Alright all 300 quotes aside just out of curiousity I was interested in what kind of people we have here at dakka. So what do you all do for a living? I'm a student.

Doctor.

Student teacher. Basically like being a teacher, except I get randomly inspected and have to attend college in the evenings. Quite a heavy workload but worth it for the sweet gig teachers get in this country. I teach maths and science.

Equal parts author, student, and gym manager.

I have been a hairstylist, janitor, groundskeeper, cook and freelance troublemaker of the professional sort. Currently I operate a computerized engraving machine for a dealer in sports memorabilia and receive a pittance from the state of Kansas to act as caretaker to my disabled sister. What the future hold? Who knows.

I'm currently an Urban Sprinter. Well, not yet anyway.

Automotive body repair for one of Atlantas' premire collision centers.
Basicly I get to play with "high end" cars all day.

I am a trainee photographer and a drummer

I was a Tax consultant (GST) in a big four accounting firm and am now an in-house tax manager at a university.

Engineer

GG

Student, future stand up comic and actor.

Currently I'm a lowly computer technician for a local electronics retail chain, but just landed me a position as an IT Technician in a 6 man IT dept. for a local Casino. I am also a student.

Studying to become a Luthier (Instrument Maker).

I am an electrical engineer with both both a BSEE and MSEE. I have 30 years of experience in my profession. I am also a writer/author and have many published works.

G

student. Going to become a zoooligist. Or something in the field of biology.
thinking of docter but i couldnt handle giving people bad new like that.

Lawn protection specialist and moonlight as witchdoctor. I will also shred paper for fun and profit.

Trainee Radiographer; I work part-time as a chef to pay for the tuition.

Software Engineer for a Evil Hedge Fund.

Lifeguard, Swim instructor, Youth leader.

I'm a GW employee sent to infiltrate your community in order to diplomatically relocate you off the domain name DakkaDakka. However, I've become enamored by your way of life and have decided to become one of you.

Real answer: Engineering undergrad

Teacher. I guess.

My professions are as follows: historian, poet, author, wine, beer and spirits critic, photographer, and freelance journalist.

What Frazzled said.

I WAS a Logistics facilitator.

It was my job to arrange how and with whom a given cargo load should go - and how it SHOULD be packaged for shipping.

Until the government sold the damn business (Privately administered Government supply chain) to the opposition.

Wealth manager.

I'm on a way of becoming a administrative officer or a historian.

student

IvanTih wrote:I'm on a way of becoming an awesome historian.

Fixed

You know, I really should start calling myself a political scientist/philosopher/statistician/logician/exercise scientist. Far more impressive than student.

Bum

Im a student, I have no idea what I wanna do, and I leave school this year.

I'm a full-time student at the moment.

However, today I was an extra in a zombie Western that's shooting in NC.

I got paid a sandwich!

Once again, the conservative, sandwich-heavy portfolio pays off for the hungry investor.

Whats this about free sandwich's?!?!?

Sign up to be an extra. I've done it a couple times. Sometimes you get paid, but most of the time you don't. Almost always free food though, and you get to meet celebrities occasionally.

JEB_Stuart wrote:My professions are as follows: historian, poet, author, wine, beer and spirits critic, photographer, and freelance journalist.

How do you earn money as a historian?

Writing, lecturing, research, education, editing, etc. There are options to work with within academia. For the time being though I am doing most of my work out of sheer interest and sending it to academic journals.

I find some area's of history really Interesting, and I've always wondered what a "Historian" does.

You pick a certain field or time period, and you research it. I spend my time between two periods. Late Roman Republic/Early Empire and British History From the beginning of the Hanoverian dynasty to the end of Victoria's reign. I recently wrote a paper challenging the accepted view of Pompey and his conquest and settlement of the eastern Mediterranean. It did quite well at an academic conference.

Im very interested in Nazy Germany and World War 2, I've thought of trying to make something out of this interest, like making it into something I could do after I leave school. Thanks for the Info.

