Spiel Posted February 5, 2009 Report Posted February 5, 2009 Spiel, that's awesome man!!!! My oldman used to do the exact same thing at the GM Foundry in St.Catharines before it closed. Brought the scrap metal into the cupalo's... He loved that job.. All by himself, no one to bug him!! I forget what tonnage the one he used was, but it was a biggie. I love it too, but it's taken it's toll on my health. I've been on the little guys all the way up to 500 tonners and got to admit the little guys are more challenging due to the fact that they are fast! Yup, you're your own boss up there.
johnnyb Posted February 5, 2009 Report Posted February 5, 2009 I sell cars at a great Chrysler dealership in Oakville...coming up on 6 years...the store makes all the difference...our January sales were actually up over last year...despite a Canadian market that went down by 25%
JohnF Posted February 5, 2009 Report Posted February 5, 2009 Over 33 years of selling real estate. These days I'm busy starting up a real estate business for my son and teaching folks who are working on getting their real estate licenses. It's the teaching part that takes me to Orillia for two weeks in March. I'll be spending a lot of weeks in Hamilton doing the same thing over the next six months so if any of you are aspiring to a career in real estate sales we may well meet up one of these days. JF
Governator Posted February 5, 2009 Report Posted February 5, 2009 Web developer... been doing it for 6-7 years. Use to run a small office in Aurora with a couple employees but now enjoy working from home up in barrie.
Headhunter Posted February 5, 2009 Report Posted February 5, 2009 Well, some of you may not know what a Headhunter is, so here it is... I manage an employment agency that specializes in the I.T. verticle. We place contract and full time positions, main the in the GTA. The "street" name for people like me is "headhunter". HH
Anton Kanagasuntheri Posted February 5, 2009 Report Posted February 5, 2009 Policy Advisor with the Feds for 7 years, now in Private Sector "Pharmacutical" DRUGS ANYONE?
legacey Posted February 5, 2009 Report Posted February 5, 2009 IT for 10 years now with the City of Kingston....network / securities. I love my job! Cheers
ehg Posted February 5, 2009 Report Posted February 5, 2009 Former Truck driver, retired & disabled, now working on driving my wife nuts!. Worked as a chef but now disabled by same thing as OhioFisherman. Luckily i still can get out fishing now and then. Life is still good!
mukluk Posted February 5, 2009 Report Posted February 5, 2009 Electrician (Local Union 353) retired with 40 years service
Motorhead Posted February 5, 2009 Report Posted February 5, 2009 (edited) I work in Halton for the board of Ed. I get to fix up all the stuff that our darling kids break on a daily basis.. At least i have job security Doug Edited February 5, 2009 by Motorhead
Rustic-Fisher Posted February 5, 2009 Report Posted February 5, 2009 Firefighter on a Heavy Rescue truck in Toronto, lucky enough to live a childhood dream RF
maybe Posted February 5, 2009 Report Posted February 5, 2009 Manage an IT firm that supports the province's public libraries & does assorted gov't projects.
Bly Posted February 5, 2009 Report Posted February 5, 2009 Cook, dishwasher, laundress, nurse, taxi driver, therapist, plumber, mechanic, toy repair, social coordinator, snow removal, lawn care, cleaning professional, dog trainer, IT, assistant ice rink builder, oh wait....you mean what do I get PAID for .... Worked a variety of jobs over the years......Nursing Home, Construction, Insurance brokerage (assistant to the boss), leasing agent, book keeper/payroll, some IT work, owned a cleaning company, Document retrieval and shipping , etc... currently I am a full time wife & mom, and provide childcare. Tough jobs, the pay isn't great and there are many compromises made but the time I have with my family is priceless......just hope they feel the same way about time with me
nautifish Posted February 5, 2009 Report Posted February 5, 2009 I am sure they do Bly.....I was bringing up four children as well as running my own business while they were all growing up. Full time mom is alot of hard work 24/7 Enjoy it i sometimes wish i had been home more when they were smaller. Now they are all grown. & flown the nest!
rock34 Posted February 5, 2009 Report Posted February 5, 2009 I am the National Supply Chain Manager for Habitat for Humanity Canada. Basically I move donated building product around the country from coast to coast.
capt bruce Posted February 5, 2009 Report Posted February 5, 2009 (edited) Civil engineer , working on storm water managament for a large munincipilty, charter boat operator and bass guide in the summer , ice hut rentals in the winter , soon to give up real job (after 35 years )and move my charter business to brockville specializing in muskies Edited February 5, 2009 by capt bruce
jwl Posted February 5, 2009 Report Posted February 5, 2009 (edited) wow pretty diverse group here self employed for just over 10 years....small company JL Cabling network communications cabling, most of what I have done over the last 10 years is travel all over Ontario setting up debit/credit card terminal networks for Scotia Bank(now ChasePaymentech), I run the neccessary LAN cabling, set up the debit/credit card terminal devices and do any neccessary basic system function programming. All so various merchants can take your money at the swipe of a card Edited February 5, 2009 by jwl
sneak_e_pete Posted February 5, 2009 Report Posted February 5, 2009 Human Resources Manager and my wife and I also run a home business where we rent stag and doe/casino equipment.
hotrod Posted February 5, 2009 Report Posted February 5, 2009 I sell Real Estate in Sturgeon Falls and surrounding areas, the best job I've ever had.
JohnF Posted February 5, 2009 Report Posted February 5, 2009 I sell Real Estate in Sturgeon Falls and surrounding areas, the best job I've ever had. All my friends tell me it must be better than working. JF
kemper Posted February 5, 2009 Report Posted February 5, 2009 Unemployed. But for a reason, Full time student at University of Guelph in Management Economics and Industry Finance I got myself a co op position so its very competitive as there is 500 kids waiting to take my spot if I slip up. Really happy with the program, I love it and I think it should work out quite nicely for me in the future
NAC Posted February 5, 2009 Report Posted February 5, 2009 Self employed or I wouldn't be on here at 2 in the afternoon.... My serious job is operating a project management service company for marine, petrochemical and power generation industries. My fun job is running a seasonal eco-adventure guiding and rental business.
ch312 Posted February 5, 2009 Report Posted February 5, 2009 (edited) ever see those guys working on the side of high rise buildings on swing stages? good chance it might have been me as we work everywhere from sarnia to toronto. i love the views we get to see and not having anyone bugging us when we are up 25 stories. i dont really like working so im currently planning to purchase rental properties so i can retire when i am 40. Edited February 5, 2009 by ch312
misfish Posted February 5, 2009 Report Posted February 5, 2009 Theres one JOB,I do not want or like,but would if I had too. You got balls ch312.
fishinfool Posted February 5, 2009 Report Posted February 5, 2009 Millwright/Gasfitter presently working doing mechanical rooms for a large high school in Oshawa. Spiel, I used to run the overhead at Pitt Steel in Markham when I was about 20 and that sucker had two 30 ton magnets mounted for lifting sheets of steel 15' x 30' by 6" thick for the flame cutters, really enjoyed doing it as you do.
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