As a huge community on here, it struck me that we would have a large and diverse work experience.

We also have some younger guys on here, looking toward their futures and what to do next, so I thought starting this thread would serve two purposes: Seeing who we have common ground with, and also to serve as somewhere for the younger guys to get advice from. I certainly wish I had a decent internet sounding board before I made my decisions regarding further education and career!


So I'm UK Military, Royal Air Force, serving as an Electrical and Avionic Engineer

Weather Forecaster, US Air Force.

Civil Engineering- Materials Technician. Studying for a qualification in Civil's part time.

Professional Scuba Diver and Underwater photographer but I aspire to be a millionaire playboy someday!

There does seem to be a fair amount of Armed Forces here!

 Jihadnik wrote:
Professional Scuba Diver and Underwater photographer but I aspire to be a millionaire playboy someday!

My brother is a diving instructor, looking to go into commercial diving

Starting in September I will be starting my training as a Clinical Scientist.

I am the guy that pushes flyers through your letterboxes

 djones520 wrote:
Weather Forecaster, US Air Force.

For some reason that sounds more enjoyable than I am thinking that it is .


I'm a quality control technician and a technical writer for the software division of an Environmental Health & Safety company. I get to break things for a living and yell at developers to pull their heads out of their asses. It's a gak job, don't let those two things I mentioned earlier think it's fantastic.

I'm being paid half of what I technical writer should be paid and since the VP of our operations is a hands on fellow, I can't actually do the technical writing aspect of my job, so he doesn't have much reason to start paying me the salary of a technical writer. *shrugs*...

I'm on the job hunt

As little as possible, for as much as possible.

I'm the man that can.

Claims analyst for a warranty company. I worked on cars growing up as a hobby, then tried to make it a career...and it was a terrible decision. So glad I have my office job now! There are few things worse than working on a hot car in a shop that's 100 degrees with 80 percent humidity.

I'm a Military Contractor working in the Middle East.

IT professional in the healthcare industry.

I get to be that "IT geeky guy" in a clinical environment. Really fun job that I'm thankful for...

Currently Shipping and Receiving Clerk for a printing and embroidery company. I imagine soon I will move up to something else, and also starting a comic and game store.

I work.... Nights. My mother likes that I have a job that allows me to stay up all night... just like when I was a teen.

Head of department in a bigger company.

 Shadowseer_Kim wrote:
starting a comic and game store.

that was my dream when I was a bit younger, always a part of me will be gutted I never did it

It was never really a dream of mine. I always wanted to own a retail establishment, it was only the last several years I decided on what type.

Retail is a tough business though, especailly in this climate

I sell professional liability insurance. Legal malpractice, engineering liability and accountants error & omissions.

Stay-at-home Dad. Before that I worked IT for a small college, and a smattering of retail jobs.

I did 5 years active duty in the USMC as an avionics tech on helicopters. I am now working for boeing as an mod electrition on airplains.

Police Officer, Previously a US Navy Master at Arms

Commander OB wrote:
I did 5 years active duty in the USMC as an avionics tech on helicopters. <snip>.

Is it true that a helicopter is 10,000 parts all flying in close formation and the tech decides how close?

 djones520 wrote:
Weather Forecaster, US Air Force.

I'm never going to believe a word you say again.

Nuclear weapons technician, US Air Force.

Airframe, engine and electrical line engineer for a U.K. based regional airline.

 Alfndrate wrote:

 djones520 wrote:
Weather Forecaster, US Air Force.

For some reason that sounds more enjoyable than I am thinking that it is .

Not everyone can do the job, and even fewer enjoy it. I'm one of the lucky few.

You've definitely gotta have a thick skin. And you've gotta be able to accept that you will be wrong. Sometimes a lot. A lot of people have a hard time with that.

Health Care Assistant on an orthopaedic ward, covering both trauma and electives. Just been confirmed that my name has been put forward to starting my nursing degree.

 Seaward wrote:

 djones520 wrote:
Weather Forecaster, US Air Force.

I'm never going to believe a word you say again.

Won't make me any less right.

NDT operator. What does NDT stand for? Nothing Done Today (or, according to some really silly people, Non-Destructive Testing).

I inspect pipeline girth welds using ultrasonic soundwaves.

 djones520 wrote:
Weather Forecaster, US Air Force.

My father in law did the same for the US army in the ETO.

Me-
former: hunter, mastadon and mammoth. Occasionally short faced bears.
current: B movie Villain, and limo driver for the Team Wienie and Rusty Tiger.

I'm an ecommerce consultant at grainger. I also do a lot of contract work with the US Military

I'm a Commercial Manager for a construction company. It's dull to explain without sounding like a profiteering criminal.

Dakka helps fill the time between blags....errr I mean projects.

Primarily a political analyst, but I also moonlight as an NPO hatchet man* and personal trainer.


*Basically, I tell college kids when their services are no longer required.

Production Manager for a truss connector manufacturing company.

 dogma wrote:
Primarily a political analyst, but I also moonlight as an NPO hatchet man* and personal trainer.


*Basically, I tell college kids when their services are no longer required.

So you're not a Juggalo?

I am a Concierge/Porter/Receptionist/Switchboard Operator/Valet/Guest services who works overnights at a 4.5star Resort

Associate producer and QA manager in software development.

Or as it states in my bio, "pedantic nit picker."

 kirsanth wrote:
Associate producer and QA manager in software development.

Or as it states in my bio, "pedantic nit picker."

