Pal’s jobs and skateboarding

[Chim Richalds]

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Section 8
SSI
Food stamps.

Before that I did crime lived outside ate trash.

Yeah plenty of bums skate. You’d be surprised who can back lip a dumpster while looking for a snack

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Do you have a valid reason why committing crimes or sucking the government's teets are your only two options for supporting yourself?

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He's ahead of the game if you really think about it

Aquired passive income and has the ability to do certain things others can't. Not even talking shit

As a law abiding tax payer I can't get behind that. If you think that's cool then you have the mind of a child.

[Sad dad]

I work as an independent insurance broker. Before that I was cooking and running a bakery, which I left due to burnout and the fact that my wife and I wanted to have kids. The schedule is good for skating - I make my own hours so I if I want to hit the park in the morning I can just make up for it later. That's been slower lately since we have a baby but when she's a bit older it should get back to having some free time.

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Section 8
SSI
Food stamps.

Before that I did crime lived outside ate trash.

Yeah plenty of bums skate. You’d be surprised who can back lip a dumpster while looking for a snack

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Do you have a valid reason why committing crimes or sucking the government's teets are your only two options for supporting yourself?

[close]

He's ahead of the game if you really think about it

Aquired passive income and has the ability to do certain things others can't. Not even talking shit

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As a law abiding tax payer I can't get behind that. If you think that's cool then you have the mind of a child.

There’s nothing commendable about paying the government 40% of the money you earn. There’s also nothing commendable about leeching off the government. You’re both equal, so treat each other as such.

One day, as all our jobs become outsourced and automated, a universal income for a lot of people will be a normal thing. Get used to it.

[talklessSkateMore]

Assssssssumeeeeee

[Chim Richalds]

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Section 8
SSI
Food stamps.

Before that I did crime lived outside ate trash.

Yeah plenty of bums skate. You’d be surprised who can back lip a dumpster while looking for a snack

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Do you have a valid reason why committing crimes or sucking the government's teets are your only two options for supporting yourself?

[close]

He's ahead of the game if you really think about it

Aquired passive income and has the ability to do certain things others can't. Not even talking shit

[close]

As a law abiding tax payer I can't get behind that. If you think that's cool then you have the mind of a child.

[close]

There’s nothing commendable about paying the government 40% of the money you earn. There’s also nothing commendable about leeching off the government. You’re both equal, so treat each other as such.

One day, as all our jobs become outsourced and automated, a universal income for a lot of people will be a normal thing. Get used to it.

So what you're saying is you're unemployed.

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Section 8
SSI
Food stamps.

Before that I did crime lived outside ate trash.

Yeah plenty of bums skate. You’d be surprised who can back lip a dumpster while looking for a snack

[close]

Do you have a valid reason why committing crimes or sucking the government's teets are your only two options for supporting yourself?

[close]

He's ahead of the game if you really think about it

Aquired passive income and has the ability to do certain things others can't. Not even talking shit

[close]

As a law abiding tax payer I can't get behind that. If you think that's cool then you have the mind of a child.

[close]

There’s nothing commendable about paying the government 40% of the money you earn. There’s also nothing commendable about leeching off the government. You’re both equal, so treat each other as such.

One day, as all our jobs become outsourced and automated, a universal income for a lot of people will be a normal thing. Get used to it.

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So what you're saying is you're unemployed.

I work at a skate shop, so yeah.

[tony volume]

29. I am an Able Seaman. I work on Military Supply ships for 4-6 months at a time. I have plenty of coworkers who skate, and I just hurt my knee at Rockridge Bart curbs last night while skating with some friends. Our Union Hall is a famous Skate spot.

[Dustwardprez]

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Section 8
SSI
Food stamps.

Before that I did crime lived outside ate trash.

Yeah plenty of bums skate. You’d be surprised who can back lip a dumpster while looking for a snack

[close]

Do you have a valid reason why committing crimes or sucking the government's teets are your only two options for supporting yourself?

[close]

He's ahead of the game if you really think about it

Aquired passive income and has the ability to do certain things others can't. Not even talking shit

[close]

As a law abiding tax payer I can't get behind that. If you think that's cool then you have the mind of a child.

[close]

There’s nothing commendable about paying the government 40% of the money you earn. There’s also nothing commendable about leeching off the government. You’re both equal, so treat each other as such.

One day, as all our jobs become outsourced and automated, a universal income for a lot of people will be a normal thing. Get used to it.

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So what you're saying is you're unemployed.

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I work at a skate shop, so yeah.

I don’t actually have section 8 yet.

I have child I’m taking care of full time again. When I first got here she was 2yrs behind and couldn’t read or right. Her mother is an alcoholic and I have 16yrs clean and out of criminal activities aside from skateboarding and the occasional freight piece. 

