How do you pay for your life?

[Lincoln]

I work at a summer youth camp, do electrical and plumbing work and build houses. This will all change shortly though as I hope to move to Thailand in the next few years. Maybe I will teach English part time to Thais.

[Richelieu]

First few jobs were for Kmart, Peoples, Zellers etc... Then 6 years for the local distributor of Coca-Cola putting cases in trucks and on delivery.
One year underground in a gold mine, 2 years for a small industrial construction company - 50/50 in the office and on site. That's where i got to work on a PC (a Mac actually) for the first time. So in the late 90's when the gold market crumbled and the regional economy went south, i did the same thing. Moved south to Ottawa and took a one year computer course.
I've been working as an SAP Basis consultant for a couple of years now. Nothing in common with mining.

[yavoon]

I sleep with supermodels before runway shows to relax them.

[Dinner]

I'm a Geologist and I work for a very large employee owned firm here in California where I assist in doing environmental remediation work and scientific report writing. One of these days I'd like to get my Master's Degree and maybe even start my own business, but, those two are on my long term to do list along with writing a book which no one will read.

[Willem]

Originally posted by Oerdin
... along with writing a book which no one will read.

I can relate. I want to record music that no one will listen to.

[Tiamat]

I used to be a receptionist administrative assistant now I pay for my life by being married. I have joined the ranks of the few who let their husbands pay for their life (by his choice)

[MattyBoy]

I work as a mathematician and software development guy at a place where they invest big sums of money in shares on behalf of others.

[Willem]

Originally posted by Tiamat
I used to be a receptionist administrative assistant now I pay for my life by being married. I have joined the ranks of the few who let their husbands pay for their life (by his choice)

I know it's none of my business, but I don't think you should be buying into that. My brother and his wife had the same deal happening in their marraige, and I personally feel she was short-changed by the arrangement.

At one point they were both working and contributing, and I think she was much happier for it. A few years back, she ended up on anti-depressants, and I personally think she could have avoided that by just getting out and meeting people in a work environment.

She was always a very social person, and staying at home looking after the house and the kids wasn't necessarily the best thing for her. She finally ended up getting a part-time job doing homecare for elderly people and shut-ins, and I think she became much happier for doing that.

And I get the distinct impression that you're feeling at least a hint of resentment. I could be wrong of course.

[orange]

I leap out into moving vehicles and sue the drivers.

[Koyaanisqatsi]

Originally posted by orange
I leap out into moving vehicles and sue the drivers.

I tried that; didn't work as well as one would hope.

I'm working for an assistant curator from the Guggenheim on building a collaborative art/teaching environment.

(Should be an article coming up on it in the NYT in the next couple of weeks...not sure when yet. Although they have been saying it might be bumped because somebody else is having an opening that week as well. We'll see.)

[Jon Miller]

I am a TA

I have done a REU, Work Study (many different areas), a cannery, a Pizza Place, a couple of others

Jon Miller

[Tiamat]

Originally posted by Willem


I know it's none of my business, but I don't think you should be buying into that. My brother and his wife had the same deal happening in their marraige, and I personally feel she was short-changed by the arrangement.

At one point they were both working and contributing, and I think she was much happier for it. A few years back, she ended up on anti-depressants, and I personally think she could have avoided that by just getting out and meeting people in a work environment.

She was always a very social person, and staying at home looking after the house and the kids wasn't necessarily the best thing for her. She finally ended up getting a part-time job doing homecare for elderly people and shut-ins, and I think she became much happier for doing that.

And I get the distinct impression that you're feeling at least a hint of resentment. I could be wrong of course.

Well I think for me I'm on the nicer end of the deal I have had to work two jobs for most of the last ten years being a single mom with three daughters. I've always worked my entire adult life so this for me is a treat. Besides it really does work out beautifuly for me because Steve works nights so this way I can be on his schedule. It also allows me to spend some time with my friends and family a bit more. So for me for right now it's a good deal. But I do miss being in the working world I think simply because I did it for so long. But make no mistake taking care of a house, husband, kids, bills etc......is work.

[Dis]

I'm a tech. I work with my hands.

Other than that I'm just a shrewd person. I alway have money to buy what I need (except a Dodge Viper- but I'm getting close)

[Rogan Josh]

I do research on particle physics at the world's largest particle physics lab in Geneva.

It is a bit of a weird job, because no-one ever checks up on me - I choose my own ours and could basically stay at home for a year or so before anyone would notice. The problem is that it is a fixed term contract, so if I don't work hard and produce results no-one will ever hire me afterwards.

To be honest, I am getting a bit sick of it. I had always imagined proffesional scientists to have integrity - to do their research not for their benefit but for the benefit of mankind, or some such rubbish, and their love of the subject, their curiosity about how the universe works. But it's not like that - everyone (with a very few notable exceptions) is very corrupt - even the system is corrupt. It isn't about how good your research is - it is all about how many (and which) arses you lick. Most of the high up guys have lost sight of why they ever took up particle physics, and now it is just about self-glorification.

If I don't get a long term contract at a university soon, I am going to quit. The problem is, I have absolutely no idea what I would do (at the ripe old age of 31).

[Kramerman]

Originally posted by Willem
I used to be a marijuana grower until some stupid ***** drove her mini-van into my basement and put me out of business. Soon I'll be trying to become a cook again, something I used to do many, many years ago.

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