>_> Boss? (I'm kidding )

I'm the senior science technician in a secondary school, with a team of three technicians, I do much of the equipment and chemical ordering, practical exam and coursework set up, as well as that needed for regular classes.

 Talizvar wrote:

Commander OB wrote:
I did 5 years active duty in the USMC as an avionics tech on helicopters. <snip>.

Is it true that a helicopter is 10,000 parts all flying in close formation and the tech decides how close?

of course. The grown crew always decides wether or not the birds fly. How do you think a helicopter gets hit by rpg's and keeps flying makeing sure the troops make it in or out of where ever they are going.

 Alfndrate wrote:

 kirsanth wrote:
Associate producer and QA manager in software development.

Or as it states in my bio, "pedantic nit picker."

>_> Boss? (I'm kidding )

Now I am going to pace around and see if anyone else in this office has DakkaDakka open. . .

Alas, I am relatively certain no one else here plays.

Maybe I should put WHFB/40k on the job requirements. . . .

 kirsanth wrote:

 Alfndrate wrote:

 kirsanth wrote:
Associate producer and QA manager in software development.

Or as it states in my bio, "pedantic nit picker."

>_> Boss? (I'm kidding )

Now I am going to pace around and see if anyone else in this office has DakkaDakka open. . .

Alas, I am relatively certain no one else here plays.

Maybe I should put WHFB/40k on the job requirements. . . .

I just found it humorous that you and I both work in QA for software, though I live in Ohio and you live in California.

 Alfndrate wrote:

So you're not a Juggalo?

Sometimes I wonder how magnets work.

 dogma wrote:
[Sometimes I wonder how magnets work.

My MSc dissertation was on magnetic nanoparticles for use in magnetic fluid hyperthermia, so if you want to know how magnets work, just ask

 SilverMK2 wrote:

 dogma wrote:
[Sometimes I wonder how magnets work.

My MSc dissertation was on magnetic nanoparticles for use in magnetic fluid hyperthermia, so if you want to know how magnets work, just ask

o.O

Magnetic fluid hyperthermia? WTF? O.o

Consider me interested...

 whembly wrote:

 SilverMK2 wrote:

 dogma wrote:
[Sometimes I wonder how magnets work.

My MSc dissertation was on magnetic nanoparticles for use in magnetic fluid hyperthermia, so if you want to know how magnets work, just ask

o.O

Magnetic fluid hyperthermia? WTF? O.o

Consider me interested...

You use an oscillating magnetic field to vibrate/rotate magnetic nanoparticles suspended in a fluid (to heat that fluid and therefore anything that surrounds it) - it is currently being trialed in Germany in the treatment of cancer. It has a number of advantages over more traditional therapies, such as magnetic fields not readily interacting with the majority of human tissue, not involving toxic material or ionising radiation, and giving a number of choices of delivery (using magnetic gradients to move the particles out of the circulation at a specific point, binding the particles to proteins which bind to markers on cancer cells, direct injection, etc...) and retention. It can also be used as a method of imaging tumours in MRI, so you can measure how much of your material remains in the tumour, tumour shrinkage etc...

Incidentally, you may also have MNP's in tunable shock absorbers in your car or other devices since magnetic fields can be used to tune how easy it is for the absorbers to compress.

 SilverMK2 wrote:

 whembly wrote:

 SilverMK2 wrote:

 dogma wrote:
[Sometimes I wonder how magnets work.

My MSc dissertation was on magnetic nanoparticles for use in magnetic fluid hyperthermia, so if you want to know how magnets work, just ask

o.O

Magnetic fluid hyperthermia? WTF? O.o

Consider me interested...

You use an oscillating magnetic field to vibrate/rotate magnetic nanoparticles suspended in a fluid (to heat that fluid and therefore anything that surrounds it) - it is currently being trialed in Germany in the treatment of cancer. It has a number of advantages over more traditional therapies, such as magnetic fields not readily interacting with the majority of human tissue, not involving toxic material or ionising radiation, and giving a number of choices of delivery (using magnetic gradients to move the particles out of the circulation at a specific point, binding the particles to proteins which bind to markers on cancer cells, direct injection, etc...) and retention. It can also be used as a method of imaging tumours in MRI, so you can measure how much of your material remains in the tumour, tumour shrinkage etc...

Incidentally, you may also have MNP's in tunable shock absorbers in your car or other devices since magnetic fields can be used to tune how easy it is for the absorbers to compress.

*cracks knuckles*

I've got some reading to do... that's cool as gak man.

Science is cool

If you read up on it and want some additional explanation I will do my best

Molecular Biologist.

I work at a coffee shop.

 SilverMK2 wrote:

 whembly wrote:

 SilverMK2 wrote:

 dogma wrote:
[Sometimes I wonder how magnets work.

My MSc dissertation was on magnetic nanoparticles for use in magnetic fluid hyperthermia, so if you want to know how magnets work, just ask

o.O

Magnetic fluid hyperthermia? WTF? O.o

Consider me interested...

You use an oscillating magnetic field to vibrate/rotate magnetic nanoparticles suspended in a fluid (to heat that fluid and therefore anything that surrounds it) - it is currently being trialed in Germany in the treatment of cancer. It has a number of advantages over more traditional therapies, such as magnetic fields not readily interacting with the majority of human tissue, not involving toxic material or ionising radiation, and giving a number of choices of delivery (using magnetic gradients to move the particles out of the circulation at a specific point, binding the particles to proteins which bind to markers on cancer cells, direct injection, etc...) and retention. It can also be used as a method of imaging tumours in MRI, so you can measure how much of your material remains in the tumour, tumour shrinkage etc...