Retailer, some-time help desk employee and future history student.

JEB_Stuart wrote:You pick a certain field or time period, and you research it. I spend my time between two periods. Late Roman Republic/Early Empire and British History From the beginning of the Hanoverian dynasty to the end of Victoria's reign. I recently wrote a paper challenging the accepted view of Pompey and his conquest and settlement of the eastern Mediterranean. It did quite well at an academic conference.

Beats the hell out of mugging the local crack dealer. It took three times before he finally gave up and got a straight job. He made less than he would have at McDonalds anyway.

History professor and adult film actor.

olympia wrote:Porn history professor and adult film actor.

Fixed.

olympia wrote:History professor and adult film actor.

What would I have seen you in.

But anyway...

There seems to be a lot of Historians here. History thread?

Rural Carrier in the United States Postal Service.

I don't know where the present that your cousin in Gibraltar mailed you last Thursday is!

GIS consultant

Heh, cool, GIS. My PhD research involved a hefty bit of that.

It's certainly a growth industry, both in business and academia.

Yeah, tell me about it.
You can see why though- it's like cartography, except 2xawesome.

Full Time Sheriff's Deputy

Currently a part-time Spectre for the Council

I also collect porn that features Olympia....I'm weird like that.

Deadshane1 wrote:Full Time Sheriff's Deputy

Currently a part-time Spectre for the Council

I also collect porn that features Olympia....I'm weird like that.

That's funny! I collect porn that features you!

Let's be friends!

Freelance Peacekeeping Agent yesss...









Actually I'm the coordinator for complaints and regulatory compliance for a multinational business insurers. Sort of like an inquisitor/MP for financial crime, corporate complaints etc.

I'm heading into my 16th year as a web developer.

The name says it all. US Army Armor officer.

Soldier: during the week State Ammunition Supply Manager, during drill weekends Communication Planner.

Trying to take the civil service exam next year though so I can become a state police, but here in mass that is a several year process.

Astronaut. Typing this from the ISS.





Nah, I'm a student.

CadianXV wrote:Astronaut. Typing this from the ISS.





Nah, I'm a student.

Student masquerading as an astronaut = pothead.

Lord-Loss wrote:
How do you earn money as a historian?

In the U.S. starting salary for a history professor is about $60,000 depending on location and the nature of the institution.


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Lord-Loss wrote:I find some area's of history really Interesting, and I've always wondered what a "Historian" does.

Write books on the Marshall Plan, teach, and wargame.

Student at a Sixth Form. Want to go into the police, probably going to uni and currently volunteering with St John Ambulance.

The OC-D

Breakdown mechanic

To all you students. I'm the guy who gets your car going,after its been standing all term.
Because the cheapest beer is on campus

Software Engineer, for one of the largest software companies in the world. Odds are very high that you have, at some point, used software that I've written.

Redbeard wrote:Software Engineer, for one of the largest software companies in the world. Odds are very high that you have, at some point, used software that I've written.

Sorry about all the cursing and threats on the lives of yourself and your family, I just don't get along with the Daemons that live inside my computer. Oh, and thanks for somehow banishing from my life the evil that was DOS, it very nearly caused me to become Amish.

Technical editor and associate producer at a software company.
I really do nitpick for a living.

I'm a mouth breather and a window licker. When I'm not licking windows I'm painting or at work making peoples computers work right and explaining to them that the cd-rom is not a coffee cup holder.

Some people just don't get it until you tell them. True facts.

Im a member of an elite mens only drinking club.

olympia wrote:

Lord-Loss wrote:
How do you earn money as a historian?

In the U.S. starting salary for a history professor is about $60,000 depending on location and the nature of the institution.


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DUDE where do you work, cause my friends who got hired are lucky to be pushing 40k. Teachers make jack crap in the U.S.

College professors normally get paid higher wages than HS or Elementary teachers.

Degrees pay a large part of it. Most professors I've ever known/had spent about 12+ years post-grad and have like or 3 BS's and a PhD (or 2).

