So, besides obsessively reading chainlink...

What does everyone do for a living?

I work at a construction company on Ashland and Armitage as a project administrator - where swearing is a way of life, we drink too much coffee, work too hard, and party harder. I also do theatre work, mostly in management, and writing.

Mmm.

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Permalink Reply by 8vPete on October 28, 2009 at 2:27am
Stock clerk at a small, family-ownded grocery store. It's nice and close to where I live and once I buy another fender I'll be riding every day, rain/snow/shine.
Permalink Reply by JFred4 on October 28, 2009 at 9:44am
I'm an architect downtown, Dana which Construction co?
Permalink Reply by mattbikes1 on October 28, 2009 at 10:18am
I am a student first, last year, at Loyola pursuing my BBA in Accounting. I also work at South Coast Sushi in the south loop (great fish and great service, c'mon in!). I will soon be looking for a full time job in the exciting world of accounting. Btw, I can do tax preparation and for less than what most places charge, so if anyone needs help let me know.
Permalink Reply by Dana on October 28, 2009 at 10:21am
Bulley & Andrews, LLC... know us?

JFred4 said:
I'm an architect downtown, Dana which Construction co?
Permalink Reply by Brian Bird on October 28, 2009 at 3:09pm
Commercial insurance risk analyst hired out by my extremely large multinational commercial insurance brokerage corporate employer so I can work for an extremely large multinational commercial property management corporation.
Permalink Reply by JFred4 on October 29, 2009 at 4:59am
yeah you guys do nice work!


Dana said:
Bulley & Andrews, LLC... know us?

JFred4 said:
I'm an architect downtown, Dana which Construction co?
Permalink Reply by Michael M on October 29, 2009 at 9:57am

I'm a union paving laborer. No doubt many of you have given me dirty looks as I screw up traffic and wave you around. I work for a company that fixes the damage to streets and sidewalks made by the gas company in the city. Most of my career I've worked running jackhammer or pouring concrete. Right now I'm working asphalt --spraying primer and working as a luteman (trimming edges and making sure the aspalt is flat and smooth). I like the work except I come home sticky instead of grimey. Grime is easier to wash off than goo.
In the photo, the fat guy in the hi-vis vest is me waiting for asphalt at a patch in Greektown. I love working in the city.
Permalink Reply by Dana on October 29, 2009 at 9:58am
What firm are you with?

JFred4 said:
yeah you guys do nice work!


Dana said:
Bulley & Andrews, LLC... know us?

JFred4 said:
I'm an architect downtown, Dana which Construction co?
Permalink Reply by Duppie on October 29, 2009 at 10:36am
I guess it's a nice job in spring and fall. Maybe you can answer this question. Patching often seems to happen in random places. They might replace one area, where as only 10 feet further the pavement is really bad. Who determines what to do. My negative side says that it is done on purpose, so that next week you can come back and do another bit. But I am sure there is a more logical reason. Just can't figure out what.....
Frank

Michael M said:

I'm a union paving laborer. No doubt many of you have given me dirty looks as I screw up traffic and wave you around. I work for a company that fixes the damage to streets and sidewalks made by the gas company in the city. Most of my career I've worked running jackhammer or pouring concrete. Right now I'm working asphalt --spraying primer and working as a luteman (trimming edges and making sure the aspalt is flat and smooth). I like the work except I come home sticky instead of grimey. Grime is easier to wash off than goo.
In the photo, the fat guy in the hi-vis vest is me waiting for asphalt at a patch in Greektown. I love working in the city.
Permalink Reply by JFred4 on October 29, 2009 at 11:08am
Nudell Architects

Dana said:
What firm are you with?

JFred4 said:
yeah you guys do nice work!


Dana said:
Bulley & Andrews, LLC... know us?

JFred4 said:
I'm an architect downtown, Dana which Construction co?
Permalink Reply by Michael M on October 29, 2009 at 8:45pm
The problem isn't that the work is random, but that it is too specific. When the gas company or other utility gets a permit from the city to make a hole in a specific place, the permit comes with a built-in deadline for the utility to hire a contractor (like my employer) to do the repair in that spot. So when we come to do a patch, we can't just fix a worse section 10 feet away because we are only being paid to complete the repair for one permit. The bad section 10 feet away may be the result of damage by another utility who hires another contractor, or, more likely, the bad spot is normal wear and tear which is the reponsibility of the city. I have no idea how their system works.

Duppie said:

I guess it's a nice job in spring and fall. Maybe you can answer this question. Patching often seems to happen in random places. They might replace one area, where as only 10 feet further the pavement is really bad. Who determines what to do. My negative side says that it is done on purpose, so that next week you can come back and do another bit. But I am sure there is a more logical reason. Just can't figure out what.....
Frank

Michael M said:

I'm a union paving laborer. No doubt many of you have given me dirty looks as I screw up traffic and wave you around. I work for a company that fixes the damage to streets and sidewalks made by the gas company in the city. Most of my career I've worked running jackhammer or pouring concrete. Right now I'm working asphalt --spraying primer and working as a luteman (trimming edges and making sure the aspalt is flat and smooth). I like the work except I come home sticky instead of grimey. Grime is easier to wash off than goo.
In the photo, the fat guy in the hi-vis vest is me waiting for asphalt at a patch in Greektown. I love working in the city.
Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on June 22, 2010 at 1:24pm
It just feels like a bump day, aka "No Thread Left Behind Tuesday".

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