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NurseMcTavish	What's Your Day Job?	Lead	[-]
Posts: 228 Feb 17 09 8:31 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Tags : None I searched and couldn't find this - I apologize if there was already a topic on this. Okay, so we all know that by night we're all bad-ass, zombie killers saving the world from invasion. But what's your day job? What pays the bills? I'm curious to know. I'm an Account Manager for a national janitorial company. We have contracts with national retailers, medical facilities, etc. and my job is to subcontract to local cleaning companies in various states and monitor their quality of work. Loads of fun - especially when I have to try and find a local cleaning company interested in cleaning a 5,000 square foot facility for $35 per clean.
DelValParanormal		#1	[-]
Posts: 319 Feb 17 09 10:50 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I work parttime as a bowling center mechanic and in the process of starting a cleaning business. It's nothing huge at the moment, but I have a few clients and am just working on getting everything about the business 'legit'. Our New Website: http://www.delvalparanormal.org Brand New Discussion Forums: http://delvalparanormal.yuku.com Like Us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Essington-PA/Delaware-Valley-Paranormal-Association/49802358275 Formerly BBH Productionz
ScreamingBrain		#2	[-]
Posts: 201 Feb 17 09 12:23 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	DelValParanormal wrote: I work parttime as a bowling center mechanic and in the process of starting a cleaning business. It's nothing huge at the moment, but I have a few clients and am just working on getting everything about the business 'legit'. I know this is kinda off-topic, but I just had to comment on your post. I totally sympathize with your efforts to get the business 'legit'. For me that was and still is the hardest part. I'm an artist not a 'businessman' per se, and it is the biggest pain in the butt to have to do that stuff!!! I've been doing this for years and recently swithced my business structure to an LLC. Aaargh! More paperwork! More crap! Less drawing time! It's such a necessary evil. But best of luck to you! It's always good to hear when someone gives it a go on their own. (Let me know if you need a logo!) Horror is Life.....Life is Horror www.screamingbrainstudio.com www.facebook.com/screamingbrainstudio
DelValParanormal		#3	[-]
Posts: 319 Feb 17 09 12:37 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	ScreamingBrain wrote: DelValParanormal wrote: I work parttime as a bowling center mechanic and in the process of starting a cleaning business. It's nothing huge at the moment, but I have a few clients and am just working on getting everything about the business 'legit'. I know this is kinda off-topic, but I just had to comment on your post. I totally sympathize with your efforts to get the business 'legit'. For me that was and still is the hardest part. I'm an artist not a 'businessman' per se, and it is the biggest pain in the butt to have to do that stuff!!! I've been doing this for years and recently swithced my business structure to an LLC. Aaargh! More paperwork! More crap! Less drawing time! It's such a necessary evil. But best of luck to you! It's always good to hear when someone gives it a go on their own. (Let me know if you need a logo!) Thanks for the support. It's definently a pain in the butt, but hopefully it will pay off in the end. It sucks too that it's almost impossible to get any kind of credit right now. I'm financing everyone on my own right now from side jobs and such. I've been talking with different people about whether to become INC. or LLC. Our New Website: http://www.delvalparanormal.org Brand New Discussion Forums: http://delvalparanormal.yuku.com Like Us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Essington-PA/Delaware-Valley-Paranormal-Association/49802358275 Formerly BBH Productionz
metal153		#4	[-]
Posts: 2413 Feb 17 09 7:11 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	INC OR LLC?????? http://onstartups.com/hom...u-Form-An-Inc-or-LLC.aspx Some of the best info You'll find out there. BTW:An LLC puts less on YOU, if something happens to go south, while with an S or C corp.... Buyers, Distributers, Banks, ect can and usually will, go directly after you and everything you own, and the business owns.
smittyhines		#5	[-]
Posts: 14 Feb 17 09 8:01 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I work for the Discovery Channel in On-Air Operations / Live Events. Before here I spent a little over 7 years directing for an ABC affiliate station.