Incidentally, you may also have MNP's in tunable shock absorbers in your car or other devices since magnetic fields can be used to tune how easy it is for the absorbers to compress.

so your basically using iron particles to cut and cauterize the growth, moving it and heating it with magnetic fields. Outstanding

I wrastle alligators for a living....

I.E. I'm an engineer.

My company builds the engines that powers the airplanes you guys fly on.....start evil laughter....

GG

I'm a secretary in a school for kids with special needs.

I suppose an easier question for me is "What don't you do?", the answer to which is: everything!

Wow, this is the most personally depressing thread that I have ever come across. I see all of these professionals, doing their professional jobs and I'm a 39 year old lawn tech for a nationwide chain. In other words I'm the guy that sprays your lawn with fertilizer once a month. Did I mention that I'm doing this in Florida...in August...for $11/hr. What really bothers me is that I have a high school diploma (graduated 1 year early with a 3.5 GPA), have 2 years of college study, and a 2 year certificate in motorcycle mechanics. Having all of that I spray lawns...in Florida...in August...for $11/hr.

It's not like I haven't tried to find a "better" job, I've looked and there really isn't any in central Florida. Kudos to all you guys out there that made it, I mean that, I just wish I was one of you...

 sub-zero wrote:
Wow, this is the most personally depressing thread that I have ever come across. I see all of these professionals, doing their professional jobs and I'm a 39 year old lawn tech for a nationwide chain. In other words I'm the guy that sprays your lawn with fertilizer once a month. Did I mention that I'm doing this in Florida...in August...for $11/hr. What really bothers me is that I have a high school diploma (graduated 1 year early with a 3.5 GPA), have 2 years of college study, and a 2 year certificate in motorcycle mechanics. Having all of that I spray lawns...in Florida...in August...for $11/hr.

It's not like I haven't tried to find a "better" job, I've looked and there really isn't any in central Florida. Kudos to all you guys out there that made it, I mean that, I just wish I was one of you...

What would you like to do... and better question, would you be willing to move?

 sub-zero wrote:
Wow, this is the most personally depressing thread that I have ever come across. I see all of these professionals, doing their professional jobs and I'm a 39 year old lawn tech for a nationwide chain. In other words I'm the guy that sprays your lawn with fertilizer once a month. Did I mention that I'm doing this in Florida...in August...for $11/hr. What really bothers me is that I have a high school diploma (graduated 1 year early with a 3.5 GPA), have 2 years of college study, and a 2 year certificate in motorcycle mechanics. Having all of that I spray lawns...in Florida...in August...for $11/hr.

It's not like I haven't tried to find a "better" job, I've looked and there really isn't any in central Florida. Kudos to all you guys out there that made it, I mean that, I just wish I was one of you...

I had an advantage over you. When I got my qualifications there was more job opportunities.
One of my first jobs was mechanic for a kawasaki dealership.

Good times

I'm a Graphic Designer/Desktop Published... if I could find a job in it.

 whembly wrote:

 sub-zero wrote:
Wow, this is the most personally depressing thread that I have ever come across. I see all of these professionals, doing their professional jobs and I'm a 39 year old lawn tech for a nationwide chain. In other words I'm the guy that sprays your lawn with fertilizer once a month. Did I mention that I'm doing this in Florida...in August...for $11/hr. What really bothers me is that I have a high school diploma (graduated 1 year early with a 3.5 GPA), have 2 years of college study, and a 2 year certificate in motorcycle mechanics. Having all of that I spray lawns...in Florida...in August...for $11/hr.

It's not like I haven't tried to find a "better" job, I've looked and there really isn't any in central Florida. Kudos to all you guys out there that made it, I mean that, I just wish I was one of you...

What would you like to do... and better question, would you be willing to move?

Well, I would like to have a career in the radio industry actually, I have one of those voices that needs to be heard reading commercial spots or the time and weather. LOL But I can't move, my daughter lives here with my ex-wife.


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 loki old fart wrote:

 sub-zero wrote:
Wow, this is the most personally depressing thread that I have ever come across. I see all of these professionals, doing their professional jobs and I'm a 39 year old lawn tech for a nationwide chain. In other words I'm the guy that sprays your lawn with fertilizer once a month. Did I mention that I'm doing this in Florida...in August...for $11/hr. What really bothers me is that I have a high school diploma (graduated 1 year early with a 3.5 GPA), have 2 years of college study, and a 2 year certificate in motorcycle mechanics. Having all of that I spray lawns...in Florida...in August...for $11/hr.

It's not like I haven't tried to find a "better" job, I've looked and there really isn't any in central Florida. Kudos to all you guys out there that made it, I mean that, I just wish I was one of you...

I had an advantage over you. When I got my qualifications there was more job opportunities.
One of my first jobs was mechanic for a kawasaki dealership.

Good times

I agree on the good times, I worked at a Honda dealership for about six months before being layed off, last one hired is the first one fired in this economy.

Former Zionist Occupier, currently a cognitive scientist and subject matter consultant.

I work in IT for a large Telco in Aus. I am soon going to a new Job, bigger $$$, doing the same thing for a Real Estate Company.

I make radomes and dishes for various countries and companies, and in between contracts I work in retail!

I'm an Engineer.

Structural Drafter working mostly on public infrastructure; bridges, tunnels, reservoirs, seweage/water treatment plants, etc.

