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Originally Posted by mshultz
When I visited Hays, Kansas in 2012, I toured the Water & Sewage Plants. A coworker asked to see the water & wastewater treatment facilities during a ship cruise, but was refused due to security concerns. One of my bosses says this is typical for our occupation, but that we (water & wastewater employees) are the only ones to do it.
I wouldn't say I have gone as far as to take a formal tour, but I do make a point of visiting by at least a drive-by of a similar enterprise when in another area. I'm in commercial and industrial real estate but also utilities. Most recently we looked at one while in Maui, and I suppose in the back of my mind it was to see if they were big enough that they might have an opening soon.
My wife teaches classes at a quilt shop as her 2nd job, and cannot pass another quilt shop without stopping. Her first job is at a school, and she has never asked to stop and visit another one while on vacation.
Not usually. I would like to do it more often if I could but I'm usually with my family while on vacation. My wife definitely would not.
A handful of times when we were planning vacations, I contacted a place and offered to present there on a topic I know something about. I usually have a connection or two within that specific organization. If the moons line up (they have a room big enough to accomodate, there is enough interest, there is enough notice, etc.), I get a yes. I can then write off the vacation. Once, the organization that I presented at (a place I used to work) covered the cost of our room for a night and a couple of meals. I also get to make more professional connections. Speaking in a specific organization is much more personalized than at a conference. I've only done it twice but enjoyed it both times.
Me -- HELL NO. I don't want to be at work when I'm AT work. I sure as heck am not going anywhere NEAR anything work related while on vacation. I don't even THINK about it. I hate going BACK to work.
I sure don't! I'm an RN. If I was to visit my occupation while I was on vacation, it would mean that someone was sick or injured.
I actually visited the local hospital twice for non-medical reasons. The first time was for pharmacology class, where we were required to interview a pharmacologist. The second time was to investigate a water complaint (work related).
I will not be collecting water samples at any schools or hospitals anytime soon. With the flu epidemic, they are houses of plague.
When I visited Hays, Kansas in 2012, I toured the Water & Sewage Plants. A coworker asked to see the water & wastewater treatment facilities during a ship cruise, but was refused due to security concerns. One of my bosses says this is typical for our occupation, but that we (water & wastewater employees) are the only ones to do it.
I've made trips on my own time to other states to see their operations. I combined it with vacation. I also have family members who go to the museums opened in their field of work. My ex-spouse used to eyeball all sort of things with his engineering mind and I had to listen to his enthusiastic explanations for how things work on vacation, at home and on dates.
So no. I don't think you're the only ones.
If my career was water treatment in town ops, I'd be interested to see water treatment facilities in a boat, in a large multi-unit dwelling, at the CIA, in Africa or anywhere else that does it differently. It all might help you with your own sector and give you great ideas.
I suspect that all people who actually do enjoy their work (openly or begrudgingly) probably do it, even if they don't want to admit it.
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