ScreamingBrain		#6	[-]
Posts: 201 Feb 18 09 4:27 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	metal153 wrote: INC OR LLC?????? http://onstartups.com/hom...u-Form-An-Inc-or-LLC.aspx Some of the best info You'll find out there. BTW:An LLC puts less on YOU, if something happens to go south, while with an S or C corp.... Buyers, Distributers, Banks, ect can and usually will, go directly after you and everything you own, and the business owns. That's why I went with an LLC. As I started to grow and accept credit cards and such, traveling doing cons. etc., it was waaaay to much liability to have as a sole proprieter. I needed to have my personal assests removed from the liability of the business. And DelValParanormal, as much as it makes it a pain in the ass to not be able to get credit to grow, I admire you for busting your ass and doing side work to find the cash to keep going. Horror is Life.....Life is Horror www.screamingbrainstudio.com www.facebook.com/screamingbrainstudio
NurseMcTavish		#7	[-]
Posts: 228 Feb 18 09 4:48 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	DelValParanormal wrote: I work parttime as a bowling center mechanic and in the process of starting a cleaning business. It's nothing huge at the moment, but I have a few clients and am just working on getting everything about the business 'legit'. That's awesome! I've actually been thinking of going into that business myself. There's a lot of competition, but working where I do has given me a lot of knowledge on how to cut costs and increase profits, how to gain immediate business, good chemicals to use, etc. Unfortunately, I work full-time and can't afford to go part-time. When I start up the business I may have to initially be a silent partner until I'm able to go part-time.
TattooHIMVoorhees		#8	[-]
Posts: 817 Feb 18 09 6:55 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	At the moment, I'm preparing for a two-week (ten business days, to be exact) course at the Authentic Bartending School. I start this course one week after MMCon 12. Hopefully, after I finish the course, I'll be able to find, with the help of the school's job placement department, a part-time or full-time position in bartending. In June of 2005, for six weeks (as the position was a contract position), I worked for TYCO FIRE & BUILDING PRODUCTS as an AutoCAD Designer, where I, using 3-D Autocad, designed piping fixtures that would be designed and used for Fire Sprinklers. From September 2005 to May 2006, I worked for EWINGCOLE as an AutoCAD Draftsman, where I, using 2-D AutoCAD, designed plumbing fixtures for many major business, such as NASA, Foxchase Cancer Center, Alcon Facilities, Deborah Heart & Lung Center, & other major businesses. From March 2007 to July 2007, I worked for VERTICAL TRANSPORTATION EXCELLENCE (VTX), an AutoCAD department within GANNETT FLEMING, as an AutoCAD Designer, where I, using 2-D AutoCAD, designed elevator cabs for many transportation companies, such as SEPTA, NJ Transit, and others. I met him fifteen years ago. I was told that there was nothing left, no reason, no conscience, no understanding, even the rudimentary sense of life or death, good or evil, right or wrong. I met this six-year-old child with this blank, pale emotionless face and...the blackest eyes...the Devil's eyes. I spent eight years trying to reach him, and then another seven trying to keep him locked up because I realized that what was living behind that boy's eyes was purely and simply...evil. In order to appease the gods, the Druid priests held fire rituals. Prisoners of war, criminals, the insane, animals... were... burned alive in baskets. By observing the way they died, the Druids believed they could see omens of the future. Two thousand years later, we've come no further. Samhain isn't evil spirits. It isn't goblins, ghosts or witches. It's the unconscious mind. We're all afraid of the dark inside ourselves.
NurseMcTavish		#9	[-]
Posts: 228 Feb 18 09 8:04 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	TattooHIMVoorhees wrote: At the moment, I'm preparing for a two-week (ten business days, to be exact) course at the Authentic Bartending School. I start this course one week after MMCon 12. Hopefully, after I finish the course, I'll be able to find, with the help of the school's job placement department, a part-time or full-time position in bartending. In June of 2005, for six weeks (as the position was a contract position), I worked for TYCO FIRE & BUILDING PRODUCTS as an AutoCAD Designer, where I, using 3-D Autocad, designed piping fixtures that would be designed and used for Fire Sprinklers. From September 2005 to May 2006, I worked for EWINGCOLE as an AutoCAD Draftsman, where I, using 2-D AutoCAD, designed plumbing fixtures for many major business, such as NASA, Foxchase Cancer Center, Alcon Facilities, Deborah Heart & Lung Center, & other major businesses. From March 2007 to July 2007, I worked for VERTICAL TRANSPORTATION EXCELLENCE (VTX), an AutoCAD department within GANNETT FLEMING, as an AutoCAD Designer, where I, using 2-D AutoCAD, designed elevator cabs for many transportation companies, such as SEPTA, NJ Transit, and others. ...seems like quite a jump to bartending! What made you decide to make a switch?