I'm a boy...

in other words sadly still unemployed. Gerdammit I thought I would manage to land a job at my uni this year but no luck so far.

I punch bad guys and kiss girls.

Fulfilling my life's dream as a Tom of Finland model (NSFW)

I work for TPC.

Director of Federal Programs

Not nearly as glorious as what you other lot are up to but it pays the bills.

I file paper work. And sit around. And move tires. And sit around. And inform contractors of various things. And sit around. Basically lots of sitting and busy work XD

Useless federal government employee and card carrying union member. I'm everything that is wrong with government!

Professional Layabout Student living off of student loans and aspiring to be an unemployed database techie/night worker at my local supermarket. Hey at least I'm realistic about my prospects.

Post grad history student, so yeah,nothing really

Randomly speaking, I just put in a req for a number of new hires. . .if anyone is in the California Bay area and looking for work in software development (QA and Software Engineering specifically - but we are hiring even so) let me know!

PM me and we can talk.

^^

(My previous statement that I should add WHFB/40k made me realize I should at least ask. We are really looking for to fill needed roles ASAP, and I think the folk on DakkaDakka are aces.)

 kirsanth wrote:
Randomly speaking, I just put in a req for a number of new hires. . .if anyone is in the California Bay area and looking for work in software development (QA and Software Engineering specifically - but we are hiring even so) let me know!

PM me and we can talk.

^^

(My previous statement that I should add WHFB/40k made me realize I should at least ask. We are really looking for to fill needed roles ASAP, and I think the folk on DakkaDakka are aces.)

Just one or two questions:

1) Will there be on-the-job training?
2) Will I actually be relied upon to thrive under pressure?
3) Is the UK in the California Bay area?

 Avatar 720 wrote:

Just one or two questions:

1) Will there be on-the-job training?
2) Will I actually be relied upon to thrive under pressure?
3) Is the UK in the California Bay area?

3 no/sort of/yes.
2 yes.
1 yes, depending on your resume/background


100% serious, we are hiring.

Officially retired last month after 22 years in the US Army.
Soon to start work in five months at USCIS
Dream job was taking by Bromsy
Wal-mart could not guarantee me the permanent job of "Door Greeter"

Lazy good for nothing student here, and hopefully will remain so for the foreseeable future if all goes according to plan.

i work at a residential treatment facility that takes in kids from between ages 7 to 17

for a laugh, here is a copy of the "work environment" section from the job description

i've been in this line of work for around 3.5 years somehow or other

I sit on my Rump and do nothing, until i can find a decent job. Its not that bad, im only 16.

 wolfmerc wrote:
I sit on my Rump and do nothing, until i can find a decent job. Its not that bad, im only 16.

work at a gas station, you'll accumulate so many entertaining stories about the weird people that stop by

I'm a poor minimum wage kitchen worker.


Until I go back to school.

Artificial Intelligence program created at DARPA to test the limits of sarcasm on the internet. They are also trying to teach me to wear a hat, which is much harder for a computer then you would think.

I sell parts and accessories for Motorycles, Watercraft and ATVs. When I'm not selling them, I'm arguing with gangbangers who try to steal parts and accessories for Motorcycles, Watercraft and ATVs.

 loki old fart wrote:
so your basically using iron particles to cut and cauterize the growth, moving it and heating it with magnetic fields. Outstanding

Not so much to cut and cauterise, since that would damage surrounding tissue too much and most systems are tuned to provide only modest temperature increase, since cancer cells are actually quite sensetive to temperature rise (both to direct cell death and making them more suceptible to radiation and other treatments), but yes. I was working looking at the effect of particle size and agglomerate size on heating in different field frequencies and strengths for maghemite and magnetite particles - both iron based materials. I also looked at what kind of heating mechanism was being used (either Brownian or Neel relaxation) by immobilising the particles in different viscosity gels.

Also looked at the effect of incubating cancer cells with the particles to allow uptake into the cells, and using "clean" cancer cells which just had MNP's in the surrounding fluid on the cell death rates when they underwent magnetic fluid hyperthermia.

 sub-zero wrote:
Wow, this is the most personally depressing thread that I have ever come across. I see all of these professionals, doing their professional jobs and I'm a 39 year old lawn tech for a nationwide chain. In other words I'm the guy that sprays your lawn with fertilizer once a month. Did I mention that I'm doing this in Florida...in August...for $11/hr. What really bothers me is that I have a high school diploma (graduated 1 year early with a 3.5 GPA), have 2 years of college study, and a 2 year certificate in motorcycle mechanics. Having all of that I spray lawns...in Florida...in August...for $11/hr.

It's not like I haven't tried to find a "better" job, I've looked and there really isn't any in central Florida. Kudos to all you guys out there that made it, I mean that, I just wish I was one of you...

I'm from Central Florida actually. The problem right now, is jobs are scarce in Central Florida what with the cape layoffs, and the general stalled economic conditions. I have been trying to get back for 10 years...


GG

loki old fart wrote:As little as possible, for as much as possible.

Ah, so you work in the public sector

As for me, I work as a software dev for a company making life insurance and pensions policy management software.

And yes, it is exactly as interesting as it sounds...

 kirsanth wrote:
Randomly speaking, I just put in a req for a number of new hires. . .if anyone is in the California Bay area and looking for work in software development (QA and Software Engineering specifically - but we are hiring even so) let me know!

PM me and we can talk.

