What do you do for work/profession?

[MacJenkins]

Commerical Electrician. Don't love it but pays the bills. Spend 80-100 days hunting. Some years more like last year was about 120 days. Generally work about 1100-1200 hours a year.

 

[Hunterscamera]

and Book Publisher

That's cool, fiction or non fiction. Be interested to know how much publishers are worried about AI rn

 

[ODB]

That's cool, fiction or non fiction. Be interested to know how much publishers are worried about AI rn

Both. I can’t speak for others but I think there are the same risks as in music content-wise. I won’t work with anyone who uses it for their content and it’s a part of my contract. I think there is this idea that people will sit back and have AI write a bunch of compelling novels but, but at the end of they day, someone has to print them and those people who front the $$ won’t have much of an appetite for crud. There is always the idea that AI will be so good eventually that no one will know the difference, but you are going to have a hard time selling a book for $20 when the consumer knows the algorithm wrote it. Some say people won’t care as long as it’s good, I say readers will.

One area that IS a concern is audiobooks and robot readers. Amazon right now gives some publishers the opportunity to have their ebook turned into an audiobook using sampled voices, etc. I’ve listened to a few samples and can’t do it. I’ve been invited to the beta program to do it but have refused. There is a lot more to reading a book than reading a book, if you get my drift. Like when I told my reader once, “you read this character too young, he is 10 years older,” and he went back and nailed it - and this with an Indian accent - I don’t know how frustrated I would be to try to get a computer to understand that kind of nuance, or moving between several male and female characters in a scene.

 

[FGB]

I’m and CPA and work in M&A advisory. Can’t say I “love” it but do enjoy it from a learning and problem solving perspective. Being remote and well compensated make it very worth it.

All the work is project based so no issues taking 2 weeks off for DIY trips once active are deals wrapped up. Hunt near every weekend of the fall for whitetail + 2 weeks for a western trip each year. Likely gonna extend that to 3 weeks this year while I work remote and glass in the evenings for the week prior to my hunt.

 

[Hunterscamera]

Both. I can’t speak for others but I think there are the same risks as in music content-wise. I won’t work with anyone who uses it for their content and it’s a part of my contract. I think there is this idea that people will sit back and have AI write a bunch of compelling novels but, but at the end of they day, someone has to print them and those people who front the $$ won’t have much of an appetite for crud. There is always the idea that AI will be so good eventually that no one will know the difference, but you are going to have a hard time selling a book for $20 when the consumer knows the algorithm wrote it. Some say people won’t care as long as it’s good, I say readers will.

One area that IS a concern is audiobooks and robot readers. Amazon right now gives some publishers the opportunity to have their ebook turned into an audiobook using sampled voices, etc. I’ve listened to a few samples and can’t do it. I’ve been invited to the beta program to do it but have refused. There is a lot more to reading a book than reading a book, if you get my drift. Like when I told my reader once, “you read this character too young, he is 10 years older,” and he went back and nailed it - and this with an Indian accent - I don’t know how frustrated I would be to try to get a computer to understand that kind of nuance, or moving between several male and female characters in a scene.

That's good to know. I'm glad publishers are staying strong against it, seems like a bunch of industries are steaming ahead with AI. I'm more then happy to pay $20 for guaranteed human made art. Didn't think I'd have to write that sentence but here we are I guess.

 

[Burnsie]

Physical Plant Director for a small college. It's been a good job for raising a family (great medical) - no complaints. Grinding out the last 3 years to retirement - seems like a long time, but it will go quick.

 

[WeiserBucks]

EHST for an international geothermal energy company. I want to choke slam idiots everyday but they pay enough to make sure I don't. Get to travel quite a bit and see interesting places. 3 weeks PTO let's me get in a couple good hunts a year outside of local weekend stuff.

 

[HunterGatherer]

Commercial Forager - Basically, I pick mushrooms and berries.

Love it, but it’s hard to be away from my family for extended periods.

I work 100-120 days straight and as long as the crops are fruitful, then have the rest of the year off to hunt, find sheds, gold mine and do some woodworking for spending money.

