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tougher 01-20-15 02:46 PM

I'm an app developer at a small company. I guess the only app we made which aims the U.S. market is Momondo, a flight search app.

kevmk81 01-20-15 04:05 PM

Report Writer/Data analyst at the local hospital. Mostly T-SQL & RDL files (using SSRS). Medical Logic Modules as well for our EMR.

TroN0074 10-20-15 10:53 AM

I work in the Traffic & Safety department specifically designing the layout for the new traffic signals. I think it is crazy how Linux keep being mentioned on this thread but that is the OS I prefer in my home devices (Desktop & Laptops). Unfortunately the work place is too tie to other big corporation consumers oriented OS and that is what I have to work with.
Other than that I enjoy cooking and growing my own food and take care of some ornamental plants that grow in my back yard.

Squeeze 10-20-15 11:09 AM

One of the drones in Sector 7-G.

phughes 10-20-15 02:43 PM

Now that this thread is revived. I'm a comedian/ventriloquist. As such it has been difficult to commute on a bicycle for most of my career, but I used the bike for shopping and other errands around town when I'm home. I now have a sweet gig in the same place and have been riding to the show every day for the past five months. One more month to go and it is back to flying everywhere. I'll have the opportunity again next year if all goes well.

revcp 10-20-15 02:47 PM

I'm the lead pastor for a Lutheran church on the northern edge of the Twin Cities, Minnesota. Since most of my work is in working with the staff I do get to ride in most days. Today was an exception, however, so I brought my suit in with me because I have a funeral tomorrow. So now that my suit is here I can ride in. The folk here are very forgiving/supportive of my addiction.

RidingMatthew 10-20-15 02:51 PM

I thought I answered this but it seems as if I haven't I am former youth pastor who was laid off due to the church struggling financially. I have been looking to be a youth pastor or pastor vocationally again. I now work for a bank in the back room supporting commercial loans.

aka cubicle wrangler!

Korina 10-20-15 03:10 PM

Desk jockey, i.e. secretary for a non-profit that provides day services for adults with developmental disabilities. It's a seriously under-powered job, and my brain has long since turned to mush. I used to be smart...

What I really like doing is volunteering for our local trail stewards. Sadly, it's only one Saturday a month.

Scummer 10-20-15 03:15 PM

Enterprise Storage operations for a large automobile maker. Laid back, good pay. Cool people and a foosball table for breaks.

canklecat 10-20-15 03:52 PM

Health care and whatever freelance writing/photography gigs I can snag.

devianb 10-20-15 08:30 PM

I'm a clerk at a grocery store.

WonderMonkey 10-21-15 07:45 AM

What do I do?

I am a dynamic figure, often seen scaling walls and crushing ice. I have been known to remodel train stations on my lunch breaks, making them more efficient in the area of heat retention. I translate ethnic slurs for Cuban refugees, I write award-winning operas, I manage time efficiently. Occasionally, I tread water for three days in a row.


I woo women with my sensuous and god-like trombone playing. I can pilot bicycles up severe inclines with unflagging speed, and I cook Thirty-Minute Brownies in 20 minutes. I am an expert in stucco, a veteran in love and an outlaw in Peru.


Using only a hoe and a large glass of water, I once single-handedly defended a small village in the Amazon Basin from a horde of ferocious army ants. I play bluegrass cello...I am the subject of numerous documentaries. When I'm bored, I build large suspension bridges in my yard. I enjoy urban hang-gliding. On Wednesdays, after school, I repair electrical appliances free of charge.


I am an abstract artist, a concrete analyst, and a ruthless bookie. Critics worldwide swoon over my original line of corduroy evening wear. I don't perspire, I am a private citizen, yet I receive fan mail...Last summer I toured New Jersey with a travelling centrifugal force demonstration...My deft floral arrangements have earned me fame in international botany circles. Children trust me.


I can hurl tennis rackets at small moving objects with deadly accuracy. I once read Paradise Lost, Moby Dick, and David Copperfield in one day and still had time to refurbish an entire dining room that evening. I have performed several covert operations for the CIA. I sleep once a week; when I do sleep, I sleep in a chair. While on vacation in Canada, I successfully negotiated with a group of terrorists who had seized a small bakery. The laws of physics do not apply to me.


