[Closed] What do you do as a living?

Doing as little as I can get away with.
Not really.
Yes.
More or less.
I wouldn't tell you anyway.

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Ski instructor
Yes happy
No time for biking
It'll end when the snow goes(anytime in the next month...maybe!)

I wouldn't tell you anyway.

Lady Boy? !

What Mac said.

Senior management function. I.e. I'm not really sure what I do but I'm sodding busy and the KPIs are good.

enjoy aspects, don't like working for someone else.

If I had less to lose, yes. But as the sole earner in the house and with a big mortgage my opportunities to start a new business up are limited.

Define comfortably. I can't afford to just buy a top of the range Giant or Trek on a whim, but I have some toys which to many people are a dream bike so I shouldn't complain.

I think people are way to sensitive on this subject in the UK.

As little as possible 😆

Sorry should have led by example if im to ask such questions!

Learning Disability Support Worker,

Very rewarding job, but with ever increasing cuts in the sector and an already low wage, I find myself looking in a different direction.

Same as CountZero

Although will admit to being an IT techy

Guitar Teacher. Love it.

I think people are way to sensitive on this subject in the UK.

Agreed!

How do you make your living? - Logistician.

Are you happy doing it? - Very!

Would you considering a change of career? - I would considering being a Grammar Nazi... haha! (I'm happy with what i do; anyway, as the sole breadwinner i've not got a lot of choice!)

Does it pay enough for you to mtb comfortably? - I get paid more than i should, considering that amount of work i do.

NOT interested to what you actually earn! - I work in the Public Sector, so you're entitled to know!

Senior management in IT.
Yes, I enjoy it for the most part. It pays quite well. I'd much prefer to be getting my hands dirty with computers than telling other people to do it but it's still OK. It's very interesting at times.

Would I change career? Yes, but only to do something I *really* enjoy doing and I'd have to take a massive pay cut to do it. I could live with that. I very much doubt I'm good enough at the things I enjoy doing to make any money out of them though.

NOT interested to what you actually earn! - I work in the Public Sector, so you're entitled to know!

Might be entitled but it wouldn't benefit me to know!

I very much doubt I'm good enough at the things I enjoy doing to make any money out of them though.

Enlighten us?!

Funk gigolo.

How do you make your living? Paramedic

Are you happy doing it? Love it..

Would you considering a change of career? I did recently to start doing this.

Does it pay enough for you to mtb comfortably? Not likely, starting wage of band 5 agenda for change for those who are interested and can be bothered to look it up.

NOT interested to what you actually earn!

According to this forum , i am the modern version of Dick Turpin but with out the mask
I love my job , unfortunatley it's ruined by having to deal with suppliers , customers , tax man , vat man etc .
Yes i'd consider doing something differant , but i'm good for **** all else .
Don't make enough money for the hours i work and for the answer to question 2 .

Mostly I design software for operating spacecraft.

Does it pay enough for you to mtb comfortably? Not likely, starting wage of band 5 agenda for change for those who are interested and can be bothered to look it up.

I know roughly, I also know its nowhere near what it should be.

Paramedic is something I've considered.

electron beam welder making the brackets that hold the wings on a typhoon. Decent pay and only three 12 hour shifts a week so plenty of time for biking.

medical researcher for a firm of solicitors

I like it although it can be a little depressing on occasion, especially as we represent the CTC so I read far too much about squashed cyclists

in an ideal world id run away to the hils and have a farm or something that involved a bit more fresh air.

I also work freelance as a 'mathematical knitting pattern checker' - mainly due to a sad intrest in design and knitting but the extra funds are nice

and I also have another job - I think I just like to be busy, but still get a chance to ride although not as much as id like. The main restriction to that is childcare not work

According to this forum , i am the modern version of Dick Turpin but with out the mask

You pinch horses? Horse meat? Or you sell travel insurance?

Carpenter
Love the job
wouldn't even consider a change
i don't get much time to bike comfortably, my wife spends all my pay anyway.
depends on the job, but slightly more than the average i would say.

Is this what we've come to......Mods please lift the bans 🙂

Aquanaut 8)

Picture Framer and professional skiver.

Same as taco - hours used to alright 3x12hr shifts a week but no longer 🙁 playing out many options in my head atm.

Plenty of riding time but often solo

Yes, I have another job which covers all expenses

IT of course, this is STW after all. Specifically, IT management.

