What do you do for work?

[tRidiot]

I quit my job as an ER doc in late Feb. Served out my 90 days' notice and started a new job as a clinic doc in a general Family Medicine clinic this week. It is MUCH less stressful, MUCH more time at home - every night, every weekend, can you say YEEEE-HAAAAW!?!?!?!?!

More time to spend with The Wife and The Boy. More time to spend with The Traegar and The Yoder. More time for friends and family, more time to reflect on the important things in life. More time for volunteering for charity and for church and God.

It's a win/win.

Less money... but I never got rich, anyways. Time to learn to live on less, but LIVE MORE.

As they say, men on their deathbeds never bemoan their lack of dedication to their job, or wish they had spent more time at the office instead of with their kids/family.

[Jon Solberg]

I’m a dancer.

[Thom Emery]

Demolition Contractor

[Thom Emery]

Yes it is

[jpgarc01]

Hey all! I'm a management consultant. Got into BBQ-ing because... well... I like to eat Outside of that, I like participating in USPSA pistol matches, playing guitar, and hanging out with the fam. Happy to be aboard!

[ClayJones]

I guess I'll go ahead and be the first to admit to being a lawyer on this thread. I essentially draft/review/negotiate corporate contracts for a living and handle some legal ops as well. That means, you don't want my legal advice; it's extremely over-priced and not very good (Unless you happen to be a corporation, then I'm your guy.)

My hobby is definitely gaming, both PC and console (xbox).

[JCBBQ]

I see this question is still kicking around but JustKyle is no longer with us. I wonder if my video response scared him away. Hahahaha oopps.

[Keiferr]

Retired federal civil service and US Air Force (aircraft maintenance and senior leadership). Spend a lot of time volunteering with local Vietnam Veterans of America chapter.

[JGo37]

I drive a restomod 4x4 to go catch something, light a fire, smoke it, then get the tics off the dog.

& cybersecurity in my free time.

[JMuseum]

Data analyst in healthcare - low people, high number job

[iwright]

I'm a high school band director and play trumpet/french horn gigs on the side whenever I'm not cooking.

[dktrjoy]

I'm new to all this! I'm a chiropractor here in Fresno CA and my hobbies are bicycling, water sports...especially kayaking. I'm not doing a lot of youtube smoking videos in my free time!

[Scout789]

I'm retired. A career choice I highly recommend! Prior to that I worked as a Chemical Engineer for a major chemical company for 31 years on the Texas Gulf Coast where I still live today. I love to barbq and my dear wife of 43 years loves to eat what I turn out. We love spending time at the local beach and vacationing at beach locations. We both love Americana music and are planning our second trip to Nashville in September for Americanafest. I also like to fish and target shoot. I don't hunt much anymore, but that used to be a favorite pass time.

[treesmacker]

Well, I've been working for 50 years and I'm just a couple of years from retirement...

Here's the jobs...

Paper route before age 13

Age 13 got my Social Security card and worked part time at the Elks Lodge as janitor - 3AM start time - just a part time gig.

Age 14 dish washer and janitorial at small cafe.

Age 16 handyman at Funeral home; janitorial, yard work, parking lot cleanup, wash and wax the hearse, painting, running errands, picking up caskets, putting together funeral home owners Grand Children's Christmas gifts, roto-tilling, and more.

Age 17 Kentucky Fried Chicken cook, janitorial cleanup and closing (and eating).

Age 18 Electronics school in Phoenix with part time jobs as janitorial, box boy at grocery store, and testing capacitors all night long on graveyard shift.

Age 19 graduated electronics trade school.

Age 19 moved to Silicon Valley and worked as Electronic Technician for five years, then Quality Assurance for two more years.

Age 25 started working for Computer System Manufacturer as Manufacturing Engineer - stayed with that company for 19 years - 450 employees when i started, 10 employees left when I left.

Age 44 working for company making ASIC emulation systems doing Mechanical design of the instruments. I left this company when the CEO was indicted (and later convicted to 17 years in Federal Prison) - interesting story if you want to read - Google "Amr Mohsen"

Age 50 left Silicon Valley for Southern Oregon without a job. Worked 4 months doing contract work for Silicon Valley associates.

Age 50 started current Job doing Mechanical design of Particle Counters (air and liquid). I do a great deal of 3D modelling with SolidWorks software, and a great deal more of paperwork.

https://www.beckman.com/air-particle-counters
https://www.beckman.com/search#q=liq...sort=relevancy

Age 63 now, and really ready to retire, but will wait until age 66 to collect full Social Security benefits.

I MUST NOTE - HOW FORTUNATE I'VE BEEN TO STAY CONTINUOUSLY EMPLOYED ALL OF THESE YEARS, SURVIVING MANY LAYOFFS AND MUCH TURMOIL. Hope all of you can have similar success.

[BlackrazorNZ]

Sales & Marketing Manager, part of the management team for our company in NZ, turnover of about $110m per annum.

Keeps me busy