OT: General OT MEGATHREAD (No Politics) Pt. 3 - Read OP before posting

[Jags]

the less funny thing is that there was a shooting yesterday at his house and they weren't Nerf guns...

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

 

[Neil Racki]

Stopped by a local brewery to pick up a six pack to go and saw they had this beer with a logo very very similar to pl1ny the e1der.

I asked if they had sixers and he said this was a 1 time thing. Apparently a disgruntled RR employee posted the pl1ny recipe on reddit and ppl got snap shots before it was taken down.

Theres clone home brew recipes out there and now the actual recipe is out there.

Tasted pretty close but the actual pl1ny is better imo, more piney resiney feel

 

[HeyMattyB]

I saw Sunny Day Real Estate (on their "Diary" reunion tour) in Philly last night and it brought me back a good 30 years. I actually convinced my brother (who originally got me into the band, and is a bigger fan than I am) to drive down from Rochester for the show. The tickets weren’t cheap, and he offered to pay for his, but I told him the next time the Bears play the Amerks in Rochester on a weekend, he can buy us front-row tickets and I’ll drive up.

 

[max21]

Not that anyone cares, but I finally left my job diving after 11 years (I bitched about it maybe a year ago in this thread) The better half is making the money now as a nurse anesthetist, my next career awaits! Just have no idea what to do!

 

[g00n]

Not that anyone cares, but I finally left my job diving after 11 years (I bitched about it maybe a year ago in this thread) The better half is making the money now as a nurse anesthetist, my next career awaits! Just have no idea what to do!

I remember that. Good luck!

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Not that anyone cares, but I finally left my job diving after 11 years (I bitched about it maybe a year ago in this thread) The better half is making the money now as a nurse anesthetist, my next career awaits! Just have no idea what to do!

Wow congrats! Big change, but as I recall you had a very dangerous profession. Part of me wondered if guys like you got called to action when the bridge collapsed.

 

[max21]

Wow congrats! Big change, but as I recall you had a very dangerous profession. Part of me wondered if guys like you got called to action when the bridge collapsed.

Yeah I didn’t do much construction diving, I worked for the Navy and cleaned their ships. Ships husbandry is the correct term for my profession. Either way, I’m glad to take a break from some very laborious work and figure out what to do next. Labor jobs are not very sustainable for the long haul, I’m only 32. Anyone have any ideas or suggestions?

 

[Neil Racki]

Yeah I didn’t do much construction diving, I worked for the Navy and cleaned their ships. Ships husbandry is the correct term for my profession. Either way, I’m glad to take a break from some very laborious work and figure out what to do next. Labor jobs are not very sustainable for the long haul, I’m only 32. Anyone have any ideas or suggestions?

If I could and money wasnt a thing ..... I would do graphic design t shirts. Im pretty good at graffiti, drawing and coming up with cool "urban" eye candy for the masses.

IT - i have uber clients who take online IT classes and end up with mid 200k entry level job offers a few years later.

Wood working - make your own wood cutting boards and sell online. Not that hard to get down, huge market .. you go to farmers markets and fairs and youd sell imo. Fun mellow vibe life.

Uber driver - I love talking and meeting new people. my uber clients make about 1k a week if they log 40 hours.

toll booth operator - my dream job I envisioned as a kid. get to sit in booth listening to radio and smoke cigarettes. Id say "adios" to every person after they paid. damn robots took my job!

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32 and uncommitted to a job .. take your time and get the next step right. f***ing jealous

 

[Neil Racki]

I saw this guy today really craning his neck and going out of his way to see this ambulance with its lights on out in front of a building.

I was like "whys that guy care so much?"

Then I realized .. we as humans do that bc we secretly hope to see a dead body being gurneyed into the ambulance.

Odd ... was that guy like "ahh nuts, nobody died"

 

[VaCaps Fan]

Got my first negative review on eBay.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Not that anyone cares, but I finally left my job diving after 11 years (I bitched about it maybe a year ago in this thread) The better half is making the money now as a nurse anesthetist, my next career awaits! Just have no idea what to do!

Congrats buddy. We sold the company I was working on in the fall and I took some time off to play video games, watch movies and TV and figure out what I wanted to do next. I was close to taking another senior role in my sector but didn’t feel right about it so I turned it down and am now doing something (almost) completely different and haven’t been this happy in years. I’m in my late 30s so not too far ahead of you. You have 30+ years of working ahead of you most likely so better to take some time and find something you don’t wake up dreading if you have the means to do it.

Suggest maybe consulting or advising for a bit if your line of work allows for it, though it sounds like that could be tough given what you do. That’s how I found my current venture. Great thing about consulting/advising is you get exposed to a bunch of different people and business models and get paid to learn, essentially.

If you worked for the Navy I assume you have a clearance — checkout USAjobs.gov. Maybe something on the admin/management side of what you were doing before or something tangential to it, if only to help build your resume.

Switching careers is all about the story you want to tell. Assume given your old line of work that you may have some project management experience so maybe look into getting your PMP and doing Project Management work? You could probably slide into a variety of different government/construction-related PMP roles given your hands-on experience.

Or something completely different. I think it depends on the lifestyle you want. Remote? In-person? Part of a team or independent contributor? If you’re into fitness you could become a personal trainer but that’s obviously an on-site job. Or you can find something like graphic design, accounting, etc that you can do from anywhere.

Good luck!