Jobs & Careers

[EPOCH6]

What does Music Banter do for work? Where has Music Banter worked? Where does Music Banter want to work?
This thread is for bull****ting about work or bull****ting about how hard it is to find good work.

After 3 years of trying to push my way into the tech industry I finally got my first serious full time job as a cellular systems lab technician back in June. Now I spend 8 hours a day configuring, testing, and building technology that extends cellular coverage into hard to reach areas like skyscrapers, shopping malls, underground parking garages, and tunnels. It's a comfortably challenging mixture of electronics & IT. Basically the engineers score a contract with a big name mobile carrier to design a large cellular system for a particular project, they design the system, they pitch the system to the carrier, the carrier buys it, the hardware is shipped to me, and then I set up and test the entire system before it ships to the carrier for use in their project. On slow days I'm either repairing devices, assembling electronics, laser engraving, or troubleshooting systems over the phone. Sometimes I get to work on wire-tapping systems for the government / penitentiaries, sometimes I'm working on coverage systems for airports, sometimes I'm working on radio networks for oil rigs in Northern Canada, and I never have to leave the lab. It's a pretty killer first job and I plan on sticking around as long as I can.

2 years ago I was a cashier in a dollar store.
Before that I was roofing / working construction.

[DwnWthVwls]

I'm a student and part-time produce employee for ACME.

[Trollheart]

Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls

I'm a student and part-time produce employee for ACME.

Don't want to worry you, but I think someone wants to talk to your customer complaints dept!

[Trollheart]

As for me, I left school at 17 (yeah back in the stone age, that's right...) and went straight into my first job, a shipping/freight forwarding company, with whom I remained for almost 30 years (29) before taking voluntary redundancy in 2009 to look after my sister. I'm now her fulltime carer for the last five years.

It's not as glamorous as it sounds...

[DwnWthVwls]

Originally Posted by Trollheart

Don't want to worry you, but I think someone wants to talk to your customer complaints dept!

It's a senior community we have enough complaints thank you. You're all so picky, and don't know how to read signs.

[EPOCH6]

What are you studenting about?

[DwnWthVwls]

I'm working on getting into the MA/Doc program for Physical Therapy, and still haven't decide if I'm going for my Ba in Bio or Environmental Sci.

What did you get your degree in to land that gig? Networking or something? Looks like fun.

[EPOCH6]

2 year technology diploma in wireless communications. About 75% radio electronics / 25% data & networking I'd say.

[Key]

I'm a truck unloader for a thrift store. It's not as glorious as it sounds, but I love it.

[Frownland]

Don't worry, doesn't sound too glorious.

I'm on the hunt for a job, I have an interview on Monday for a Blackboard (site students use to upload assignments, register for classes, etc.) technician. Hopefully that goes well.