What do you do for a living?

[Inanimate Carbon Rod]

Well I've applied to:

University of Oregon, Lewis and Clark, Willamette, Texas Tech, Baylor, Northwestern (by accident) Seattle University.

I wont know for a few months if/where I am accepted.

My first choice is Oregon, I kind of want a change in scenery and Oregon offers a lot of what I enjoy doing for fun (outdoor things).

I am not really sure what exactly I want to practice, maybe criminal or environmental.

[Destructor]

I'm currently doing support consultancy work for a web hosting company.

[Hudson]

Well I've applied to:

University of Oregon, Lewis and Clark, Willamette, Texas Tech, Baylor, Northwestern (by accident) Seattle University.

I wont know for a few months if/where I am accepted.

My first choice is Oregon, I kind of want a change in scenery and Oregon offers a lot of what I enjoy doing for fun (outdoor things).

I am not really sure what exactly I want to practice, maybe criminal or environmental.

A criminal law degree and knowing spanish can get you a job just about anywhere in the US. Especially well-paying government/state jobs.

[Bludd]

I work as a hamburgler. I burgle ham. Every day.

[Inanimate Carbon Rod]

A criminal law degree and knowing spanish can get you a job just about anywhere in the US. Especially well-paying government/state jobs.

Well as far as law is concerned "Especially well-paying government/state jobs" arent exactly well paying when compared to the private sector. State/federal jobs range from 35 to 60k/year. While Private sector jobs typically range from 60k to 125k/year starting.

[thefly]

Yeah, but you are forgetting the paid time off, yo. Plus the 80+ hours a week intern lawyers job. Plus the lack of responsibilities. Plus the amount of non-tax-free status. Plus the pension. Plus a job paid for by tax payers. Plus a union job. Plus low work for good pay.

Hey ICR, work hard for that money. Plus, you went to Texas Tech. Big bump there.

[Destroyer]

im still an intern but in about 2 weeks i should be a systems software engineer. :)

[Destructor]

im still an intern but in about 2 weeks i should be a systems software engineer. :)

Wow. Congrats. I might become one sometime down the track. :)

[Waiter]

Nothing for the next few weeks ... does that mean I'm dying? :insomnia:

[Mr_Diffrence]

I sell stuff

[Inanimate Carbon Rod]

I'm looking on craigslist for a job, before law school in the fall, at the moment.

[Destroyer]

Wow. Congrats. I might become one sometime down the track. :)

cool. I would highly suggest getting an internship if you are in school.

[Destructor]

cool. I would highly suggest getting an internship if you are in school.

Heh, I've finished my education for the moment. I've got a fully fledged IT job so I'll probably be able to jump into a software development role pretty easily sooner or later. Just getting comfortable in my current role first. :)

[Destroyer]

cool:)

[Samji]

*delete this*

[Malgon]

Today was my last day after 5 and a half years of working in a warehouse. As of tomorrow I officially am a bum. :p :D

So that means you'll probably see a lot more of me around here. ;)

[Needle]

QA Agent.

Developers are dirty stupid swines. I hate them and they hate me.

[Michelangelo]

Going too Japan soon then studying again which should hopefully be Certificate 3 in Business Administration then doing Hospitality of some sort

[John]

I'm contemplating on whether goto college for a political science degree, or go for some film studies.

There are many things that interest me about both. Politics has always been one of my "favorite" things to learn and read about, and to discuss. Then again, my fathers' been in the film industry for awhile now and the interest/skills there have seemed to pass down through genetic trait. I've always wanted to get into film editing, and learn/indulge into the aspects of film direction, script writing and dialogue, plot points, etc.

I've heard the political science degree is pretty useless though. In high school my business executive teacher told me that I'd be more suited in law as an attorney because I was good at bullshitting my "higher-ups" (teachers and administrative people) into believing whatever I said, but I don't know if i'm ready to give six years of my life for that. It's something I have alittle interest in and am possibly good at, but it probably isn't what I want to do for the rest of my life.