Happy? Yeah, I'd say so. So far I've managed to strike a reasonable balance between the management bits and still getting involved in the techy bits occasionally. There are some frustrations but there are in most jobs I think. To be honest I can't think of many things I'd rather be doing that wouldn't involve leaving the country and/or winning lotteries.

I'd consider changing but unless I suddenly discover a calling I'm not yet aware of I can't see many things I'd enjoy more. I'm not really a "grass is always greener" person. May consider running my own business one day but i'm fairly risk-averse so I doubt I'll get around to it any time soon.

Yeah, can afford a bike that is worthy of a far more skilled rider than myself. But then I'm not married, have no mortgage and no kids, which helps.

Out of job.. On DOLE 😥

[url= http://kentballooning.com ]Thought is was fun so made it into a career![/url]
Still enjoy it although it turns more into work each year. But I have tons of time off and the mortgage gets paid.
I kind of wish I'd gone into the fire service after uni, but I'm happy with my lot.

Equine butcher

Outdoor activities and environmental education. Mostly with primary school kids.

Love it, beats working. Had a break for a year and went back. No desire to change jobs at all. I find it fun, I think I'm quite good at it and I can't think of anything else I want to do. Work is only 5 miles away.

I don't get paid enough, but I doubt many people in similar jobs do. Quality of life, and some perks of the job (trade price kit etc) helps make up for it. But only earn enough to get by, no spare to save etc. Saying that though, we have food and wine and cars and bikes and boards and kids and a house so I can't complain!

Cycle to work scheme has just bought me my first new bike in 11 years (plus a top up from Mr Visa) can't really afford it, but by buggery I deserve it!

Only other thing I can think of to do is buy somewhere that I could convert into a surfy bunkhouse/cafe/camp site sort of place but the set up costs are really high and I'm not a natural gambler so the house isn't being remortgaged any time soon...

Tolerate crap

I work in student recruitment- degree salesman basically It's pretty good.

Geography teacher. Head of Geography now, Head of Sixth Form from September.

Current position leaves time for training properly, can be a bit hit and miss during term, but I make the most of the time I have. Weekends are free.. New position almost certainly won't, but then I'm getting a little tired of the training for Elite, and I don't even really take it that seriously. Planning on weekend riding from September.

GB

I poke badgers with spoons 😆

Retired (at 50). Worked in a bike shop for a couple of years.Now doing some unpaid/voluntary work for the Scottish Rights of Way Society.

How do you make your living? Assistant Golf Club Professional

Are you happy doing it? Nope. It's not a job, it's a lifestyle, and one that I don't like very much.

Would you considering a change of career? Yes, am doing shortly to a big passion of mine. Never been in the best position to do so before so shortly it'll be big 😀

Does it pay enough for you to mtb comfortably? Currently as an assistant, providing I save a bit, then it's not too bad but things seem to take agesss to save for.

Currently an engineer, but given my impending mahoosive paycut which is going to leave me borderline destitute I am going to have to really start pushing the photography sideline in the new financial year!

Given my huge range of skills and qualifications I am not stressing too much as yet.

Full time builder of things....

How do you make your living? - Public Sector, Welfare Reform Projects

Are you happy doing it? - Meh

Would you considering a change of career? - Meh

Does it pay enough for you to mtb comfortably? - Meh

NOT interested to what you actually earn! - You'd feel good if you knew.

How do you make your living? - QHSE Manager - Oil & Gas Industry

Are you happy doing it? - Yes and no. Never planned to do this but it sort of happened by accident

Would you considering a change of career? - Yes. If i could find the time to study i would train as an engineer

Does it pay enough for you to mtb comfortably? - Yes. oil industry pays very well

NOT interested to what you actually earn! - As mentioned, oil industry pays very well.

How do you make your living? royal navy engineer on submarines

Are you happy doing it? not really the forces control your life more than you would ever belive unless you know someone in the forces, but they pay well and left me look after nuclear reactors.

Would you considering a change of career? yes in 3425 days

Does it pay enough for you to mtb comfortably? yes

NOT interested to what you actually earn! good job or you would have to google rn pay scales and find out, not a secrete for us guys lol

How do you make your living? Senior Consultant - Simulation Modelling

Are you happy doing it? Yeah 2.5 days/week currently mixed bag of work, travel and teaching stuff.

