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Americanme

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28. I had a union job

Thu May 29, 2025, 04:00 AM

May 29

for 37 years, at a gas/electric utility. Had a lot of duties, learned so much. Trenching machine operator, pipeline welder, corrosion control field tech, emergency responder, appliance repair, pipefitter, I had a blast, made a good living. Best job I could have hoped for. I retired a couple years ago, now I work part time, stocking building materials at Menards, it's a pretty fun job too.

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What is the best job you ever had? I took a year off from teaching to get another degree. While doing this I worked for [View all] debm55 May 27 OP

Operating my bookstore. It only lasted two years but I loved it. LoisB May 27 #1

Thank you very much, LoisB debm55 May 27 #7

That's so cool! electric_blue68 May 30 #36

Thank you. LoisB May 30 #40

Nebraska State Trooper. I drank my way thru my first year of college to rebel against my parents OLDMDDEM May 27 #2

Thank you very much, OLDMDDEM for sharing with us. debm55 May 27 #8

Diagnosing and fixing mainframe operating systems for IBM. It's a job I held for a decade before joining management. sinkingfeeling May 27 #3

Thank you very much, sinkingfeeling. for sharing. debm55 May 27 #9

Tank crewman. Aristus May 27 #4

Wow, thank you Aristus. debm55 May 27 #10

Since this film came out, "Best job I ever had" is a frequent response on tanker social media. Aristus May 27 #14

Worked for a state Medicaid program during startup years. Really liked that job, colleagues. Put in lot of extra hours. Silent Type May 27 #5

Thank you Silent Type. Having a job that you like, really makes it easy to put in the extra time. debm55 May 27 #11

Working on the industrial scaleup of the early AIDS drugs. NNadir May 27 #6

Congratulations, NNadir. And thank you for the lives that you helped save. debm55 May 27 #12

What I'm currently doing TlalocW May 27 #13

Thank you very much TialocW. Interesting jobs. Best of luck on your health. debm55 May 27 #15

Yes! ProfessorGAC May 27 #16

Thank you very much ProfessorGAC for sharing with us. debm55 May 27 #17

Martial arts teacher, sakabatou May 27 #18

Thank you sakabatou. That is very interesting. Thank you for sharing. debm55 May 27 #19

debm55............ Upthevibe May 27 #20

That's great, Upthevibe. Thank you for sharing. debm55 May 27 #21

working for a rental yard dealing with heavy equipment etch AllaN01Bear May 27 #22

Thank you for sharing AllaN01Bear. Love, Debbie debm55 May 27 #23

Working as a reporter for a large daily newspaper Wicked Blue May 28 #24

I had a variety of jobs in the AF LogDog75 May 29 #25

Rail Merger Coordinator @ Interstate Commerce Commission! elleng May 29 #26

Flying helicopters in Puerto Rico pfitz59 May 29 #27

I had a union job Americanme May 29 #28

I worked as the producer for a progressive talk radio show in the NYC region. no_hypocrisy May 29 #29

I remember the Don Siegleman stuff. Was it Air America by any chance? electric_blue68 May 30 #37

In New York City, Air America was on WLIR, then WWRL. no_hypocrisy May 30 #39

Ah, yes. I've heard those call letters. electric_blue68 May 30 #42

Intelligence analyst at Field Station Berlin, Germany jmowreader May 29 #30

Furniture designer Woodwizard May 29 #31

Ah, your user name 👍 Very cool.... electric_blue68 May 30 #38

US Navy, 18 years old and seeing the world. Emile May 29 #32

Motorcycle escort for funeral processions. nt Hotler May 29 #33

I left a very stressful office job and wound up Mad_Dem_X May 29 #34

Haven't thought of which job was my best, but one of The Best Times in a job I often liked.... electric_blue68 May 30 #35

Mission control operations Zorro May 30 #41