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[GoodVibes]

Not to rep the negative,but does anyone really like there job.I hardly know anyone that works a 40 hour week and enjoys what there doing.Any thoughts out there?

[flunkey]

I'm in the Coast Guard stationed on Sandy Hook , was stationed in Cali, P.R. No complaints.

[aka pumpmaster]

I manage the operating room software for a large hospital system. I like my job quite a bit. I get to wear scrubs all day and chicks think I'm a Dr.

[SkegLegs]

I'm an engineer for the state DOT, don't particularity enjoy my job, but do absolutely love my 37.5 hour work week and ample amounts of leave.

[wallysurfr]

I assist with the procurement of radio systems for the army and I love it.

[Zansurf]

I like bartending :)

[capesurfer]

im a substitute teacher/intern at a GIS company doing data analyzation.

my biggest complaint is also my biggest asset : no steady schedule , i choose my hours for now. come a month, when this internship is over, ill be screwed if i dont get called enough for subbing.

summertime OC beach patrol.

[surfde]

I manage the operating room software for a large hospital system. I like my job quite a bit. I get to wear scrubs all day and chicks think I'm a Dr.

worddd thats my kind of job. if anyone watches scrubs for a while i wanted to be a docotor to be like that on tv

[MATT JOHNSON]

I am a Heavy Truck Mechanic for Pepsi. I love my job 40 hours a week , Great Pay , Great benifits and time off.

[myxamatosis]

I work in the radiology department at the Veteran's hospital in east orange. I like helping out the vets who have given so much but I hate working so far from waves. We do get plenty of vacation time though.

[zach619]

I manage a restaurant in La Jolla, CA. My dining room has a panoramic ocean view of the cove etc... I must say, I love coming to work. I work mostly mid-day/nights from 1 or 2pm until about 10pm, so I surf everyday and have a sick setup at work. I started managing restaurants for this company in SD about 5 years ago, and I have LOVED every day at work. I mean, maybe not love, but I never care about coming to work. I am ALWAYS happy when I leave and I do well at what I do. For the amount of money they pay me, I couldn't imagine doing anything else. Enjoying good food, wine and people while still revolving my life around waves.... There are like 5 world class reef passes and Blacks all within 2 miles of me, so before and after work, I am in heaven....

Like I said, tho, I moved from OC MD area 8 years ago and I was a 9-5er back then. I hated it. I did investment banking, I did computer programming, web design. I mean, I have a Computer Sci degree from Towson, yet I have never found a job relating to computers that I like.... I began serving table in SD about 8 years ago, making 2-300$ in one night. So my life for about 3 years was, work a day or two, pay my rent, then take as much time off for the rest of the month and go to mexico. Surf baja for a week sometimes. I did that for years, loving life, surfing all day and travelling over the border pretty much every week. Getting video, photos and all that. Then at about age 24-25, I starting thinking about marriage etc... So, I started managing for the company I worked for. Never been happier. For a surfer, anywhere. Stay in the hospitality industry. You can travel and relocate ANYWHERE if you are in the business. anywhere.

[Zippy]

I like mine, but I'm self employed. Work on the beach everyday May to October. Long hours, maybe 12 per day 7 days a week. There are a lot of breaks in between and I usually get to surf every swell at some point during the day.

[ECsponger]

...my 37.5 hour work week...
Lemme guess - auto lunch? Such bull

...chicks think I'm a Dr.
Dr. Pumpmaster haha

Me? I just work in a hotel. Nothing special. I like to keep it simple.

[VBVA]

I'm a line chef. ****ing hate my job and everyone I work with. cant wait to get a better career

[njsurfer42]

as mentioned in a previous post, i teach high school english & creative writing. while i can't say that i love every minute of it, i enjoy enough to say that i love my job. yes, there are times that it sucks in some way or other. (right now being one of them...the semester is ending & i'm up to my ass in grading & writing exams). that said, the kids are fun & funny (whether they know it or not), i like (most) of my co-workers & bosses, the school isn't far from the surf, so i can get a surf in after work most days, & it pays well enough for me to travel regularly. not to say it's easy...i work my ass off & i keep a part-time job on weekends & in the summer, but its at a local surf shop, so its pretty laid-back.
i worked all sorts of jobs since college, before figuring out teaching was the right path for me-assistant coached cross country & track at a college, worked construction, managed a gym/health club, lifeguarded, was a dog trainer, substitute taught...you get the idea. but i've never been one who stuck w/ a job that i hated. once i came to the realization that i disliked the job, i was out of there. life's too short & we spend too much time at our jobs to hate it. i'd rather be happy than rich any day.

