Good jobs/career options not behind a desk??

[slow99]

If I can get you that price - and I'll have to ask my boss, because you're really raping me here - will you agree to buy right now?

What sort of monthly payment are you aiming for?

[Trip McNeely]

Get into outside sales. That's what I do. It's a great gig. I travel all day, and only in the office in the morning. Free truck, free gas, expenses paid. Get to drum up new business and maintain relationships with current accounts. Just make sure its a good company, and you're not selling vacuums or insurance. I'm in the oilfield, so its pretty fun and interesting. It's also pretty cool when you look at your sales figures for the month and its in the 7 figures. Bonuses are always good things.

[bcoop]

If I can get you that price - and I'll have to ask my boss, because you're really raping me here - will you agree to buy right now?

What sort of monthly payment are you aiming for?

Lmao, but no. No car salesman here. If you have to finance the stuff I sell, you can't afford it. I talk people out of going through a leasing company all the time. Most everything is Net 30 days. Occasionally the factories I rep will offer extended terms as an incentive to the channel partners, but I have no control over that, and honestly, it's not even anything I really discuss. I work my own deals and control pricing, and I've never in my career pulled the "if i can get you that price...." or the "I have to check with my manager...". I don't sell direct to end users. I sell to dealers/distributors. I call on end users, but I don't discuss pricing with them. That's what my distribution channels are for. If they want to mess with financing, the flea market crowd, and the tire kickers, God bless em. That's a complete waste of my time.

[YALE]

The food manufacturing business has been pretty good to me, and if I wasn't getting a degree, I'm pretty secure in the knowledge that I could go almost anywhere and get a perfectly good job that would keep the lights on. You guys wouldn't believe what big companies are willing to pay specialists in my field. What I know how to do is pig simple, and anyone could do it, but food companies like having someone around that gives them the warm fuzzies, so they pay a premium for people that show up, and do their job. Go figure.

[slow99]

The food manufacturing business has been pretty good to me, and if I wasn't getting a degree, I'm pretty secure in the knowledge that I could go almost anywhere and get a perfectly good job that would keep the lights on. You guys wouldn't believe what big companies are willing to pay specialists in my field. What I know how to do is pig simple, and anyone could do it, but food companies like having someone around that gives them the warm fuzzies, so they pay a premium for people that show up, and do their job. Go figure.

Little more detail on what you do?

[YALE]

Little more detail on what you do?

For the next 8 days, I'm a shift manager for a large dairy company. Almost anyone can make $50k-$60k in a food plant without experience, or a degree, but it entails actual work. I've got a serious itch for a degree, though, and I can't take 15-18 hour course loads and work 50-60 hours a week. I have to graduate with good grades.

[ImayBblack]

any sort of field service position. I rarely spend more than a full day at my desk. more often than not, my office is my f350 on a mountain top somewhere remote. days like that make me appreciate not being stuck in a cube farm anymore.

Clay does field service and absolutely loves it, long hours though...at least for him.

[Stunter Bob]

Traxxas was hiring a month or so ago for their motorsports support team. Paid travel, cool events. Sound exciting.

I just applied for the tech support positon they had up. Been in a call center type environment for the last 5 years.

[jluv]

any sort of field service position. I rarely spend more than a full day at my desk. more often than not, my office is my f350 on a mountain top somewhere remote. days like that make me appreciate not being stuck in a cube farm anymore.

Hook a brotha up! Seriously, I'm sick and tired of the desk work, too. Don't want to go back to retail. Love the outdoors. I don't have the schooling but I can hook shit up and problem solve. I might literally be too big to be climbing on shit or laying under a dash, though. =(

I'd love to be a park ranger! I believe it takes a 4 year degree though, and the tenure and/or connections to get the good locations.

[GrayStangGT]

buy a bread/pepperridge farm route

My unlce was a grocery store manager for years and bought a Little Debbie route when it came up for sale. He loves and would never look back, just him, his truck, trailer and cupcakes.

Oilfield sales can be pretty lucrative too.

[LANTIRN]

You could become a cop; most of their time seems to be spent away from desks and outside killing puppies.

[lowthreeohz]

Hook a brotha up! Seriously, I'm sick and tired of the desk work, too. Don't want to go back to retail. Love the outdoors. I don't have the schooling but I can hook shit up and problem solve. I might literally be too big to be climbing on shit or laying under a dash, though. =(

I'd love to be a park ranger! I believe it takes a 4 year degree though, and the tenure and/or connections to get the good locations.

LOL! I don't do much dash laying or climbing on rigs anymore, that shit's for the birds! With your sales experience, you could look into our sales side. You've got the personality for it, would just need to learn the industry and shit. Check the web site for openings, i think we may have some shit opening up in this part of the country (Pac NW) and Cali.

[lowthreeohz]

Clay does field service and absolutely loves it, long hours though...at least for him.

I'm normally 8-9 hours a day, but on call 24/7/365 and have response times i have to abide by. There's times I hate what i'm doing but it's always only a week at a time or so, then it's back to something more entertaining and enjoyable.