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JSanders
08-30-2009, 06:42 PM
I know a lot of us are young, but seeing as there are so many sick rides on the site, I'm curious as to what everybody does for a living to pay for them.

I just moved to San Marcos and am still looking for a job. Before I moved, I worked at a local pawnshop. In Tyler, my dad owned a building that I turned into an under ground music venue, hiring local bands to play and hosting parties.

I'm also a full time college student.

SeanDub
08-30-2009, 06:44 PM
Was in advertising but got laid off, then worked as a hardware installer for a telecommunications company and got laid off.

Now I valet.

Fuck the economy.

TonyTeeAdams
08-30-2009, 06:59 PM
I'm a Electrician in good old England. (Although my ride isn't sick so...)

Schieldrop
08-30-2009, 07:02 PM
Worked at a carparts shop. Then had to quit since I got drafted for the marines here in Norway. Now I work as a truck driver in my local area. And I go to night school to get my papers in order to start working in the nowegian offshore oil business, which is a cool and very interesting field. And they litteraly throw money at you, which is gooooood.

JSanders
08-30-2009, 07:08 PM
Fuck the economy.


No kidding.

I'm half way considering taking a job catering for fazoli's if I don't find anything better soon.

psiglx
08-30-2009, 07:09 PM
currently an it/logistics consultant...but don't see the economy keeping me in this position much longer

J.Owen
08-30-2009, 07:19 PM
I am a creative director for a small advertising agency in the Philadelphia area. Mostly I do web/ print layouts but I have working towards setting up a strong photography arm to the firm.

Fortunately, my job is extremely secure as long as the firm exists. I don't see big raises in the near future, but I have a job.

frink84
08-30-2009, 07:25 PM
i do IT stuff. mostly application development and support, for a large utilities company in san diego

Oxer
08-30-2009, 07:43 PM
At the moment Im in security hahaha...Always work in the security industry.

Reichy
08-30-2009, 07:47 PM
I got two jobs.
Apprentice Carpenter which is really shit pay
But i also install insulation in roofs which pays over $1000 a job

OSSHWA
08-30-2009, 07:50 PM
Most recently......

I was an A/V installer/technician for a for a company called General Communications, doing high clearance government jobs (US courts, Army/Naval bases, House & Senate office buildings, White House, U.S. Capitol, etc etc)......got laid off back in Feb.....then got hired at Comcast as a generalist CAE, and have since been promoted to a customer care (retention) agent.

E36Bimmer93
08-30-2009, 08:02 PM
I'm a full time college student, and I work at UPS part time. It's hard work, but they pay $3k a year for school, and since I've got that covered by the parents that $3k goes into my car :alright

Byron
08-30-2009, 09:00 PM
Mechanic and custom exhaust fabricator. Full time student as well.

the dingo
08-30-2009, 09:04 PM
currently a bike mechanic, but ready for something new.

mpower5266
08-30-2009, 09:07 PM
Nothing..... thanks Obama.

Pswirley
08-30-2009, 09:27 PM
I am retired military with a combat attached disability and I own a mobile HID sales and installation company.

Can't complain. Government pays the bills and my HID business provides about 2500/month play money. I have a sugar momma with a nice job too.





In fact, she is a corporate recruiter so keep your resumes coming if you are looking and she can probably put you to work.

JSanders
08-30-2009, 10:04 PM
Does she have any work in Tejas :D

Dubmd
08-30-2009, 10:14 PM
student/and i work at a skateshop part time. and do skate lessons every once and a while. $20/30 minutes is good money :eyebrows

Does she have any work in Tejas :D

san marcus ayy?
ill let u know if i ever come up there to visit.
photoshoot!!! :cool

JSanders
08-30-2009, 10:34 PM
student/and i work at a skateshop part time. and do skate lessons every once and a while. $20/30 minutes is good money :eyebrows



san marcus ayy?
ill let u know if i ever come up there to visit.
photoshoot!!! :cool

'EELLLL YEAHHH!

