Best Job Perks

[93sc]

I can more or less define my job where I work and make of it what I want. Company truck is nice. And the company buying beer and playing CoD all friday afternoon are also good.

[Kougar]

My perks are probably access to my dealership's resources, such as the lifts, tire mounting/balancing machines, air compressors, brake lathes, etc etc. Good, cheap way to get some of the more 'advanced' stuff done fairly easily.

Cons is I'm stuck changing oil most of the time during the day. I fucking hate changing oil...and every new guy is a goddam moron. You'd think after 3 months you wouldn't have to babysit people a few years younger than you, but that doesn't seem to be the case. I also get screwed into working about 3 saturdays a month.

[Outlaw1]

Pros: Well I like what I do. I solve engineering/fabrication/construction problems and give contractors a hard time when I feel so inclined.

Cons: I froze my ass off today because the contractor works slower than slow and I had to oversee a heavy lift. A twenty minute job took two hours. I'm spending a grand at Gander Mountain tonight if I have to. I'm not freezing again.

[JET]

Cons: I froze my ass off today because the contractor works slower than slow and I had to oversee a heavy lift. A twenty minute job took two hours. I'm spending a grand at Gander Mountain tonight if I have to. I'm not freezing again.
Just wait, this ain't nothin'!! Wait 'til the days when we get a high of zero! I remember a week straight we had lows in the negative high 20's about 8 years ago. Now THAT was cold!!

[EclipseGST]

I work at Brach Candy company. Pro's are I sit on my ass and get paid $18.85 an hr to watch a machine package gummi bears or fruit snacks. I also get all the free candy I want and they gave me a laptop with wireless internet. I never get bored at work.

I also work for a underwater welding company that works on barges on the river. Thats cool cause I get to use all the scuba gear and welding equipment whenever I want and dont have to pay for anything. Its also a very good experiance in my opinion. Its fun wearing a suit that is 70 degrees and jumping into water that is in the 40-50 degree range. Gotta love heated diving suits.

[sleepydsm]

I work at Brach Candy company. Pro's are I sit on my ass and get paid $18.85 an hr to watch a machine package gummi bears or fruit snacks. I also get all the free candy I want and they gave me a laptop with wireless internet. I never get bored at work.

I also work for a underwater welding company that works on barges on the river. Thats cool cause I get to use all the scuba gear and welding equipment whenever I want and dont have to pay for anything. Its also a very good experiance in my opinion. Its fun wearing a suit that is 70 degrees and jumping into water that is in the 40-50 degree range. Gotta love heated diving suits.

That underwater welding thing would be a neat job. Not so typical! And where can I sign up to work for $19/hr to do little?

[niterydr]

That underwater welding thing would be a neat job. Not so typical! And where can I sign up to work for $19/hr to do little?
Most mindless "plant jobs" are $15+/hr, especially if you work 2nd or 3rd shift.
Its just the luck of the draw/experience that gets you the easy and mindless jobs.

[Goat Blower]

Underwater welding, now that pays some heavy coin if you find the right employer. I wish I would've gone into the SEAL program, that's probably what I'd be doing right now. Hopefully in a warmer climate though.

[EclipseGST]

My boss which happens to be my uncle, charges $175 an hr for underwater welding. If its a non local contract there is an 8hr minimum and it is $950 for an 8hr block of time. I see all $46.19/hr of it because I havent gone to school for it and I didnt have any experiance when I started. The guys that have degrees and experiance are making close to $90/hr. Makes me want to go to school for it although I couldnt see making a career out of it. Its a good hobby job. But owning your own business is insane with the amount of money you make. You also need to be on call 24hrs a day but its worth the pay. I like the 3-4am jobs where everything is pitch black and there are huge lights all over. Also for those of you who didnt know it, diving in the mississippi sucks balls. The water is so dirty that you cant see your hand 5 inches in front of your face. If you get lost underwater you usually have to dive deeper (because of the weights that you wear) to the bottom and basically get your helmet down in the sand to see which way the water is moving then go north, south, east, west, from that point. Its pretty freaky the first couple of times but once you get use to it then everything is good. Its definately an experiance I would suggest!

[Pushit2.0]

Under water welding is crazy, I would like to try it some time. But for my job working on my car after 6pm is a big one.

~John