If I could choose my "perfect" career guideline, I'd go: Law, Film, Journalism, Politics.

That way by the time I'm older and want to throw my hand into the political ring, I'd have a lifetime worth of experience and realization to look into.

[Destructor]

I'm in-between jobs at the moment. Hope my next one will be a good one and last a good while (i.e. three months) without me being made redundant or some shit.

[The Baskinator]

I applied (and will most likely get) a job in the telefunding department of my university. Which means I call alumni and ask them for money. I aced the interview, and the job sounds fun.

Makes me sad, because I love GameStop. I love everyone I work with. But... man, five hours a week? That's just not cutting it. Plus, this job will give me an automatic fifty cent raise.

[London_Midge]

I applied (and will most likely get) a job in the telefunding department of my university. Which means I call alumni and ask them for money. I aced the interview, and the job sounds fun.

Makes me sad, because I love GameStop. I love everyone I work with. But... man, five hours a week? That's just not cutting it. Plus, this job will give me an automatic fifty cent raise.

Several thousand years ago, when I got my first teaching job, my boss flat out told me that the reason they hired me over the other applicants was because I had over a year experience at the same telemarketing office. It's apparently the ultimate badge of ability for jobs requiring "people skills," and that's a notion I heard echoed by HR staff throughout my working years as both employee and business owner. So stick around as long as you can, it will do your resume a huge favor in the longrun.

Also, I'm still retired. :)

[Grande 3:16]

I sell car parts. Exciting, huh.

[beam]

right now I play poker while trying to finish my highschool.

[Zztx]

I work as a hamburgler. I burgle ham. Every day.
Robble robble.

I'm a full-time student, part-time bum (working on that). Still don't know what the hell to do with myself, but I'm looking at transferring to the University of Delaware.
Yep.

"You're a part-time lover and a full-time friend..."

[thefly]

but I'm looking at transferring to the University of Delaware.



The Fighting Blue Hens! :D

[Rider]

Student here. Finishing this education, not so much because it'll help me, but because it's NOT going to close off some future educational possibilities.

It's complicated.

I'll be done soon though, roughly 4 weeks and I'm all done! Hoping to get into Game Development then, not sure what exactly (designer sounds like my thing though) or where to start. But I'm sure things will turn out allright.

Any advice (especially from Dutch folks) on this is highly appreciated though :)

[Hudson]

Passed phase #1 for the Baltimore County Correctional Officer job, now just have to wait for them to send me the date for phase #2 (physical).

[Roger]

I'm still in the same position as what I mentioned earlier, though lately they've added several things under my job title that I shouldn't and can't manage, such as inventory/product price updating. Considering the number of vendors we have, that alone can be enough for a full-time job. And yet, I've only been given a raise of no more and no less than a quarter more per hour. It also doesn't help that my boss randomly goes out of town while I'm in the middle of working on a project that requires his explicit approval, and when I pitch my own marketing ideas to him, they get shot completely down, even if it uses part of his own ideas. As an example, right now I'm trying to convince him that RSS is a safer method than sending out bulk e-mails that results in our e-mail system getting screwed up for weeks on end, or, alternatively, spending thousands on having someone else send the e-mails without even using our subscription database, and with the additional catch that we have to give this company permission to use the e-mail database to send other promotions to them. Add to all of this that, ironically, I work in a Christian company, and lately my already jaded opinion of Christians has become sour.

[Malgon]

^Ouch. :insomnia: Doesn't sound like it's worth it.

[Malgon]

A bit of thread resurrection, but I thought I'd post since I've been working in a new job for a few weeks now. I'm now a mix assistant (for the most part), working at a major biscuit factory. The money's okay, and I get to get up nice and early at 5 in the morning! All in all, it's alright for the time being. :)

So anyone else doing anything new and exciting? ;) :D

[Zztx]

Nope.

