N Sperlo wrote: A-C in the bullet-proof office. I think that's it...
Bullet proof? Ever been tested? 
N Sperlo wrote: A-C in the bullet-proof office. I think that's it...
Bullet proof? Ever been tested?
Well I have two jobs as of recently. I work for a ski resort. With that I get a ski pass, golf membership, health club membership, discounted day care, discounts on gear, food and other random stuff and this extends to my wife and son. I recently started contracting part time for Vermont SportsCar(who runs Subaru Rally USA and the Puma/Subaru rallycross team), and though I'm not a full fledged employee I still have a lot of perks in addition to earning pay. Lots of team gear, paid travel to different races, in addition to hanging around some pretty cool race cars and folks willing to teach me about anything I ask related to motorsports. Our next stop being SEMA in about a week. It's hard work, but we are treated quite well. I'm sure other perks will surface, but I'm too new to the game to even consider asking. Feeling quite fortunate to be associated with them.
best perk: company car with gas, insurance, maintenance
worst non-perk: machine shop and garage / lift / tools are "NOT FOR PERSONAL USE. EVER."
1988RedT2 wrote:N Sperlo wrote: A-C in the bullet-proof office. I think that's it...Bullet proof? Ever been tested?
Well, I've never tested my vest either, but I pray the folks who made it have.
N Sperlo wrote:1988RedT2 wrote:Well, I've never tested my vest either, but I pray the folks who made it have.N Sperlo wrote: A-C in the bullet-proof office. I think that's it...Bullet proof? Ever been tested?
Now THAT'S a pretty good commercial!
I get invited back every day; I get paid [almost] every two weeks.
I get to play with some pretty big guns, get to blow stuff up, brain storm experimental weaponry, analyze the failures (CSI metallography & pyro); make things easier - safer for the soldier in the field. There is some travel involved but you have to go where the incident is. I've been to places and seen things I would not have seen otherwise.
The only perk I guess is my boss is 30 some year old blonde that thinks I'm some kind of magician because I can make round things square and versa visa. I like to travel with her because when I show up they hide information and stand the wall against the outsider; when she's with me, people are falling out of the rafters trying to help. 
Some days are better than others but there are no real bad ones.....
Dan
I work at Lowes. It's amazing. MILF's, work with my friends, and just hang out for $14 an hour with great benefits and quarterly bonuses. I really don't consider it a job as much as playing with grown up legos(I'm the 'Plumbing Pro') and conversing with nice people every day. Don't get me wrong, I have some E36 M3hole customers that deserved to be given a lesson in manners on occasion, but the overall experience is the biggest perk I could imagine.
1988RedT2 wrote:N Sperlo wrote:Now THAT'S a pretty good commercial!1988RedT2 wrote:Well, I've never tested my vest either, but I pray the folks who made it have.N Sperlo wrote: A-C in the bullet-proof office. I think that's it...Bullet proof? Ever been tested?
that guy looked like some sales guy - it must be intense to work for that company
I get to go to track events around the US and drive company cars. If there's a part I think should exist, I get to help make it exist and test it. Part of my job involves breaking in and setting up new builds, so it's not unusual to rumble home in a V8 Miata with a gas card. My employer fully understands a request to take a month of vacation so I can go race in the Targa Newfoundland 
4x10 days so I can work on my own car projects.
It's not all sunshine and butterflies and I don't get paid much, but it has a few perks.
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