^^

(My previous statement that I should add WHFB/40k made me realize I should at least ask. We are really looking for to fill needed roles ASAP, and I think the folk on DakkaDakka are aces.)

I'm half tempted to PM you simply because a new job would be awesome, but man I hear California is expensive to live in...

I make cigars. More specifically, I'm the guy who keeps the materials stocked on the machines for people who actually make cigars, and troubleshoots the machines.

I work on a computer doing logistics things.

We move big things around and put them where people don't want them.

Its exactly as interesting as it sounds.

 Inquisitor Lord Bane wrote:
I make cigars. More specifically, I'm the guy who keeps the materials stocked on the machines for people who actually make cigars, and troubleshoots the machines.

Whaaaat? Machines you say?

You mean stoogies aren't all rolled on the thighs of lusty Cuban women?

<-------- Man of Leisure.

(Pronounced LEH-sure)

 notprop wrote:

 Inquisitor Lord Bane wrote:
I make cigars. More specifically, I'm the guy who keeps the materials stocked on the machines for people who actually make cigars, and troubleshoots the machines.

Whaaaat? Machines you say?

You mean stoogies aren't all rolled on the thighs of lusty Cuban women?

Thems aint legal here abouts.

 helgrenze wrote:

 notprop wrote:
Whaaaat? Machines you say?

You mean stoogies aren't all rolled on the thighs of lusty Cuban women?

Thems aint legal here abouts.

Cuban women, stoogies, or machines?

Construction Project Manager and Estimator... I'm severely underpaid for what I do, and I probably kill an acre of rainforest every day with the amount of paperwork I have to push, but it pays the bills. Planning to go AF or MC officer in a couple years, just trying to enjoy life a bit first and pay down my student loan debt.

Yes but here in civilisation we have certain expectations....

I'm an HR Analyst for the leading payroll provider in NA.

I was very lucky in that I graduated from University 2 years ago and landed a temp job in the company. Worked hard, got noticed and made was full-time perm.

 kirsanth wrote:

 helgrenze wrote:

 notprop wrote:
Whaaaat? Machines you say?

You mean stoogies aren't all rolled on the thighs of lusty Cuban women?

Thems aint legal here abouts.

Cuban women, stoogies, or machines?

Nah you can have all them. It's the lusty ones that are forbidden.

....but their the best ones!

I play rugby for a living, and i'm building up a farming empire very slowly.

Theatre lighting, and work for an electrician in between shows.

Laminator/Composites Technician here, basically I make stuff out of carbon fibre on a daily basis. Mostly high end car parts or motorsport stuff with occasional military, aircraft, spacecraft or communication system parts to keep things interesting.

I'm an RJE Operator for a pretty big company that makes farming equipment. Essentially I monitor batch server jobs and fix them when they break, or contact someone else to do so, or ignore them, depending on what job broke and when. Sometimes it's very quiet, other times it's 5 frying pans and 4 burners. It's not super hard but you also need to be a little proficient in an obscure, archaic scripting language.

Foofus wrote:
I play rugby for a living, and i'm building up a farming empire very slowly.

Where about ?
We have a farm on anglesey, just horses and chickens ATM.

I work part time at Taco Hell/Bell on weekends AND STILL make enough to pay my god-dammed bills without help

 notprop wrote:

 Inquisitor Lord Bane wrote:
I make cigars. More specifically, I'm the guy who keeps the materials stocked on the machines for people who actually make cigars, and troubleshoots the machines.

Whaaaat? Machines you say?

You mean stoogies aren't all rolled on the thighs of lusty Cuban women?

Alas, I don't make stoogies

 zman111 wrote:
I work part time at Taco Hell/Bell on weekends AND STILL make enough to pay my god-dammed bills without help

That doesn't surprise me. Most people can't afford their bills on part-time minimum wage jobs...

I am a QA tech for a software company, a team lead for a team that pulls data early in the mornings, and a full time student (IT Major).

I'm a HSEQ Manager. Didn't set out in life to do either HSE or Quality, but fell into it and enjoy it. It can be a tricky job since if someone comes looking for you, something bad has happened, and whenever someone sees me coming they think something bad has happened.

Communicator In the Royal Canadian Navy,
Currently transferring to a Tech trade in the Royal Canadian Air Force...
Boring as gak... but here in Canada the military pays very well

 mega_bassist wrote:

 zman111 wrote:
I work part time at Taco Hell/Bell on weekends AND STILL make enough to pay my god-dammed bills without help

That doesn't surprise me. Most people can't afford their bills on part-time minimum wage jobs...

no im saying I can

 zman111 wrote:

 mega_bassist wrote:

 zman111 wrote:
I work part time at Taco Hell/Bell on weekends AND STILL make enough to pay my god-dammed bills without help

That doesn't surprise me. Most people can't afford their bills on part-time minimum wage jobs...

no im saying I can

Then your bills must fall far, far below what is average, or you are splitting them with roommates.

I'm a union steamfitter. I worked for the largest mechanical contractor in the DC area for 12 years, starting as an apprentice and working my way to a foreman. In May I left that company to work on the mechanical team in a large data center here in Northern Virginia. It's a sweet gig, 12 hour days switching between nights and days every week 4 days on, 4 days off.

I currently get paid to do my homework.

 loki old fart wrote:

Foofus wrote:
I play rugby for a living, and i'm building up a farming empire very slowly.

Where about ?
We have a farm on anglesey, just horses and chickens ATM.

Central Warwickshire. Beef and crops, although i've got a small livery yard too. My wife has hordes of chickens... Anglesey is a nice spot .