I'll do the same.

mojocoggo
08-30-2009, 10:39 PM
I sit on my ass all day fucking around on the computer, I don't work or go to school but I have pretty much unlimited money.

Pswirley
08-30-2009, 10:45 PM
Does she have any work in Tejas :D

She said she has one in Arlington off of the top of her head. But email your resume to twithers@tacworldwide.com and she can pass it along to other recruiters in the company if she has nothing for you in her client set.

Schieldrop
08-30-2009, 10:53 PM
I sit on my ass all day fucking around on the computer, I don't work or go to school but I have pretty much unlimited money.

Do you hack banks? :rofl

mojocoggo
08-30-2009, 11:09 PM
Maaaaaaaaaaaaaake moneeeeeeeey

driggers.a
08-30-2009, 11:14 PM
Welder, photographer, huslter. Studying to be a mechanical engineer...

tonyguy
08-30-2009, 11:17 PM
I used to work at a high-end car audio shop, but it since closed and I was jobless from March to about 2 weeks ago. Now I work at a small shop that a friend owns and we do window tints, alarms/remote starts and stereos. I was a salesman before and now I install.

I also do porn.

BADwayz
08-30-2009, 11:32 PM
Waiter/bartender, tattoo artist, and barber/cosmetologist.

schroedin
08-31-2009, 12:23 AM
I work at a golf course, washing carts, loading bags, etc. Kinda sucks, pretty shitty pay too, but I get tips which pays for food and I pretty much have a guaranteed job.

gumballer_80
08-31-2009, 01:50 AM
Tax evader :eyebrows i.e. Full-time student.
Was recently laid off part-time work after 3yrs... Gonna be hard finding a new job...

Exami
08-31-2009, 04:57 AM
IT-Support person / Preinstalling pc's

Dr.AK
08-31-2009, 09:23 AM
Apprentice phone technican in my last year, taking my final test next may.
Doesn't look like the company is going to hire me full time after that, so I'll have to look for something different then. Dunno what though...

B Rod
08-31-2009, 11:58 AM
Lead machinist/head of the shop. We deal with permanent magnetics for vacuum coating and many other technology related fields. So if anyone needs strong ass magnets(not electro) I'm your guy.

Zack01GC
08-31-2009, 12:39 PM
Full time student September through May. May through August I work for a Cemetery Memorial Company part time installing/selling/cleaning/restoring/levelling/straightening headstones, as well as bitchwork around the shop (i.e. mowing grass, etc) I work at a restaurant/bar cooking at night May-August, as well. I help my buddy with his landscaping/general contracting company when I have the time.

Relax
08-31-2009, 01:29 PM
Was working at an insurance company as a lead specialist for about 4 years then got laid off at the beginning of the year. Been looking for a job ever sense...fuck the economy. Also I'm a full time student.

Dmasters
08-31-2009, 04:29 PM
regional account manager for an environmental construction company.

dO-bOy
08-31-2009, 04:45 PM
used to do bodywork, but i **** bondo. i do hair now and i've never looked back.

dinanm3atl
08-31-2009, 05:25 PM
Sales Manager for a BMW Aftermarket Company.

Tuck&Poke
08-31-2009, 10:35 PM
Welder, photographer, huslter. Studying to be a mechanical engineer...

me too. decided to switch after 3yrs of business school, i couldnt stand it, and i didnt see a future in it.

Now i work for an engineering firm that does Accident Reconstruction as a technician. I measure crashed cars, measure exemplar vehicles to compare to, survey sites, research, stuff like that. Starting to get into the analysis part of it. Pays alright, but it'll pay great when i get my degree.

For those who dont know accident re constructionists are hired by lawyers or insurance companies to investigate accidents and testify as expert witnesses.

1985zcar
08-31-2009, 10:38 PM
I fix Volkswagens.

Pfft.

:)

Zombie247
09-01-2009, 10:49 AM
I'm a Honda/Mazda technician at the local stealership! Been here 4 yrs now

Nelson
09-01-2009, 12:12 PM
I work at BMW, take care of all the pre-owned.

