chris2

No GT3 yet (currently trying to purchase one), but this thread caught my eye because of the title. The first thing my father said to me when I started my company back in high school was "Why don't you get a real job? You could sell hot dogs at the baseball stadium like your step brother." I always look back and think to myself, ignoring his advice was the best decision I ever made.

spyder fan

Of course I do. I owned my own business for 40 years, now I work for Porsche.

itrsteve

Same, I’m a peasant that has to trade time for money. But still very grateful.

mdrums

My job is no where near as lucrative as some ..or most hear from reading this thread....but with my abusive parents during childhood and limited education in college I’m happy to be where I am at and to actually own a GT3. A good wife of 30 years and no kids honestly has been a huge help.

Since I am in sales and am a very organized, loyal, and self starter type of worker I must admit I often think about what other industry I could be in doing practically the same job or close to it and make double or triple the money.

Anyway my job is definitely interesting as I am a sales rep and product specialist in the music instrument industry. I’m a independent contractor to these companies and not bound to a office desk. I live in hotels and I am out seeing customers about ever week or so. I'm 53 and have been a sales rep now for 23 years...all self employment

Auto_Werks 3.6

^^^I've had issues with that throughout my career.

There have also been times at my life when I've been "hungry" and couldn't do the things that I wanted to do. When I was hungry I worked harder and took more risks / steps than I do now. I've gotten somewhat comfortable or complacent and I've stopped short of where some of the big earners have. If i had more ambition maybe my life would be more extravagant, but I'm not sure that would make me happier. This is my first season with a GT3, and I find myself a little uncomfortable at autocrosses because people assume that I'm a wealthy person. I feel automatically less approachable, and I find when they mention something about old 911s, I have to stop short of saying "I have an aircooled car too"

For me, I'm a 35 year old automotive engineer, with no wife, no alimony, no kids, and a very modest life.......outside of my GT3 and aircooled hot rod.

Manifold

Ironically, I've been busier over the past 6 months than I have in years. But while I personally remain very busy, the pandemic economy is starting to impact my company and many of my employees aren't busy enough.

While I take the pandemic seriously and I recognize that the coronavirus is much worse than a typical flu virus, it puts things in perspective to see that less than 1/1,000 Americans have died from this virus (the vast majority of them elderly and suffering from comorbidities) yet we have a huge impact to our psycho-socio-economic lives due to the way we've handled the pandemic.

shapiroeric

Thanks for bumping an old thread and spamming us with your BS....

hashash

I am a **** actor .





j/k 😂

43 , i have a degree in engineering and own a small oil and gas service company , and yes we - and the oil & gas industry in general have been in the toilet for long 😅

itrsteve

These bots are getting pretty complex these days.

R35driver

34, primary care doc

Some days are kinda busy. Others are so slow I exhaust 3 different forums. Im on the clock 35 hours a week.

I don't really enjoy the job. Kinda burnt out. So it's nice to hear from others in the field who got out and are successful. But right now the work to pay ratio is too good and it funds my car habit.

Finlander

Luck is when preparation and opportunity meet.

rhk118

Good judgement comes from experience, experience comes from bad judgement...man who fart in church sit in own pew...

AllAboutThatP

I’m 42. No inherited money here. I own my own business and built it with my family for years. For many of those years I didn’t have much, but worked hard, long hours, and have helped build our business into one of the most successful in our industry. I still work hard every day (I love my job and what I do), but have also gotten to the point where I can take a little time here and there to enjoy other hobbies as well.

SToronto

What do you do? Share the company if you can.

LexVan

Choose something you love to do, and never work a day in your life.