[rgnsup]

Currently BACK at my job working for a mechanical construction company managing the blueprints and documents.

Hate it? A lot of days. Like it? Some days. It's paying pretty well especially for a job out of college (back in 08') but realized quickly I cannot sit at a computer/desk for the rest of my life.

Currently just started school again for teaching. Will probably take about 2 years but that's fine... I'll be 25 by then and don't think that's old at all.

[d0sitmatr]

Ive worked in several fields, and never could really find one that clicked for me.
started as a glass mechanic's assistant at 17, did that for several yrs, then went into surveying, that job was great for exploring the area, but sucked in the fact I hardly ever was able to get wet due to the hours. (if I was lucky, there would be barely 2 hrs of light when I got off work....) but I did see a lot of awesome natural beauty. finally couldnt take it anymore and went into the hospitality industry as a kitchen monkey (at first) then as a line cook, then as a kitchen manager. I did that for over 12 yrs and I would have to say it gave me more water time than any other job. I worked mainly from 2-4pm until 12-2am which gave me most of the day to surf. I could even travel a short ways up the coast (it was usually 2-3' bigger N of me) what killed that was someone leaving 22 qt's of boiling soup stock too close to the edge of a counter that fell over onto my foot, causing permanent damage to the tendons/ligaments, so now I am unable to stand for more than an hour or so.
after that I got back into the windows/sliding glass doors field, working with my brother. I did that for a couple of yrs and then branched out onto my own, doing maintenance and repairs on windows, sliders and screens.
best job ever.... period
I am my own boss, I set my own hours, make up my schedule and make far more $$ per job than I ever could make working for someone else. the downside of it is Im also the one looking for jobs for myself, which sucks at the moment due to the economy. unless something is fully broken, a lot of people are letting minor things slide.

[DaMook]

I'm a teacher and so is my wife. I wore many hats, but teaching gives me a sense of fulfillment that no other job offered. It means something. Anyone who thinks that we have the summer off is wrong, but the shortened schedule is nice. Lots of family time, and since we live on the beach its all butter. The kids run around on the beach everyday, and are getting the childhood I never had. :)

[Scobeyville]

Ive worked in several fields, and never could really find one that clicked for me.
started as a glass mechanic's assistant at 17, did that for several yrs, then went into surveying, that job was great for exploring the area, but sucked in the fact I hardly ever was able to get wet due to the hours. (if I was lucky, there would be barely 2 hrs of light when I got off work....) but I did see a lot of awesome natural beauty. finally couldnt take it anymore and went into the hospitality industry as a kitchen monkey (at first) then as a line cook, then as a kitchen manager. I did that for over 12 yrs and I would have to say it gave me more water time than any other job. I worked mainly from 2-4pm until 12-2am which gave me most of the day to surf. I could even travel a short ways up the coast (it was usually 2-3' bigger N of me) what killed that was someone leaving 22 qt's of boiling soup stock too close to the edge of a counter that fell over onto my foot, causing permanent damage to the tendons/ligaments, so now I am unable to stand for more than an hour or so.
after that I got back into the windows/sliding glass doors field, working with my brother. I did that for a couple of yrs and then branched out onto my own, doing maintenance and repairs on windows, sliders and screens.
best job ever.... period
I am my own boss, I set my own hours, make up my schedule and make far more $$ per job than I ever could make working for someone else. the downside of it is Im also the one looking for jobs for myself, which sucks at the moment due to the economy. unless something is fully broken, a lot of people are letting minor things slide.


My MAN!!!!
Okay, so, my roomate was really drunk one night and threw a skateboard at our sliding back door. it shattered one of the windows on the inside, but the second layer on the outside is fine.
As someone in the industry how much would it cost to fit a new sheet of glass into it or would it be cheaper to just buy whole new door.