OSSHWA
09-01-2009, 01:20 PM
Sales Manager for a BMW Aftermarket Company.

Any perks?

lespaulman16
09-01-2009, 02:44 PM
waiter, landscaper, full time student at UT

schroedin
09-01-2009, 10:53 PM
cosmetologist.

i do hair now and i've never looked back.

:shifty














Kidding, you probably make twice as much bank as I do.

wkohler
09-02-2009, 04:46 AM
Life Coach. :shifty


Actually, I have a degree in Accounting. I've been running the digital end of my parents' photography business for years. I accidentally ended up working as a photographer - though thankfully through another connection. I primarily shot fashion runway shows, but have ended up going a slightly different direction with event photography. Of course, budgets are getting slashed and materials costs are going up.

BADwayz
09-02-2009, 06:11 AM
:shifty














Kidding, you probably make twice as much bank as I do.

Its cool, being a straight guy, I get a lot of shit for it. I guess hanging out with chicks all day then taking their money, and getting laid on a constant basis by hot women isnt for everyone.

Gator
09-02-2009, 06:31 AM
Mikes assistant

M.Burroughs
09-02-2009, 11:50 AM
Photographer.

TheNeek
09-02-2009, 11:54 AM
Builder of exhaust, bobsledder. I do mechanical engineering on the side.

M.Burroughs
09-02-2009, 11:55 AM
:rofl

bjh102
09-02-2009, 12:44 PM
work at CMG Mortgage. only for 3 more weeks the off to Wyo Tech!!!!

Dr.AK
09-02-2009, 01:37 PM
Its cool, being a straight guy, I get a lot of shit for it. I guess hanging out with chicks all day then taking their money, and getting laid on a constant basis by hot women isnt for everyone.

I want to be what you are. NAOW.

ginger_snaps
09-02-2009, 02:30 PM
full time student, server in a fine dining restaurant, bout to get a second job for night at another restaurant. Shit sucks, like serving but i want more money. Bills are a pain in the ass and i want to do shit to the car but cant.

dO-bOy
09-02-2009, 08:23 PM
Its cool, being a straight guy, I get a lot of shit for it. I guess hanging out with chicks all day then taking their money, and getting laid on a constant basis by hot women isnt for everyone.

haha couldn't have said it better myself. thats why gay jokes never even make me flinch. you guys don't know what you're missing. its too bad i have a hot girlfriend instead of being single though :p and the $115 tip i got the other day reinforces my love for my job. the BEST part is keeping cars and drifting a HOBBY instead of a job.

southpaw
09-02-2009, 10:13 PM
Photographer/detailer :shifty


full time HS student.

schroedin
09-02-2009, 11:18 PM
Its cool, being a straight guy, I get a lot of shit for it. I guess hanging out with chicks all day then taking their money, and getting laid on a constant basis by hot women isnt for everyone.

Hell yeah :rofl

JSanders
09-03-2009, 09:46 AM
Two interviews today!

Schieldrop
09-03-2009, 11:40 AM
^^ Good luck :)

Stolzy
09-03-2009, 12:13 PM
full time student

bimmerguy2582
09-10-2009, 03:27 AM
I work at a body shop but its more like a chop shop:eyebrows

Ducks
09-10-2009, 05:09 AM
Run a web hosting company, specialized in running online ad campaigns.

Mentosman42
09-10-2009, 06:48 AM
i work at a hardware store haha.

went to school for 2 years for astronomy of all things, decided there wasnt much of a future in it(fresh out of HS i was all gun ho about getting a masters and PHD) and switched to engineering before leaving school.


deciding on if i wanna go back to school or get into construction.

unfortunately the way the economy is im kinda stuck at this job, great pay for what it is(i get 10 hours of OT a week) and i get health insurance. would have to be a fool to give it up now. gonna wait for the spring and see how the economy is.

