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LichenHiking
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PostThu Jul 10, 2014 3:17 pm 
Tomlike wrote:
Going on year 2 at an environmental non-profit. medium/low pay, but stress free and 7 weeks paid vacation. in other words; high quality of life, but no trips to Europe and no early retirement
My education background is in environmental economics, I last worked at an energy efficiency consulting firm - any need for someone with that experience?! That's where my real interest lies, I just ran into barriers not being an engineer.
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I'm in the process of setting up my own firm (see Steve's job versus making money point, above). I just got my firm license from the Board of Accountancy yesterday. up.gif
Same question to you, I'm adaptable and cheap labor if you need/want someone to do grunt work.

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PostThu Jul 10, 2014 3:19 pm 
I don't get to do much hiking anymore which is why I live vicariously through this website and PNW webcams. Being paid to learn to fly isn't a bad gig, though.

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PostThu Jul 10, 2014 3:46 pm 
Well, if you don't have any commitments to keep you in the USA, I'd strongly recommend looking into taking a 12 month working holiday in Australia: http://www.immi.gov.au/Visas/Pages/462.aspx I did this when I was in my mid twenties after a few years on the corporate treadmill turned out to be... err .... less rewarding than I had hopped smile.gif Hardest part was leaving my job and heading overseas on my own, but it led to a couple of the most fun and rewarding years of me life.

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PostThu Jul 10, 2014 3:52 pm 
Pef wrote:
Well, if you don't have any commitments to keep you in the USA, I'd strongly recommend looking into taking a 12 month working holiday in Australia:
Family, dog, and a so far fruitless search to find that special someone that wants to live in the PNW too I guess are anchoring me here. Also - tooooo hot. Sounds like a ton of fun though. Completely understand the not-so-rewarding aspect of butt in the chair work.

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PostThu Jul 10, 2014 4:55 pm 
Software geek for ten years. At home raising the Rapscallions for thirteen. Now I'm back in the employment saddle, slinging code. I can't take my famous midweek hikes anymore, but it's a good place to work, great co-workers, that sort of thing.

Geek, wife, mom, Venturing Crew Advisor, perennially waiting for meltout.
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PostThu Jul 10, 2014 5:24 pm 
Get a job with King County. You will be overpaid, over benefited, too much vacation and sick leave, and you don't need to know anything. Seriously. agree.gif

I'm a man, I can change, if I have to, I guess.
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PostThu Jul 10, 2014 5:42 pm 
mbdz wrote:
I'm adaptable and cheap labor if you need/want someone to do grunt work.
Not a great way to commence a negotiation tongue.gif

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PostThu Jul 10, 2014 8:05 pm 
I used to be a software/systems engineer at a giant company (you get two guesses, one of them is almost certain to be it). Then I got laid off (well, they set out slips, I made them follow through on the layoff :P ). It was a very stressful job (due to personality clashes), and I feel much better no longer being in it. Now, I'm a yoga teacher (which doesn't generally make enough money to support you, so I don't suggest it as a new career) and a stay-at-home-mom (which, well, is very obviously it's own beast and the pay is completely and totally intangible). The yoga job can make it fairly easy to get out hiking/backpacking often if you pick your schedule wisely and can get sub coverage (which is harder if you teach a specialty type of yoga like I do). The SAHM job makes it nearly impossible to get out backpacking (this doesn't hold true for all parents, of course) and severely limits the type of hiking I can do (which, again, doesn't hold true for all parents). A friend used to work for Isilon, doing project management stuff, and she really loved working there. They were hiring a lot last year, and might still be looking for people. But it is a regular full-time job and is out in Seattle.

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PostThu Jul 10, 2014 10:02 pm 
Insect Detection Specialist, a.k.a. "Trapper". My job can be summed up as hanging fruit fly traps in people's trees. It's easy & I'm outside for 95% of the day. Once in awhile peeps give me their fruit, though I'm not actually supposed to take it. mum.gif I was lusting after a tangelo tree the other day, but no luck in having one accidentally fall down my shirt or something. doh.gif 4 10-hr. days, so 3 day wknds. Very low stress since the job is easy & it's rare I encounter anyone pissed. Great supervisor who is very laid back & shares stories of drunken escapades. Paid vacation time is pretty typical, tho for some reason there is a ton of sick leave (I currently have like 240 hrs. or something built up...). Hourly pay is so-so, but there are regular automatic pay raises once a yr. I wear a uniform shirt, & drive a county truck. Because of that, I get a lot of people looking @ me w/a mix of confusion, suspicion, & worry. Once in awhile I encounter one of those people who have qualms about govt or govt workers, but mostly people thank me for the service & protection I'm providing. & strangely enough, I've been called "sir" on 3 different occasions now. confused.gif I guess that must be becoming a unisex term. up.gif Oh, & most of the time the weather is just about perfect. I did my time working in the rain & cold up in WA, now I'm enjoying the San Diego sun. cool.gif up.gif

Home is where the hiking is. "Peaks that have come and gone four times should halt a man in his steps." -- William O. Douglas A balanced diet is a margarita in each hand.
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PostThu Jul 10, 2014 11:08 pm 
mbdz - I currently function as a "project engineer" which is a person who supports the project managers who are more senior people. My day-to-day work involves all the behind the scenes tasks necessary to keep the guys in the field working and to allow my boss(es) the time to meet with clients and drum up more work for us. I do budgeting, hire subcontractors, work with vendors to purchase equipment, light fixtures, etc., work with the foremen in the field to make sure they have the people and materials they need, coordinate schedules with the general contractors we work for (most commercial electrical on large jobs is done as a subcontract), acquire permits, put together safety plans (per our company's requirements), coordinate utility services, etc. I also work a couple hours a day managing an uninterruptable power supply system for an R&D datacenter for one of the big telecoms per a contract our company has with them. There are two paths into this kind of work at my company - go to school and get a certificate or degree in construction management or work in the field for a few years. I took the second route - worked as a commercial electrician for 5 years and honestly, I'd rather be working in the field as a foreman or general foreman, I much prefer field work (and it pays better by the hour but is less stable) but when times were tough a few years back and I'd been unemployed for a long time this door opened for me and there's no going back now. While it is a lot of desk work, I'm often out and about, picking up permits, visiting job sites, meeting with clients, etc. so it's better than some desk jobs I've had.

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PostFri Jul 11, 2014 10:19 pm 
BigSteve wrote:
The key to happiness is low overhead and low expectations wink.gif or, putting it less cynically, find value in things that cost little money, e.g., hiking.
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