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What do you do?

Education: B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Occupation: Network Engineer
Distractions: 2 kids, traveling, and a pilot for 14 years now

DW's a Physician
 
RDB said:
Not that it matters much, but I have been wondering if anyone bothered to read the RESUME (post #102)?
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The OP asked we retired folk to tell everyone what you used to do when you were still a productive member of society. I wanted to comply without taking up many pages on the thread.

Yes, the write up is lengthy (basically taken from a 50 year resume), but I thought that somebody may care to read it, so stuck it to where the curious could find it.

I was only curious if anyone took a look at my write up.
 
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.... Or the fellows' on the tv show about picking antiques.

Sheila
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I think it would be so fun being a picker. Sounds like a great activity after retirement. :D
 
RDB said:
Not that it matters much, but I have been wondering if anyone bothered to read the RESUME (post #102)?
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I read it. It is very long and much too detailed. You need a title and opening section with your highlights. Do a search on "resume writing" and you should be able to get a good template for it. If you have Microsoft Word, there is a wizard for writing resumes.
 
RDB said:
The OP asked we retired folk to tell everyone what you used to do when you were still a productive member of society. I wanted to comply without taking up many pages on the thread.

Yes, the write up is lengthy (basically taken from a 50 year resume), but I thought that somebody may care to read it, so stuck it to where the curious could find it.

I was only curious if anyone took a look at my write up.
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Yes, I did. Sounds like an interesting career. FWIW, even though you are retired, I consider you a productive member of society. I enjoy reading your posts here on TUG.
 
Interesting reading about everyone's career.

I too am somewhat a computer geek. I have a BA in Computer Science and Masters in Mgmt.

I worked for a telecommunications company for 19yrs as a programmer, tester, supervisor and project manager. Unfortunately, the company downsized.

I have been blessed with a job as a project manager for a major financial institution building out new compute host platforms in various datacenters.
 
T_R_Oglodyte said:
I run a telephone handset sanitizing business. I go into people's homes and offices and wipe down the mouthpieces and earpieces with disinfectant wipes. With the growth of cell phones, I think I need a new business plan. Maybe I'll go on tour.
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Not many Spinal Tap aficionados hanging out here, I presume.

I'm actually an environmental engineering consultant. Worked for quite a few years as a principal in one of the large international environmental engineering firms, then for a smaller firm located in the western US, and for the last nine years I've been self-employed.

Many people want a career that will take them to bigger and bigger things. I guess I've done the reverse.
 
Wow...All of you have such diverse and interesting career histories!!

I'm almost ashamed to admit since College all i've done is work as a Property Claims Adjuster...I need to get out there!
 
John Cummings said:
I read it. It is very long and much too detailed. You need a title and opening section with your highlights. Do a search on "resume writing" and you should be able to get a good template for it. If you have Microsoft Word, there is a wizard for writing resumes.
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It's not unusual that a resume will only be looked at for maybe 20-30 seconds and only "read" much later in a decision process. You have to remember there will be a stack of resumes and the reviewer will want to screen that stack down to a very select few. You MUST be brief and highlite critical points as that's about all that will be read.

I did check out the OP's resume, but got tuckered out after about 4-5 sentences and didn't go further.
 
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Very Interesting

I love this thread. Such a diverse mix of people. No formal schooling here, all my degrees come from SHK.

Worked for my father in his custom slaughter/butcher shop.
Waitress/bartender, which led to restaurant/lounge management.
Poker dealer which led to casino management.
Currently, I am semi-retired practicing surface design.
 
Ten years in banking in Oregon, before moving to Florida. I now work part time in cash office counting money for BJ'S Wholesale Club. I am fully retiring next May. Hubby is already retired after 35 years with Weyerhaueser as shipping dock Supervisor.

Suzanne
 
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I was only curious if anyone took a look at my write up.
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Yes, I looked at it. I also looked at some of your photos from your trip West. Beautiful shots. Looks like you had an amazing trip. Thanks for sharing about it.
 
Money Money Money.

suzanne said:
I now work part time in cash office counting money for BJ'S Wholesale Club.
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I'm guessing BJ's takes in major serious cash money.

