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Ptah

(34,136 posts) Tue Apr 17, 2012, 10:56 PM Apr 2012

What does your trade/skillset require you to bring to the job? [View all]

My career expectations are that I will
possess and bring to the job approx 400 pounds
of specialized tools worth from $2,000 to $10,000.

What expectations are in your career?

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What does your trade/skillset require you to bring to the job? [View all] Ptah Apr 2012 OP

a hot iron and a sharp knife? Kali Apr 2012 #1

Ouch! ohiosmith Apr 2012 #5

And a hatchet for the poultry? Ptah Apr 2012 #23

pfft Kali Apr 2012 #26

Well... Chan790 Apr 2012 #2

Our own tools Populist_Prole Apr 2012 #3

Ouch.... AnneD Apr 2012 #12

What made it worse was I was just getting by as it was Populist_Prole Apr 2012 #14

Double ouch.... AnneD Apr 2012 #16

Not with THAT attitude... n/t leeroysphitz Apr 2012 #19

What a spiteful and ... AnneD Apr 2012 #41

Sigh. leeroysphitz Apr 2012 #42

Humor is intact... AnneD Apr 2012 #43

Always wondered how the affluent in upscale areas expect employees to live on low wages Populist_Prole Apr 2012 #31

Exactly my point.... AnneD Apr 2012 #40

Machinist? Ptah Apr 2012 #24

Yes Populist_Prole Apr 2012 #30

Hands, head, and a marginally functional body. HopeHoops Apr 2012 #4

A degree in psychology, I think! pink-o Apr 2012 #6

The ability to make Microsoft Access sing and dance jigs lastlib Apr 2012 #7

The ability to deal with people who lack the knowledge for the position they hold snooper2 Apr 2012 #8

A financial calculator and thick skin. bluesbassman Apr 2012 #9

A crystal ball, a copy of Illinois' Property Tax Tax Code, and a Real Estate Appraisal License. davsand Apr 2012 #10

Job requirments ... AnneD Apr 2012 #11

: ohiosmith Apr 2012 #13

I always thought Wire Paladin would have been a great screen name Brother Buzz Apr 2012 #20

Good one. ohiosmith Apr 2012 #21

A thick skin Lucy Goosey Apr 2012 #15

My brain and blabbing ability, much to their deep dismay RedCloud Apr 2012 #17

Calipers, laptop, and a willingness to make other people ideas work even when they don't. n/t leeroysphitz Apr 2012 #18

Headset, flashlight (per the FAA), uniform, a small set of manuals av8rdave Apr 2012 #22

Mostly the ability to out think dumb animals - and some muscle csziggy Apr 2012 #25

All of what you said... and patience. Infinite patience (csziggy's in the same biz as me) nt riderinthestorm Apr 2012 #27

Oh yes - lots of patience csziggy Apr 2012 #29

Around 4k in tools, materials to do the job, the ability to oneshooter Apr 2012 #28

I work at a call center ButterflyBlood Apr 2012 #32

The patience of a saint. Aristus Apr 2012 #33

I'm kind of in Ptah's trade Mopar151 Apr 2012 #34

You might appreciate this youtube I made a few years ago: Ptah Apr 2012 #36

What's the big flange type thing for? Looks like some component amerikat Apr 2012 #44

It's a component of an large scientific instrument - the ODI for the WIYN telescope Ptah Apr 2012 #53

Do you just love working on big projects that can change the world? amerikat Apr 2012 #54

A couple things guitar man Apr 2012 #35

a couple of these hobbit709 Apr 2012 #37

Reticence Burma Jones Apr 2012 #38

Mr. Brickbat is required to bring a watch. If he is asked to produce a watch and doesn't have one, Brickbat Apr 2012 #39

Is he a clock-setter? Like the kid in Hugo? femmocrat Apr 2012 #47

Your second guess is closer. Brickbat Apr 2012 #49

Hmm....I'm a stage director, which involves both solitary preparation Lucinda Apr 2012 #45

A strong constitution, a sense of humor, and a good pair of comfortable shoes. femmocrat Apr 2012 #46

Staying awake graywarrior Apr 2012 #48

Cool question, Here is what I am required to bring to my job. erinlough Apr 2012 #50

You teachers... davsand Apr 2012 #51

Very true erinlough Apr 2012 #52

The following abilities: Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2012 #55