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Your Dream Job?

#61
MadMan118 said:
Well I am happy with my job its not what I want to do forever and there are things I would much rather be doing. So i got to thinking about it and I really want to be a brewer(not an easy field to break into).
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http://www.amazon.com/Brewers-Assoc...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277072257&sr=8-1

MadMan118 said:
What would you guys want to do as your dream job. Yes even outlandish things are acceptable answers.
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For now, I'm pretty happy with what I've got but my drifting-toward-retirement plan is to open a combination brewpub / coffee shop / used bookstore.
 
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#62
MadMan118 said:
Yeah that show hasn't been the same without Adam.
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I tried following him once he left, and his radio show just wasn't as strong a format for him as LoveLine. He's still brilliant but I think he walked away from his calling when he left Dr. Drew.
MadMan118 said:
Your snark cynicism might just fit the bill too :D
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I didn't realize I had a TB fan club.:ninja:
 
#66
jp58 said:
Please tell me you shall bring common sense to engineering. Please? Its almost as though all of the people I know, as soon as they received their degree, lost all forms of common sense. Even the normally common sense smart ones.
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That's my goal. I was talking to a friend of mine about why I wanted to become an engineer. He had just gotten a Primo grill and used it for the first time that night. They come with a plug in electric starter, which essentially just heats up a metal loop and ignites the charcoal. Sweet tool. But there's no where for it go go once it's 700 degrees F. A simple metal tube that hangs off the back of one of the wings of the grill could be a great place to put it, as apposed to the ground or taking up room on one of the wings. Secondly, it came with a briefcase of grilling tools. Primo (or one of their suppliers) spent the .10 / tool to put a metal d ring on them to hang them from a hook somewhere. Unfortunately, the grill had no such hook, or place to put the implements. The wings were cluttered, one with case for tools, the other with the charcoal starter.

For < $3 dollars per unit in parts, they could make the grilling experience way better, and considering it's a $375 grill, you should expect more.

Almost daily, I use a product, and say "man, I could do this 100 x better".

As far as the glasses screw goes, you can't engineer around physics.
 
#67
blendermassacre said:
That's my goal. I was talking to a friend of mine about why I wanted to become an engineer. He had just gotten a Primo grill and used it for the first time that night. They come with a plug in electric starter, which essentially just heats up a metal loop and ignites the charcoal. Sweet tool. But there's no where for it go go once it's 700 degrees F. A simple metal tube that hangs off the back of one of the wings of the grill could be a great place to put it, as apposed to the ground or taking up room on one of the wings. Secondly, it came with a briefcase of grilling tools. Primo (or one of their suppliers) spent the .10 / tool to put a metal d ring on them to hang them from a hook somewhere. Unfortunately, the grill had no such hook, or place to put the implements. The wings were cluttered, one with case for tools, the other with the charcoal starter.

For < $3 dollars per unit in parts, they could make the grilling experience way better, and considering it's a $375 grill, you should expect more.

Almost daily, I use a product, and say "man, I could do this 100 x better".
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Heck, I'm not an engineer and I say that almost every day! ;)

As far as the glasses screw goes, you can't engineer around physics.
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No, but you COULD put the screw that holds the lens in the frame in the TOP of the frame instead of the bottom, right? I've been wearing glasses all my life, and it's always been an issue for me. I understand the screw will eventually work itself loose with use, my contention is that there is no reason you cannot design/engineer a set of frames so that the screw won't fall out onto the ground when it does so. Those damn little bastards can be impossible to find!!! :spit:

:)
 
#68
I would like to be a trophy husband. I could play bass & train all day long. Wifey would have to work, but she would immediately forget her troubles when she sees my sculpted physique and awesome bass-playing skills.

Actually, my current job is pretty awesome. I get to see a LOT of new technology, travel all over the country, get paid a decent salary, and have flexible hours (as long as I get 80 hours in 2 weeks). Occasionally I am able to turn a wrench or two and spend some time in the lab. What I do actually has a positive impact on a lot of people. I am a chemical engineer working on desalination systems.

ian
 
#69
Gard said:
Heck, I'm not an engineer and I say that almost every day!
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I'm going to school to be able to change it after I say it, hopefully



No, but you COULD put the screw that holds the lens in the frame in the TOP of the frame instead of the bottom, right? I've been wearing glasses all my life, and it's always been an issue for me. I understand the screw will eventually work itself loose with use, my contention is that there is no reason you cannot design/engineer a set of frames so that the screw won't fall out onto the ground when it does so. Those damn little bastards can be impossible to find!!! :spit:

:)
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I wear / have worn thick black plastic framed glasses for over a decade, so I don't have that problem. Maybe instead of a screw, they could machine a tiny bolt with a tiny lock washer, or something of that nature. "where's my .1 mm socket?!":eek:
 
#78
I have a lot of dream jobs, most of them involve doing very little work and getting paid.

Im thinking one of those people who is on those TV shows and gets paid to go on holidays, but there are plenty of other things i'd like to get paid to do.

Realistically, even if I did get my dream job i'd probably still hate it after a while, even as a professional bass player. I tend to get bored of things quickly :/
 
#79
A guy I went to school with (also a chemical engineer), got a job with a company that makes gear for hiking / backpacking, etc. This guy is in the quality control department - he gets to take all of the products out and test them in the field for days at a time. Sounds pretty awesome to me!

ian
 

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