Desk Jobs

[Q5Quint]

I have the drafting desk job as well. Sometimes I get to crawl under a house and measure stuff.

I give myself another year here- then I will be able to take my engineering test to get my stamp.

I enjoy teaching and being outside, so I will try to get back into the teaching gigs after this. Saved up enough to buy house and pay off debts from school etc. so now it is time for some sun and the 'salt life'.

I hate working 12 hours a day and having the e30 up on stands for months at a time.... but the paycheck is nice.

[gstuning]

I could have been developing engines at Jaguar Land Rover. But I decided to stick to my guns and work in Motorsport. And don´t regret it at all, even paid more then JLR.

I have only worked for two motorsport companies.
Cosworth and Prodrive (which is the owner of Aston Martin Racing which is where I "work")

Overall it´s a desk / engine dyno tuning / electrical system design / race track testing and racing type of job with lots of travelling and hotel staying.

Been to the major tracks in Europe this year apart from Nurburgring and LeMans. Will do them next year anyway. Been to almost every track in the UK as well as Sao Paulo Interlagos and Austin Texas COTA the other week. Also Nascar Tech center in NC and Sonoma in California.

I can´t say that I´m in a hurry to get away from this gig.

[Subtle]

just went from a year deployment as a crewchief on helicopters to a desk job changing numbers from .1 to .15 and the like for the company that builds the helicopters i flew in.

i have a constant knee bounce, music blasting in one ear, and constantly take other people work that has to do with actually going down to the hangar or finding parts to weigh.

I try so hard to stay busy but it ussually turns into:

R3v
shop online
update a few work sheets
weigh some parts
talk shop with the shop guys and how envious of thier job i am.
talk with vets and get lost in that loop of "back on my deployment i did..."
R3V
home.

[matthugie]

Is there anything else you would recommend? I communicate extremely well. (Got a 34 on the English section of my ACT)

In terms of general education, not really,though I would recommend taking a strengths assessment (like strengths finder 2.0). The reason being that people don't always realize what it is they are good at, and what they think they want to do may not align at all with their aptitudes. If you get a career in a field that interests you that utilizes your strengths you will be much happier and more productive.

I fell into this myself, thinking I wanted to be an engineer. Spent 3 years studying assorted engineering disciplines before realizing it wasn't the particular curriculum I didn't enjoy, it was engineering in general. I could do the work, but when looking at my grades I was doing better in my electives. I took some time off, started working, and found out I was better at business. I'll graduate with honors with a BS in economics in December, but taking some assessments at the beginning probably would have saved me several years and a lot of money. Even after the fact they can help guide you towards what type of career may suit you best.

[z31maniac]

Then you should know text contained in parentheses should be part of the sentence and before the period, not after it.

From a quick reference to the Chicago Manual of Style, the only mistake I see, is the missing period for the sentence inside the parentheses.

[evandael]

what i've done for the past 4 weeks has been absolutely pointless. today is likely the most pointless of all.

at least i get paid.

[flyboyx]

I have posted this suggestion before in various threads, but I suggest looking into a career in wind turbines. The pay well. You get to be outside a good deal of the time. Its a growing industry. Doesnt require a degree in rocket science. The negative is that you are away from home for long periods of time. This may not work wel for those of you with families. If I couldn't fly this is probably what I would be doing.

[agent]

I communicate extremely well. (Got a 34 on the English section of my ACT)

Then you should know text contained in parentheses should be part of the sentence and before the period, not after it.

[anabolice30]

English. Seriously. Effective communication is incredibly important no matter what you do. Also, many people higher up in companies are older and/or highly educated and appreciate people who communicate well. They are usually very busy and want information quickly and concisely.

Is there anything else you would recommend? I communicate extremely well. (Got a 34 on the English section of my ACT)

[VinniE30]

I'll probably be working the desk/lab job I have for the rest of my life. The work environment is a lot like others have described. It has its ups and downs.

If there were a nice outside job for the same pay I think I would choose that... but there isn't. My plan is to achieve financial independence and retire my current job very early to find a part time and stress free job.. or find a way to make money on my own of which I have a few ideas.

[Vtec?lol]

The only thing I can contribute to this thread, is that a positive mind will conquer all.

That being said, I've had nearly 40 jobs since I started working at 16. Of those I've been fired maybe 2 or 3 times. Some of the jobs I lasted only a day before walking off the job, others I lasted a bit longer.

I went back and forth, which was better? a desk job, or a labour one. I finally came to the conclusion that the best job, is the one that you get the most personal satisfaction out of.

Satisfaction btw is not measured by $$ either.

It's the job where you have control of your successes and failures. Where you are not required to punch a clock or try to look busy while on someone elses' time. Rather, where you are constantly improving yourself for you own personal, spiritual gains.

Once you master this it won't matter if you have a desk job, or a manual labour job

Dude! Preach! That's powerful. I'll definitely be keeping this in mind.

[Stanley Rockafella]

The only thing I can contribute to this thread, is that a positive mind will conquer all.

That being said, I've had nearly 40 jobs since I started working at 16. Of those I've been fired maybe 2 or 3 times. Some of the jobs I lasted only a day before walking off the job, others I lasted a bit longer.

I went back and forth, which was better? a desk job, or a labour one. I finally came to the conclusion that the best job, is the one that you get the most personal satisfaction out of.

Satisfaction btw is not measured by $$ either.

It's the job where you have control of your successes and failures. Where you are not required to punch a clock or try to look busy while on someone elses' time. Rather, where you are constantly improving yourself for you own personal, spiritual gains.

Once you master this it won't matter if you have a desk job, or a manual labour job

[E30 Wagen]

I've often considered a desk job to get out of manual labor.

The manual labor I do is destroying my body. In the three years I've been doing it I feel like I've aged ten, so sitting in a chair for the better part of a day sounds like heaven. Mainly it would be nice to have enough energy when I get home to be able to work on my e30s without feeling all achey.

[EREKSHUN]

I'll be officially retired for hopefully no mmore than a year. Living off savings.

one day.......

[Vtec?lol]

You're either full of shit, or in the most toxic work environment I've ever heard of.

Dead serious.
The first floor is fully secured, however the three underground floors including the garage were unsecured. I'm sure that how gunmen get in. We get threats from people that lose their houses and business all the time. I'm resigning as of tomorrow though. I'll be officially retired for hopefully no mmore than a year. Living off savings.