Now she’s in the top of her class and has a chance of not ending up like I did. I also babysit for the neighbors who are struggling.

I bring other skaters to program and hospitals around New England and I give narcan to the homeless.

If you give back you should be able to eat and have a room somewhere especially since I’m disabled.

Basically I’m a Nanny with a past

[Tarela]

What do you do for work? Any fellow employees skate? Full time, part time? More or less skating in your life?

I work as a freelance video editor, right now i work from home. I thought i'd have more time to skate than i did when i worked 8-4 in an office, but i get 2 days out of a week if i'm lucky. Lately i've been getting up early to skate in the morning for and running on a treadmill at night to keep my stamina up.

[Fongstarr.]

I work as an independent insurance broker. Before that I was cooking and running a bakery, which I left due to burnout and the fact that my wife and I wanted to have kids. The schedule is good for skating - I make my own hours so I if I want to hit the park in the morning I can just make up for it later. That's been slower lately since we have a baby but when she's a bit older it should get back to having some free time.

I am an insurance underwriter. Been doing it oddly for 10 years when I was just a temp pretty much being their receptionist at a huge fucking company at the time before the recession. Hate the job personal but as you stated, it's good for having a family. I just had a daughter and my wife is going to be off for like 5-6 months while I get to work at home a lot. Mentally it's draining cause I always think I can do something more creative (I went to school for graphic design) hate working white collard jobs but it pays good money and the Bay Area is expensive as shit.

[Dustwardprez]

29. I am an Able Seaman. I work on Military Supply ships for 4-6 months at a time. I have plenty of coworkers who skate, and I just hurt my knee at Rockridge Bart curbs last night while skating with some friends. Our Union Hall is a famous Skate spot.

This is basically what I wanted to do.

I was going to become a merchant marine. Unfortunately it just wasn’t my path.

[chris.]

I own a restaurant. I used to work all the time, burned myself out, and nearly shut it all down. But I worked on finding a better balance, with making sure I skate a few times a week being a big part of that.

[moonordie]

Currently IT crap, it sucks.

[bluntfullofmid]

I currently work in logistics as a freight broker. talking to truck drivers all day. I go into the office @ 7 Monday thru Friday and get off @ 4. most of my friends still work in restaurants so its hard to find people to skate when I get off

[Lenny the Fatface]

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I am UX Designer for a software company. The pay is good, the free coffee is gourmet, and they let me wear my dickies. I just hate working with techies because inflated egos and poor social skills are the worst combination of traits to deal with.

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Any suggestions on getting a contract gig doing (qualitative) UX research? I've done social, political, and market research, but I can't seem to convince the tech people let me do UX research. I'm not even looking for anything permanent short-term/contract work would be awesome.

I have two suggestions. Have a portfolio of some sort that shows your thought process. Even more important is that you are visible at your local UX events. Mingle, talk design, become familiar. After a few events people will start giving you leads on shit. You want to be in consideration for stuff before it's posted on the job boards.

[arrbee]

I currently work in logistics as a freight broker. talking to truck drivers all day. I go into the office @ 7 Monday thru Friday and get off @ 4. most of my friends still work in restaurants so its hard to find people to skate when I get off

I live about 2 hours from where all my skate friends are. I feel your pain, you can only skate alone at the park so many times.

Making friends after 30 is weird

[El Nugjar]

29, OUPV 6 pack captain. I also sling kayaks and do eco tours part time. I try to skate a few times a week if I have time. I don’t really have fellow employees any more, so it’s slim chance no one skates.

[VHS ERA]

Wholesale and account management for a coffee roaster. I start at the roaster then go around the city taking care of any restaurants and cafés using our coffee, try to sell to new ones, train baristas etc. I’m underpaid but getting paid to be out and about all day feels like I’m cheating the system, this is the first job I’ve not been stuck inside one place all day.

No one here skates other than a couple dudes who “used to skate“. We did talk about skateboarding at the morning meeting today. The owner told me that one of my accounts, a couple that runs a business out here, their son who was “known as one of the fastest skateboarders in San Francisco” was just killed by a truck. So apparently I know P-Spliffs parents. RIP.

Also my first time having weekends off in my adult life, which has actually resulted in less skating. I’m more likely  to be hungover/tired plus the wife is always off the same time, as opposed to when I would be off on a Tuesday or whatever solo and nothing would stop me from dedicating at least one full day to skating. I still get it in though.

[FrankensteinDLX]

Been working for DELUXE of almost 11 years now. As the Production Buyer of hardgoods ( and wear a lot of other hats in the office too) Most people here skate or use to or try….I don’t really skate into the office any more since I moved really close a few years back… But get out and ride when I can!

