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I guess I would say my best days were in the Air Force.
I was in photographic reconaissance (both tactical & strategic).
I would upload/download the camera systems on F-4 and SR-71 aircraft and
then process the films for the PI's later on.
Forget Google Earth.
These optics were so sophisticated you could read a liscence plate from 60,000 ft.!
I had a top secret clearance and saw all kinds of stuff that I can't talk about.
I mean I could tell you but I'd have to kill you after...lol
Now they can do the same thing from a low orbiting satellite...truly amazing.
I got out as a staff sargent (E-5) after five years and had some nice assignments
I was perm. party in Italy, Hawaii, California, and TDY to New Mexico and Alaska.
If I had it to do over I would've put in 20 or 25 years until I hit E-8 or E-9.
But how would one be much more advantageous than the other which seems to be the point that TVSG was making?
Depending on whether you're salaried or hourly, it can equal more money in the long-run. Either way it's nice to get paid every other week, rather than having to wait for specific days of the month... which can occasionally lead to a lag (over 2 weeks), especially if you run into holidays, weekends & long months. Not a huge difference overall, but if I had to pick I would rather have bi-weekly paychecks.
Oh, and my favorite job was probably at a city/county library where I worked in 2008... it was a fairly large library with nearly 10 full-time librarians, of which I was one. Reasons I loved it included the hours (12-9pm), the awesome co-workers, supportive work environment, and the fact that I was left to my own devices most of the time. I was assigned specific "desk hours" (sitting at the public reference desk) a few hours daily, and the rest of the day I worked independently on projects. Oh, and it also happened to be located in an awesome town! Unfortunately it was only a temporary job, although they did imply it could go permanent... but then I got a permanent higher-paying job offer somewhere else, and felt I had to accept. Kinda regret that decision, but I really didn't have a choice at the time.
I've also been a pet-sitter on & off for about 10 years, and that's a super fun job! All I do is drive to people's homes, and spend about 30 minutes with their pet/s... walk a dog (unless it's a cat visit), fill the food & water, and spend the rest of my time cuddling & playing with them. Doesn't get much better than that, but unfortunately it hasn't been stable enough income for my needs.
The best job is the one I have now for the last 12 years. I make the most money and do the least amount of work. I have internet and surf all day long.
Hmm well I've had a few-but the best job was in high school-I worked at a fast food joint and I think it was the best because I didn't have a care in the world-I never worried about bills or who was being passed over for a promotion or trying to get a promotion...we just always had a good time-I miss that because once you are an adult-working becomes a new ball game
I started as a intern for college(at age 30) at our new minor league baseball stadium. I ended up staying for 4 more seasons as a usher. Hands down the most fun I've ever had on a job. Great people, outdoors for 9 innings(bad weather included) and fun atmosphere. I'll never have a better job than that.
My current job hands down is my favorite. Being an airline loadmaster is anything but boring. Since going to work for my current employer, I have been all over the U.S. and all over the world.
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