Do you enjoy your job?

[kenmbz]

When I worked as an electrical engineer I loved my work, moved to Wall street and computers and I loved my work.
As I got older was forced into consulting by outsourcing and H1B and am now a program manager, like the work, but not anywhere as much as I used to.
Been all over the world, still like traveling, but don;t want to go back to three weeks on the road out of four, fun when I was younger, not so much now.

Egon - always add some fun to the threads - that's a good job right there ! I would never be a chef though, wanted to be when I was younger, but saw the life of friends who were chefs and the 6 days, 2-3 shifts was not for me.

 

[Tomtint]

I have had my business since 1985. Back then, we primarily tinted cars and other vehicles. I enjoyed seeing and getting to work on all the new models every year. Today some 35 years later, our business model has changed drastically. We apply security film to schools to slow active shooters, Blast mitigation film to airports and give buildings to mitigate the effects of flying shards of glass after a explosion..etc. I don’t enjoy that scope at all. We also produce one off custom printed films for all types of corporate office space type places. Often times with specific colors and or branding incorporated into the design. That facet of the business I do enjoy. There were a number of years where film was being widely utilized as a ECM on large buildings and that is still a need, but it’s so comoditized that it’s very hard to be profitable in that arena. I have a couple more years at the most and I’m clocking out for the last time. I’ll move on to something that I enjoy all the time.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

I have enjoyed my career or the most part; always liked college. Started as a Microbiology Technician in an industrial research laboratory; worked my way up to a Research Chemist doing chemical analysis, X-Ray Spectroscopy and process improvement. Law school at night; worked for state DEQ for 18 years as Supervising Attorney doing pretty much everything...and pretty much everything needed to be done at that time, the agency was new. Two years as an Administrative Law Judge; retired...do woodworking, BBQ and driving my John Deere X350, herding my dogs and loving my wife of 57 years, my girls and grandkids! Oops...up until the virus, spent a lot of time at the Elks Lodge and piddling with my 1960 Impala!

 

[mrmikey]

Enjoy my current job, title is Equipment Coordinator, fancy name for I order and spec equipment for the province, been doing that 6 years now. Before that I was a weldor/fabricator in our welding shop which I miss, not so much the welding part but the fabricating as it was always something different somebody wanted. This position is a lot easier on the body but harder on the head .....dunno which is worse LOL..........Mike

 

[fried1765]

Yes. The Belle Ayr mine was the first in the basin and the largest until Arco built the Black Thunder mine in the mid 80痴.

Are we talking about surface coal mining?

 

[ArlyA]

Yes. The Belle Ayr mine was the first in the basin and the largest until Arco built the Black Thunder mine in the mid 80痴.

Are they still operating?? New names? I can't recall which mine my friends worked at. I had a buddy who wanted me to work on a drag-line being assembled there with him. Didn't look like all that much fun!

 

[ArlyA]

Are we talking about surface coal mining?

Of course.

 

[nbking]

I did 12 years in the Navy, AE. Then worked 14 as a contractor for the Navy with Raytheon, L-3, and a couple others. Now I mix paint at Kelly Moore, it's a pretty good job. But I do miss working on the planes, worked on A-6's, F-18's, and the Super hornet.

 

[Citydude]

Are they still operating?? New names? I can't recall which mine my friends worked at. I had a buddy who wanted me to work on a drag-line being assembled there with him. Didn't look like all that much fun!

The original Amax mines changed hands six times while I was there. Three times after I left. The latter three sales were influenced by bankruptcy.

All the mines in the basin are limping along. They have been sold or restructured the last five years so I really don’t know who owns them anymore. It’s pretty sad.

 

[Citydude]

Of course.

I’m pretty sure the picture is of the Black Thunder mine. If it is, my neighbor in South Dakota used to run that dragline.