HS teachers generally have only a single degree (or at least one that can be applied to teaching).

Fateweaver wrote:College professors normally get paid higher wages than HS or Elementary teachers.

Degrees pay a large part of it. Most professors I've ever known/had spent about 12+ years post-grad and have like or 3 BS's and a PhD (or 2).

HS teachers generally have only a single degree (or at least one that can be applied to teaching).

agreed, but most profs are working on either a thesis or a new PH.D so ya they deserve that much. The problem is he didn't specify so I percieved it as k-12

Mechanical Engineer getting his Masters in Business

If you live in central Florida and your lights are on, you're welcome.

Empchild wrote:\agreed, but most profs are working on either a thesis or a new PH.D so ya they deserve that much. The problem is he didn't specify so I perceived it as k-12

Well he did say "professor" and that usually denotes work on the collegiate level.

Tyyr wrote:Mechanical Engineer getting his Masters in Business

If you live in central Florida and your lights are on, you're welcome.

ew...you're gonna be dangerous when you get out. I can already think of two - three fields for ya.

I despise the business part but unless I wanna be crawling around boilers for the rest of my life I don't have much of a choice.

I have two jobs at the moment..
In one job I kill people for a living, and in my other job I save people for a living.


(This is why Santa Airdrops gifts at Frazzled's house)

A couple of years ago I described myself as a videogame producer, but I do so little software any more that it's nearly all videos.

Student, and about to sit my Mock GCSEs

dogma wrote:Once again, the conservative, sandwich-heavy portfolio pays off for the hungry investor.

You sir win the thread (Futurama FTW)

Test Engineer (currently), mostly compliance work.
My powers are almost to a point where EEs notice the drop in temperature when I enter the room.

During the week, Special Inter-Planetary Funkmanship adviser to the government of Japan. Weekends, Beach Bum.

I am a semi-pro troll.

frgsinwntr wrote:I am a semi-pro troll.

Way to aspire toward nothingness

At least he has aspirations, even if they are to become nothing someday.

If more people aspired to be something, even if it's nothing, the world might be better.

Hot-Tub tester.

Well, I was a factory worker but I just quit my job because I'm going back to school to pick up my nursing degree in January.

I'm a management accountant for a university.

darkkt wrote:I was a Tax consultant (GST) in a big four accounting firm and am now an in-house tax manager at a university.

Do you mind me asking which university? I'm at UWA.

mental health associate at a place that helps kids.
i get to make sure they behave and don't do anything crazy when they're not with a therapist or in school

Popular Musicology student and founder-member/musical director of post-electro free-bop combo 'Stupid Bitch'.

What a coincidence. That's the nickname I have for my ex-gf.

You sir, are not alone.

hign school student independently studying programing

Pretty cool to see what others do. I imagined a bunch of students, and they are probably the majority it seems. But aside from that there seems to be some diversity.

Wildland Firefighter / Fuels Technician.

(fuels tome are trees and downed wood!! not gas)

Computer Retail Sales

Prepping for Paralegal Program and LSAT and eventually...LAW SCHOOL! (aka Debt School)

Ascetic

Student/Writer. I actually do have a job writing reviews for games, but the site is too small for me to get paid to do it (Though I keep any games that I happen to get, so there's that bonus). Sadly, the economy right now seems to be halting me from getting a part-time job, so my budget is thin.

I'm another historian. At the moment picking up sessional teaching work - next semester I am lecturing a British history subject. I hope to get a full-time university position, but am not holding my breath.

I'm a "student", which is to say unemployed.

Property Manager for a Letting Agency... if you're a tenant, chances are I'm trying to avoid talking to you about your problems!

Also play lead guitar in a metal band (garage only) - mainly Metallica, Machine Head, Slayer, Rammstein and Maiden covers. Just for a laugh more than anything. Not got any intention of taking it further.