I finance music and film.

That means I buy records and Blurays for my welfare money.

Foofus wrote:

 loki old fart wrote:

Foofus wrote:
I play rugby for a living, and i'm building up a farming empire very slowly.

Where about ?
We have a farm on anglesey, just horses and chickens ATM.

Central Warwickshire. Beef and crops, although i've got a small livery yard too. My wife has hordes of chickens... Anglesey is a nice spot .

My dad lives on the farm. wants me to live there. But I'm a mechanic, nothing to do out there.

sub-zero wrote:Wow, this is the most personally depressing thread that I have ever come across. I see all of these professionals, doing their professional jobs and I'm a 39 year old lawn tech for a nationwide chain. In other words I'm the guy that sprays your lawn with fertilizer once a month. Did I mention that I'm doing this in Florida...in August...for $11/hr. What really bothers me is that I have a high school diploma (graduated 1 year early with a 3.5 GPA), have 2 years of college study, and a 2 year certificate in motorcycle mechanics. Having all of that I spray lawns...in Florida...in August...for $11/hr.

It's not like I haven't tried to find a "better" job, I've looked and there really isn't any in central Florida. Kudos to all you guys out there that made it, I mean that, I just wish I was one of you...

Don't be too quick to think that the grass is greener on the other side (no pun intended). More money = more stress. I'm betting some "professionals" envy you and your job.


As for what I do... I'm a man of many hats, but put plainly... When you drink a glass of water, when you fill a pot to cook, when you shower; I'm the guy that helps to keep that water clean and safe for you to use.

I work graveyard shift at a psychiatric facility. The floors here are very cushy, and the free jacket they give you is quite warm!

I work as a machine operator for a medical device manufacturer. I currently make hypodermic needles for a diabetic insulin pump, and also help make arthroscopic curgical cutting tools for things like knee and shoulder surgery. Most boring job EVER and worst shift ever(2p-2a). If it wasn't putting me through school to get my engineering degree I wouldn't be here.

 loki old fart wrote:
Nah you can have all them. It's the lusty ones that are forbidden.

What's wrong with lusty stogies?

I am a signal support systems specialist in the army national guard. I fix and work radios and computers, sometimes fill in as a RTO. Looking to go active eventually.

 sub-zero wrote:
Wow, this is the most personally depressing thread that I have ever come across. I see all of these professionals, doing their professional jobs and I'm a 39 year old lawn tech for a nationwide chain. In other words I'm the guy that sprays your lawn with fertilizer once a month. Did I mention that I'm doing this in Florida...in August...for $11/hr. What really bothers me is that I have a high school diploma (graduated 1 year early with a 3.5 GPA), have 2 years of college study, and a 2 year certificate in motorcycle mechanics. Having all of that I spray lawns...in Florida...in August...for $11/hr.

It's not like I haven't tried to find a "better" job, I've looked and there really isn't any in central Florida. Kudos to all you guys out there that made it, I mean that, I just wish I was one of you...

Its not what you do boyo, its whether or not you can get the sugar.

in America first you get the sugar. Then you get the power. Then you get the wimminz.

...thieves everywhere...

I'm going to get a lot of gak for this considering the high U.S. Military presence here, but...

I work at the Dept. of Veterans Affairs processing disability claims for veterans.

Please don't hate me, my claims are also currently held up in the black hole that is the Atlanta VA Regional Office.

I also did that whole Army thing for several years.

Scientist/Photographer

I am a baker. Strudels, danishes, cookies, and pies, oh my. Bread too, but it's not as fun as the above.

Of course, my MAIN job is wheeling girls. I do that aaaallll day every day.

Ahhh, I'm such an arrogant jerk

I'm going to get a lot of gak for this considering the high U.S. Military presence here, but...

I work at the Dept. of Veterans Affairs processing disability claims for veterans.

Please don't hate me, my claims are also currently held up in the black hole that is the Atlanta VA Regional Office.

I also did that whole Army thing for several years.

That so saved you....saved you I say....

I have nothing to do with claims, I am safe!

 Jihadin wrote:

I'm going to get a lot of gak for this considering the high U.S. Military presence here, but...

I work at the Dept. of Veterans Affairs processing disability claims for veterans.

Please don't hate me, my claims are also currently held up in the black hole that is the Atlanta VA Regional Office.

I also did that whole Army thing for several years.

That so saved you....saved you I say....

Thank you. Trust me, it sucks from both sides of the fence. I do what I personally can to help my fellow vets, but there is so much that pisses me off from working there that I have to refrain from exploding on some of the people I work with. It is especially infuriating dealing with my counterparts in another office "working" on my claims when I damn well know better and tell them so. I get to wait on hold for hours on end just like everyone else. If there's anything I can answer about why things are so fethed up, I'd be happy to do so.

 PrehistoricUFO wrote:
I am a baker. Strudels, danishes, cookies, and pies, oh my. Bread too, but it's not as fun as the above.

Of course, my MAIN job is wheeling girls. I do that aaaallll day every day.

Ahhh, I'm such an arrogant jerk

Wheeling girls?

You work in a disabled facility or you try and hook up with quadraplegic (goddamit, i can't spell) women?