Would you considering a change of career? Nope just did one to get here, went from paying consultants to being one

Does it pay enough for you to mtb comfortably? Not quite but should do soon (i hope) but then I wont have as much time....

Veterinary nurse! Absolutely love my job! .....wish I had loved my honours degree more as I would then at least have been able to earn some real dosh. However, at least I get up every morning with excitement of what the day may bring !
I'm a very very lucky girl 😉

How do you make your living? royal navy engineer on submarines

My brother in law is a engineer in the Navy (previously invincible)
He also is counting down the days,
He also has no problem paying for mtb.

What you fancy doing once out?

Sorry, just spotted this gem:

Given my huge range of skills and qualifications I am not stressing too much as yet.

Have I missed the irony bus are are you genuinely an ultimate JOAT?!

im amazed you can mtb comfortably in a submarine 🙂

Corporate banking peppered with deep ridden guilt. Wearing myself out cycling is the only way I can sleep 😯

I'd love a change though. Son's autistic so would love to work with learning difficulties

Veterinary nurse!

Tried the vets out for my work experience day during school all them many years ago,

Watched a cats tail been amputated and fainted, had I applied myself I could have worked through my squeamishness and gone down your route.

How do you make your living? Art and Media teacher, also Senior Tutor (Head of House in old money).

Are you happy doing it? Yup. Never boring, involved in subjects I love and (cheesy schmalz alert) have the chance to make a little difference to people's lives.

Would you considering a change of career? Not currently, but am looking at a possible change of location.

Does it pay enough for you to mtb comfortably? In my 'middle leadership' role yes. Not enough for a stable of blingy superbikes, but if I need/want something I don't in all honesty have to worry about affording it.

NOT interested to what you actually earn! Until Gove's full PRP proposals come in, teachers' pay scales are readily available.

[i]Enlighten us?! [/i]

Drawing, writing and riding bikes 😉

I'd love a change though. Son's autistic so would love to work with learning difficulties

Very rewarding, often frustrating (system letting peeps down) and low paid but the rewards often outweigh that.

I'm an advertising manager for a sailing magazine. It's good fun because the industry is full of lovely people but hard work at the moment. It only just covers my uncontrollable bike habit.... 😉

Very rewarding, often frustrating (system letting peeps down) and low paid but the rewards often outweigh that

Yeah I guessed that would be the story. I need to look into it, what qualifications and so forth.

Project engineer for an aluminium fabricator - love it, love the travel, but on the cusp where I need to do it for myself 8)

sbd16v - Member
How do you make your living? royal navy engineer on submarines

My last job was designing those things 🙂 Have you been to Barrow in Furness to collect?

Now -

Job - Research Engineer
Happy - Hell yes!
Career Change - Nope, this is my second - previously IT Manager
Comfort - it's enough, but I'm far from comfortable.
Salary - I'm not particularly well paid, but hey ho.

Technical manager for a food manufacturer supplying the major retailers. reasonably happy but certaIn aspects of the job are a pita. Not considered a career change. The pay is ok but we are far from comfortable as my wife is currently a stay at home mum. Commuting by bike helps me justify spending on bikes.

Offshore Medic/Registered Nurse. For the rest of it see what ChiefInspector said..

Satellite comms engineer for the biggest defence company in the world. I get to travel the world weekly, not all good though, I have a young family at home.

Removing the bogies from under the benches in th Houses of Parliament.
God nose why i picked this job.

Clinical specialist for a medical devices company.

Happy doing it but more time on my bike would be nice

meat processor , been very busy , but just gone quiet now 🙂

How do you make your living? Sales Manager for a 3 year old tech startup now owned by a big global corporation.

Are you happy doing it? Yes very - hard work and lots of pressure but exciting to be able to steer the company's direction in terms of growth. Plus sales directly rewards ability and effort with commission payments so all good there!

Would you considering a change of
career? No. Have been in sales a long time now and progressed well - no desire to take a backwards step by starting afresh in something new.

Does it pay enough for you to mtb
comfortably? Yes - but I can always spend more!!

How do you make your living? Construction Estimator. Currently working my way down the career ladder having got to the staggering heights of middle management for a large national.

Are you happy doing it? More so working for a smaller regional contractor, and doing the job rather than managing. Hours are a bit more manageable having dropped from 80+ to about 60 plus an hour less commute each day.

Would you considering a change of
career? I'd love to do something which got me away from computers and outdoors a bit more. In the mean time I'll continue to escape on the bike when I can.