DelValParanormal		#10	[-]
Posts: 319 Feb 18 09 8:33 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	ScreamingBrain wrote: ScreamingBrain wrote: That's why I went with an LLC. As I started to grow and accept credit cards and such, traveling doing cons. etc., it was waaaay to much liability to have as a sole proprieter. I needed to have my personal assests removed from the liability of the business. And DelValParanormal, as much as it makes it a pain in the ass to not be able to get credit to grow, I admire you for busting your ass and doing side work to find the cash to keep going. I think I'm going to go the LLC route. Right now, I have 2 close friends who 'work' for me and as much as I trust them and such, I don't want to lose everything I have because they go somewhere and break things. Thanks for the kind words, it's much appreciated. I have almost saved up enough to make a few more equipment purchases and then decide which route to take. NurseMcTavish wrote: That's awesome! I've actually been thinking of going into that business myself. There's a lot of competition, but working where I do has given me a lot of knowledge on how to cut costs and increase profits, how to gain immediate business, good chemicals to use, etc. Unfortunately, I work full-time and can't afford to go part-time. When I start up the business I may have to initially be a silent partner until I'm able to go part-time. I have always dreamed of working for myself. I've been able to charge low prices because I have very little overhead. Good luck to you if you do decide to go into business yourself. There's a lot of competition, but it's the type of job that someone's always going to need. Our New Website: http://www.delvalparanormal.org Brand New Discussion Forums: http://delvalparanormal.yuku.com Like Us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Essington-PA/Delaware-Valley-Paranormal-Association/49802358275 Formerly BBH Productionz
TattooHIMVoorhees		#11	[-]
Posts: 817 Feb 18 09 8:46 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	NurseMcTavish wrote: TattooHIMVoorhees wrote: At the moment, I'm preparing for a two-week (ten business days, to be exact) course at the Authentic Bartending School. I start this course one week after MMCon 12. Hopefully, after I finish the course, I'll be able to find, with the help of the school's job placement department, a part-time or full-time position in bartending. In June of 2005, for six weeks (as the position was a contract position), I worked for TYCO FIRE & BUILDING PRODUCTS as an AutoCAD Designer, where I, using 3-D Autocad, designed piping fixtures that would be designed and used for Fire Sprinklers. From September 2005 to May 2006, I worked for EWINGCOLE as an AutoCAD Draftsman, where I, using 2-D AutoCAD, designed plumbing fixtures for many major business, such as NASA, Foxchase Cancer Center, Alcon Facilities, Deborah Heart & Lung Center, & other major businesses. From March 2007 to July 2007, I worked for VERTICAL TRANSPORTATION EXCELLENCE (VTX), an AutoCAD department within GANNETT FLEMING, as an AutoCAD Designer, where I, using 2-D AutoCAD, designed elevator cabs for many transportation companies, such as SEPTA, NJ Transit, and others. ...seems like quite a jump to bartending! What made you decide to make a switch? It is a BIG switch, LOL!!! I guess I just felt that I really need and want a change of scenery. Working on computers is really cool, but I really want to try my hand at something different, and I thought that bartending seems like a really fun job to do. Plus, I heard that the $$$ is really, really, really, really good. I met him fifteen years ago. I was told that there was nothing left, no reason, no conscience, no understanding, even the rudimentary sense of life or death, good or evil, right or wrong. I met this six-year-old child with this blank, pale emotionless face and...the blackest eyes...the Devil's eyes. I spent eight years trying to reach him, and then another seven trying to keep him locked up because I realized that what was living behind that boy's eyes was purely and simply...evil. In order to appease the gods, the Druid priests held fire rituals. Prisoners of war, criminals, the insane, animals... were... burned alive in baskets. By observing the way they died, the Druids believed they could see omens of the future. Two thousand years later, we've come no further. Samhain isn't evil spirits. It isn't goblins, ghosts or witches. It's the unconscious mind. We're all afraid of the dark inside ourselves.
