So, WNBA player?
Dream job?
- Thread starter benjy
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Johnny Quest
Web Wheeler
- Location
- West Jordan
Nah, that doesn’t pay well enough
So while I was going crazy with my lawn obsession I had been thinking about getting a part time job cutting greens before heading to the office. How perfect would that be? Start earlym before the sun comes up. Be alone on a golf course listening to only the gentle hum of the reel mower. Work for an hour or two in peace on the course before heading into the office for the mind melting bore of regular work.
I think I'm over that phase, but it still sounds interesting.
I think I'm over that phase, but it still sounds interesting.
Johnny Quest
Web Wheeler
- Location
- West Jordan
My father did that for a few season post retirement. Very early mornings, and there were a few times that he may or may not have missed the edge of the putting greens (due to low light) while driving the mowers, and went off into the rough.
UNSTUCK
But stuck more often.
I graduated from UTI in PHX in 2002. They have since moved to Avondale. I came out with an AS degree that is good for nothing. No other schools will give me credit for it and employers don’t really look at it for anything besides mechanics.
We spent a very large portion of our classroom times discussing the latest porn video and things of that nature, or of the teachers personal experiences in that area. At the end of each phase you give the teacher a report card. In one phase I kept track of the porn conversation time and asked that I be reimbursed for the wasted time. The school talked to me about it but said no to the reimbursement.
If your boy is dead set on working at a high end dealership and has the aptitude and perseverance to get in than uti might be worth it. If he wants to work at GM or Ford or a mom and pop I’d say skip uti and to straight to work as a lube tech or even Discount Tire or similar.
As a mechanic work experience is worth far more than schooling.
- Location
- Vehicular limbo
The Boy thinks he wants to be a mechanic. He has dreams of opening his own shop, but right now he's washing cars at Mark Miller Toyota, hoping to turn that into a lube tech job when he graduates here in a couple months and then see if the dealership will send him to Toyota School. That's the path @I Lean's boy is on and it looks like a good one if you wanna work on cars. Even if it doesn't end up being your vocation, what a valuable set of career skills to take with you through life, and an awesome fallback career if the auditions in Vegas don't go well. 
- Location
- Grand Junction, CO
I feel like the idea of a 'dream job' is bull$hit, TBH. Try to find something that you're somewhat interested in and can tolerate doing for years, then have at it. If you like to be challenged at work, then choose a challenge career.
Since we're talking about mechanics, one aspect of turning wrenches I enjoy is being a problem solver... at least in my job. There's plenty of diagnosing, finding the root cause and repairing it. It can be frustrating and stressful, being THE GUY that can "fix it"... especially when you really don't have the experience and proper training. But it feels good to fix the issue and get business running again.
I get paid decent, find the work interesting and challenging... but if it weren't for the pay, benefits and retirement I don't know I'd choose it again, given the option. I kind of feel like I just fell into my current job after years of building up to it.
Since we're talking about mechanics, one aspect of turning wrenches I enjoy is being a problem solver... at least in my job. There's plenty of diagnosing, finding the root cause and repairing it. It can be frustrating and stressful, being THE GUY that can "fix it"... especially when you really don't have the experience and proper training. But it feels good to fix the issue and get business running again.
I get paid decent, find the work interesting and challenging... but if it weren't for the pay, benefits and retirement I don't know I'd choose it again, given the option. I kind of feel like I just fell into my current job after years of building up to it.
Didn't Leno start out washing cars at a dealership after being denied the job? Just asked up the next day and started washing cars anyways? Experience is great in mechanics, but some school time on can bus logic and actual electrical systems is vital that days. It's the one thing my 4 year Ag machinery degree from USU didn't civet real well at the time. I can get by pretty well at my job but I've debate hitting a BATC/DATC night course more and be lately.The Boy thinks he wants to be a mechanic. He has dreams of opening his own shop, but right now he's washing cars at Mark Miller Toyota, hoping to turn that into a lube tech job when he graduates here in a couple months and then see if the dealership will send him to Toyota School. That's the path @I Lean's boy is on and it looks like a good one if you wanna work on cars. Even if it doesn't end up being your vocation, what a valuable set of career skills to take with you through life, and an awesome fallback career if the auditions in Vegas don't go well.
I have a good friend that works for Northrup out at the Thikol location as an lead engineer. He put himself thru college at USU by fixing airbag systems and electrical for all of the local body shops at night. Graduated with no debt and has loved all the experience that provided.
My thoughts on a dream job are very similar to @Greg The grass is always gender type of a thing. I've done office work, all kinds of logistics management and currently I'm the 1SG over a Special Forces maintenance company. It's all rewarding and frustrating, but fixing a difficult problem very is rewarding to my mental health.
STAG
On my grind
- Location
- Pleasant Grove
I would pay for the wilderness photos @DAA snaps.