For counting, I hope the office is equipped with 1 of those little flippity-flippity-flippity professional paper-money machine-counters like the ones down at the bank.

Too much tedious work to hand-tally all those 1s & 2s & 5s & 10s & 20s & 50s & 100s.

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​
 
We do use coin and currency counters. I don't want to wear out my fingers counting all that money by hand..:D

Suzanne
 
Great thread!
I have a Bachelor of Environmental Studies from University of Waterloo awarded in 1973 (yes, I remember not only Hurricane Hazel and Howdy Doody but also the Beatles the first time they came to North America) and have worked in various public sector agencies in Southern Ontario for the past 37 years, now a Manager in a Regional Planning Department - i.e. an urban planner with others who let me think I supervise them:D .

My husband went to Waterloo U as well and retired from a senior management position in urban planning 2 years ago - so now he is a stone mason, a gardener, a gourmet chef, a dog walker, a cheerleader for our kids and for me :cheer: , a painter, a laundry guy, and a much, much happier person than 2 years ago..

I'll probably have to think about retiring in a few more years to give some of the "youngsters in the office" a chance to move up , but I'm still having fun at work.....
 
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If I say what I really do, no one would understand. If you did understand, you would not believe me.

Just kidding. It just seems that way some days.:D

General Contractor since 1980. DW is our property manager, book keeper and the person that gives me my allowance.

I like to catch fish, hike, snowmobile, dirt bike, shoot stuff, go fast and play hard. DW like to eat fish, snowmobile and take care of me. We both like to travel.
 
I'm a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Analyst and my husband is a General Contractor.
 
Kal said:
It's not unusual that a resume will only be looked at for maybe 20-30 seconds and only "read" much later in a decision process. You have to remember there will be a stack of resumes and the reviewer will want to screen that stack down to a very select few. You MUST be brief and highlite critical points as that's about all that will be read.

I did check out the OP's resume, but got tuckered out after about 4-5 sentences and didn't go further.
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The OP asked what retired folk did while productive in society. I was being a bit facetious posting all that and calling it RESUME.

That was some of what I've done. I was not searching for a job.

I basically asked if anybody read it as I figured if someone did, they would have commented... like... WTH! :D
 
What a great topic! I think I am a geek too--just not an IT geek. I am in good company!

I am a chemist by training, but after 8 years in a pharmaceutical lab I switched to quality assurance, and then to the technical side of regulatory affairs, for a total of 30 years in the pharma industry. I am a liason between the company and FDA regarding everything associated with the manufacture and quality controls of drug products (medicines). We are governed by laws and guidances which we must follow, but there are so many "grey" areas, and I deal alot with those grey areas.

I mostly get involved in problem solving. My goal is to keep both FDA happy and our manufacturing guys happy too. FDA, and the law, of course come first. Some days it's easier than others to make everyone happy but I love the challenge and am lucky to have my job! :)

Norma
 
Joined the Marine Corps right out of high school and spent four years on the green team during the early part of the Viet Nam era.

After my military discharge I went to work for the Federal Aviation Administration as an Air Traffic Control Specialist in the Tracon (radar room) at Phoenix Sky Harbor airport then transferred to Las Vegas Mccarran airport Tower/Tracon where I was medically retired at 30 and spent 5+ years recovering.

Then came a Computer Science degree from Idaho State Univ. followed by 20 years in the IT field starting as a mainframe COBOL programmer, mini-computer programmer, pc network admin, internet access and firewall security and just recently retired as Senior System Integration Analyst.

My DW graduated for Utah State Univ.

She then spent some 25 years as a trainer or supervising trainers.

She moved on to become a Human Resource Supervisor with an SPHR designation.

She retired about 3 years ago and now spends some of her time as a volunteer in the local visitor center and as a volunteer coordinator at our local university (BSU a recent victor over VT).

Timeshares, cruises, a summer cabin, moving my IRA account in and out of the market (currently out) and Habitat for Humanity take up most of my time now.
 
A Bit O' This and a Bit O' That

I retired as chemistry department chair from Murray State University, got into the industrial warehousing business (was already in the manufactured housing park business), then ran for state representative, where I am in my 6th year and running for reelection.
 
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