Myself ,I happen to work in retail atm after many, many jobs . I like work with no stress money i can do without as i am saving all my miniature boxes to line my retirement home walls when I'm older , ahhh Villa Le Cardboard Box, I'm looking foreward to you

We (VA) cannot really complain. Granted the process of our VA disability claims takes a long and torturous time unlike the regular civilian work force who work for the government medical claims which seems like a "Early option for retirement" claims and get paid out the Ying Yang which is processed faster then the Mellinium Falcon doing the Kessel run in seven parsec...however that saying goes....now that makes me really really...disgruntled. I've a feeling they're going to come under fire next as a "Scandal" or "Fleecing of America" situation.

Like Unemployment. I qualify for Unemployment which I can take up to a year. That's a gut check in itself. Pride is a "mofo". Take free money from the government which I believe is like 1600 a month or remain prideful due to the fact I do not need the money. Its freaking easy to maintain that. Turn in two resume a week to keep receiving free cash.

Food Stamps another...you agree to that an E4 pretty much needs it to survive with family...rest of us above well...its that Pride working us again..I do not need food stamps...WIC is another...

Still though through VA I'm considered 70% disable. I rate a Handicap sticker. Seriously do not need a handicap tag...

CPOL or on USAjobs there's a link off the main page. Logistical Movement Coordinators are needed for the Force pull out from Afghanistan. ACOM running that one as a direct hire. Basically all one needs is a security clearance to even log on GTN or the Advance RFID site and a fair grasp on tracking and recording TCN's. 140K a year in Afghanistan....."Hint Ensis"...Heck I can conduct a class here on Dakka on what you need to know to operate as a movement coordinator....its simple. Working for AMC/ACOM is much better then a DoD contractor.

 loki old fart wrote:

 kirsanth wrote:

 helgrenze wrote:

 notprop wrote:
Whaaaat? Machines you say?

You mean stoogies aren't all rolled on the thighs of lusty Cuban women?

Thems aint legal here abouts.

Cuban women, stoogies, or machines?

Nah you can have all them. It's the lusty ones that are forbidden.

CUBAN Stogies, rolled on the legs of..... Unless you can find such a lady living in Florida, ya ain't getting one in the US.

Ombudsman of Inter-planetary funkmanship.

 d-usa wrote:
I have nothing to do with claims, I am safe!

I find your lack of claims to be nothing but a false claim!

 Frazzled wrote:

 d-usa wrote:
I have nothing to do with claims, I am safe!

I find your lack of claims to be nothing but a false claim!

I exclaim that that is a counter claim!

We confirm receipt of your counterclaim. If you do not receive an action report on your claim, please re-submit your claim along with a Form 227, which must be notarized, along with affadavit, which also must be notarized, and Certificate of Claim, from your local court clerk. There may be a small fee.

Sorry, we lost your claims.

Please start over.

While a lost VA claim might have you start over its just mean a bigger paycheck as they back pay you another year. So far I know of one individual who had it happen to him. When it finally went through he received well over 50K tax free "pay day"

Yes, feed on the hope, let it sustain you!

Don't blame the claim, blame the vict...err claimant.

 Ahtman wrote:

 zman111 wrote:

 mega_bassist wrote:

 zman111 wrote:
I work part time at Taco Hell/Bell on weekends AND STILL make enough to pay my god-dammed bills without help

That doesn't surprise me. Most people can't afford their bills on part-time minimum wage jobs...

no im saying I can

Then your bills must fall far, far below what is average, or you are splitting them with roommates.

utilities included in the already low rent of my apartment GO CHEAPA*S FTW!!!!

Naval historian in training.

Being a military history buff...I'm actually jealous of Ketara

 Jihadin wrote:
We (VA) cannot really complain. Granted the process of our VA disability claims takes a long and torturous time unlike the regular civilian work force who work for the government medical claims which seems like a "Early option for retirement" claims and get paid out the Ying Yang which is processed faster then the Mellinium Falcon doing the Kessel run in seven parsec...however that saying goes....now that makes me really really...disgruntled. I've a feeling they're going to come under fire next as a "Scandal" or "Fleecing of America" situation.

Like Unemployment. I qualify for Unemployment which I can take up to a year. That's a gut check in itself. Pride is a "mofo". Take free money from the government which I believe is like 1600 a month or remain prideful due to the fact I do not need the money. Its freaking easy to maintain that. Turn in two resume a week to keep receiving free cash.

Food Stamps another...you agree to that an E4 pretty much needs it to survive with family...rest of us above well...its that Pride working us again..I do not need food stamps...WIC is another...

Still though through VA I'm considered 70% disable. I rate a Handicap sticker. Seriously do not need a handicap tag...

CPOL or on USAjobs there's a link off the main page. Logistical Movement Coordinators are needed for the Force pull out from Afghanistan. ACOM running that one as a direct hire. Basically all one needs is a security clearance to even log on GTN or the Advance RFID site and a fair grasp on tracking and recording TCN's. 140K a year in Afghanistan....."Hint Ensis"...Heck I can conduct a class here on Dakka on what you need to know to operate as a movement coordinator....its simple. Working for AMC/ACOM is much better then a DoD contractor.

its ironic I make under 40k being deployed right now, but as a civi I could make bank

Loan Closer/Lender for a popular bank chain in the US. Unrelated Degree. Paysthemost/10

I do terrible things to people

Just got a job working in the wargaming industry for a well known company.

Like some of the guys here, I am currently military... just starting the VA process, as this downsizing army has decided to put me out to pasture.


This time next year, who knows what I'll be doing? Hopefully The Doctor swings by, thinks I'm interesting enough and I can travel through time and space on a ship that is bigger on the inside than outside

Recent retired veteran, as of beginning of this year...been elevated to 100% due to worsening conditions, and will be trying to go to University this fall..maybe. And try not to strangle the youngsters in the history classes.

