What do you do for a living?

[@nd]

I am a butcher i have worked in the meat industry all my life. As a meat wholesaler on Smithfield Market, worked in an abattoir, as a retail butcher, wholesale butcher and now a meat product manufacturer and wholesaler.
We have traced our family history back to the 1770's (longer than some of you have been independent countries)and nearly all have been in the meat trade.

 

[Cheshire cat]

I am a butcher i have worked in the meat industry all my life. As a meat wholesaler on Smithfield Market, worked in an abattoir, as a retail butcher, wholesale butcher and now a meat product manufacturer and wholesaler.
We have traced our family history back to the 1770's (longer than some of you have been independent countries)and nearly all have been in the meat trade.

No connection with Sweeney Todd I hope.

 

[Logsplitter]

No connection with Sweeney Todd I hope.

Or Sweeny and Todd Pie shop in Reading

 

[@nd]

Or Sweeny and Todd Pie shop in Reading

No and no

 

[40man]

What do I do for a living? It's kind of hard to say:

I sell seashells by the seashore.

 

[MrMike]

Many many different career paths, butcher, baker, cabinet maker.........just kidding on the cabinet maker.
Accommodation resort business, now semi retired with a waste management business, as they say- "where there's muck there's money"

 

[trobex]

I am a butcher i have worked in the meat industry all my life. As a meat wholesaler on Smithfield Market, worked in an abattoir, as a retail butcher, wholesale butcher and now a meat product manufacturer and wholesaler.
We have traced our family history back to the 1770's (longer than some of you have been independent countries)and nearly all have been in the meat trade.

You couldn't get back to 1066 like some of us out of Cornwall?

 

[@nd]

You couldn't get back to 1066 like some of us out of Cornwall

Or Norfolk

 

[PilotMike]

Fresh Vegetable and Fruit broker in California, customers mainly in the NYC area.

 

[six1five]

Brewery owner here. Beer is life, beer never sleeps.

 

[RoyalWulff]

I feel totally under qualified with all you academic people on this forum i

If no one split the logs there would be no fire!

 

[Tazzieman]

If no one split the logs there would be no fire!

Very true. The definition of essential worker spans a broad river.

 

[RoyalWulff]

Very true. The definition of essential worker spans a broad river.

Amen brother. I have a ton of respect for people who are mechanically inclined and can work with their hands.

I spent 2 decades working in investment banking and then co-ran the private equity group for a very large asset manager. When COVID hit we retreated to Colorado and haven’t left. Trying to figure out what to do with the rest of my life.

Open to suggestions

 

[Tazzieman]

Amen brother. I have a ton of respect for people who are mechanically inclined and can work with their hands.

I spent 2 decades working in investment banking and then co-ran the private equity group for a very large asset manager. When COVID hit we retreated to Colorado and haven’t left. Trying to figure out what to do with the rest of my life.

Open to suggestions

Retire to the country. Chop wood , fix old cars , garden and make stuff.
I do that whilst keeping my office job. One day I'll stop that!

 

[Regalz]

Robin Hood Light

I take from the rich multinational corporations and give to the less rich domestic corporations

 

[BillyBunter]

I like this thread!

Me:
Academics - Ancient and medieval history
First career - Rock musician
Second career - Building recording studios
Third career - IT
Forth career - Property investment and development
Fifth career - Lawyer (current) - anti-money laundering, financial crime, and other stuff (UK and US)
Sixth career - not yet decided... but preferably something involving moving big things in my new truck!

 

[40man]

I like this thread!

Me:
Academics - Ancient and medieval history
First career - Rock musician
Second career - Building recording studios
Third career - IT
Forth career - Property investment and development
Fifth career - Lawyer (current) - anti-money laundering, financial crime, and other stuff (UK and US)
Sixth career - not yet decided... but preferably something involving moving big things in my new truck!

I used to work for the Ministry of Silly Walks. It was decent pay, but too much travel. After that I was a space travel agent. Great job with rocketing sales, but a bit too musky for me.

Various other jobs in my life. Professional handshaker, freelance gynecolgist. Chief Biscuit Dunker. Then I became an Iceburg Mover, Professional Mourner, VP of Idea Stalling, Under Secretary to the Sub-Committee, and more.

But man, I tell you, nothing like selling sea shells on the sea shore. Fresh air, long walks on the beach (some silly, you can't just turn off the years of training), beautiful sunsets.

 

[muxmax]

I used to work for the Ministry of Silly Walks. It was decent pay, but too much travel. After that I was a space travel agent. Great job with rocketing sales, but a bit too musky for me.

Various other jobs in my life. Professional handshaker, freelance gynecolgist. Chief Biscuit Dunker. Then I became an Iceburg Mover, Professional Mourner, VP of Idea Stalling, Under Secretary to the Sub-Committee, and more.

But man, I tell you, nothing like selling sea shells on the sea shore. Fresh air, long walks on the beach (some silly, you can't just turn off the years of training), beautiful sunsets.

If you ever get bored from selling sea shells, you should apply for a job as professional Autobahn bridge waver. The job is exciting, especially when you are into seeing cars drive under bridges, and the service is ususally highly appreciated by the traffic participants who always look for opportunities to wave back to peolpe whom they don't know but happen to pass on their journey.

 

[40man]

If you ever get bored from selling sea shells, you should apply for a job as professional Autobahn bridge waver. The job is exciting, especially when you are into seeing cars drive under bridges, and the service is ususally highly appreciated by the traffic participants who always look for opportunities to wave back to peolpe whom they don't know but happen to pass on their journey.

That doesn't even sound like a real job.

 

[muxmax]

That doesn't even sound like a real job.

True, it doesn’t pay well. But at least eaving at strangers means luck. Only if you’re not superstitious, though.