What do you do for work?

I wish I could own a cattery but I'd never part with any of them

 

I'll chime in! I worked at bike shops throughout high school and college but recently joined the Marine Corps. But, I do have a finance degree I plan on using one day (maybe).

 

If you have a college degree, any chance you can parlay that into OCS? I know the Marines are one of the harder branches to get a commission in - bottom heavy with enlisted but hey... Officers and Enlisted live totally different lives. And THANK YOU.

 

When I graduated college in 1996, the goal was to get to a "Six Figure Salary" or $100,000. But if you adjust for inflation, $100,000 in 1996 is now just under $200,000. It's like the keep moving the goalposts with inflation and they move them further and faster than you can carry the ball down the field.

Just got a 10% raise? Not so fast... 2% right off the top for inflation. First raise in 3 years? That's 6%. So in total your big 10% raise is really only just 4%. I have worked places where our "annual merit increase" was less than what the cost of health care insurance went up. Looking at you Ricoh-USA Copiers and Fax.

 

I’ve bounced around… BS in Graphic Design, worked for a few sign companies, joined the Marines as an aircraft mechanic (preferred to go enlisted prior to potentially going to OCS), did my 5 and got out. I’m currently an aircraft mechanic, no A&P, but making enough to be comfortable.

 

I've been lucky in that regard re insurance, and while the actual plan has been better my company is pretty good about the portion they pay of the overall cost. That said I'm lucky to get a 2 percent raise which ain't cutting it.

 

Special education teacher. I’m 30 years in and looking forward toward retirement. I need to wait few more years until age 60 or I’ll leave a chunk of money on the table. Love my job and the kids ( not administration and parents so much), but I have a lot of other things I want to put my time into. My kids are grown and all have their own lives and careers. My youngest (24) finished her Masters and a credential a year ago and is just about to start her second year teaching high school. I figure it’s time to do a few things that are about me. The wife says work is getting in the way of doing things we like.

 

Retired tug boat captain. Pulled the plug in 2015 at 59. Now, I just play.

 

Teacher
High School
Special Education
EBD/ID
Emotional and Behavioral Disorders/Intellectual Disabilities
(My staff and I are kind of like our district’s QRF for those of you with military backgrounds.)

 

High school EBD, I’d say you’re more like a Tier 1 operator mixed with a bit of family counseling and life coach skills.

 

X Art Director in TV/Film. Mainly created 3D animation, VFX and composited scenes…my moms has my Emmy’s to prove it on a bookshelf somewhere.

Also had my own biz making Network Graphics Packages for editors to use throughout their promos for various different cable shows.

Fast forward, I now own a landscape company in Atlanta. I don’t live there and it’s automated in a sense, I live at my mtn house my gpa built before I was born

Pretty much piddle around on the side of a mtn at about 5300’ up and rode shut out of motorcycles…or hell anything that goes brapp.

 

Retired law enforcement 44 years total. State Trooper, Deputy Sheriff and Federal Officer.

 

I think that line of work takes a certain kind of human being. I appreciate you being one of them.

 

Electrician. I've been lucky enough to do some pretty high profile jobs. Here is a custom light fixture that was made for a customer.

 

I'm in the residential solar industry selling in 30 states (both coasts and down south). Happy to help anyone here save money on their electric bill and eventually not pay for it.

 

Automotive new model development engineer. Technical expert in development and manufacturability of interior / exterior trim appearance parts.
Was a powersports ATV/SXS design engineer for a short time. Dream job. Gave it up for the family + work life balance. Don't regret it.