Careers
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 2:24 amJust curious, what type of jobs do you all have? What jobs offer good flexibility for climbers?
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Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 2:24 amPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 3:53 amFinancial Controller. Not a good job for time off. Only advantage is that you're on the computer all day, so a little multitasking is possible
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 3:56 amThe 3 benefits of teaching are June July and August! )
)Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 4:18 amArtVandelay wrote:Luciano136 wrote:Financial Controller. Not a good job for time off. Only advantage is that you're on the computer all day, so a little multitasking is possible
that is a stressful job...you really have to WORK.
It's been particularly bad now because we really are understaffed; no $$ to hire anyone unfortunately. I'm actually still working at this moment.
All in all, I do like this type of work but wouldn't mind if it got a little less busy with more time off. It will happen though; for now I guess I'm happy to still have a job and some $$ to play...
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 5:35 amI'm a research scientist at a national lab. So far I haven't found the right balance between my career and climbing, I can't really do both at the level I want to.
Lately I've been thinking a lot about teaching at a community college where I could strike a better balance....but there are a few good reasons keeping me from making that jump.
Lately I've been thinking a lot about teaching at a community college where I could strike a better balance....but there are a few good reasons keeping me from making that jump.
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 5:40 amI'm a priest.
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 5:42 amOil rig worker. Four weeks on, Four weeks off.
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 5:50 amSheets wrote:Lately I've been thinking a lot about teaching at a community college where I could strike a better balance....but there are a few good reasons keeping me from making that jump.
My wife suggested that too but I really don't think I would like teaching. Oh well, just finished up work LOL
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:51 amMarketing: basically I write articles, maintain our websites (& write small webapplications in PHP - MySql), do some DTP work in Indesign, design logo's and stuff in Illustrator, play around with photoshop whenever some picture isn't "right", ... .
Best part of this job is, whenever I'm too busy to do one of those (or just don't feel like doing one of them), I can get someone to do it for me.
Also, I'm studying: analyst/programmer. It's always been somewhat of a hobby, but now I'm starting to think I could go into IT in a couple of years.
Ow and I live in Belgium, so I've got plenty of time off (36 days a year).
Best part of this job is, whenever I'm too busy to do one of those (or just don't feel like doing one of them), I can get someone to do it for me.
Also, I'm studying: analyst/programmer. It's always been somewhat of a hobby, but now I'm starting to think I could go into IT in a couple of years.
Ow and I live in Belgium, so I've got plenty of time off (36 days a year).
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 9:27 amBut no local mountains to climb 
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 12:40 pmSo far in life I've found finding a balance in life between work and leisure impossible......
Was a sales director in London - had no life outside of work, couldn't even take holidays without taking calls and dealing with crap on my own time. I remember hiking through the gorge du verdon on holiday dealing with work on my mobile phone, surprised and disappointed I had a mobile signal. So eventually I quit, we went traveling and then moved someplace where it's possible to see Mont Blanc from the couch - but to do what I have no idea yet........so the balance has shifted in favor of the mountains, but that can't last, one must earn a living.
Was a sales director in London - had no life outside of work, couldn't even take holidays without taking calls and dealing with crap on my own time. I remember hiking through the gorge du verdon on holiday dealing with work on my mobile phone, surprised and disappointed I had a mobile signal. So eventually I quit, we went traveling and then moved someplace where it's possible to see Mont Blanc from the couch - but to do what I have no idea yet........so the balance has shifted in favor of the mountains, but that can't last, one must earn a living.
LOL
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 3:18 pmrpc wrote:I'm a priest.
LOL, now that is funny!
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 3:45 pmEntrepreneur - (www.macaronikid.com) Could take off all the time I want, but then my business would tank. Tough to find a balance. Climbing in Ouray with my blackberry buzzing can be annoying, but at the same time, if I can bring in more business, then I figure my whole trip was just paid for.
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 3:52 pmrpc wrote:I'm a priest.
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 3:59 pmsquishy wrote:I play with computers, it's fun...
one of my desks: http://onetreepc.com/images/squishy/work/IMG_4769-1.jpg
Nice rack.