Jay Z.
09-10-2009, 09:51 AM
Technical Services for Sales and Distribution for Sprint/Nextel

SofaKingCG2
09-10-2009, 08:18 PM
Full timish student, Assistant Project Manager for a contracting company, and I also bus at a pretty fancy restaurant every once in a while.

JSanders
09-11-2009, 02:25 AM
I'm going to be working security at ACL this year :str8pimpi

Turbo2
09-11-2009, 03:43 PM
i work at costco and i'm a student.

gnarlycreature
09-13-2009, 12:12 PM
High end kitchens and bathrooms. All renovations. Nano Technologies student.

Steinke
09-17-2009, 02:54 PM
Server at a local Olive Garden with a BS in Business.
Workin on starting a new business idea

SWINFORD
09-17-2009, 03:34 PM
Asst. Manager at a Finance Company. Been here for 4 years. I also do mechanic work and other BS on the side when I can to help. I'm putting the wifey through school and just got married so I'm catching back up.

Travis C
09-17-2009, 03:59 PM
Part time student, part time photographer.

sergov
09-18-2009, 01:17 PM
Full time student ftw

also i do web, 2d - 3d and any other graphics and flash stuff on freelance basis
wanna get a REAL job though :D

Vegas_Sirk
09-18-2009, 03:16 PM
I work in the Medical Equipment business. We sell capital medical equipment (large expense items like MRI, CT, Portable X-Ray, Surgical Table, Surgical Lights, ect). Im the company Vice President of Marketing, so thats why Im on the computer so much mon-fri.

On top of that I own TimeAttackForums.com (doesnt make me money just costs me money lol) and do some web design and photography on the side. Currently Im learning Final Cut Pro as I want to be able to shoot and edit video as well.

Vegas_Sirk
09-18-2009, 03:18 PM
Run a web hosting company, specialized in running online ad campaigns.

Good to know... may be I should be hosting with you instead :D

vdubkid
09-18-2009, 03:22 PM
Full time student. Right now my income is whatever I can sell off craigslist. (Anybody need a driver's side mirror for e60, e90, or e46 let me know). Or a set of MVR reps.

kev.skyline
09-19-2009, 08:29 AM
Apprentice Mechanic in Nissan

slocar
09-19-2009, 10:45 AM
Full time student (last semester) and part time supervisor at UPS. It's 3rd shift and it sucks sometimes, but they pay for school in full and the pay isn't too shabby for how much/what I do.

Dave_The_BMXER
09-19-2009, 02:26 PM
Front end web developer for Global TV here in Toronto. Pretty decent, online all day, hot chicks in the content department.

Before that I was a technician at a sports store (bike mechanic, ski/snowboard tues, raquet stringer etc etc)

Outkasted24
09-21-2009, 07:18 PM
Armored Service & ATM Technician.

D-rock
09-22-2009, 01:21 AM
Manager at retail store
photographer on weekends
full time student

Neb
09-22-2009, 07:20 AM
Graphic designer for the federal government here in Ottawa.. and do design on the side

Brian Fantana
09-22-2009, 02:32 PM
Work for GMAC Mortgage..
I'm a Dialer analyst, i run the back end side of the dialer for people on the phones to call on dilequent mortgages

DrBobOh
09-23-2009, 04:35 PM
Full Student @ Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA. Majoring in Film, Editing.

Will be graduating in April, and getting a job @ a sick editing firm.

Jamil
09-23-2009, 05:21 PM
Full time student at LPC. Part time as real estate employee, and at a private car dealer preparing all sorts cars and trucks for auction and sales. $8 an hour no tax from both jobs and i go when they call -__-. Looking into a job at stoneridge or southland :)

iamjohnisrad
09-27-2009, 10:25 PM
i'm an automotive secondary painter...and yes the economy and new law on total losses fucked us. currently lookin for something....anything else

Turk
09-28-2009, 12:29 AM
I am a public relations consultant! couldnt have a cooler job!