Any help, or prices would be super..... hes planning a trip to bali in may but i dont think he realizes this is gonna cost about $1,000
Thanks

[8bills]

haha which one of you idiots broke it?

[Scobeyville]

Jeffery porter! haha

[d0sitmatr]

My MAN!!!!
Okay, so, my roomate was really drunk one night and threw a skateboard at our sliding back door. it shattered one of the windows on the inside, but the second layer on the outside is fine.
As someone in the industry how much would it cost to fit a new sheet of glass into it or would it be cheaper to just buy whole new door.

Any help, or prices would be super..... hes planning a trip to bali in may but i dont think he realizes this is gonna cost about $1,000
Thanks

it shouldnt cost that much, except for the fact it is insulated you need to have the entire glass replaced, not just the single layer, which is going to add to the cost of replacement, but not overly so.
cost is dependent on the area, down here (SFL) your looking at around $500.00 base price for the entire job.
that is going on standard sized glass (if its off standard can run you a little more) and labor rates of roughly $65-$85 hrly (which is the avg glass companies in my area charge)
its too bad your most likely not in FL, Id cut you a deal just because you surf :D
I usually charge friends/surfers 1/2 the normal rates for labor, and cost on materials.

[dave]

here is every job I've had since 18, excluding my current one which is awesome:

enlisted Infantry Marine - loved it, couldn't deal with the **** pay and the politics though
Food Runner at high end restaurant - hated everything about it
Bartender - loved the money, hated the hours, grew to hate the customers
Landscaper - liked the outdoors, hated the money
Armed security guard - listened to radio and read for $12 an hour
Pizza Delivery Driver - good money, fun, often got tipped with weed & beer (college gig)
Process Server & all-around meathead/buttboy for law firm - fun, but too dangerous
Intern at Marketing Firm - nightmare scenario-treated like dirt by total assholes for no $$
Account Exec at Marketing Firm - basically same as intern-just v. low pay instead of no pay

[Scobeyville]

Thanks for the info d0sitmatr!

Data entry heavy haul trucking co. - Hated it

Escort/flagger for above trucking co - Loved it, drove all over the NE following or leading big huge trucks traveling 25mph and making sure we didnt clip any bridges

Pizza delivery - In the right towns on the right nights you can walk away happy

Assistant sound engineer at post production studio - Pay = garbage, commute from spring lake to NYC everyday sucked, never saw daylight

Marketing coordinator for ac hotel/casino my commute is 5 minutes, look at the ocean all day, pays mediocure..

[diewalrus]

Part time air aforce at the base in AC, full time student at stockton.

Its a great gig. Full tuition covered plus enough for some pocket change. The job itself in the military is interesting as well.

[LOSTsoul]

Project manager for an Environmental Consulting company. Love my job! You always want more money, but hey..you gotta take the good with the bad i suppose. Still contemplating becoming a teacher.

I work from home 20 percent of the time which means time in the water. "Worked from home" this past tuesday..so i surfed.
Also lined up my schedule to work from home this coming Monday and Tuesday..plan to surf as well! Sucks when i get out of the water, check my phone and i got like 15 missed calls..mostly from my boss wondering where the eff i am. Although he knows i'm surfing..he's not stupid but luckily for me very tolerable.

[MATT JOHNSON]

I loved my job that I mentioned earlier but, I have a always wanted and was told by people that I should open my own Surf Shop . I would do it in a slit second if the economy was better

[LBNJ Local]

I am the Branch Development Manager for Advisors Mortgage Group in Wall, NJ. I recruit, screen, and maintain all of the branches for the company. I've been working with this company for 4-5 years and love it. I have 40 branches that work for me and I get to do whatever I want... Since I'm comission based it's easy for me to have a surf whenever I want. On the other hand, it's a bit stressful having so many people rely on me so I do have to put alot of time in. I get to travel alot and always on the road in NJ, PA, NY, & CT. Went from selling stocks to this and I really lucked out. Couldn't see myself doing anything else.

