Satan says.....Oh and I kite the midnight wind changes that you wish happened in daylight hours.....
Up yours.
It sounds like I am the only one that actually works....not happy about that....need a lotto win
Did a career change 6 years ago. I used to work in purchasing in China. Awesome job, heaps of free time travelling around Asia looking for wind. Now I am 3 years out of an Accounting degree and studying my CPA. No time, less time kitesurfing than I was used to, but I love my new career. So I don't mind the sacrifice, after all it took me 40 years to find a job I really enjoy.
Surface to Air, I am 41 and I took a career change into teaching and did a dip ed in teaching. Just finishing it and looking for a job at the moment.
The teaching profession really likes people with industry experience. Some teachers can be threatened by it and some embrace it.
I have taught heaps of apprentices and up to 2 years ago I was considering moving into tafe teaching until the government got rid of all of the funding. Basically there is no boat building course in Victoria anymore. So I looked into high school teaching.
As with anything I love my job now. As what eppo said I love it when the little runts give it to me. I give it back ten fold. You earn their respect and they give it back in spades.
Computer geek and IT. My brother is doing his cert 4 in ICT and has a job already in a local school doing ICT. Because of the amount of computers needed in schools they need heaps of computer nerds.
Go with something you like doing. I have 3 careers and all have revolved around the sports I love.
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Part owner of an accounting practice.
Work is 15 minutes from beach and home is in between the two.
I'm the boss so unless busy or in meetings I can scoot off as I please.default said..
male gigolo
Now I know why you can afford six new kites every season.
Yes business is good with all the FIFO blokes away all the time
I reckon on behalf of all the FIFO crew out there, it would be clear to say that a good accountant deserves good wind. Mine is a legend.
On behalf of the non-FIFO crew out there, just pointing out that default is not an accountant.... 
Work is highly over rated. Only worked about 3 months total this year.
Im having a gap year at an older stage in life.
Hey, why not, life's over too quick to work 50 hrs a week all your life than retire worn out and buggered.
Have gone from a tradesman sweating it out all day,to having an 8 month break, to now just started working a few nights a week in air-con from 7pm till 12. Go home, sleep till 9am, then kite all day and repeat. Loven life.
signed... sunburnt, sore, battered......but feels soooooooooo good.
PLUMBER
self employed,!!!!!!!! ( Hi, it's the plumber calling... yeah I was booked in to do your job this arvo but unfortunately something has come up (about 20 knots) and I wont be able to make it , yeah sorry about that . Can we rebook for tomorrow morning...? )
and I live 2 1/2 minutes from our best kiting beach in Perth
self employed Tradie, city based, and the gear lives in the van!!!!
BOO YEAH !!!!!
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PLUMBER
self employed,!!!!!!!! ( Hi, it's the plumber calling... yeah I was booked in to do your job this arvo but unfortunately something has come up (about 20 knots) and I wont be able to make it , yeah sorry about that . Can we rebook for tomorrow morning...? )
and I live 2 1/2 minutes from our best kiting beach in Perth
self employed Tradie, city based, and the gear lives in the van!!!!
BOO YEAH !!!!!.
Customer...
That bleeden plumber was supposed to come out this arvo.... now not coming till tomorrow. " hey kids go and do a dirty great sh!t in the blocked loo"
That,ll teach the late barstard.
I'm lucky i don't need a tradey on South Sandwich..... all my shizen runs downhill
Naaaa but seriously, i ran away from work(the other 4 letter word) years ago after a huge windfall was bestowed upon my unworthy wallet. South Sandwich may be isolated, desolate...baron.....lonely.....but it's windswept and.......... ..................and......damn lonely.... lucky I've got my hands.... and my lightning fast wit. That WAS "fast wit " guys!
I invite any of my kiting brothers.... sisters ...(yes it's lonely out here), to come in the South Sandwiches.
I work for the council
you know all the weeds that come up through the pavers
I plant them
Work for leading mining company managing a few projects. Base is Gero, weekend at Horrocks and work in Perth CBD. I drive a lot. Start early and knock off at 4 so can get out for a kite after work and weekends. Good money, but a bit of a nomadic lifestyle which can suck sometimes.
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I work for the council
you know all the weeds that come up through the pavers
I plant them
lol :)
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Work is highly over rated. Only worked about 3 months total this year.
Im having a gap year at an older stage in life.......but feels soooooooooo good.
Same here. Took most of the year off. Recharged the batteries. 4wks into new mining role and loving it.
i work in a gay engineering job doing gay engineering stuff with gay people till after dark every day and hate every second, i have no ambition, maybe jail would be better? kite every second weekend or so. cant get out need salary im on get stuck in it wife kids... need a career change but cant go back in pay
i get long lengths of timber cut them up and nail them back together making bigger lengths of timber, its a trade called carpentry my hrs are 7.30am till 20knts
Stockbroker / asset manager for a well known Australian investment bank. I manage superannuation funds for my clients, have a few fellow kiters as clients. Luckily the market shuts at 1pm in summer :)
been on holiday for the last 4 years travelling round kiting and surfing,worked part time 6 months a year since 1998 as an electrician and surfed Indo a lot 
Full time trolley boy at woolies. I don't live near the beach and i drive a Datsun 120Y.
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as little as possible
Ditto here Steve..
My life is about weather, waves and wind... Hmmm, beer too!!!
Run a consulting company and live across the road from the beach. It's a choppy location but I can still put my kids to bed at 7pm and get out for a 2 hour kite so I can't complain. Haven't kited much since the arrival of our second but my mother in law has moved to the same city as us so kiting will become more prevalent.
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Full time trolley boy at woolies. I don't live near the beach and i drive a Datsun 120Y.
man used to deliver pizzas in a 120y made 400000km tll blew 1st engine used to surf all over, mainly tos. those were the days. dont go to uni u will stuff it up
self employed chippy. tools down and cancel all after work quoting arrangements from 15knots.. and take a day off if margs is pumping
self employed and down tools at 15kts....
no after work quoting...?
who are you kidding
you must be broke
Big 4 Audit....currently in the middle of my CA 
Yes, I got the short end of the stick.
I work at a bank.... not much time off, But i do live 5-10mins from my local beach so its okay.
