56 PM

Spent close to 30 years as a sports writer/copy editor/page designer.
For now, I'm a full-time St. Louis Cardinals fan.

grmagne · 06-03-2016, 03:29 PM

I'm an actuary for a life insurance company.

illeracula · 06-05-2016, 01:22 PM

I am a little late to the game, but I found this thread very interesting such a wide variety of people brought together with the common enjoyment of baseball and the OOTP family.

I am a web designer and application developer.

Cod · 06-05-2016, 09:17 PM

Member of the US Armed Forces

jholland57 · 06-06-2016, 04:53 PM

I'm a retired librarian.

RedbirdFan6 · 06-06-2016, 05:43 PM

Farmer in Iowa

Sam_15 · 06-07-2016, 01:27 AM

Very interesting seeing what everyone is doing, or what they did

but I'm just a college student

Libid21 · 06-09-2016, 02:28 AM

Critical care (ICU) nurse, both surgical and medical. And as a second job (takes up all my free time actually), I am an infusion therapist / IV nurse. But when I'm not working as a nurse, I'm an armchair GM for the Atlanta Braves, Falcons, and Hawks.

Griever20 · 06-09-2016, 05:27 AM

In my final year of my Master's in mathmatics & economics.

I'm earning my money by torturing our engineer students with math tho

CMH · 06-09-2016, 08:29 AM

Professional fundraising strategist (not for a specific non profit but for over one hundred).

the_Jewtalian · 06-11-2016, 11:12 AM

APAC Strategy Lead for an IT company

05-29-2016, 07:11 PM	#83
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Rayzor All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Kingston ON CA Posts: 1,648	Former Long Haul Trucker, now a Transportion Planner for the same Canadian compnay SLH Transport Company Canada \| LTL, truckload freight transportation, cargo shipping, logistics \| Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver

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