Driving an FRC robot. Any job like it?

[Crew Cox]

Hi guys, I've been driving for my team for 2 years at this point. It is hands down the most fun/stressful/infuriating thing that I've ever done. Is there any job like it? Or should I just enjoy the next two years to the fullest?

[AdamHeard]

Sometimes at work I fantasize about being a giant bulldozer operator.

[Crew Cox]

Nice!
You know it's bad when you start dreaming of the few seconds between autonomous and tele-op.

[Chris is me]

Forklift driver? The combination of operating heavy machinery, communication, task completion, etc. seems right up that alley.

There's this dude outside the window to my office that gets to plow the snow out of a driveway in a Bobcat. He always looks like he's having a ton of fun, and without the stress of plowing on a street other people are busy using. I sometimes wish I had that job, depending on how badly the day is going.

[mastachyra]

What about UAV pilot or bomb defusing robot operator? I don't know how to go about doing that, but the military is probably a good place to start.

[Crew Cox]

Hmm, I do like the cold.
Bomb robot seems interesting, though (hopefully) sporadic employment.

[Poseidon5817]

How about just a regular old airline pilot? It's stressful like an FRC match, but instead of dropping 10 ranks if you mess up, you drop 30000 feet.

[Crew Cox]

So true

[Poseidon5817]

And it pays a lot better than bring a bulldozer driver

[AdamHeard]

Originally Posted by Poseidon5817

And it pays a lot better than bring a bulldozer driver

Mining Dump Truck Drivers make 6 figures.

[Crew Cox]

If only dump trucks had joysticks.

[Poseidon5817]

Originally Posted by Crew Cox

If only dump trucks had joysticks.

Airbus planes do:

https://c4.staticflickr.com/5/4018/4...dd7cbe6a9b.jpg

[Crew Cox]

Originally Posted by Poseidon5817

Airbus planes do:

https://c4.staticflickr.com/5/4018/4...dd7cbe6a9b.jpg

O_O

[pandamonium]

I have a unique perspective and a bit of an odd answer here but having been both a drive coach and in business and sales I think they have quite a few similarities. Both are high pressure situations that require intense practice and communication skills.

[MrRoboSteve]

I think forklift driver is closer than airline pilot. The latter is more a monitor of things than actually operating something.