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 Re: Did you go into the occupation you thought you would?
[Re: Mark Perry]
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10/20/19 02:18 AM
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fish4bass
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Nope.... I was a pup and a friend said EDS is hiring. I put on my one suit ... walked in.... filled out a paper application. It lasted 38 years. Strange how life goes. A fishing twist. The receptionist sent me to the hiring managers office. One of his first questions was "What do you do on off time?" . I said bass fish. He evidently did also. We talked fishing for a bit and hired. The one and only interview in my life. Raised two great kids.
Last edited by fish4bass; 10/20/19 02:30 AM.
And I know who "Jeff" is.
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Re: Did you go into the occupation you thought you would?
[Re: Mark Perry]
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10/20/19 02:22 AM
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WAWI
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I have a bachelor's in Economics with a minor in finance and damn near a second bachelor's in accounting and I flip burgers and sling beer. Lol I wouldn't have it any other way.
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Re: Did you go into the occupation you thought you would?
[Re: Mark Perry]
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10/20/19 02:34 AM
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Space
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Yes but it took me 20 years.
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Re: Did you go into the occupation you thought you would?
[Re: Mark Perry]
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10/20/19 02:35 AM
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Der Vorsteher
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Team Wolfs
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Re: Did you go into the occupation you thought you would?
[Re: Mark Perry]
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10/20/19 02:38 AM
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lakeforkfisherman
Elliptical Mechanic
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LET’S GO BRANDON!!!
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Re: Did you go into the occupation you thought you would?
[Re: Mark Perry]
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10/20/19 02:39 AM
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TCK73
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Re: Did you go into the occupation you thought you would?
[Re: Mark Perry]
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10/20/19 02:50 AM
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Gusick
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Yes.
I remember taking an occupational aptitude test in the 8th grade, I thought it was bs at the time, but I ended up in one of the top three occupation choices that it listed for me.
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Re: Did you go into the occupation you thought you would?
[Re: Mark Perry]
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10/20/19 02:51 AM
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Mike@972
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Nope.
Although I didn't have a well defined plan, I assumed that I would be blue collar my whole life (as was my entire family) and was perfectly content when I was.
I recall feeling that I had "arrived" when I received my journeyman card at about 22 years old. I am now 45 and wear a white collar while working as a commercial real estate broker...
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Re: Did you go into the occupation you thought you would?
[Re: Mark Perry]
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10/20/19 03:26 AM
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TR176
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No. But in all honesty I didn’t have a plan except to avoid the draft.
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Re: Did you go into the occupation you thought you would?
[Re: Mark Perry]
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10/20/19 03:27 AM
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banker-always fishing
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Yes! Never gave it a second thought! 
![[Linked Image]](http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/823/ycku.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/560/ukw3.jpg) IGFA World Record Rio Grande Cichlid. Lake Dunlap. John 3:16 Sinner's Prayer. God forgive me a sinner. I accept Jesus Christ as my Savior !
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Re: Did you go into the occupation you thought you would?
[Re: Mark Perry]
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10/20/19 03:35 AM
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TxDanFishMan
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i did not and i don’t think i know anyone that really did.
Slide right, coming in .... Fish On!
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Re: Did you go into the occupation you thought you would?
[Re: Mark Perry]
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10/20/19 03:38 AM
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Coach Hark
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Yep, I knew when I was in Jr. Hi. that I wanted to be a coach. Never worked for a long time. My last year felt like I was working so I retired. Enjoyed the first 33 years of my 34 years. That last year became a pain in the arse so I retired. Too much bullchit in education since I started in 1985. And it’s getting worse!!!
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Re: Did you go into the occupation you thought you would?
[Re: Mark Perry]
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10/20/19 03:50 AM
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Tallgrass05
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Yep, pretty darned close.
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Re: Did you go into the occupation you thought you would?
[Re: Mark Perry]
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10/20/19 03:50 AM
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machinist
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I worked in my Uncle's machine shop my 4 years in high school so right off I didn't want to do that. I went to college to be a history teacher until I found out that I was making more at my part time job as a VW counter parts man. Worked for VW for 13 years at various jobs before I finally ended up back in a machine shop in a power plant. That turned into a puesdo Mech. Engineering job that I retired doing. So no
I fish on the edge and stay out of the middle
99 BassCat Jag w/225 Merc Optimax
Retired TXU Outage Manager
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Re: Did you go into the occupation you thought you would?
[Re: Mark Perry]
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10/20/19 04:01 AM
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Nickbyrd
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Nope being a kingpin didn’t work out so didn’t have much of a back up plan lol life is good tho love my company
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