What do you guys do for a living?

[Rogan Josh]

It is sometimes useful when discussing OT issues to know who you are talking to and specifically what their job is. It can be very embarrasing to try to explaine DNA to a molecular biologist or macroeconomics to Roland .

So what do you all do for a living? If you are a student, what is your area of study?

Also, just for my own nosiness, how did you get into your present job and why did you choose to do it?

Edit: sorry - forgot my own. I am a particle physicist. I think I got into it because I was interested in fundamental physics, and wanted to understand how the world works. I went straight from uni into grad studies and into academia. Most of my time is spent trying to figure out why my program isn't working or trying to find an inconsistent minus sign, so it is much like any other desk job, only worse pay. On the other hand there are days when the light bulb switches on and you truely understand something which you didn't get before (and maybe no-one ever did) and that is kind of nice.

[General Ludd]

Mooch.

[Kassiopeia]

Abhorrently bad jokes have been my cup of tea for the past weeks.

[drake]

Its bad form to start such a discussion and not lead by example RJ. You should be the first to share. Anyway....

I am a web designer/programmer who only works maybe 10 hours a week, but still gets paid full time salary. Rest of the time I'm on some forum, or chatting or some other misc. BS.

I got in the business because I like art and graphic design. And the challenges that programming problems bring. I got the job by posting resume on either headhunter.net or monster.com (dont remember which), and they called me based on portfolio and resume. Had the job lined up almost 2 months before graduation.

Will be looking for a more active job eventually. Not being busy sounds great to some whos days are filled with work, but trust me, it gets kinda boring sometimes.

[Colonâ„¢]

AFAIK isn't Roland an economist by profession but a jurist.

[edit]I'm studying trade BTW.

[Bosh]

Student
Will be doing office "work" for the econ and history departments this summer and making falafels at the syrian place on main street.

[Zopperoni]

Student in Business Administration. I work part-time in security, it combines well with doing my study since the work is farking boring

[Tiamat]

Hmmm.....well being a mom is my first and most important job. But I suppose you meant the one I get paid for.

Professional Secretary/Receptionist. Maybe I should correct that or be more specific. I've been a Legal Secretary, Secretary to the Associate Commissioner of the Texas Department of Helth, Secretary to the State Treasurer of Texas as well as worked for eight Orthopedic Surgeons.

**whew** and now in the fall I will be going back to college to finish my degree program.

[rah]

IT Director (king geek)
I still do application development and programming when I'm not fighting red tape or snoozing in meetings

RAH

[Tolls]

Senior Technical Something-Or-Other....I'm not very good with titles.

Formerly working in defense, on warship command systems...now watching my share option thingamajigs dropping for AOL-Time Warner.

I work for Turner Broadcasting, not so much CNN, more Cartoon Network...

...and we STILL don't get free cable.

[SlowwHand]

I'm an undercover agent for the F.B.I. ; currently investigating an internet moderator known to be merciless, as well as his ferret molesting brother.




When not involved in this crime prevention field, I'm into Manufacturing Production Planning.

[- Groucho -]

I'm a capital markets associate at a Wall Street law firm. I sort of backed up into it - I wanted to be an academic, but my fiancee didn't like the sound of being a nomad while looking for tenure so I went to law school instead. The funny thing is we ended up becoming nomads anyway, as I moved to New York last year from Vancouver.

[Immortal Wombat]

Stude.

But for money I work at a garden centre as a till supervisor, supervising some very attractive young ladies, and sorting all their problems.

edit: till-related problems.

[orange]

Professional Slacker

[Asher]

I'm a student and I start work at a summer job at a world-famous high-end computer manufacturer May 1st.