[Bristol_Palin]

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I currently work in logistics as a freight broker. talking to truck drivers all day. I go into the office @ 7 Monday thru Friday and get off @ 4. most of my friends still work in restaurants so its hard to find people to skate when I get off

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I live about 2 hours from where all my skate friends are. I feel your pain, you can only skate alone at the park so many times.

Making friends after 30 is weird

I live about an hour and a half from my skate friends I grew up with because I moved about 2 and a half years ago. I'll be 29 in a couple weeks and I've made a few skate friends around where I live now but I know what you mean by it being kind of weird. I feel like moving away from my skate buddies is sort of what made me start being more active on slap.

I do IT work for a health insurance company. It's not exactly what I expected to be doing when I was growing up but I am really grateful for my job. I work full time and they treat me well. I'm usually pretty busy with work, but I go on slap every once and while during my breaks or lunch.

I skate a few times a week weather permitting. My normal sesh time is weekend mornings 8 am to 10 am. I worked nights for like 5.5 years but all this sitting at a desk does make it hard for me to warm up. I'm doing a project that has me on days for now so I am getting more time skating during the week as well.

I don't think anyone I work with skates. They may have tried before but it was nothing that they did habitually or enjoyed enough to learn tricks.

[alonelikeastone]

well, I'm a Virgo, 41 years of age. Favourite colour is grey, fav number is 3.
Size 10/10.5 shoes. Large shirt. 36 waist by 30 pants.

I owned a skate shop form 1998 to 2007 or 8... a few hiccups in there with a break in ... that I took far to personal and shut down for a year.

Then when the shop had to close for good I struggled... Linus syndrome. Eventually ending up as a support worker for over a decade. That job is amazing... I think any patient skateboarder can excel at it. You just show up tp work and be yourself, help people out... it's almost as if being a skater prepares you for that job... but you need patience and know how to fight fires with water, not fire.

Eventually though my skate injuries caught up to me. And so I lost my patience... in turn my wife split and I got burnt out at work. Then I got for real injured... 2 years later it leads me to this post looking for work again. Linus syndrome has snuck up on me and I have no clue what to do at this moment.

[j....soy.....]

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I work as an independent insurance broker. Before that I was cooking and running a bakery, which I left due to burnout and the fact that my wife and I wanted to have kids. The schedule is good for skating - I make my own hours so I if I want to hit the park in the morning I can just make up for it later. That's been slower lately since we have a baby but when she's a bit older it should get back to having some free time.

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I am an insurance underwriter. Been doing it oddly for 10 years when I was just a temp pretty much being their receptionist at a huge fucking company at the time before the recession. Hate the job personal but as you stated, it's good for having a family. I just had a daughter and my wife is going to be off for like 5-6 months while I get to work at home a lot. Mentally it's draining cause I always think I can do something more creative (I went to school for graphic design) hate working white collard jobs but it pays good money and the Bay Area is expensive as shit.

Claims here.....can't say I hate it...but I can't say I love it.  It's steady though and I wrote for a Canadian skate mag for years and could have easily slipped into 'the industry'. I thank my lucky stars all the time I didn't do that and kept one foot in the office.  Doing both I got all my creativity out of me and still got to buy a condo....

There's definitely days....no doubt.....oh....no one knows I skate, I'm ok with that.  Most people that I skate with don't know what I do for a living....I'm guessing no one gives a shit....

[talklessSkateMore]

Seeing "success" in this thread has me knowing I'm living life the wrong way at 24

[euro tm]

Seeing "success" in this thread has me knowing I'm living life the wrong way at 24

your age explains a lot of the dumb shit you’ve posted here. get your shit together little man.

[ohnowisee]

Supervisor of operations for a major airline.  The benefits are great, so it's tough to complain too much when you travel for freeish.  I skate at least 30 minutes a day 4 days a week. Tough with a 1.5 year old and can't really skate in my driveway because I'm in a new construction neighborhood, so I go early to the park and let him run around while no ones there.

[GAY]

29. I am an Able Seaman. I work on Military Supply ships for 4-6 months at a time. I have plenty of coworkers who skate, and I just hurt my knee at Rockridge Bart curbs last night while skating with some friends. Our Union Hall is a famous Skate spot.

That career title has always really spoken to me.

[j....soy.....]

It's been a sad reminder of why I don't have children....

Nah....I just hate kids.....

Nah.....I just hate parents!

[Ziad]

I work at a skateshop

[PatrickSkateman]

37, happily married, no kids yet

medical column writer for polyneuropathy patient communities

freelance finance writer for a large finance company in Delaware south of Philly

licensed real estate salesperson for a national real estate brokerage

side hustle for Narragansett brewing, it allows me drop oodles of cash on skate stuff and hoodies with triangles on them.

I usually skate plazas on weekday afternoons and in the evenings on weekends.

[Free Whirl]

I'm a graduate student. Hopefully will be working in the nonprofit sector to write grants soon:)