Still a full-time student/bum/mooch/jackass.

[ZaphodB]

Looking. Will post if I find anything.

[Destructor]

I'm in-between jobs at the moment. Hope my next one will be a good one and last a good while (i.e. three months) without me being made redundant or some shit.

Well, that dream came true. I had a sales job for just over three months before I got fired. Not due to redundancy but for general incompetence. :)

Then I landed an IT job with the same company but I got the sack today. Only had it for three/four weeks. Reason for the sack: you guessed it, redundancy. Worsening economic conditions, bla, bla, bla. Meh.

[Mariamus]

I've been at Vestas as a master data assistant.
Then I was hired as a webmaster/office assistant at a small company, but I was laid off 3 weeks later, so i'm back on unemployment benefits. -_-

[Klaus Kinski]

I'm a pastry chef. That means my job is literally (but only literally) a piece of cake. I used t work for a rather well know exclusive hotel here until april, having a 60+ hour week and getting paid very little. What a shitty job! So I quit and got a job in a hotel that belongs to germany biggest amusement park. That's right folks, I can have a rollercoaster ride before I go to work. :)

[ZaphodB]

That's right folks, I can have a rollercoaster ride before I go to work. :)

And that's a good thing????

[Steve]

I'm a pastry chef. That means my job is literally (but only literally) a piece of cake. I used t work for a rather well know exclusive hotel here until april, having a 60+ hour week and getting paid very little. What a shitty job! So I quit and got a job in a hotel that belongs to germany biggest amusement park. That's right folks, I can have a rollercoaster ride before I go to work. :)

You're a pastry chef? I never would have guessed! :)

[jack.t]

Im a guinea pig for viagra at my local chemist...its the hardest job ever:D j/k

naa...i work in an office:(

[aces-high]

I work in my fathers taxi company, where i usually drive taxi or handle the paperwork. In my sparetime i run a small computer business fixing computers for private persons and small companys.

[The Baskinator]

I'm a substitute teacher for Carbondale Community High School. Pays $65 a day, and I'm getting called two or three times a week. It's not a bad gig.

[Klaus Kinski]

And that's a good thing????
You'll arrive at work very awake. :)
I have sleep issues, you know.

[thefly]

Still doing accounting work. Damnit.

[Syph]

Same job I've been doing for the past 5 years. I work for N&S supply which deals in HVAC and plumbing, my particular division is the tinshop where I make the custom ductwork mostly for furnaces and AC applications. And I get paid way too little for the quality and amount of work I do.

[Klaus Kinski]

And I get paid way too little for the quality and amount of work I do.
Funny, everyone I work with thinks the same and I do too. :)

[Syph]

yeah but I know for a fact. I haven't had a raise in over a year and the amount of things I do has pretty much doubled. Cheap bastards

[superevilcube]

I'm a student in university (math major).

[Gamebrain]

right now, I'm a college student (Digital Arts major). I've been really interested in photography/film editing/ and creating digital images in Photoshop/Illustrator, I'm hoping that after college, I'll be able to move out to California where I plan to work in the graphics department of a tv station or film studio.

So, if I help edit any movie trailers in the future, ill let you guys know :)

[Betelgeuse]

I'm a drink waiter/bartender/functions supervisor for a 4 star quality resort called "all seasons", and sometimes i do a bit of maintenance work around the place too, moneys good, everyone i work with is friendly so it's enjoyable to work most days, when im not under the thumb at least.

[ryche]

I'm a x-ray tech for the US Air Force. Trying to retrain into ultrasound though at the moment.

[unforgiven]

I was working for MSI , I laid off and now I'm Self Employed :D , I have some websites and Ads makes a lot of money

[Inanimate Carbon Rod]

Kibbler v. Maddux

Van Camp v. McAfoos

Chattel's

benefit of the bargain

[Phait]

What?