Civilian life has been weird for me, except growing my beard and hair out...8 months and no haircut..I'm a damn hippie now

Fortunately I have a few also recent retired army buddies to game with in the area, thank god for hobbies, otherwise I don't know what I would be doing now.

We plan on starting a gaming club here in Anchorage once our school/life schedules kinda work themselves out.

I work for a big bank reviewing documents for platinum tier corporate clients to make sure their local and global business bank accounts are updated correctly.

Currently seeking other employment. Love the people and department, but not enjoying the work itself. At least working for a big corporation offers lots of areas to move into.

Student pilot in the RCAF. Heading off in a few days to start my next course where I finally get to learn to fly helicopters.

I am an intensive residential case manager.

Basically I am the guy that keeps known criminals that are developmentally disabled, that have commited a crime like rape, child molestation, arson, violence against women, served their time, but society doesn't trust them, from doing it again.

I basically babysit these guys all day and keep them from re-offending.

You would expect someone that has to spend up to 15 hours a day with some of these people to make a lot of money but I only make $10.00 an hour. I should be making around $20.00 to $25.00 an hour at the very least but somehow the company gets away with paying almost minimum wage.

but somehow the company gets away with paying almost minimum wage.

Isn't that usually known as the "You know you're lucky to even have a job, so I'm gunna milk it for all it's worth" method?

 Avatar 720 wrote:

but somehow the company gets away with paying almost minimum wage.

Isn't that usually known as the "You know you're lucky to even have a job, so I'm gunna milk it for all it's worth" method?

Yeah, it sure is.

 KalashnikovMarine wrote:
Just got a job working in the wargaming industry for a well known company.

Who?

Also I have a job in the wargaming community, we're not very well known yet, and CMON's employees joke around with us and say we make "that thur furry game" (said in a redneck accent).

I work in a warehouse... dont do it kids!

 AlphaFreds wrote:
I work in a warehouse... dont do it kids!

I worked in a specialist magazine warehouse when at Uni. By specialist that means softcore!

Best minimum wage job evar!

I'm a software developer. We make tools that other companies put in their products. If you've ever used a 'view as html' feature on an attachment in gmail, or hotmail, that's stuff I've worked on.

I work at the British Museum in London.

Not the one with the dinosaurs.

The pompous name is "Software Engineer". I worked these last 3 years (until this year's March) as IT Support together with other 30+ co-workers at the Portuguese "HQ" of a certain bank, originally from UK. Right now I'm "between" projects.

After finding out miniature wargaming, I started painting, and unlike video-gaming where I just blocked the world and any thoughts, I started thinking very seriously about life and how I want mine to be, since I absolutely hate my job.

So, currently I'm in a über-money-saving mode and studying how to open my own retail business because I'm considering opening up a FLGS

And yes, I'm fully aware a FLGS isn't all fun and games: Give me those 14hours+ work days, 7 days a week

 Necroagogo wrote:
I work at the British Museum in London.

Not the one with the dinosaurs.

My girlfriend works at the natural history museum, and keeps having to tell people where the mummies are.

 grrrfranky wrote:

 Necroagogo wrote:
I work at the British Museum in London.

Not the one with the dinosaurs.

My girlfriend works at the natural history museum, and keeps having to tell people where the mummies are.

Heh - never really figured it worked the other way too!

Music producer.



It's not the dream job you're looking for, kids.

Librarian hence my Dhaka title

I can't believe I'm the only teacher in here?

Not permanent, mind you, that could take me up to ten years of waiting for the phone to ring every morning, but still... I guess it'll be good when it finally happens.

Aside from that, my fiancee and I just bought a custom framing store last year. Retail is indeed very hard on the nerves.

Kalashnikov: Come on, mate, tell us who hired you!!!!

 Mathieu Raymond wrote:
I can't believe I'm the only teacher in here?

Not permanent, mind you, that could take me up to ten years of waiting for the phone to ring every morning, but still... I guess it'll be good when it finally happens.

Aside from that, my fiancee and I just bought a custom framing store last year. Retail is indeed very hard on the nerves.

Kalashnikov: Come on, mate, tell us who hired you!!!!

My degree is in English Education, and I have a license to teach it... I just didn't find a job in it

I work at a paint store and on the paint crew. I make your paint and I can paint your house as well, and then I go home and paint miniatures. I like paint.

this pays for a college biotechnology course.

^So you can develop nano-paints and bio-paints?

 Mathieu Raymond wrote:
^So you can develop nano-paints and bio-paints?

Not yet, but one day.

I'm working with a few other people on setting up a jewelry and publishing business.

 Azza007 wrote:
Health Care Assistant on an orthopaedic ward, covering both trauma and electives. Just been confirmed that my name has been put forward to starting my nursing degree.

Congrats, hoping to work in the health care profession myself.

It's good, hard work and very rewarding. Can be hard on the body but worth it. Only yesterday got a whole bay of elderly women tell me what a handsome man I was, big ego boost which was needed after a week of hard work and little sleep. What area you thinking of going into?

 Azza007 wrote:
It's good, hard work and very rewarding. Can be hard on the body but worth it. Only yesterday got a whole bay of elderly women tell me what a handsome man I was, big ego boost which was needed after a week of hard work and little sleep. What area you thinking of going into?

Hoping to medicine at university and then either go onto become a G.P or work in the after care of stroke patients.

Web developer, here