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Old 01-01-2021, 02:30 PM
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Hi guys,

Just curious what forum members do or did for a living. I'm an electrical engineer with a long career in software. I am employed by a large telecommunications company.

How about you now or in the past?

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I worked for Rockwell Automation as a panel wireman. Now I am retired but working part time as a Lyft Driver, as health permits.
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Still working as an acoustical consulting engineer, but within a couple of years of hanging it up. If I make it three years it will total 40 in the business. I work mostly with architects and other engineers on buildings, helping them to anticipate acoustic, vibration, and noise issues.

Or solving them after the fact when they did not call me first......
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Joined the Air Force at 18 as a Radar Tech. Went on to crypto, teletype, phone switches and computer equipment tech as technologies changed. Retired from that 27 years on and went into Hi-Tech (reverse engineering) for 20 years. Now retired for 5 years (best job of all!).
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Coal Miner for ten years - 3 years on coal face before going on to control the mine ventilation system.

Then became a Driving instructor followed by Ambulanceman before finally spending 20 mind numbing years as a Civil Servant.

Then I retired and got busy (doing just what I want to do). You know when you've retired - the work load increases but you stop getting paid.
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Joined the USN at 17. Nuclear power program. Electronics Technician and Reactor Operator. Submarines, and also did a tour as an instructor.

Got out and went to college, got a BSME. Worked as a design and plant engineer for about 13 years, then went into Operations at a commercial boiling water reactor plant. Spent two more years training for and getting a senior reactor operator licence from the NRC. Became a Control Room Supervisor and Shift Manager (responsible for all aspects of safe operation, maintenance, physical security of the station).

Went back to training operators for two years (similar to what I did as a navy trainer). Them back to the control room. The pay and benefits are very good. Its shiftwork - I'm going in tonight for 12 hours ($$ doubletime!).

We put 1200 MW on the grid (enough to power Seattle) so I'm "essential". Not something that can be done remotely from home. My job has not been impacted by the year's events - turns out we'll always need to power stores, toilet paper plants, gas stations and hospitals.

All told I've been working in the nuclear power and propulsion business for 40 years. Working nights, holidays, weekends, maintaining my license (ongoing training and testing, medical and psych evals, background checks, drug/alcohol testing, etc.) is more than many people are willing to put up with. I've always said find a necessary good or service that others find too hard, too dangerous, too dirty, too boring, too unglamorous, etc. and you'll never be without a job. Its worked for me.

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