RD408
09-28-2009, 01:10 AM
Full time student at DeAnza. Do pictures for little money and work at toys r us part time. -_-

austindavidg
02-23-2012, 04:33 PM
Computer tech, and freelance photographer...I get to work when I want, sit on my ass, and be a teenager :)

Scotrod
02-24-2012, 01:38 AM
Ford Technician/ Aligner of all things Slammed and Good:D. Recently i've had to do more side work because it's dead as shit.

iloow
02-24-2012, 03:46 AM
I'm an MP at Schiphol Airport Amsterdam (The Netherlands)

SleepyRN
02-24-2012, 04:15 AM
Cardiothoracic ICU RN. Work with surgical patients who have heart/lung transplants, valve replacements, bypasses, etc.

Eventually want to become a nurse anesthetist.

scaredofstance
02-24-2012, 04:33 AM
Nothing for the past 5 months. Just waiting on a Military school date so i can get on with my dream job, EOD.

SlammedOne
02-26-2012, 10:11 AM
Nothing for the past 5 months. Just waiting on a Military school date so i can get on with my dream job, EOD.

It may not be what you think it is

as for me

11bravo infantry us army

wickedsnake00
02-26-2012, 11:35 AM
Vehicle Integration Engineer for Cummins on their natural gas engines.
There's a one you didn't expect.

scaredofstance
02-27-2012, 05:42 AM
It may not be what you think it is

as for me

11bravo infantry us army

Im not new to the military jack, i was Marine Infantry. Plus ive been around them a lot and know quit a few of em.

foffa
02-27-2012, 06:03 AM
2nd year apprentice plumber. Working on only new houses so I don't have the play with people's shit.

Der_Wagen
03-02-2012, 01:01 AM
Entry Level/Apprentice HVAC tech for a small company that has no work.
Struggling for hours. Need to find a legit/bigger buisness company now that I have some experience.

oh and full time student at sjcc..

Shade
03-02-2012, 03:00 PM
Full time student, planning on applying to Occupational Therapy school this summer after my pre-reqs(Anatomy and Physiology is the devil, haha). Do 3 hours of observation a week, employed by one OT clinic, and also work at MAIN EVENT :(

wanna.spoon
03-03-2012, 04:31 AM
Full time law student, used to work in logistics while I was studying my other degree to bridge into law in which I studied part time but recently told my manager to get bent because I don't think doing 40+ hours work and studying law can mix...

currently seeking part time work with 10-18 hours a week would be nice :D

StateOfTheArtMS3
03-03-2012, 11:50 PM
was a Navy SWCC, not as intense as it looks, though ended my career for a job as Avionics tech for a helicopter company.

Dutchess
03-05-2012, 01:14 PM
Work at a video game company :)

Riskant
03-05-2012, 01:46 PM
Truck driver....

Travis C
03-05-2012, 02:25 PM
Automotive photographer.

Stephen
03-05-2012, 02:37 PM
Student, work oncampus making the school money, and do photog gigs on the side.

MadMax
03-05-2012, 03:21 PM
I learn how to sell Cars at a BMW Dealership

///ahzombz
03-05-2012, 04:00 PM
Mild mannered I.T. Guy

socalE320
03-05-2012, 04:11 PM
CAD design / milling, doing alot of work for Ben Bridge and other custom order work. Want to try and get into the automotive scene with it though.

NotStockPhoto
03-05-2012, 04:20 PM
Full Time Vagrant and Automotive Photographer

SlammedOne
03-05-2012, 10:03 PM
i was Marine Infantry.


lol im sorry

manbeard
03-05-2012, 11:56 PM
i work at target here in apex, nc. I'm looking for welding work, though. tig, mig, stick, whatever.

Exami
03-06-2012, 02:53 AM
IT-Support.

Hopefully soon System specialist

mike-81-240d
03-06-2012, 03:09 AM
Dishwasher at a high end restaurant... Also a junior in highschool.

Been planning on working with ships for 5 years, dream job is being a harbor pilot.

Oh also picking up a second job at a local Audi dealership come June.

CaioCK
03-06-2012, 04:40 PM
International Sales Manager at Lou La Vie, Miami exotic and luxury car rental company