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slimper
Jun 21, 2006, 11:37 PM
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The down side is that I work for an Internet store in a tiny cube. The up side is three 10 hour shifts give me health insurance, and enough time to climb till my skin is raw.
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bergo
Jun 21, 2006, 11:40 PM
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NOT TV POST-PRODUCTION!
Even as a self-employed CGI expert I can't find enough time for climbing or any other activities such as having a life... :cry:
By the other side, I actually enjoy my job and I believe I'm gonna enjoy it in the next 50 years. Pay is good, but always the next month. They do not pay you too soon...
If you're looking for an advice, find any job that you're going to enjoy and a girlfriend able to redpoint 5.12s
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omerdimsum
Jun 22, 2006, 12:15 AM
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I am a sock model.
I get to travel the world...Paris, London, Hong Kong, Batswana...sauntering down catwalks then cruising up exotic sport routes...
The only caveat is often climbing in La Sportiva Kaukulators or Megas to protect my ankles (insurance reasons).
Oh and sometimes the bolts on exotic beach routes are a bit rusty...
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bdplayer
Jun 22, 2006, 3:06 AM
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It all depends on what is important to you, and what kinds of trades you want to make. Usually, for a job that lets you climb a lot, you don't make a lot of money. Because, well, you climb as much as you work. But a high paying job gets you the latest greatest gadgets and trips to Patagonia or Pakistan without those pesky sponsors or breaking the bank. And then there is the family life. It's complicated.
It all comes down to what makes you happy. If you are satisfied what you have and don't worry about making ends meet, then you are one of the rare, lucky guys in this world.
And we all wish we could be like you.
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bivyledge
Jun 22, 2006, 3:10 PM
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9 to 5 corporate marketing pro. Manage to hit the gym a couple of nights a week and climb outside every other weekend. If I could do it all over again I think I might go the college prof route. One of my good climbing buddies is a prof and he travels and climbs all summer. Sure you can work three or four months a year as a landscaper or window washer and have more free time, but health insurance is a nice thing.
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seanb
Jun 22, 2006, 4:00 PM
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Cartographer and GIS Analyst. 4 day work weeks (11 hour shifts) make 3 day weekends possible. Only downside is that I am stuck at a desk all day and the only sunlight I see is when I leave the building for lunch. Not bad!
Find something you like to do and accept all work is just that... work!
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ryannremtp
Jun 22, 2006, 8:02 PM
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I'm a paramedic on an ambulance. I work for 24 hours than have 48 hours off. So I only work 10 days a month and 1/3 of the year.
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r_is4runout
Jun 22, 2006, 8:39 PM
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I work as a social worker/clinician at a community mental health center in the ghetto. I get 4 weeks off, 12 sick days, have 3 day weekends, and every holiday; holidays tend to turn three day weekends into 4 day ones. All in all i get about 5-6 weeks off to climb. Downside is that it pays shit for money-despite having a masters degree. But at least i get to try to help people and don't have to deal with corporate America.
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fallingup
Jun 22, 2006, 9:09 PM
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I work at an ad agency as a Photo Retoucher. I make people who have no business being in a printed catalogue look good for an art director who can't art direct a photo shoot worth shit. javascript:emoticon(':evil:') He knows what he wants but won't shoot what he needs and contradicts about half of what he asks for. Yes, as a matter of fact, I am pissed at this moron. Vent is now over.
Between the house, the wife, the dogs and the job I don't climb that much. Sucks.
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coolklimber
Jun 23, 2006, 12:12 AM
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I just gave my resume to the dude at the climbing gym!
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timd
Jun 23, 2006, 12:48 AM
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Main job is a Medical Technologist at the local hospital. I also perform autopsies for the M.E. when the opportunity arises and when I'm finished with that I embalm, dress, casket and bury them for the local funeral home.
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feanor007
Jun 23, 2006, 1:10 AM
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Panera, ok pay, free bread, much flexibilty
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spivey
Jun 23, 2006, 1:16 AM
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Offshore on a drilling rig. 2 weeks of work then 2 weeks of pay
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spivey
Jun 23, 2006, 1:16 AM
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Offshore on a drilling rig. 2 weeks of work then 2 weeks of play
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deltav
Jun 23, 2006, 1:23 AM
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Teen Director at a YMCA
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my_name_is_fake
Jun 23, 2006, 2:22 AM
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Support manager for an oil & gas engineering company. normally 5 day week but i travel at least one week in each month.
Get to travel at various interesting locations all over the world. I bring my climbing gear whereever i go....
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djnibs
Jun 23, 2006, 3:28 AM
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i am currently job less, thus allowing me 7 days a week to climb. unfortunatly, the rest of the world doesnt have my schedule, leaving me with no climbing partner....
on the downside, i am looking for a career as a robotic technician, should pay good, and the hours won't be too bad, i hope....
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wesleydouglas
Jun 23, 2006, 3:53 AM
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Film classifier or in the old language, censor. Watch movies eight hours a day, five days a week. Work 8.45am to 4.57pm (I kid you not). Climb weekends and at the gym on evenings. I don't really feel the need to watch TV much.
The weird thing is that the vast majority of people I climb with are in IT: they're programmers, website developers, etc.
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boardline22
Jun 23, 2006, 4:40 AM
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professional looper, you know caddie, jocky, looper
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tanner
Jun 23, 2006, 5:16 AM
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Carpentry...
I went to school for outdoor leadership Spent $20K. Realized there was little to no future with that career. Tree planted to pay for school made big $$$( no student loans or left over money)
Now I do carpentry and construction saftey/firstaid
Its a good job, I can pay the bills and have some left over.
Q:What is the differance between a raft guide and a pizza?
A: A pizza can feed a family
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ozoneclimber
Jun 23, 2006, 6:01 AM
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I'm an EMT so I only work two to three days a week unless I want to pick up extra shifts. While I was going to school though I was working in a coffee house and I climbed almost every day, the key is to live near good climbing.
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porthillsclimber
Jun 23, 2006, 7:10 AM
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I'm a physics teacher - lots of holidays, good for the longer trips
:)
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mgoodro
Jun 23, 2006, 7:12 AM
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