I balance, I weave, I dodge, I frolic, and my bills are all paid. On weekends, to let off steam, I participate in full-contact origami. Years ago, I discovered the meaning of life but forgot to write it down. I have made extraordinary four-course meals using only a mouli and a toaster oven. I breed prize-winning clams. I have won bullfights in San Juan, cliff-diving competitions in Sri Lanka, and spelling bees at the Kremlin. I have played Hamlet, I have performed open heart surgery, and I have spoken with Elvis.

/\
The above has been floating around the internet for years, not my work. Obviously.

introdium 10-21-15 09:16 AM

IT specialist.

GeneO 10-21-15 06:15 PM

IT specialist too :D

b_young 10-21-15 06:46 PM

Reactor Operator or as we call ourselves Neutron Managers. I split atoms for a living. I have an electrical engineering degree and designed motors before this.

mrbelvetron 10-21-15 10:41 PM

Law Enforcement. Something new and interesting every shift.

Deal4Fuji 10-22-15 05:20 AM


Originally Posted by WonderMonkey (Post 18258446)
What do I do?

I am a dynamic figure, often seen scaling walls and crushing ice. I have been known to remodel train stations on my lunch breaks, making them more efficient in the area of heat retention. I translate ethnic slurs for Cuban refugees, I write award-winning operas, I manage time efficiently. Occasionally, I tread water for three days in a row.


I woo women with my sensuous and god-like trombone playing. I can pilot bicycles up severe inclines with unflagging speed, and I cook Thirty-Minute Brownies in 20 minutes. I am an expert in stucco, a veteran in love and an outlaw in Peru.


Using only a hoe and a large glass of water, I once single-handedly defended a small village in the Amazon Basin from a horde of ferocious army ants. I play bluegrass cello...I am the subject of numerous documentaries. When I'm bored, I build large suspension bridges in my yard. I enjoy urban hang-gliding. On Wednesdays, after school, I repair electrical appliances free of charge.


I am an abstract artist, a concrete analyst, and a ruthless bookie. Critics worldwide swoon over my original line of corduroy evening wear. I don't perspire, I am a private citizen, yet I receive fan mail...Last summer I toured New Jersey with a travelling centrifugal force demonstration...My deft floral arrangements have earned me fame in international botany circles. Children trust me.


I can hurl tennis rackets at small moving objects with deadly accuracy. I once read Paradise Lost, Moby Dick, and David Copperfield in one day and still had time to refurbish an entire dining room that evening. I have performed several covert operations for the CIA. I sleep once a week; when I do sleep, I sleep in a chair. While on vacation in Canada, I successfully negotiated with a group of terrorists who had seized a small bakery. The laws of physics do not apply to me.


I balance, I weave, I dodge, I frolic, and my bills are all paid. On weekends, to let off steam, I participate in full-contact origami. Years ago, I discovered the meaning of life but forgot to write it down. I have made extraordinary four-course meals using only a mouli and a toaster oven. I breed prize-winning clams. I have won bullfights in San Juan, cliff-diving competitions in Sri Lanka, and spelling bees at the Kremlin. I have played Hamlet, I have performed open heart surgery, and I have spoken with Elvis.

/\
The above has been floating around the internet for years, not my work. Obviously.

...and I rarely drink beer, but when I do.....

TiBikeGuy 10-22-15 06:47 AM

Head Wrench ... aka the Mechanic at a Bike Shop. My boss says my hands are never clean. What can I say after 25 years fiddling with gears, shifters, hubs, wheels, headsets, bottom brackets.... if i get a cut probably oil and grease would flow out. Used to work in the IT dept of a major bank before I got bitten by the bike touring bug. Been around various countries by bicycle.

Other side lines : Handyman, repairer of household electrical products, plumber,

Ex-military trained in Jungle warfare, Urban warfare, Bombs and booby traps

Collector of Knives and Swords and Martial Arts weapons.

valleyrider 10-22-15 07:41 AM

Paying job is 30 hours a week doing internal accounting for a warehousing, 3rd party logistics, transportation, and development company. My (mostly) unpaying job is about 50 hours a week doing college ministry with our church. Biking to work and back gives me my much needed breaks in the day. What I really want to do is own a coffee shop, bake bread, or be a city planner.