[ZaphodB]

Kibbler v. Maddux

Van Camp v. McAfoos

Chattel's

benefit of the bargain

wrong thread?

[Kalki]

Cases he's interning?

[ZaphodB]

Cases he's interning?

Ahhhh, that would make more sense.

[MeatWagon]

I work in a liquor store, it sucks, it tempts me to drink.

[Klaus Kinski]

Go take a job in a sex shop then! :D

[Vivi]

Since my first post in this thread, the OP, I am now working for Coca-Cola, live in an all new apartment, have a new kitty, got a new car, and am still with my lovely girlfriend. Things are a lot better than they were last year.

[Phait]

You work for Coke? :love: free swag? for me?

[Vivi]

Yeah I get free stuff all the time, but nothing too special. Just some free cups, a shirt or two, bags, free drinks. It's pretty nice but nothing extraordinary.

[Ramen4ever]

I'm professionally rich.. I buy yacht's and get my back waxed for a living.

I wonder how many of you would actually buy that.:p

[Klaus Kinski]

I'd buy that for a dollar!

Sorry, couldn't resist. :)

[Inanimate Carbon Rod]

I'm a law student.


That is what I was trying to get at.

[fast-1]

Years ago I was on a training thing in Postern Cabinets and help put the money slots in arcade cabinets which was made out of wood.;)

Did cleaning work in office building, a football stadium, worked in a HMV music shop selling cd's album's.

Unemployed now though :(

[Zztx]

Started working at Dunkin' Donuts yesterday. I'm already seriously contemplating finding another job.

It'd be much easier and less stressful if I could understand a damn word my co-workers/supervisor said; they're all Indian.

[Roger]

I got canned. Probably over something stupid. My boss has been looking for any little excuse to do it for months now.

[Zztx]

I got canned. Probably over something stupid. My boss has been looking for any little excuse to do it for months now.
Tell me about it.
The way I got let go from my last gig (janitor for Aramark, contracted by my college for maintenance/custodial duties) was the termination of my position, with the cited reason being "restructuring." Bulllll-sheeyit.

Of course, the position was back open a couple months later. The hell with 'em.

[Plagman]

You worked for Aramark? Were you contracting for a specific company? Facilities and food are handled by Aramark over here.

[gamejunkie]

I've been a cashier at a gas station for two years now, boy do I have some stories to share. My boss is awesome and so are my co-workers, and you can't put a price on that! :D

[Zztx]

You worked for Aramark? Were you contracting for a specific company? Facilities and food are handled by Aramark over here.
Like I said, they were working for the college I was attending; they were in charge of custodial duties and maintenance.

My supervisors and boss were all corrupt schmucks. Screw 'em.

[Plagman]

Oh, right. Sorry for missing that.

[Volt9000]

I work as an electrical engineer for a company that makes laser-based surveying equipment. In fact, my company built the lidar weather station on the Phoenix lander that's on Mars right now.

[tsingtao]

I crunch numbers for an insurance company. Nothing I made will ever be on mars :(

[sherrybaby]

I work at McD's! And I really am lovin' it!

[Ramen4ever]

I work at McD's! And I really am lovin' it!

Could I order some smiles to go please.:D

[Zztx]

After almost a week (got a cold), I'm more used to the Dunkin' Donuts working environment. Know how to make almost anything and work the register, to an extent. I've been out of action for a few days because of my cold, but I go back in at 8 AM tomorrow.

Still don't understand much of what my Indian co-workers say, but the important thing with them is that they're generally upbeat and don't take the job too seriously, even when it gets really hectic. I've learned that's real important in fast-food service.

[Mikko Sandt]

After almost a week (got a cold), I'm more used to the Dunkin' Donuts working environment. Know how to make almost anything and work the register, to an extent. I've been out of action for a few days because of my cold, but I go back in at 8 AM tomorrow.

Get to take any leftovers home?