I'm currently employed as an onsite travelling warranty technician for a rather large IT corporation (which may or may not be Dell), but I do other stuff too! Large scale PC rollouts (replaced 295 computers at a goverment social security call centre over the past two weekends with a few other blokes), PC and printer installs at schools and colleges all around the place... but I'm currently gunning for a PC support job at a local private school. I'm halfway through my BEd, too... working on a school site might free me up time to get my prac units done.

Telephone and radio dispatch for the Dept of VA and a college student (4 classes left). Changing jobs after college to become a higher paid government worker drone.

Futile.

Well, it pays for a 5 bedroom 3 full bath house and my man cave. Also, your taxes paid for part of 21,000 point ork army.

Student. Mechanical Engineering.

Whatever pays the bills.

Lion Tamer ..

Bloody PETA took away my whip.. Now all I have is the chair.

You should have used the whip to fight off PETA.

Apache Attack Helicopter Mechanic (Army)

Network Engineer and penetration tester...or "Magical Internet Fairy" whichever is less threatening.

Penetration tester sounds like a porn industry profession. LOL.

Like a reverse fluffer.

I just started working in automated computer device programming. Going to com. college now; hoping to get into the mortuary science program

I'm a student

NDT specialist. Currently inspecting a pipeline near home (as opposed to halfway around the world).

Property Surveyor

I work as a "gopher" and a "c'mere and unload this truck-er" at 4 different Rite-Aids.

And I'm a student.

Software Developer

Traveling carnival worker. I run the game where you throw ping pong balls into little fish bowls to win a goldfish.

Sousagemaker!!!

I own a game store, and am currently going back to school to get certified in Web Development

Life Guard , Swimming Instructor , ( does baby sitting count? ) , Since i was the main central camera for Plaza of Nations ( im IMPORTANT! ) i still count even though i didnt get paid T-T

Oh , i have also participated in numerous business deals between Taiwanese / Canadian companies as the translator
( i know its funny right? about how awful my forum english is! )

Student/Temp Office Worker

I do Nothsing, NOTHSING!!

In other words, I'm a high-school student.

Supervise in a call center where we provide emergency travel and medical assistance. From air ambulance evacs down to baggage tracking. The main bulk of the work is medical though. Old tourists getting sick and/or being injured. Travel Insurance is your friend.

Marine Hydrographic Survey Engineer. I install, integrate, operate, and interpret data from surface and subsea sensors to provide positioning (and other types of) data to the offshore oilfield construction industry.

Transport Planner - I try to interpret National Government policy at Local Government level to provide the best possible transport options for the residents of Southampton. Regardless, rich people drive and poor people take the bus. Oh and I cycle, because I believe one person can offset the world's CO2 emissions by not using his car. Go me

Student in Medical School after 4 years of college (need time machine to go back to second year of college) on my way to becoming a Doctor.

Student/teacher assistant soon to be geologist.

I'm a kindergarten teacher.

Poet, Lover, Fighter, Philosopher...


Pffft, I'm a student, honestly.

Professional ass kicker

Ecurb is a pastry chef.

I work with felons, mostly. But they've all broken the law.

Some how I ended up as a Graphic Designer after quitting an illustrious career making animations of office furniture

Used to do a bit of crew work for bands as well, tiring but you always got smashed after. Worked in a recording studio for a bit, saw an entire band soil them self's ( and I mean soil ) when they turned the bass up to high. Happy days

Student, studying bio-organic chemistry with a focus on venoms, toxins and bioprospecting.

I can take a deadly poison, extract or replicate it, know what dosages will be just post or sub lethal and tell you exactly what the physical and mental sensations and side-effects will be. Give me the right motivation and a bit of time and I can even kill you in a way that won't show up when the coroner does a full blood test on your remains. Granted, making it look like an accident is quite a bit harder than merely confusing them over what you actually used.

...there is a reason I like DE haemonculi?

I own and rent out a couple houses, so I guess Im the dreaded LAND LORD!

Butcher! sir!