TexMac 10-22-15 12:23 PM

Executive recruiter: I work with folks who have lots of $$ and help them find folks like pilots, chefs, body guards, tour managers, nannies etc, for their mansions and ranches allover the world.

noglider 10-22-15 12:36 PM

Wow, folks. I'm so impressed.

KenshiBiker 10-22-15 01:00 PM


Originally Posted by WonderMonkey (Post 18258446)
What do I do?

I am a dynamic figure, often seen scaling walls and crushing ice. I have been known to remodel train stations on my lunch breaks, making them more efficient in the area of heat retention. I translate ethnic slurs for Cuban refugees, I write award-winning operas, I manage time efficiently. Occasionally, I tread water for three days in a row.


I woo women with my sensuous and god-like trombone playing. I can pilot bicycles up severe inclines with unflagging speed, and I cook Thirty-Minute Brownies in 20 minutes. I am an expert in stucco, a veteran in love and an outlaw in Peru.


Using only a hoe and a large glass of water, I once single-handedly defended a small village in the Amazon Basin from a horde of ferocious army ants. I play bluegrass cello...I am the subject of numerous documentaries. When I'm bored, I build large suspension bridges in my yard. I enjoy urban hang-gliding. On Wednesdays, after school, I repair electrical appliances free of charge.


I am an abstract artist, a concrete analyst, and a ruthless bookie. Critics worldwide swoon over my original line of corduroy evening wear. I don't perspire, I am a private citizen, yet I receive fan mail...Last summer I toured New Jersey with a travelling centrifugal force demonstration...My deft floral arrangements have earned me fame in international botany circles. Children trust me.


I can hurl tennis rackets at small moving objects with deadly accuracy. I once read Paradise Lost, Moby Dick, and David Copperfield in one day and still had time to refurbish an entire dining room that evening. I have performed several covert operations for the CIA. I sleep once a week; when I do sleep, I sleep in a chair. While on vacation in Canada, I successfully negotiated with a group of terrorists who had seized a small bakery. The laws of physics do not apply to me.


I balance, I weave, I dodge, I frolic, and my bills are all paid. On weekends, to let off steam, I participate in full-contact origami. Years ago, I discovered the meaning of life but forgot to write it down. I have made extraordinary four-course meals using only a mouli and a toaster oven. I breed prize-winning clams. I have won bullfights in San Juan, cliff-diving competitions in Sri Lanka, and spelling bees at the Kremlin. I have played Hamlet, I have performed open heart surgery, and I have spoken with Elvis.

/\
The above has been floating around the internet for years, not my work. Obviously.


Originally Posted by Deal4Fuji (Post 18261123)
...and I rarely drink beer, but when I do.....

I thought he sounded interesting.

joeyduck 10-22-15 01:13 PM

It is nice to see this thread revived.

My current occupation is still a research chemist but I have not been able to do lab work. So I've been reintergrating into the working world by doing regulatory and compliance work.

My more pressing job has been rehabilitatation. And I've been kicking but at that!

I'm really looking forward to rehab being done and my stamina increasing so I am able to start my teaching career which I had planned to start this fall.

Medic Zero 10-24-15 04:43 AM

.

I'm an EMT that works as a nursing assistant/unit clerk at a hospital. Been doing that for too damn long.

Johnny Mullet 10-24-15 05:29 AM

Heavy Duty Diesel Truck and Automotive Mechanic. I been a mechanic all my life. I am a certified PA State inspection mechanic for trucks, trailers, cars, and busses, and carry a CDL. I am also a certified Emissions mechanic for PA and hold ASE certifications. With my career I can quit my job and be working somewhere else the next day because the demand is so high for mechanics.

I work at a large auto/truck shop in Pennsylvania and I also have a garage at home. I run the website for Geo Metro/Suzuki Swift cars and the only thing I work on at home is Geo Metro/Suzuki Swift cars and bicycles. I work on enough crap at work and don't bring crap home and only work on these specific cars out of my home garage for the benefit of my website members and I am usually busy every weekend.........
Geo Metro Forum - got mpg?

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