Soldier, Law enforcement, put them together and most ex soldiers will know what i am!!

Not your fault mate.  Can't help being hampered.  I had 29 yrs inf.

"for the troops, with the troops", get fucked!

certainly didn't help me out!

Good to see the AJ's comming out of the closet!!, whats better things havn't changed.

Black29d

 

I work as a machinist, did my trade in the SRA , done a bit of jobbing shop work, now back machining railways wheels, gone full circle

 

And as for my Id  Black 1929  D series.....my long term restoration project

a lucky escape

I kicked off life as a M113 driver, realised pretty quickly that I was never going to get rich working for the army.

Did my auto elec trade and now run my own business. oh and im 25 This year I should be able to put my funds into a harley..... I like the street bob, I wanna buy a 2nd hand one someone has wasted all their money putting accessories on.

Cheers
Matt

Apprentice spraypainter, Apprentice Mechanical Engineer, Railway maintenance yards (Chullora), Freight Train driver for Freight Corp out west NSW, a stint in the military then a brocken neck, years of recovery , now semi retired at 43.......

I've been with QR for 21 years in maintenance and risk/compliance management now with QR National since the split. Currently working as the Track and Civil Auditor for the network part of the business. So I get to go and inspect construction jobs, maintenance work and the rail network in general.

Before that worked as a car deatiler, built buses, factory hand, fibreglasser and done paving.

Been in Engineering and Manufacturing for 16 years, 10 year as a boiler maker, now as a engineering tech/draftsman. Designing rail product.

Im an engineer. I own a small consultancy

Slag Salesman, don't laugh!! Our company has a contract with Bluescope in Port Kembla, and we process the slag into concrete aggregates, roadbase, engineering fill and cement. I manage the concrete market, as I worked in sales in the concrete industry for fifteen years. Apprentice Fitter and Machinist for four years, and the day I finished I was outta there!! (also, a part time barman while saving for my big trip overseas)

G'day all,
Had a few different jobs as a young bloke, been driving trains for the last 20 years - westrail, ARG now Rio Tinto for the last 7. See there's a few rail blokes on the forum.
A fair few IT guys aswell - so how come when I want IT support I get some nob end in bloody Mumbai or Bangladesh??!!??

Hi , I own South East Concreting, and have done for 26 years , And i love my job coz im good at what I do , We do Drive ways , Garages All domestic jobs and Car parks , Factory Slabs , Estate Work Etc , Exposed Aggregate , Stencil Pattern , Coloured Concrete , Slate Look ,No job Too Big or Too Small , We Service The south east area Of Melbourne  , For Free  Quotes call  GUY on  0415172669

Out of school I wanted to get into sign writing, but was told there was only one guy in Geelong that didnt just use stickers, and he didnt take apprentices.... dying art. So I started a spray painting apprenticeship... got into custom painting/ airbrush/ hot rods and helmets, 4 years later that was finished and I was travelling a bit with some bands I was playing in, so left spray painting went through being a tour manger, stage manger, booking agent, live sound engineer on tour (all flexible hour jobs), clothing retail (vomit), shower base warehouse, some roofing labour and so on... all the while doing sound engineering in the recording studio part time and weekends over about ten years - yes it takes that long to get your name out there!

4 years ago I was finally able to focus on working in the recording studio alone as a Producer and recording/ mix Engineer.

As with most business owers, the first few years are tight, then you kinda sink or swim.... my swimming (probably more dog paddle) finally began 6 months ago and the Harley deposit was a direct and proud link to that time in my life. In the same week 2 albums I produced were nominated for independant music awards.

SJ

Im a plasterer, have been for 22 years ,not one of those ones that just got of the boat ,went to bunnings and bought a nail bag and some trowles, I do all aspects from suspended ceilings, metal stud walls , to ornate cornice and more..and  pretty good at it too ..

I am Safety Manager for a public transport provider, look after OH & S and also manage the NSW workers compensation portfolio. Been in workers compensation since I left school in 96 and really enjoy what I do!! Just started a Masters of Business Administration at UWS and have been hitting the books pretty hard, first semester is almost over and have another 2 and 3/4 to go.

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I'm an electrical engineer. Started out of school with a the local electricity supply company, been there through multiple name changes and mergers for 25 years. I like what I do, and get to work with heaps of good people. The way I see it, people will always need to keep the lights on and the beer cold, so there should always be a job there. 

I'm a Lift Technician, fixing lifts and escalators/moving walks. Electrician by trade. 20yrs as maintenance electrician at the Mitsubishi car factory in Adelaide till they shut it down.