[Zztx]

Get to take any leftovers home?
You know, I never bothered asking about that.
I've gotten a couple free hot chocolates and Boston Cremes while working, though, so I suppose a drink and a take-home baggie with a donut or two might be okay.

[tsingtao]

Still don't understand much of what my Indian co-workers say, but the important thing with them is that they're generally upbeat and don't take the job too seriously, even when it gets really hectic. I've learned that's real important in fast-food service.

I find that foreigners are usually quite understanding and patient when you are unable to understand what they're saying. Indians especially since there are like 15 languages spoken over there. I imagine that they are quite used to language barriers.

I know this because I majored in math, and I also have worked tech support. As a result I have tons of experience with Indians.

[Malgon]

I'm still working at the same factory, but just working in a different position, which involves operating the biscuit line. I basically babysit the machinery and make sure it runs smoothly, and then stand around and talk for the next 45 minutes until the next lot of dough is ready to be dumped. Pretty easy stuff. :D

[Superczar]

I'm still working at the same factory, but just working in a different position, which involves operating the biscuit line. I basically babysit the machinery and make sure it runs smoothly, and then stand around and talk for the next 45 minutes until the next lot of dough is ready to be dumped. Pretty easy stuff. :D

Oh so you're Biscuit-Dough-Hands Man!

[sherrybaby]

I just got a promotion and I am now a manager in training at the McDonalds I work at! I am pretty excited as this couldn't have happened at a better time!

[Bit-Cloud]

Work At A Supermarket In The Morning And I Work In A Automotive Workshop In The Afternoon (Thats How I Got My $200 Fiat Uno)

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[jimbob]

still building tires. going to school at work too, almost half way through with high grades and still they wont give me a damn contract.

[Travis]

I work at McD's! And I really am lovin' it!

i probably will soon too...i don't know about lovin' it, though.

loathin' it? possibly. but i need a job of some kind to get me off of the ground, i don't mind if it doesn't last long.

[sherrybaby]

i probably will soon too...i don't know about lovin' it, though.

loathin' it? possibly. but i need a job of some kind to get me off of the ground, i don't mind if it doesn't last long.

It really isn't that bad actually. Then again, it could all depend on the owner/operator of the location. My stores owners are freaking awesome people who treat their employees very well. I have never felt so respected at a job before.

[Steve]

It really isn't that bad actually. Then again, it could all depend on the owner/operator of the location. My stores owners are freaking awesome people who treat their employees very well. I have never felt so respected at a job before.

Indeed! The people make all the difference. As it stand now, I'm still doing my old job (Fixing Arcade machines, etc). I've saved enough money so can get back to university. So, in Feb, I'm back into computer science :) Hopefully due to our financial situation I can quit work and pump all of my focus back into study :love: Meaning I wont have time to chat with you fine people ;) :(

My wife is currently studying to be an accountant :o

[The Baskinator]

Just had a second interview with the English department head at the high school here. Looks like I'm probably the new reading aide. Basically, I help the reading teachers with students, work one-on-one, and get paid mad cash. And get off at 3 o'clock sharp. And get summers and holidays off. And get health, dental, and vision.

Also got a new gig as a sub for the library computer lab, which is $10/hr.

[thefly]

Booze tester. Except I don't get paid but I do get to live in a gutter.

[oak man]

Booze tester. Except I don't get paid but I do get to live in a gutter.

Hahaha!! :D Great Job!!

[John]

Buying the booze after it's in the stores isn't considered testing.

[The Baskinator]

'Tis official. I'm the new reading aide for the high school. Just finished my first week.

[Steve]

'Tis official. I'm the new reading aide for the high school. Just finished my first week.

Insurance FTW ;) :love:

[The Baskinator]

Hel yae!! Health, dental, and vision! And free, too. It doesn't even come out of my paycheck.

[Destructor]

At the moment: IT - desktop support, system admin kind of stuff.