[SeaDaddy]

It's a love hate relationship for me, and it's not for everybody but I work as a US Merchant Marine (basically a commercial sailor for US flagged vessels). I work a four week on for week off schedule on a ocean going tug as a deck hand. I can live anywhere in or out of the country long as I can fly or drive to the boat. With the month on month off schedule it gives you the opportunity for plenty of surf travel. The down side of it is it's tough on relationships and if stuff happens at home that you wish you were there to fix your out of luck unless it's really major. It's pays very good (we get payed a day rate) but the one thing I regret is not enlisting in the Coast Guard right after high school because I would be working as a mate instead of a deck hand. On our type of vessel there is just a captain and a mate. The captains make over $600 a day, and the mates over $500.

[MATT JOHNSON]

It's a love hate relationship for me, and it's not for everybody but I work as a US Merchant Marine (basically a commercial sailor for US flagged vessels). I work a four week on for week off schedule on a ocean going tug as a deck hand. I can live anywhere in or out of the country long as I can fly or drive to the boat. With the month on month off schedule it gives you the opportunity for plenty of surf travel. The down side of it is it's tough of relationships and if stuff happens at home that you wish you were there to fix your out of luck unless it's really major. It's pays very good (we get payed a day rate) but the one thing I regret is not enlisting in the Coast Guard right after high school because I would be working as a mate instead of a deck hand. On our type o f vessel there is just a captain and a mate. The captains make over $600 a day, and the mates over $500.

I worked for the Cape May Lewis Ferry out of High School . I was a Vessle Maintnence Tech . I had to go to Annapolis Md to get my Maritime Seaman's papers cause I needed them to work on the boat when it was under way. I looked into getting a job on the Tugs but nothing was avaible close to home at the time . I was trying to find something out of Philadelphia Ship yard but no luck

[wbsurfer]

i am currently unemployed. but im looking to be a bag boy at a grocery store. but im mostly trying to work at a surf shop.

[SeaDaddy]

I worked for the Cape May Lewis Ferry out of High School . I was a Vessel Maintenance Tech . I had to go to Annapolis Md to get my Maritime Seaman's papers cause I needed them to work on the boat when it was under way. I looked into getting a job on the Tugs but nothing was available close to home at the time . I was trying to find something out of Philadelphia Ship yard but no luck

I will PM you some info about a company right out of Wilmington, DE. They have a good flexible schedule. Since you are a heavy truck mechanic you would just be heaven working on these big diesel engines as the tugs engineer.

[MATT JOHNSON]

Thanks that would be great , Yeah the biger the better, Them engines on teh ferrys were big fairbanks Mores's I belive they were . Massive pistons in them thing I tried to get a few used one's to make bar stools out of them but the DRBA wouldnt let me .

[MDSurfer]

It's been three years, plenty of waves, but I have two and a half more years til SS kicks in. So, I need to free up some moola by trying to sell my pipe dream-
If interested, please contact: mailto:MDSurfer@comcast.net?Subject=635AtlantusTer race

My son got accepted at UNCW for next year and now I have to pay for it. Thanks!

http://mdsurfer1.tripod.com/635AtlantusTerraceD.jpg

http://www.swellinfo.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=4&pictureid=16
635 Atlantus Terrace, Sebastian, FL 32598 (http://mdsurfer1.tripod.com/635AtlantusTerraceB.jpg)

The address is "635 Atlantus Terrace, Sebastian, FL 32598" if browsing Google Earth.

[Stranded in Smithfield]

I also teach school... an hour and forty-five minutes from the beach! So you could say I like my job but I don't. I took the job because I thought I'd be cool to teach kids that actually gave a crap (its a college credit class) and I though I was old enough that I didn't have to surf all the time to be happy (wrong). My local break is inside the Chesapeake Bay 30 minutes from my house which breaks a couple times a month in the winter and spring (should be breaking tomorrow with a head high+ swell in the ocean). It does pay for some serious surf travel though. O well, at least my wife's job is cool. The navy has paid for me to live and surf a lot of places and I am stoked to be moving to Guam in a few months.

[avonsurfernc]

I 'll give ya $20,000 for the lot .....its hard times right now. Take the cash and roll:p

[MDSurfer]

Did I hear a fly buzz?