NurseMcTavish		#12	[-]
Posts: 228 Feb 18 09 9:42 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	It can be, but it's a lot like waitressing. Some nights you'll make bank, other nights you'll make nothing. It really depends on where you work. I used to know someone that bartended at the Convention Center and he came home with $200 cash on a bad night. Then again, he had a couple years experience and knew how to do a lot of bottle tricks before he got that job. On the other hand, you could probably get a job in the city and make enough on the weekends to compensate for what you lose when it's dead. Not trying to discourage - just offering what I know. = )
TattooHIMVoorhees		#13	[-]
Posts: 817 Feb 18 09 11:15 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	NurseMcTavish wrote: Not trying to discourage - just offering what I know. = ) You're not discouraging at all. You're just giving me some advice, which, in my opinion, is always appreciated. I know there'll be slow ones, but as I always say, "Every little bit helps". I just can't wait to get involved with bartending. I met him fifteen years ago. I was told that there was nothing left, no reason, no conscience, no understanding, even the rudimentary sense of life or death, good or evil, right or wrong. I met this six-year-old child with this blank, pale emotionless face and...the blackest eyes...the Devil's eyes. I spent eight years trying to reach him, and then another seven trying to keep him locked up because I realized that what was living behind that boy's eyes was purely and simply...evil. In order to appease the gods, the Druid priests held fire rituals. Prisoners of war, criminals, the insane, animals... were... burned alive in baskets. By observing the way they died, the Druids believed they could see omens of the future. Two thousand years later, we've come no further. Samhain isn't evil spirits. It isn't goblins, ghosts or witches. It's the unconscious mind. We're all afraid of the dark inside ourselves.
NurseMcTavish		#14	[-]
Posts: 228 Feb 18 09 11:35 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	It's a great way to meet people! You seem pretty outgoing so I'm sure you won't have a problem with tips. You'll have to let me know where you end up going so my friends and I can come visit and add to your tip jar! = )
TattooHIMVoorhees		#15	[-]
Posts: 817 Feb 18 09 2:10 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	NurseMcTavish wrote: You'll have to let me know where you end up going so my friends and I can come visit and add to your tip jar! = ) Sure will let you know, Nurse. I met him fifteen years ago. I was told that there was nothing left, no reason, no conscience, no understanding, even the rudimentary sense of life or death, good or evil, right or wrong. I met this six-year-old child with this blank, pale emotionless face and...the blackest eyes...the Devil's eyes. I spent eight years trying to reach him, and then another seven trying to keep him locked up because I realized that what was living behind that boy's eyes was purely and simply...evil. In order to appease the gods, the Druid priests held fire rituals. Prisoners of war, criminals, the insane, animals... were... burned alive in baskets. By observing the way they died, the Druids believed they could see omens of the future. Two thousand years later, we've come no further. Samhain isn't evil spirits. It isn't goblins, ghosts or witches. It's the unconscious mind. We're all afraid of the dark inside ourselves.
personalityflaw		#16	[-]
Posts: 1750 Feb 18 09 5:33 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Im a preschool teacher and i work reatail a few nights a week.
NurseMcTavish		#17	[-]
Posts: 228 Feb 19 09 5:02 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	A pre-school teacher who loves watching horror flicks. Nice. You should bring your class to the CON for a field trip. = )
personalityflaw		#18	[-]
Posts: 1750 Feb 19 09 10:00 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	NurseMcTavish wrote: A pre-school teacher who loves watching horror flicks. Nice. You should bring your class to the CON for a field trip. = ) Half the kids in the school watch horror movies. I have three year olds telling me about Freddy Kruger coming to get them or people that come from the mirrors to kill on an almost daily basis.
NurseMcTavish		#19	[-]
Posts: 228 Feb 19 09 10:32 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Wow...lol. That's kind of funny. I won't feel so bad anymore about scaring the kids on Halloween.
personalityflaw		#20	[-]
Posts: 1750 Feb 22 09 7:51 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The funny thing is the kids think nothing of freddy and Jason, but they are terrified by thunder storms or the fire alrarm

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