I get to hunt September through November or until I get burned out

 

[Scoot]

1) I run a division of research for a large health care provider
2) yes usually
3) I hunt plenty around home. I'm limited in how long I can do trips out west which i wish was different. I'd like to be able to be gone for at least 2 full weeks, and that doesn't work.
4) Both helps and hurts. Lots of sitting and responsibility. Flexible in the short term and I get to decide my own schedule, for the most part. I'll never truly be wealthy, but I'm payed well enough to do the kind of trips that interest me.

 

[CaribooBC]

Realtor, and am a dealer/builder/installer for manufactured and Modular homes. Working on bringing the real estate side in-house and having one big company that does it all.

I love selling land, but anymore the modern house buyer is hard to deal with. The dealership deal is a newer thing but it’s growing pretty fast and I’m enjoying it.

As for hunting, honestly I can hunt/fish more than most but two kids and sports hurts my time the most. I tend to fish more than hunt just because I can go during the day and be free in the evenings.

Nice to see another Realtor. In my area, we cover a huge territory. I get to see some fabulous homes in some incredible locations. Not many occupations in Canada where one can carry a gun (rifle) while working. Many of my clients are hunters or fishers.

 

[One300wsm]

1. What’s your job or profession? Maintenance Manager
2. Do you enjoy it overall? I actually Love my job.
3. How much time are you realistically able to dedicate to hunting each year (days in the field)? I hunt a lot, 120+/- days in the field.
4. Does your job help or hurt your hunting opportunities? My job helps my hunting 100%. I work 12 hour shifts so I only work 26 weeks out of the year. I have 240 hours vacation 13 paid holidays and 80 hours Volunteer time 40 paid 40 unpaid which i use to take wounded Veterans and handicapped kids Bear hunting with hounds SEE MY THREAD ON HERE !!!! “BEAR HOUNDS DOCUMENTARY NEED HELP” I’m 60 years young and will work until I’ve completed or die trying the North American 29 I’m 3/4 the way there.

 

[solostalker]

Popo. Somedays I love it, somedays are miserable. Haven't decided if I'll make a career out of it. 12hr shifts=lots of days off. I probably log 50+ field days a year.

good benefits and retirement make it hard to walk away but the stress and graveyards take their toll. BUT driving fast is fun.

 

[.204smokechaser]

Wildland Fire for the forest circus and private sector forestry stuff on the weekends. For now, I love it and make good money.

I can take 3-4 weeks off a fall and still have plenty of leave left. Hunted every day of elk season the last few years. With being able to go to other states for work, it’s pretty awesome making spots to come back fish or hunt for fun one day. Bonus is being able to scout on the clock for my resident tags.

I will say in the winters I trap, it sucks keeping up on your trap checks and having to often times check them at odd hours.

 

[Coopsdaddy]

Heavy equipment and powerline maintenance for a power company.

 

[Ashy Larry]

Nice to see another Realtor. In my area, we cover a huge territory. I get to see some fabulous homes in some incredible locations. Not many occupations in Canada where one can carry a gun (rifle) while working. Many of my clients are hunters or fishers.

Houses in my neck of the woods are pretty boring. Average sale price $250k. Very little land for sale and when it goes for sale it’s priced outrageous. Kind of a shit market around here but folks keep coming.

 

[Pickettpuncher]

Construction foreman for local government. I could take off more, but things don’t get done on extended time away. My boss knows I wanna work 10 months a year and be off 2. I can hunt enough to burn myself out if I’m not careful.

 

[hoooogan]

Software Dev for cloud infrastructure automation. Sounds sexier than it really is. The part I like the most is my team's culture. Work/life balance is #1 priority, no questions asked. We have full support to take a day off or leave at any time, for any reason. I could make more money somewhere else, but it would need to be a crazy offer to give up the culture where my mental and physical health have the priority over corporate profits. I've been on this team for 6 years, for this reason. They allow me to enjoy life while working, not work to enjoy life.

 

[arrow179]

I sold Entresto once upon a time.

And here I thought you were selling fentanyl, cocaine and meth…

 

[Muleys32]

Commercial refrigeration. I love it and feel blessed I do this for a living. I work for myself so I have to be available 24/7/365 but I can usually hunt 10-12 days/year. Able to push off non emergency service calls a couple days. Back when I worked for a company I usually took off 7-8 days in a row and took a couple long weekends.

Bob Vance, is that you?