Does it pay enough for you to mtb
comfortably? There's always something else to pay for (especially with 2 teenage daughters) so the bikes tend to get neglected / run on the cheap. Have a pretty good lifestyle all said and done, but feel I put the effort in to deserve it.

How do you make your living? - ADR

Are you happy doing it? - I like my job and the company but see below.

Would you consider (FTFY) a change of career? - Am currently doing so.

Does it pay enough for you to mtb comfortably? - Not on Orange Five money but happy with my bike.

NOT interested to what you actually earn!

tacopowell - Member

Just curious to what fellow mtb'rs do to make a living?

How do you make your living?

Part-time bureaucrat.

Are you happy doing it?

It's just a job so no happy or unhappy about it but what really gets on my nerves are those bureaucrats that try to play god with me.

Would you considering a change of career?

Yes, starting my own business would be good.

Does it pay enough for you to mtb comfortably?

For myself just about enough to get by ...

How do you make your living? Lighting Designer/Production manager

Are you happy doing it? yep

Would you considering a change of career? I consider it most days whilst on the road and I also think I wouldnt change it for the world most days!!

Does it pay enough for you to mtb comfortably? pay: yes free time:no

Bee Shepherd

Sorry, just spotted this gem:

Given my huge range of skills and qualifications I am not stressing too much as yet.
Have I missed the irony bus are are you genuinely an ultimate JOAT?!

Yes... pretty much 😉

I spent a lot of time diversifying partly as I have a short attention span/low boredom threshold, and partially as I am interested in a lot of different things 😉 Keeps things interesting afterall.

In all honesty I can't imagine doing the same thing for my entire life, but I do have some kind of a masterplan - just the route to get there is probably going to be circuitous.

I envy you 🙂

Yes... pretty much

EDIT: I need someone to remove some threaded bolts from a pair of hope wheels, someone to get me the right mortgage, a private contract hire merc with insurance included even though I already own and insure a car, advice on the cat's urinary issues and thoughts on whether the time he got dehydrated could have created the problem, a proper diagnosis on my Dad's (alleged) glaucoma without talkimg to hin like he's just some number in the NHS queue, and some help in dealing with mental health issues without resorting to drugs (not my own).

Name your price!

Manager of a design team, in engineering.

Mechanical maintenance at a university in the Midlands ..... usually involves lots of driving around doing as little as poss 🙂 .... occasionally have to check things 🙁

How do you make your living? - designing interactive stuff like apps, interfaces and websites.

Are you happy doing it? - yep, love it.

Would you considering a change of career? - not at the mo

Does it pay enough for you to mtb comfortably? - more than enough - but it's time I'm short of.

I design make and stick graphics on things.
Pays enough (just)
I love it. Paid trips to Las Vegas and Amsterdam every year take the sting out of some of the long days.

Freelance Business / Systems Analyst

Are you happy doing it? Love it... but only since I've been freelance. I'm reaping hard won rewards now (completely self trained, 'worked my way up' so to speak - and had a few soul destroying jobs on the way). Now I'm never sorry that it's 6am on a Monday, some days I'm really excited about going to work

Would you considering a change of career? Not at present, but for years I've wanted to work with green wood - building oak framed structures, or living in the woods making sticks etc... However, 2 kids and a lovely wife, and a job I love, mean I'm happy to leave those ideas till I'm 50 odd.....

Does it pay enough for you to mtb comfortably? I never work more than 40 hours a week, and can basically buy any bike or kit I want to... so I guess the answer is yes... But I make sure most weekends I'm around with the kids, so for me 'comfortably' means compromise. I can't do a seasons racing, or every uplift that's arranged... much as I want to, but I get along. Look forward to a week in the Alps and 4 uplifts + 5 races in 2013...

i sign on, great for cycling.....

[i]How do you make your living?[/i] faceless bureaucrat or senior health service manager, depending who you ask.

[i]Are you happy doing it?[/i] I love working in the NHS, and particularly mental health. I'm not a clinician, but I love being able to help make things a bit better than they might otherwise be.

[i]Would you considering a change of career?[/i] Only been in the public sector a few years and wouldn't want to go back. NHS cuts being what they are, I can never say never though.

[i]Does it pay enough for you to mtb comfortably?[/i] Pays me enough, but doesn't give me as much time as I'd like.