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I got a new job, I so have to show off........

 
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Sep 09, 2004 15:53 |  #1

Hey guys, I'm so excited, I just got a new umm job that should hopefully help me pay myself through school and get me some new equipment.

Whats the job? a Car jockey at a local auto mall. So you ask, what's so special about that? Well the automall only has 3 dealerships. BMW/Mini , Porsche & Ferrari.

Talk about some nice photo ops hehe.
I cant wait for my first shift, I Feel like a 5 year old in a candy store. I get to deliver cars..............yipe​e.



  
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Sep 09, 2004 17:17 |  #2

Cool setup Persian-Rice, :D

looking foward to seeing some of these images. Just be careful to not put your job in jeopardy.




  
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Sep 09, 2004 17:19 |  #3

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You should offer to take a picture of the ceremonial passing of the keys when your new employer delivers a car to its new owner. Do it for your cost.....you'll still be taking pictures on company time and getting paid while you do it.


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Sep 09, 2004 17:33 |  #4

You should offer to take a picture of the ceremonial passing of the keys when your new employer delivers a car to its new owner

Waw, I think that's a brilliant idea. Try it P-R.

As a former car buyer (as a hobby :shock: ) I can attest that the key delivery time is very special, so I bet the new owners would love that.




  
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Sep 09, 2004 19:53 |  #5

Ya that is a good idea, I think I will probably get some idea's together and when the time is right pitch them. Since the driving season is almost gone, I dont see too many Ferraris or Porsches moving off the lot, but definitly some of the x5's.

Belmondo that is a sweet idea, that and probably building a collection of me driving the Ferraris to impress the chicks lol.



  
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Sep 09, 2004 23:03 |  #6

........congratulations!!!....​.........

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Sep 09, 2004 23:42 |  #7

Persian-Rice wrote:
Belmondo that is a sweet idea, that and probably building a collection of me driving the Ferraris to impress the chicks lol.

But, when you show up on The Date in a Hyundai, that kinda gives it away... :wink:


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Sep 10, 2004 07:23 |  #8

P-R,

That sounds like such a sweet job. Congrats on getting it.

When I was your age, during the summer I loaded cases of cookies and cereal into semi's during the midnight shift at Nabisco. Aaarrgghh. Great pay but not quite as glamorous. :lol: It did help me get thru school though.

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Sep 10, 2004 07:26 |  #9
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Monday i start my new job in a darkroom...i'd brag about that but moving those cars around all day is quite a bit cooler 8)


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Sep 10, 2004 07:37 |  #10

Persian-Rice wrote:
a Car jockey at a local auto mall

i have no idea what that is? :oops:


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Sep 10, 2004 12:00 |  #11

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Monday i start my new job in a darkroom...i'd brag about that but moving those cars around all day is quite a bit cooler 8)

Lucky bastard, I think i have sent 40 resumes to camera places with no response, Humber wants me to have a camera/photography related job.

Evilenglishman, here in North America, there are these areas designated to auto dealerships that we call auto malls. It's usually several dealerships side buy side, where it makes it easy for car buyers to shop without driving from one place to another.

A car jockey moves cars around, drives cars from one dealership to another(usually when one dealership doesn't have a car they have just sold), washes cars etc etc. To break it down, if a car need to be driven, a car jockey does it.



  
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Sep 10, 2004 12:11 |  #12
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I was lucky in that my girlfriend already works there, she'll have ot show me around the dark room some day 8).

It's not all it seems though, they asked me if i'd shoot some sporting events for them.

"Great, yeah!"

"You'd have to use our cameras"

"oh..."

"The nikons"

"oh..."

I'm gonna tell em that i fi cant use my sheet then i aint gonna give em any pics. If they wana buy 'em off of me then fine, but i'm not gonna use there nikon film cameras. I just dont see the point :roll:

(especially with my new purchase)


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Sep 10, 2004 12:43 |  #13

TQ,

That doesn't seem like a really good way to start a new job, especially since you don't start till Monday. A thought was to maybe use their gear for a while then introduce your new camera/gear and show them the difference, especially since you now have better stuff.

Just a way to get in good w/ your new employer, yet not piss him off right off the bat. I agree you have better gear but you have to know how to work it. I think you'll get further that way.

Just trying to help.

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Sep 10, 2004 13:03 |  #14

We had a subject change here, didn't we?

We are waaaaaay off of the subject here. I appreciate PR in explaining his new job, which is a really cool one. I hope to see some of his pics of the really cool cars soon and I envy him on his new job.

I'd really like to see some of the cars PR will be driving around. Please post some pics.

Dan




  
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Sep 10, 2004 13:12 |  #15
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I thought we were just having a friendly conversation here.

My bad :oops:


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